3 weeks in keep going or put the camera...........

IrishWhite

on ebay?

AnCatDubh

well the people ones are sweet - a little soft on the focus side or may need a little sharpness but not too much wrong there. The soft focus can be a desired effect too so it depends what you are after. At least i think they're really nice.

The flower technically is ok (again a little soft in the focus) but to state the obvious it looks half past its sell by date - as is much around it in the bokeh area. Main subject in this case is too central (not always so) but here i'd have opt'd to have it off center to create some 'interestingness'.

eh.... 3 weeks???? You will spend the rest of your living breathing days learning the joy of photography. Why the heck on foot of these you'd think of floggin the camera i can't figure out. Ok. if the recession bites too much you could always put the house up for sale but keep the camera

Oh one last thing - they look a little large for posting? They may kill the lines of slower connections. Posting here is supposed to be a max of 800 pixels.

good luck for the (rest of life - 3 weeks) photographic journey. If you do it right then you'll never get to the destination. (now there's a new take on an old cliché :rolleyes: )

dazftw

Its going to take alot longer than 3 weeks thats all im going to say. Have you read anything on the internet? Tutorials and such?

jen_23

I agree with AnCatDubh. The people ones are quite nice. But the flower does nothing for me. It's a little depressing actually.... (as it's dead!).

Again it's already been said! 3 weeks!!!! Atleast give it 3 months!
I have my camera now 4 months and I know I have a long way to go but I'm enjoying it. That's the main thing to ask yourself. Are you having fun? If you are keep the camera!

ThOnda

Well, it could happen that you won't be happy more than five seconds about any picture.
Photography is creative process, formed by your experience and knowledge and forming you by the way.
Keep on shooting, it'll be getting only better and better. And you cannot replace that feeling.

Arciphel

I think if you're asking these questions after three weeks then put it on e-bay.

CabanSail

Do you like them yourself?

3 weeks is not a long time. I started taking photo's back in the 70's & am still learning. That's 3 decades OMG!!

Do you enjoy taking them? If so then keep going. If not the sell the camera & do something you do like.

ThOnda

I want to throw my camera(s) to the bin every single evening when I realise that I haven't heard the shutter. I want to throw it away everytime I get scanned films on the CD. I want to throw all the stuff through the closed window everytime I try to process those files.
When you feel satisfied and happy, you're dead :-)
And by the way, most of my pictures are very good reason to throw the camera away...

superflyninja

Arciphel wrote: »

I think if you're asking these questions after three weeks then put it on e-bay.

Unfortunately I agree. I like your people photos. I loved taking photos th minute I got my hands on a p&s camera and I knew it was for me....its like love....either you do or you dont!!!

democrates

Keep at it, it's early days yet and you're already getting some good results, what price would you put on those captured moments after all, I know a girl who's family home went up in flames (thankfully when they were all out), of all the things lost, the photos were among those missed the most.

+1 on the chiseler shots in particular, I like the fact that you've gone for the candid shots rather than the formulaic "say cheese" genre for starters.

The lad all wrapped up for the cold taking a tentative step on the seaweed is so Irish, no sunbaked sands for us this time of year. I well remember winter Sunday walks - bitter cold but still infinitely more fruitful than sitting in the house. We were lucky to have parents who put the time and effort in - and we've the photographs to prove it.

The girl shot (on a slide in a playground?) has great skin tones although the light off the red jacket maybe makes the lower face a bit too red, converting it to b&w (or sepia for warmth) would make that act like a beauty light reflector, just another possibility. The sky is blown out in the background but so what imho, the skin tones are the priority making that the best exposure for that composition, if you'd waited to recompose and eliminate the sky the situation can change and usually does with kids and the opportunity lost.

Th0nda mentioned that the process also "forms you" and that's exactly what happens. Decades ago my dad told me how photography changes your perception, you start to look at the world with a photographers eye, seeing a lot more from clouds to autumn leaves to sunsets. Portraiture in particular heightens sensitivity to body language from pose to facial expression. When you observe more, you can be more in touch with a persons emotional state and therefore a more effective social being.

Fionn

yeah i'd agree with what the guys are saying about the way being a photographer changes your perspective on all sorts of things - just try not to do it too much when driving!! I've nearly crashed a few times looking at theing instead of the road!!
You've a good camera in a few years when those kids have grown up - you'll have nice clear sharp photographs documenting their formative years!! not some cruddy mucky camera phone shots or whatever and three weeks is very short tbh.
One thing i find at times is I get dispondent for lack of creativity or opportunity or lack of mojo or whatever. If thats whats happening to you, leave it for a couple of days or weeks even, then when the urge kicks in again pick it up start shooting - follow some tutorials read a few mags you'll be grand.

I dunno if anyone else finds this but sometimes i think my stuff was better when i started rather than it is now, so i'm getting progressively ****e at photography!!
except for some reason when i'm under pressure at an event or wedding or whatever i can pull it out of the bag! and manage reasonable to good shots!

keep at it

LaMer

Eh keep it up, 3 weeks in is nothing, it nearly took me that long to even figure out some of the settings on my dslr, you'd regret it - you're always gonna use a camera.

IrishWhite

Thanks for all the input guys, I appreciate it I will endeavour to persevere. like this forum too good honest bunch.

Cheers Rob