Those are very poor. There are lots of things wrong.
Your approch to Pride has been lacking it is a very easy event to photograph. You needed to get into the people and get involved. Pride people are so easy to photo.
The technical side ,focus, sharpnes, cropping are all shocking.
You have not concentrated on the one thing that matters when taking a photo. "what story am I trying to relay here".
The photos just look like snaps from someone who was passing on the way to the shops(get into the people). You have not got any eye contact ,in fact the oposite(it looks as though people are looking away and not involved.
Those are very poor. There are lots of things wrong.
Your approch to Pride has been lacking it is a very easy event to photograph. You needed to get into the people and get involved. Pride people are so easy to photo.
The technical side ,focus, sharpnes, cropping are all shocking. View attachment 249572View attachment 249573
You have not concentrated on the one thing that matters when taking a photo. "what story am I trying to relay here".
The photos just look like snaps from someone who was passing on the way to the shops(get into the people). You have not got any eye contact ,in fact the oposite(it looks as though people are looking away and not involved.View attachment 249582
You should not need anyone elses work to look at to see the faults in those photos.When I see such harsh criticism I always find it useful to see some of the writer's work to get an idea where they're coming from. Care to share?
agreed- most, if not all are out of focus- I suspect a slow shutter speed was the culprit
Les
They're nice pics but very few are sharp. What focus mode & shutter speed are you using?
The shutter speed for most of these were 1/2500, although I guess the aperture is low (f1.8/2 for most).
What focusing mode were you using? Single point?
The shutter speed for most of these were 1/2500, although I guess the aperture is low (f1.8/2 for most).
May I ask why 1/2500th sec??. This seems ludicrously high to me Will - I shot a carnival last month and used my 70-200mm f2.8 & 24- 70mm f2.8 lenses average shutter speed was around 1/500th sec ISO 200 and an aperture as small as I could mange-( usually f8 or f9 as it was quite sunny - this hopefully would ensure a larger depth of field.
f1.8 /f2 is great, if you are working in a controlled environment and you can focus on the eyes of the subject - walkabout and the likes of Prides/ Carnivals I would always opt for f8 +
Les
May I ask why 1/2500th sec??
You should not need anyone elses work to look at to see the faults in those photos.
The person wants to take better photos so he needs to be told straight.
Be careful to strike a good balance on those settings. When things are moving around you need a shutter speed that is short enough to prevent camera shake. For longer lenses I usually set the camera on shutter priority at 1/500 or 1/1000. I also set the ISO to "auto".I'll use a lower shutter speed and higher aperture next time round, and see if I can get more in focus images.
If wanting to highlight a face in a crowd (or other such specific object) then you can choose a shallow depth of field, but your focus point will become far more critical, especially at closer range, where the end of someone's nose might be in focus but their eyes (where the focus point should usually be) may be out.
Be careful to strike a good balance on those settings. When things are moving around you need a shutter speed that is short enough to prevent camera shake. For longer lenses I usually set the camera on shutter priority at 1/500 or 1/1000. I also set the ISO to "auto".