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5 Black and White Photo Critiques

I like this picture, but I'm not totally hooked on it. I wish I could see it in color, because I think the color contrasts would look really nice. I do like how the water droplettes seem to be more focused, while the flower itself is less focused. In general, this is a nice well taken picture.

It looks like the barn from hell!!! The open door and window are kinda creepy, because they are completely black like a black hole. For some reason I don't really like this picture. I don't think it looks very good black and white. Maybe it would look better in sepia, because it would be more of an oldtime look.

This looks really good as a black and white to me. The lighting is really cool, and it helps show the texture in the sand. Me gusta!

I saw this same picture in color, and it looks soooo much better in black and white. It gives it that eerie feel which is great, because I think a good picture should give you some type of emotion.

My favorite picture out of all of them. It looks really peaceful and serene. I like that it is a leading line picture, and just in general looks really good. I approve :)

Ansel Adams

I like the contrasting colors with this picture, and how you can really tell the texture of the waves in the foreground. It is almost 2 seperate pictures that are morphed into one. You could take the horizon as a picture, or the beach in the foreground as a seperate picture. I just in general really like the shadowing and texture that is portrayed throughout the picture.

Greeting Card

So I did this a little different, and made more of a post card than a greeting card.

Article Review 2

So I read the article "The 11th Commandment" and it was written by Jad Davenport in Popular Photography October 2007.

The 11th commandment in photography is thou shalt make photos that bring history to life. The article is basically about Jad being in Israel and trying to find a way to take a photo while giving Jerusalem some historical image life. A question going through his mind was, "How do I bring a historical place to life?" To get some good shots he got up really early, so when he was in the city there would hardly be anyone there.

What I learned was to look outside the box. Try a lot of different shots, because eventually one of them will work. Also it doesn't really matter what the images historical content it, it only matters if the picture means something to you.
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Photo Critique's

I like this picture a lot, because it does mean something to me. I wish I would have taken a little different angle, because the grey building shouldn't be the main focus in the picture. I like how the sky is really blue, but the barn looks yellow because of the sunset. I should have maybe brought the reds out a little more to enhance the barn.
This picture had a little mysterious quality that I like. Personally I prefer darker photos, but I could have lighten it up a bit. I like the angle of the picture, but maybe I could have gotten more underneath the tree and shot up.