Shutterstock Photographer Forum :: View topic - Please critique my candidates for the first ten

mdegt · Joined: 08 May 2011 Posts: 30

Greetings everyone,

Here's part of my first ten, please provide your honest feedback.

ruxpriencdiam · Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:02 pm

OOF and composition.

rinder99 · Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:31 pm

C-mon Man. Just start one post then answer yourself with another pic. your allowed 3 pics per post. Geeeeeez.

kellythorson · Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Posts: 694 Location: Canada

Your crop is showing a bit of noise and is somewhat soft. Are you using a tripod?
It is important to get your focus and exposure down for stock. Any attempts to up the exposure or sharpen to any great degree will introduce noise.
Your model is adorable BTW! I find the barrette at the outside corner a bit distracting and would clone it out if you re shoot or for future reference.
Your pictures need some work, but for the most part I don't think you are all that far off. Work on your focus for starters and your exposure.

hhltdave5 · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 4:41 am

On a positive note I kind of like the shot with the leaves. Nice autumn feeling to it. Need to see a crop for focus and noise but something like that could work.

mdegt · Joined: 08 May 2011 Posts: 30

Hi guys, thank you all for the critique, and my apologies for the posting 10 pictures in 8 threads - won't happen again.

Here's two 100% crops of leaves picture.