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hhltdave5
Joined: 20 Jun 2006
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Location: Our Stock, Food & Portrait photography books at www.rindersmithphotography.com
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:45 am
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| wrote: | | hhltdave5 wrote: | About the river shot. When I look at it I think of three things. First, the day you shot it looks to be an overcast day which in turn makes the water look dull and gives a general overall kind of depressing look to it. It looks like a gray almost rainy day. If this is what you were going for that's great but when you look at it with respect for possible sales it cuts that potential down.
One issue that comes up quite often is when people are presented with a scene they concentrate on a certain part of that scene. Here I have a feeling you were really looking at the main rock in the river. The rest of the scene including the sky and overall feeling of the shot took a back seat.
The whole image is important so when doing a shot look at everything in the shot to make sure it all works. If the lighting or conditions are wrong you may want to take a shot to remember you were there but to do it for stock may not be the best thing to do.
The second thing I see is that this could be a river just about anywhere and it lacks that recognizability and that "I want to go to that place" feel.
Finally, it seems just too square and tight. This is compressing the composition and you kind of loose the impact of the flowing water. |
Thx. Thats a quite a detailed observation, i wanted to take the shot from the middle of the river to give a nice feel. so struggled my way to a big rock in the middle of the river , and ther this big rock is bang in fornt of me. also, there were people washing clothes, taking bath etc. on the sides, so i have to crop them out. :-). This was taken long ago and i dont think i can get model release for those people. |
Sometimes a shot just does not work out. There have been many times when I have wanted to take a shot for stock but the conditions were not just right so I let it go by. As I said take a shot for remembrance if you want to but not all shots will fit into stock.
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digigandalf
Joined: 11 Jun 2005
Posts: 5419
Location: Twinsburg, OH
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 9:11 am
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On any given trip or outing, I usually come back with a lot of shots. Most of them for remembrance, as Dave noted, or for personal sharing. Only a small percentage turn out to be geared for stock.
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semmickphoto
Joined: 12 Feb 2012
Posts: 6542
Location: Stuck between a shutter and a hard place
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 9:58 am
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| wrote: | | semmickphoto wrote: | Doesnt seem to be 100% crops.
And I think Lauring answered the question that was asked. |
It is 100% crop. |
Cool, how high is the resolution on your original cropped photo? W x H ?
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rinder99
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
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Location: Contact www.rinderart.com/Books and Workshops www.rindersmithphotography.com Youtube/rinder
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 10:14 am
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Look at it this way, Dave and I are working Pros. We did a 5100 mile trip last year 9 states I think. In all that time I took 23 Pictures. If you use your eyes, they will tell you if it's right. otherwise it's a snapshot. I don't take snapshots, My wife takes snapshots. we were at a mothers day thing last sunday, she asked if I would take a shot, I said no and handed her P&S to a fellow and asked him to do it. I just can't do that. Also our last Monument Valley workshop.... 3 Days, I took One picture. But lots of footage.A normal studio Model session is 3 Hours, I Plan and storyboard every setup, I usually will Take 1200/1500 shots in that 3 hours. my keeper rate is around 10%. My stock keeper Rate is probably 2%. Thats how picky I am.This is my Last Model, an actress. I was going for the 30's glamour Hollywood thing.
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 11:01 am
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| rinder99 wrote: | | Look at it this way, Dave and I are working Pros. We did a 5100 mile trip last year 9 states I think. In all that time I took 23 Pictures. If you use your eyes, they will tell you if it's right. otherwise it's a snapshot. I don't take snapshots, My wife takes snapshots. we were at a mothers day thing last sunday, she asked if I would take a shot, I said no and handed her P&S to a fellow and asked him to do it. I just can't do that. Also our last Monument Valley workshop.... 3 Days, I took One picture. But lots of footage.A normal studio Model session is 3 Hours, I Plan and storyboard every setup, I usually will Take 1200/1500 shots in that 3 hours. my keeper rate is around 10%. My stock keeper Rate is probably 2%. Thats how picky I am.This is my Last Model, an actress. I was going for the 30's glamour Hollywood thing. |
Wow! That sounds really scary. But, agree with you , after reading a lot of posts here i have stopped clicking away tons of snaps. Actually yesterday i travelled around in the METRO hoping to get a few photos and returned home with just one photo and still not sure is it worth posting here or not.
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Joined: 09 May 2012
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 11:04 am
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| semmickphoto wrote: | | wrote: | | semmickphoto wrote: | Doesnt seem to be 100% crops.
And I think Lauring answered the question that was asked. |
It is 100% crop. |
Cool, how high is the resolution on your original cropped photo? W x H ? |
4288 x 3216 Pixels
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semmickphoto
Joined: 12 Feb 2012
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Location: Stuck between a shutter and a hard place
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 11:14 am
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| wrote: | | semmickphoto wrote: | | wrote: | | semmickphoto wrote: | Doesnt seem to be 100% crops.
And I think Lauring answered the question that was asked. |
It is 100% crop. |
Cool, how high is the resolution on your original cropped photo? W x H ? |
4288 x 3216 Pixels |
Thanks. I asked because I was worried your photos might be below 4mp. But they are not, and then the 100% crops are not 100% crops (if my calculations are correct) :) But this doesnt change anything for you, you already have your critique ;-)
I basically just wanted to know to feed my curiosity. lol
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jutia
Joined: 15 Apr 2012
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Location: Dominican Republic
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 1:24 pm
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| wrote: | | semmickphoto wrote: | Doesnt seem to be 100% crops.
And I think Lauring answered the question that was asked. |
It is 100% crop. |
excuse me could tell me where the photo was taken of the river, like one of the rivers of my country, dominican republic
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 1:57 pm
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| jutia wrote: | | wrote: | | semmickphoto wrote: | Doesnt seem to be 100% crops.
And I think Lauring answered the question that was asked. |
It is 100% crop. |
excuse me could tell me where the photo was taken of the river, like one of the rivers of my country, dominican republic |
Nop, This was taken in Tamil Nadu, India, near one of the Tiger Reserves.
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jutia
Joined: 15 Apr 2012
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Location: Dominican Republic
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 4:29 pm
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| wrote: | | jutia wrote: | | wrote: | | semmickphoto wrote: | Doesnt seem to be 100% crops.
And I think Lauring answered the question that was asked. |
It is 100% crop. |
excuse me could tell me where the photo was taken of the river, like one of the rivers of my country, dominican republic |
Nop, This was taken in Tamil Nadu, India, near one of the Tiger Reserves. |
ok thanks
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