folio comment an crit please

[haggle]

ive spent the last few months working on a small folio as im hoping to get some freelance work etc all comment and crit is most welcome and apperciated none of the pics have been photoshoped as such apart form to be processed from RAW

i apologies as theres poss 1 or 2 double images in there

http://www.flickr.com/photos/exiledesign/sets/7215...

james

Edited by haggle on Thursday 5th July 18:45

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

I don't know if anyone else does this, but one of my criteria when looking at a folio is 'Could I have done that easily myself?'. If a photographer has achieved an unusual effect, made a striking composition or captured some fantastic light then I'm more likely to be impressed.

I'm afraid that for me too many of these looked like you just turned up and pointed the camera. In the current business climate where every client owns a digital camera and thinks they can do it themselves, it helps to have an edge over what they can produce.

I'm not sure that the lack of Photoshopping is a good thing either - many of them would benefit from a little PS wash 'n' brush up.

Sorry if I seem negative, but keep at it - a combination of constant practice and constructive self-criticism is the way forwards.

[RobDickinson]

Sorry theres several of those I think WTF with, and many have issues.

I'm no better, but I'm not looking to go 'pro', horizons on the kitesurfing artn straigh, compositions off on a few, exposure is whacky on some etc.

I dont think there bad shots overall but in todays climate theres an awfull lot of evry good photographers out there.

[Andy M]

You've got an eye for a photo, but it needs developing.

[haggle]

thanks guys i realy appreciate the feedback as i needed to know how far i have to go as i said im at the very begining of a long slog, photography has only been a hobby alongside my art for years so i had no real idea how to rate myself

part of the probem is those pics are first ive ever done on digital as ive only ever used film for the last 10 years or so, part of it is adapting to new media i think and learining how to process digitaly and ive only got a base digi kit atm (no filters yet etc)

strange as this sounds i actualy feel a lot better being told all this

Edited by haggle on Friday 6th July 11:28