http://www.gurushots.com/ GuruShots - Shoot like a pro http://www.gurushots.com/images/logo-feeds.jpg http://www.gurushots.com/ Tue, 21 May 2013 20:51:03 GMT en-us Copyright 2012 GuruShots http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/FineartPhotography/eggbirth2flowers-by-dedacreations http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/FineartPhotography/eggbirth2flowers-by-dedacreations Thu, 09 May 2013 17:09 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Anne Darling Title: eggbirth2flowers by DedaCreations - I think definitions help us to understand where our image stands in terms of genres, and can clarify our intentions and where we want to go with it. So first of all the word 'surreal'. It does not mean 'weird'. Surreal means that the image has an irrational quality to it such as you find in a dream. Although there is a kind of misty quality to this photo, from the vignetting, I don't find anything irrational in it. Secondly, the word 'abstract' can mean many things but in art it means that there has not been attempt by the artist to represent external reality but relies on an effect through the use of colour, line, shape texture and so on to achieve a specific effect. I would say therefore that your image is heading towards the abstract although it still has one foot firmly in the representational. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/EventPhotography/dr-ayham-al-ayoubi-smartlipo-lecture http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/EventPhotography/dr-ayham-al-ayoubi-smartlipo-lecture Thu, 09 May 2013 05:43 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Chris Contorinis Title: Dr Ayham Al-Ayoubi Smartlipo Lecture - Turned the banner into a separate layer and moved it closer to the subject to shift the weight of the image. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/TravelPhotography/terra-cotta-horse http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/TravelPhotography/terra-cotta-horse Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:12 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Don Mace Title: Terra Cotta Horse - Linda, I didn't use Photoshop CS5 but rather CS6 which may or may not map out the same as Aperture which I believe you use. But the first thing I did here was to make a duplicate layer to ensure that I wasn't working on the original. Since the horse was the main subject of this image I cropped it a little tighter to remove some of the space on top his head. I cropped it to a standard framing size of 11 x 14 which cut off a little bit more of his neck than I would have preferred, but you can experiment with the size as you go. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/fading http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/fading Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:12 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Don Mace Title: Fading - First thing I did was to bring up the overall exposure in the image, as well as some selected highlights just a bit in the flower using Photoshop's Camera Raw processing filters. I also brought out the whites in the shadow areas to bring out the texture on the wall which the flower was sitting. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/PeoplePhotography/hand-of-a-bride http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/PeoplePhotography/hand-of-a-bride Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:06 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Michael E. Stern Title: Hand of a Bride - Made two copies, one with 100% clarity added and one with -100% clarity subtracted. Combined the two in CS6 http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/PeoplePhotography/sweet-15-model http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/PeoplePhotography/sweet-15-model Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:33 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Michael E. Stern Title: SWEET 15 MODEL - Step one: liquify tool on the arms, face and waist. This is a subtle move. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/yellow-beauty http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/yellow-beauty Wed, 27 Feb 2013 01:38 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Tina Quatroni Title: Yellow Beauty - When you open this in Photoshop it is very important to conduct processing in layers this way you can preserve the original file and have adjustments seperate so you can edit them individually. You start by producing a duplicate layer by clicking on the Menu LAYER then clicking—Duplicate Layer. Leave it named background copy and click ok. In the Layers panel (located on the left) make sure you are highlighted on the background copy so you can work on that and not the original layer. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/TravelPhotography/random-horseman http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/TravelPhotography/random-horseman Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:54 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Tom Bourdon Title: Random Horseman - So Obviously I´m in the develop module of Lightroom I´m using version 4, if you don´t own a copy of Lightroom I can strongly recommend it. It´s not that expensive (compared to Photoshop) and it really is a powerful tool. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/Selectcategory/camel-herder-of-naguar http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/Selectcategory/camel-herder-of-naguar Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:54 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Tom Bourdon Title: Camel Herder of Naguar - Hi Linda, again I´m back in the develop module of Lightoom 4. One thing I wanted to do before anything else was to crop the image slightly and remove some of the distracting elements. This is simple in Lightroom, just press the ´r´ key and select the amount. The next most obvious place to start with this image is the exposure, it´s underexposed. I slide the exposure slider up to +1.3 keeping an eye on the histogram and holding down the ´alt´ key as I did to guide me. holding down the ´Alt´ key as you increase the exposure will display any areas that start to get over exposed. I decided 1.3 should be enough but I can always return to it to tweak it if I need to. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/Selectcategory/in-his-footsteps http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/Selectcategory/in-his-footsteps Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:54 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Tom Bourdon Title: In His Footsteps - I knew when I saw this image exactly what I wanted to do. Now this could be very different to the way you would want it but there you go. So I knew I wanted to remove the colour and did this by simply clicking on the "black & white" option in the Basic tab http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/ancient-olive http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/ancient-olive Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:39 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Don Mace Title: Ancient Olive - Opened this up in Photoshop Camera Raw CS6. I did this because even though this isn't a RAW image, the controls available in RAW are a nice way to begin your processing. Here's a list of the modifications I made in RAW. Temperature: Increased by +8 Exposure: Increased slightly by 0.20 Contrast: Decreased by -15 to reduce harsh shadows and bring out some subtle detail Highlights: Increased by +22 Shadows: Darkened by +11 White Point: Increased by +22 Clarity: Increased by +18 http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/parakeets http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/parakeets Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:39 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Don Mace Title: Parakeets - In Camera Raw. Used the selective adjustment brush to effect only the two parrots. I did the following: reduced exposure slider -0.50 Increased Contrast: +11 Reduced Highlights: -48 Darkened Shadows: -10 Increased Clarity: +10 Sharpened: +22 I made these adjustments locally to just the birds because I think that for the most part the background looks good. The parrots however were a little overexposed and the highlights, particularly on the crest of the bird on the left, a bit too white. The feather detail on the birds is lost too with the overly exposed and saturated colors that bloom out a bit and obscure the feather shadows. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/TravelPhotography/african_sunset http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/TravelPhotography/african_sunset Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:39 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Don Mace Title: African Sunset - Opened jpeg in Camera Raw and made these adjustments: First I used the white balance 'gray' dropper on the part of the clouds I thought should perhaps be a neutral gray to balance out the color cast and to bring out some more mid tone sky detail behind the tree. Increased Exposure slightly by +0.05 Reduced Contrast: -31 (this to actually bring back some detail in tree) Reduce highlights: -72 Increased shadow depth -89 Increased White Point +56 Reduced Black point -4 Because of the soft, blurry tree detail I increased clarity by +28 I also ran noise reduction as follows: Luminance Noise: +50 Luminance Detail +39 This softened the sky a little and kept much of the upper tree detail intact. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/oregon-pacific-state http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/oregon-pacific-state Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:00 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Don Mace Title: Oregon Pacific State - First I opened up the image in Photoshop Camera Raw and made these adjustments: Exposure: + 0.25 Contrast: + 3 Highlights: -87 (this to remove the cloud blowouts on the fringe and increase detail there) Shadows: +59 Whites: 0 Blacks: -3 (which means I actually increased the black density by three points) I made a small clarity adjustment of +15 and increased Vibrance by +15 as well to brighten up the colors in the image some more. I also made a Color Noise adjustment of +26 to remove the pink and blue noise in the image and then increased Color Noise Detail slider +21 to bring back the edge detail. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/extreme-battle http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/extreme-battle Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:28 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Don Mace Title: Extreme Battle - First I opened the image in Camera Raw and made a few minor adjustments as follows. . increased the temperature +1 . increased exposure +.25 . increased contrast +3 . decreased shadow exp -7 (the shadows were already pretty blocked but I thought it would provide more contrast and pop the image more.) . decreased white point -60 . decreased black point -3 . increased vibrance + 27 . increased saturation +9 Then I opened up the image in Photoshop . . decreased highlights -3 http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/fire_in_the_sky http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/fire_in_the_sky Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:28 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Don Mace Title: Fire in the sky - Actually I used Photoshop CS6 and Camera Raw in tandem on this image but there was no pop down choice for the new CS6 in the 'program used' popdown. Here is a list of the steps I made using these programs to bring out the subtle beauty hiding in the clouds of your wonderful image. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/PeoplePhotography/dr-ayham-al-ayoubi-at-tv-interview http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/PeoplePhotography/dr-ayham-al-ayoubi-at-tv-interview Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:43 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Anne Darling Title: Dr Ayham Al-Ayoubi at TV interview - I reduced the digital noise by using a Photoshop plug-in called Noise Ninja (now called Photo Ninja I think)and although it has softened the picture slightly if you look at the image full size (1:1) you will agree, I think, that it is an improvement. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/FamilyPhotography/dr-ayham-al-ayoubi-and-son-louis http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/FamilyPhotography/dr-ayham-al-ayoubi-and-son-louis Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:31 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Tom Bourdon Title: Dr Ayham Al-Ayoubi and son Louis - Once I was in the ´Develop´module of Lightroom the first thing I did was to convert the image to Black & White in the ´Basic´ panel. Now to sharpen things up somewhat I also increased the clarity to about +30 http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/FineartPhotography/graffiti-delight http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/FineartPhotography/graffiti-delight Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:51 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Timothy O. Sutherlannd Title: Graffiti Delight - The first thing I did was to try a few crops and I usually don't worry too much about the length and width. I want the image to stand on it's own regardless of the aspect ratio. I settled on simply cropping just the right side up to the beginning of the arrow which was a bit distracting I thought, leading the eye "Out" of the photo. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/the-misty-lagoon http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/NaturePhotography/the-misty-lagoon Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:30 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Tom Bourdon Title: The Misty Lagoon - First step with any image for me is to inspect it at 100% (ctrl, Alt, 0) then with the mouse button clicked hold the space bar and drag the image around. This revealed 2 things to me firstly that the image was nice and clean with no dust spots to clone out (thank you I really dont enjoy cloning out dust, so it makes my job easier :)) and secondly that the image was slightly soft, particularly in the distant trees. This I believe is sure to your aperture, I would have liked to have seen this shot at f/11 to give a greater depth of field, but we wont notice it for small web use like this. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/OutdoorPhotography/boats_on_wet_sand http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/OutdoorPhotography/boats_on_wet_sand Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:03 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Chris Contorinis Title: Boats On Wet Sand - First off start by making a clone of your image as a new layer on top of your background image. Go to the layers pane and drag the Background layer onto the Create a new layer button. This will create a new layer named Background copy and this is the layer we will be working on. I started by cleaning up the image from dust marks. Your camera model does not have a self clean feature so it may be a good idea to have the sensor cleaned from time to time especially if you are shooting in daylight with narrow apertures. Also clean your lenses, although the majority of dust marks visible in photos are usually from your sensor. To clean the dust marks I used the clone stamp tool. The size of the brush should be just over the size of the dust mark you want to clean and set the hardness to about 25% and opacity to 50%. This will make the changes blend in. http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/OutdoorPhotography/the-lonely-shed http://www.gurushots.com/post-processing/OutdoorPhotography/the-lonely-shed Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:55 GMT ]]>Post Processing by Don Mace Title: the lonely shed - Using Photoshop CS5, I first adjusted the exposure levels to change the black point to a higher level and increase the contrast of the image in the shadow areas. The highlights were clipped in the histogram and so tried to compensate by adjusting the middle tones, greys, down a bit. This helped the sky to a small degree, but much detail was simply missing. http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/BlackandWhitePhotography/portrait-2 http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/BlackandWhitePhotography/portrait-2 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:34 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Rui Velindro Title: Portrait by James Tamim Rating: 9/10 Hello James, you made an excellent work regarding the use of camera, the lighting and the model-camera relation. But there is one thing i don´t like, and i know you are trying to apply geometry to your photos but in this case that window, i think it's a window, in the back drives my attention away from the model and the main character of your photo, and it also doesn't add nothing to the photo, only confuses a bit. It looks like a mixture of a portrait and an architecture photo and it stays between those two types of photography. But besides that it is a great photo and it is hard to take being analogue, congrats. http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/OutdoorPhotography/the-evening-crowns-the-day http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/OutdoorPhotography/the-evening-crowns-the-day Tue, 21 May 2013 11:49 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Cliff Norton Title: The evening crowns the day by Georgie Rating: 7.7/10 Hi Georgie New to photography you have done well, i like seascape photography, the star burst of the sun is natural to the lens, the light falling on the water is good. Joining a camera club is a good idea members general help beginners to improve their photography, enjoy your photography and it will move along in leaps and bounds Cliff Norton Couple of picture taking points for future: 1: Use your zoom when framing an image capture take more than one frame at differant focal lengths, 2: Use your camera upright (IE Portrait framing) 3: Differant angles standing, laying down on the fall and kneeling this way you will see your subject in new and differant ways. One thing you can do is visit gallerys view painters work and photographers work in shows and build your style from there do not copy the way they work but enhance your style of photography, 4: At the picture taking stage use auto braketing setting on your camera with a settings normal exposurs under exposure by 1 stop and then under exposure 2 stops this simple tip can some times enchance your finished photograph during this type of photography also works well at sunsets 5: Never remove an image from the camera on a trip you may just remove your winning image, 5: View the differance photographs on your computer screen. Cliff Norton http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/BlackandWhitePhotography/buckingham http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/BlackandWhitePhotography/buckingham Mon, 20 May 2013 23:02 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Bev Pettit Title: Buckingham by Julie Heidelberger Rating: 9.7/10 Hi Julie, overall I think you did a fantastic job with this image! I really love street scenes such as this. They tell so much about humanity and our daily lives. As I said earlier, this photo has such a timeless feel due to your conversion to BW. It reminds me of an image one of our beloved street photographers of the 1950s may have taken. If you get a chance I recommend that you look up Vivian Maier, http://www.vivianmaier.com. She was a daring young photographer who lived in NYC and Chicago during the 50s who wandered the streets to capture the essence of everyday life in those cities. Your image reminds me of one she may have taken. Keep up the great work! http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/DocumentryPhotography/it-s-a-wonderful-life http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/DocumentryPhotography/it-s-a-wonderful-life Mon, 20 May 2013 04:48 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Bob Coleman Title: It's a wonderful life by don johnson Rating: 8.9/10 Hi Don. You have an excellent image here and a great story to go with it. It presents the opportunity for a great photo story if you have the time to dedicate to it and your subject's willingness. As a stand-alone it works very well.I especially like the shadow of the grocery cart on the wall behind him. It helps tell the story in a very subtle way. Keep up the good work. (I hope you have an opportunity to bring him a print of this image.) http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/WildlifePhotography/bluebird http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/WildlifePhotography/bluebird Mon, 20 May 2013 00:26 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Mark Lyndersay Title: Bluebird by Loran Patton Rating: 7.7/10 Hello Loran. I really like your work here. Your consideration of the subject and light are absolutely correct for the subject matter and nature photography in general. A lot of nature photography is just luck, finding the subject in a position relative to the light that's available in a flattering juxtaposition. I have some suggestions that you may want to consider in improving the photo that you've taken. http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/south-falls http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/south-falls Sun, 19 May 2013 23:35 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by tony mills Title: South Falls by Laura Haynie Rating: 8.3/10 Laura, a good shot, competently achieved, but not exciting. I'm sure with your eye for exposure you can play with shutter speed and composition to get an image that says 'Wow!'. Sorry if that sounds a little harsh, but please have a look at my suggestions and play a little, because i'm sure that you can make a more interesting picture. Go on, give it a go, we've all looked at our images at a later date and said to ourselves, "yes, i must return and try it again". Good luck. http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/desert-tree http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/desert-tree Thu, 16 May 2013 23:15 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Johan Wouters Title: Desert Tree by Eran Hazout Rating: 7.6/10 Hello Eran, overall, I think this is a very atmospheric image that really shows the conditions and atmosphere in the desert. Using a rather short depth of field, you draw the viewers attention towards the branches in the foreground, and this also gives the image more depth. Looking out of my office window on a cold and rainy evening it makes me want to visit this desert as well. Well done ! http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/Photojournalism/silent-protest http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/Photojournalism/silent-protest Thu, 16 May 2013 15:17 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Mike Spiegel, CPP, Cr.Photog. Title: Silent Protest by Mary E. Murphy-Taylor Rating: 7.1/10 Hi Mary, This looks to be a fairly good news type of image and that is as far as I can say. Maybe I was the wrong Pro to select to critique because I do not do photojournalism, I am a very critical portrait style photographer. The technical aspects of the image seem to be good but in my opinion, since you mentioned in the description that this was a protest in an area that I happen to know, I do not see any indication of a protest to set the image up. http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/back-light http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/back-light Tue, 14 May 2013 11:33 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Johan Wouters Title: back light by Ryan Nelson Rating: 7.9/10 Hi Ryan, photographing straight into the sunlight is something a lot of photographers wouldn't do on a whim, but it really pays off with this shot; you can feel the warmth of the sun just looking at it, and the backlight shows us detail in the flowers we wouldn't see at first glance. Well done ! http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/PeoplePhotography/people-of-boston http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/PeoplePhotography/people-of-boston Tue, 14 May 2013 01:57 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Paul Francis Title: People of Boston by Curtis Liriano-McLaurin Rating: 7.6/10 Hi Curtis, A nice treatment of the subject, I think it is worth reshoting with the bbove mentioned inprovements. Keep up the good work, I would like to see more of your work. Paul http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/PortraitPhotography/woman-at-market http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/PortraitPhotography/woman-at-market Tue, 14 May 2013 00:18 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Dianna Bonner Title: Woman at Market by Eugene Collins Rating: 9/10 Hi Eugene I really love the passion and the feel of this photo and love the choice of colour and toning that you have used. Its a very moving image with a lot to say and I think you have captured it well and told a story - great shot! http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/LandscapePhotography/run-through-puddles http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/LandscapePhotography/run-through-puddles Mon, 13 May 2013 07:54 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Daniel Paul Rosenberg Title: Run through puddles by Chris Travers Rating: 8/10 Hi Chris, the overall look of the shot is very impressive. I like the color and the lighting. I just think it would have been even sharper had you not relied on the automatic settings. http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NightPhotography/boat http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NightPhotography/boat Sun, 12 May 2013 23:42 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Walt Saadus Title: Boat by Mike Rating: 8.1/10 Mike, this is a very nice shot, The night effect with the color & reflections make this photo noticeable. A little work on the composition & cropping and some touch up in photo shop and you have an outstanding photograph! http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/solitude-2 http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/solitude-2 Sun, 12 May 2013 03:30 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Bryan Pereira Title: Solitude by Andrea Sapp Rating: 7.7/10 Nice work Andrea, keep it up, would love to know where this was http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/BlackandWhitePhotography/camerra http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/BlackandWhitePhotography/camerra Sat, 11 May 2013 13:49 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Sara Constanca Title: Camerra by Jose Patrick Rating: 8.4/10 Hi Jose, Interesting portrait you have here! She is mysterious and alluring which serves to say that either you have a special connection or you did manage to create it for the shot. Well done! For me the background is too dark, it's pitch black. I like to see some texture there even if it's hard to see, but that way I can understand better the surrounding and what was happening during the shoot. It's also nice to have some texture even if it's just a bit. We should always have texture. Anyway, you've done a good work! Curious to see more of what you do! Cheers http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/PortraitPhotography/communion-portrait http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/PortraitPhotography/communion-portrait Sat, 11 May 2013 13:34 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Christine Szeredy Title: Communion portrait by Sally marzullo Rating: 9.1/10 Hi Sally this s a nice portray it is very difficult to photography white on white (like you have in his clothing) without losing the details. You did a very good job at it! An other difficulty you encounter here is that his clothing is lighter then his face make sure you have enough light in his face instead of his clothing, because it is about him. I think you did an excellent job mastering this challenges I can not wait to see more work from you christine http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/OutdoorPhotography/thunderhead-1 http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/OutdoorPhotography/thunderhead-1 Fri, 10 May 2013 18:53 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Patrick McMahan Title: Thunderhead by J.D. McFarlan Rating: 8.4/10 J.D., you have done a great job capturing and delivering a dramatic infrared landscape. It is a great presentation of a sprawling, big-sky thunderhead and with a bit of tweaking it will look great on any wall. I really enjoyed seeing it and look forward to seeing more of your work. http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/evening-rainbow-above-the-canyon http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/evening-rainbow-above-the-canyon Fri, 10 May 2013 17:32 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Michael Schlueter Title: evening rainbow above the canyon by Cliff Norris Rating: 8.6/10 Cliff, overall this is a wonderful image! You seized a moment that is here and gone quickly. Changing weather, light and in this case the rainbow don't wait around for us photographers. They happen and we better capitalize on it or miss out. A very strong photo! Nicely done! http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/PeoplePhotography/upward-soccer-shoot http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/PeoplePhotography/upward-soccer-shoot Thu, 09 May 2013 18:29 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Caroline Thompson Title: Upward Soccer shoot by Donna Riley Rating: 9.1/10 Hi Donna, you have taken a lovely portrait that speaks to the energy of the little girl and that she is a soccer player. Overall, this is a well executed sports portrait. The subject is cute, has a wonderful smile and is sharp while the background has been softened. The color of the background dominates too much and blends with the clothing and the color balance is off. Choosing a complimentary color to the clothing would make this portrait pop. The text is well placed, but also fights with the color of the background. The girls hair, in m opinion, could be combed but with this type of portrait you could go either way. Great job, just a couple of minor details to work on. http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/waves http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/waves Thu, 09 May 2013 05:34 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Lori Ryan Title: waves by carl shaver Rating: 7.9/10 Hello Carl, Thank you, for requesting a critique! In this image, your strength is in composition. Your sense of space, a close space, lends itself to that gloomy day, as if you are hunkered down, taking shelter among the rocks, amidst a storm. I can almost smell the ocean air! I feel the noise from the ISO setting detracts from your image. Depending on what type of program you use to post process, you may be able to adjust the image so the noise is not so prominent. Adobe Photoshop/Elements can do this. There are also other programs available just for noise reduction. Photos are a work of art! Thankfully, today, we can use digital means to give them a boost. But, as always, the key is starting with a great image. You have one here. Best regards, Lori http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/rings-of-re http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/rings-of-re Wed, 08 May 2013 13:35 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Danny Higgins Title: rings of re by Michael Frazier Rating: 8.1/10 Hi Michael. Flower studies are inevitably difficult to get right, as far as capturing colour and texture and resulting in a powerful image, so I hope you're continuing to see and improve upon this image as time goes on. I'd encourage you to take control of your camera settings more, think about the impression you want to give in your image and experiment with alternative lighting angles. Summer's on the way, so get in amongst the flowers and practice practice practice - I'd love to see more as you learn from your results! http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/WildlifePhotography/bob-cat http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/WildlifePhotography/bob-cat Tue, 07 May 2013 03:48 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Kathleen Reeder Title: Bob Cat by karen west Rating: 9.7/10 Karen, this is an excellent photograph of a bobcat at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. The bobcat's habitat is challenging to photograph. It took you pre-visualizing the composition and being patient for it to come together. Well done! It conveys peacefulness, quiet contentness and curiousity. It makes me wonder what the bobcat was watching. :-D Very Nicely Done! Kathleen Reeder http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/PeoplePhotography/lara http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/PeoplePhotography/lara Mon, 06 May 2013 13:52 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Rui Velindro Title: lara by alejandro behr Rating: 8.4/10 Hello Alejandro, You want to make a sad portrait and i have to say that you made a good work, except for the eyes as i said. This type of photo gives you the liberty of having total control of the light, the model, the camera, the makeup and everything else, and you made a good work. Keep up trying and shooting and testing! http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/AnimalPhotography/the-fox http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/AnimalPhotography/the-fox Mon, 06 May 2013 04:21 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Terri Anne Duyser Title: The Fox by Louis Benzell Rating: 8/10 Louis, I do not know how long you have been taking photos but I can tell that you have some experience and understand the fundamentals...LIGHTING, because you have taken a brilliant photo which engages the viewer. If you have not already get a book on the fundamentals of photography and understand how, shutter, aperture, and film speed can impact your photos. It made a huge difference in my photos http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/OutdoorPhotography/in-the-past http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/OutdoorPhotography/in-the-past Mon, 06 May 2013 02:07 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by James Markus Title: In the past by Debbie Zimmermann Rating: 8.7/10 Debbie, I find your photo to be interesting. The composition and technical aspects have been done very well - congratulations. http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/owl http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/NaturePhotography/owl Sun, 05 May 2013 07:25 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Renee Whitley Title: owl by Frank Barker Rating: 8.7/10 Hello Frank, Thank you for submitting your image for critique. Overall you did a good job. I really like the perspective and the way the owl is looking back towards the camera. Your composition is also very nice. Keep up the great work! http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/PortraitPhotography/our-start-together http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/PortraitPhotography/our-start-together Sun, 05 May 2013 03:42 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Greg Mayrhofer Title: Our Start Together by Brian Robinson Rating: 8.4/10 Brain, over all it is a good start, I hope from what I suggest will help you on your next session. First of three major errors, never have his or her hands cross over to the opposite leg, second If the girl had taken off her white jacket, , being a black top, it would have matched better to his shirt. Try Brian to re-position his body so the crotch is not in front, maybe his right leg up with his hands on his knees and her move on an angle more towards him.this would help alot. Something in the background between both of there heads ? These Brian are solid changes to help you next time out, try them and I know your work will improve 100 percent. All mean't to improve , constructive critique. http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/AnimalPhotography/portland-zoo http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/AnimalPhotography/portland-zoo Sat, 04 May 2013 01:46 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Don Mace Title: Portland Zoo by john Rating: 7.8/10 Hi John, This is a very nice image not so much because the subject is compelling (which an elephant is), but more so because of the very subtle shades, tones hues and textures that are shared between Elephant and surroundings. http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/BlackandWhitePhotography/wait-for-meee http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/BlackandWhitePhotography/wait-for-meee Fri, 03 May 2013 18:11 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Tori Soper Title: Wait... For....Meee...! by David morgan Rating: 8.4/10 Well done photo, David. Interesting subject and composition. http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/BlackandWhitePhotography/heaving-shorebreak http://www.gurushots.com/photo-critique/BlackandWhitePhotography/heaving-shorebreak Fri, 03 May 2013 06:09 GMT ]]>Photo Critique by Saryn Christina Title: heaving shorebreak by steven jones Rating: 7.3/10 Hi Steven, I really want to love this image, the idea is fantastic, and the angle you caught the wave at is compelling. I think that if the day had been brighter, and you had stronger highlights, the wave could really have popped. Unfortunately, this angle does not achieve the feel of the wave pounding on the shore. That said, the image could be improved with a little post processing.