GS Photography Classes With Dubaiwali

[devilish_angel]

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@annie_bibi

DA
what stands out the most? The cleanliness!
I dont know,but it seems like a very clean photo:)
it’s giving me a happy feeling when im looking at it for long..new shoes…new baby coming?
i like how the photo is focusing on just what needs to be focused…loving the dark floor background.
caption..coming soon.
maybe the shoes would have looked better from a different angle,but this one is perfect anyhow:)

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thts my baby shoes she is 18 months mashahallah

i really like how you described my pic

[Dubaiwali]

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DA already did the next part of the assignment, without me announcing it. Now, members please read the critique done on your photos by other people and tell us whether you agree with them and what they have said about your photo?

[devilish_angel]

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@Dubaiwali

DA already did the next part of the assignment, without me announcing it. Now, members please read the critique done on your photos by other people and tell us whether you agree with them and what they have said about your photo?

i m super talented

j/k

[devilish_angel]

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DA's pic i love the subject so cute i think the background looks really good too. i would like to see both the booties in full view

thnkx, i thought this would like nice thts y made this style of boot, next time i will click with both styles :)

[devilish_angel]

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my comments in blue. :@:

ok i thought top view will show the shoes clearly, next time i will try to capture it from all angles :)

[Hmmna]

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DA

its prominent n looking good with the skin background
i think there should be equal spacing at right n left side of the book, it is bit more on the right side
just make book in the center

thanks DA i agree the book isnt dead centre also i dnt like how the pic looks very flat. any tips DUBAIWALI on how to make it less 2D?

STA
You could remove the bottle of perfume and item next to it. duly noted.

annie bibi
i would suggest the cover of the book could have been more focused...i cant read the title easily.

thanks i had trouble focusing all the letters :/

[annie_bibi]

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@Hmmna

annie bibi’s
i like your curtains! and the image of the lamp in the mirror
i dnt knw wat to concentrate on in the picture although the weather outside looks very cool and inviting

@Dubaiwali

That is fine if you don’t have a camera yet! welcome aboard. All we need is members who are serious about this initiative. We don’t discriminate against what cameras you have or don’t. I love the reflection of the lamp on the window!

@devilish_angel

• What stands out most in their photograph?
  lamp

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  because of its light

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  nice view frm the window

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  i really like the slight image of inside on the window

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  a window view

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  i think lamp light should be reduced

@hmmna…yes..it’s a very random photo..taken right from where i was sitting at that time…true..there is no 1 object of attention…the lamp maybe…it really is hurting my eyes now.lol,it’s like looking at the sun…the lamp! ,and that is the exact suggestion DA made…the lamp light should be reduced.
@dubaiwali…yes…i liked the reflection in the window too…maybe that was the sole reason of posting this very photo…the clear reflection,the lamp itself isn’t presenting as clear a view as the reflection is.

[Dubaiwali]

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Members I need to know this. Do you guys have any kind of software on your computer which would enable you to edit a photograph?

[STA]

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@Sidra

Yayyy here we go :

Pic #1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

No postprocessing involved, shot with a D90.

• What stands out most in their photograph?
  cup, plates, and red napkin paper

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  They are looking good in one plate.

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  It looks like you guys were having birthday party.

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  I like cups, plates, red papers.

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  cup and plates

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  blurred cup and sharp flowers would be another good shot.

@devilish_angel

here is my entry, plz excuse my poor photographic skills samjh nhi a raha tha kya click karu so i clicked by baby shoes :sid:

• What stands out most in their photograph?
  the way shoes are presented in L-Shaped.

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  wooded floor

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  It is simply attractive and gives first idea/thought of baby.

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  I like the way DA took it from the top.

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  baby’s shoes

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  overall picture is impressive, but photographer can also take it from other angles too.

@lethal_kamikaze

• What stands out most in their photograph?
  light at the center of picture.

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  I can only see table lamp light in his shot.

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  flame

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  flame

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  flame

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  I think, he needs to turn on room’s light and then took the picture of table lamp as the annie bibi did.

@_H_NK

My entry candles | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

• What stands out most in their photograph?
  candles

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  colorful candles

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  It is looking stunning, no wonder bunch of candle lights with colorful wax are always attractive.

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  I like that you moved your camera little bit in upward direction from the right hand side.

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  colorful candles

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  It is indeed beautiful.

@Hmmna

DSC02278 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

• What stands out most in their photograph?
  book

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  flipped book is looking cool to me.

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  It suggest me that somone has read it more than half, but now due to some reason is away from desk and will come back to finsh remaing book.

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  overall, it is nice concept. color ful markers and partially hidden book are attractive features while perfues amd whatever the bottle next to it are little bit extra item in picture.

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  partial/random reading

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  Book needs more attention.

@LiPpY

awesome

Mine, went on holiday before Ramadan.

gghd | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

• What stands out most in their photograph?
  water pool, grass, sky with clouds

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  It is landscaped kind of shot.

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  I pesonally think that peopel are enjoying good weather in swimming pool.

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  I like water pool and grass, while clouds are extra item.

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  swimming pool

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  Water pool is also good object. you might ignore grass and sky.

@annie_bibi

Flickr: annie bibi’s Photostream
i don’t have an awesome camera yet,planning to buy one.This one is from my phone though:)

• What stands out most in their photograph?
  lamp/curtains/outside view

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  refelction of lamp on glass, and out side view between curtains.

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  It looks late evening/earaly morning time.

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  I think you did best.

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  nice weather

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  move yourself toward right curtain. keep focus on greeting card while light lamp would appear in background.
  another way: use curtain as background put greeting card under lamp light.

[devilish_angel]

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Members I need to know this. Do you guys have any kind of software on your computer which would enable you to edit a photograph?

No I don't have any

[Dubaiwali]

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No I don't have any

I am making this mandatory. Everyone please download Picasa.

[devilish_angel]

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@Dubaiwali

I am making this mandatory. Everyone please download Picasa.

Ok from where

[STA]

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@Hmmna

the leemo looks very fresh
the water droplets make the pic come alive
i dnt knw how i would improve it. i dnt like the extreme blurriness of the background

background blurriness was not in my hand. it increased when I was taking closeup of lemon. I think, there should some options to avoid it.

@devilish_angel

STA:

• What stands out most in their photograph?
  the water drops on lemon

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  its just very appealing

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  it is nicely captured

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  i like tha angel, n the cool feeling the pic is giving

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  cool

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  it cna be slighty zoomed out

I need to look at camera manual. It was kind of trade off between sharpness of front object and blurriness of background object. I think, there will surely a way to make it in modreate combination.

@Dubaiwali

STA instead of commenting on the photos, could you critique them like Hmmna and DA have done? Doesn’t necessarily have to be paragraphs.

done.

@annie_bibi

SIDRA:
The pink color stands out
because it’s brightening up the greys in the background
it makes me think of a lady who loves her table tools:)
i like how the glass,plates and the napkins are in focus,despite so much of going on in the background
caption: pink is the new grey…(no i have no idea why i said that)
suggestion…hmm..the glass could have been in the center of the photo..would give bit of balance to the photo?

STA
what stands out?The waterdrops on the lemon
why?>The lemon pores stand out more with the waterdrops..and i so totally want that drop on the lowest leaf to fallllll right now
it makes me think of rain and how it would feel to pluck(?) off this lemon and smell it(yes!)
i like the way the green lemon n the leaves are in focus
not sure what i dislike
caption: jump into freshness(emmmmm?)
I’m not sure of what to really suggest…if the background wasnt hazyy like in the photo,then i’d say i want a hazy background…maybe this would be a suggestion going out for sidra…background could have been a litttle more hazy,but i guess the beauty of sidra’s photo was to let us see and imagine what else is going on in the BG.

yes, it should moderately blurred. I need to work on it.

@Dubaiwali

I am making this mandatory. Everyone please download Picasa.

done.

[Dubaiwali]

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Here you go. Picasa

@devilish_angel

Ok from where.

[devilish_angel]

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@Dubaiwali

Here you go. Picasa

Thnkx a lot dear

[Dubaiwali]

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My feedback/critique on your photos. Posting the rest in a bit too.

DA:

• What stands out most in their photograph? The placement of the shoes.
• Give a reason to the answer you gave in first question: Artistic. I love the way the shoes are placed. Not straight. Not side by side. On top of one another and one is at an angle. Shows to me, you gave a thought while composing your photograph and that is a key step to taking a good photo. Composition and Framing.
• As you keep looking at the photo, what do you think? Think that with slight editing, this photo could get really good. Magazine quality.
• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most? Like the contrast between the background and the subject. What I don’t like is the headroom. You left too much space at the top, too little at the bottom.
• Give a caption to the person’s photograph: First Steps.
• What can they do improve the photograph? Crop from the top.

Hmmna:

• What stands out most in their photograph? Undoubtedly, the colour of the book.
• Give a reason to the answer you gave in the first question: The colour is distinctively different from the rest of the colours in the photo and occupying more space. Hence, it is more eye-catching.
• As you keep looking at the photo, what do you think? Serious yet fun. There is a book on a serious topic in the photo, yet I see a fun book by the side, a bunch of highlighters and I believe there’s a perfume bottle as well; along with a hair spray. So you are a fun, cool chick who studies well too.
• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most? I love the placement of the things in the photograph and how you managed to get a mixture of them in it. Also, I like how it is obvious that the book is the main subject. What I dislike is the blurriness in the photograph. Lack of details.
• Give a caption to the person’s photograph: Serious Yet Fun
• What can they do to improve the photograph? Use the sharpen tool to get the writing clearer.

H&NK:

• What stands out most in their photograph? The Depth of Field (DOF) stands out the most or in layman’s terms, the blurriness in the background.
• Give a reason to the answer you gave in the first question: The blurriness of the background helps you focus on the subject, which is the candles.
• As you keep looking at the photo, what do you think? Taken from an angle, means some thought was put in to the picture taking process. Reminds me of a happy occasion. Gives off a warm feeling.
• **What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most? **I like the creative angle that was put behind taking the photograph. I dislike that the flame of one of the candles got cut from the top.
• Give a caption to the person’s photograph: Warm & Gentle
• What can they do to improve the photograph? A bit noisy the photograph. Can use noise reduction tool.

Lippy:

• What stands out most in their photograph? There is a good combination between the top and the bottom. Neither is there too much of the sky, neither is there too much of the grass.
• Give a reason for the answer you gave in the first question: It has been framed nicely. A good landscape.
• As you keep looking at the photo, what do you think? Reminds me of Tilt-Shift photography/Miniature photography. The chairs and people look like miniatures.
• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most? Nicely composed. What I hate is the alignment problem. The fence is not straight.
• Giv e a caption to the person’s photograph: Holiday Fun
• What can they do to improve the photograph? The sky looks a bit faded. Play around with the lighting in the photograph to make the clouds whiter. Also, make the photo a bit vibrant. Holiday is supposed to be fun and vibrant. This photo looks a bit dull.

[Dubaiwali]

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Sidra:

• What stands out most in their photograph? Flowers!
• **Give a reason for the answer you gave in the first question: **Seems like there is a floral theme going on. Flowers everywhere. On the bowl, placed in the background, plus the colours in the photograph reminds me of flowers.
• As you keep looking at the photo, what do you think? An advertisement for a home department store.
• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most? I like the placement of the plate and bowl in the front, at the corner. Wouldn’t have worked if it was in centre, in my opinion. I am not like the framing and composition that much. The side of the plate is cut. Also the side of whatever that is on the right.
• Give a caption to the person’s photo: IKEA Summer Collection 2012 ( I can fathom seeing this kind of a photo in an IKEA catalogue)
• What can they do to improve the photograph? Photoshop the glass out. It is unnecessary and just crowding up the photo.

STA:

• What stands out most in their photograph? The vividness of the green stands out the most.
• Give a reason for the answer you gave in the first question: Attractive shades of green.
• As you keep looking at the photo, what do you think? Think of freshly squeezed lemonade.
• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most? I like the focus on the lemon and the water droplets; I don’t like that part of the leaf being cut. Also the background seems a bit dull.
• Give a caption to the person’s photo: Fresh and Fresh
• What can they do to improve the photograph? Brighten up the background.

Annie Bibi:

• What stands out most in their photograph? The reflection of the lamp.
• Give a reason for the answer you gave in the first question: Oddly enough, the reflection seems to be the main subject in the photo.
• **As you keep looking at the photo, what do you think? **Interior Designing. Everything is fabulous. From curtains to the lamp.
• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most? I like how it is dull outside, but warm inside. Two different perspectives in the same photo. I don’t like the intense light coming from the lamp. Also, the lamp shade should not have been cut.
• Give a caption to the person’s photo: By the Window Side
• What can they do to improve the photograph? Reduce the light of the lamp a bit in Photoshop. Apart from that, it is perfect. I love the feel I am getting after seeing the picture.

[Lilly]

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DA:

• What stands out most in their photograph?

I loved the way she displayed the shoes.

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  Dark back ground

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  Foot wear shop for babies

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  The way this photo was taken

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  Baby’s shoe

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  May be , could have taken from other side.

Hmmna:

• What stands out most in their photograph?
  The book

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  The images and the colour of the book

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  The book is waiting for the author to come and turn it?

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  It shows that this book belongs to a student because I could see the high lighters.

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  Bookworm

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  dun know

H&NK:

• What stands out most in their photograph?
  the lighted candles

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  Multi colour candles

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  Reminds me of some memorable events e.g birthdays, parties,death memorial.

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  I liked the way it was taken

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  Lighted candles

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  I like it

LKK:

• What stands out most in their photograph?
  The little shiny item

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  I dun’t know what it is

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  laser light

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  It is confusing because I don’t know what it is

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  Confused photo for me

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  dun’t know

[Lilly]

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**annie bibi

**- What stands out most in their photograph?
Out side view

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  curtains and lamp both are in same colour looks nice.

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  It brings peace and nice feelings, bedroom shows it is time to relax.

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  I like it

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  Time to relax

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  Move the lamp away or switch it off, I didn’t like the reflection of lamp on the glass

STA:

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• What stands out most in their photograph?
  Life is Green

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  Refreshes me

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  A new start to life, green, brings me closer to the nature.

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  I am loving the green colour, it’s all green the back ground and the lemon.

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph

Lavish

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  I like it the way it is.
  **
  Sidra

**- What stands out most in their photograph?
Everything is reflecting

• Explain the reason to question number 1
  Time to eat

• As you keep looking at the photograph, what do you think?
  Romance , love , flower,waiting for someone to come…

• What aspect of the photo you like and dislike the most?
  I love the flowers <3

• Give a caption to the person’s photograph
  A romantic dinner

• What can they do to make the photograph look better?
  The glass one the side was not supposed to be there.

[Dubaiwali]

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All right guys. I believe everyone has had it with critiquing. I know typing a lot is a female dog. I will go towards the next assignment, but I need to know if everyone has downloaded Picasa or not?