So I took this photo today and I personally love it,but I still don't have that "photographer eye" to judge it from every angle.Can you teel what should I improve here?
It's a beautiful building! If it were me, I think I would crop it at the white columns surrounding the door so it lines up a little more visually, eliminating the brickwork on the sides of the white framing.
very nice with the snow - i wouldn't crop it in, but rather extend the frame to include the full scrolls that are at the base (the one on the right is more cut off) and whatever the design is at the top and right above the door. it looks like you were fairly close to the building - is there a clear shot from across the street to give you a bigger view? i think the scrolls play an important part in showing the contrast between the door and the surround bricks.
I see a couple of different compositions to try.
One is to really crop in very tight to nearly eliminate the framing and just show the doors. The doors have a "face like" quality to them. Like a robot or something. Could be something to play up.
Otherwise, I tend to agree with showing all of the framing including all of the scroll work on the sides and what's above the doors. That keystone is cut off and it would be nice if all of it showed. Instead of backing up, you might try getting down on a knee (lower vantage point) and aiming upward a bit to get more of what's above. Based on the EXIF data for this you were using a real wide angle. 5, or so, mm I believe? Showing what's above from a lower angle would lend some impact to the pic, I think.
A couple of "technical" issues. There is a red color cast to the whites. Don't know how adept you are with PP software, but a slight nudge toward cyan would remove the red cast from the white framing around the door. And there is quite a bit of lens distortion that could be contributing to the tilted appearance. That can also be remedied in software. Although, lens distortion due to wide angle use can be a fun thing to play up as well. Especially if shooting from the lower angle.
Beautiful doors. What a great subject to experiment with.
@mikehamm Ok so photographing it from a lower angle would be a great idea.I hope I'll go there these days again to try what you said.
I actually like this doors a lot,don't really know why.This summer I've borrowed a friend's camera and I went with a friend here to take some photos.Here you can also see some details of this doors.They did looked a little bit different.And the camera was way much better than mine
Eh, don't knock your camera. That straight-on picture of the doors is very different from the pics you just posted in terms of composition, lighting, angles, many things. I can see you really enjoy photographing those doors and it shows. Keep up the good work.
@mikehamm is correct. the "tilt" that people are talking about is due to the perspective of the low vantage point (the door frame on either side tilt towards to centre, so it's not something you fix with a rotate). you can fix it easily in photoshop or similar, but you will lose most of those columns if you correct it 100%.
just note that if you get down on your knees to get a lower angle, the distortion will be more pronounced.
P.S. the photos in your second post are great! Especially the second shot. great use of the door as a background. your model's poses are great too.
@scatochef - "just note that if you get down on your knees to get a lower angle, the distortion will be more pronounced."
Yeah, that's what I was referring to in my post. That more pronounced distortion can be fun to work with.
Here's an example of what I mean - I like it anyway. It was done at 18mm I believe and I think the distortion works. The pronounced nose of the car and the shape of the building in the background are both kind of fun.
My tip for what its worth is to try all sorts of variations on this type of picture and then spend a little time identifying which you like and then why. Go back to the pictures again a few days later and see if your still reacting to them the same way and if your thinking is still valid. You'll learn a lot doing this.
Then try something similar with the learning from the first set. Have some fun with it.
It looks to me like there might be a little barrel distortion (minor detail). I like your cropped version. Personally, I would have also added a little bit of a white vignette if you have a program that can do that (like Lightroom). Of course, this is just my opinion and the light vignette may not even look as good as I envision.
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I agree with the crop. I think maybe it has a slight tilt that could be straightened as well.
@sdpace I can't get a bigger view because in front of this house it's another one.:(
One is to really crop in very tight to nearly eliminate the framing and just show the doors. The doors have a "face like" quality to them. Like a robot or something. Could be something to play up.
Otherwise, I tend to agree with showing all of the framing including all of the scroll work on the sides and what's above the doors. That keystone is cut off and it would be nice if all of it showed. Instead of backing up, you might try getting down on a knee (lower vantage point) and aiming upward a bit to get more of what's above. Based on the EXIF data for this you were using a real wide angle. 5, or so, mm I believe? Showing what's above from a lower angle would lend some impact to the pic, I think.
A couple of "technical" issues. There is a red color cast to the whites. Don't know how adept you are with PP software, but a slight nudge toward cyan would remove the red cast from the white framing around the door. And there is quite a bit of lens distortion that could be contributing to the tilted appearance. That can also be remedied in software. Although, lens distortion due to wide angle use can be a fun thing to play up as well. Especially if shooting from the lower angle.
Beautiful doors. What a great subject to experiment with.
I actually like this doors a lot,don't really know why.This summer I've borrowed a friend's camera and I went with a friend here to take some photos.Here you can also see some details of this doors.They did looked a little bit different.And the camera was way much better than mine
just note that if you get down on your knees to get a lower angle, the distortion will be more pronounced.
P.S. the photos in your second post are great! Especially the second shot. great use of the door as a background. your model's poses are great too.
Yeah, that's what I was referring to in my post. That more pronounced distortion can be fun to work with.
Here's an example of what I mean - I like it anyway. It was done at 18mm I believe and I think the distortion works. The pronounced nose of the car and the shape of the building in the background are both kind of fun.
Then try something similar with the learning from the first set. Have some fun with it.