first time shooting with a dslr, first time using lightroom.

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most aggressive postprocessing by far. i have no idea what i'm doing.

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don't get spooked

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i'm not satisfied with this one, but i'm not sure what to do with it.

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my current wallpaper

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last one

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>>3139151
try to get a better understanding of composition, look at other photographers work, try to understand why they place things where they are
>>3139157
this for instance is horribly composed, it's also not and interesting subject
a lot of these are just snapshots of nothing, a photo needs a subject
>>3139153
this one is good cause it has a subject and is fairly well composed
>>3139155
>>3139157
>>3139151
these are photos of nothing

Not trying to be mean, but

You need to find better subjects. And by that I mean subjects. People who shoot lightposts and walls are generally either composition masters, or just taking shitty photos no one cares about. Your shot of a spider is really nice, its put together well and has an interesting subject.

A lot of people struggle with understanding how to capture what they're trying to capture. You seem fine on the how part, but are struggling with the what.

>>3139151
>using lightroom
not applying vsco presets, kys my man

>>3139152
Dam I actually like the warm tones in this one

>>3139152
If it's true what you say, you're actually quite good. But since this is the internet, I'll assume you have been doing this for some time, are disappointed with the results and claim to be a beginner to stave off harsh criticism or get positive reviews

>>3139151
Nice light, decent use of clarity and contrast.
Colour is maybe a little overdone on the sign and I'd like to see more of the owl underneath

>>3139152
Sky looks like shit, nothing much else to comment on

>>3139153
Strange vignette use but seems to make it underwatery feeling. Otherwise a boring shot. Do something with the web

>>3139154
Feels too flat and I don't like cropping into the shade.

>>3139155
Technically well edited but ends up looking boring.

>>3139156
Nothing to comment on since I don't know what I'm looking at. Could probably use better use of shade.

>>3139157
Boring sky again. I'd also prefer thirds in this pic.

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>>3139172
>>3139203
thanks, i think i see what you guys are saying about subjects. you've pretty much explained to me why i don't like >>3139151 or >>3139155 at all, even though i wanted them to be interesting. strangely, i still think >>3139157 is decent - i'm sure i'll look back in six months and think otherwise.

>>3139335
you caught me, i've used lightroom before to convert raws and boost the colors/contrast of shots coming from my lumia 1020; this is the first time i've tried to achieve any kind of style, though, and the first time using anything bigger than a cell phone camera.

>>3139343
thanks, i appreciate the individual critiques. i did try to bring out the web in the spider shot, but i wasn't able to get good results; any tips?

i haven't done any post on this shot yet but i feel like it has potential; just have to do something about those blurry tourists.

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