see you in DC

Thanks Guys

Cheers Nancy :)

Matt yep he is

@shotlivephoto Oh yes...37 days :)

huh.. what? Going to PSW already.... :)

Ah shucks :)

@johnnypanic You said it!

yeah, i agree, they're being very nice, really

very nice

More shadows?

This is really nice...

Yes they have to do more!! I love this. I wouldn't care if they even would of viewed mine and told me what i did wrong. Cause guess what I would know what to do right next time.

The fact the crop tool has been the most used today says alot.

Me too, missed it, what's the rule on homies?

And straighten the horizon!

I'd like to know abt the homeless shot / or not to shoot rule as well ..

never use highlights?? I learn something everyday

I actually liked the subtle colors, but agree about the sun reflection

Like the simplicity and tonality.

why is central park bad, or is it just shorthand for 'overused, try some different location'? Also, the dock was an interesting composition.

Would love to see that cooler

Crop closer with boat.

... And frame it either up a bit or down a bit

it's look like, that somebody have watched "Another day with Jay..."

Central Park is not bad! Overshot, maybe...

This is a great shot!

nice

where can i find about doing this kind of critique in the future?

Liking the lone boat shot

huh? rule about homeless/street vendors? I missed the memo.

I hate white vignette...

Educational (and a little affirming -- thanks for that!)!

I like the no BS, Scott!!!

Black and white...

Good couds

Cool clouds!

I think people are under the thinking not to crop. This has been something I keep hearing all the time. It drives me insane. It's ok to CROP people!!!

That 3 cluster flower shot, just leads your eye into what the photog wanted to show you and the subject

Poppys are hard subjects.

Would you call negative space "headroom" ?

nah, just actioned

the power of THREE

Loving the 'Nahhh' comments :) lol

infrared?

much better after crop

so Head room is something I have learnt !! This is why I'm watching

Like the cropped version

That girl's pose is a bit uncomfortable looking.

Thirds not often with subjects.

don't love the red barn

I don't agree that people thought their images were good... I would personally submit images that did not seem quite right but I couldn't put my finger on why. I don't want critique on an image that I really like and think is great. But maybe that is just me

Much better!

barn

HDR wedding zombie cats?

Those look my flash photos. I need to work on that too.

I don't think it's about "reaally good ones", but kind of a middle-thing.. like some of the last ones, I think that's worth more than the most ones we saw.. hmm.. :)

wHAT'S THE RED THING?

Scott/Matt, PLEASE do this more often!

Thanks guys, well done. Do it again soon...please

no cats though

Would love to see more of these critique shows. Enjoyed this one a lot.

she's missing a hand...

I think you need some vignette action!

@Lost-n-maylene Agreed, if there's a next time it would be good to try to have a more balanced set of images

Great Instruction Guys!!

People who submitted undoubtedly thought they *were* good..

Girl in uniform = Like!

The critiques are fair..

2.8 lens and bet the Bokeh.

Why not have her take three step from the bookcase and then SHOOT IT?

Guy on the ball field, similar in problems just like the wedding couple with the flowers - oversaturated.

Were NO really good photos submitted? Until these portraits, all the images have been surprisingly bad. Sorry. I just think I'd be way more selective about any image I submitted for critique.

Too centered?

see guys they are saying photos good. see not everything was bad.

She is a bit too lown out on my monitor

Did not like the flare.

RC's HDR book or Matt's class online - just watched it last night...

Maybe I should learn to love the halos

That would have been cool w/ less hdr

Center the praying guy

More blind critiques witth themes?

nice

Photo with the brightest halo wins a prize? LOL

Great location on that one

HDR shadow again

Great show. My first time viewing the Grid.

need more time for this

You should this once every few months.

I that looks like an overdone clarity vs. hdr

Can't believe how fast this has gone by.

what's the story being told in this image? what's there to hold the viewer eye? what was the author trying to say?

But what is it of? The store? the security light? the sky?

I does look like some of the people are trying some rules of composition (like repeating patterns) but are paying so much attention to the patterns that they are missing the rest of the composition, and are jumbling the image too much

take the words out

Subject there?

Really liked this todayy, just wish I had not crashed so often...but well worth it!

Holy Halo's Batman

Bad HDR again... With HDR, less is always more

holy edge glow

Wow. This show was five minutes long this week.

haloing = bad

Black and white and PS...

Keep going guys! Please!

who picked out the photos? was it totally random or did someone look at the quality of em and said, like, "you can learn from those, no matter in what way" ?

Can I throw in a recommendation? There's an excellent class on Kelby Training called "Crushing the Composition". If you want to improve your photography: GO WATCH IT! ;)

I love this episode! Constructive critiques are the major thing I missed when I graduated :(

good background

We need an extra hour today!!!

if you only have one, move the flash between shots and composite

Light from a side angle to play up the textures and reflect to the dark side

Would have been nice to put a fill in on that food shot.

love the composition of the food..

I must need to switch up what I'm shooting. I see some of these shots and think "add a scantily clad girl and it'll be fine"

Selective color unless the cards were black and white from the beginning...

Good shot. Needs a bounce card or a second light.

Two lights needed.

This episode totally flew by.....:)

It is selective color -- no color in the face cards.

no the color of the jack and kings are b&w so it was selective color!

There's a place called KelbyTraining where you can learn Photoshop.

Scooter.

My worst problem is tunnel vision, I look through the viewfinder at my subject instead of looking at what is in the viewfinder as a whole

Card photo is too jumbled.

This is very valuable. If you are going to argue with the critique, you''re not really listening.

I'm sorry I hate selective color...

@catch - so so cloning is a no brainer, but good unnoticeable cloning takes skill

Loved the composition courses on Kelby Training

So agree Scott!!! Yes, you should do everything in your power to get it in Camera and then do little tweaks is Pshop

Pretty sad that you now have to defend your critiques! : (

People submitted images for a critique. It's these guys suggestions, you dont have to listen. My advise, these guys rock and know good images, listen and learn.

Don't be afraid to know your limitations... This is to help you grow...

I look and change the framing or move the camera.

I think they are doing a great job of explaining problems to fix. It's a shame people can't listen more closely to that.

Don't apologize for critique! That's what it's for! You guy's rock here!

Photoshop should be for finishing a photo, not fixing it.

lol :)

and that is why as school we may noy use ps the first half year.

So many of today's photographers have only worked with digital and never learned the basic darkroom techniques that us old guys had to deal with. Basic cropping, dodging and burning were just "natural" things to do in the darkroom.

I'm loving that Scott & Matt are throwing the smackdown to whiney Fauxtogs. Rock On!!

Thanks Glyn. I could think of better stuff if I were wearing a bowler, I know, but I only have a fedora! Ha!!

Seriously, if this is offending you in any way then your chances of improving as a photographer are slim!

Cloning is not that hard, though I use CS2. In CS5, it is brainless and takes about three mouse clicks.

Scary, but a Critiqued from you is good to have.

Cropping isn't too hard, LOL.

Get as much right in camera to save you time or expertise in Photoshop

There's nothing you've done in RAW that couldn't have been done 'in camera'

Great points, learning a lot that I would have overlooked

But I agree, always take a few minutes before hitting the button when you have the time. And unless its sports you usually have the time

if you can take your time, use live view, it's much easier to stop your eyes naturally ignoring things from around the edges of the frame

If they don't pick mine does that mean I'm great?

This is what this show should be about what your talking about now !!!!!!!!!!

I agree Matt and Scott

@howardpa Nicely put :)

I agree with 99% of what Scott and Matt are saying.

Good point. One of the best things you can do to improve your photos is eliminate stuff from the image.

You guys are absolutely correct.

Well, you did say "I'd take that tree out in a heartbeat" and "remove that" a number of times...

cloning out now = not including later.

And if they DO need to use Photoshop, wellllll there's always Kelby Training. Just sayin'.

Tehy need to watch Crush the Composition!

Pre-visualize and walk around.

To learn Photoshop you need practice, Use it, use it, you can learn so much by hands on then by reading about it.

@Shawnwelch - excellent news - saves me asking that very question!

great job guys. everything has been constructive, in my opinion