Hip to be Square

High Dynamic Range

For the most part I like this type of photography and editing, but it looks too fake when it's over done. Trey Ratcliff, who took photos all over the world, did really well when he used HDR and I liked all of his pictures.

The controversy on HDR is between photorealism and surrealism. A photographer, Tony Sweet, makes a good point when he said, "Well, okay. Did Fuji Velvia 50—the choice of professional nature photographers—look natural? Does a 14mm lens look natural? Does the bokeh of super fast lenses look natural? The answer to all of these questions is 'no' so I'm not sure why HDR is such an issue."
For me, I like pictures that are more natural than more added features, but that doesn't mean that the others aren't art. I believe it's more of a personal preference and an opinion than a 'rule'.

A-Z

A-pple

B-ear

C-ute

D-isarray

E-gg Nog

F-lower

G-lass

H-eat

I-mpulse

J-ournal

K-iss

L-ove

M-ovies

N-ight

O-range Juice

P-eanuts

Q-uestion

R-abbit

S-hell

T-rail

U-p Close

V-ictory

W-ispy

X-ylophone

Y

Z-ebra

Photo Critique 2

This is a nice picture. I like how the seagulls are flying towards the picture and the fact that they're just there. I also like the whispy clouds, they help make the picture interesting. This picture is unique because the focus is mainly to the left of the picture and there's a large tower in the middle. But what I don't like is how dull the picture looks. Lightening the picture up would help it a lot. Also, making the colors brighter would really capture your eye more. Because the buildings are so important in this picture, boosting the color would liven it up and make it even more interesting and nice to look at.

This is after editing a few areas.

Trevor and I

Multiplicity

Photo Critique

This picture looks good at first glance, but when you look at it with more detail, you realize that there are a few areas to improve on. First off, it looks pretty dark. Lightening up the dark areas such as the rock and the sky would do a lot for this picture. Adding some more color to the rainbow and the ocean would enhance the picture as well. Lastly, brightening and adding some contrast to it would complete it. Overall, a good picture that, with a few minor improvements, could be a great picture.

This is what it could look like.

Self Portraits

Same Thing, Different Places