late neight session

Te Amo

another late night at the skate park. but its always fun shooting in the dark.




i purposely placed the flash in the frame on these shots to give a flare effect. seemed to go over well with the clients. though, again, it may not be for everybody.


this one didnt work as well because you can kind of see the stand, but the flare effect was still fun.





used the outside fence as a gobo. not my favorite, but the guy in the picture loved this one.

johng

The first shot is very good. Nice composition and good balance. Shots 2 & 3 suffer because the light is a major distraction and the background of cars as well. The first shot succeeds where these two do not because those distracting elements are missing. Keep at it - every time you shoot and receive/accept feedback you'll improve.

SweetScenePhoto

Could you get the same flare effect, if it wasn't in the picture - say with a reflector or shiny thing that is on the other side of the park? Just wondering.

Te Amo

something or someone would need to be holding the "shiny thing", and you would need a dedicated flash specifically for lighting said "shiny thing".
also you would lose the rim light offered by the flash in the image.
so, in short, no.

torags

johng wrote: »

The first shot is very good. Nice composition and good balance. Shots 2 & 3 suffer because the light is a major distraction and the background of cars as well. The first shot succeeds where these two do not because those distracting elements are missing. Keep at it - every time you shoot and receive/accept feedback you'll improve.

+1

Perhaps set up to where the skater blocks the bulb but gives a streaming backlight to the image; maybe lower angle - would make the skater look bigger

Good shooting

BTW; There never has been an image that everyone is happy with..:D

Te Amo

im only concerned with the happiness of the person putting money in my pocket. and in this (and every other case) the client was happy.
internet critics dont faze me one way or another

SweetScenePhoto

You have great shots. I'm sure there are loads of skaters out there who wish they had good still of their craft.

torags

Te Amo wrote: »

im only concerned with the happiness of the person putting money in my pocket. and in this (and every other case) the client was happy.
internet critics dont faze me one way or another

Huh?

Then why bother posting here?

Personally I learned a lot from internet critics & I try to make constructive comments.

I wouldn't depend on your clients to become a better photog. Their interest may be based on vanity not good IQ. Good IQ will allow you to grow beyond your current client base & charge more for your product.

just my .02

Te Amo

i post my work to share with other people of interest, not to satisfy the pretentiousness of bobby internet who assumes he knows better than everyone else. input and opinions, as well as "constructive comments" are one thing, pretentious elitism is a whole other monster. unfortunately, the internet is full of the later.
if one of my images can inspire another person, or invoke thought, then i am very happy to do it. and this (and every other forum) allows me to share that with more people than i would otherwise reach.
same goes the other way around. im able to see a ton of work here that inspires me to go out ad try new things.

i too have learned a lot on forums from professionals, and creative minds who have relevant and informative insight. however people who do nothing more than criticize for the sake of increasing their post count, and offer nothing remotely helpful or insightful, dont effect my work one way or another. im not concerned with haters that just "dont like my pictures". im concerned with the people who are actually paying me to shoot.
people are going to offer their opinion, whether anyone wants it or not (especially when its not wanted), and are free to do so. they are just as free to offer their opinion, ans i am at liberty to laugh at and ignore it.
if you have something helpful to add, im more than happy to hear from you.


i dont rely on my clients to become a "better photog". nor do i rely on jhonny forumcritic. i rely on myself to improve on my work (where i feel it needs improvement, and i rely on my clients for monetary compensation for a product that they are happy with. and as long as the client is happy, i have done my job.




just my .02

nipprdog

Te Amo wrote: »

i post my work to share with other people of interest, not to satisfy the pretentiousness of bobby internet who assumes he knows better than everyone else. input and opinions, as well as "constructive comments" are one thing, pretentious elitism is a whole other monster. unfortunately, the internet is full of the later.
if one of my images can inspire another person, or invoke thought, then i am very happy to do it. and this (and every other forum) allows me to share that with more people than i would otherwise reach.
same goes the other way around. im able to see a ton of work here that inspires me to go out ad try new things.

i too have learned a lot on forums from professionals, and creative minds who have relevant and informative insight. however people who do nothing more than criticize for the sake of increasing their post count, and offer nothing remotely helpful or insightful, dont effect my work one way or another. im not concerned with haters that just "dont like my pictures". im concerned with the people who are actually paying me to shoot.
people are going to offer their opinion, whether anyone wants it or not (especially when its not wanted), and are free to do so. they are just as free to offer their opinion, ans i am at liberty to laugh at and ignore it.
if you have something helpful to add, im more than happy to hear from you.


i dont rely on my clients to become a "better photog". nor do i rely on jhonny forumcritic. i rely on myself to improve on my work (where i feel it needs improvement, and i rely on my clients for monetary compensation for a product that they are happy with. and as long as the client is happy, i have done my job.




just my .02

johng

I think this offers a great learning opportunity for sports photographers. While Jim's post is amusing it has a lot of merit. Your attitude goes a long way toward how successful you will be. But it's not just about being friendly - it's about being open to improving your photography. It's difficult to improve when you already believe there's no room for improvement. Everyone has room for improvement. But if all you're looking for is to inspire others and for people to tell you how great you are, then you're not going to get much better. Now, these comments are directed at others reading here as Te Amo has expressed his opinion he doesn't wish to hear from me. That's his prerogative. If your work is great you won't have to tell people how great an inspiring it is - they'll see it for themselves. But for 99% of us, it isn't great yet. So be open. Remember, success in photography like anything else has as much to do with attitude and people skills as it does with the technical quality of your photos.

The risk with assuming that because a client is happy you don't need to improve is: that works when there is no competition. But when competition comes and that competition is motivated to be the best, if you're used to settling for "good enough" you will be left behind.