Onslow Country Soup Kitchen
Quincy T
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Alright, I will admit, this is a double topic, but People has no C&C. Maybe they are just too plain to rate critique, but I feel these qualify as PJ type stuff. Just looking for any advice on how to make some of these shots, which I feel are fairly good, more powerful. If I am out of line in posting this twice, I apologize.
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I like the series idea, but if you had not told me it was a soup kitchen I would never know. Just seems like some random people eating.
#1, #2, #3, and #7 are great as part of a series, but you need a couple of anchor shots that tell the story, that let the viewer know this is a soup kitchen.
Also the colors to me are a little blah, have you tried converting them to b&w?
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Thanks! I'll convert and repost those in a bit, see if it appeals more. I never really thought about it that way...I'll go in with a fresh perspective next time around.
Overall, they have some feel of "snapshot", whereby you are taking the photo from an unimaginative angle (like standing in front of them with the angle being determined by your height). Creativity of shooting angles/choice of lenses will lead to more compelling shots.
On the last shot, I would have tried an ultrawide angle, getting close and low to the cans and shooting upward at the woman. Then the can lids and opener would have dominated the shots, especially if there are more cans than we are seeing in the shot.
I think you have an eye as far as you know when a scene is interesting, you can see that there is something there and needs to be documented.
What you need to work on is the finesse. This is an aquired skill, the more you do it the better you will get. I already gave some advise, but I like Rainbow's too. You will also have to work on your conversion skills. You will see a vast improvement when you start taking all of that into consideration, you already know when to shoot something that will pull the viewer in, so to me you're halfway there.
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Much appreciate from both parties. I guess I felt as though I was already being slightly invasive (although they welcomed the pictures), and didn't want to be more in the way moving around in a duck walk. I'll just have to get over that. Thank you!