Samples of MY WORK:

mrsblair09

hypothetically speaking- would you hire me? I'm not here to be a vendor, i just want honest knottie OPINIONS...i have high hopes to become a photographer, specializing in engagements & weddings...here are a few pics, your opinion & imput are greatly appreciated! god bless!<img src="http://i35.tinypic.com/opre3l.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/2zxuko9.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src="http://i35.tinypic.com/s3nk28.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/10cry88.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/21c78lj.jpg&quot;&gt;im not much for the last one "/ but lemme know what you think, please!

kimbrout

Honestly... something is up with the way you're shooting the ring.  It is causing too much flare off of the diamonds and you are losing the details of them.  The riing looks blurry in some shots and too bright in others.  I like the rest of the shots minus the ring itself.  The second one is really interesting with the texture in the background material.  Also if you're trying to build your wedding portfolio, try doing some shots of people.  It's great if you can do interesting detail shots but most brides will book you based on your photography skills with people.  Good luck with everything.  I hope I didn't come off as harsh, just trying to be helpful.

koosh ball

You need a marco lens and less direct light on the ring for it to be a good picture. Those are all pretty amateur. 

woodfrogs

There are some great boards where you can ask for critique.The Weddings and Social board on www.photo.netand photography_on_the.net has some great boards too. Practice, practice, practice. I didn't care for any of these at all. No detail on the ring, a ring shot needs to be more about the ring that anything that's pictured with them. Also Digital Wedding Forum has a student section for learners, give these resources a try, and practice. And good luck. Wedding photography is stressful, non-stop, and the market is pretty saturated, you really have to stand out in some way.

I <3 Seabass

Based off of those pictures I would definitely not hire you. Aside from the ring not being photographed well, I'm not really a fan of the composition of the shots. To me it doesn't really seem like you have a point of view as an artist.

mrsblair09

well everyone has different taste, as i can tell from some of your all's wedding photos ;)this WAS an amateur shoot...i dont yet have a DSLR camera so thats where the glare comes from, interesting enough shots is what i wanted opinions on...and i like my style to be somewhat vintage looking...some people like it, some people dont...thanks to kimbrout for not being well...pretty rude, i appreciate it

I <3 Seabass

Why would you ask for opinions if you're going to get defensive about it?

koosh ball

I am not sure what you expected. The ring isn't even in focus and you can't even see the diamonds.

Punk*Mommy

Composition is WAY off. Focus is also WAY off. Direct flash is the devil.You need a dSLR, an off camera flash, and some training with a professional(!!!) photographer before you even think about charging anyone money to take their pictures... I'm not trying to be mean, but the only way you're going to learn is if you get criticism. That's the only way I learned.

skannenberg

I agree with the previous posters. The fact that you don't have a DSLR means nothing about the fact that the ring is out of focus and completely blown out. As one of the pp's said- you are projecting all of your light directly into the diamond. With the angle of incidence equally the angle of reflection- since you are projecting the light directly at the object, it is going to project directly back to the camere destroying all detail. A couple of the shots it was difficult to even tell it was a ring in the image. Again, as pp stated a macro lens would take care of that. As for your "wanting to appear vintage"... I guess that isn't what I get from them. Keep practicing

Samtimes2

You cannot be a professional photographer without an SLR camera. I would kick you if I ever saw you at a wedding using a point and shoot! Now- I can't see your pictures but I don't need to from the reviews I have read. If you want to be a photog look into local colleges to take some classes. If you want to buy an SLR camera I suggets b&hphoto.com. That's where I buy all of my stuff from.

skannenberg

She didn't say that she did not have an SLR just not a DSLR... big difference. With that said- if you are really interested in this I would highly suggest investing in a DSLR... You can get them pretty cheap on some sites.

alliecarrie41

sorry, no, these photographs do not catch my eye

alliecarrie41

the ring in the rose is awful