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[Saf]

Hi all.. I'm a new member and new to the world of photography. Please go to my profile and have a look at my pictures.

[Donald]

Hello Safra. Welcome to Cambridge in Colour and welcome to photography. I hope that being part of this forum will help you learn.

[William W]

Hi all.. I'm a new member and new to the world of photography. Please go to my profile and have a look at my pictures.

I did. Four of them. I assume you're using an I-phone?

A few observations:

> Consider removing the watermark: it's huge and it's distracting

> The four images show diversity in many aspects, yet apart from the landscape scene are heavy on "boutique" Post Production. Consider moving away from using specialist boutique post production and more on a plan to capture an image which makes a statement or captures a moment: for example - what's the purpose for the heavy purple vignette? It doesn't add focus to the path or the building as there's already a substantially strong geometric component to the image. Secondly, what's the image meant to convey to the Viewer? There are no people: is it representative of solitude and peace? A sanctuary? Shelter from an impending storm? None of this is very clear cut, essentially because of a confusing and invasive purple vignette.

>The train photo is also a bit confusing to the eye: noted the Post Production OoF vignette (I suspect) is to focus the attention on the train: but that's already accomplished with the (very nice) selective colour AND the skewed framing. It's quirky to see the train running down hill on the tracks: maybe it's running amiss - a big crash - that's fun.

It seems to me your using lots of techniques, because you have lots of stuff to paly with: that's a great beginning.

Now I suggest you have a good think about what each of these techniques adds or subtracts from the original purpose of your image - and use only those techniques which add.

Very important phrase in that last sentence: the original purpose of your image.

WW