Yep, it’s the 3rd Thursday again, and Jennifer King is running this Foto:RE gig at DVLB, 84 King Street N Waterloo, Thursday, April 17 at 7PM sharp. Beer, wine, whiskey, snacks, all for sale.
Like last time (though different venue this month to mix it up), you get 5 minutes to show and get honest and direct feedback on one (1) of your photos, and n*5 minutes to give feedback on the work of others. No lurking, all participating. Bring your work as a print, or on an iPad or laptop. We don’t have a fancy projector and screen (yet), so showing up with your image on a USB key… won’t work.
The idea, well… my idea of this recurring gig is to get better as a photog. Running open loop, without informed critical feedback leads to you unfairly hating all your work or unwisely loving all your work. So, for example, some feedback I would expect to get on the photo above that I shot in Waterloo Public Square might include:
- If you’re going to do symmetrical then really nail it. You need to move about 5 inches to the right to line up between those notches
- You might try to bump the exposure on the feet up a half stop so they’re really part of the composition
- You went a bit nuts with the post-pro vignetting. Try backing that off to the corners more.
- I can tell you’re taking a picture from the shadow, but it’s just not that interesting visually. When people stand straight up with minimal arm gestures, they just look like pylons to the camera.
- Hmmm, a selfie, eh?
- The three tiers of the photo is a good idea, like the diminishing size, but try it like this…
Ok, see you on Thursday. You can ping me if you have questions.
DW
Can’t wait. Thanks for posting, Darin!
Cool idea. Any cost for admission?
Matty, it’s free-no-pay, though it would be awesome if you bought drinks/food to support DVLB for hosting us. Hope to see you there.
DW