Want to rate/ critique my photos? /p/ is such a slow board

Want to rate/ critique my photos? /p/ is such a slow board

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First one has a decent composition I like it. Second one I'm not really sure about. I'm a pretty good photographer not to brag but have won a couple competitions etc. I'll rate your photos haha.
>pic related from A.T. post edited. Please
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>Want to rate/ critique my photos? /p/ is such a slow board
So you're in such need of instant validation you'd rather ask a bunch of retards who probably think the height of photography is an iPhone 6 over a slightly slower board that actually knows something on your subject?

Don't be surprised if you end up thinking you're better than you actually are

That's an amazing photo if that's actually you.

I just want an opinion so I can know what yo work out.

It must take a very special camera or talent to get the entire frame out of focus

No merit or compositional upside

Way too dark and saturated

shit composition

so what? No story or artistic merit. At least it's in focus

A view of the back of a scene that a competent photographer would have

Too dark, shit composition, so what?

What the fuck?

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I hope those weren't taken on a DSLR

NO NO YOU'RE TOO CRUEL TO OP

Those were taken on a dslr.
I don't mind it Atleast he tells me what he really feels. I don't get offended

>That's an amazing photo if that's actually you
It isn't him

Pretty much this. Keep trying, OP

>Those were taken on a dslr.
The go learn how to use the settings do. Were you on "P"? What metering were you using. How was your AF set?

Everyone has taken this photo, the composition is alright, though.
What's interesting here? Also, the guy (I guess he's supposed to be the subject) doesn't really stand out from the background, which is rather distracting.
Why? What is the theme, what is the subject, what am I supposed to be focusing on?
This is a snapshit. Delete it, don't show it to anyone. Really, don't do stuff like this. It might have been an exiting moment for you, but the exitement doesn't translate.
Would be good if it was only one person, preferrably the security guy.
NO!

What are you shooting with?
Also, take few weeks to read up on theory or what some yt-videos. Seriously, it can help you. There is no interesting lines in any of this, there is no subject extraction, there is no usage of depth of field, there is no usage of lighting etc., to summarize, there's no use of anything that makes a great photograph. Don't beat yourself up over it, though, it's something you have to learn, and it can take a few years.

Do you have any material to suggest? What is your background

Not op btw

I was on manual mode, I got the camera not too long ago so still pretty new, I've never touched the metering, and it was on AF

The theme I was trying to go for was how it looks like fall and I wanted to make the girl the subject
I wanted to focus on the two apple employees, and how they were engaged in a conversation
Wanted to focus on how the driver was getting into the car quick, kind of like there's an emergency, would've been better if the lights were on
Focus on the three boys
I actually like it with the other ppl since you focus on the security guard

But yeah I'm still a shit photographer and there's room for growth. Thanks for your input this is what I find helps me improve the most since I can't really critic my own photos yet to see what I'm doing wrong :)
I'm shooting with a cannon btw

Started photography with SLRs at 16, DSLRs at 21, now almost 34, self-employed photographer.

Literally everything that gives you an understanding of how taking a photo works.
Some keywords: picture composition, depth of field, which lens to use, different apertures, basic dslr settings, how to frame a setting.
There are probably dozens of channels where stuff like this is being uploaded, but I can't point you at a specific one, since I usually rather look at very specific/expert stuff.

>The theme I was trying to go for was how it looks like fall and I wanted to make the girl the subject

If the girl is the subject, than why is she about as visible as the guy on the right? Why is she turning ways? She doesn't give an interesting silhouette, she doesn't cast an interesting shadow, she's doing nothing interesting. If you want to focus on one specific subject, it should be framed accordingly.

>I wanted to focus on the two apple employees, and how they were engaged in a conversation
You did nothing to make them stand out, and they don't stand out by themselves.

>Wanted to focus on how the driver was getting into the car quick, kind of like there's an emergency, would've been better if the lights were on
I honestly didn't even see the driver. Lighting is bad, also the framing doesn't work in your favor. There's no movement, no dynamic, nothing lively.

>Focus on the three boys
Why would we? What's there to focus on?

There's always room for growth, tbh. Good going asking for input, m8. There's no other way to get better, even if it's a hard way.

Fucking autocorrect is killing me here, but you get the idea.

>I was on manual mode
You're not good enough yet. I'd suggest A, so that you control the depth of field, set your auto ASA so that it won't allow camera shake (I'd go with 1/30 sec), set your autofocus on centre, so it focusses (and probably meters) on what you've pointed the camera at, then learn how to use focus/metering lock when you frame the picture and use centre-weighted metering for the same reason.

Then all you have to worry about is composition - the camera will take care of the rest

Routine can be:
1: frame subject in viewfinder (remember rule of thirds, and the fact that your viewfinder is probably less than 100% of frame)
2. Move focus and metering point to the place in the frame you want to be pin-sharp
3. Lock focus and metering
4. Reframe beck to where you were, and shoot. 5.If you're unsure of exposure and whether you need compensation, if your camera will support it use bust of 3 with +2, 0 and -2 EV. Then you can look at the results and see which is better and know what the camera is up to with the metering.

On Point 2, some people will move the focus point using the rocker on the back while holding the frame, but I find this too much of a fag

It's a good enough photo composition wise, but kind of boring subject matter. No one gives a shit about someone mopping a floor. If there was something in the photo that gave it a certain sense of irony or wow factor, like it he was cleaning up a red soda stain or actual blood, or he was contrasted standing next to a woman in mink coat and flashy jewellery drinking champagne, that kind of thing.

In addition, the mirror image of the guy is kind of indistinct, and fractalised, and obscured by reflected objects, but not in a good way, the mop is a good mirror image though. If you moved your lens a little or moved yourself around to get his reflection more distinct, I think it would work better as a mirrored image.