All this needed was OP's pic to be 4.0mbs at 10MP taken on an entry level dsrl of a cat in hdr.

9/10

do your own fucking homework

>>572213
i dont get it.

>>572216
this isnt about my homework. lrn2read

more of the girl

>>572213
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>>572231
leik this?
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>>572211
Get models who aren't so boring.

>>572245

YES

who is she?

they're arguing that you're trolling, but i remember you from a couple weeks back.

disconnecting yourself from social networking tools is not going to get you to go out and shoot more, it'll just make it harder to get in contact with people who want to praise/work with you, and make it harder to show your work.

My suggestion: pick a focus where you think you can make some money. If it's senior portraits, go for it, put ads in highschool papers. If it's weddings, same deal. If you want to shoot still life, call your local newspaper and tell them you're interested in shooting food or product reviews. Have a goal in mind. I started by investing a couple thousand dollars in gear. I told myself I wouldn't spend another dime on photo gear until I made it all back through gigs.

TL;DR: Focus on something. Make money doing it. It'll be

awesome.

>>572255
the best model i have ever shot.
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>>572259
thats some good advice, my strong point is senior portraits but out here in the west they dont do it for some reason. the kids all have to get their one shot for the yearbook taken at the school, and no one buys senior packages ever. i suppose i could try to start the trend or something...

You need to be more social. Get invited to parties, go to clubs, concerts... shoot there.

And plan on getting a day job that isn't photography.

>>572265
i do have a day job already that isnt photography, so that helps me a little.

ive never shot parties or clubs before. i need to lrn2shoot that shit.

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First of all, drop that selective desat shit you did in >>572211

and this awkward framing bullshit you doing in >>572245

Personally, I fell facebook and myspace and other social networking sites are integral to you building up your rep. Also, learn to process better and learn lighting while you're at it.

>>572352
i didnt desaturate this photo in >>572211
i colorized it.

the job is so choppy it should be obvious.

and as far as the framing in >>572245

ill do whatever the paying customers wants within reason. including this frame.

>>572352
>Also, learn to process better and learn lighting while you're at it.


this:
>>572211
>I am still in school and by no means a great photographer

>>572352
also, i "fell" that myspace is all a bunch of 12 year olds now and the only things people like on myspace that i do is the stupid shit like extreme vignetting and selective coloring.

>>572386
desat, colorize, same thing. You are selectively applying color to certain parts of the image.

on the framing: then that's ok. I was under the assumption that you had full control on what went in the final image, and my bad.

>>572389
Regardless of if you're in school or not, you should experiment in your free time. I can appreciate that school has it's requirements and deadlines as I am in the same boat, but that doesn't stop me from learning lighting or how to process files better in my spare time.

Finally, If you don't have your own website and domain you should use Facebook or whatever social networking site is acceptable to you to show off your work.

looks like you grew up too soon...

They don't call it "work" because it's fun.

>>572245
that framing is godawful. if a client wanted me to do something like that id flatly refuse. if they want images butchered like that they can do it themselves.
>>572211
go away for a weekend put your self amongst some different scenery. find water or maybe bush. find something totally different that you have never done before.

learn to paint

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Shoot outside of your element. Boredom comes from building a little creative home of familiar subjects. Do some street shooting, Macro Photography, Landscapes, Nature etc. You'll then go back to whatever was your forte with fresh eyes.

>>572211
Dammit I feel you OP. I feel dirty looking at my camera gear for some time now since I feel like all of this is for naught. I don't even like looking at my flickr/facebook since I'm hating the crap I've been shooting lately - mostly fashion/model type crap. Keep trying to shake myself out of it but seems like everything I plan falls to shit.

I went on a long planned weeklong trip to the countryside and it rained everyday. Not to mention most of the time I just ended up doing more of the same crap I've been doing (pic related). Of the new things I shot, I cant access because the single place in this country which processes slides got fucked because of a typhoon.

Got access to a prison where I was like YAY EXCITED and completely in the zone. One week later the lab fucks up my negs.

Found a model I can work and grow with and a typhoon hits - destroying my car and my logistical nerve center.

Goddamit.