Spend an hour looking at photos on Flickr. View as many images as you can, and pause on the ones that interest you in some way. Bookmark any images that you really like so that you can find them again. You can bookmark an image in your web browser using the 'Favorites' option on the menu bar.Choose five images and then think about why these images have caught your eye and also about how they might be improved.
Interesting exercise.
Image 1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zebaislam/1410263752/
Why I like this image
I like photos which tell a story and this is a tiny vignette. The fact it is in black and white seems to draw you in to the boys’ faces. The composition is lovely.
How I think it could be improved
I’d like to lose the ‘burnt’ edges and I’d love to see it in colour.
Image 2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefaniepetersen/1425452180/
Why I like this image
Again, there’s a story here. Where is this poor chap going? He’s not dressed for the weather. I like the contrast between the dark foreground and the white blizzard outside and black and white is the perfect choice for the image.
How I think it could be improved
I might have cropped it slightly differently:
At the moment the eye is drawn to the figure in the foreground. If you lost the right hand edge to the shelter so that the figure was shifted further right in the composition, I think the viewer’s eye would be drawn into the image more forcing us to see the two people ahead and the path off into the distance, heightening the awareness of the uncomfortable journey this chap has ahead of him. It would obey the rule of thirds better (I've picked up something from my read-through ;-)
Image 3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29428276@N00/1408245623/
Why I like this image
I like the fact that there is barely any depth to this picture. The broken down door fills the frame. What’s behind it? Where is it? As a viewer you want to open the door to have a peek. Although the subject of the photo is the door itself somehow this feels slightly uncomfortable and creates tension. The door is blocking our way to seeing what’s beyond.
The tones work well and the quality of light and style of the door both look continental. There are clues but not enough of them. This picture makes you ask questions.
How I think it could be improved
There is something intruding into the foreground on the right hand side, not sure what, which detracts slightly from the door and keeps drawing the eye (well mine anyway). I think I’d like to see the photo taken again with the door pushed open, just a crack. That might be even more tantalising but I appreciate that it may not have been possible.
Image 4
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80176513@N00/1411798544/
Why I like this image
I love the dramatic sky reflected in the, unusually, green water. I like the symmetry involved and the colours. You want to cross the lake to visit the Spanish village on the other side.
How I think it could be improved
Apparently this lake at Calpe is a mass of flamingos during certain months of the year. It would certainly make a dramatic shot to see them.
Image 5
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76185114@N00/1403334949/
Why I like this image
Human hands are so expressive and the henna decoration here enhances the beauty of their form. The black background is perfect.
How I think it could be improved
I’ve looked and looked at this and cannot think of a single way I could improve it. To me it is perfect.
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