I can tell you're trying to do things with shape, light, color, etc. so that beats taking snapshits of your pet cat or whatever. That said the pictures aren't very interesting. It's just the corners of buildings. This sort of abstract, pure shapes, literalist style was already boring 60 years ago.

>>4517952
this OP pic is by far the most interesting. the rest aren't flawed in a technical sense but they just aren't particularly interesting to me. not using your gay rating system though sorry.

also post your pictures in something higher than 720x1080

I like these. 2,3,4 the most.

>>4517962
>>4517965
Harsh but fair, I understand it is not terribly original. Can't tell if "not interesting"/"boring" means it's not good enough or if you dislike the minimalist esthetic as a whole but I'll try to improve to give it a more personnal style.

also the OP image is actually the only pic I consider truly good. I find the textures and the way the building fades in the white sky beautiful, the others don't have anything like this going for them.

>>4517993
thanks

Your shit is kind of like
https://www.mattstuart.com/industrieweg
This
But not as good

>>4518036
Cool. it's definitely more consistent. other examples of stuff that is similar but better are appreciated.

>>4518036
I think where OP differs from that example is the loose perspective. In comparison the collection form the website has this intentional fixed vertical perspective, which makes it more eye catching and uniform in a glance.

I like how you play with colours, but even with those loose perspective, I think the composition can be improved. 9531 feels nice.

>>4518109
It's true. I would say, I am much more focused on 1 singular texture, color, or contrast, that I surround with empty space. Matt Stuart is more about organizing a lot of stuff in a small frame, resulting in some geometric clutter. I will stick to my approach and try to form a series as consistent as his.

9531 is actually my least favorite, but I like its colors. Thanks!

>>4517956
This is my favorite, clearly a building like the rest but abstract and unique enough that I gave it an extra glance or two. Runner up would be the OP photo for similar reasons, but slightly less so.

>>4518112
Also bro there’s no such thing as talent. It’s not like painting where there is skill. There’s no type of brush stroke you need, or inherent memory ability to take in a scene and recreate it. it’s about learning the techniques of visual composition and applying them to your focus. The only physical talent involved with photography is how your finger touches the shutter button or how long you can stand out on the street getting pictures.
Good photography is more a matter of study and practice.
Winograd took 1 million photos and died with another 250000 undeveloped. It’s about getting out there and getting the reps in
For landscapers it’s about returning to a scene multiple times for different weather, different lighting, different flowers in bloom.
It’s part of what makes photography such a great hobby. It’s not like running where there’s a genetic barrier to entry.

That being said op keep studying what you like and that will help you make what you want to see. Also dont take us retards to seriously when we tell you it’s shit because if it connects with you it will connect with someone else

>>4517952
usecase for talent?

>>4518132
Camera operation is only one part of photography, chud.

>>4518122
Thanks for the feedback

>>4518132
>>4518133
It's a /p/ meme from 3-5 years ago. An insane middle-aged asian guy would open threads titled "Am I a talented photographer?" and dump what you would get if you'd strap a gopro to your wrist and get it to take random photo on a night walk to 7-eleven.

I totally agree with the comment about practice. I also think it's important to spend time developing a photographic culture, that's how I get inspired.

Don't worry, I'm not getting discouraged by people saying it's boring. I think I needed that to keep my standards high, and if I'm honest with myself only the OP pic is a keeper. It's quite hard to get many great keepers for the same series as a hobbyist, and at some point you gotta use what you have because otherwise my photos would never leave my ssd. Thanks.

>>4518139
Physically?
Unironically yes

>>4517952
look purposefully made
and adhere to a style and aesthetic
whch is to say, it's decent. number 2

that being said, the jews have taught us that photos wth meaning or ones that also make us reflect, are what makes one great

so in a sense they don't impact me at all

>>4517952
This one is your best one, the rest aren't as interesting and are pretty derivative since you used the same angle for all of them.

>>4518185
Thanks. Yeah I get now the main weakness of those is that they have no message, they are entirely non-objective. That makes them boring quick if they don't have something special on top.

>>4518189
Thanks. Good point. It's hard to get different angles though since the buildings stretch up there and i'm down there. But I'll try to mix up the shapes at least.

>>4518281
>Thanks. Good point. It's hard to get different angles though since the buildings stretch up there and i'm down there. But I'll try to mix up the shapes at least.
Based that you're open to criticism, a lot of people really aren't. Not that your other photos were bad, they just became more of the same. That red building one was also kino and was really visually interesting despite being the same angle.

As for angles, really just try out some weird shit. Even getting right up close to the building and putting your camera against the wall looking up can do interesting things. Look for shapes in the buildings too, geometry is really neat when doors and windows all make strange lines and you add some odd angles to them.

>>4518289
My harshest critic is myself, doesn't even compare to what's here. I actually think this thread was pretty positive, I got serious feedback and got compared to a pro even if to say I'm worse. Means at least my stuff is worthy of critique.

The secret objective of this thread was to decide which photos to print alongside OP's pic for an art fair. I think I'll go with 3 and 4. I think I'll print OP's in A3 and the others in A4 to save money and highlight my best pic.

Will try to mix up my angles. I'm going tonight on a photo walk on the french riviera. That's where I got inspired to do minimalist building shots. Might post in a new thread in August.

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I actually have more shot that might fit a series in this theme. The problem is it was taken long ago on a filthy digital ewaste while my newer pics are shot exclusively on a glorious half frame film camera. Therefore the details are mushy and pixelated so I overlaid some fake grain on it to make it look like the others, but still it's not quite there. Probably I will never use this. Twas good practice though.

>>4517952
I like your pics but do you know how to make something else ? I feel like building corners pics are ultra limited and not super hard to take

>>4518358
Thanks, I also do nudes and landscapes. I would say, it's not difficult, but like everything else it's hard to do well. OP pic would be challenging to reproduce.

>>4518331
Kino, nice work.

>>4518365
>nudes
Where do you find models? Seems like it's really hard in the modern era since everyone is satisfied with selfies on their phone (or just thinks it's weird to be asked to pose nude).

>>4518427
Friends and gfs. It's just a hobby for now, I wouldn't pay models for that.

>>4518448
>Friends
How in the world does that even come up?

>>4518459
>I mean, friends I had sex with. To be honest it only happened twice
Well that's pretty different then, it sounded like you had various friends you did this with. Nudes of FWBs and ex-gf's is pretty easy to get then.

>>4518460
Yeah, guess I overplayed it because I'm pleased with the results and I'd like to continue in the future. But then again, I don't have much of anything I'm pleased with yet, be it landscape buildings or nudes. I'm in the building portfolio phase.

>>4518461
Don't sweat it, I've been in the building portfolio stage for years now. I ended up working in building photography as a result, but in a stale documentary way which bored me, so I left after a year. There's also cars too, but I know a lot of car people so that's just natural.

In almost a decade of taking photos, there's probably only 100 photos I actually really like and maybe a dozen I consider incredible.

>>4518464
Sweat. Actually, I've been doing photo for a long time too but it never clicked until I started shooting exclusively film 1 year ago. Since then I've been more consistent and have actual projects I'm slowly building up. A dozen incredible photos and a 100 good ones is actually great for a decade. Hope you make a thread to show those.

Also, how did you get the job in photo? Did you have to show up your work on your website or something?

>>4518466
Sweet*

>>4518466
>A dozen incredible photos and a 100 good ones is actually great for a decade. Hope you make a thread to show those.
Maybe, I don't know. As much as I love them, I feel like they probably won't be loved by others for the same reasons that I love them. Art being subjective and all that.

>Also, how did you get the job in photo? Did you have to show up your work on your website or something?
It got advertised on a job site and I applied immediately, then I got the managers phone number from the company website (publicly listed so I wasn't being weird by doing this) and called him up to express my interest. After that I emailed some of my portfolio and that was good enough. They didn't consider my pictures perfect as they weren't in a documentary style and were too artistic, but the interest in building photography was helpful.

As for if I'd recommend it, that's up to you. I got bored of photography as a result and had to leave after only a year of working there. Sometimes it's a bad idea to make what you love become your day job. I probably should've gone into portraits since that's my least explored side, but I don't know enough people to build a portfolio and I'm actually quite a private person, so I don't have a site or really post anywhere but /p/.

>>4518468
> I feel like they probably won't be loved by others for the same reasons that I love them.
I think that's the point of surrounding the great photo with a series that prepare the viewer to see what's to see. Else, photography is quite a weak mean of artistic expression. Here I'd like to showcase the OP pic, but I didn't have anything quite like it.

> it's a bad idea to make what you love become your day job
Thanks for the recap. I think the issue with photo is what earns money is not what's great about photo. I think I'll just try to build a fine art portfolio alongside my normal job and try to sell prints. I'll realistically never "make it" but at least I'll do only what I want.

>>4518469
>I think that's the point of surrounding the great photo with a series that prepare the viewer to see what's to see. Else, photography is quite a weak mean of artistic expression. Here I'd like to showcase the OP pic, but I didn't have anything quite like it.
Good point. I might post a thread of my work someday then and see how it goes. I'd be very interested to see more of your work too.

>I think I'll just try to build a fine art portfolio alongside my normal job and try to sell prints. I'll realistically never "make it" but at least I'll do only what I want.
Man I never even thought about prints. Maybe I should consider doing that, though I don't know where to begin with that exactly. I know sites exist but I don't know who uses what or what is a good choice.

Making it is a rich mans game imo, don't worry about it. I know people go on about nepotism or being rich and all that but it is accurate. I've known a few other photographers over time and the ones that had stuff in displays typically didn't have jobs and were supported by their parents. I knew one guy that used film exclusively and all types of odd cameras and had his work on display, and it was all on his parents dime. Same with a girl that made and sold her pottery online, she's never had a job and spends most of her time traveling around Europe when she's not at home making pottery.

>>4518470
Likewise, cheers. I think being a namefag is retarded but I'll use a similar name for the thread when I post more.

I think photo printing and most art practice is meaningless without community. I would never actually print stuff if it wasn't because my friend who's doing photography as well wanted to go to the fair. I would never feel like I could expose my photos if I didn't have an opportunity to talk with volunteers at the local photo gallery.

I guess you're right about money. But for now I don't even have 1 finalized project so I'll just start there and see what happens at the local gallery.

>>4518476
>I think being a namefag is retarded but I'll use a similar name for the thread when I post more.
Anon you can just trip yourself without a name to make you unique in a thread then drop it afterwards instead of becoming some insufferable namefag.

>>4518480
Yeah the issue is more recognizing me in my next thread. But those days there is so few curated photo threads it won't be so hard anyway.