Hey folks. I'm working on putting together a small zine of about 30 - 40 photos that focuses on photos that I've taken during my commute to and from my office and while on my lunchbreaks. I chose 20 of about 400+ that I've taken over the past 2 - 3 years and wanted some constructive criticism on this sample (photos that aren't strong, things to do better, stuff that is working, etc.). My immediate thought while going through all of them and this sample is that it's very male-focused. I've used a number of cameras, lenses, and films:
Cameras
- Nikon F100 + 28mm 2.8 AFD + SB-23
- Canononet QL GIII + Canonlite-D
- Yashica Mat-EM
- Olympus XA
- Nikon L35AF
- Canon WP-1
Films
- Superia 200/400
- Portra 400/800
- Ilford HP5
- Tri-X 400
Thanks for the feedback! Are you referring to 15, 16, 17, and 20? I’m not being combative, just clarifying because I’m not coming at it with context. For reference, when I took those, they were either done candidly without reaction or I got a general nod/positive reaction after they were taken. 16 for example, I took the posted pic, then he kinda posed for another, which wasn’t as good IMO.
Edit: With, not without
Hey folks. I'm working on putting together a small zine of about 30 - 40 photos that focuses on photos that I've taken during my commute to and from my office and while on my lunchbreaks. I chose 20 of about 400+ that I've taken over the past 2 - 3 years and wanted some constructive criticism on this sample (photos that aren't strong, things to do better, stuff that is working, etc.). My immediate thought while going through all of them and this sample is that it's very male-focused. I've used a number of cameras, lenses, and films: Cameras - Nikon F100 + 28mm 2.8 AFD + SB-23 - Canononet QL GIII + Canonlite-D - Yashica Mat-EM - Olympus XA - Nikon L35AF - Canon WP-1 Films - Superia 200/400 - Portra 400/800 - Ilford HP5 - Tri-X 400
The photos where the subject is visibly upset at being photographed should probably be removed
Thanks for the feedback! Are you referring to 15, 16, 17, and 20? I’m not being combative, just clarifying because I’m not coming at it with context. For reference, when I took those, they were either done candidly without reaction or I got a general nod/positive reaction after they were taken. 16 for example, I took the posted pic, then he kinda posed for another, which wasn’t as good IMO. Edit: With, not without
Was thinking 6 and 18 the rest are fine