I need help and critique

Since your photos don't have any exif, I cannot give you any feedback. Now, they are clearly UNDEREXPOSED... I can barely see anything on them. I would highly recommend to practice before you start watermarking your photos for the sake of your reputation.

What camera are you using? Settings? Lens?... etc etc

We need more info so we can further assist you

Wayyyy too dark. If they look good on your monitor, it's set too bright.

Underexposed. Lacking ambient lighting. Get a flash and bounce that sucker off the ceiling! A cheap YN465 works wonders!!!

Enable image editing on your profile. -rick

Canon 60D ... the thing is that my lap top has HD screen I don't notice the difference and its not set to dark :/

Canon 60D 18-55 ...


I suck at image editing I wish I could knew how

deviangel wrote in post #15099354
Canon 60D ... the thing is that my lap top has HD screen I don't notice the difference and its not set to dark

What are you saying .... do these look alright on your laptop, if so then how do other peoples pictures look on the same laptop.

How do they look on the rear LCD screen of the camera before you download them to the PC.

We need more detailed information before we can understand your problem.

deviangel wrote in post #15099354
Canon 60D ... the thing is that my lap top has HD screen I don't notice the difference and its not set to dark :/

Canon 60D 18-55 ...


I suck at image editing I wish I could knew how

These images have nothing to do with HD screens on laptops or image editing. The images are underexposed due to improper lighting at the time the shutter release button was pressed. This may be due to either equipment or user error. An example of equipment error would be a faulty flash unit. An example of user error would be improper settings on your camera or with your lighting equipment.

The LCD screen on the back of your 60D should have told you these images were underexposed when you took them.

Now, suppose you needed to fix these, it may be possible to extract some detail from these images, but that process may add noise and make the image appear more grainy, especially in the shadows (which is the majority of the image). If you took them in RAW format, you may be able to recover more detail with less noise than if they were originally saved as JPG format.

lehmanncpa wrote in post #15099420
These images have nothing to do with HD screens on laptops or image editing. The images are underexposed due to improper lighting at the time the shutter release button was pressed. This may be due to either equipment or user error. An example of equipment error would be a faulty flash unit. An example of user error would be improper settings on your camera or with your lighting equipment.

The LCD screen on the back of your 60D should have told you these images were underexposed when you took them.

Now, suppose you needed to fix these, it may be possible to extract some detail from these images, but that process may add noise and make the image appear more grainy, especially in the shadows (which is the majority of the image). If you took them in RAW format, you may be able to recover more detail with less noise than if they were originally saved as JPG format.

How wouls the screen show me if they are underexposed

Ramon-uk wrote in post #15099403
What are you saying .... do these look alright on your laptop, if so then how do other peoples pictures look on the same laptop.

How do they look on the rear LCD screen of the camera before you download them to the PC.

We need more detailed information before we can understand your problem.

The problem is simple I suck in taking pictures

deviangel wrote in post #15099452
How wouls the screen show me if they are underexposed

The most obvious is that the image would be dark. Another way is to use the histogram - that's the image that looks like a graph. Read the owner's manual to learn to use these tools. However, even before you took the image, the meter on your camera should have told you that the image was too dark. Do you know what mode you were shooting in? P, Av, Tv, M, etc?

deviangel wrote in post #15099457
The problem is simple I suck in taking pictures

I don't think you suck. Photo # 2 is nicely composed and captures a very interesting image. It's easy to learn the technical aspect of photography. It's much more difficult to learn the artisitc side. I think you understand the artistic side from your compositions and subjects' faces, you just need help with the technical side.

deviangel wrote in post #15099452
How wouls the screen show me if they are underexposed

By learning how to read the histogram(s).

PixelMagic wrote in post #15099692
By learning how to read the histogram(s).

+1 - Photos are WAY to underexposed. I would re-shoot these and avoid trying to rescue them with editing.

All the shots in your Flickr are under exposed, you need to learn about "the Triangle".

http://digital-photography-school.com …re-in-digital-photography
Keep at it shoot and post,!

You will also find this (click here) site is great place to learn more about exposure & photography in general.