Alright #photography I need your advice! What should I have done here to get better shots?
@vineettiruvadi 1) Composition: think what you put in the frame and why, 2) shoot raw and postprocess, it makes massive difference. I made few quick & dirty edits (from jpegs only) to illustrate 👇
@vineettiruvadi Already solid composition: sheep in front, trees middle ground, mountain background. Avoid placing subject in the center though, unless you are going full Wes Anderson - it can feel unstable. So tighter crop to offcenter the sheep helps here.
@vineettiruvadi Poles make a great pattern, so I crop on just those and the mountain. If possible I'd let more space for the foreground, like bottom third, and avoid the other clutter - bush and other poles.
@vineettiruvadi Trees just distract here; crop it and focus on the mountain. I've increased the local contrast on it to make it more dominant.
@vineettiruvadi Again, cut the branches. The mountain on the left can make a nice symmetric composition. If colors are lost in blue haze, you can go B&W and pretend it's authorial intent 😀
@vineettiruvadi Obviously, low res jpegs are not ideal starting points, but with raws you can get push the postprocessing a lot.
@vineettiruvadi Hmm I like a square crop better, to show off the dramatic clouds!
@vineettiruvadi And this is a great location, I am jealous 😀