Ok so you took a bunch of photos and since you posted many of them I probably wont be able to critique them all but I will choose a few of them and point out different things. I think maybe in the future I will simply go into your post and write next to the photo instead of re-posting. But for now I will just take a few of them and repost.
On a side note, something important. I want to know what you think about the photos you take, and one of the best ways for you to communicate that is by what you post(the photos). I would like to think you are showing me your best, and in the future I want you to take a minute and make those choices. I might ask you what you like about the photo, and in time you will be able to articulate exactly why you like it, using the fundamentals of what you have learned to back up your answer.
I'm glad that you didn't think the assignment boring, I think that as a good photographer you should be able to take anything, and through the use of F-stop, shutter speed and composition you will be able to make it interesting. I see that you used props from time to time, possibly to add meaning to the book or shot itself, thats fine and its your take on the assignment, so don't apologize. At the same time, your photos don't need to have meaning, they can simply be Art, as you see it. So in future assignments keep that in mind and have fun with it.
So to start, you didn't break any technical rules of photography (slow shutter or bad iso) this is great, it shows you are really understanding the basics and are probably thinking less about them and more about composition and creation. I really liked your use of light, in a few of the photos your use of light created a feeling of a kind of atmospheric perspective, giving it a strong color cast.
Books0005.jpg andBooks0004.jpg are really well done. The lighting, composition and point of focus are dead on, as well as your chosen f-stop, good job.
Books10001.jpg and Books 10005.jpg have a ton of potential but are lacking a strong angle or composition.
Books20002.jpg is a favorite because of the composition, the angles and the lighting, good job on an even exposure in and out side. This is a good example of correct exposure and use of light, something you could have used in that pool room shoot with your friends. This is good because it shows you are thinking about balanced lighting.
Books20005 and Books 20006 are interesting 5 is the strongest but 6 has more potential however your execution was off. Foreground is good to have but foreground that covers the main subject is hard to pull off. Id like to see the leaves in the shot but not covering the book, at the same time more depth of filed would help to bring the later edge of the leaves into focus which would help round this photo out.
Books0003 is a great Center composition but the lighting falls short, a strong light from the left or even behind to create that strong atmospheric perspective like i mentioned before would go along way in making this photo more impactful.
The photo I uploaded has so much potential its killing me,,lol I love the section I highlighted.
I gotta jet, we can talk more about some of this stuff on the phone.
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