[ybmtnt]

[Petographer]

You have some lighting issues. You need more.

[shuttertalk]

Hey there... there's definitely a lot of colour there, and the subjects look pretty interesting.

Regarding lighting, I agree somewhat with Peto. I see you've got a 430EX flashgun - try bouncing it off the ceiling if it's not too high...

Might want to check the focus as well, especially with #2 and #3...

[ybmtnt]

Hey there... there's definitely a lot of colour there, and the subjects look pretty interesting.

Regarding lighting, I agree somewhat with Peto. I see you've got a 430EX flashgun - try bouncing it off the ceiling if it's not too high...

Might want to check the focus as well, especially with #2 and #3...

Thanks Gents,

I agree with the lighting comments. I'm new to photography, got the Rebel XT in February of this year, so I'm still learning. I'm trying to post as many photos as I can so I can get feedback from you guys. Please bear with me, I know my work is not yet up to your level, but with your help, hopefully someday I'll get there.

Terence

[Schellamo]

Hi Terence,
which way was your flashgun pointed? I would definately try again, perhaps during the day (hopefully you won't even need flash then), if you do need to use flash, as Jules suggested, try bouncing it off a white wall or ceiling or any neutral coloured surface really- the light needs to be diffused somewhat (bouncing it off a wall or ceiling spreads the light out which softens it), otherwise you get quite harsh shadows and the whole image ends up looking quite washed out- something you especially don't want with such beautiful colours! Also, when you bounce light off of something, it means that the light is coming from a direction other than the camera, which makes it look much more natural, with the direction of shadows and things.
Hope that clarifies things a bit.