Art Sakura's photography [IMG Heavy]

[sakurasuka]

[size=1]Wow, I haven't really been on OB much lately. I've been pretty busy, but I've recently gained an obsession with my mother's digital camera =]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/unmei_shinpai/cat002.jpg[/IMG]
["I love you, kitty!!!"]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/unmei_shinpai/jaycee001.jpg[/IMG]
[Censorship]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/unmei_shinpai/cat004.jpg[/IMG]
[Scary, huh?]

Heh. I wasted a whole Saturday morning taking random pictures =/

If you've got comments or suggestions, I'd love to hear them.[/size]

[WW2]

Well its a good start.
I like the subject of the first pic, but its just too blurry. I don't know if you did that on purpose....but I think it'll look nicer if it were sharp.

The second pic is the best of the 3. Its a nice close up shot and the letters over the mouth is a good touch. But your < and 3 don't really match up.

The last pic is ok.....but just looks too open. It'd be much cooler if it were more zoomed in on the cat.

Well good job none the less. I look forward to seeing more pics.
:D

[Ikillion]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1][FONT=Comic Sans MS]The most intresting thing of this is, I took a photography class in middle school, yet I have forgotten almost everything of it. Yet I can't stop laughing at the last picture. I just have a feeling that cat is going to jump on me and tear my body into shreads until nothing is left but the pulp of what was once a human! -gasps- well the first one is intresting. Yet I am slightly wondering how you took it, seeing as their doenst seem to be a mirror close by the picture and you are apparently in half of it. The second one just makes me wonder what you could have been saying though.. there are just so many possiblities..[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[sakurasuka]

[quote name='Ikillion][color=darkslategray][size=1][font=Comic Sans MS]Yet I can't stop laughing at the last picture. I just have a feeling that cat is going to jump on me and tear my body into shreads until nothing is left but the pulp of what was once a human! -gasps-[/font][/size'][/color][/quote][size=1]Hahahaha, my cat is evil. I love her =][/size]


[quote name='Ikillion][color=darkslategray][size=1][font=Comic Sans MS]well the first one is intresting. Yet I am slightly wondering how you took it, seeing as their doenst seem to be a mirror close by the picture and you are apparently in half of it. The second one just makes me wonder what you could have been saying though.. there are just so many possiblities..[/font][/size'][/color][/quote][size=1]I just held the camera out in front of me. That's why it turned out kinda fuzzy, because I couldn't really see what I was doing.

Well, I took a few more earlier. I messed around with them in paint shop pro a bit =]


[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/unmei_shinpai/myspace004_19.jpg[/img]

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/unmei_shinpai/myspace004_20.jpg[/img]

[color=teal](<_< Response to last picture) [/color][omg!]

[color=teal]I made the last three pictures attachments to avoid an increase in the screen size. Great pics btw! ~_^ -Syk3[/color][/size]

[Riku]

[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=1][COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]All these pictures that you have taken, Sakura, are totally neat. The quality is awesome and the picture poses are totally nice. You are so awesome at everything, you are now my new hero. XD Anyways, I really like all your pictures because they are just totally awesome. I really like the 'heart' picture and the purple one. Your cat, by the way, is so adorable!!

And, I just have to say it, I think that you are a very pretty person. Do you get asked out much? I would think so because you are very pretty. And no, everyone, I'm not gay. XD[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[Retribution]

[size=1]I'd say these are substantially better than the first batch -- I have no real reason why, though. My favorite of these is a tie between "Purple" and the black and white one with bits of red brushing. I must say, though, that "Purple" would be much better off without the text and a tighter crop (from the left side) after that. As for the black and white one with bits of red, I'd recommend taking away the brushing and coloring in only the designs on your shirt. I think that'd be pretty awesome.

I would also recommend that you try a few photos like "Purple" but without the camera -- you'd have some seriously kick*** photos then. Keep it up.[/size]

[sakurasuka]

[quote name='Keyblade Wielder][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=1][COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]All these pictures that you have taken, Sakura, are totally neat. The quality is awesome and the picture poses are totally nice. You are so awesome at everything, you are now my new hero. XD Anyways, I really like all your pictures because they are just totally awesome. I really like the 'heart' picture and the purple one. Your cat, by the way, is so adorable!![/COLOR][/SIZE'][/FONT][/quote]

[SIZE=1]Thank you so much for the comments!! Yeah, my kitty is awesome.
[I got bored one day and made her a MySpace page, [URL=http://www.myspace.com/omgangrykitty ]click here[/URL] to view it XD] [/SIZE]


[quote name='Keyblade Wielder][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=1][COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]And, I just have to say it, I think that you are a very pretty person. Do you get asked out much? I would think so because you are very pretty. And no, everyone, I'm not gay. XD[/COLOR][/SIZE'][/FONT][/quote]

[SIZE=1]Hah, actually, no. I've only been asked out twice in my life.[/SIZE]

[Quote=Retribution][SIZE=1]As for the black and white one with bits of red, I'd recommend taking away the brushing and coloring in only the designs on your shirt. I think that'd be pretty awesome.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=1]That's a pretty awesome idea! I didn't even think of doing that, I was just randomly brushing because the black and white looked bland, lol.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Retribution][SIZE=1']I would also recommend that you try a few photos like "Purple" but without the camera -- you'd have some seriously kick*** photos then. Keep it up.[/SIZE][/quote]

[SIZE=1]Yeah, I know. It's hard to do ones like that, because I know noone who will pose, and noone who's patient enough to take pictures of me. I'm kinda stuck doing it with a mirror until I find an 'assitant.' Heh.

I'll edit with some more pics once I get home from my debate class, but I just wanted to thank everyone for the awesome comments![/SIZE]

[WW2]

Yeah, I like the second batch of pics a little bit better too. The shot with you and your reflection making the heart sign is pretty cool.
Also I can't help but say your hair looks awsome in all the pics.....but thats beside the point.

Good job....again.

[Lord Rannos]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Wow, those are really nice. We'll try to critique my favorites, here.

On the mirror photo, I love how you used the optical illusion from your mirror, it actually confused me for a second there. The refelction blends more or less seemlessly. Very cool effect, we think.

The black and red, I love the dark sort of effect you get there, looks kind of like blood, but not outright. It's very well done.

Mostly, I have to say these look great. Like Retribution said, I think the Purple might have looked better without a camera, but still great talent.[/COLOR]

[Fyxe]

[size=1][color=slategray]These are pretty good for a beginner, honestly.
For the first batch of photos, I really like the first and second. As for the first picture, it's really cute. A lot of people always want "quality" in their photos, but, you know what? I think the blurring adds a good effect, even if it was intentional or not.
The second picture is nice. Not my favorite, but I think the whole "censored" thing was a good idea. You might want to try another font though, the <3 didn't turn up so well.

As for the newer ones... These came out better. With the fact that it is quite hard to take pictures of yourself sometimes, the mirror idea was smart. But sometimes you can get, quite bluntly, crappy image. These, however, turned out well.
I'm really drawn to the "Purple" one. It's not just that fact that purple is, in all, my favorite color... but I love your pose, and the way your hair falls around your head/face.
The black and white one would be wonderful, if there wasn't so many color blotches. Sometimes, it a cool effect, but I think you could have done better with it. Like Retribution said, it would have been awesome with just the design of your shirt "showing through" with color.

I must also make this comment: You are [I]very[/I] cute. ^.^

Anyway, these are pretty nifty, all in all. Once you get a firmer grip on photography, you'll be turning out some really good work.
Keep it up.[/color][/size]

[Pumpkin]

[quote name='sakurasuka][SIZE=1']Yeah, I know. It's hard to do ones like that, because I know noone who will pose, and noone who's patient enough to take pictures of me. I'm kinda stuck doing it with a mirror until I find an 'assitant.' Heh.[/SIZE][/quote][SIZE=1]I definately know how that feels! It's very hard to find someone that will actually be patient enough to take pictures of you. I feel your pain. XD I love your pictures! Especially the "purple" one even with the camera, I've been on your myspace and you have great talent. The mirror heart is a myspace cliche' is all I can say, and I would expect something more unique but it's still cute! I also love the "Don't Judge me" part. The lines give it a symplistic look, it might look good in a nice light blue or orange even. Keep up the good work. I really love the effects so far. [/SIZE]

[Ellerby]

[color=#333333]Consider yourself lucky. I have people taking pictures of me without my permission only to find myself on a myspace two days later.

I'm not a big fan of Purple or the red brush one. The red one just looks like random brushes and isn't very artistic at all. It'd do you well to take Retri's advice. As for the heart one, I think it'd be better if you [i]weren't[/i] looking at the camera. This way you [i]and[/i] your mirror image aren't looking at the viewers.

My favourite is Don't Judge Me of course. A nice picture, well cropped, good border, and the typography is terrific. It's neat how the slashes and the words blend together but are still slightly transparent. I would never think of that.

I say keep updating this because these photos are great. And it helps that you're cute too. ;)[/COLOR]