Photographer: Darko Vojinovic

Location: Unknown

This dark, mysterious photo captured by Vojinovic gives a dangerous feel. Because of the anonymous people, it forces the viewer to focus more on what the situation of the photo might be rather than who it's about. The light source gives a dramatic appearance and enforces the fact that it's night. The angle at which he captured the photo allows for a good sense of depth based on the shields and better quality texture ofirst the rubble on the ground. The side profile shot of the man In the corner looks somewhat flat, but still works in this composition.

Photographer: "Scorpio Entity"

Location: Tineretului Park, Bucharest 

This is a great idea for a vertical panoramic shot, but I'd like to see it a little wider. Things in the photo look extremely squished and are in need of some breathing room. The color editing is also quite dramatic and looks great on the pavement, trees, and the orange area of the sky. The grey clouds however, seem way too fake looking. The texture is unnatural and really distracts from the rest of the photo. 

Photographer: Hiacynta Jelen

Location: Frankfurt

I've heard before that have something cut down the center of any kind of design is automatically labelled as "bad design." Sometimes I disagree with it, but in this photo's case, I would've liked to see the cityscape panoramic without the bridge cutting right down the middle. It's quite distracting and takes away from the beauty of the cityscape, the colors reflecting off the water, and the texture of the sky. Perhaps if the underside of the bridge was lighter at the start and then faded into black, it would better convey distance and not be so terribly distracting.

Photographer: Russ Burden

Location: Montana 

By bringing out the purples, oranges, reds and blues and darkening the rest of the landscape, Burden is more easily able to convey the idea of twilight or evening. It's warm an inviting but also gives a sense of peace and ending. Capturing the trees and the mountain in the background help give the photo distance, and the buffalo's reflection in the water gives the idea that the world is transitioning into a new one because of the evening settling down. Making the fog more prominent is a nice touch, but I'd like to see it surrounding the rest of the buffalo and the area of water he's standing in to give a more mysterious vibe. In the coloring editing process, Burden was also successful in keeping the natural texture of the water without it getting too distorted.

Photographer: Russ Burden
Location: Colorado

This landscape photo by Burden is a great combination of a panoramic shot and color editing. He allows the trees to pop more and create a better sense of depth in the photo, since "light" comes forward. He was also able to bring out the shape of the moutains by lightening up the bluish fog that surrounds them. By giving a warmer feel to the trees, we was able to combat the cool, bluish tint of the moutains and the water.

Photographer: Bassam Hammoudeh

Location: United States

The amount of texture in this photo allows for great depth throughout the rather simple composition. In a photo as simple as the one above, it can be tough to be successful in keeping the texture and depth intact. But by bringing out the coppery reds and tans of the fox and slightly blurring the background, Bassam was able to convey distance and avoid looking flat. There are some areas on the fox where the whiteness is slightly blown out, but that's nothing a little levels work can't fix. 

Photographer: Marvin King

Location: Kalamazzo County, MI

Typically, raspberries all look the same. But with a little color correction and shooting in the right light source, photographers like King are able to capture all the different hues and levels of saturation. He was able to depict pinks, purples, maroons, and reds. The only thing I would recommend for this photo is to move the camera up a little more so that the pure black wasn't showing through at the bottom. It almost distracts the viewer and takes the attention away from the vibrance of the raspberries.  

Photographer: Seth Casteel

Location: Venice, CA

Capturing fast motion photography can be tricky, but Casteel has it down to a T. The level of clarity he is able to capture is astounding. His ability to color edit the photos so that the dogs and the objects don't have a blue tint from the water is a beginners trick that he utilizes to its full potential. The water in the background and the pool steps/wall gives the photo great texture and allows for better depth perception between the dog and the background. 

Photographer: Pawel Uchorczak

Location: Poland

Pawel does a wonderful job in avoiding blowing out the lighter areas of the photo and still keeping the colors in the darker areas. He gives a good sense of depth and distance with the angle of the shot and the level of effort he put into tweaking the highlighting and shadows. Yellowing up the beams of light that fall on the earth gives a much more "godly" feel, as if it's almost portraying that light always overcomes dark or as if the earth is waking up.  

Photographer: Mohsen Oliaei

Location: Tehran, IR

This isn't the best quality photo, but I just had to post something from one of my favorite photographers.  He creates darker, vintage shots in which his goal is to pull the viewer in to make them think about things in their life. Living in such a hectic world with busy days and tight schedules, his photography pulls me into simpler areas of thought. He creates a serene feel. Coming home from a long day, I always look through his Instagram account to help wind down and reflect on things. Since his photography is all on Instagram, it makes accessibility easy, especially when we live in a world where cell phones are practically glued to our hands.

Photographer: Kevin Russ

Location: Unknown

Russ is one of my favorite photographers: his ability to capture free spirit, nature and an ongoing journey creates a story in each photo. The texture is phenomenal; from the wolf's fur to the branches and twigs on the ground, it helps in adding depth to the photo. I would perhaps try to lighten up the trees that are getting a little dark in the back. They're beginning to lose their texture. By brightening up the trunks of the trees, more attention can be brought to the texture of the bark and not make it look so flat. 

Photographer: Chris Stern

Location: Unknown

Known for his black and white architecture-based photography, Stern is able to capture photos of wonderful perspective and enormity. Being in black and white, this photo is accentuated in how tall the building actually is. The brighter center of the photo aids in helping the eye capture perspective easily (how the building shoots upwords.) The dark arch in front of the building helps balance out the bright negative space of the sky and ties in well with the white shades on the building.