Nice photos. It is really hard to make indoor gym climbing look interesting. Here are a couple thoughts/ideas - take them or leave them. For the first shot, I would crop out the foreground wall in the upper right corner. Hard to do in the photo, so maybe try a different angle, but it distracts from the photo for me and does not add any depth of field to the photo. Looks like the problem (yellow) went up and left, and right before the move you took the image, the climber had to do a dynamic move perhaps. I would try shooting a more profile angle to capture the struggle at that point in the problem. Also, if you keep the floor in, you might get some idea of the height. You could also try and boost the midtones to give his skin that grunge look a bit more. The second photo is good, but he is toproping, so it would be better on lead. Also, if it was a slightly harder problem, the photo would capture a bit more struggle/action. Just some thoughts, otherwise, the coloring, focus, etc. are good.
Oops sorry i did not mean to down rate your comment! Thank you for the feedback. Yeah, i think at this point I've just about squeezed as much interest out of my indoor gym as possible haha. The wall is actually there to block the hard harsh and bare lighting that you would see otherwise. The goal was also to add some depth to the room, which didn't do a whole lot. It was just before a dynamic move, but that reaches up over the lip and would result in extremely harsh and bright light on the forearm of the climber (i have the photo that shows that as well) as for the height, to me the floor is distracting so this time i opted to crop it out. In another photo i had the floor and people told me to burn it out. Can't win can ya? And yeah, leading is better. But then I would need to find someone who can lead and is willing and someone who can lead belay and is willing. I wish i could do it all, but apparently free soloing while taking self portraits with a remote attached to a DSLR precariously perched on a hold is frowned upon. Who knew?
Good points. Like you say, shooting indoors is hard. I would try black and white, go for more lifestyle shots perhaps. I was at my gym last night and they have tacked up on the wall by the fingerboards a couple pictures of wolfgang guilich and fred nicole - both are black and white and are more about their forearms then anything else. Another direction to think about at least. Keep em coming, you got some talent!
Hey tyler, cool to see more shots from you.
Just a quick critique today.
I have a hard time telling what way is up in the first photo, Maybe that is just because I don't do any climbing. I didn't even notice that small part of the other wall until I read Peters comment but I do see what he was saying. I understand using it to block out the light, but maybe you could try cutting it out, making a new layer and blurring it out a bit more in photoshop.
I Like the second shot a lot, the rope and the corner of the two walls are great leading lines and I like seeing a creative angle.
Thanks Chris! I will try that out. It's hard to get that perspective because I basically call that place home, so I subconsciously understand that that shows depth. I really appreciate the feedback and nice comments!
Nice photos. It is really hard to make indoor gym climbing look interesting. Here are a couple thoughts/ideas - take them or leave them. For the first shot, I would crop out the foreground wall in the upper right corner. Hard to do in the photo, so maybe try a different angle, but it distracts from the photo for me and does not add any depth of field to the photo. Looks like the problem (yellow) went up and left, and right before the move you took the image, the climber had to do a dynamic move perhaps. I would try shooting a more profile angle to capture the struggle at that point in the problem. Also, if you keep the floor in, you might get some idea of the height. You could also try and boost the midtones to give his skin that grunge look a bit more. The second photo is good, but he is toproping, so it would be better on lead. Also, if it was a slightly harder problem, the photo would capture a bit more struggle/action. Just some thoughts, otherwise, the coloring, focus, etc. are good.
Oops sorry i did not mean to down rate your comment! Thank you for the feedback. Yeah, i think at this point I've just about squeezed as much interest out of my indoor gym as possible haha. The wall is actually there to block the hard harsh and bare lighting that you would see otherwise. The goal was also to add some depth to the room, which didn't do a whole lot. It was just before a dynamic move, but that reaches up over the lip and would result in extremely harsh and bright light on the forearm of the climber (i have the photo that shows that as well) as for the height, to me the floor is distracting so this time i opted to crop it out. In another photo i had the floor and people told me to burn it out. Can't win can ya? And yeah, leading is better. But then I would need to find someone who can lead and is willing and someone who can lead belay and is willing. I wish i could do it all, but apparently free soloing while taking self portraits with a remote attached to a DSLR precariously perched on a hold is frowned upon. Who knew?
Good points. Like you say, shooting indoors is hard. I would try black and white, go for more lifestyle shots perhaps. I was at my gym last night and they have tacked up on the wall by the fingerboards a couple pictures of wolfgang guilich and fred nicole - both are black and white and are more about their forearms then anything else. Another direction to think about at least. Keep em coming, you got some talent!
Wow thank you! I really appreciate the comment
I just added a new photo to my profile, I'd appreciate if you check it out. It's years other photo from this climb
Hey tyler, cool to see more shots from you.
Just a quick critique today.
I have a hard time telling what way is up in the first photo, Maybe that is just because I don't do any climbing. I didn't even notice that small part of the other wall until I read Peters comment but I do see what he was saying. I understand using it to block out the light, but maybe you could try cutting it out, making a new layer and blurring it out a bit more in photoshop.
I Like the second shot a lot, the rope and the corner of the two walls are great leading lines and I like seeing a creative angle.
Thanks Chris! I will try that out. It's hard to get that perspective because I basically call that place home, so I subconsciously understand that that shows depth. I really appreciate the feedback and nice comments!
I just added a new photo very similar to this. I'd appreciate if you would check it out