What do you think of my photos and where do you think i should do next?

[Ara57]

FB is not populated entirely by talented photographers, and having likes does not amount to having good skill. I will say that I liked a few that were scattered through your many pictures there. Some I might have liked better without the silly post processing.

You are showing too many pictures. Too many that are actually the same shot or nearly the same. You are showing too many with problems in exposure, composition and framing. Your watermark is distracting and unnecessary. You are already "doing" too much to your pictures. Put down that awful blur effect and stop the selective coloring. You had some landscapes that would have been OK without the selective color thing. Leave the lame special effects for the 14 year olds on Instagram. Flowers are pretty, colorful and make good subjects for beginning photographers. Looking at dozens of average/mediocre flower shots is simply mind-numbing after a few. To be fair, flowers are hard to make exciting. Here is a gallery of mostly good/excellent flower photography:

http://photo.net/gallery/photocritique/filter

Your portraits are especially weak. Most seem to be snapshots of your children, which is fine if you are just showing them off. I show lots of pet and grandkid snapshots on FB and Flickr myself. But if you are looking to get clients, you need to eliminate the ones with fatal exposure problems like blown highlights on the face, or awkward posing.

Yours are not the most awful photos I have ever seen by any means, but they are largely average and many contain some beginner problems. What I think you should do next is to invest some time and effort into learning the basics. Taking a class is a great idea, or join a local group or club for the education, mentoring and feedback. If that is not possible, photography lends itself well to self-study. There are lots of books in the library on basic photography and composition. Many good on-line sites as well. Google "photography tips" and you will find lots of sites, including these:

http://www.exposureguide.com/photography-tips.htm

http://digital-photography-school.com/

http://photography.nationalgeographic.co...NavPhoHome

http://asp.photo.free.fr/Composition/pho...ss01.shtml

Continue to learn and practice, and have fun. Photography is fun and rewarding for a lifetime. Best wishes and happy shooting!