JT Spunk | Photography

Opinions on my photos?

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I’m 13 and I use a Fujifilm S1000. I just want any constructive criticism. I want to enter National Geographic Kid’s 2009 Photography contest and the categories are: animals, people, scenery, and humor.
If you have any suggestions of photos you think are even worthy of entering, do tell!

Amateur at best, anyone with an expensive camera could take those pictures.

Every kid in america with a 5,000 dollar camera thinks they’re a professional photographer. Anyone could take a picture of a cigarette and their friends.

Not a single one of your pictures is creative. Don’t count on winning that contest.

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