How do i get my photography to look like this?

i really admire alex evan's photogrphay, i dont know how he gets to make his photos so clear?
any ideas

i use gimp for editing

http://saturdayx.deviantart.com/art/see-...

im only 16, im an amature photogrpaher
but i love it, its my passion
so im not so good with the terminology and whatnot

There are numerous filters and actions for use with Adobe Photoshop or Elements that can turn a photograph into an illustration, change the skin tones, add texture, etc.

I just did a photo for someone who had terrible acne scars and very ruddy complexion. I used an "alabaster" action to give her creamy, white skin that complemented her eyes and lips. She loved it. You may view my photo gallery where I have posted several shots of this lady:

http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/galle...

Check out BetterPhoto.com for lots of good information, newsletters, courses, see what other photographers are doing.

Why does every emo kid take EVERY SINGLE PICTURE with the "deer in headlights" expression. Is this supposed to be cool or deep or sexy? Because I think it just looks stupid. You know who does this expression best? Jessica Simpson. Yeah, enough said.

Oh, and the pix - lighting. its all about the lighting. then exposure. then developing.

Professional photographers do all this in the camera ... not using any computer program. We shoot and then take our film (or memory card) to the lab. Done!

If you can learn to compose and expose correctly, you will only need a digital darkroom program like gimp for printing the images on your ink-jet. And maybe convert RAW images to jpeg's

easy study photography, learn exposure,depth,focus,lighting.

as a practicing pro i find it so funny people think great images are make in a computer.........as long as people think that good pros will always be able to charge hundreds of dollars an hour to make images in the camera.....while amateurs try to make poorly lit images into great images in a computer?

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