Having a flash fire directly at the subject ruins the shot. There are only rough dark shadows (or lack of any) cause by the direct flash. Either shoot without a flash at higher ISO, or try off camera flash.
The first shot is not good because of the cardboard box, the rug, and the doorway...
Photography is art, and Janus convinced me to post a picture of mine... This is the first I came across, and would rather not dig any deeper at 3AM B-)It's nothing amazing as I haven't been photographing long, but I like the feel of it.
Just joined this community... I'm actually into photography, but art is art in my eyes and inspiration comes from all over the place!
I'm also a 23 yr old finishing up a computer info degree...
Thanks :)