Amateur photographer. What do I need to work on?

I would recommend that you pick a few (no more than 5) of your best shots and ask about those. Even going with the sets, its simply very difficult to sort the snapshots from more serious works.

Okay, I can see a problem just by looking at your thumbnails. You have a boatload of nearly identical shots in several places. You have bought into the mistaken notion that by shooting saturation coverage style, you're bound to get some good ones in there. It's not the best way to learn. Why? Because you're not taking the time to stop and see what you're doing. Give each shot more thought before you hit the shutter button. What do you see that you want to show people in the image before you? Set up your camera, paying attention to your ISO, aperture and shutter speed, then carefully compose, focus, THEN hit the shutter. Does it look good? If it does, then you can move on to your next shot. Okay, maybe take one or two more shots, just in case. If it didn't work, then try something else. Recompose. Try a different angle (and no, I don't mean tilt your camera...walk around your scene and shoot from somewhere else).

Okay, now go out and give each shot your full attention. Challenge yourself to take only 36 shots before you stop. That's what film photographers lived with for decades with a roll of 36 exposure film. And when you feel you have some really good shots, then start your editing process. And by editing, I mean pulling out the shots you don't want to display. If you have two or three similar shots, leave only the best one. Then come back to show off your work and ask for a critique.

from looking at the first picture that i seen i can already tell you that you want to try and avoid getting those really harsh shadows im reffering to the cereal picture. if you were using your cameras built in flash then that could be that problem if you get a detatchable lens you could hold if farther back out of the way or aim it away while still getting light on the subject.

First thing i noticed was that you didn't even consider your rule of thirds...

i know, I know.... Your only an amateur, but still...

You can find more about that here:

http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thir...

Also, try to get some leading lines in there. That would make the pictures look more professional.

You can read more here:

http://photography.about.com/od/gloss3/g/LeadingLi...

Rule of thirds, Composition, lighting, Do you have a dslr camera or point and shoot. If you want to get serious into photography you should invest in a dslr where you can get interchangeable lenses, filter, etc.