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I need to step my photography game up
Official Photography Thread: Vol. ICan'tFindTheLastOne
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so no matter what 750 for Height or with whatever is bigger?
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Wow, I haven't posted here in months...
anyways, here are some recents (photo and blog C&C welcome!) :
anyways, here are some recents (photo and blog C&C welcome!) :
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I'm goin g to continue flooding until ya tell me to stop and then probably I wont ..
More pictures of today ... Even if they suck it still fun ...
Went out parked up and started snapping away ..
then I found myself a little subject .. lol ....
then it was time to leave ..
C&C are wolcome and encourage as always ..
More pictures of today ... Even if they suck it still fun ...
Went out parked up and started snapping away ..
then I found myself a little subject .. lol ....
then it was time to leave ..
C&C are wolcome and encourage as always ..
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Forgot to post this one - I had to go back to the scene and see if I could get it right and I like the results vices the one I got last time! ...
C&C are more than welcome - Let me know what I could of have done better guys .. Thanks!!!!
C&C are more than welcome - Let me know what I could of have done better guys .. Thanks!!!!
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Some flicks i never got to put up
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Devanisgee wit the "ima rape you" pics hahaa
i took these last nite, just want to share ^^
i took these last nite, just want to share ^^
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^ You should have attempted an HDR pano. Hong Kong skyline is one of my favorite...second only to Toronto of course
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Originally Posted by elboricua 6
Forgot to post this one - I had to go back to the scene and see if I could get it right and I like the results vices the one I got last time! ...
C&C are more than welcome - Let me know what I could of have done better guys .. Thanks!!!!
while i can't do this type of in-depth commentary for everyone, i will bite on your since you specifically asked for what you could improve!
a friend of mine currently studying at the ICP in NYC was discussing with me the merits of a final resting point for the eye. he was telling me that even withthe most boring of subjects, all that's needed to make it interesting, regardless of composition, is a final resting point for the eye. think about it likea good conversation with a stranger; the first and last impressions are usually all that you remember (caveat - an interesting picture does not make it a greatpicture!).
i find myself wandering a lot in your picture, obviously the first thing i see is a bridge, left to right, but then i move on to the distractingly brightlights in the water, and finally to the random streetlamp on the right edge of the pic. i would start out by cropping out that light, or changing where youplace your tripod. i find very minimal depth-of-field other than the rocks on the right bottom corner, which takes away from the grandness of the bridgeitself, because it could be 5 feet away (a toy) or 500 feet; only when there is a sense of distance between you and the object, with the object still loominglylarge in the background, will you get the "wow that's grand" effect from the viewer. think of looking down a deserted interstate highway in themiddle of arizona or something; you see the road lead all the way up to the mountains, and from where you stand the mountains are still large, which tells youthat yes, they are really far away but yes, they are still gimongous!
lastly, i would do some burning/dodging of the sky to create some interesting textures; it's one of the most versatile tricks in a photographer's bag,it can be done from portraits to landscapes, all to different but great effects.
i don't usually like to use my own images as a comparison, because i don't want to seem like i'm saying "i'm better than you"(because i'm really not!), but since i happened to be working on this image, and it fits as a perfect example, here it is; apologies if i seem a bitconceited in any way though. below is one of my images where the sky in the original was boring, like in your pic, but then i did some dodging/burning tocreate something a bit more interesting. it also has a "roadway" that creates a sense of depth.
on my color corrected imac (gamma 2.2) it seems to have medium contrast; however right now on my crappy pc laptop the burns seem less intense. they aresupposed to be medium intensity, in case you are seeing them on a non-corrected screen. i still need to burn some of the lower beach areas on the left bottomcorner...
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^ Is that a guy or a girl?
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Hes a guy. If your not from nyc you probably wouldn't get the trend of braids and earrings.
I don't get it either but hes a friend.
I don't get it either but hes a friend.
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yamakazi18: Thanks for the tip even tho it wasnt for me .. i never thought about it that way.
thats a nice pic
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thats a nice pic
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yea ima try it out soon as i get a tripod
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why does EVERYTHING seem to have a white border around it
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I don't mind the white boarders as long as they are a okay pixel size. I am not a big fan of the inner shadow that is above but that is me. I still likedigi borders more so then real borders on a printed photo....but that is just me.
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Old shot from the D40...
Short D90 Video...
Short D90 Video...
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Originally Posted by LoveForTheAir23
why does EVERYTHING seem to have a white border around it
SaNTi0321 - nice! one of my film friends has been looking for a high-end HDcamcorder, but it takes a lot of money to have precise controls, especially over focus and depth of field. however the new dSLR's just blow camcorders outof the water in what you are able to control. just amazing!
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do anyone know a website to buy a cheap D90 Body ? could be used too .. or is amazon the best way ?
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yamakazi18 wrote:
while i can't do this type of in-depth commentary for everyone, i will bite on your since you specifically asked for what you could improve!
a friend of mine currently studying at the ICP in NYC was discussing with me the merits of a final resting point for the eye. he was telling me that even with the most boring of subjects, all that's needed to make it interesting, regardless of composition, is a final resting point for the eye. think about it like a good conversation with a stranger; the first and last impressions are usually all that you remember (caveat - an interesting picture does not make it a great picture!).
i find myself wandering a lot in your picture, obviously the first thing i see is a bridge, left to right, but then i move on to the distractingly bright lights in the water, and finally to the random streetlamp on the right edge of the pic. i would start out by cropping out that light, or changing where you place your tripod. i find very minimal depth-of-field other than the rocks on the right bottom corner, which takes away from the grandness of the bridge itself, because it could be 5 feet away (a toy) or 500 feet; only when there is a sense of distance between you and the object, with the object still loomingly large in the background, will you get the "wow that's grand" effect from the viewer. think of looking down a deserted interstate highway in the middle of arizona or something; you see the road lead all the way up to the mountains, and from where you stand the mountains are still large, which tells you that yes, they are really far away but yes, they are still gimongous!
lastly, i would do some burning/dodging of the sky to create some interesting textures; it's one of the most versatile tricks in a photographer's bag, it can be done from portraits to landscapes, all to different but great effects.
i don't usually like to use my own images as a comparison, because i don't want to seem like i'm saying "i'm better than you" (because i'm really not!), but since i happened to be working on this image, and it fits as a perfect example, here it is; apologies if i seem a bit conceited in any way though. below is one of my images where the sky in the original was boring, like in your pic, but then i did some dodging/burning to create something a bit more interesting. it also has a "roadway" that creates a sense of depth.
on my color corrected imac (gamma 2.2) it seems to have medium contrast; however right now on my crappy pc laptop the burns seem less intense. they are supposed to be medium intensity, in case you are seeing them on a non-corrected screen. i still need to burn some of the lower beach areas on the left bottom corner...
I dont mind the criticism - that's what I need and want! After all I been shooting for an entire 3 weeks now - if that ..
So I don't mind hearing others view - It's funny because I was thinking the same thing about the light but then I was like eff it .. just leave itand sure enough someone had a comment on it .. so IMO attention to detail is important - However, sometimes what ones think makes a picture - breaks it forothers .. So at the end of the day its to anyones interpretation. In this case I agree with you - Also on that day I don't know if it was cloudy or therewas no clouds - but I couldn't find a formation anywhere, how do you do that dodge/burning?
Another one for you to critic and once I learn that DoDge method I'm going to try and fix it and see if its more appealing ..
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Thanks man!Originally Posted by yamakazi18
Originally Posted by LoveForTheAir23
why does EVERYTHING seem to have a white border around it
forreal, haha. but i think i may know why: i used to mat my own photos (it's not fun or easy if you use a cheap cutter, btw), and i always bought off-white, not straight white (too stark). i also used dark charcoal (not black), for the same reason. however when you see pictures in a gallery with "white" matting, it easily translates onto the web as a simple white border around a photograph. it's an easy and cheap way to frame your subject, as well as making them look a bit "cleaner" IMO. think about what garnish on a dish is - just for decoration, but adds that final touch to make or break the look of the dish.
SaNTi0321 - nice! one of my film friends has been looking for a high-end HD camcorder, but it takes a lot of money to have precise controls, especially over focus and depth of field. however the new dSLR's just blow camcorders out of the water in what you are able to control. just amazing!
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elboricua 6 just a picky thing, but as a graphic designer i would advise to NEVER use the blurred white boarder, inner shadow, or drop shadow. Straight, thin,equally spaced white boarder. Also, thanks for posting your images. Much of the critiques in responses to your work are things I have learned from. Thediscussion/feedback on the bridge image was great. I would agree about the light on the right. Just trust your instincts. Crop when you feel necessary. D.
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elboricua 6 just a picky thing, but as a graphic designer i would advise to NEVER use the blurred white boarder, inner shadow, or drop shadow. Straight, thin,equally spaced white boarder. Also, thanks for posting your images. Much of the critiques in responses to your work are things I have learned from. Thediscussion/feedback on the bridge image was great. I would agree about the light on the right. Just trust your instincts. Crop when you feel necessary. D.
