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Winslow

07-29-2009, 05:58 PM

thespianphryne

07-30-2009, 10:22 AM

Hey, Winslow. Maybe I'll take some pics for the thread. Before I moved to the US and even for a while here when I had some cash to spare I used to take photos with a Yashica-635(variation of Yashica D) TLR medium format. The medium format is expensive as hell to buy and develop so I just used the 35mm adapter.

I like to take pictures of people and long exposures of landscapes. Mostly I use a very old version of Photoshop to touch up the images, contrast or saturation wise. I try to not change the original exposure as much as possible.

These days I mess around with my Kodak Z7590 digital cam. Which is merely a serviceable camera.

I'll try to snoop around my HDs and see what images I can find.

-Das

howyadoin

07-30-2009, 12:21 PM

Winslow, you oughta put a link to this in your signature.

Winslow

07-30-2009, 04:28 PM

Winslow, you oughta put a link to this in your signature.

Good idea ...

howyadoin

07-30-2009, 08:47 PM

Those of you that use software to enhance or alter your digital photos, what do you use? There's a reason that Photoshop is the industry standard.

Though if batch processing is something you need, Bridge or Lightroom might be the answer you're looking for. It really depends on your needs and your workflow.

Winslow

07-31-2009, 03:59 AM

There's a reason that Photoshop is the industry standard.

Though if batch processing is something you need, Bridge or Lightroom might be the answer you're looking for. It really depends on your needs and your workflow.

What is really going to come out in this thread is how cheap I am.

I used to use the digital graphics program that came with my old job to alter or enhance photographs. Now that I have changed jobs and no longer have access to a graphics program, I use the free software that came with my computer: Microsoft PictureIt!

It's OK for basic touchups, like taking out red eye, altering brightness, color, or contrast ... but anything beyond that is disappointing.

For example, here is a panorama I put together while visiting Smoky Mountain National Park last month (the file is too wide to embed without messing up the format of the thread, so it's a link):

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/WinslowSolomon/CadesCovePanorama.jpg

As you can see, the transitions between individual photos is really crappy.

Pro

07-31-2009, 05:23 AM

Photoshop does a pretty decent job stitching panoramas together. Not sure if Gimp does the same but might be worth checking out. It has many functions that photoshop has but it's free.

Important with panoramas is to remember to always take overlapping shots.
This helps programs to make gradient overlaps rather than the abrupt overlaps you have now.

You can help the program you use further by manually altering brijghtness, contrast and color to match in each photo.

As for my personal photos, most of them are reference shots and brush material for photoshop. When I specifically go out to make photographs I like taking pictures of people, prefereably catching them in the act without them knowing about it.

...

No i'm not a stalker. People tend to be more real if they don't know you're watching.

All I have these days though is a small digital camera. Good for collecting reference material and snapshots, but I do miss a good set of lenses.

Winslow

07-31-2009, 06:55 AM

As for my personal photos, most of them are reference shots and brush material for photoshop. When I specifically go out to make photographs I like taking pictures of people, prefereably catching them in the act without them knowing about it.

...

No i'm not a stalker. People tend to be more real if they don't know you're watching.

Ah, candids!

I've never had the boldness to take them of strangers, but when you anticipate a moment and capture emotion or something interesting, it can be a very fun photo.

Here's a fun cadid I took at Christmas time of my folks opening a present that I knew they would find humorous:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/WinslowSolomon/Thanksgiving_2000.jpg

All I have these days though is a small digital camera. Good for collecting reference material and snapshots, but I do miss a good set of lenses.

Yeah, that's all I have. I bought it in 2004 for a trip out west.

It's a tad limiting but I still enjoy snapping shots with it.

Gary_B

07-31-2009, 07:21 AM

What is really going to come out in this thread is how cheap I am.

I used to use the digital graphics program that came with my old job to alter or enhance photographs. Now that I have changed jobs and no longer have access to a graphics program, I use the free software that came with my computer: Microsoft PictureIt!

It's OK for basic touchups, like taking out red eye, altering brightness, color, or contrast ... but anything beyond that is disappointing.

For example, here is a panorama I put together while visiting Smoky Mountain National Park last month (the file is too wide to embed without messing up the format of the thread, so it's a link):

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/WinslowSolomon/CadesCovePanorama.jpg

As you can see, the transitions between individual photos is really crappy.

I have two cameras and they are both Canons (a DSLR Rebel XTi with multiple lenses and a glorified point-and-shoot PowerShot S3 with an optional telephoto adapter). They both came with software that enables me to do things like panorama stitching.

Photoshop does a better job, though. I used pirated Photoshop for quite a while but I am full-on legit these days. There is a "light" version that you might consider.

I am into HDR photography quite a bit and I use Photomatix for that. I like it more than the HDR functions included with Photoshop. But I still end up tweaking my Photomatix images in Photoshop in most cases.

howyadoin

07-31-2009, 01:28 PM

LewMoxinsghost

07-31-2009, 01:37 PM

Here are some bad transitions that were done in Photoshop... I just never got around to fixing it and thought it looked more interesting this way. This was the view from my old place...
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii281/Randylbishop/RainbowCOMP-1.jpg

Dee106

08-01-2009, 04:52 PM

Well newbie here and seems I am having problems even posting *lol*....I found this thread and it sounded interesting. I have a Canon A640 that I carry with me at all times and a Canon Rebel XSI. I am still in the learning stages would love to post some pictures for some constructive criticism as soon as I figure out how *lol*. I download Picasa 3 it's a free download and had not disappointed me yet. Right now going through my macro period. Photography has always been a passion of mine and hope to delve more into it.

Mermaid

08-02-2009, 05:29 AM

What is really going to come out in this thread is how cheap I am.

I used to use the digital graphics program that came with my old job to alter or enhance photographs. Now that I have changed jobs and no longer have access to a graphics program, I use the free software that came with my computer: Microsoft PictureIt!

It's OK for basic touchups, like taking out red eye, altering brightness, color, or contrast ... but anything beyond that is disappointing.

For example, here is a panorama I put together while visiting Smoky Mountain National Park last month (the file is too wide to embed without messing up the format of the thread, so it's a link):

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/WinslowSolomon/CadesCovePanorama.jpg

As you can see, the transitions between individual photos is really crappy.

Had a go at making this a bit more like one shot.....because I really AM that bored lol

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g58/melbournemermaid/th_Untitled-1-4.gif (http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g58/melbournemermaid/Untitled-1-3.gif)

It's come out a teensy bit weird looking....had to save it as a gif, for some reason my poor programe couldnt manage it as a Jpeg. I'm figuring maybe the size had something to do with it?

Mermaid

08-02-2009, 05:41 AM

bah! I hate being a perfectionist (of sorts)

Here's the jpeg version.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g58/melbournemermaid/th_Untitled-2-2.jpg (http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g58/melbournemermaid/Untitled-2-2.jpg)

Winslow

08-03-2009, 04:00 AM

Thanks for trying that mermaid!

I am having a hard time connecting to photobucket for some reason ...

Winslow

08-03-2009, 04:09 AM

I bought my digital camera back in 2004 for a trip out west. Digital technology is advancing so fast that it's already very dated and limited by today's standards.

But I like it ... and it gives me results I'm OK with for now.

I own an Olympus Camedia D-580 Zoom

Product Specification: Olympus CAMEDIA D-580 Zoom
Megapixels: 4 Megapixels
Optical Zoom: 3 X
Digital Zoom : 4 X
LCD Screen Size: 1.8 in
Recording Method: XD-Picture Card Type H, XD-Picture Card Type M, XD-Picture Card
Product Line: Camedia
Camera Type: Digital camera

http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Olympus%20CAMEDIA%20D-580%20Zoom%20Digital%20Camera:1991392807

Winslow

08-03-2009, 04:13 AM

LewMoxinsghost

08-03-2009, 04:50 AM

I'm sporting a Panasonic Lumix and have to say it is the best camera I have ever owned.
http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Panasonic%20Lumix%20DMC-TZ5S%20Digital%20Camera:1995361838;_ylt=AgaDDnwQKR bM91n_68Qb8rIbFt0A
Or at least, I was- now it is in the shop... the tide came in on it when I took it to the beach. :eek: I'm usually more careful...

Winslow

08-03-2009, 10:29 AM

HomerJay

08-03-2009, 10:30 AM

I have two cameras and they are both Canons (a DSLR Rebel XTi with multiple lenses and a glorified point-and-shoot PowerShot S3 with an optional telephoto adapter). They both came with software that enables me to do things like panorama stitching.
Cool. I plan to buy a new digital SLR within the next year or so.
I've been doing some experimentation with 3D (see what I mean in the visage thread), and I'll post a few more of those tonite when I get the chance

thespianphryne

08-03-2009, 11:48 AM

Ah, candids!

I've never had the boldness to take them of strangers, but when you anticipate a moment and capture emotion or something interesting, it can be a very fun photo.

Here's a fun cadid I took at Christmas time of my folks opening a present that I knew they would find humorous:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/WinslowSolomon/Thanksgiving_2000.jpg

Yeah, that's all I have. I bought it in 2004 for a trip out west.

It's a tad limiting but I still enjoy snapping shots with it.

With candids what I usually do is stake out a location where I think interesting people hang out and hang out with my camera without taking pictures a few times. So then when my camera is lying about nobody suspects a thing. I usually takes photos in the subway when folks aren't looking. or at bars when they're not looking.

This one for example is by far the the favourite of all pics I've taken:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/Holidaybarfliespush.jpg

I manipulated this picture in Photoshop to essentially push the exposure. If this had been on film, the shot would have been underexposed and then over-developed during printing. Which is where the heightened graininess in this pic is coming from. You can also see a bit of my arm/elbow in the corner. I took this photo blind: just put the camera on the bar, pointed it in their direction and hoped the frame was right.

I'm also a big fan of textures and going in really close on mundane things until new and fascinating* things show up.

Wood
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/101_5349copy.jpg

*to me

LewMoxinsghost

08-03-2009, 03:56 PM

You have 9 megapixels to my 4.

I have pixel envy.

(Good luck with getting your camera fixed).

Thanks! I did have it insured, so maybe that will help me to cover costs...

...but to be perfectly honest with you, I'm not even sure what the megapixels do for me. When I bought it, the sales guy explained that mp are not the same as resolution, and that sometimes less is more, depending on what you are doing.

howyadoin

08-03-2009, 05:45 PM

I'm also a big fan of textures and going in really close on mundane things until new and fascinating* things show up.Shameless plug: I'm actually starting a business selling macro textural shots.

thespianphryne

08-04-2009, 01:34 PM

Thanks! I did have it insured, so maybe that will help me to cover costs...

...but to be perfectly honest with you, I'm not even sure what the megapixels do for me. When I bought it, the sales guy explained that mp are not the same as resolution, and that sometimes less is more, depending on what you are doing.
I will always pay for the optics before I pay for the MPs. I wish I hadn't given away some of my old Nikon equipment because I could have just continued using those old Nikkor lenses on the new digital SLR bodies. You really don't need anything more substantial than 10MP and hot lenses if you're going for an SLR. In the case of point and shot, pick whichever model has the better quality lens and higher optical zoom even if has fewer MP capacity.

Shameless plug: I'm actually starting a business selling macro textural shots.
Cool. Whatchagot?

Tahko Tetsujin

08-04-2009, 01:38 PM

Well. I came in here expecting well shot, well thought out, cosplay shots.

Then I find unrelated stuff.

Meh.

howyadoin

08-04-2009, 01:50 PM

Cool. Whatchagot?Not a whole lot so far. But the company is a joint venture between my friend John and I (he's an actual photographer, unlike myself). The plan is that we'll offer 50-meg images for $10 a pop, no restrictions on usage. He's combing through his archives for macro shots, and I'm doing the same with my texture scans. Plus we're collaborating on a bunch of new stuff.

It'll be divided into background textures and textured borders. We're hoping to have it up in the fall sometime, once we've got 500 images to start with.

thespianphryne

08-05-2009, 10:20 AM

I like taking photos of random folks in the subway.

Sometimes the subway is treated like a private space:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/Sep%207%202006/100_1433.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/Sep%2014%20to%20Sep%2018%202006/100_1756copy.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/Sep%2014%20to%20Sep%2018%202006/100_1741.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/Sep%2014%20to%20Sep%2018%202006/100_1747.jpg

thespianphryne

08-05-2009, 10:25 AM

Sometimes you can see the masks of their lives:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/Sep%205%20Sep%206%202006/100_1284.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/Sep%207%202006/100_1477.jpg

Sometimes they catch you looking:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/Sep%205%20Sep%206%202006/100_1329.jpg

Ta2grrl

08-05-2009, 04:23 PM

Not a whole lot so far. But the company is a joint venture between my friend John and I (he's an actual photographer, unlike myself). The plan is that we'll offer 50-meg images for $10 a pop, no restrictions on usage. He's combing through his archives for macro shots, and I'm doing the same with my texture scans. Plus we're collaborating on a bunch of new stuff.

It'll be divided into background textures and textured borders. We're hoping to have it up in the fall sometime, once we've got 500 images to start with.

Sounds good...

Alot of texture artists in animation will happily pay for some good texture shots which they can then use as materials in their environments...

I had one at school with something like 30 different grains of wood alone...

It was a life saver...

Anything like brick, rock, wood, cloth...not so much water...skins of fruits and vegetables, anything without reflections really...

XXX

Winslow

08-07-2009, 07:02 AM

With candids what I usually do is stake out a location where I think interesting people hang out and hang out with my camera without taking pictures a few times. So then when my camera is lying about nobody suspects a thing. I usually takes photos in the subway when folks aren't looking. or at bars when they're not looking.

This one for example is by far the the favourite of all pics I've taken:

Yeah, I remember you posting that in RITAs. I love it as well. Good art tends to take me into the human experience, and I find myself wanting to know more about those 2 gentlemen as I look at your picture.

I'm also a big fan of textures and going in really close on mundane things until new and fascinating* things show up.

That's pretty sweet. I attempted to do something similar when on vacation last June with some funky fungus that was growing on the side of a tree (I saw it while hiking in Shenandoah National park). My macro and optics aren't good enough to get the affect I was looking for. I'll post it later when I get a chance to upload it in photobucket.

Winslow

08-07-2009, 07:29 AM

Shameless plug: I'm actually starting a business selling macro textural shots.

Not a whole lot so far. But the company is a joint venture between my friend John and I (he's an actual photographer, unlike myself). The plan is that we'll offer 50-meg images for $10 a pop, no restrictions on usage. He's combing through his archives for macro shots, and I'm doing the same with my texture scans. Plus we're collaborating on a bunch of new stuff.

It'll be divided into background textures and textured borders. We're hoping to have it up in the fall sometime, once we've got 500 images to start with.

Do you have any samples of your work?

I made this silly thing as a joke when someone mentioned convertible mittens in RITAs. I scanned a knit hat for the texture background of the mittens. I assume you will do somethng similar for photos?

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/WinslowSolomon/ConvertibleMittens_reduced.jpg

howyadoin

08-07-2009, 03:32 PM

Sounds good...

Alot of texture artists in animation will happily pay for some good texture shots which they can then use as materials in their environments...Thanks. That's an angle I hadn't even considered.

Do you have any samples of your work?

I made this silly thing as a joke when someone mentioned convertible mittens in RITAs. I scanned a knit hat for the texture background of the mittens. I assume you will do somethng similar for photos?

Yeah, there'll be lots of fabric textures, among other things. Lots of watercolour and paint textures, too - as much variety as possible, basically. As for samples, do you mean samples of the textures themselves, or of art with the textures in them? If it's the latter, just look in my art thread.

Winslow

08-09-2009, 03:04 PM

Yeah, there'll be lots of fabric textures, among other things. Lots of watercolour and paint textures, too - as much variety as possible, basically. As for samples, do you mean samples of the textures themselves, or of art with the textures in them? If it's the latter, just look in my art thread.

I was imagining you either painting over photographs, or scanning textures and integrating them into photographs with photoshop.

Is it one or the other? Both? or none of the above?

Winslow

08-09-2009, 03:08 PM

Went to the Jersey shore this past weekend and took these.

The first is a moonlit beach that simply did not come out the way I wanted. I really need a tripod and a way to get my lens to expose for longer period of time to get more light.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/WinslowSolomon/Moonlight_BeachP8070210.jpg

The second is just simply boring. I walked down to the beach in the morning but was too late for sunrise.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/WinslowSolomon/Morning_BeachP8080215.jpg

howyadoin

08-09-2009, 03:16 PM

I was imagining you either painting over photographs, or scanning textures and integrating them into photographs with photoshop.

Is it one or the other? Both? or none of the above?The latter.

(When I'm painting, I only use Photoshop when I'm working out the initial layout and the colour values.)

Gary_B

08-16-2009, 02:20 PM

I spent a lot of time messing around with HDR photography over the past year or so. Here's a link to an album (http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z101/garybolt/hdr/)I just made in Photobucket. I use a program called Photomatix to combine info from three different exposures of the same scene.

x_goalkeeper

08-25-2009, 02:58 AM

I think this is the best photo I have ever taken.. from the summit of Mount Fuji

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs173.snc1/6520_1097438836098_1230435204_30282781_6487978_n.j pg

LewMoxinsghost

08-25-2009, 04:48 AM

I think this is the best photo I have ever taken.. from the summit of Mount Fuji

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs173.snc1/6520_1097438836098_1230435204_30282781_6487978_n.j pg

That's a beautiful view. Makes me want to go visit it.

Mermaid

08-25-2009, 06:24 AM

I think this is the best photo I have ever taken.. from the summit of Mount Fuji

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs173.snc1/6520_1097438836098_1230435204_30282781_6487978_n.j pg

Really really good Goalie. Very atmospheric. I really like the light.

What camera did you take this with?

Mermaid

08-25-2009, 06:28 AM

Here's a couple of pics I took at Manifest last weekend. I currently own a few camera's. These shots were taken with a Nikon d50 though.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g58/melbournemermaid/mani0051bvga.jpg

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g58/melbournemermaid/mani0112vga.jpg

x_goalkeeper

08-26-2009, 03:52 AM

Really really good Goalie. Very atmospheric. I really like the light.

What camera did you take this with?

Thank you Mermaid!

I used my panasonic Lumix.. I do not own any professional type of cameras :biggrin:

Mermaid

08-26-2009, 06:01 AM

Thank you Mermaid!

I used my panasonic Lumix.. I do not own any professional type of cameras :biggrin:

ooooooooo ok, which model? I actually really like Panasonic because all of the middle to top class models have a Leica lens, plus they're very user friendly as the navigation is very easy to use.

Perfect example of how good they are with this shot Goalie. Well done.

x_goalkeeper

08-27-2009, 03:47 AM

ooooooooo ok, which model? I actually really like Panasonic because all of the middle to top class models have a Leica lens, plus they're very user friendly as the navigation is very easy to use.

Perfect example of how good they are with this shot Goalie. Well done.

Thank you for your compliments Mermaid! But your photography is better than mine!

The camera I used is Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5, but it got broken during the climb down from Mount Fuji summit :frown:

slimredninja

08-27-2009, 11:43 AM

I would say you both have mad skills mermaid used more tricks both of you guys make most of us amateurs look sad.

Mermaid

08-28-2009, 06:58 AM

I would say you both have mad skills mermaid used more tricks both of you guys make most of us amateurs look sad.

respectfully I will have to disagree.

Yes, I have some "skills" when it comes to photography. Adept at photo editing and experience BUT a photography is about capturing a moment in time that means something to you as a photographer and conveying that feeling to others.
Just because I photograph isn't technically perfect doesn't mean it isn't outstanding and unworthy of being recognized.

Dee106

09-19-2009, 08:40 AM

thespianphryne

12-16-2009, 03:02 PM

Just some random picks of a rehearsal with my students a couple of days ago. Photos were taken on a Nikon D5000. ISO equiv=3200, f=5.6 or 5 and 1/60.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/DSC_1098kelly2small.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/DSC_1092shaymarksmall.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/DSC_1090justinsmall.jpg

thespianphryne

12-16-2009, 09:26 PM

I know it's late but I can always use the information down the road. Anyone familiar with time exposure and any tips you could send my way. New into photography and going to try some this evening. Appreciate it! Thanks

Use a tripod and use a smaller aperture for sharpness in the case of very long exposures. Remote cable release, or remote shutter release in the case of DSLRs is a good idea also.

elheffe

12-17-2009, 01:23 AM

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/Sep%2014%20to%20Sep%2018%202006/100_1747.jpg

This one is awesome. Not quite as cool as the two old guys in the bar, but it's inching up there on the coolness scale.

DungeonmasterJim

12-17-2009, 08:13 AM

Just some random picks of a rehearsal with my students a couple of days ago. Photos were taken on a Nikon D5000. ISO equiv=3200, f=5.6 or 5 and 1/60.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/DSC_1090justinsmall.jpg

Really like this shot. It has so much atmosphere to it. As a story writer this shot is such a springboard of ides!

Nice work!

DM Jim

thespianphryne

12-21-2009, 03:21 PM

Random selection of photos from this weekend

Just like the juxtapostion
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC1219subwaytongue.jpg

Some pictures taken in Tompkins Square Park. I love when the weather changes the look and feel of the city
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC1490dogtable.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC1504tompkin1.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC1512tompkin2.jpg

thespianphryne

12-21-2009, 03:23 PM

Just some pictures in the snow when I went grocery shopping on Sunday morning.

A bicycle
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC1486bike.jpg

Teddy bears
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC1528deadbear.jpg

Dee106

12-21-2009, 03:28 PM

Great tip thank you...a newbie still learning...<G>

elheffe

12-22-2009, 09:58 AM

Teddy bears
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC1528deadbear.jpg

The one bear actually looks cold and miserable.

thespianphryne

12-22-2009, 01:46 PM

The one bear actually looks cold and miserable.

I know. It looked like a gallows field of dead bears.

thespianphryne

12-22-2009, 02:39 PM

Just been playing around with some texture and ambiance. Long exposure, wide aperture. ISO equiv. 3200.

All these pictures were taken in a west Village bar in NYC called Cubbyhole. Yes their ceiling is always like that; the decorations change seasonally.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC1578cubbyceiling.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC1582ellencubbysnmall.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC1581tarablursmall.jpg

elheffe

12-28-2009, 10:29 AM

psychic_therapy

02-17-2010, 08:25 PM

I performed a search and found no similar threads in the forum, so I thought I'd start a photography mega-thread.

Use this thread to ask questions, get tips on methods and equipment, or maybe showcase some of your stuff.

Those of you that use software to enhance or alter your digital photos, what do you use?

What are your favorite objects to capture in photos? Still lifes? Landscapes? Candids of people?

I don't like using software to alter my photos, and I use a (relatively) simple point and shoot camera.

My favorite subject is people, and lately have been captivated by cosplay. Here's a fairly recent sample of my "work"

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4354968850_458463fcf0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41907039@N05/4354968850/in/set-72157623279060719/)

More at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41907039@N05/sets/72157623279060719/

psychic_therapy

02-18-2010, 06:19 PM

Here's one of my more popular shots, Bayonetta cosplayers:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4250026221_54b7438761.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41907039@N05/4250026221/)

x_goalkeeper

02-20-2010, 10:03 PM

Teddy bears
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC1528deadbear.jpg

This is very interesting, how is the bear positioned in that way?

My favorite subject is people, and lately have been captivated by cosplay. Here's a fairly recent sample of my "work"

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4354968850_458463fcf0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41907039@N05/4354968850/in/set-72157623279060719/)

I like this photo! Very good Miku cosplay! :cool:

psychic_therapy

02-22-2010, 06:40 PM

I like this photo! Very good Miku cosplay! :cool:

Thanks!

Here's another of my favorite cosplay pics, though I wouldn't be able to tell you what character this is:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2573/4225328988_1b3e62542b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41907039@N05/4225328988/in/set-72157623106774888/)

Should I just start my own cosplay photography thread? haha

thespianphryne

06-14-2010, 11:29 AM

Cross-posted in my personal art thread as well.

So I was on holiday in the USVI where they definitely do not export shells and coral. But the thing that I loved was how the old coral and shells became part of the rocks in some places. And in other places looked like bird bones and stone roses. Just a selection of what I saw on the beach there, a couple of the folks I made friends with and randomness.

First couple of things I saw:
All these photos are taken with my new Sigma, 18-300mm, f5.2 lens on a Nikon D5000. Some of these shots have been post-processed.

Brain coral
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/016ecb90.jpg

Fish skin: the skin was mostly intact but the insides were lunch long ago
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/487e5edd.jpg

Conch shells
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/f725e6b9.jpg

...I love how this one sort of looks like a bird bill
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/39ab6479.jpg

thespianphryne

06-14-2010, 11:30 AM

Some regulars by the pool and beach

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/f26179c6.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/742ca7ee.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/6325e465.jpg

I became rather fond of Bruno, handyman at the hotel where I stayed. He's a quirky fella - he found a feather on the beach while unlocking the beach chairs the first morning I was there and just decided to wear it in his hat all the time. I processed it in Adobe Lightroom (trial version, but I think I'm going to get the full one). Just pushed the temperature a 1000 degrees and stepped up the brightness by 2 points.
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/df720437.jpg

thespianphryne

06-14-2010, 11:31 AM

Stone roses:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/c4c323c4.jpg

...the colours in some of these shells just seems so unreal
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/b4771878.jpg
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So, all the way in the USVI in a little back end town with some of the best Puerto Rican food I've had, and it turns out the owner/bartender of the joint and I have a friend in common
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/85a3ea0d.jpg

So this photo I took at an ISO equivalent of 1600 at 1/60 seconds with exposure compensation of +3.5. It came out pretty dark; all I had was a dimly lit silhouette and some colour highlights. This photo has been processed in Adobe Lightroom as well. Basically pushed the exposure by one step and increased the luminance. Also reduced the grain as much as I could. But take a gander at the untouched saturation on that frame.

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First time I've seen the Big J with a halo of thorns
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/93899238.jpg

Winslow

06-14-2010, 12:20 PM

Looks like you had a great vacation Das!

I really like the Conch shells. There's color, texture, and some sweet lines ... something for everyone!

I should post some of my attempts at macro shot of flowers when I get a chance.

Edit: Oh, and I love authentic Peurto Rican food. Man, it is so full of flavor! I am drooling just remember ing our trip back in 2007.

thespianphryne

07-08-2010, 02:37 PM

(*** Cross posted from my personal thread)

Starting a new series. Some pics will be better than others. Shooting using ISO 800 equivalent with a Sigma 18mm-200mm, f=5.3 at full extension. Going hand held because someone nicked my tripod.

I had to "over expose" these guys in my digital darkroom. I'm actually pleased with the graininess because it reminds me of all those pictures taken of languishing New York in the '70s and '80s

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/9a1e4697.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/a696c796.jpg

thespianphryne

07-25-2010, 10:53 PM

Just a couple of pictures of Hozenji Temple in Osaka, Japan. It's an old Shinto shrine. It was pretty dark so I couldn't take any pictures of the deity itself, but the lanterns are a natural for picture postcards.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/de739617.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/5e16c6d1.jpg

Winslow

07-26-2010, 07:43 AM

Just a couple of pictures of Hozenji Temple in Osaka, Japan. It's an old Shinto shrine. It was pretty dark so I couldn't take any pictures of the deity itself, but the lanterns are a natural for picture postcards.

Sweet. You have an eye for interesting shapes, Das.

You make me pine for Japan. I was in Osaka for a couple of months back in 1987.

Don't forget to try the Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake)!

thespianphryne

10-06-2010, 10:35 AM

Sweet. You have an eye for interesting shapes, Das.

You make me pine for Japan. I was in Osaka for a couple of months back in 1987.

Don't forget to try the Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake)!

Man, Osaka was great. I really loved it. Not the least for how much they love their food. I did Okonomiyaki. Went to one of the oldest places right outside town. So good.

thespianphryne

10-06-2010, 10:37 AM

Free bird

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC2090.jpg

thespianphryne

10-06-2010, 11:24 AM

Rickshaw driver, Agra

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC9882.jpg

thespianphryne

10-06-2010, 02:01 PM

Buddies

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/PUBLIC/_DSC6673.jpg

Winslow

11-05-2011, 08:22 AM

Whoa, it has been over a year since a post in this thread!

I know the thread it is intended to showcase forum amateurs, but here is a link to a magazine review of a professional photographer from my church.

I love the guys work, and thought you might enjoy it as well:

Through His Lens: How Photographer David Sacks Sees the World]Through His Lens: How Photographer David Sacks Sees the World (http://www.mainlinetoday.com/Main-Line-Today/November-2011/Through-His-Lens-How-Photographer-David-Sacks-Sees-the-World/)