Author Topic: the photography thread. (Read 717534 times)

Grubby Mits · « **Reply #2250 on:** September 07, 2011, 12:15:18 PM »

The first of chilled skatepark photos from today, don't really know how I feel about this, skateboard is out of focus etc. Can i get any critique on it? For example more contrast or whatever

Like that pitbull shot by the way ^

RoedGroed · « **Reply #2251 on:** September 07, 2011, 12:42:26 PM »

^^Like the different angle. Reminds me of the PJ Ladd cover from some time back. Its a tre flip right? Kinda hard to tell by the skaters style. But i like it, the board being little blurred isn't a problem at all. Maybe a little more space to the left - his finger is almost cut off.

Shot some photos for a local restaurant. The owner is a dick and doesnt pay his staff. I got my pay though, but still a dick.

Fs 180 fakie nosegrind on the only skateable street hubba in the entire country. Impossible to find if you don't know about it. Its really sketchy and the run-up is really bad.

Bs tail on a curb on a downhill. Kinda hard finding a good angle, critic would be nice, cause I had a hard time shooting it. Wanted to show how steep the hill was + the hole behind the curb. Think it turned out allright.

Grubby Mits · « **Reply #2252 on:** September 07, 2011, 01:00:30 PM »

Yeah it's a tre flip, thanks for the comments. That green fence is a bit distracting, have you tried cropping that out? Then the photo would be using thirds as well, might make it more interesting.

RoedGroed · « **Reply #2253 on:** September 07, 2011, 01:18:18 PM »

I tried a first, but it felt it was cropped to close to the curb then. The problem is, I couldnt include more to the right to use thirds, the street isn't wider than showed there. But.. you might be right! It might work better without the green fence shit. It is quite distracting and doesn't do anything for the picture. I will try cropping it again - thank you, always great with fresh eyes and opinions!

GatorsGhost · « **Reply #2254 on:** September 07, 2011, 01:58:13 PM »

I can't remember this dude's name, but he came through with Rodney Torres on the way to Maloof DC and killed it.

floop · « **Reply #2255 on:** September 07, 2011, 10:27:20 PM »

Quote from: GatorsGhost on September 07, 2011, 01:58:13 PM

I can't remember this dude's name, but he came through with Rodney Torres on the way to Maloof DC and killed it.

that looks like a rad spot

finknoos · « **Reply #2256 on:** September 08, 2011, 03:17:24 AM »

Quote from: RoedGroed on September 07, 2011, 12:42:26 PM

Bs tail on a curb on a downhill. Kinda hard finding a good angle, critic would be nice, cause I had a hard time shooting it. Wanted to show how steep the hill was + the hole behind the curb. Think it turned out allright.

i love how theres pink all over the ledge from where hes clearly tried it a few times

Matze · « **Reply #2257 on:** September 10, 2011, 03:03:55 AM »

does somebody have experiences with pola backs? I just bought myself one for cheap, shit only needs to get delivered. I want to use mainly for checking the light when working with flashes. according to flickr you can get a decent quality out of the polaroids and these fuji fp-100 films

TwisT · « **Reply #2258 on:** September 11, 2011, 10:21:34 PM »

i got a new camera, a flash and a a trigger, today was the first time i got to use the flash...

unfortunately i was filming before i started shooting and the battery died after this photo...

Cadillac Ranch Dressing · « **Reply #2259 on:** September 12, 2011, 10:52:24 AM »

Recently went to an annual Baltimore neighborhood festival, lots of weird characters.

Also had my first experience of being on the other side of the lens for someone's street photography. I saw him pre-focusing as he was walking towards me and then he pointed it at me. Of course I did the one thing I hate when I'm doing street photography: I smiled. Haha no clue why.

thepman · « **Reply #2260 on:** September 12, 2011, 12:43:41 PM »

stefan · « **Reply #2261 on:** September 12, 2011, 02:36:55 PM »

Crooked

Feeble pop out

shot them the same night.
He was killin it

Hercules Rockefeller · « **Reply #2262 on:** September 12, 2011, 02:43:05 PM »

Quote from: stefan on September 12, 2011, 02:36:55 PM

He was killin it

and so are you.

stefan · « **Reply #2263 on:** September 12, 2011, 02:56:54 PM »

Quote from: Hercules Rockefeller on September 12, 2011, 02:43:05 PM

Quote from: stefan on September 12, 2011, 02:36:55 PM
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He was killin it

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and so are you.

Thank You

NCSB · « **Reply #2264 on:** September 12, 2011, 07:01:18 PM »

http://followgram.me/mcchron

actual film pictures coming soon

Hercules Rockefeller · « **Reply #2265 on:** September 13, 2011, 02:32:41 AM »

some more cheesy shit from sweden.

Matze · « **Reply #2266 on:** September 13, 2011, 12:28:41 PM »

too lazy to get rid of the dust.

friendly dave · « **Reply #2267 on:** September 13, 2011, 04:50:14 PM »

Light meter is broken, and my lens is stuck at F1.4. Fun sometimes, a real pain in the ass others.

Jakelous · « **Reply #2268 on:** September 13, 2011, 10:18:48 PM »

Holy shit matze what type of medium format camera do you use, i loved all of those

Siem van Woerkom · « **Reply #2269 on:** September 14, 2011, 07:23:22 AM »

good stuff everyone! cool to see so many people shooting

Ive been at it for 8 years now, here's some of my stuff

Matze · « **Reply #2270 on:** September 14, 2011, 10:27:48 AM »

Quote from: Jakelous on September 13, 2011, 10:18:48 PM

Holy shit matze what type of medium format camera do you use, i loved all of those

thanks alot! I'm using a hasselblad 500 c/m mostly with a kodak film. the secret is to get a good film and bring it to a lab, that does a perfect job.

finknoos · « **Reply #2271 on:** September 14, 2011, 12:48:07 PM »

I know most of you guys dont like HDR but i was bored at the weekend so thought id try it out. C&C is very welcome as this is my first attempt

Mooley · « **Reply #2272 on:** September 14, 2011, 09:02:24 PM »

Far too much glowing in all of them, and too much movement between the shots in all the ones with clouds and the one with ducks.

Brandon · « **Reply #2273 on:** September 14, 2011, 11:18:18 PM »

cannot understand the appeal of HDR. maybe it's just me.

finknoos · « **Reply #2274 on:** September 15, 2011, 01:34:16 AM »

Quote from: Mooley on September 14, 2011, 09:02:24 PM

Far too much glowing in all of them, and too much movement between the shots in all the ones with clouds and the one with ducks.

isnt that kinda the point of HDR? to make the colours look rediculous.

and how can i improve?

Grubby Mits · « **Reply #2275 on:** September 15, 2011, 11:49:43 AM »

Matze and Brandon, absolutely killing it. Especially the smiley baloon shot.

Hopefully I'm getting a Fujica AX-3 to replace my AX-1 which has light leaks or whatever which has been fucking up my film shots for ages now. I was going to get it repaired in Jessops but that would end up being like 5 times the price of getting an AX-3 body, fuck them. Stoked.

Mooley · « **Reply #2276 on:** September 15, 2011, 01:48:25 PM »

Quote from: finknoos on September 15, 2011, 01:34:16 AM

Quote from: Mooley on September 14, 2011, 09:02:24 PM
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Far too much glowing in all of them, and too much movement between the shots in all the ones with clouds and the one with ducks.
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isnt that kinda the point of HDR? to make the colours look rediculous.

and how can i improve?

Don't set out to make the colours look ridiculous, set out to get detail out of shadows and highlights in difficult lighting. Like with all photo editing (in my opinion) you should just obey the God quote from Futurama - 'when you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all'

Monty Burns · « **Reply #2277 on:** September 15, 2011, 02:03:59 PM »

Anybody using Canon up in this bitch ? , I keep getting a error 99 when I take pictures , seems to get fixed when changing settings sometimes , and sometimes zoom . But fucks me up more times then not ...

Canon Eos 350 if that helps any ?

stefan · « **Reply #2278 on:** September 15, 2011, 05:27:17 PM »

I've had error 99 a few weeks ago. Dropped my lens on the floor and then shot 20 photos and the error popped up. i did some research and it has something to do with your lens failing to communicate with your body. im glad it was my kitlens so i bought a second hand one for cheap. repairing it can be quite expensive.

Hercules Rockefeller · « **Reply #2279 on:** September 15, 2011, 06:38:35 PM »

Quote from: Mooley on September 15, 2011, 01:48:25 PM

Quote from: finknoos on September 15, 2011, 01:34:16 AM
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Quote from: Mooley on September 14, 2011, 09:02:24 PM
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Far too much glowing in all of them, and too much movement between the shots in all the ones with clouds and the one with ducks.
[close]

isnt that kinda the point of HDR? to make the colours look rediculous.

and how can i improve?
[close]

Don't set out to make the colours look ridiculous, set out to get detail out of shadows and highlights in difficult lighting. Like with all photo editing (in my opinion) you should just obey the God quote from Futurama - 'when you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all'

i suck at photography, but this is one of the things i actually try to keep in mind. thanks, matt groening.