Author Topic: the photography thread. (Read 719053 times)

loophole · « **Reply #210 on:** November 09, 2008, 11:50:17 PM »

borrowed a friend's leica, but the film i used was slow and expired. this is the only shot i really like, but i'm quite happy with it!

Todd Hallins · « **Reply #211 on:** November 10, 2008, 01:16:16 AM »

Quote from: lenny on June 04, 2008, 12:06:05 PM

This is a really nice photo. I especially felt alot of emotion in this one. Almost the feeling of hopelessness. It encompasses what skate boarding is all about. Hanging out, even if you might be addicted to drugs, still having the time of your life. Just having no place to go and letting the whole world know "I DONT CARE WHAT YOU THINK!"

loophole · « **Reply #212 on:** November 10, 2008, 01:22:23 AM »

mr. david lumpkins! it's been a while. how's it going?

ige · « **Reply #213 on:** November 10, 2008, 06:27:07 AM »

I'm a real novice when it comes to photography. All i have is a Zenit ET with a 42mm lens.

Matze · « **Reply #214 on:** November 10, 2008, 07:02:39 AM »

a zenit was my first camera too. it's a shame that it didn't have a light meter.

the second to last picture is beautiful ... what kind of film did you use?

ige · « **Reply #215 on:** November 10, 2008, 12:03:46 PM »

I use the cheapest standard film around. Those Fujicolor ones that cost like 3 bucks for a 24. I don't really want to invest in expensive film, since i'm such a novice. I've only shot 7 rolls of film, so i'm still learning and experementing. Maybe next year i'll try to get a better camera and then start trying out more B&W, provia and velvia films.

You know, what i find really interesting? Lomo. Does anyone have any experience with lomography?

I'm really not a fan of digital photography, but sometimes...

sebastian toombs · « **Reply #216 on:** November 10, 2008, 06:12:52 PM »

a friend on a photo forum has this snapper for sale... a pretty inexpensive way to get into MF if anyone is interested. plus it comes with a light meter thats worth at least $50 on its own. let me know if youre interested

gordon bombay · « **Reply #217 on:** November 13, 2008, 09:04:10 AM »

was debating on whether or not to post it here, but im psyched on it so whatever. i have a photo essay up on king shit. its an online art mag kind of thing and there's a lot of good interviews and other features up there.

http://kingshit.org/article.php?entry_id=122

Randozzi · « **Reply #218 on:** November 14, 2008, 02:08:38 PM »

nice one. ever see the Fecal Face homemade tattoo article? funny stuff.

Matze · « **Reply #219 on:** November 15, 2008, 12:53:15 AM »

i'm much into lomogrphy, although i only have holga. but the wy i use my sr is much influenced by lomo stuff.

i posted this one before, but it's still nice

wake and bacon · « **Reply #220 on:** November 15, 2008, 08:57:33 AM »

a few i've taken recently...

ige · « **Reply #221 on:** November 15, 2008, 10:10:49 AM »

Went to the so-called russian market today. I went looking for some lenses and what did i find? Between old Soviet equipment lies the Korean made Vivitar 2000 flash. The guy said it was 20 bucks, but i bargained it for 15. I'm so syked! Works like a charm, too. Now i have to shoot my film full to see the results.

It's the same one, only the flash doesn't move:

Also found out that my grandpa has a Lubitel. I'll try to get some 120 film for it and try that out, too:

Fongstarr. · « **Reply #222 on:** November 16, 2008, 01:40:42 PM »

A couple photos that I took in the past couple of months.

loophole · « **Reply #223 on:** November 16, 2008, 05:44:50 PM »

a couple of my new york photos are up in an awesome little shop here in singapore.

(sorry for the shitty quality)

it's pretty rad- the photos are laminated on wood.

sebastian toombs · « **Reply #224 on:** November 16, 2008, 05:49:54 PM »

acid free wood?

GhostBusters · « **Reply #225 on:** November 16, 2008, 06:02:25 PM »

Quote from: Matze on November 15, 2008, 12:53:15 AM

i'm much into lomogrphy, although i only have holga. but the wy i use my sr is much influenced by lomo stuff.

i posted this one before, but it's still nice

My thoughts against lomo bloging were perfectly expressed in that video.

" I really thought about what I was doing. With this I just stopped thinking, and started shooting everything."

I hate it.

SleepyPeePee · « **Reply #226 on:** November 16, 2008, 07:30:47 PM »

Quote from: Mr Fongstarr on November 16, 2008, 01:40:42 PM

A couple photos that I took in the past couple of months.

that 3rd and army photo is sick. as well as the other ones too.
the bard wire one looks like Polaroid Time Zero film.
what kind of Camera are you using?

I only shoot Polaroid SX-70s and i have a Petri 35mm with no light meter. Still getting use to it.

Fongstarr. · « **Reply #227 on:** November 16, 2008, 09:44:38 PM »

^^^^^^I am probably the unconventional photographer. I shoot with just a Canon Rebel XTi and use photoshop to do a lot of my edits with cropping and colors. I'd love to learn film but I graduated in graphic design and digital photography somewhat goes hand in hand. Thanks for the props.....but always feel like I am cheating but that is the way modern photography is.

Matze · « **Reply #228 on:** November 17, 2008, 12:09:01 AM »

Quote from: loophole on November 16, 2008, 05:44:50 PM

a couple of my new york photos are up in an awesome little shop here in singapore.

(sorry for the shitty quality)

it's pretty rad- the photos are laminated on wood.

that's a good way to show pictures. the combination with the light makes it.

how much did you pay for each picture on wood?

loophole · « **Reply #229 on:** November 17, 2008, 04:38:18 AM »

Quote from: Matze on November 17, 2008, 12:09:01 AM

Quote from: loophole on November 16, 2008, 05:44:50 PM
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a couple of my new york photos are up in an awesome little shop here in singapore.

(sorry for the shitty quality)

it's pretty rad- the photos are laminated on wood.
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that's a good way to show pictures. the combination with the light makes it.

how much did you pay for each picture on wood?

it was pretty cheap. ended up being about 10 bucks to print and laminate each, 12x16. (it was done in vietnam)

and im not sure whether its acid free. why? would that be a problem?

rocklobster · « **Reply #230 on:** November 17, 2008, 05:03:58 AM »

Quote from: Matze on November 15, 2008, 12:53:15 AM

i'm much into lomogrphy, although i only have holga. but the wy i use my sr is much influenced by lomo stuff.

i posted this one before, but it's still nice

time to break the bank and get me a lomo camera! ide love to bring it to taiwan at the end of the year....

Derk the Jerk · « **Reply #231 on:** November 17, 2008, 05:46:39 AM »

I'm thinking about buying a holga, but i'm not sure yet.
Matze, do you know what the biggest difference is between a lomo and a holga?

rocklobster · « **Reply #232 on:** November 17, 2008, 06:06:21 AM »

Quote from: Derk the Jerk on November 17, 2008, 05:46:39 AM

I'm thinking about buying a holga, but i'm not sure yet.
Matze, do you know what the biggest difference is between a lomo and a holga?

i think lomography (or lomo) is a style of photography, produced when using the old russian lomo camera.... holdga is a brand of lomo cameras, manufactured in china and resembles a toy camera, but can still be used to get the same type of shots....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomography

Back to 0 · « **Reply #233 on:** November 17, 2008, 07:42:10 AM »

nice pics

sebastian toombs · « **Reply #234 on:** November 17, 2008, 08:56:57 AM »

you know, i couldnt stomach more than 1 minute of that little video, but generally i agree with warren / ghostbusters...

if you really want to do lomo / holga style stuff, why not just buy a good camera and then learn how to make your pictures look like the lomo / holga style? filters, gels, cross-processing, pushing and pulling, double exposures, etc. then you still have the option of taking good pictures when (or if) you want to. some really, really good film cameras (whether 35mm or medium format) can be bought at such ridiculously cheap prices these days, that it doesnt make sense to spend money on a plastic piece of crap camera with which your results will always be more serendipitous (accidental) than intentional. some of you dudes here have bought killer cameras in the last month or so; how are you finding it so far?

artichoke · « **Reply #235 on:** November 17, 2008, 11:14:27 AM »

Quote from: sebastian toombs on November 17, 2008, 08:56:57 AM

you know, i couldnt stomach more than 1 minute of that little video, but generally i agree with warren / ghostbusters...

if you really want to do lomo / holga style stuff, why not just buy a good camera and then learn how to make your pictures look like the lomo / holga style? filters, gels, cross-processing, pushing and pulling, double exposures, etc. then you still have the option of taking good pictures when (or if) you want to. some really, really good film cameras (whether 35mm or medium format) can be bought at such ridiculously cheap prices these days, that it doesnt make sense to spend money on a plastic piece of crap camera with which your results will always be more serendipitous (accidental) than intentional. some of you dudes here have bought killer cameras in the last month or so; how are you finding it so far?

Agreed, to an extent.

Anyway, I'm enjoying my new MF rig. I've only shot one roll so far (work and school are killing my free time) but i'm enjoying it and am already thinking about scoping out a new one that has a full 6x6 square.

rocklobster · « **Reply #236 on:** November 17, 2008, 11:44:12 AM »

im looking into lomo because im just way too lazy to learn all there is to the world of photography.... its something i really appreciate but can never bring myself to putting all the time and effort needed to take really amazing photographs.... if i can get something which takes great looking photos simply while giving me the chance to do little tweaks and experimentation, thats great, hence lomography.... plus getting into digital photography seems to be a very big investment (body, lens, lights, etc), and im not ready to put that kind of money into something im not sure i want to commit to fully....

maybe if i like film photography enough, maybe ill take up digital someday.... and nothing worse than having a thousand dollar digital camera stolen....

Matze · « **Reply #237 on:** November 17, 2008, 11:44:12 AM »

i agree, but disagree. lomo is going back to the beginnings, there is no need in hightech equipement. you don't have to take a light meter and or a 500 megapixel cam to take good pics. and yes, the accidental thing is something great. i mean, i love to have control of something to a certain degree (i use my canon slr only on manual), but what i learned by accident is not explained in any photo books ... i mean, the lomographic society is making prices for the cameras that are way too high. 200 bucks for a lomo lca, when you can buy a regular compact camera for 10 euros? hello? there is close to no difference.

in the end of the day, lomography is a good and interresting way to learn things about analog photography, but can be used on an advanced level as ben said.

by the way:
here is the flyer

and here the original

loophole · « **Reply #238 on:** November 18, 2008, 04:50:31 AM »

i botched the development of three test rolls with my yashica, all of which were already overexposed. i need to get myself a good lightmeter. (but yes, ben, i fell in love with the camera as soon as i opened the box. even though its missing a lens cap and a functioning light meter, i love it. ahhhh!)

but this one came out perfect, and i think the fuckups made it look beautiful!

Matze · « **Reply #239 on:** November 19, 2008, 12:13:48 PM »

randozzi will kill me for buying this plastic crap of halfframe slr. if it's still gonna at 20 euro on sunday, then i got a new toy.

http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Yashica_Samurai_X4.0

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