Post Your Photography

[Serenity]

OK, so I'm in my last few days of using a Fuji s5700, which is essentially a relatively good point and shoot, some may say it's prosumer. Upgrading to a Canon 450D.

But yeah, post whatever photography you've done, it can be recent, old, whatever.

This is an old jalopy on a friend's farm.
http://fc60.deviantart.com/fs39/f/2008/335/5/3/Jalopy_by_kmw1990.jpg
Outback Sunset.
http://fc29.deviantart.com/fs39/f/2008/335/6/3/Jut__by_kmw1990.jpg
Plough on my aunt and uncle's property.
http://fc81.deviantart.com/fs27/f/2008/098/7/c/Plough_by_kmw1990.jpg
Me being a poser.
http://fc26.deviantart.com/fs39/f/2008/332/2/8/Wench__by_kmw1990.jpg
http://fc29.deviantart.com/fs38/f/2008/332/a/2/Pout__by_kmw1990.jpg
A little old shack by the railway
http://fc76.deviantart.com/fs29/f/2008/099/8/0/Railroad_Shack_4_by_kmw1990.jpg
I realise some of these are quite large. Apologies.

Keep in mind I've only been taking photos since September of 2007 and really only in the last few months have I gotten semi-serious.

[Lazlow]

F*** YEAH!

In all seriousness, I like your work. Good use of lighting and exposure to create a mood - especially in that first one.

Less so in that last one though... its a bit flat. I'm not really feeling any depth with it :/

If you are looking for a buyer for that Fuji s5700, give us a PM. I've been on the lookout for a good starter camera, but my budget is on the limited side.

[Str8JaktJim]

I was thinking about doing this last week. I'll have to chase up some of the ones I took while I was away.

[Serenity]

Thanks Laz, the bottom is actually my fave. I did that on Xmas 2007 and amped up the colour in PSP. I'll show you the original.

http://fc59.deviantart.com/fs30/f/2008/099/5/0/Railroad_Shack_Unedited_by_kmw1990.jpg

I don't really like landscape photography, I prefer people but I have a serious lack of people wanting to model for me, unfortunately. So it ends up being me.

Here's my gallery. I only just recently restarted using DA.
http://kmw1990.deviantart.com/gallery/

[Lazlow]

Have to be careful with over saturating an image; whilst the red on the roof is striking and vibrant, the trees in the background become black blobs.

You previously said you suck at selections... what method do you use to select and area?

[Serenity]

The lasso in PSP. Point to point mostly, I just don't really like the Smart Edge much.

[Lazlow]

I've never used Paint Shop Pro; does it have a Pen/Bezier Curve tool you can use to make a selection mask?

[Serenity]

Yeah it has a pen tool but I've never really bothered with it. Mainly because I have nfi what to do.

[Lazlow]

I was the same for a long time, I really didn't get to grips with it until after I left Uni. But since then I haven't used anything else, once you get to grips with it you'll wonder how you survived without it.

That said it can operate differently between programs. Corel Draw for instance (which I have to use at work) has the shittiest pen tool in existence; defies the term "user friendly". Definitely prefer the Adobe range in that regard.

[Serenity]

I just tried to mess around with it and it confuses me cause it seems you can only do one point to point.

[Gnomey_g]

That car pic is awesomely creepy, looks like something from an old horror film.

I like landscapes :D

http://fc75.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/209/b/6/Scarborough_Castle_2_by_gnomage.jpg
http://fc91.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/209/2/d/Scarborough_Castle_3_by_gnomage.jpg
http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/209/0/d/Scarborough_Castle_4_by_gnomage.jpg
http://fc65.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/210/e/b/Lincoln_Castle_by_gnomage.jpg
http://fc79.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/210/2/a/Lincoln_Castle_2_by_gnomage.jpg

[Serenity]

Thanks Matt. <3

...

...

..AND ****ING WOAH that's good stuff man.

[Lazlow]

Mortiis' playground :p

[Serenity]

I lol'd at the solar panels on the castle. What's this newfangled technology, eh?

[Serenity]

Random editing
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2973676186_d531389be1.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2973674954_f2d326c1e3.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2972824855_788be7db54.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2972823421_6201c73432.jpg
More sunsets
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2965890965_8fedd475e7.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2966738612_ae75c75db8.jpg

Taken with a Canon Powershot
Stupid shadows.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2966637540_294be4ec13.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/2966638404_a377fd4fc7.jpg

[Str8JaktJim]

That car pic is awesomely creepy, looks like something from an old horror film.

It looks like Brum's father.

[Serenity]

Speaking of fathers, here's mine.

http://fc78.deviantart.com/fs38/f/2008/335/9/2/Jeff__by_kmw1990.jpg

[nkbswe5]

I like animal photography
http://fc77.deviantart.com/fs22/i/2008/029/8/2/Some_form_of_Meerkat_by_nkbswe5.jpg

[Serenity]

Aww it's a meerkat! So cute!

[Blue]

I like animal photography
http://fc77.deviantart.com/fs22/i/2008/029/8/2/Some_form_of_Meerkat_by_nkbswe5.jpgYou sick ****!

Oh... Animal photography.

[Blue]

It's definitely not a 'prosumer' product. Neither is the 450D, for that matter. You'd really have to be looking at a 40D (and 45/50D?) before you can give it that tag.

The car is cool.

[JubeiSaotome]

Some old shit from circa 2005.

http://fc59.deviantart.com/fs9/i/2006/066/e/7/Days_gone_by_by_JubeiSaotome.jpg

http://fc29.deviantart.com/fs9/i/2006/066/a/5/Vineyards_by_JubeiSaotome.jpg

http://fc41.deviantart.com/fs7/i/2005/242/1/f/Clear_tranquil_by_JubeiSaotome.jpg

[Serenity]

It's definitely not a 'prosumer' product. Neither is the 450D, for that matter. You'd really have to be looking at a 40D (and 45/50D?) before you can give it that tag.

The car is cool.

I think that descrip was in terms of point-and-shoots as being halfway between your average p&s and your slrs/dlsrs. But yeah I really know stuff all about some of that terminology used.

[PrattP]

I keep reading this thread as "Post your Pornography".

Just thought you'd all like to know.

[Mouldy]

http://fc62.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/274/e/4/Metropolis_by_MouldyNachos.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/MouldyNachos/City_by_Tristan.jpg?t=1228202875


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/MouldyNachos/P10100292.jpg


There's more that I can't be assed finding. I would probably enjoy doing photography as a hobby, but yeah. No time!

[Flaps]

Mouldy's are the best

[Str8JaktJim]

Here's some pictures that I took while I was away. I regret putting the time stamp on it. It seemed like such a good idea at the time, so I could remember where it was taken, but I remembered without it most of the time.

Edit: All those pictures were taken with a Sony Ericsson K800I phone. It has a 3.2 megapixel camera.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~acdcmac/sunrise.JPG
A sunrise on a bus trip from Aswan to Abu Simbel in Egypt

http://members.iinet.net.au/~acdcmac/balloon.jpg
A hot air balloon ride over the west bank of Luxor in Egypt

http://members.iinet.net.au/~acdcmac/nile.JPG
A boat ride on the nile

http://members.iinet.net.au/~acdcmac/mountain.JPG
A mountain in Switzerland

http://members.iinet.net.au/~acdcmac/karnac.JPG
Karnac Temple in Egypt

http://members.iinet.net.au/~acdcmac/luxor.JPG
A statue at Luxor Temple Egypt

[banjoeskimo]

Far too many to post. My gallery is here (http://eibach.deviantart.com/gallery/). I think I'm up to about 600 shots on there now, and I've tried to keep it varied between landscapes, portraiture and other stuff. Critiques welcomed!

[Serenity]

I've added you on DA man, you are really good.

[RawkSuga]

Some of my stuff -
These with a Cannon SLR ESO 10 D for tafe

http://fc43.deviantart.com/fs10/i/2006/096/e/2/The_Crimson_by_StolenStars.jpg

Lighting assignment -

http://fc71.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/286/b/0/Bailey__s_Shottie___Diffused_by_StolenStars.jpg
Using Diffused lighting

http://fc41.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/286/3/2/PS_Controller___Shape_by_StolenStars.jpg
Creating shape using lighting, it's a PS2 controller btw

http://fc41.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/286/d/3/PS_Controller___Contrast_by_StolenStars.jpg
Using contrast lighting techniques

http://fc27.deviantart.com/fs17/f/2007/152/3/5/Meerkat_Contrast_by_StolenStars.jpg
Meerkat

http://fc68.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/149/0/d/Tasmanian_Devil_by_StolenStars.jpg
Tassie Devil

http://fc69.deviantart.com/fs18/f/2007/152/a/a/Meerkat_1_by_StolenStars.jpg
Meerkat again

http://fc11.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/149/1/5/Crocs_by_StolenStars.jpg
Crocs

[Bellamut]

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7540/image020vl3.jpg
Wharf Street, Cairns.

[Ashmaran]

Here's two I like:

http://www.ashmaran.com/images/kiyomizu.jpg
Kiyomizu Temple and overlooking Kyoto

http://www.ashmaran.com/images/punakaiki.jpg
Sunset at Punakaiki Beach (NZ South island)

[banjoeskimo]

Attempting to get the hang of parkour photogtaphy and a friend's wide angle at the same time... bare with me! Critiques and comments appreciated.

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Andrew-Parkour-099.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Andrew-Parkour-077BW.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Andrew-Parkour-167.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Andrew-Parkour-190.jpg

[Lazlow]

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Andrew-Parkour-099.jpg
THIS SHOT BROUGHT TO YOU BY TACO BELL

[Twisted Conspiracy]

That shot is Awesome! ;)

[Str8JaktJim]

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Andrew-Parkour-190.jpg

Did this shot end badly? You can tell me, I promise I won't laugh. :P

That is an awesome shot, though.

[Michaelangelo]

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Andrew-Parkour-167.jpg



Holy shit. That's terrific. The one in colour is really good too.

What wide angle are you using?

[Serenity]

Gnomey's kitty.
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v921/6/50/559002447/n559002447_1727928_2442.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v921/6/50/559002447/n559002447_1727925_1745.jpg

[Lazlow]

Lord he branded an M into its forehead to prove ownership!

[Serenity]

Yeah, no smuggling it back to QLD :(

[Filthy Old Drunk]

I like taking photos, but I wouldn't say I have an interest in photography.

http://i35.tinypic.com/2s78036.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/mav3v9.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2mib1k.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/33mmnpi.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/sfulqs.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/334lmjl.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/j0w6sy.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2v96qe9.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/9s585s.jpg

[Serenity]

Woah, you should have an interest in it, looking at those.
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v921/6/50/559002447/n559002447_1741915_3254.jpg
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v921/6/50/559002447/n559002447_1741918_3976.jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v921/6/50/559002447/n559002447_1741916_3499.jpg
I haven't done anything to these, Gnomey has no image editing programs.

[Serenity]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3077/3117093807_033ac910bf_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/3117092953_84b1fc5efc_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/3115230704_db2b1d51a4_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3008/3113297214_3c816a008e_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3157/3112465501_9f2eb99409_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/3117921920_baa39a1e79_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/3117094599_a2d587d765_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/3117918944_de49d1cf2e_o.jpg

[Clift]

In terms of photo editing, I have no idea. :p

But here's a couple of pics I took this afternoon. :)

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/9924/s7300020gv5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/s7300020gv5.jpg/1/w640.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img78/s7300020gv5.jpg/1/)

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8287/s7300019rq5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/s7300019rq5.jpg/1/w640.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img214/s7300019rq5.jpg/1/)

[Serenity]

Clift, that was certainly a beautiful sunset you captured there.

I am not ashamed to admit I edit my photos. The minimum I do to any one photo that I do edit is to amp up the contrast.

[Blue]

A recent trip to the country.

I took 450.

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v646/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_172702_6875.jpg
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v646/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_172707_7040.jpg
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v646/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_172715_4917.jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v646/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_172740_3978.jpg
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v646/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_172758_1878.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v646/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_172773_3006.jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v646/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_172786_4085.jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v646/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_172804_7513.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v646/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_172807_149.jpg

[Serenity]

I took 550 in Perth.

Great pics, by the way. I really enjoy black and white photography, portraits in particular.

[Blue]

I was pleased with how many I took, considering it was only over two days, and with the amount of substance abuse going on.

Cheers mate, I love B&W portraiture, it's classic. You're taking some macro shots too though, which I've never really dabbled with.

[Serenity]

I took those 550 over 12 days and about 300 to 400 turned out crappy on the computer. A few of my pics would probably make decent black and white portraits but I have a hard time deciding which I prefer over the other with colour altering.
For example:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/3118374174_f65d76ef30_o.jpg

That wasn't even converted to grayscale, it took as very close to black and white and then I just changed the contrast.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3118/3118374178_7003f1d533_o.jpg

I like the far out look of the second but I also like to keep the relatively natural first one.

[Blue]

I haven't altered my images at all, but for some the editing is more rewarding than taking the picture.

[drzaius]

hold on... those are from perth?
crazy.

[Serenity]

Yeah all the parkish ones are at least.

[Mouldy]

Tip 1: Levels > Brightness/Contrast

[Blue]

Tip 1: Levels > Brightness/ContrastWell technically Tip 1 would be Manual Settings > Aperture/Shutter Speed/ISO. ;)

[Serenity]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/3121589197_b9975f047b_o.jpg
I'm obsessed with bokehs lately.

[666]

My girl just bought a Nikon D700, such a nice camera.

[Serenity]

I don't know a great deal about Nikons as I'm affiliated with Canon at the moment and used to use a Fuji but I've read the specs and it looks like a nifty little (rather, big?) camera.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/3124807762_9dd65ff38e.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3213/3124280078_e76f91a746.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/3128084044_e03e06b218.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/3128009082_fe60b3ab92.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3130/3128082840_6b6a7a599a.jpg

[Surgeon.]

I don't know a great deal about Nikons as I'm affiliated with Canon at the moment.

Hi-five fellow Canon 1000D owner. :)

Picked it up today for $878 with twin lens kit. Going to grab a 4GB card tomorrow so should be all good.

Being my first SLR, probably going to take a while to get around to learning all the functions/settings etc but I'm looking forward to it.

[Serenity]

Hi-five fellow Canon 1000D owner. :)

Picked it up today for $878 with twin lens kit. Going to grab a 4GB card tomorrow so should be all good.

Being my first SLR, probably going to take a while to get around to learning all the functions/settings etc but I'm looking forward to it.

I'll help you out if you need it, so just say the word!

[Surgeon.]

Took a couple test shots on auto mode, and they came out pretty good. Kinda lose their effect when they're resized, but you get the idea.

Loving the 1000D so far. :)


http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5895/pic1ai8.jpg

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/1853/pic2iw2.jpg

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/4363/pic3di3.jpg

[Blue]

Your cat looks very much like my cat.

[woodyagw]

one of my mates bought (at the time) the latest and greatest canon digital
not sure of the model number but it's quite big and takes huge pics - either 22 or 25 MP
I think he said it cost about 12000, but he's a property devloper so he can afford it.
he also has this big printer to print out posters and stuff, but the relly cool part is that it can handle canvas so I get to put some of my pics onto canvas as he reckons the printer needs to be used more - yay

[Serenity]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3310/3188987741_dae8837741_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/3189827672_024d63fd44_o.jpg
Sorry about the slight blur, it was a bit breezy when I took these.

[/backslash]

Nice Macro shots :) (aside from the annoying breeze)

I took these around my friend's house last week. I'm no photographer and these were shot with my IXUS 80. I have the original sizes at 3264x2448 if anybody wants them

http://users.tpg.com.au/surashi//IMG_0343a.jpg

http://users.tpg.com.au/surashi//IMG_0351a.jpg

http://users.tpg.com.au/surashi//IMG_0350a.jpg

http://users.tpg.com.au/surashi//IMG_0363a.jpg

[Lazlow]

First is best exposure wise, third is best composition wise.

Some nice colour though.

[Serenity]

Thanks Backslash. Going to a photography workshop for the next few days in the afternoons. Let's hope I learn something new. I know all your basics like aperture, shutter speed etc etc. I'd really like to learn about lighting.

[Manny M]

one of my mates bought (at the time) the latest and greatest canon digital
not sure of the model number but it's quite big and takes huge pics - either 22 or 25 MP
I think he said it cost about 12000, but he's a property devloper so he can afford it.
he also has this big printer to print out posters and stuff, but the relly cool part is that it can handle canvas so I get to put some of my pics onto canvas as he reckons the printer needs to be used more - yay

Probably this little number: EOS-1Ds Mark III (http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=15710)

Lucky bastard!

[Serenity]

I didn't learn anything new at the workshop. :( It was a waste of time.

[banjoeskimo]

Went shooting again this weekend, results as follows...

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Ninja_Monkey_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/O_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Rooftops_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Hop_Step_Jump_by_Eibach.jpg

[Serenity]

If I could get to be even a tenth of the photographer you are I'd be thrilled.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3130/3225723474_c6eec790b4_o.jpg

[BM2]

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Andrew-Parkour-167.jpg


This is pretty damn awesome.



Here are some random photos from a recent trip to New York and Los Angeles:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/_BM2_/100_2952.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/_BM2_/100_2763.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/_BM2_/100_3215.jpg

[pauljdavidson]

This is embarrassing, but how do I post pictures here?

[/backslash]

This is embarrassing, but how do I post pictures here?
Photobucket (http://photobucket.com/), or use your ISP server

[sheeps]

I bought a 1000D but I want a new lens with a larger aperture. f3.5 doesn't satisfy my depth of fieldyness. Coming from my film camera which has f1.7 so it irritates me a little.

Whatever, it's fun.

I don't really have anything to show off from it atm. These'll do for now.

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1932/187/26/704110457/n704110457_1681673_4166.jpg

http://photos-a.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1966/187/26/704110457/n704110457_1753728_917.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1932/187/26/704110457/n704110457_1681653_9737.jpg

[pauljdavidson]

Taken with my new Nikon D60, here is a picture of my daughter. I like this camera, but I need to learn how to use it outside of the auto mode.

http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/pauljdavidson/DSC_0089.jpg

A Plumbago flower.
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/pauljdavidson/DSC_0018.jpg

[Serenity]

I bought a 1000D but I want a new lens with a larger aperture. f3.5 doesn't satisfy my depth of fieldyness. Coming from my film camera which has f1.7 so it irritates me a little.

Whatever, it's fun.

I don't really have anything to show off from it atm. These'll do for now.

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1932/187/26/704110457/n704110457_1681653_9737.jpg

Omnomnom bokeh love, even though there's only a little. <3
What lens do you use?

[sheeps]

That was on my 18-55mm lens. Probably on like.. f4 or 5.6 or something and on iso 1600. I foolishly deleted the original file (was still figuring out how to organise my photos and such) and so I don't have the metadata for it.

I've ordered a f1.8 lens which will give me some nice bokeh.

Also, if you like bokeh, I found this.

http://www.diyphotography.net/diy_create_your_own_bokeh

[Serenity]

I'm surprised it's not more noisy than what it is, but yeah good work.

Also thanks for the bokeh link, I found it greatly informative.

[sheeps]

Also: http://news.deviantart.com/article/70196/

[sheeps]

http://fc84.deviantart.com/fs40/f/2009/042/d/b/Godzilla_by_sheeps.jpg

Procrastinating at my desk.. I want my new lens already. Stupid out of stock filters delaying my order.

[FX-GTZ]

Cloudy Explosion:
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/3624/pic0255jw4.jpg

And i like to call this last one:
Aqua Lava:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1333/pic0382ot8.jpg

Btw I seriously misread this thread title as: Post your pornography, was tempted to.

[Serenity]

Sheeps, this is my macro lens.
http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?id=3317&navigator=5
I think it's pretty awesome myself.

[Michaelangelo]

Today I bought Canon 24-105mm L and 10-22mm lenses.

I really wish it wasn't night right now.

[Surgeon.]

Sheeps, this is my macro lens.
http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?id=3317&navigator=5
I think it's pretty awesome myself.

I was looking at Macro lenses. Then I looked at the price tag.

Anyway, I'd be interested to see some of your 'macro' pics.

[banjoeskimo]

Today I bought Canon 24-105mm L and 10-22mm lenses.

I really wish it wasn't night right now.


You mean this? (http://www.amazon.com/Canon-EF-S-10-22mm-3-5-4-5-Digital/dp/B0002Y5WXE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1234461260&sr=8-1)

I hate you so much right now. One of my friends has one and I've been stupid enough to use it. I say stupid, because it's perfect for my shooting style and now I spend 50% of my time whining that I don't have one with me when I go shooting because I can see so many opportunities to use it. I'm hoping I'll either be able to save up enough to get one, luck into it on sale, or put it on my wedding gift registry.

How much did you pay, out of curiosity?

[Serenity]

I was looking at Macro lenses. Then I looked at the price tag.

Anyway, I'd be interested to see some of your 'macro' pics.

These are my latest and nowhere near my best, which I've already posted.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3447/3271522965_b45fe8713d_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3386/3272344642_052a089778_o.jpg

[Michaelangelo]

You mean this? (http://www.amazon.com/Canon-EF-S-10-22mm-3-5-4-5-Digital/dp/B0002Y5WXE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1234461260&sr=8-1)

I hate you so much right now. One of my friends has one and I've been stupid enough to use it. I say stupid, because it's perfect for my shooting style and now I spend 50% of my time whining that I don't have one with me when I go shooting because I can see so many opportunities to use it. I'm hoping I'll either be able to save up enough to get one, luck into it on sale, or put it on my wedding gift registry.

How much did you pay, out of curiosity?


That's the one. It's going to take some time for me to learn how to stop my own feet getting in the frame!

I got it for $980 from here (http://d-d-photographics.com/canonlenses.htm#10-22). Their prices fluctuate every couple of days (it's gone up slightly since I bought mine) so it's worth keeping an eye out for a price drop.

Really looking forward to getting this baby out in Europe in a month.

[woodyagw]

this one I have blown up and put onto canvas - angkor wat at dawn
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o96/woodyagw/angkor.jpg

this one I need to blow up and mount - took this shot while drinking a beer in the south of Cambodia
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o96/woodyagw/Picture248.jpg

I think this is just a nice shot - taken from a cafe on the Thai/Cambodia border
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o96/woodyagw/Picture253.jpg

my GF took this one through the front widscreen of a taxi in Bangkok just after dawn - i think this needs to be blown up and mounted too
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o96/woodyagw/IMG_0102.jpg

[sheeps]

Your girlfriend needs to be blown up and mounted.


I got my lens yay, haven't had much of a play with it yet (just got home) but fun times ahead.

[Michaelangelo]

That shot of Ankor Wat is cool. If you shot that in raw I'd give some thought to making a HDR out of it. Now THAT would look good on the wall.

I took this of my baby sister tonight. I rather like the flash with ultra wide angle effect.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/brad221/chloe2.jpg

[sheeps]

http://fc88.deviantart.com/fs40/f/2009/046/3/a/3aabfd1762fbf1a15ce2e93146f0b680.jpg

Blah.

[Serenity]

Haha, who you spyin' on?

[/backslash]

The old guy's taking decapitated people in suitcases to the airport

Nice photos but it makes me wonder what you're using the camera for :p
Me: "Hey sheeps, checkout that hot girl over there!"
sheeps: "Where?!" *jumps out the bushes, does a barrel roll and starts taking photos*

[sheeps]

It's my dad. I just got the lens and wanted to test the depth of field while waiting for him to move the car.

[banjoeskimo]

Can't wait 'til spring starts over here, I feel like I've been using B&W as a crutch due to a lack of nice lighting. Oh well. Here's the latest...

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Alone_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Black_is_the_Night_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Urban_Catacombs_by_Eibach.jpg

[StorminNorman]

That last shot is fantastic. I keep hearing Space Lion or something similarly jazzy when I see it.

I'm getting myself a DSLR for my birthday this week, so if you guys have any tips regarding photography, I'd appreciate that.

For the curious, I'm planning on a Canon EOS1000D, although I might get a 450D if I can find a good deal on that model. My understanding is that there's not a huge difference between them (the 450 has more frames per second and "live view" or something, from memory) other than the price.

Also, this thread is really great. Some of the photography is fantastic.

[sheeps]

1000D has live view too. I love mine. I think the 450 has 2 more megapixels.

Check out http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos1000d/page2.asp
The only thing the 1000d doesn't have that could probably be a little annoying is spot metering.

My friend has a 400D and the only thing I like about hers over mine is the sensor that tells when your eye is up to the viewfinder that turns the screen off. 1000D hasn't got that, but the screen does go off when you partially depress the shutter button (except in live view of course).

[StorminNorman]

Ah yeah, I forgot about the megapixels. 450D is 12.2 vs 10 for the 1000D.

I think someone here mentioned that once you start getting over 10MP, there can be issues with interference or something?

Also, my little IXUS85IS is 10MP. For what it is, it takes great photos. I just need... something more. The girl at Ted's in Eastland explained it to me, because she went through the same thing where she bought an IXUS, and realised after just a few months she wanted something better.

For me, the driving force behind this is RAW image support. I really, really love the idea behind Camera RAW.

[banjoeskimo]

If you're in it for RAW, you'll want to go with the 450D. Shooting in RAW slows down how many continuous frames you can shoot (when compared to JPEG) and if you ever want to shoot anything in motion with RAW, those extra frames can be a godsend.

For example, when shooting a lot of the parkour inspired stuff I've been posting I've actually had to limit myself to JPEG just as a matter of conveniance since my lowly 350D can only shoot a couple of continuous RAW frames before stopping, and I don't exactly feel great about asking someone to make a two-story jump a second time. Likewise, you can't exactly ask birds or cars for a do-over. In the long run it hasn't hurt me too much, and since I'm not printing most of my stuff you can't really notice much of a quality gap by the time they're uploaded (since they're 1/4 the original size and post processed), but, ideally I'd love to have those as RAW files.

That said, it does depend what you're shooting. If you're going for slower moving targets and not planning to print high-res stuff, it might not matter a whole lot to you, and you'd be better putting the spare cash towards editing software and getting yourself up to speed with level/contrast/colour correcting.

[drzaius]

what lens eibach?

[banjoeskimo]

Would I recommend buying, or what was I using when I shot those pics?

[drzaius]

sorry,
what lens were you using for the last batch of pics?

[Surgeon.]

Anyone used the reverse lens technique for macro photography?

The new guy at work is a bit of a camera/lens guru, and swears you can get awesome macro shots without spending $700 on a seperate macro lens.

Can't wait to give it a go this weekend.

[StorminNorman]

If you're in it for RAW, you'll want to go with the 450D. Shooting in RAW slows down how many continuous frames you can shoot (when compared to JPEG) and if you ever want to shoot anything in motion with RAW, those extra frames can be a godsend.

Hmm. This is something I didn't know. I doubt I'll be doing high-speed shots, though, so I might be okay.

That said, it does depend what you're shooting. If you're going for slower moving targets and not planning to print high-res stuff, it might not matter a whole lot to you, and you'd be better putting the spare cash towards editing software and getting yourself up to speed with level/contrast/colour correcting.

I already have Photoshop, so that's not really a problem for me.

I'm likely going to be able to afford either the 450D or the 1000D, though if I go the 1000D, I'll have more left over to accessorise it.

[banjoeskimo]

drzaius - That was just the regular 18-55mm that comes with the 350D body. I think all of those were shot at 18mm.

Norman - Don't be put off by whether or not you have all the coolest bells and whistles. Number one rule when purchasing is to get the camera that's right for you. I can't count the number of people I've met who've dropped $1200+ on cameras that far surpass my own and either never use them, or don't know how. As an aside, I want to f---ing murder these people slowly with pointy objects, as they're usually arrogant cocks who think they're "taking it seriously" by throwing cash around. But... er, yes, back on topic, I'd advise you to check out DP Review's handy side by side comparison tool (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_eos1000d%2Ccanon_eos450d&show=all).

I already set it to compare the 1000D to the 450D for you via that link, but you can access it to compare any two cameras by following the "Buying Guide" link on the left hand side.

Even with the 1000D you'll still be able to get 4 continuous RAW frames, but should you decide to go with the 450D you'll be getting 6. Outside of that, your other major differences are a larger LCD and higher image res. If you decide to get either with the regular 18-55mm lense, both versions come packed the image stabilising flavour by default, so you're all set for easier low-light photography.

Honestly, either way you're getting a hell of a camera, I'd just figure out what you'd be spending the extra dough on if you go with the 1000D.

[drzaius]

18mm being 28mm in old speak?

[StorminNorman]

So I've put a deposit on a 450D today. JB are having 10% off all cameras this weekend, and the deposit means I get it at the discount price when I go to pick it up on Tuesday.

In the end, the decision between the two cameras was made for me: JB were out of stock on the 1000D, and no one else had anything like the deal they had for the 450D. In fact, the 450D I picked up was the last one they had that wasn't a display model.

I've wound up with the camera and twin lens kit, a "class four" memory card (I couldn't justify $120 on a 4GB SD Card), and a polarising filter. All this for $1435, which is less than what anyone else in the area retails the camera itself for.

Mum's offered to take me out to Steels Creek and some of the more accessible areas out there, so I should be able to get some good shots of the bushfire-ravaged area. I'll take some photos of the railway bridge ruins again too (you can see the ones I took the morning after the bridge burned down here (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2015774&id=1058808093&l=97c38)), so hopefully that'll be a good way to see what it can do (and what I can do with it).

Also, if anyone knows of a good photo-hosting website that allows online gallery management and the ability to directly link to images that isn't Flickr or Photobucket, please let me know. Picasa, perhaps?

[banjoeskimo]

Despite the amount of 13 year old anime "artists" that drag its reputation through the mud, deviantART tends to be pretty good, and they've just added a bunch of gallery management tools. It does allow direct linkage, although it's via HTML code, so you won't be able to direct link to forums using traditional [ img ] tags.

[Manny M]

this one I have blown up and put onto canvas - angkor wat at dawn
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o96/woodyagw/angkor.jpg


Lovely shot. Did you level it before you printed it on canvas?

[sheeps]

Lovely shot. Did you level it before you printed it on canvas?

That's what I was thinking.

[Blue]

That would drive me crazy if left uncorrected. I have to have pictures perfectly level on my wall, and the image would be at loggerheads with the frame in this case.

[Serenity]

The eyes and antenna really irk me here, I just really wish it were sharper.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/3301337019_5b51f4699d_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/3301325553_dd9db1b230_o.jpg

[Filthy Old Drunk]

http://i44.tinypic.com/2r7spcm.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/25flyc3.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/331qgqa.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/210yc6c.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2lucdxc.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/4qh6dw.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2u9o9cw.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/aw3n8z.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2zoavir.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/28uhfn7.jpg

[StorminNorman]

I got my EOS 450D today. Now I just need to learn how to use it properly, and how to take proper photos in general.

A friend of mine gave me a pretty cool book on photography as a birthday present. The book predates digital cameras, but that actually makes it better, I think, as it spends more time discussing how to set up photos and how to do the kind of stuff that applies to any camera, not just a digital one.

I'm really, really loving this camera, so far, though.

[texta]

Here's one I took bushwalking a couple of weekends ago

http://photos-d.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v645/122/122/560507081/n560507081_2100699_3187.jpg

[Tonez]

Wow there's some really talented people on here. Some of your photo's are amazing.

[Cerebral]

So I convinced myself before my trip all I would want is a point-and-shoot compact. Ended up regretting not getting something better.

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/377/london1.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9724/p1040469.jpg

[Blue]

So I convinced myself before my trip all I would want is a point-and-shoot compact. Ended up regretting not getting something better.

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/377/london1.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9724/p1040469.jpgWell, I guess you'd better get a 450D for next time.

I'm used to having to try and sell the Canon D series to potential SLR buyers, but everyone on here just buys them without having to be told. Very impressed. :p

[StorminNorman]

Not sure if this will work, but here goes anyway...

http://fc97.deviantart.com/fs44/f/2009/058/b/e/Burnt_Stump__Yarra_Glen_by_SerialExperimentsTim.jp g

I've got some more that I'm deciding to post. Comments/criticisms welcome.

EDIT: Here's another one:

http://fc67.deviantart.com/fs45/i/2009/058/3/8/Moths_by_SerialExperimentsTim.jpg

[banjoeskimo]

Really nice DOF on that second pic. Are those post processed in any way?

Anyway, some quick tips/critiques...

-First photo is really cool subject matter, and it's framed nicely enough, but be wary of feeling the need to fill the frame and centre everything. I could envision that picture being far more engaging if you'd backed off a little (so that the stump was taking up only say the bottom quarter of the frame) and really shown how desolate the environment was. Still, not a bad start.

-If you've got access to Photoshop (or something similar), start playing with your levels, selective colour, and sharpening filters. It's a really easy way to add contrast to your images and give yourself some really rich blacks, and a subtle sharpen filter or unsharp mask can really help your images pop. If you find just the default sharpen to be too much, try selecting Edit > Fade immediately after applying it in order to tone it down a bit.

Anyway, keep posting! Do you have a Flickr/deviantART or something similar? I'd love to raid the rest of your work.

Edit: Just finished some editing, didn't feel like making another post. These are some (much belated) shots from my trip to Hawaii mid last year...

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Foliage_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Rockpool_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Slabs_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Treasure_Hunt_by_Eibach.jpg

[StorminNorman]

I set up a DeviantArt account the other day for the purposes of posting something here, so there's only three things on it at the moment.

The only processing I did was some basic colour adjustments from the RAW files.

I'm actually not totally happy with the DoF in the second photo. The entire flower should be in focus, not just the front half of it. The rear moth is also slightly out of focus because of this. It was mostly an experiment to see if I could use a zoom lens as a ghetto macro lens.

One thing I've discovered is that RAWs take up way too much disk space. I'm just curious as to what the general approach should be: do I use RAW files only for things I really want the "digital negative" of and JPEG for everything else, or should I always shoot in RAW and then just get rid of the RAW if I don't want to keep it later on?

This is the DeviantArt account I made. (http://serialexperimentstim.deviantart.com/) It's only got one other photo on it at the moment.

I'm still really learning at this stage. Right now I'm getting my head around how depth of field works with the camera.

[sheeps]

That last one is great Eibach. The noise annoys me a little but not enough to make me really care.

[Blue]

I set up a DeviantArt account the other day for the purposes of posting something here, so there's only three things on it at the moment.

The only processing I did was some basic colour adjustments from the RAW files.

I'm actually not totally happy with the DoF in the second photo. The entire flower should be in focus, not just the front half of it. The rear moth is also slightly out of focus because of this. It was mostly an experiment to see if I could use a zoom lens as a ghetto macro lens.

One thing I've discovered is that RAWs take up way too much disk space. I'm just curious as to what the general approach should be: do I use RAW files only for things I really want the "digital negative" of and JPEG for everything else, or should I always shoot in RAW and then just get rid of the RAW if I don't want to keep it later on?

This is the DeviantArt account I made. (http://serialexperimentstim.deviantart.com/) It's only got one other photo on it at the moment.

I'm still really learning at this stage. Right now I'm getting my head around how depth of field works with the camera.I never shoot in RAW, ever. I don't like to alter my images at all, I like to get them right when I'm shooting them, so having them in jpeg isn't a concern. They're big enough already, there's no way I could store them all as RAWs.

Also, Eibach's right about the framing of the stump, I thought that when I first saw it. Framing makes the photo, above all else, and if you look at that last shot of Eibach's, the framing is perfectly balanced, in asymmetrical terms. Also, don't be afraid of playing around with radical cropping and negative space. Sometimes the most fascinating part of an image is what's left out. Also, I'd recommend getting a fixed lens capable of a very wide aperture, to get some really nice depth of field and good exposure in low-light situation. The lack of a zoom won't be an issue for most shot, even if you need to shoot in RAW and zoom in with Photoshop as a last resort (probably a rare occurrence). A lens like that will give you some great options, and won't break the bank. You've got a camera that is capable of so much more than the twin lens kit will let it do. An f-stop of 4-5 isn't going to cut it, you'll have much more fun with 1.9!

[StorminNorman]

Yeah, a wide angle lens is definitely going to be the next thing I get. Got some non-camera stuff to buy first.

[banjoeskimo]

Ah, RAW mode. The debate that never ends.

The short answer is: you'll discover for yourself whether or not you want to use it. I know professional photographers who won't touch it, and I know those who wouldn't ever dare go without it. It really depends on the following...

-Context: What are you shooting for? Happy snaps? Your own private artwork? Weddings? Anything you want to sell? Professionally? The closer you come to anything you want in print or sold professionally, the higher the chance you'll want/need RAW.

-Subject matter: Experiments, or something you really want documented? If you're just dicking around, JPEG is fine and probably preferable. But if you're shooting something you really want documented (i.e. for art, or business purposes) you'll want RAW.

-Editing: Straight up, the more post processing you do, the more you'll dig RAW. It gives you way more data to work with, and far more flexibility in editing. Things that would result in extreme amounts of pixelation or noise in a JPEG file you can get away with far more easily in RAW. That isn't to say editing requires it, as most I've said previously, due to space restrictions I almost always shoot JPEG, and almost all my shots are processed in a small to moderate degree, occassionaly I delve into outright stylistic editing. So, if you're only doing subtle things (levels, contrast, vibrance, saturation) you can probably get away with JPEG 90% of the time. If you're unsure, or want to do anything extreme though, RAW is the way to go.

It also depends on how you shoot and manage your space too. I'm definitely a product of the digital age, in that if I know exactly how I want a shot to look I'll usually shoot it multiple times (if I'm really picky or shooting in low light, sometimes upto 20 shots of roughly the same composition with small variations in shutter speed, ISO or aperture) just to make absolutely certain I nail it. Part of that is having the luxury of a 4GB card, but part of that is also desperately trying to avoid every photographer's nightmare; coming home, crying "oh shit!" and realising the one shot you really wanted didn't come out right. That said, once I can see what I'm working with on a screen, it's not uncommon for me to delete 80% of what I shoot. Usually on a normal day's shooting I'll come home with a minimum of 200 files (I've been known to break 1600 on a good day though), but narrow it down to maybe 40 or 50 by the time I've deleted duplicates and failures. So, you may or may not take up a lot of space. It just depends what you trash. 95% of photography is what you don't show, and I mean that in both a composition and deleting your files sense.

Finally, do you post your stuff anywhere online Blue? I love finding new people to follow online, and it's nice having someone else to offer crits of my own work too.

[JubeiSaotome]

No fancy edits, but here's some snaps from today's Anstey's Hill hike in north east adelaide.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04903.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04908.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04914.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04915.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04905.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04918.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04920.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04922.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04923.jpg

[JubeiSaotome]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04924.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04925.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04926.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04927.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04928.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04929.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04930.jpg

[StorminNorman]

Thanks for the advice regarding RAW.

I went to the motor show today and took a lot of shots of cars and stuff, more "happy snaps" than anything interesting or serious. I have an 8GB memory card, so space isn't a huge issue (I get about 1400 JPEGs or 450ish RAW files), and I definitely do the whole "take a bunch of photos of the same thing and pick out the best one later".

Most of my post-processing so far has just been really basic histogram stuff, which I've been doing for years anyway.

[Flaps]

No fancy edits, but here's some snaps from today's Anstey's Hill hike in north east adelaide.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04920.jpg


you posted this one twice you freakin dickhead.

[/backslash]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/JubeiSaotome/ansteyhike/DSC04926.jpg

Edited:

http://users.tpg.com.au/surashi//photo.jpg

I probably killed it with my 'noob' photo skills but meh, I still like it :D

[JubeiSaotome]

Windows clipboard is trash. :(

[StorminNorman]

The burnt-out sky is probably unrecoverable.

[Blue]

Finally, do you post your stuff anywhere online Blue? I love finding new people to follow online, and it's nice having someone else to offer crits of my own work too.Nah, I don't actually. I really haven't done much shooting at all in the last year, but I'll be back into it this year hopefully. But 1600 shots!? I could never hope to have the patience to sort through all of those, and if I give myself too many options, I can never narrow it down to one. But hey, you get some really nice results, so I guess it's worth your while in the end!

Backslash, you maybe just overdid it a touch with the contrast. :P

A hobby of mine is trying to get decent shots out of a 2MP phone camera. I guess these count, right Eibach? I try to put more thought into phone camera composition than most. Some of these are a few years old. :p

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2473/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_288855_3104656.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2473/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_288856_7598872.jpg

Faris Rotter, lead singer of The Horrors:
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2473/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_288857_3387574.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2473/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_288864_6783499.jpg

I set my mate Rob up to snap this one, which displays the limitations of the Apple iPhones night-photography capabilities:
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2473/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_288882_6555203.jpg

Road trip to Sydney, really captured the mood, like a snippet from a Corona commercial:
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2473/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_288883_1786426.jpg

Pissing in a lake:
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2473/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_288885_7056982.jpg

We were up all night:
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2473/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_288899_3734855.jpg

This is what I love about Melbourne. Buttons that demand to be pushed:
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2473/45/6/1349881352/n1349881352_288847_3061853.jpg

Seriously, I have a love/hate relationship with camera phones.

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Backslash, you maybe just overdid it a touch with the contrast. :P
Oh well, but it still looks cool :) I tend to have a knack for destroying things by photoshopping the hell out of it :p

[banjoeskimo]

1600 shots is rare, but does happen if I either a) dedicate an entire day to shooting (see: 8+ hours) or b) spend a lot of time away from a computer to upload to.

[Blue]

1600 shots is rare, but does happen if I either a) dedicate an entire day to shooting (see: 8+ hours) or b) spend a lot of time away from a computer to upload to.After a whole day of clutching that camera, your hands must be red RAW...

Okay, I'm banned from this thread.

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Couldn't resist passing on a movie reference :D

http://users.tpg.com.au/surashi//photo2.jpg

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Took some photos today whilst out for a walk. Most of them were pretty crappy, here's one of the better ones:

http://users.tpg.com.au/surashi//IMG_0524a.jpg

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A couple more, sorry about the size. First photo is an ultra widescreen of the image above

http://users.tpg.com.au/surashi//IMG_0524b.jpg

http://users.tpg.com.au/surashi//IMG_0526a.jpg

[Serenity]

Wow, those are gorgeous.

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Thanks :) Just wish I had an SLR for them though so I could consider them worthy for DeviantArt

[Lazlow]

Trust me, with some of the horrendous shit that gets put on deviantart, they're more worthy

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I can already forsee the DA comments though
"Oi! You using one of dem pointnshoot cameras?! Those are shitty mate! SLR ALL THE WAY1111!!!!!!"

:p

[Lazlow]

Tell him you're using a Leica M7, it has the built in lightmeter.

[sheeps]

Tell him you're using a Leica M8 and you drive a mansion.

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3 photos were added to my DeviantArt account, check them out here (http://backslashio.deviantart.com/) & comment if you could, cheers. One was from a couple of months ago, the other 2 you can see on the previous page. Wish I had more decent photos to upload :(

edit: 3 views & 3 instant favs on the 'Sunset by the hill' in its first 7min :D Woo

[banjoeskimo]

Nice shots. Sunsets tend to be a bit ubiqtuous, but hey, we all do them and your composition's rad. I'd advise resizing them to something a tad smaller, as full-viewing them is impossible on a widescreen monitor. Some very minor contrast adjusments and perhaps a small border in Photoshop and it wouldn't look entirely out of place in a frame. In any case, you've got a good grasp of the fundamentals, you should really get a DSLR, seems like landscapes would be a good fit for you.

Anyway, I've been editing a bit more and uploading. I hate winter so much, I never end up shooting as often as I'd like and it's always so dull. I normally work well in colour, so as a defensive mechanism I always end up converting a lot of my winter work to B&W just because it looks nicer and I struggle to work well without a strong colour pallette or something to really enhance contrast. At some point I worry it's becoming a crutch and I'll morph into an artsy "Ooh, everything looks better in B&W" wanker, but hey, whatever looks best, right?

Random smattering of what I've been shooting lately. Look closely at the zoomed out pic of the dude on the bench with the typewriter. Looks uncannily like Woody Allen, no?

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Terrestrial_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Day__s_End_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Fond_Memories_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Like_Woody_Allen_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Lone_Wolf_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Lone_Wolf_III_by_Eibach.jpg

[Lazlow]

Just won a Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SLR 35mm camera plus Koboron 49mm zoom / macro lens off eBay.

When I did a 6 month photography class in my first year of Uni, we used similar cameras and I absolutely love working with them, as opposed to my old man's Pentax MZ50 which I had borrowed as well.

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Wow those are awesome shots Eibach :D

Yeah, I resized them a bit. Recently took some down from 2500 to 2000 pixels. Still too big though, annoying when you don't want to compress anything :p I was going to add some borders but I wasn't sure if it'd suit them unless they were at an appropriate size

Also I owned a Nikon D40 and then returned within the week it to get a point&shoot. Now I'm demanding it back :( I think I'll have to buy it again, haha. Its a nice camera aside from the lack of auto-focus

[StorminNorman]

Eibach, what makes you decide to make an image black and white or not?

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To those who have already viewed my photo gallery I'd ask you to revisit them all again after 'remastering' from the advice given from Eibach :D They all look much better now imo

[banjoeskimo]

Eibach, what makes you decide to make an image black and white or not?

Intution? Haha, can be hard to put my finger on that at times...

Mostly my process is that I'll spend all day shooting and everything is based purely on composition. Obviously I'll try and make sure I'm using the appropriate settings to bring out colours/contrast and whatnot, but my guiding light is basically framing and whether or not the shot itself is decent. So, I don't usually get too tangled up in the subtleties of colour and contrast until I'm in front of my PC, because I know I'll at least be making minor adjustments to whatever I shoot.

Problem is, even after post processing, sometimes things just look a little... flat. Or dull. For whatever reason (too many colours, not enough strong colour, not enough strong contrast) sometime an image doesn't "pop" the way I want it to, despite my being happy with the framing. So usually what I'll do is put a quick black and white gradient map over a shot (you can "desaturate" a shot as well, but it usually looks washed out and lacks contrast) and see how it looks. If it looks noticably better, I go with it. If I'm still not happy, I'll usually just abandon the shot completely.

Context matters too. If a shot lacks colour and doesn't benefit from what is there (for example, things silhouetted against a white sky, bleak winter shots, stuff with a lot of white), it can be better to go with B&W just out of a kind of colour minimalism. Much like designers will go through a composition looking for uneccessary elements/text/detail to strip out in order to let the bare essentials stand out and shine, I follow a similar rule with colour. If the colours are so weak or minimal that they add little and distract from the composition, why leave them there? Also if you're trying to go for an older or "classier" feel, sometimes B&W can be a better choice.

Pretty much, it varies from shot to shot, but those are the usual reasons I'll go with B&W.

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Hey Eibach what should I get if I buy another beginner SLR? Should I stick with the Nikon D40?

[Blue]

General rule: If it turns out shit, change it to black and white, to hide all the flaws. :p

Backslash, get the Canon 450D like everybody else in this thread. ;)

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But that's way over my budget :( Looking at $600-700

[Blue]

Oh, right.

...

Get a second-hand Canon 400D.

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How good is the 450D anyway? Worth every cent? Doesn't require anything but standard lens if you don't want to do anything fancy with it? Has it got auto-focus or a depth of field option?

*overkill with question marks

[sheeps]

You could get the 1000D. You can pick it up for about $700 these days. Or you could pick up just the body for like $600 and then pick up a f1.8 prime lens for $127.

http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod4541.htm Here it is with the standard lens with image stabilisation.

http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod4358.htm here's the lens I'm talking about.

You used to be able to get the 1000d on scorptec body only but I can't find it now. Maybe it wasn't Scorptec.

The thing is though you'll want to spend extra on filters to protect the lens and different lenses to use and possibly extended warranty for peace of mind so you'll be looking over $1000 anyway. If you can go the extra lunge and get the 450D.

There's not a lot of difference between a 400D and a 1000D btw. 1000D has live view which is handy sometimes.

[StorminNorman]

Has it got auto-focus or a depth of field option?


Pretty much every SLR since the mid-1980s supports autofocus. It's a standard feature of most cameras nowadays, even non-SLR ones.

On the other hand, while the 450D does have automatic depth of field, pretty much everything I've read about it says it's completely worthless. In fact, Canon are removing it from their newer camera models.

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Pretty much every SLR since the mid-1980s supports autofocus. It's a standard feature of most cameras nowadays, even non-SLR ones.

On the other hand, while the 450D does have automatic depth of field, pretty much everything I've read about it says it's completely worthless. In fact, Canon are removing it from their newer camera models.
The Nikon D40 though didn't have auto-focus unless you bought a lens with a built-in motor. It had some kind of focus standalone but unless you used a tripod or manual focus most of the shots came out blurry

I think the depth of field is a nice feature for beginners like me but if its automatic then it could prove annoying

Might look into the Canon 1000D

and then pick up a f1.8 prime lens for $127.
Any particular reason for this? I've read on Amazon.com reviews that it tends to hunt for focus in low lighting & has poor build quality. I know you get what you pay for, but still, annoying

[StorminNorman]

The Nikon D40 though didn't have auto-focus unless you bought a lens with a built-in motor.

That's because the lens has to be an AF lens as well as the camera having AF. This is also true of Canons.

Canon actually put the entire autofocus mechanism in the lens itself, while Nikon link it mechanically to the camera.

[sheeps]

Any particular reason for this? I've read on Amazon.com reviews that it tends to hunt for focus in low lighting & has poor build quality. I know you get what you pay for, but still, annoying

Because it's cheap, works well in low light and can provide a decent depth of field. But mainly because it's cheap and I was trying to keep it under $700 but failed anyway.

Ideally I'd say go get a twin lens kit. 450D, 1000D, whatever.

[Blue]

The Nikon D40 though didn't have auto-focus unless you bought a lens with a built-in motor. It had some kind of focus standalone but unless you used a tripod or manual focus most of the shots came out blurry

I think the depth of field is a nice feature for beginners like me but if its automatic then it could prove annoying

Might look into the Canon 1000D


Any particular reason for this? I've read on Amazon.com reviews that it tends to hunt for focus in low lighting & has poor build quality. I know you get what you pay for, but still, annoyingFocus manually, and don't drop it. You're buying an SLR, after all.

Auto DOF is rubbish, too. The lens sheeps mentioned will give you some proper DOF.

Anyway, at least spring for the 1000D. You won't regret it.

[banjoeskimo]

General rule: If it turns out shit, change it to black and white, to hide all the flaws. :p

Hah! This too is an entirely valid reason for changing a shot to B&W.

Funny story, this shot? (http://eibach.deviantart.com/art/Free-105466702) Which everyone seems to freak out over and fav me for? Yeah, I almost deleted it.

It's a 1/3 crop of the original file, rotated slightly so it's level, and in colour everything looks f---ed because I was shooting into the sun. It only occured to me after I cropped it how nice it might look. In fact that day when I was shooting I was actually trying to get parkour-esque shots of my friends wall running, and one of them just happened to do a backflip off the wall and I got it.

Moral of the story: shoot everything and keep everything. Some of the best shots you'll ever take will be total happenstance.

[StorminNorman]

I put up a new image (http://SerialExperimentsTim.deviantart.com/art/Jaguar-115332346) that's too large to put inline here. It's intended as a desktop picture (which is why it has slightly off-centre cropping: to fit icons down the right side of the image), and you're welcome to use it as such.

[Blue]

Hah! This too is an entirely valid reason for changing a shot to B&W.

Funny story, this shot? (http://eibach.deviantart.com/art/Free-105466702) Which everyone seems to freak out over and fav me for? Yeah, I almost deleted it.

It's a 1/3 crop of the original file, rotated slightly so it's level, and in colour everything looks f---ed because I was shooting into the sun. It only occured to me after I cropped it how nice it might look. In fact that day when I was shooting I was actually trying to get parkour-esque shots of my friends wall running, and one of them just happened to do a backflip off the wall and I got it.

Moral of the story: shoot everything and keep everything. Some of the best shots you'll ever take will be total happenstance.Yeah, I noticed the glare just then when I had a look at it. It would have looked rubbish in colour. In black and white, it just adds to it with interesting shapes.

I used to have one of those hood ornaments, but somebody stole it. :(

[StorminNorman]

Was it from an actual Mark II Jaguar? Would have been worth money if it was. :P

[Blue]

It was a big, old, silver one. Not the pissy little ones they have on modern Jags. :(

[Serenity]

So my dad bought a 20D off eBay and received it yesterday. Works well and all, we're just having a lot of trouble getting the images onto the computer. He got a cable and everything but it doesn't want to install the driver software despite the fact it should already work because I put photos on here from my 1000D all the time. (True, I do use the SD card slot on the side of my laptop 100% of the time though but we still have the EOS software and everything) So we're going to have to buy a CF-compatible cardreader >_<

[Filthy Old Drunk]

All this camera talk. Where's the photos people!?! Isn't there a camera thread?

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Isn't there a camera thread?
Yup (http://www.hyper.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=12625&page=30). But I completely forgot about it and we turned it into 2 threads in 1 :p

[Manny M]

Oy! Use my camera thread :P

Well, i'm finally getting around to 'fixing up' some of my shots with Lightroom 2. Loving the app so far... makes it very easy to get some simple yet effective improvements and effects. That being said, it's taking ages to go through an album.

Here's a shot of the streets of Mongkok, Hong Kong.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7137-1.jpg

[sheeps]

A few STDs later and I had a Mongkok.

[Flaps]

was it Alex Gibb?

[StorminNorman]

Here's a shot of the streets of Mongkok, Hong Kong.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7137-1.jpg

Argh! Blown highlights! My eyes!

Seriously though, it's a nice picture, just with too many highlights and not enough shadow detail. I'd suggest playing with the histogram some to try and bring down the blown signs and add some shadow detail. If you took it as a RAW, then you'll be able to do some pretty special things with it, I think.

I really like the content, though. The juxtaposition between the run-down buildings and the modern cars is great.

Also, wtf? Me offering criticism of other people's photos? What is the world coming to...

[Blue]

Yup (http://www.hyper.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=12625&page=30). But I completely forgot about it and we turned it into 2 threads in 1 :pYeah, I forgot about SNAP!, I just assumed it had been renamed.

[Manny M]

Argh! Blown highlights! My eyes!

Seriously though, it's a nice picture, just with too many highlights and not enough shadow detail. I'd suggest playing with the histogram some to try and bring down the blown signs and add some shadow detail. If you took it as a RAW, then you'll be able to do some pretty special things with it, I think.

I really like the content, though. The juxtaposition between the run-down buildings and the modern cars is great.

Also, wtf? Me offering criticism of other people's photos? What is the world coming to...

Yeah, I know... the highlights are just too bright, but if I bring them down the whole pic loses its 'punch'. I'll try tweaking it a little.

Unfortunately I don't shoot in RAW either... I should, and am going to try to from now on, but i'm just working with what I got out of the JPEG.

[StorminNorman]

I don't think you'll lose the punch at all. If you're going with the deep sepia appearance, then you can use that to give the image punch.

Rather than focusing on the signs, though, I'd recommend trying to recover the shadows of the tree on the left side. It's almost entirely lost, despite being a large portion of the overall image.

That's just the desktop publishing nerd in me talking, though. I'm sure actual photographers would have better advice.

[Vindik8or]

I don't think that the blown out bits detract from the image at all, it looks great. The framing is a bit off for me, though. Basically you've got about 1/3rd of the image in the top left that's a dingy, uninteresting black space.

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I'm not sure what the original size is but if you cropped 1/3 from the top & 1/3 from the bottom it'd look more interesting imo. Still a nice shot but as Vin said the top bit isn't really needed

[Lazlow]

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7137-1.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/mwqr29.jpg

Any better? >_>

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http://i42.tinypic.com/mwqr29.jpg

Any better? >_>
Too much contrast making the picture slightly fuzzy around the lighting

Here's a game of spot the difference! :p I overdid the sign on the left though, too much highlight

http://users.tpg.com.au/surashi//street.jpg

[Manny M]

See, I like the dark sepia tone of my 'original'... bringing up the brightness tends to wash that colour out... makes it too yellow.

I'll see what I can come up with re the framing.

Thanks for the tips.

[Manny M]

The result;

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7137-1-2.jpg


I think I may have left in a little too much road.

[Lazlow]

See, I like the dark sepia tone of my 'original'... bringing up the brightness tends to wash that colour out... makes it too yellow.


tbh, 3 quarters of your original picture remains. I just duplicated it, did a shadow/highlight adjustment to bring out some of the tree, and then did a gradient mask from the top left corner to the middle, to blend it with the original. >_>

[banjoeskimo]

Original composition was better. Cropping out the cars on the left leaves the image weighted too heavily to one side. First version had some much appreciated foreground.

[Manny M]

Yeah, I agree. I didn't like the crop too much either.

[Manny M]

So I went on a mushroom hunt...

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7536.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7548.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7554.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7570.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7574.jpg

[Mr Incredible]

Gorgeous red shrooms! Lovely photo's Manny. ;-)

[sheeps]

MMMMM NOSE.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3601/3431336852_87d2c8a56a.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/richyeah/3431336852/)

This is what radio looks like.

And this is my good friend reaching for my camera.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3096/3430523377_29045bd4f7.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/richyeah/3430523377/)

[Serenity]

Great pics everyone!

K, so I need help. Tomorrow night is my first paid job. It's an 18th and I'm a bit concerned, it's going to be outside and I don't have any studio lights, just a Speedlite 380EX, no reflector or anything like that. I'm also conflicted as to whether or not to take my 1000D or my father's 20D. I know my camera better naturally but I've grasped the basics of his as well. There'll be fires in drum barrels, that type of thing. If I tried to get many natural light shots I'd probably need a long shutter speed and a tripod and I'm pretty packed for space now. Opinions?

The lenses I'll be taking are my Sigma f2.8 70mm macro, a Cosina wide-angle that I'm still a little unfamiliar with for large group shots and the basic 18-55mm kit lens. Advice please?

[banjoeskimo]

Cool shrooms Manny. I'd stay away from the B&W + 1 colour technique though, it's utterly ubiquitous and usually ends up being the Comic Sans/Papyrus of the photography world.

[Manny M]

I love those two fonts...

[Vindik8or]

So I went on a mushroom hunt...

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7536.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7548.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7554.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7570.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/M_ynnaM/IMG_7574.jpg

How did they taste?

[Blue]

MMMMM NOSE.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3601/3431336852_87d2c8a56a.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/richyeah/3431336852/)

This is what radio looks like.

And this is my good friend reaching for my camera.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3096/3430523377_29045bd4f7.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/richyeah/3430523377/)He looks like the love-child of Heath Ledger and Sly Stallone.

[Serenity]

I still need help, you guys...*points to top of page* I'm really worried about the lighting.

[banjoeskimo]

Honestly? There's not a lot you can do. Biggest pieces of advice would be to get there early so you can take test shots, and be prepared to adjust your ISO for low light conditions. It's really just a matter of playing until you find the ideal settings for the overall environment, which should be a breeze if you give yourself some extra time.

[Serenity]

Yeah, I plan on getting there 15 or 20 mins early hopefully, I'm just worried about noise with higher ISOs. Thanks. :)

[Blue]

Yeah, I plan on getting there 15 or 20 mins early hopefully, I'm just worried about noise with higher ISOs. Thanks. :)Shoot in B&W. :p

With one colour.

[Serenity]

It was in an open shed with fluoro lights and as I assumed, it wreaked havoc with me. I was fiddling with the settings for a good 15-20 mins before I got a shot I was happy with. The woman is impossibly technically illiterate. I'm like, is it okay if I give you these images on a CD because I don't do printing? She's like, sure, fine that'd be good. Then when I brought my laptop around to her place to show her the images I asked if she wanted me to put the images on her computer. She just smiles at me and says, "I don't have a computer!" I'm thinking to myself, well **** me dead, you've got two teenage children, of course I assumed. Then we tried to put the CDs on the DVD player, didn't work. there's a cd of original images, one of edited images. SO THEN I went in yesterday and plugged the camera into the TV for them to look at it again, I'd tried to put the edited pictures on the SD card. They didn't want to show up. So then the daughter's like, oh, can we have a USB of it then, because the disc didn't work at the chemists? I say yes. But is every client as complicated as these ones?

[Blue]

If you're burning it to a disc, it should be as compatible as possible. It's best just to establish the needs before shooting.

[banjoeskimo]

It was in an open shed with fluoro lights and as I assumed, it wreaked havoc with me. I was fiddling with the settings for a good 15-20 mins before I got a shot I was happy with. The woman is impossibly technically illiterate. I'm like, is it okay if I give you these images on a CD because I don't do printing? She's like, sure, fine that'd be good. Then when I brought my laptop around to her place to show her the images I asked if she wanted me to put the images on her computer. She just smiles at me and says, "I don't have a computer!" I'm thinking to myself, well **** me dead, you've got two teenage children, of course I assumed. Then we tried to put the CDs on the DVD player, didn't work. there's a cd of original images, one of edited images. SO THEN I went in yesterday and plugged the camera into the TV for them to look at it again, I'd tried to put the edited pictures on the SD card. They didn't want to show up. So then the daughter's like, oh, can we have a USB of it then, because the disc didn't work at the chemists? I say yes. But is every client as complicated as these ones?

Yes. Or at least you should assume so.

What you want to do is the following:

-Always, always ask how they want the photos before shooting. This is not really an open question, so much as an opportunity to say "I burn my work to a CD/DVD and it's up to you from there." If they don't know what the hell they're doing, just tell them to take the CD/DVD to a professional printing service and work it out with them. You always want to hand off your work in some kind of physical format (CD/DVD now, in the future who knows), so they can't ever come back to you complaining their computer died or the SD card doesn't work. Also, keep a backup of your files so you can always burn them a new copy if they lose it.

-Unless you're working with a trusted friend or professional designers, never give away your original work. It's not a huge risk? But the opportunity for dumbasses to misrepresent your work is there, and you don't want your bland, unprocessed, uncropped or uncorrected images floating around out there with your name on it, especially if the people are so technologically illiterate that they might not tell the difference. The only thing that should be going to your client is your final processed work.

-People will rip you off. Agree on an up-front payment (half now, half later always works, but even a 25% up front payment is a good start) before you even turn on your camera. Also draw up some kind of contract that they sign prior to shooting so you've got documented evidence if you get into trouble. This can be true even of friends. I've known more than one photographer who have lost good time and money (not to mention their friends) when people can't pay their bills on time, or simply refuse to.

My apologies if that comes across as a little blunt and business like. A lot of photographer buddies are in the same age group as me (early twenties, still in uni) and most of them had to learn these lessons the hard way.

In any case, I hope that's helpful. Good luck!

[Serenity]

Yes. Or at least you should assume so.

What you want to do is the following:

-Always, always ask how they want the photos before shooting. This is not really an open question, so much as an opportunity to say "I burn my work to a CD/DVD and it's up to you from there." If they don't know what the hell they're doing, just tell them to take the CD/DVD to a professional printing service and work it out with them. You always want to hand off your work in some kind of physical format (CD/DVD now, in the future who knows), so they can't ever come back to you complaining their computer died or the SD card doesn't work. Also, keep a backup of your files so you can always burn them a new copy if they lose it.

-Unless you're working with a trusted friend or professional designers, never give away your original work. It's not a huge risk? But the opportunity for dumbasses to misrepresent your work is there, and you don't want your bland, unprocessed, uncropped or uncorrected images floating around out there with your name on it, especially if the people are so technologically illiterate that they might not tell the difference. The only thing that should be going to your client is your final processed work.

-People will rip you off. Agree on an up-front payment (half now, half later always works, but even a 25% up front payment is a good start) before you even turn on your camera. Also draw up some kind of contract that they sign prior to shooting so you've got documented evidence if you get into trouble. This can be true even of friends. I've known more than one photographer who have lost good time and money (not to mention their friends) when people can't pay their bills on time, or simply refuse to.

My apologies if that comes across as a little blunt and business like. A lot of photographer buddies are in the same age group as me (early twenties, still in uni) and most of them had to learn these lessons the hard way.

In any case, I hope that's helpful. Good luck!

Thanks, yeah that sounds really good. I charged $100 for 2 hours of photo-taking and the CDs so I'm just hoping it wasn't too much, considering theres like 130 or so pics on both discs combined. Also there's no professional printing done here except for at the chemist and that's only, like, 6x4 or so. I don't want to get into the printing side of it, it's too complex for me at the moment and financially I'm a bit strapped so...there's no way I could print them myself, I only have a very rudimentary printer that doesn't even want to work half the time. But yeah, my mother's work colleague wants to get family portraits done and my boss wants me to take some pictures of the observatory where I work.

[banjoeskimo]

Two things. First and foremost, I'm selling photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/banjoeskimo/sets/72157617562470499/). Not a lot, there's only a limited selection (and one print of each) since it's just leftover stuff I had from a gallery showing earlier this year. That said, if anything takes your fancy you know how to get a hold of me.

Secondly, some fun I had with my fiancee's Wall - E toy...

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Mr_Fix_It_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Gone_Fishing_by_Eibach.jpg

[Blue]

Two things. First and foremost, I'm selling photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/banjoeskimo/sets/72157617562470499/). Not a lot, there's only a limited selection (and one print of each) since it's just leftover stuff I had from a gallery showing earlier this year. That said, if anything takes your fancy you know how to get a hold of me.

Secondly, some fun I had with my fiancee's Wall - E toy...

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Mr_Fix_It_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Gone_Fishing_by_Eibach.jpgHaha, the first is brilliant.

[banjoeskimo]

Went shooting again, this time, portraiture...

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Alex_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Alex_III_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/In_One_Ear_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Andrew_Taylor_and_the_Wailers_by_Ei.jpg

[sheeps]

Just some shots from uni.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/richyeah/sets/72157617982177380/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3417/3521642814_0504ef5967.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3520828009_d90709d055.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3588/3521641970_12b7e84169.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/3520829657_fc83cc5434.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3563/3520830431_9fe4c08201.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3398/3520833203_61f244a63a.jpg?v=0

And me..

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3520832135_511711a116.jpg?v=0

[Blue]

Just some shots from uni.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/richyeah/sets/72157617982177380/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3417/3521642814_0504ef5967.jpg?v=0I've always been a big fan of Russel's, can you introduce me?

[sheeps]

I get it.

[Blue]

I get it.I'm sure he gets it all the time.

[sheeps]

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Andrew_Taylor_and_the_Wailers_by_Ei.jpg

This me in three years.

[Blue]

I can't find the camera thread, but this one can surely handle camera discussion anyway.

I just bought a lens!

. . .

ES 50mm f/1.8 - $150 :p

Anyway, it's definitely a good buy for the money, I'm glad I picked it up. Now I need recommendations for a cheap macro lens. I don't do much macro stuff, but I could use one from time to time, like tonight. Guys?

[sheeps]

ES or EF? If it's the EF 50mm f/1.8 II then it's the same as mine.

[Blue]

ES or EF? If it's the EF 50mm f/1.8 II then it's the same as mine.Sorry, EF. Yeah, it's the one you've got, a few others from this thread have it too.

[sheeps]

Yeah it's a fun little lens, good for low light portraits.

[Blue]

Yeah it's a fun little lens, good for low light portraits.That's what I've been doing more than anything else recently. I'll test it out today/tonight.

I also have an Ultrasonic EF 35-80mm that came with my EOS 3000, but it's f/4-5.6, and I don't really know what I'd use it for. I also have a feeling it may suffer from a noticeable amount of spherical aberration or barrel distortion.

[banjoeskimo]

More pics...

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Andrew_Is_Sam_Fisher_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Daring_Escape_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Rosa_Graduation_III_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Rosa_by_Eibach.jpg

[sheeps]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2081/3536317436_42d713a244.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3651/3542281566_d29d8412ba.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2381/3534786021_3f156d3be8.jpg?v=0

More on my flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/richyeah/

[banjoeskimo]

Shockingly, I went shooting again...

Oh! And in other exciting news, I think I might finally be upgrading my camera in the next few months. I found a buyer for my current 350D, and am looking to upgrade to the new 500D. Hello twice the resolution and an image stabilising lense.

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/The_Photographer_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Stretch_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/The_Lake_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Sky_Line_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Fish_Lake_by_Eibach.jpg

[sheeps]

The 500D looks like a super deal, wish it was available when I was picking up my 1000D.

Nice pics as always.

[Blue]

The 500D looks like a super deal, wish it was available when I was picking up my 1000D.

Nice pics as always.ISO 12,800!? ****, my 400D can only manage 1600. The grain wouldn't be enjoyable, but some B&W concert shots would certainly benefit. My next camera will be a 40D or 5D, or the equivalent.

[sheeps]

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/03/t1i_ISOcomp.jpg

[texta]

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/03/t1i_ISOcomp.jpg
Dude, I'd go easy on that stuff. You know mouth wash gives you cancer right?

[sheeps]

He does seem to have a lot of unopened mouthwash...

[Cian]

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Andrew_Taylor_and_the_Wailers_by_Ei.jpg

This me in three years.

I have that Portal shirt!

[Blue]

I did some family portraits for a mate the other day, cripplingly hungover. It was a shit-awful gloomy day, too, and the lighting indoors was atrocious. Anyway, I got a bit of blowout in the outdoor image, but locations were pretty limited. I used the 50mm f/1.8 for the first image, but upon closer examination I discovered that the depth of field is too shallow to be using at too great a distance, and is certainly more suited to straight portraiture. This one turned out relatively sharply.

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/Blue_Aus/nolans1.jpg

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/Blue_Aus/nolans2.jpg

[banjoeskimo]

Back to familiar territory, shooting landscapes on the way home to the in-laws' house...

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/TheGreatBeyond.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/TheOtherSide.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/SummerCargo.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/SummerCargoII.jpg

[Manny M]

I can't imagine your photography getting any better to be honest. What should we expect out of the 500D? 3D imagery!!?!

[Mr Incredible]

HEHE! 3D imagery! :-)

Yeah that first shot of the carriage and the water is gorgeous. Great composition and a lovely contrast between the sky, the water, the rocks and the carriage.

That second shot of the blonde girl in front of the white lilies looks great as well.

You definently know how to compose a shot!

Do you to crop your photos much... or do you tend to be pretty particular about how you frame your subjects!?

[banjoeskimo]

I usually crop maybe 20% of what I shoot, either because the default aspect ratio doesn't suit what I'm shooting (for instance, if I want to make a wider shot, like the one of the girl with the orange/red top next to all the flowers) or because I just want to tighten up the framing a little. It's rare that I crop anything very heavily though.

The biggest things I'm looking for in the 500D are increased resolution and faster continuous shooting. Right now I tend to swap back and forth out of RAW mode because if I'm shooting continuously (as I'm prone to do with action stuff and most models) I need the extra speed, and in the end it was too annoying opening JPEG and RAW files all the time so for convenience's sake I just left it on JPEG. Meaning, when I'm editing? It's far easier to get unwanted grain/compression effects in my images. So, I'd expect a little more smoothness and clarity to my shots, and a little more room to work with when editing. The higher resolution will also work well for prints, too.

[banjoeskimo]

Apologies for the huge post. I went shooting quite a bit in the last week or so. Skate parks rule.

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/To_The_Sun_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Slam_Dunk_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Jump_Up_2_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Liberation_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Black_and_White_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Absent_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/22_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/No_Place_Like_Home_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Walkabout_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/House_of_the_Rising_Sun_by_Eibach.jpg

[banjoeskimo]

Stupid image limit. These 3 didn't fit in my last post...

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Stricken_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Confidence_Woman_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Whatever_The_Case_May_Be_by_Eibach.jpg

[/backslash]

Love those skatepark shots (even though I do hate skateparks) :p Really don't see how it could look any better

[sheeps]

The 500D will help with the noise issues in the shots, then it'll be sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

[sheeps]

Went on a little photoshoot with a friend from work and her friend today. Wasn't the greatest circumstances, too cold to stay still for too long and her dog is mental, but managed to snap a few that weren't too bad.

Whole set is here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/richyeah/sets/72157619544684043/).

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3619067324_b8c0cea72b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3619067422_2b76a4b083.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3618246317_55001930b0.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/3619065910_84995d3455.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3409/3618240881_0c1db3456c.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3619060804_f717897eb5.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3618/3618239393_ec51898be3.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3619059164_36aba8f372.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3618239061_6a5fefd5ab.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/3618238531_a545063ecc.jpg?v=0

[/backslash]

Some nice photos there sheeps :) For a moment I thought I was looking at Eibach's work, I really like the 2 shots of the girl with the beanie (good angle, great detail)

[sheeps]

Cheers. :)

I struggle refraining from over-editing the shots. I might've over done it with the cheesey vignetting on the dog shots but I wanted it to look like those crappy starshots type thing people get done all the time. That's how I envision photographs of dogs.

[banjoeskimo]

Went shooting with my soon to be sister-in-law yesterday, got some fun stuff.

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Choices_Choices_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Squishy_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/Meisha_by_Eibach.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w155/banjoeskimo/New_Beginning_by_Eibach.jpg

[sheeps]

Haha, love the hair. Great colours.

[/backslash]

Wow, awesome shot! It'd look even better in SLR though :p I love seeing the city lights

Lol, I thought I spotted a giant animal in that shot, inbetween the 2nd and 3rd light from the left you can see a tiny dot of light and what looks like horns above it which is formed by the trees.

[tShane]

These were all taken last week some time. I only really like the third and last ones.

http://www.deviantart.com/download/125505069/Frost_1_by_tehShane.png

http://www.deviantart.com/download/125506625/Morning_Bullrush_by_tehShane.png http://www.deviantart.com/download/125506983/Morning_Mist_by_tehShane.png

http://www.deviantart.com/download/125505612/Frost_2_by_tehShane.png

http://www.deviantart.com/download/125514635/A_Start_Reality_by_tehShane.png

[sheeps]

Super nice!

[tShane]

Thanks bud!

[sausage]

Awesome as usual Shane; I take it the camera didn't suffer any lasting effects from your leaving it out overnight a few weeks ago?


ps: suck a dick.

[tShane]

Awesome as usual Shane; I take it the camera didn't suffer any lasting effects from your leaving it out overnight a few weeks ago?


ps: suck a dick.

Thanks honey ;x

Nah, the camera had no problems, despite being 'dripping with dew' according to my Dad who found it (mind you, these photos were taken with another camera :P).

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs48/f/2009/170/7/2/Milky_Way_by_tehShane.png

This one I took on the weekend (Westy was with me!) with the camera that I'd left out over night.

:)

[sausage]

Yeah man that's what I'm talkin about; that's epic.

[SOX]

Thanks honey ;x

Nah, the camera had no problems, despite being 'dripping with dew' according to my Dad who found it (mind you, these photos were taken with another camera :P).

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs48/f/2009/170/7/2/Milky_Way_by_tehShane.png

This one I took on the weekend (Westy was with me!) with the camera that I'd left out over night.

:)

Space is ****ing awesome

[tShane]

Especially when you're shown 40 minutes of it in a single shot. :cool:

It fascinates me how the planet moves. I really didn't think you'd be able to see a 'central point' of the stars from a photo.

[banjoeskimo]

Two things.

1) I'm away from my PC right now on the other side of the state. Been shooting all weekend, should have a lot of material for posting when I get back, including a lot of stuff similar to my older material (crazy art/architecture at weird angles.)

2) tShane, your photography f---ing rocks. Do you have a full gallery online? I need to RSS that immediately.

[tShane]

I use a deviantART account sometimes (http://tehshane.deviantart.com) but my main gallery at the moment is probably my Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mildura/Shane-McColl-Photography-and-Design/218282750456?ref=mf). I've been putting all my photography/design into it lately.

I look forward to seeing some of your stuff dude!

Edit:

Just realised that you're the dude with all the rad photography on the previous page that I was looking at the other day - You've got some pretty great stuff!