My first studio work using flash units and umbrellas and all that was yesterday, and it was used as a photo illustration in the paper today.

Someone lemme know how it looks, since I'll be at work all day.

[Edited on April 20, 2006 at 8:42 AM. Reason : .]

4/20/2006 8:41:50 AM

Quote :

"my mom is getting a nikon d70 or d50 or something i think it depends whether or not her current lenses will work as to which one she gets you guys care"

nice man -- my dad just bought a d50 the other week, he's gonna be back in town this upcoming weekend, so we're gonna shoot some stuff

-ZiP!-

4/20/2006 8:42:06 AM

I have decided that if somebody wants to buy me a d70, I will let them.

4/20/2006 11:22:35 AM

I might know someone willing to sell a D100 (for the right price, of course)

4/20/2006 11:54:18 AM

they opened up the lawn today at Bryant Park:



-ZiP!-

[Edited on April 20, 2006 at 10:55 PM. Reason : wrong pic]

4/20/2006 10:54:56 PM

dang, what city is that in zip? i want to go see a place like that

bye the way gorgeous pics everyone
i love this thread

4/20/2006 10:56:31 PM

that's NYC.

beat ya, ZiP

-ZiP-!

[Edited on April 20, 2006 at 10:59 PM. Reason : ]

4/20/2006 10:59:03 PM

it's New York City

Bryant Park is around 41st-42nd and 6th Ave or so. I work a block away so I try to go out there during lunch when its sunny

-ZiP!-

4/20/2006 10:59:08 PM

Astoria, Queens

-ZiP!-

4/20/2006 11:21:02 PM

Socrates Sculpture Garden area

-ZiP!-

4/20/2006 11:29:56 PM

kerosene lamp



Lima



canopy shot



village girl



village cat



rainforest

[Edited on April 23, 2006 at 9:30 PM. Reason : a]

4/23/2006 9:28:29 PM

yeah, the next pic is her running away after spotting me



[Edited on April 23, 2006 at 9:40 PM. Reason : a]

4/23/2006 9:35:54 PM

at that point I had my hands full with her and her two friends, so I wasn't able to take any more

4/23/2006 9:41:09 PM

Quote :

"anybody be down for a photoshoot around campus? maybe help a few beginers out with some stuff? aka, tips"

me and PhotogRob did this one day

i really like the shots ( http://www.grategatsby.com/gallery/state ) i took, and some of the stuff he kinda taught me, stuff that should have been so obvious to me but just didn't click till i saw someone else do it...

i'd be up for it again, prolly not on the campus again, but maybe downtown or somewhere cool

4/23/2006 10:00:26 PM

http://www.stowaway.us/gallery/v/srttrackexperience/?g2_highlightId=1989






Beaver Falls, PA

4/23/2006 10:35:41 PM

4/24/2006 12:24:15 AM

Quote :

"Like what?"

mostly
extreme angles (especially in nature shots)
use of focus
not being a slave to the viewfinder (which took getting used to...but is definitely clutch)

4/24/2006 12:29:45 AM

But it IS hard to compose WELL through the viewfinder. Most people don't get in tight enough, especially with sports. Cropping is used as a crutch too often, which isn't a problem really, but you should try and get your images correct in-camera.

4/24/2006 10:20:30 AM

^^
agreed

you don't want to shoot so tight that you can't make another crop if a customer wants an 8x10 but you don't want to shoot so wide that you need to crop every print.

Most of my customers talk about 9x13, 13x19, and other non-standard sizes that only show up from people who print their own stuff at home, and they don't realize that those sizes don't have frames readily available like 8x10, 11x14, and 16x20. It is very hard to explain to a customer why this shot can't be made in that size print and if you think about it when taking the picture you can shoot just a little more wide and you will be able to make an 8x10 or a 4x6 print without having a bad crop.

4/24/2006 11:33:26 AM

No one has answered my question though...is 1700 worth upgrading from a d70 to a d200

and about the dslr classes

4/24/2006 6:19:47 PM

i doubt a there is gonna be a class on Digital SLR specifically. because its more productive to teach somebody on film first. digital is considered a perk of anything in photography. its like having a class on calculators. anyway you get alot more quality. it is built alot more sturdy(and i mean a lot more sturdy) and you get alot more features. it feels more professional. if you are serious about photography i'd say it'd be good to upgrade, but if you are just shooting for the fun of it... stick with what you got and keep your money. if you plan on selling your D70 first. then upgrade because the difference in proformance and price would make it worth it in my opinion.

4/24/2006 6:23:08 PM

well, I'm still learning all the features that my d70 has, and I plan on being professional down the road...way down the road. I am very happy with the d70, but if its worth the money, then I think I'll upgrade in the future. My photographic interests though would probably make it hard for me to make money if I did ever become pro. I like taking pictures of things people wouldnt probably not want to pay a lot of money for. I guess I could do weddings on the side

4/24/2006 6:26:54 PM

i thought the same thing about my photographs... but oh well. who knows if people will buy them but i will find out soon enough. i would say for the future it is definitely worth the upgrade.

4/24/2006 6:29:21 PM

I just read my post above...it made no sense whatsoever.

I like taking outdoor. My interests are old barns/barn equipment, waterfalls, mtn scenery, etc. All the stuff you can find in abundance in calendars at borders and barnes & noble

4/24/2006 6:33:13 PM

Two words: Stock photos.


Not much money to be made in that, but definitely some if you sell yourself right. Not everyone likes photojournalism.


HOWEVER, if you're serious, get involved with the Technician. It is a great stepping stone. I've learned a LOT and have been given some pretty rad opportunities already, after only a bit over a month. The more experience, then better.


It'll be really hard to become a 'pro' if you have no formal experience to put on a resume. A portfolio speaks volumes, but so does a resume. Reliability is a big issue. If you can take AWESOME photos, but not on a consistent basis, then good luck getting anywhere.

4/24/2006 11:13:23 PM

hey ronny, have you actually tried stock photos? i've been thinking about it, but i don't want to just jump into it blind.

4/24/2006 11:14:57 PM

I know almost nothing about it, and it is REALLY hard to make any mentionable money off of it (some sites offering only pennies per image). You usually have to submit an image pack, instead of sinlge images. But again, I'm not sure, so defintely research it more.

4/24/2006 11:21:59 PM

Columbus Circle, NYC

-ZiP!-

4/24/2006 11:25:56 PM

-ChoCo?-

[Edited on April 24, 2006 at 11:40 PM. Reason : !!!]

4/24/2006 11:40:19 PM

I have a sony w1, 5.0mp, i know its no digital slr, but would it be possible to take pictures even close to what you guys are putting up? everytime ive tried to take "cool" pictures, they dont turn out all that great... any suggestions? settings that i can tweak on the camera?

4/25/2006 10:31:43 PM

I don't know about that particular model, but there's a lot more to a camera than its megapixel rating.

Case in point: my supercompact digital Elph that's 5.0 mp but takes pictures that look like shit.

4/25/2006 10:37:43 PM

i took these shots with my ol' Nikon Coolpix 4300 (NON-DSLR), and i think they turned out decent. However, the output size was pretty small (4 MP), and they probably couldn't be used in many projects requiring decent photography due to the pixels

from the London Eye in LDN:


on a bridge in LDN:


the rest of the series:
http://www.pixelparlor.com/london_03

-ZiP!-

4/25/2006 11:48:07 PM

coolpix 2500 baby!

2mp of raw power!

4/25/2006 11:52:06 PM

Damn arabs.

4/25/2006 11:54:36 PM

a good eye is better than a good camera ANY DAY

hell, you can buy a cheap ass lomo or toy camera and turn out some crazy good shit

my favorite photoblog is http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/ and the guy started it with a G3, he now has a rebelXT, but if you go look at his old photos, you cannot tell which ones are the dslr and which ones are the g3 (for the most part)

4/25/2006 11:55:11 PM

^wow thanks for the link

that stuff is sick!

-ZiP!-

4/25/2006 11:56:54 PM

WTF, some of those pictures are amazing.

4/25/2006 11:58:05 PM

im serious. i shall now delete all shots i've ever taken

that canadian guy is the best ever

-ZiP!-

4/25/2006 11:58:52 PM

yessir, kids a fucking photo genius

up in toronto

i wish he'd put together a "best of" collection

OH
AND YA'LL GOTTA SEE THE TIME LAPSE SHIT

the g3 (and the rebels to an extent) has a badass feature where you can have it shoot while connected to a computer
and you can totally take badass time lapse shit by setting it up to shoot every second or something

i'll find them

[Edited on April 25, 2006 at 11:59 PM. Reason : !]

4/25/2006 11:58:59 PM

i really wanna learn how to take long exposures

i do have a tripod now at least

-ZiP!-

4/26/2006 12:01:05 AM

i smack his pictures with my massive photopenis... take that canada boy!

4/26/2006 12:01:18 AM

get your socks knocked off part 1: http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/video/timelapse_30oct04.htm

4/26/2006 12:01:25 AM

WHERE IS YOUR PHOTO GOD NOW: http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/video/timelapse_02sep-3_high.htm

4/26/2006 12:02:44 AM

That doesn't really impress me like the other stuff does.

I mean, it's cool and whatever, but, you know.

4/26/2006 12:03:43 AM

the rest are in his archives
http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/archives.html
with "video attached" noted

4/26/2006 12:05:41 AM

actually, im with spookyjon on this one,

thats almost a different medium/media, i mean, it feels too filmic, it adds another element,

but about his plain shots,

that guy's got shots of junk on the street with such ridiculously nice color and contrast

gotta like close down the shop, ya know

-ZiP!-

4/26/2006 12:08:18 AM

more like,

you live in new york, gotta step up your game



seriously though, how does he notice shit like this: http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/archives/photos_textures/040811_779.shtml

[Edited on April 26, 2006 at 12:11 AM. Reason : `]

4/26/2006 12:08:49 AM

Seriously.

Sometimes I think "If only I lived in a bigger city, I could take some badass photos."

And then I laugh and realize it's not true.

Homeboy can take a photo of a damn shopping cart and make it look better than Jesus.

4/26/2006 12:10:03 AM

so, the time lapses don't fire your engines

how about his shit like this: http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/archives/flash_enabled/040628_700.shtml where you can scroll around the photos?

4/26/2006 12:10:04 AM

Meh.

4/26/2006 12:12:15 AM