The Creative Photography Thread v9 - "Take a whetstone to your lens for a sharper image."
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but knowing the gear that someone took a picture with doesnt help you take better photos
just helps you to know what their camera and settings were, there's a lot more to it than that. it makes a marginal difference in the grand scheme of things of your advancement and progression as a photographer.
Learning to do good with what you have will help ya more bud.
if too many people see my exif info they will deplete my camera's optical kung fu and i wont be able to take good pictures any more
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my imaging system's PSF is a combination of lens aberrations and pure magic
[editline]14th April 2014[/editline]
you can;t have my magic
someone asked me what settings i used as if that's the only three factors affecting my fucking photo
someone told me not long ago that they saw my flickr and that i must have a very nice camera
i just sat there staring at them and smiling
[editline]14th April 2014[/editline]
then i went home and relayed the compliment to my 6d as i stroked it gently
everyone keeps asking me if my a7 is a old film camera, even more then when i take my x-700 out. I think its great, because no one wants to steal an old film camera.
[QUOTE=notlabbet;44546672]everyone keeps asking me if my a7 is a old film camera, even more then when i take my x-700 out. I think its great, because no one wants to steal an old film camera.[/QUOTE]
Haha yeah, same with my X-E2, people keep saying it's "deceptively digital".
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2nd roll of film :)
[QUOTE=Uber|nooB;44546531]someone told me not long ago that they saw my flickr and that i must have a very nice camera
i just sat there staring at them and smiling
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then i went home and relayed the compliment to my 6d as i stroked it gently[/QUOTE]
I reply to "Hey your camera takes nice pictures." with some variation of "Yeah and your guitar makes nice music"
my favourite personal photos are ones i took with my worst cameras. go figure
[QUOTE=dwt110;44546043]but knowing the gear that someone took a picture with doesnt help you take better photos[/QUOTE]
it gives me a clue though. :/
and maybe I overthink that aspect of it. I just feel like I'm struggling to pump out good pictures, even though you guys have told me you like my pictures before, I guess I just haven't been content with them myself yet.
tbh any info that isn't to do with composition and focus (i.e. focal length, aperture size and shutter speed (in regards to slow shutter effects)) is irrelevant since the rest of the settings are basically about ensuring you collect the most data about the scene with your camera so you have the most room possible for editing (low noise, no clipping if possible, etc)
things like focal length and aperture sizes that other people used you will get a feel for after a while
editing is a (very very) important thing to learn that will take a lot of time
Do you guys ever look back to your photos that you didn't like but end up liking it again?
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You guys post so much, I feel like I miss half the stuff you post.
I'm still learning to handle my telezoom. I accidentally had my stabilizer off on both these images, so you won't get any bigger resolution :P
Handling the telezoom is a bit difficult for me, as I have very shaky hands and the lens is pretty heavy. Any tips on that?
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[QUOTE=DrDevil;44549318]Handling the telezoom is a bit difficult for me, as I have very shaky hands and the lens is pretty heavy. Any tips on that?[/QUOTE]
Tripod or brace your elbows against your strap like you're firing a rifle.
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[QUOTE=Doctorhooves;44550022][B]pictures of stuff[/B][/QUOTE]
Tripod or brace your elbows against your strap like you're firing a rifle. Think more about the shots you're taking.
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scary occult vibe - i dig it
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the model on a shoot for L'oreal and glamour magazine
why are models so pretty
i want to be one
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cc, how can I make my edits more interesting?
it depends what you're going for, i like the editing on the last portrait although i'd probably bring the highlights down a bit
Moon photography is hard without a zoom lens. But at least this cat came out of nowhere and we did an impromptu photoshoot with the cat.
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new roll shots, did my best editing on a school computer
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sports photography must have been x1000 more difficult back in the day
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Just got lightroom
Testing out my 200mm macro. This is very hard without a tripod collar, super sturdy tripod, and a focusing rail (ring flash wouldn't hurt either). I might give up because those all add up to being $$$, and I won't get 100% from this thing unless I really build a macro system around it. Fun to mess around with, but a very technical and challenging device to use.
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sell that beezy
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