The Creative Photography Thread v9 - "Take a whetstone to your lens for a sharper image." - General

[QUOTE=blarghith;45034958]I like clipped shadows...it gives it a filmic look. And, I want these photos to kind of look like artsy snapshots. Ah, shit, who am I kidding I'm a frigging hipster. :suicide: [editline]8th June 2014[/editline] Why do you get nice clean photos and I get purple lines? No fair! D:[/QUOTE] The first part of your post really belittles what we do here. I'm not trying to be a dick to you I'm just saying that many of us take photographs seriously and using a phrases like "artsy snapshot" or "frigging hipster" casts you in a negative light. It's like anything, it comes with time and practice mate. I personally have been shooting for about 3 years and using image manipulation software for roughly 6 years. Just keep at it and you'll learn more and more techniques.

[QUOTE=Him1411;45035150]The first part of your post really belittles what we do here. I'm not trying to be a dick to you I'm just saying that many of us take photographs seriously and using a phrases like "artsy snapshot" or "frigging hipster" casts you in a negative light. It's like anything, it comes with time and practice mate. I personally have been shooting for about 3 years and using image manipulation software for roughly 6 years. Just keep at it and you'll learn more and more techniques.[/QUOTE] Dude, I've been shooting for...five years. I'm just digressing and getting worse at this point. I might as well stop. And, I mean no offensive -- I am a hipster. I listen to indie bands and all that jazz. Jesus...I hate myself sometimes. :suicide:

[QUOTE=blarghith;45035087]Eh, grain...I like smooth photos. Just part of the aesthetic, I think. Also, I'm a poor college student, so shooting film is out of the question right now. :suicide:[/QUOTE] You could get a sweet film setup including a good body, lenses and film for less than $100 - film is, for the most part, cheaper than digital.

[QUOTE=Him1411;45035252]You could get a sweet film setup including a good body, lenses and film for less than $100 - film is, for the most part, cheaper than digital.[/QUOTE] I have a collection of film cameras. A collection. I even built one of the cameras in my collection. However, developing film around here is prohibitively expensive...

[QUOTE=blarghith;45035194]Dude, I've been shooting for...five years. I'm just digressing and getting worse at this point. I might as well stop. And, I mean no offensive -- I am a hipster. I listen to indie bands and all that jazz. Jesus...I hate myself sometimes. :suicide:[/QUOTE] stop making out like your photos have to reflect your "hipster" credentials and you have to fit into some pre-cast category of photos - shoot your own thing but basic technical proficiency (understanding exposure) is a good prerequisite before you go onto more advanced post processing.

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those last few pages... wow everyone here is getting really really fucking good at taking pictures

[QUOTE=blarghith;45035281]I have a collection of film cameras. A collection. I even built one of the cameras in my collection. However, developing film around here is prohibitively expensive...[/QUOTE] where do you live? i'm sure there's a cvs or costco near you which will do it for a couple of bucks - their scans are shit but i'm sure you can get a decent scanner in time

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;45035315]stop making out like your photos have to reflect your "hipster" credentials and you have to fit into some pre-cast category of photos - shoot your own thing but basic technical proficiency (understanding exposure) is a good prerequisite before you go onto more advanced post processing.[/QUOTE] I have been shooting for five years. I started on film. The first thing we learned in my photo class was about exposure. I just constantly shoot at ISO 100, for reasons I don't want to explain. [B]EDIT:[/B] [QUOTE=codenamecueball;45035340]where do you live? i'm sure there's a cvs or costco near you which will do it for a couple of bucks - their scans are shit but i'm sure you can get a decent scanner in time[/QUOTE] There is a CVS near me that develops film for...about $30-$40 bucks a pop. That ain't cheap.

[QUOTE=FalseLogic;45034500]If you're got somewhat steady hands, and your subjects aren't moving around, you should be able to go down to 1/20 or so. I can usually go down to 1/10 before I start noticing the blur.[/QUOTE] somehow grabbed this at 1/8th: [url]https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2902/14368338432_9244df343c_k.jpg[/url] [editline]8th June 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=blarghith;45035353]I have been shooting for five years. I started on film. The first thing we learned in my photo class was about exposure. I just constantly shoot at ISO 100, for reasons I don't want to explain.[/QUOTE] is it dynamic range? one stop isn't going to make a difference to your photo if it means you actually get the photo. you also shoot high shutter speeds (i.e. over 1/100). if it's to freeze motion, fair play but you'll get acceptable results down to 1/60 if the photos aren't being blown up to billboard size (facebook). shooting 1/250 under flourescent lights can actually ruin the photo if the lamps don't have high-frequency ballasts as you capture the cycle of the light. shoot in tune with your electricity (in the US 60hz, so 1/60s) [editline]8th June 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=blarghith;45035353] There is a CVS near me that develops film for...about $30-$40 bucks a pop. That ain't cheap.[/QUOTE] which CVS?

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5488/14372364611_70b900eec1_c.jpg[/img] just had a small thunderstorm

What do you mean "which CVS?" It's...It's a CVS. And it's ridiculously overpriced.

[QUOTE=blarghith;45035462]What do you mean "which CVS?" It's...It's a CVS. And it's ridiculously overpriced.[/QUOTE] i was going to phone up and ask how much they charge for a dev + cd how about costco, that's $1.50 a roll

[QUOTE=blarghith;45035194]Dude, I've been shooting for...five years. I'm just digressing and getting worse at this point. I might as well stop. And, I mean no offensive -- I am a hipster. I listen to indie bands and all that jazz. Jesus...I hate myself sometimes. :suicide:[/QUOTE] With that negative attitude, it's not surprising. Maybe you should stop trying to fit the hipster bill and instead focus on what makes a good picture? Stop 'experimenting' and shoot some photos.

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;45035490]i was going to phone up and ask how much they charge for a dev + cd how about costco, that's $1.50 a roll[/QUOTE] There are zero Costcos around my town or anywhere near me. :/

[QUOTE=blarghith;45035353]I just constantly shoot at ISO 100, for reasons I don't want to explain.[/QUOTE] ??? why so mysterious

allergic to noise

[QUOTE=Uber|nooB;45035722]??? why so mysterious[/QUOTE] because hipster [editline]8th June 2014[/editline] [url=https://flic.kr/p/nUp9qX][img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5558/14376465855_715f3d216b.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/nUp9qX]Photo31_30[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people//]skoinks[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/nSmPG1][img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/14353379596_d048086468.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/nSmPG1]Photo13_12[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people//]skoinks[/url], on Flickr

Noise isn't a bad thing, if you remove the colour noise from it using the slider in lightroom it looks a bit like film grain and looks a lot nicer generally

is it normal for lightroom to nip color noise in the bud the second i import? I'm not complaining

[QUOTE=notlabbet;45036673]is it normal for lightroom to nip color noise in the bud the second i import? I'm not complaining[/QUOTE] It does a bit automatically but for noiser images it needs to be bumped up a bit to get rid of all the colour noise

[QUOTE=blarghith;45035462]What do you mean "which CVS?" It's...It's a CVS. And it's ridiculously overpriced.[/QUOTE] my cvs is 6$ for development and scans I go to a local independent photo lab and pay a bit more for nicer scans and less risk of screwing up my photos [editline]8th June 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Dvorak231;45036689]It does a bit automatically but for noiser images it needs to be bumped up a bit to get rid of all the colour noise[/QUOTE] I usally dont go much higher than 3200 sometimes i hit 5000 when i'm feeling nutty

Things in my town are just generally expensive... :/ Wish some of you lived closer to NY, we could totally go on a photo-adventure. And I could show you guys how crazy expensive my CVS is. :v

if you live in NY, theres plenty of in state places you can mail rolls to for less than $30

[QUOTE=blarghith;45035353]I just constantly shoot at ISO 100, for reasons I don't want to explain[/QUOTE] you're only limiting your potential like this. stop worrying about grains, even ISO 100 has grains when you go and pixel peep

i find adding grain in post has a kind of masking effect to the digital noise, on top of removing colour noise in LR

[QUOTE=Zeemlapje;45037063]you're only limiting your potential like this. stop worrying about grains, even ISO 100 has grains when you go and pixel peep[/QUOTE] Oh gee! In my 5 years of photographing, I [I]NEVER[/I] thought to pixel-peep! In fact, I was so sure that digital images did not have any noise and in fact were comprised of fairy dust! :|

look we know you want help here but what's the point in being so stubborn and secretive

[QUOTE=.Lain;45038194]look we know you want help here but what's the point in being so stubborn and secretive[/QUOTE] Who said I wanted help? I just want some cc on my images, not to be attacked for slightly underexposing an image, or shadow-clipping. It's a wonder why I'm so secretive...

this is cc. we aren't attacking you at all, you're just acting defensive for some reason