The Creative Photography Thread - If It Ain't Bokeh, Don't Fix It

[Bengley]

[QUOTE=bopie;28901505]thats totally a golf

:nyd:[/QUOTE]

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:v:

[Darmvlinder]

Have another batch ready, I was a bit relucutant to show my model shoots here. I find them nicely done but still a bit too mainstream. Has anyone some advice for me for a more oiginal theme when I go out for a photoshoot again?
Going to do in thumbs now, otherwise I'll take away too much space. These are some other random shots plucked from my Flickr page.

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These are some photographs involving models.
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And a bonus for you all. :v:
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I'm planning to study photojournalism in the future, seems like an interesting field of work.

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shut the fuck up with that 'mainstream' noise. :v:

your model stuff is good, but you really need to work on framing and funky angles are fun, but you can't take it seriously. try to keep the frame level. also you're cutting off feet and the top of that guys head etc. that kills it.

[sorry if that was a bit crude im tired]

[Darmvlinder]

[QUOTE=bopie;28907534]shut the fuck up with that 'mainstream' noise. :v:

your model stuff is good, but you really need to work on framing and funky angles are fun, but you can't take it seriously. try to keep the frame level. also you're cutting off feet and the top of that guys head etc. that kill it.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, an absolute killer with my shots. I often do not take positioning of people in account when I'm taking photographs. Needless to say: I'm an urban photographer and most of the events worth taking pictures of happen in mere seconds.

But your advice rings good, yeah.

[Pickwickian]

So, we went to Broadstairs for mine and my friend's birthday on the 29th.
Took this shot.

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by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/edwinquast/]edwin.quast[/url], on Flickr

[tom_taker]

I was going to enter this into the week's photo contest but I'm having a friend over to brainstorm other ideas, so I'll post it in here:

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/ourspeluche/5575756972/]Old Spice[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/ourspeluche/]tomshandruk[/url], on Flickr

Nothing special, just fooling with a white backdrop (see: piece of paper) that I found.

Also, I started a 365 Project again. I won't post all the images I have so far, but instead link to [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/ourspeluche/sets/72157626270852251/]the flickr set.[/url]

[Pickwickian]

[QUOTE=bopie;28872199]1. you're quickly becoming one of my favorites (not saying i think less of the rest of y'all :smile:)

2. you look like Silas from weeds.

3. i forgot my third point. - oh yeah! its awesome you have such a great relationship with your gf.[/QUOTE]

Cheers bopie.
It sometimes bugs me that (from what I can tell) I don't really have a recognisable style, but maybe that's a good thing for me? I don't know.

I just looked up who Silas is (I had no idea), and I guess I know where you're coming from. He does look a little like me, haha!
Only just realised the third point. Yeah, we're doing pretty well at the moment. Been together for about one and a half years now.
I'm lucky that she's cool with me photographing her now. She used to be a little coy in front of the camera, but I guess after she saw that the photos I took of her weren't too bad, she gained a bit of confidence in front of the lens. It's really nice :)

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I love this.

And another love rant. I know it's been said before, but this area of the forum's really is a cool place.
I don't feel I need to post stupid comments, or take the piss out of people which is often the case in the other areas. I'm always happy just to sit and browse through the pages.
There really is some talent in this thread.

And nice people.

[editline]1st April 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=Meknes;28898380]Thank you for your comments. I post some more then I don't use multiply lens and I only taken a basic photography class. These like most of the ones above were taken in my hometown Meknes.

These area of a city is called a medina Which is a car-less part of a city usually located within old defense walls(but not always). Pack animals are used to transport supplies down the maze like streets. Their is no windows at street level and the outside of homes are very plain. This is so you cannot tell if a person is rich or poor so to create harmony between neighbors. Usually an open courtyard, to provide fresh air, is found in the center of these homes.

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I am not sure if I will get in trouble for posting this but if people find problem I gladly delete it. This is from Eid al-Adha. A Muslim Holiday that celebrates when the Archangel Gabriel came to the prophet Abraham. He brought a sheep ( lamb ), as a replacement for Ibrahim instead of sacrifice his son. It starts with a long fast and ends with a day of prayer then the sacrifice of sheep. The sheep must be killed by a Muslim or Jewish Male. All the meat is used(including the head) which is barbecued and some of it is eaten by the family but most of it is reserved to give to the poor in the streets.[/QUOTE]

Morocco seems like a cool place.
My dad went there a few years ago to shoot a film and my girlfriend's been there a few times now. I've only ever heard good things from both of them.
Also, thanks for the background info. It's always nice when a photograph is put into context.

[Angoose]

[QUOTE=labbet;28886357]quick desk pictures?
heres my desk
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sweet kidrobot mousemat

[codenamecueball]

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[editline]31st March 2011[/editline]

got allowed into my old school

[Uber|nooB]

[QUOTE=Klammyxxl;28899990]Kind of like the tones in this one.
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I hate JPEG compression. It looks so much nicer in photoshop.[/QUOTE]

hey, that's pretty cool

[editline]1st April 2011[/editline]

also, i came back from paris last night. it was awesome, i definitely recommend going.

here's some hopefully not too bad pictures from the trip (i guess unfortunately this will have to go at the bottom of the page, oh well)!

tell me what you think

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also, on a related note, one of those people who try to get you to sign a bit of paper/donate some money for deaf people came up to us and started wildly gesturing at us to sign/donate, then as she was walking away (moneyless and attempting to look as disappointed in us and judging as she could) i realised she was listening to an ipod.

:frog: fuck that shit.

[Scotchair]

Nice pictures!

I'm really not a fan of Paris.

I love France, it's beautiful... and the people are so kind hearted and pleasant. I used to go there pretty much every year, but never got around to actually visiting Paris until relatively recently.

It's far too hectic for me, so many tourists, so expensive, the people are rude to tourists (but you can hardly blame them...). I really don't think Paris represents the real France. You should take a trip to Bordeaux or Marseilles. Kayak down the Dordoigne river, stop off at vinyards and shit. It's epic.

Here are a couple of snaps of me and some fellow animation students in Annecy, near the Swiss border, for the worlds biggest animation festival.

Taken on my old camera so the quality is lacking, but I'm pretty happy with them none the less, good times.

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[buttspoonce]

Was walking around outside and found some flower petals that were in the shape of a butterfly.

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I thought it was some exotic looking butterfly at first glance.

Also more ferret because I can.

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[editline]1st April 2011[/editline]

Uber nooB those are awesome, I love them

[Alec W]

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experimenting

[labbet]

ok dudes i sent djy1991 a letter for his fanmail thing and he got it 4 weeks later, repackaged in 2 new envelopes. :what: anywhay, his reaction is pretty funny, its at 19:15.
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and some photos later to make up for the lack of content that makes sense to this thread
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[Pickwickian]

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Another shot of my girlfriend. 35mm again.
We actually helped carve those mushrooms. An old tree blew over in a storm and our department and the conservation society used the wood to create an outdoor teaching space. There are some other benches behind where I was standing. Can't wait until the bluebells are out again, not long to go now. It's so beautiful when the whole forest floor is just a carpet of blue. Here's some I took of us last year in Brotherhood Woods near where we lived:

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Great place to smoke a joint.

[codenamecueball]

you're a lucky man, pick

[buttspoonce]

I envy your lifestyle pick.

You also take some amazing photos.

[karlhungus]

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Lexi shot me a text yesterday saying she had today off... so I made some calls and got us hooked up with a sick room at a hotel down on the beach. Between the room service yummy food and very helpful male hotel staff we got a whole lot accomplished! Stay tuned for many different looks ;D

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Lexi shot me a text yesterday saying she had today off... so I made some calls and got us hooked up with a sick room at a hotel down on the beach.

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Jumped over to Bradenton on the west-coast of Florida to visit Kristina and have a morning-midday of shooting before running over to Orlando.

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[B-hazard]

Do you happen to get paid for this stuff?

[neurobuster]

[QUOTE=B-hazard;28932497]Do you happen to get paid for this stuff?[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure he said that he did.

[Scotchair]

Do you retouch your models in photoshop? Just curious... was watching a documentary on it earlier.

[Xera]

[QUOTE=BuDSpOoNce;28923741]Was walking around outside and found some flower petals that were in the shape of a butterfly.

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I thought it was some exotic looking butterfly at first glance.[/QUOTE]

Wow that's beautiful.

[codenamecueball]

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheesepuff/5580006241/]exit sign[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/cheesepuff/]codenamecueball[/url], on Flickr

[Nonikai]

I think you could've nudged it a bit more to the right, otherwise it's a really neat photo

[codenamecueball]

why the fuck do i shoot gigs and take shit photos of the acts but great ones of mundane stuff
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embedded yo

[Nonikai]

Well do you have a fast prime? Do you play in a band. I don't know, but when I take photos of bands they usually come out great if I can keep my hand steady, albeit lots of noise. I guess it's because I'm used to playing in a band and I know how I want my pictures of me to be taken.

[codenamecueball]

50mm 1.8, yeah my photos are alright

[B-hazard]

Self-appreciation station. ^

[codenamecueball]

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheesepuff/5580633706/]guitar man[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/cheesepuff/]codenamecueball[/url], on Flickr

[editline]1st April 2011[/editline]

load of shite innit

[Bengley]

the 1000D has awful ISO noise. I can shoot at ISO 3200 and have virtually no noise even with a shitty kit lens (getting a 50 1.4 next friday :D)