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

[Angoose]

[QUOTE=Uber|nooB;29152450]Oh yeah, totally forgot about this one

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/musicifmath/5617186030/][img_thumb]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5617186030_404cfa862b_z.jpg[/img_thumb][/url][/QUOTE]

lovely

[Xploder]

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;29132161][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheesepuff/5316206862/][img_thumb]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5122/5316206862_20583bdda0_z.jpg[/img_thumb][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheesepuff/5316206862/]Burnt Train Tickets [1/52][/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/cheesepuff/]codenamecueball[/url], on Flickr
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Exactly what I was referring to but I've yet to see anyone do it with a dedicated flashgun at full power.
It may set on fire :v:

[B-hazard]

someone please try that and post results PLEASE

[codenamecueball]

I'll try get into town and use a 430EX on it.

[Fenriswolf]

[QUOTE=Pickwickian-;29150686]Pics [/QUOTE]

Favorited the Hong Kong one!

[Jaanus]

Some stills from the timelapse I shot today. [IMG]http://www.jaanus.cc/pictures/2011-04-13_2306.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.jaanus.cc/pictures/2011-04-13_2303.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.jaanus.cc/pictures/2011-04-13_2246.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.jaanus.cc/pictures/2011-04-13_2304.png[/IMG]

[Nonikai]

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannimagn/5617090905/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5617090905_caf92dd2ab_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannimagn/5617090905/]Uninspired[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/dannimagn/]Dannimagn[/url], on Flickr

Uninspired like a motherfuck

[labbet]

Here's a portrait I took with the school canon rebel. Its of my friend Joey Cloud.
[img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5228/5614100160_4432f5dd45_z.jpg[/img]
classy as FUCK.

is it me or do the school canons blur and focus badly?

[squish]

[QUOTE=labbet;29157212]is it me or do the school canons blur and focus badly?[/QUOTE]
Slow shutter speed? :S

[codenamecueball]

upload to flickr

[labbet]

[QUOTE=squish;29157266]Slow shutter speed? :S[/QUOTE]

outside in the sun it blurs. on portrait mode standing still. i think misuse and damage mussed up the lenses and cameras.

[editline]13th April 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;29157297]upload to flickr[/QUOTE]

who are you talking to?

[codenamecueball]

you since it looked like it wasn't on it

[labbet]

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;29157615]you since it looked like it wasn't on it[/QUOTE]

Nope, its on there. Flickr is the only photo host I use.

da fuk i am king content where is content
[img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5062/5617216569_ec86f21e7a_z.jpg[/img]
This is [url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/314563-Galaxator] Galaxator [/url]. Silly.

[codenamecueball]

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheesepuff/5617189578/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5068/5617189578_b4b3d1e7e2_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheesepuff/5617189578/]multiflash[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/cheesepuff/]codenamecueball[/url], on Flickr

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that is sooc

[Zeemlapje]

[QUOTE=daijitsu;29064246][img_thumb]http://gyazo.com/de8a95794da258879ec7f15cb9db12c5.png[/img_thumb]
sister[/QUOTE]

my heart... its melting!! O_o

[labbet]

-snip-

[Pickwickian]

[QUOTE=Jaanus;29156016]Some stills from the timelapse I shot today. [img_thumb]http://www.jaanus.cc/pictures/2011-04-13_2306.png[/img_thumb]

[img_thumb]http://www.jaanus.cc/pictures/2011-04-13_2303.png[/img_thumb]

[img_thumb]http://www.jaanus.cc/pictures/2011-04-13_2246.png[/img_thumb]

[img_thumb]http://www.jaanus.cc/pictures/2011-04-13_2304.png[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]

Please tell me this is the view from your bedroom.

[Jaanus]

it's not :c

[Pickwickian]

:(

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[QUOTE=Pizza12456;29099702][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldwideart/4675504109/][img_thumb]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4675504109_3e8b9174ac.jpg[/img_thumb][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldwideart/4675504109/]The Balloons Soar[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/worldwideart/]worldwideart[/url], on Flickr
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And... I didn't see this before. Was just browsing previous pages, but dude, that's so cool.

[tehfrog]

i like to listen to LOST soundtrack music when i edit, or i listen to the xx and mumford and sons.

does anyone else listen to specific music when editing?

[editline]13th April 2011[/editline]

here are some shots i used to practice in light room.

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhinesphotography/5618180084/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5618180084_b1e1e9cb00_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhinesphotography/5618180084/]dan[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/rhinesphotography/]Rhines.[/url], on Flickr

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhinesphotography/5618181294/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5618181294_51172bc219_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhinesphotography/5618181294/]people i dont know [/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/rhinesphotography/]Rhines.[/url], on Flickr

there's another, but i dont like it so im going to re do it.

criticism please

[labbet]

[QUOTE=tehfrog;29161337]i like to listen to LOST soundtrack music when i edit, or i listen to the xx and mumford and sons.

does anyone else listen to specific music when editing?

[editline]13th April 2011[/editline]

here are some shots i used to practice in light room.

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhinesphotography/5618180084/][img_thumb]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5618180084_b1e1e9cb00_z.jpg[/img_thumb][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhinesphotography/5618180084/]dan[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/rhinesphotography/]Rhines.[/url], on Flickr

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhinesphotography/5618181294/][img_thumb]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5618181294_51172bc219_z.jpg[/img_thumb][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhinesphotography/5618181294/]people i dont know [/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/rhinesphotography/]Rhines.[/url], on Flickr

there's another, but i dont like it so im going to re do it.

criticism please[/QUOTE]

I listen to my NPR podcasts(This American Life, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Radio Lab) when I do things on the computer, but I don't edit much. I'm a SOOC kinda guy.

c&c: more contrast and saturation would help.

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Alright let's get down the business. I have started my second night of durnk posting, since it was so well received last night.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/1qsnK.png[/img]

[QUOTE=tehfrog;29161337]does anyone else listen to specific music when editing?

[editline]13th April 2011[/editline]

criticism please[/QUOTE]

I'll throw stuff up on virtualDJ and slow it down 33% (sometimes 50 if i know the song too well) and chill out to that while I do my processing. It's an acquired taste kinda thing, but with like 'happyhardcore' and electro-pop there is so much going on so fast you almost hear whole new songs when it's slowed down. It's been a habit for a few years and I've made some mashups out of it, but nothing serious. There is only one other person I've heard of that does something similar - [url=http://vimeo.com/14091260]this.[/url]

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Don't shoot in hard sunlight like that, especially for portraits. That kind of light also makes any form of split toning look nasty. Play with the curves, and fix the white balance. Be weary of over-correcting and bumping up the saturation too much. I think there is a preset in LR called 'flat curve' that should give you a pretty good starting point. Also work on your framing: the dude's foot being cut off is irritating and the half-girl on the right is distracting. Don't rely on the ability to crop as a solution to this, make it a habit to think about framing when you take your shots. Framing is far more important than 'composition' and is commonly overlooked.

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Here are a few shots from my ride tonight.

[img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5618481210_07c2cf1e92_z.jpg[/img]

Fuck sodium lamps.

[img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5065/5618482834_64459708a2_z.jpg[/img]

I just like the texture on this.

[img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5226/5617902447_1cec3ab274_z.jpg[/img]

my mate's whip

[img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5068/5618484618_c654e24dce_z.jpg[/img]

cell-tower bokeh ~sha-sha-sshhaa!~

Copied from the facebook chat;

[quote]my mate just killed a possum on his bike haha i was in front and it jumped out of the left side of the road, i missed it by inches and my mate swerved his front wheel out of the way but his back wheel went right over its neck. laid out.[/quote]

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[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/gif21.gif[/img]

[labbet]

[QUOTE=bopie;29163896]Alright let's get down the business. I have started my second night of durnk posting, since it was so well received last night.

[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/1qsnK.png[/img_thumb]

I'll throw stuff up on virtualDJ and slow it down 33% (sometimes 50 if i know the song too well) and chill out to that while I do my processing. It's an acquired taste kinda thing, but with like 'happyhardcore' and electro-pop there is so much going on so fast you almost hear whole new songs when it's slowed down. It's been a habit for a few years and I've made some mashups out of it, but nothing serious. There is only one other person I've heard of that does something similar - [url=http://vimeo.com/14091260]this.[/url]

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Don't shoot in hard sunlight like that, especially for portraits. That kind of light also makes any form of split toning look nasty. Play with the curves, and fix the white balance. Be weary of over-correcting and bumping up the saturation too much. I think there is a preset in LR called 'flat curve' that should give you a pretty good starting point. Also work on your framing: the dude's foot being cut off is irritating and the half-girl on the right is distracting. Don't rely on the ability to crop as a solution to this, make it a habit to think about framing when you take your shots. Framing is far more important than 'composition' and is commonly overlooked.

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Here are a few shots from my ride tonight.

[img_thumb]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5618481210_07c2cf1e92_z.jpg[/img_thumb]

Fuck sodium lamps.

[img_thumb]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5065/5618482834_64459708a2_z.jpg[/img_thumb]

I just like the texture on this.

[img_thumb]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5226/5617902447_1cec3ab274_z.jpg[/img_thumb]

my mate's whip

[img_thumb]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5068/5618484618_c654e24dce_z.jpg[/img_thumb]

cell-tower bokeh ~sha-sha-sshhaa!~

Copied from the facebook chat;

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[img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/dl/gif21.gif[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]

well, i am getting virtualDJ now... appstore being useful.

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[QUOTE=labbet;29163994]well, i am getting virtualDJ now... appstore being useful.[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.virtualdj.com/[/url]

[dai]

love the aesthetic of 'cell tower bokeh', the shot just has a dreamy feel to it. Now I [i]know[/i] I gotta get moving soon on my midnight walks again

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[QUOTE=daijitsu;29164108]I gotta get moving soon on my midnight walks again[/QUOTE]

Good for the soul.

[DonMitchito]

meh, practiced some portraits today with the fam, not really my cup of tea, but they turned out pretty well in my humble opinion.

[img]http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7522/dsc18792.jpg[/img]

[img]http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/5831/dsc1981.jpg[/img]

[img]http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/5324/dsc1989k.jpg[/img]

[img]http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/2411/dsc1935.jpg[/img]

[dai]

[QUOTE=bopie;29164252]Good for the soul.[/QUOTE]

ohhhhh, believe me. I know.

[Quasty]

[img_thumb]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5618481210_07c2cf1e92_z.jpg[/img_thumb]

I Liiiiiiiiiiike

[editline]14th April 2011[/editline]

January 22nd 2011; three shots I took the first day I picked up an slr and consequently discovered photography. That was a good day.

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/59281520@N04/5440303038/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5058/5440303038_8e2ecb60f8_b.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/59281520@N04/5440303038/]Violin Boy[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/59281520@N04/]harry.quast[/url], on Flickr

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/59281520@N04/5618630214/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5618630214_62f92fafb3_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/59281520@N04/5618630214/]Statue man[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/59281520@N04/]harry.quast[/url], on Flickr

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/59281520@N04/5440301104/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5440301104_0b7c2c13e8_b.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/59281520@N04/5440301104/]The Artist[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/59281520@N04/]harry.quast[/url], on Flickr

[Pickwickian]

[QUOTE=DonMitchito;29164304]meh, practiced some portraits today with the fam, not really my cup of tea, but they turned out pretty well in my humble opinion.

[img_thumb]http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7522/dsc18792.jpg[/img_thumb]

[/QUOTE]

I started to think that this one was really interesting. In a bizarre sort of way. The expressions, the dog's gaze, the fluffy thongs.

As a standalone picture - if I knew nothing about it, I'd like it a lot, but the other's shots sort of put it into context for me.

[editline]14th April 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=tehfrog;29161337]i like to listen to LOST soundtrack music when i edit, or i listen to the xx and mumford and sons.

does anyone else listen to specific music when editing?[/QUOTE]

Also, I still listen to jazz when editing. But I don't spend much time doing it.
If any of you are interested, you can check out my playlist here:

[url]http://open.spotify.com/user/edwinquast/playlist/7JR3g77Z0IcmCtIL6vRwDG[/url]