Photography forum off-topic discussion - General

Shit I thought the title said Pornography forum. :(

my sister got me a mini photo gig and is subsequently taking me on a photo trip through chicago for my birthday tomorrow. :D gonna try my hand at getting some good, candid street photography

[QUOTE=daijitsu;33607901]my sister got me a mini photo gig and is subsequently taking me on a photo trip through chicago for my birthday tomorrow. :D gonna try my hand at getting some good, candid street photography[/QUOTE] i challenge you to not include any homeless people

[QUOTE=Blitzkrieg94;33607993]i challenge you to not include any homeless people[/QUOTE] I know better than to just pull that stuff off now. If I do get into talking with a real homeless guy (not those annoying professional panhandlers you find outside of the train station), you can bet I'll be getting his story and buying him lunch, and even then I'd probably refrain from taking pictures because that's just damn awkward. it's official, I'm 24 and therefore even [i]less[/i] believable when buying stuff at the liquor store [img]http://i51.tinypic.com/bf3xaf.png[/img]

[QUOTE=The Salmon;33579536]Going to Hawaii with both film and digi with two rolls of Velvia, cya boys.[/QUOTE] Go to North Shore. Waves are biggest this time of year. Also whale season. Go find some.

[QUOTE=daijitsu;33608259]I know better than to just pull that stuff off now. If I do get into talking with a real homeless guy (not those annoying professional panhandlers you find outside of the train station), you can bet I'll be getting his story and buying him lunch, and even then I'd probably refrain from taking pictures because that's just damn awkward. it's official, I'm 24 and therefore even [i]less[/i] believable when buying stuff at the liquor store [img]http://i51.tinypic.com/bf3xaf.png[/img][/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/jKIPX.gif[/IMG]

Happy birthday Daijitsu :) also how do you guys carry your camera and lenses about? Because i don't have a bag for my 7D, and I'm not sure what to do/whats the best option.

[QUOTE=BlazeFresh;33609645]Happy birthday Daijitsu :) also how do you guys carry your camera and lenses about? Because i don't have a bag for my 7D, and I'm not sure what to do/whats the best option.[/QUOTE]You bought an expensive camera, so don't dare cheap out on a bag. I and I'd say many others can vouch for Lowepro for quality bags. May need to try them out though, my 180 AW Nova is a bit too large, but it just about fits a beastly Zenza Bronica with a lens attached and two other lenses, and my D7000 + Tamron 17-50 2.8.

[QUOTE=MisterM;33611316]You bought an expensive camera, so don't dare cheap out on a bag. I and I'd say many others can vouch for Lowepro for quality bags. May need to try them out though, my 180 AW Nova is a bit too large, but it just about fits a beastly Zenza Bronica with a lens attached and two other lenses, and my D7000 + Tamron 17-50 2.8.[/QUOTE] Ahh but bags are expensive and i have no money left lol :( i don't want a massive obvious camera bag though if you know what i mean

When I don't have my camera bag with me, I just wrap the camera up in a hoody and stick it in the bottom of a backpack.

[QUOTE=BlazeFresh;33611438]Ahh but bags are expensive and i have no money left lol :( i don't want a massive obvious camera bag though if you know what i mean[/QUOTE] Well I don't mean you have to spend tons on a camera bag, but don't cheap out on something silly. I had a really poor camera bag to start with, and while my D3000 was fine inside of it, my D7000 would certainly not be. A Lowepro 160 AW is £25 for example, but with a 7D and some lenses you my want to go larger. The Lowepro bag doesn't scream expensive cameras, your average duck won't know who Lowepro is, while a big shiny Canon or Nikon bag wouldn't be the smartest thing to carry gear around in.

just ghetto-scanned my first roll of 120 film. Used my dads Nikon D60, a lamp and some other bullshit to keep it all in place. Gonna see if it worked right now oops, wrong thread. Check the film thread ;))))))

happy birthday dai i hope you have fun on your photo gig

am i the only one who constantly imagines slideshows and movies in my head whenever i listen to music?

It turns out to do photography at college I need to make a portfolio, is there any guides to making a portfolio, or some tips you could give me?

[QUOTE=communistcat;33615711]It turns out to do photography at college I need to make a portfolio, is there any guides to making a portfolio, or some tips you could give me?[/QUOTE] 15-20 photos with a theme or two is good to have so its not all random, present it very nicely, with a quality folder or something and the photos printed on high quality paper. I was asked how I would present or publish photos and I just thought a book or an e-book, somehow relating to theme. So work around that.

on the brink of getting a canon EF 1.4 for £275.. whereas the 1.8 is £90... what are you guys thoughts on the 1.4 I've heard it can be hazy and vignette a lot below f/2 and you get loss of colours.. but I'm not sure. is it worth the price tag?

woo, it snowed! but it's the shit kind of snow, half of it's slushy wet shit and the rest is slippery ice. I guess i'll see if the snow gets any thicker then I'll go take photos of the mountains or something.

iphone 3gs + £200 or a 10-20?

[QUOTE=BlazeFresh;33616575]on the brink of getting a canon EF 1.4 for £275.. whereas the 1.8 is £90... what are you guys thoughts on the 1.4 I've heard it can be hazy and vignette a lot below f/2 and you get loss of colours.. but I'm not sure. is it worth the price tag?[/QUOTE] From what I've personally been told is it's hard to find an aperture that produces a sharp photo. I may be wrong though, so someone feel free to correct me.

Just watched the football match between Ajax and Real Madrid. FUCK YOU LINESMAN, SUCK THE BIGGEST DICK EVER [editline]7th December 2011[/editline] Fuck I'm so pissed right now I could punch a horse in the nose Let alone that linesman

[QUOTE=MisterM;33616039]15-20 photos with a theme or two is good to have so its not all random, present it very nicely, with a quality folder or something and the photos printed on high quality paper. I was asked how I would present or publish photos and I just thought a book or an e-book, somehow relating to theme. So work around that.[/QUOTE] Hmm. Sticking to a theme seems like it'd be hard. I'm all over the place. Also, going to Chicago on the 21st with my german class. Tempted to bring my camera but worried about the cold. Should it be okay?

[QUOTE=Blitzkrieg94;33614685]am i the only one who constantly imagines slideshows and movies in my head whenever i listen to music?[/QUOTE] There's lots of stuff that I listen to and come up with crazy fight scenes or awe inspiring city scenes in fact there's one song I know from a chicago-based band that really captures the feel of traveling into the city and taking stuff in, it actually has the melodic chime sound that the amtrak train makes when the doors are about to close. Riding the train through a dozen stops whilst half sleeping just a bit ago, I'd hear that jingle then the beat would kick into my head again [editline]7th December 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=cueballv2themax;33616708]iphone 3gs + £200 or a 10-20?[/QUOTE] I will sell you my 3g and 3gs combined for a 10-20 send the payment first you can trust me ;)

I'm oddly number 6 on bing searches for facepunch [url]http://www.bing.com/search?q=facepunch&go=&qs=bs&form=QBRE[/url] heh

oh god the knockoff chinese electronics are spreading to air conditioners [img]http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/4936/screenshot2011120721492.png[/img] I miss being the only dai after the old japanese electricity supplier died. I didn't even know they existed til I tried searching myself oh joy, if I search I get my deviant art, youtube and livejournal, three things I've neglected for three years. I forgot I even had a livejournal (made it for my cosplay project but found a better outlet), until it emailed me yesterday to say "hey daijitsu, did you know daijitsu's birthday is coming up?!"

[img]http://i54.tinypic.com/2q9fe6d.png[/img] It's always "do you mean 'gabor?'" Also turns out there are other gaboers on the internet, though they're obviously not as cool [url]http://cheese.formice.com/mouse/Gaboer[/url] [url]http://www.last.fm/user/gaboer[/url] [url]http://velospace.org/user/16546[/url] also wow didn't notice i had 3000+ posts

Was looking up Steve-O from Jackass and surprised to see myself in the list of suggestions for what I had typed so far. [img]http://i.imgur.com/Y0Oqf.jpg[/img]

Hm that's odd, doesn't show up for me.

Must be Google tracking my habits. Figures. :v:

Well this doesn't surprise me. [img]http://i.imgur.com/l4j9Y.png[/img] [editline]8th December 2011[/editline] GUYS I AM AN ADVERTISING AND MARKETING COMPANY TOO! [url]http://bohanideas.com/[/url] [editline]8th December 2011[/editline] Oh man. My self esteem just shot up like by 80 points. [img]http://i.imgur.com/9pqdV.png[/img]