The "Creative Photography " Thread [v2] In Memoriam
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it was cold but worth it, first time taking pictures in the morning
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HDR processing is meant to even out lighting, I can't stand overblown color rape :psyduck:
good photos aside from that though.
also nice sunsets
You've totally ruin them photos with overdone HDR.
I think the only-time HDR rape ever works is when it is applied to something so colorful it becomes unreal. Everyday settings don't look good with HDRrape.
my flickr suuff.
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my career aim is to be a photographer.
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moar!
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and the ONLY PHOTO YOU WILL EVER SEE OF ME!
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got my durp face on.
[QUOTE=Edthefirst;24551471]If you toned down the processing on the first image I think it would be perfect. Right now it's a bit too much.
The same goes for the second one.
The third one is rather boring to be honest. It's also incredibly noisy which is kinda bothering me.
The forth one is actually pretty cool. I can't really decide if I like the overdone HDR or not. I do like the contrast between the sky and tractor though.[/QUOTE]
I agree for the first one, but I also think that you should take advantage of the light coming in from the open ceiling and darken the inside of the building to give a better contrast. Plus the picture is noisy as hell. I would personally recommend toning that down a bit.
[QUOTE=Ferosso;24465617]Some pics from this weekends driftevent
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I love the first and last picture. All the details are perfect. What kind of camera do you have if you don't mind me asking.
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I like the first picture thought I don't think the black bars are necessary, haha. The last one I don't like because of the image distortion. You can really see it on the guy's face. (I'm assuming that one isn't meant to be a super beautiful image anyway)
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Still learning.[/QUOTE]
The first one is alright, but when you do that type of shot it's USUALLY best to have an actual subject of some type in the foreground. It's hard to get it right when you just use the ground as the subject and in my opinion it's just a bit boring. That's just preference though.
Now with the second picture I have a huge issue. A lot of photographers will agree with me on this too. Most pictures should not be taken at eye level. The greatness of photography is that all we can ever see is what is at our own eye level, so getting down low or up to higher places and taking a picture is such an impact, because it shows a different prospective that we didn't think we could see. I find that eye level shots should really only be done with certain traditional portrait photography. These are all things you just figure out with time though.
[QUOTE=-hibiki-;24558334]A lot of photographers will agree with me on this too. Most pictures should not be taken at eye level. [/QUOTE]
I wholeheartedly disagree. Extreme view points are easy ways to compensate for a lack of compositional skills. Anyone can take a picture of the underside of a lamp and call it art. Yes, perspective is highly important, but limiting yourself to certain angles is just ignorant.
There are certain rules to photography which produce aesthetically pleasing results, but saying you should never take pictures at eye level because if you do its unartistic, is like telling someone to never run forward because that's the 'normal' way of doing it.
You need to find a balance between composition, content, and perspective.
I'm not one to attack personally, but I just clicked through your deviantart. All I saw was someone who is trying to put off that 'I take artsy pictures' vibe. I solidify my assumption with this excerpt from your DA; "If you want to set one of my pictures as your desktop background". I'll be completely honest I felt no soul, just attention seeking. And the false advice you have provided a fellow beginner would do more harm than any of the good I'm sure you only intended.
I'm not discrediting you, but I'm saying that is clear your photographic tastes aren't quite refined enough to pass judgment the way you do. It's analogous to a teenage kid slandering a Porsche because it doesn't have neon lights under it.
I will get off my high horse by saying that I was the same way. It's sort of a maturity path every photographer takes. These are all things you just figure out with time though.
[QUOTE=Van.;24564468]LOTS OF MASSIVE PICTURES[/QUOTE]
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Yea thanks for critiquing them
It's hard to critique the photos if you can't see them properly.
[QUOTE=bopie;24559610]I wholeheartedly disagree. Extreme view points are easy ways to compensate for a lack of compositional skills. Anyone can take a picture of the underside of a lamp and call it art. Yes, perspective is highly important, but limiting yourself to certain angles is just ignorant.
There are certain rules to photography which produce aesthetically pleasing results, but saying you should never take pictures at eye level because if you do its unartistic, is like telling someone to never run forward because that's the 'normal' way of doing it.
You need to find a balance between composition, content, and perspective.
I'm not one to attack personally, but I just clicked through your deviantart. All I saw was someone who is trying to put off that 'I take artsy pictures' vibe. I solidify my assumption with this excerpt from your DA; "If you want to set one of my pictures as your desktop background". I'll be completely honest I felt no soul, just attention seeking. And the false advice you have provided a fellow beginner would do more harm than any of the good I'm sure you only intended.
I'm not discrediting you, but I'm saying that is clear your photographic tastes aren't quite refined enough to pass judgment the way you do. It's analogous to a teenage kid slandering a Porsche because it doesn't have neon lights under it.
I will get off my high horse by saying that I was the same way. It's sort of a maturity path every photographer takes. These are all things you just figure out with time though.[/QUOTE]
Okay here's the thing. I didn't say "never take pictures at eye level" I said, "Most pictures shouldn't be taken at eye level" because it's going to be very difficult for a beginner to find the right way to do it. I find that it's usually best to exaggerate something enough to get the point across. If I sat here and tried to explain to him all the different possibilities for taking pictures at eye level it would take forever and he wouldn't get anything from it.
Now all that "artsy" stuff you saw on my deviantart is stuff from when I first began maybe 4 years ago? (I honestly can't remember)At that point in time I tried to just take pictures of anything I could, because I knew that after a while I would figure out what works and what doesn't. And I will admit I am a little embarrassed by the whole, "if you want to set my blah blah" thing, because I put that on there when I was younger, haha. So I think I'm promptly going to delete that. If you look at my more recent stuff (I'll even upload some more content since I really don't like to use DA anymore) you'll see mostly portraits in there. I'm at the point now where I've starting exploring a new path just like I did in the beginning to learn the most I possibly can about photography. I personally think I should stick to portraits and stuff with people, but I still feel that anyone who can capture an actual shot (not putting a subject in there like people) is very good.
There's just one last thing though. (Sorry this is so lengthy, haha) I don't care who you are, how good you are, or how long you've been doing it, but you should NEVER tell another photographer that he doesn't have any soul or anything like that. If you knew anything about me you would know just how hard I'm busting my ass to try and make this my career. Between my parents and I there is no money for me to go to college, so getting any kind of photography job is almost impossible without a degree, because people don't give applicants a chance unless they look good on paper. So just please try to refrain from slanders like that. I really do appreciate your own take on my opinion, but just leave it at that if you can.
EDIT: nevermind, I guess I posted that a little over a year ago? I guess that was a little ignorant, haha.
I am new to the photography scene. I am good at taking panoramic shots (I won't upload, I have plenty of times in the other thread under another account. But I just ran up stairs and tried my hand at what everybody else at my school seems to be doing. Taking random pictures of their random belongings in a sorta artistic way. I tried. Ignore the background. its unbalanced and ugly but what about the headphones I was taking a photo of? I see that the wire is really messed up but I was going for that 'blurred out' effect but failed apparently.
Anybody got any good tutorials on how to take photos with a DSLR camera?
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This might be the kind of style of photography you're going for.
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[QUOTE=Roo-kie;22549335]from a recent adventure...
glow worms are awesome
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Wow. That seems so much like portal or half life 2.
har har. I made a thread like that. This was my first shot at doing something other than Panoramas so give me a break. I didn't know what to go out and do. Everybody has to start somewhere and to be honest, that doesn't really boost my confidence in continuing very much...
[QUOTE=Star Son;24570771]har har. I made a thread like that. This was my first shot at doing something other than Panoramas so give me a break. I didn't know what to go out and do. Everybody has to start somewhere and to be honest, that doesn't really boost my confidence in continuing very much...[/QUOTE]
Don't bother feeding the trolls.
If you're looking for tips or knowledge there's always books you can get. Amazon has a wide selection of photography books that are cheap and full of stuff to get you on the right track.
[QUOTE=squish;24577690]Don't bother feeding the trolls.
If you're looking for tips or knowledge there's always books you can get. Amazon has a wide selection of photography books that are cheap and full of stuff to get you on the right track.[/QUOTE]
Thank you, I was going to see if they had any magazines on it at my store but then again it would probably be for people familiar with the settings and what they do so I think I'll get Photography for Dummies or something
thanks though! good to see not everybody on facepunch is a total idiot.
[QUOTE=Star Son;24578523]Thank you, I was going to see if they had any magazines on it at my store but then again it would probably be for people familiar with the settings and what they do so I think I'll get Photography for Dummies or something
thanks though! good to see not everybody on facepunch is a total idiot.[/QUOTE]
Once you have the concept and basic knowledge of photography, magazines are great for inspiration and fresh ideas.
Used image thumb, hope it helps
Anyway, sorry for making fun of you Star Son. Here's a couple of links to help you
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thats okay, nice to see you turned out to be one of the few decent human beings on the site.
haha great. This morning I woke up and immediately saw a great picture opportunity... at least I thought it was. It was my cross and chain on the table with the window light coming in from the side on it. I'm not going to post it since I know its not good enough for here. Once I do get better I hope to post here though.
thanks.
Well this thread is for photography that doesn't deserve a thread. Also it's good to get critique on how to improve.
eeeh okay, I'll take a chance.
Is this better? I took this as soon as I woke up. I know I should work on where I place things and the light and stuff but I am trying to get used to the camera settings right now.
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I am going through those tutorials posted now. Thanks for those by the way. It looks like a GOLDMINE for beginners.
oh GREAT page king...
It is an improvement but I personally don't find it that an interesting subject. Macro shots of objects around the house can be hard to make interesting - I think the composition could be improved. There is no focal point to draw your eye in and because it's all in line there's no sense of perspective. I think bringing the cross to the forefront and making it more of a feature would make it better. The best advice I could give you is to keep taking pictures and try lots of viewpoints, you'll soon work out what works best for you.
Yes that is what I was thinking but... I didn't know how to say it... Yes, I know objects in the house aren't interesting but I don't have much to work with right now. Can't go outside so I am limited to taking pictures of items.
I tried something else. Moss ontop of my roof from sticking out my skylight.
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Objects in the house can be interesting, it's just about how you frame them. Experimenting with different lighting, composition, aperture etc can make all the difference. I think there's a lot more you could do with the cross and chain to really make it a powerful shot.
I took a picture of a double rainbow yesterday !
I just got the 5D mark II, and now I'm pissed.
It might be because the mailservice trasported without good protection, but when I was putting on the first lens, brand new, the focusing screen fell out of the camera.
SO I'm getting a new one put in on Monday.
can someone critique my work, I personally really like the fern one
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