The Creative Photography Thread v7 | The quickest way to make money at photography is to sell your c - General

[QUOTE=Ohfoohy;35934421]Can I steal your idea? I have to do a final project for my photo class and I think this theme would be great. Food emotions.[/QUOTE] Of course, lol. It's just inspiration. It's not like you are going to use my own image and claim it as yours anyway :P

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77526408@N02/7188551858/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7222/7188551858_3920ecbfe1_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77526408@N02/7188551858/]DSCF0072[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/77526408@N02/]Eltocliousus[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77526408@N02/7188552086/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8156/7188552086_ae5b656b2c_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77526408@N02/7188552086/]DSCF0070[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/77526408@N02/]Eltocliousus[/url], on Flickr She looks mad at the cat in the top one.

I went camping on the weekend and here are some of my favorite photos: [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77862175@N06/7188647244/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7105/7188647244_b26f38aa89_c.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77862175@N06/7188647244/]DSC_0199.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/77862175@N06/]YouAreMotarded[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77862175@N06/7188649120/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7188649120_8dcd41ce84_c.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77862175@N06/7188649120/]DSC_0263.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/77862175@N06/]YouAreMotarded[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77862175@N06/7188660076/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8027/7188660076_8eef724df5_c.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77862175@N06/7188660076/]DSC_0330.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/77862175@N06/]YouAreMotarded[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77862175@N06/7188663354/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7104/7188663354_e05ee8466f_c.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77862175@N06/7188663354/]DSC_0338.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/77862175@N06/]YouAreMotarded[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77862175@N06/7188671594/][img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5337/7188671594_ccfc388b80_c.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77862175@N06/7188671594/]DSC_0344.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/77862175@N06/]YouAreMotarded[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77862175@N06/7188676270/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8163/7188676270_fe71ba7f35_c.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77862175@N06/7188676270/]DSC_0428.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/77862175@N06/]YouAreMotarded[/url], on Flickr Had heaps of fun experimenting with long exposure shots and light painting.

Seen as I'm getting no response in the Gear Discussion, is an Umbrella or a Softbox a better choice for portraits? I take pictures at the school so Prom is coming up. I will mainly be taking group pictures but I do have couples requests to deal with. I know I'll need a wireless trigger system too, but there's plenty cheap ones available. I've only got one Flash Unit though. [editline]13th May 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Trogdon;35934700]not really creative, but ahhh i love using my new macro lens. like holy shit, i didn't realize how convenient it was to have one. macro lenses are the shit, am going to use this all the time for ebay stuff now. [img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5276/7186042478_67aa7d9547_z.jpg[/img] this is the ebay picture for my 17mm lens (seems to be a bit of novelty), never really taken pictures of products well, this was my first attempt. going to have to get a more white sheet backdrop for next time, but i think this one looks a little less stock so it's for sure the product.[/QUOTE] Get a green or blue sheet, any strong colour should do really. Then you want to remove the background so its just white. Your other option is a Small photograph studio thing.

[QUOTE=Wickerman123;35939639]Seen as I'm getting no response in the Gear Discussion, is an Umbrella or a Softbox a better choice for portraits? I take pictures at the school so Prom is coming up. I will mainly be taking group pictures but I do have couples requests to deal with. I know I'll need a wireless trigger system too, but there's plenty cheap ones available. I've only got one Flash Unit though. [editline]13th May 2012[/editline] Get a green or blue sheet, any strong colour should do really. Then you want to remove the background so its just white. Your other option is a Small photograph studio thing.[/QUOTE] one isn't objectively better than the other, they're just different. One issue is that if your strobes aren't powerful enough then softboxes might take away too much light. Softboxes are softer than umbrellas, at the cost of the amount of light.

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomraworth/7189474504/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7228/7189474504_9615bab199_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomraworth/7189474504/]DSC_0070.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/tomraworth/]Tom Raworth[/url], on Flickr

[QUOTE=Klammyxxl;35936842]It's been a while, to say the least. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregorybernardjones/7186823058/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8015/7186823058_1af67cda96.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregorybernardjones/7186823058/]hide[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/gregorybernardjones/]BernieBones[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregorybernardjones/7186810738/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7225/7186810738_074909dca7.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregorybernardjones/7186810738/]twine[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/gregorybernardjones/]BernieBones[/url], on Flickr[/QUOTE] Looks like an older photo of Bopies minus the chino clad hipster in the middle (kidding Bopie).

[QUOTE=H4Z3Y;35940058]one isn't objectively better than the other, they're just different. One issue is that if your strobes aren't powerful enough then softboxes might take away too much light. Softboxes are softer than umbrellas, at the cost of the amount of light.[/QUOTE] What would you recommend for groups of between 10-20 people, maybe more at times.

[QUOTE=Wickerman123;35941278]What would you recommend for groups of between 10-20 people, maybe more at times.[/QUOTE] If your strobes are powerful enough, softboxes, if they aren't, brollys. (this is where you really need to test)

[QUOTE=TomboPukka;35940701][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomraworth/7189474504/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7228/7189474504_9615bab199_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomraworth/7189474504/]DSC_0070.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/tomraworth/]Tom Raworth[/url], on Flickr[/QUOTE] "I was smokin' weed before it was mainstream"

[QUOTE=H4Z3Y;35941377]If your strobes are powerful enough, softboxes, if they aren't, brollys. (this is where you really need to test)[/QUOTE] Is their any way of testing if it's powerful enough without having to buy both and actually try them out in that situation?

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooe_df/7190455898/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7073/7190455898_64ca6a1d49_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooe_df/7190455898/]IMG_6675[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/mooe_df/]Falckaren[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooe_df/7190456302/][img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5035/7190456302_12510ec882_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooe_df/7190456302/]IMG_6663[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/mooe_df/]Falckaren[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooe_df/7190457316/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7072/7190457316_0c537fd2a4_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooe_df/7190457316/]IMG_6725[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/mooe_df/]Falckaren[/url], on Flickr C&C

[QUOTE=Wickerman123;35941852]Is their any way of testing if it's powerful enough without having to buy both and actually try them out in that situation?[/QUOTE] you can use maths and guide numbers and shit. most light modifiers will tell you how many stops you will loose.

Went out with some friends today, took some cool pics. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedh/7190624334/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7084/7190624334_814f83ccdb_c.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedh/7190624334/]Friends[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/thedh/]TheDanielHolt[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedh/7190635570/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7098/7190635570_722e5944b7_c.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedh/7190635570/]Chillin'[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/thedh/]TheDanielHolt[/url], on Flickr

Went on a trip, walked for what seemed like 20km in this hot weather. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/vlampreia/7190888464/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7190888464_2236b3bbef_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/vlampreia/7190888464/]9805[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/vlampreia/]vLampreia[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/vlampreia/7190893084/][img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5459/7190893084_460b79a8d4_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/vlampreia/7190893084/]9768[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/vlampreia/]vLampreia[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/vlampreia/7190896134/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7072/7190896134_bb6a7a789a_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/vlampreia/7190896134/]9771[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/vlampreia/]vLampreia[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/vlampreia/7190886336/][img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5200/7190886336_7534d1dd5f_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/vlampreia/7190886336/]9800[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/vlampreia/]vLampreia[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/vlampreia/7190899808/][img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5113/7190899808_6e424975e8_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/vlampreia/7190899808/]9793[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/vlampreia/]vLampreia[/url], on Flickr

[QUOTE=Warship;35942812] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedh/7190635570/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7098/7190635570_722e5944b7_c.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedh/7190635570/]Chillin'[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/thedh/]TheDanielHolt[/url], on Flickr[/QUOTE] Hmmm I wonder how that would look rotated...

Heh, I don't know. But here's the same guy riding an invisible motorbike. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedh/7190613956/][img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5447/7190613956_9361cfedde_c.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedh/7190613956/]Invisible Motorbike[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/thedh/]TheDanielHolt[/url], on Flickr

i'd love to shoot raw except for the fact that my 1st generation sony camera only accept compactflash so with the amount of shit i take i usually fill up the whole card in like an hour

A $40 16gb CF card will hold about 500 shots with RAW + JPG at max settings - in a 5D2. I'm sure you can a find reasonably priced CF card large enough for your purposes.

[QUOTE=KingKombat;35945340]i'd love to shoot raw except for the fact that my 1st generation sony camera only accept compactflash so with the amount of shit i take i usually fill up the whole card in like an hour[/QUOTE] [img]http://f.cl.ly/items/0i0m0q460E2v07273f1h/Image%202012.05.14%207:38:43%20AM.png[/img] ??? [editline]14th May 2012[/editline] fucking bopie ninja

It's been a while since I've posted here. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohanpang/7192344574/][img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5239/7192344574_64f6e20883.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohanpang/7192344574/]016-3[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/bohanpang/]Bohan Pang[/url], on Flickr

Small hangout with my friend. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristiancarreon/7192639026/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8164/7192639026_daf9d1208a.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristiancarreon/7192639026/]Longboard Pan[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kristiancarreon/]Kristian Carreon[/url], on Flickr

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/59307417@N03/7040029005/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/7040029005_058a1c6cc1.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/59307417@N03/7040029005/]The Crystal Method[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/59307417@N03/]Killerzombie43[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/59307417@N03/6893922908/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7273/6893922908_581103c5e5.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/59307417@N03/6893922908/]The Crystal Method[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/59307417@N03/]Killerzombie43[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/59307417@N03/7040002123/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/7040002123_f2cf5eeae2.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/59307417@N03/7040002123/]The Crystal Method[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/59307417@N03/]Killerzombie43[/url], on Flickr

I want to shoot raw but i can't afford photoshop and i dont think GIMP process's them :(

would it be daft of me to suggest why not just pirate it, buy it when you can afford it

[QUOTE=Him1411;35949434]I want to shoot raw but i can't afford photoshop and i dont think GIMP process's them :([/QUOTE] The above option aside, you could use a student discount to make it cheaper, and alternatively, you could purchase Lightroom instead. It's significantly better for a photographer with no need for heavy photomanipulation. It's also a whole hell of a lot cheaper.

He's been taken good care of.

[QUOTE=H4Z3Y;35945379][img]http://f.cl.ly/items/0i0m0q460E2v07273f1h/Image%202012.05.14%207:38:43%20AM.png[/img] ??? [editline]14th May 2012[/editline] fucking bopie ninja[/QUOTE] 64GB seems a bit excessive I have a 4GB 80mb/s card and that gives a me a good 300 RAWs at 14MP. I rarely if ever take more than 200 anyway in one day. :v:

[QUOTE=Him1411;35949434]I want to shoot raw but i can't afford photoshop and i dont think GIMP process's them :([/QUOTE] [url]http://rawtherapee.com/downloads[/url] Pro tip: If you don't have the money to buy software type the software name into google and after that somethinge like opensource or free alternative.

its all good now guys :) btw ctlic, i'd snip that link before mods see it.. warez and that