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

communistcat, the first three I reeeeally like, the last three are just a bit bland for me. Good work nonetheless! I want to try some steel wool light painting myself!

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurencehowe/7381798474/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7236/7381798474_09190c5391_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurencehowe/7381798474/]East Village[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/laurencehowe/]Laurence Howe[/url], on Flickr So shooting clubs is pretty fun once you get over the whole hurrr ~CluB Ph0TogrAphy~ stuff

[img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5324/7381995072_c1aee39c2a_z.jpg[/img] so ben nevis

[QUOTE=Dvorak231;36357901][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurencehowe/7381798474/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7236/7381798474_09190c5391_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurencehowe/7381798474/]East Village[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/laurencehowe/]Laurence Howe[/url], on Flickr So shooting clubs is pretty fun once you get over the whole hurrr ~CluB Ph0TogrAphy~ stuff[/QUOTE] What flash are you using?

[QUOTE=Ohfoohy;36358290]What flash are you using?[/QUOTE] It's a Nissin Di 622 MKII, pretty much the same as a 430EXII but about £70 cheaper and performs the same

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximum_mod/7379616426/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7076/7379616426_08b895327c_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximum_mod/7379616426/]DSC_0664[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/maximum_mod/]Maximum Mod[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximum_mod/7379630746/][img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5156/7379630746_16fdc398de_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximum_mod/7379630746/]DSC_0647[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/maximum_mod/]Maximum Mod[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximum_mod/7379637488/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7084/7379637488_4e1a20bf62_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximum_mod/7379637488/]DSC_0660[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/maximum_mod/]Maximum Mod[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximum_mod/7379609056/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8163/7379609056_55af0287ac_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximum_mod/7379609056/]DSC_0655[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/maximum_mod/]Maximum Mod[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximum_mod/7379623524/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7232/7379623524_df6f83d102_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximum_mod/7379623524/]DSC_0666[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/maximum_mod/]Maximum Mod[/url], on Flickr Speedway is fun.

[QUOTE=Dvorak231;36358344]It's a Nissin Di 622 MKII, pretty much the same as a 430EXII but about £70 cheaper and performs the same[/QUOTE] I have the Mk 1. Brilliant thing, I don't see why you would pay another £100 for anything else, unless you really needed something specific. My only gripe is that it doesn't work with all wireless triggers. I hope to god the one I've ordered works..

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382624130/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8153/7382624130_cabbbba5db_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382624130/]DSC_3676[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/63581219@N05/]Marc_N99[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382627242/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/7382627242_f17bda182b_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382627242/]DSC_3641[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/63581219@N05/]Marc_N99[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382631556/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7097/7382631556_fd5bb020fc_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382631556/]DSC_3513[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/63581219@N05/]Marc_N99[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382632044/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7078/7382632044_a93a57feeb_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382632044/]DSC_3490[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/63581219@N05/]Marc_N99[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382629664/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7382629664_e43d67657b_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382629664/]DSC_3544[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/63581219@N05/]Marc_N99[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382629050/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7232/7382629050_584d563564_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382629050/]DSC_3559[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/63581219@N05/]Marc_N99[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382637174/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7228/7382637174_465d06766c_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382637174/]DSC_3370[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/63581219@N05/]Marc_N99[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382630844/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7098/7382630844_e98566944f_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382630844/]DSC_3521[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/63581219@N05/]Marc_N99[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382630196/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/7382630196_8f798c7102_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382630196/]DSC_3524[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/63581219@N05/]Marc_N99[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382628582/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8158/7382628582_e93104deff_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382628582/]DSC_3564[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/63581219@N05/]Marc_N99[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382632474/][img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5451/7382632474_c3aaf8fdcd_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382632474/]DSC_3478_1[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/63581219@N05/]Marc_N99[/url], on Flickr

Took a stroll to Pheasant Branch today [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/39633958@N03/7382822712/]Flower Bunch[/url] [img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7382822712_3311799579_c.jpg[/img] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/39633958@N03/7382824612/]Daisies or Something[/url] [img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5464/7382824612_912cd5c743_c.jpg[/img] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/39633958@N03/7382821562/]More Flower[/url] [img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7097/7382821562_b2e52a4790_c.jpg[/img] [sub]I set the ISO far to high on that one, was hard to fix[/sub] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/39633958@N03/7382821826/]Wood Planks[/url] [img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7382821826_3b55eb45c3_c.jpg[/img] Fudge, wish I shot in raw

[QUOTE=Dvorak231;36357901][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurencehowe/7381798474/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7236/7381798474_09190c5391_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurencehowe/7381798474/]East Village[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/laurencehowe/]Laurence Howe[/url], on Flickr So shooting clubs is pretty fun once you get over the whole hurrr ~CluB Ph0TogrAphy~ stuff[/QUOTE] Do the people in the club have a reasonable expectation of photographers being there? I always hated being that asshole with the flash at high school dances.

[QUOTE=Blitzkrieg94;36360559] high school dances.[/QUOTE] I feel like this may be your problem

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77526408@N02/7383029986/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8013/7383029986_3ca63e7dfc_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77526408@N02/7383029986/]20120617-P6170001[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/77526408@N02/]Eltocliousus[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77526408@N02/7383028386/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8021/7383028386_3c12fbb89b_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77526408@N02/7383028386/]20120617-P6170002[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/77526408@N02/]Eltocliousus[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77526408@N02/7383025182/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7077/7383025182_026dbb5268_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77526408@N02/7383025182/]20120617-P6170004[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/77526408@N02/]Eltocliousus[/url], on Flickr It was very dark.

Two other shots from the other day: [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristiancarreon/7383322482/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7079/7383322482_54eabc7f69_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristiancarreon/7383322482/]Umbrella Artist[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kristiancarreon/]Kristian Carreon[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristiancarreon/7383316564/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7082/7383316564_3df29bae38_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristiancarreon/7383316564/]Water Gun Carnie[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kristiancarreon/]Kristian Carreon[/url], on Flickr And played with water balloons with my sis [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristiancarreon/7377059084/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7218/7377059084_cba61939b5_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristiancarreon/7377059084/]Water Balloon[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kristiancarreon/]Kristian Carreon[/url], on Flickr

i bought a pretty sweet FD adapter for my t3's EF mount. how well do you guys think it will work? it has a glass, and a chip on the back of it.

[QUOTE=Blitzkrieg94;36360559]Do the people in the club have a reasonable expectation of photographers being there? I always hated being that asshole with the flash at high school dances.[/QUOTE] Most people don't really seem to mind you snapping away at them, occasionally you'll get girls screaming at you to delete them but that's about it

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheesepuff/7386466900/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8020/7386466900_d6ec96b7ec_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheesepuff/7386466900/]the misty mountains[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/cheesepuff/]codenamecueball[/url], on Flickr

[QUOTE=GoldenDargon;36359992] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382632474/][img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5451/7382632474_c3aaf8fdcd_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/63581219@N05/7382632474/]DSC_3478_1[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/63581219@N05/]Marc_N99[/url], on Flickr[/QUOTE] All of your pictures are slightly under-exposed. A tip is to check the Levels in photoshop. As for actual critique, the pictures are pretty bland. I mean, you took pictures of an event and while they are ok, they aren't exciting or anything. Events, how exciting they might be, don't always present nice oppertunities for pictures. The colors don't stand out and your pictures are mostly pretty crowded with distracting backgrounds and objects. This is not to demotivate you, it's to make you think about your pictures.

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomraworth/7387191102/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7238/7387191102_7ff2518748_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomraworth/7387191102/]DSC_0086-2-Edit.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/tomraworth/]Tom Raworth[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomraworth/7387187522/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7387187522_3cb1dd4f81_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomraworth/7387187522/]DSC_0081-Edit-2.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/tomraworth/]Tom Raworth[/url], on Flickr

A little overly sharp but I like it! :D

I haven't been productive lately, but here's something from yesterday. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tanasie/7387747828/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7079/7387747828_c535a699c5.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tanasie/7387747828/]Bucharest sunset[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/tanasie/]Radu Tănasie[/url], on Flickr

[img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8011/7388070086_53560a3144_k.jpg[/img] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/39633958@N03/7388070086/]Pheasant Branch[/url]

[QUOTE=Dvorak231;36357901][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurencehowe/7381798474/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7236/7381798474_09190c5391_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurencehowe/7381798474/]East Village[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/laurencehowe/]Laurence Howe[/url], on Flickr So shooting clubs is pretty fun once you get over the whole hurrr ~CluB Ph0TogrAphy~ stuff[/QUOTE] Clubography high five [img]http://foto.jaanus.cc/content/photos/2012/01/Foto.Jaanus.cc_Illukalopp-114-791x528.jpg[/img] [img]http://foto.jaanus.cc/content/photos/2011/05/Foto.jaanus.cc-Tshillit-90-352x528.jpg[/img]

[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/7388749998/"][IMG]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5443/7388749998_e813a8e43f_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/7388749998/"]I Don't Trust It.[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/58397993@N04/"]Ivegotchicken[/URL], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/7388525898/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7228/7388525898_8e2be093b4_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/7388525898/]Capacitive City[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/58397993@N04/]Ivegotchicken[/url], on Flickr

Really loving that last one mate!! also Jaanus, that second one is actually awesome haha!

[QUOTE=Jaanus;36372456]Clubography high five [/QUOTE] I wish I could get a lucky strobe

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gentledoom/7392133746/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7392133746_a8fe6d5277_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gentledoom/7392133746/]Building[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/gentledoom/]Gentle Doom[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gentledoom/7392126388/][img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5119/7392126388_552a22c423_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gentledoom/7392126388/]Pipes[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/gentledoom/]Gentle Doom[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gentledoom/7392119892/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7392119892_0b1eab6e10_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gentledoom/7392119892/]Man[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/gentledoom/]Gentle Doom[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gentledoom/7392127870/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8015/7392127870_5c93a5370f_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gentledoom/7392127870/]Man in the sun[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/gentledoom/]Gentle Doom[/url], on Flickr C&C would be pleasant [editline]17th June 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=radu_iceman;36369897] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tanasie/7387747828/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7079/7387747828_c535a699c5.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tanasie/7387747828/]Bucharest sunset[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/tanasie/]Radu Tănasie[/url], on Flickr[/QUOTE] Really like the gradient of color in the corner there.

[QUOTE=Jaanus;36372456]Clubography high five [img]http://foto.jaanus.cc/content/photos/2012/01/Foto.Jaanus.cc_Illukalopp-114-791x528.jpg[/img] [img]http://foto.jaanus.cc/content/photos/2011/05/Foto.jaanus.cc-Tshillit-90-352x528.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] How exactly did you achieve this? Something about flash curtain or something?

[QUOTE=TomboPukka;36369087][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomraworth/7387191102/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7238/7387191102_7ff2518748_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomraworth/7387191102/]DSC_0086-2-Edit.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/tomraworth/]Tom Raworth[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomraworth/7387187522/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7387187522_3cb1dd4f81_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomraworth/7387187522/]DSC_0081-Edit-2.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/tomraworth/]Tom Raworth[/url], on Flickr[/QUOTE] Inspirational, loving it.

[QUOTE=Adius Shadow;36379107]How exactly did you achieve this? Something about flash curtain or something?[/QUOTE] Flash and zoom or flash and drag. Or a combination of both

[QUOTE=DoubleDD;36368111]All of your pictures are slightly under-exposed. A tip is to check the Levels in photoshop. As for actual critique, the pictures are pretty bland. I mean, you took pictures of an event and while they are ok, they aren't exciting or anything. Events, how exciting they might be, don't always present nice oppertunities for pictures. The colors don't stand out and your pictures are mostly pretty crowded with distracting backgrounds and objects. This is not to demotivate you, it's to make you think about your pictures.[/QUOTE] Aww, at least I think I did an okay job with the ones that had a depth of field effect.