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

[Adius]

[QUOTE=BlazeFresh;39574445][URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oscarjones/8465697725/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8240/8465697725_2d66e5e576_c.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/QUOTE]
Love the little details like the scratches on the window.

[editline]13th February 2013[/editline]

[QUOTE=Killuah;39575205]I'm still full of childish amazement when I use the image merge of photoshop, 7 pictures:

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8470356813/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8373/8470356813_078ba3949b.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8470356813/]Cross-Arm[/url] von [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/sebpaulben/]Terranigmus[/url] auf Flickr

Now I just gotta learn to shoot enough pictures...[/QUOTE]
Black magic I tell ya

[Trogdon]

[QUOTE=BlazeFresh;39574445][URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oscarjones/8465697725/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8240/8465697725_2d66e5e576_c.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/QUOTE]

What cable cars allow you to have gear inside I've never seen that

[PockyWitch]

Had my nex-5 with me today, took some pics.
I still need to get used to it though. After i got back home I realized I had been shooting at ISO 1600 the whole time. No wonder I had to use shutter speeds of 1/4000 to get a proper exposure...

[url=http://500px.com/photo/25856341][img]http://pcdn.500px.net/25856341/ff2e30805d5dddad85e699f1c17e8d04cf89b2d6/4.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://500px.com/photo/25856341]Thinking[/url] by [url=http://500px.com/DRungelrath]Dominik Rungelrath[/url]

[url=http://500px.com/photo/25856337][img]http://pcdn.500px.net/25856337/793123e8a7aa3649c3e864915543a4ee1f000e1e/4.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://500px.com/photo/25856337]Snow and shoes.[/url] by [url=http://500px.com/DRungelrath]Dominik Rungelrath[/url]

[Killuah]

Had to try it and I'd like to say: for having no studio, a 10cm glass vase and operating on my bathroom-floor, not bad.

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8472093938/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8097/8472093938_3032ff6298.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8472093938/]IMG_8988-Bearbeitet[/url] von [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/sebpaulben/]Terranigmus[/url] auf Flickr

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8471000535/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8471000535_3389679c3f.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8471000535/]IMG_8981[/url] von [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/sebpaulben/]Terranigmus[/url] auf Flickr

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8472098282/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8472098282_24a6f355d6.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8472098282/]IMG_8973[/url] von [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/sebpaulben/]Terranigmus[/url] auf Flickr

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8471004197/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8514/8471004197_8fd0aae13d.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8471004197/]Breakout![/url] von [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/sebpaulben/]Terranigmus[/url] auf Flickr

[Elfy]

[QUOTE=Killuah;39578310]Had to try it and I'd like to say: for having no studio, a 10cm glass vase and operating on my bathroom-floor, not bad.

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8472093938/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8097/8472093938_3032ff6298.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8472093938/]IMG_8988-Bearbeitet[/url] von [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/sebpaulben/]Terranigmus[/url] auf Flickr

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8471000535/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8471000535_3389679c3f.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8471000535/]IMG_8981[/url] von [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/sebpaulben/]Terranigmus[/url] auf Flickr

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8472098282/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8472098282_24a6f355d6.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8472098282/]IMG_8973[/url] von [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/sebpaulben/]Terranigmus[/url] auf Flickr

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8471004197/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8514/8471004197_8fd0aae13d.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebpaulben/8471004197/]Breakout![/url] von [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/sebpaulben/]Terranigmus[/url] auf Flickr[/QUOTE]

Shall I make a thread for high speed? I think we already have one though, link?

[Trogdon]

[QUOTE=Dominik93;39577849]Had my nex-5 with me today, took some pics.
I still need to get used to it though. After i got back home I realized I had been shooting at ISO 1600 the whole time. No wonder I had to use shutter speeds of 1/4000 to get a proper exposure...

[url=http://500px.com/photo/25856341][img]http://pcdn.500px.net/25856341/ff2e30805d5dddad85e699f1c17e8d04cf89b2d6/4.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://500px.com/photo/25856341]Thinking[/url] by [url=http://500px.com/DRungelrath]Dominik Rungelrath[/url]

[url=http://500px.com/photo/25856337][img]http://pcdn.500px.net/25856337/793123e8a7aa3649c3e864915543a4ee1f000e1e/4.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://500px.com/photo/25856337]Snow and shoes.[/url] by [url=http://500px.com/DRungelrath]Dominik Rungelrath[/url][/QUOTE]

Make sure you have the newest firmware, then set the center button to be a custom button, and you can have 3 settings for that button. I have my 3 on WB, color profiles, and ISO. Then the lower custom button is HDR.

[Elfy]

[QUOTE=Killuah;39574501]What's with the weird noise? It's so...er...what's the word...regular? pattern-ish ?

Ace focus though.

[editline]13th February 2013[/editline]

Curious about the background here. How?[/QUOTE]

It is literally a creased bedsheet over a table with the sheet going up to a small cardboard box. I put my flash behind a small disused fishtank on full power with an optical trigger and pointed it at the bedsheet to overexpose it to full white.
I then just changed the white to a blue in photoshop.

[Killuah]

I did it the opposite way, my sheet was baby-blue and I changed it to white. I didn't have a fishtank though, used a vase , focusing was a bitch.

[PockyWitch]

[QUOTE=Trogdon;39579032]Make sure you have the newest firmware, then set the center button to be a custom button, and you can have 3 settings for that button. I have my 3 on WB, color profiles, and ISO. Then the lower custom button is HDR.[/QUOTE]

I already had the lower button set to ISO but I totally forgot it was set that high because I only used the minimalistic display (where it only displays shutterspeed and aperture), which in the end was kind of a mistake.

[Trogdon]

[QUOTE=Dominik93;39579543]I already had the lower button set to ISO but I totally forgot it was set that high because I only used the minimalistic display (where it only displays shutterspeed and aperture), which in the end was kind of a mistake.[/QUOTE]

Yeah it can be tough, but I do recommend using that of overlay as it is the least intrusive. And I also recommend rule of thirds grid, it works as a good way to make sure your lines are straight. Usually on my nex I leave the ISO on auto, the camera is good about keeping it down as necessary.
Also if you haven't I would also turn off auto review, it isn't really useful because it never looks much different than before and it kind of slows down operation.

[Adius]

Can't wait for a day off so I can get some new shots as opposed to editing old work.
[img]http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/1315/16889036.jpg[/img]

[Nutt007]

How's this?
[t]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/56154768/Steam.png[/t]

[Jake_Steel]

Went out a few nights ago to try to get a couple night shots and discovered two things. 1: 18mm isn't really wide enough 2: light pollution.

[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8440511970/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8222/8440511970_27e04b191a_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8440511970/"]Radio 1[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/58397993@N04/"]Ivegotchicken[/URL], on Flickr
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8439428629/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8052/8439428629_1bd86e8c81_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8439428629/"]Radio 2[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/58397993@N04/"]Ivegotchicken[/URL], on Flickr
No escaping it
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8456221029/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8506/8456221029_465d278955_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8456221029/"]temp image2[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/58397993@N04/"]Ivegotchicken[/URL], on Flickr

[Adius]

Kind of hard to define the structures in the first and second. I feel like they would be better without them. The third one looks nice though.

[don818]

[QUOTE=Jake_Steel;39587603]Went out a few nights ago to try to get a couple night shots and discovered two things. 1: 18mm isn't really wide enough 2: light pollution.

No escaping it
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8456221029/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8506/8456221029_465d278955_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8456221029/"]temp image2[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/58397993@N04/"]Ivegotchicken[/URL], on Flickr[/QUOTE]

I'm gonna be doing this with New York City on Tuesday next week. Anyone got any pointers? I have the kit EF-S 18-55 IS lens, and the 75-300 Non-IS lens.

I will be using a tripod, and maybe a remote control.

[Jake_Steel]

[QUOTE=don818;39589520]I'm gonna be doing this with New York City on Tuesday next week. Anyone got any pointers? I have the kit EF-S 18-55 IS lens, and the 75-300 Non-IS lens.

I will be using a tripod, and maybe a remote control.[/QUOTE]

Definitely bring a tripod and a remote (or at least use the timer). Take a couple of test shots and if needed manually set the White Balance, sometimes long exposure night shots can confuse it a little. Turn the ISO down and use a higher f stop (f/5.6+). Most of which I forgot to do...

[don818]

[QUOTE=Jake_Steel;39591072]Definitely bring a tripod and a remote (or at least use the timer). Take a couple of test shots and if needed manually set the White Balance, sometimes long exposure night shots can confuse it a little. Turn the ISO down and use a higher f stop (f/5.6+). Most of which I forgot to do...[/QUOTE]

That's pretty much standard practice for night photography :v: Except for the WB part. I always forget to mess with that. But I end up shooting in RAW regardless, which can be easily changed in Photoshop, and If I'm bothered, lightroom.

I was wondering, maybe a CPL, or ND filter.

[Roll_Program]

[QUOTE=Jake_Steel;39587603]Went out a few nights ago to try to get a couple night shots and discovered two things. 1: 18mm isn't really wide enough 2: light pollution.

[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8440511970/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8222/8440511970_27e04b191a_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8440511970/"]Radio 1[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/58397993@N04/"]Ivegotchicken[/URL], on Flickr
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8439428629/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8052/8439428629_1bd86e8c81_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8439428629/"]Radio 2[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/58397993@N04/"]Ivegotchicken[/URL], on Flickr
No escaping it
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8456221029/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8506/8456221029_465d278955_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58397993@N04/8456221029/"]temp image2[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/58397993@N04/"]Ivegotchicken[/URL], on Flickr[/QUOTE]

Awesome.

[Nonikai]

Taking photos during the night can be fun

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannimagn/8475110166/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8367/8475110166_db2d68e791_c.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannimagn/8475110166/]DSC_0142.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/dannimagn/]Dannimagn[/url], on Flickr

[don818]

[t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6643010/IMG_0084.jpg[/t]

Was looking at a few of my older photos, and they look like they could have been great if I had taken them in raw format so I can readjust the exposure, or at least knew what I was doing.

They're all either over exposed, under exposed, have a shitty low f stop, or need a UV filter.

[editline]14th February 2013[/editline]

[t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6643010/IMG_0107.JPG[/t]

Example of what I'm talking about. It hurts :c

[editline]14th February 2013[/editline]

So, Lightroom can fix my older images to a degree. I'm a happy camper now c:

[MrEndangered]

[QUOTE=Nutt007;39586728]How's this?
[t]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/56154768/Steam.png[/t][/QUOTE]

I think you were trying to go with something a little more abstract. You have the ideal subject and lovely colours, but it's missing something. It correctly wouldn't work zoomed out, but it would look more appealing (to me) with it zoomed it, losing a lot of the background pavement and making it more abstract would offer some focus.

[Killuah]

[QUOTE=don818;39589520]I'm gonna be doing this with New York City on Tuesday next week. Anyone got any pointers? I have the kit EF-S 18-55 IS lens, and the 75-300 Non-IS lens.

I will be using a tripod, and maybe a remote control.[/QUOTE]

If you have a Canon you could install Magic Lantern, it has pretty sweet bulb timer options, timed shooting, many overrides and so on.

[Biscuit-Boy]

[QUOTE=Killuah;39597390]If you have a Canon you could install Magic Lantern, it has pretty sweet bulb timer options, timed shooting, many overrides and so on.[/QUOTE]

If it's an EF-S 18-55 with IS instead of a VR it should be Canon.

[CottonTM]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Vmqr4Bo.png[/IMG]

[Killuah]

Focus is a tad too far in the back but the rest really does transport a certain mood of work. I like it a lot.

[Elfy]

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/91259171@N05/8475738977/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8102/8475738977_deac3baf37_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/91259171@N05/8475738977/]Accordion.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/91259171@N05/]Elfy10[/url], on Flickr

[Killuah]

I think it could use a tiny bit more contrast, framing is nice though. How does he like the picture?

[Elfy]

[QUOTE=Killuah;39599473]I think it could use a tiny bit more contrast, framing is nice though. How does he like the picture?[/QUOTE]

He was a bit shocked that a guy with a camera came as it was a quiet day. Enjoyed it though.

[CottonTM]

[QUOTE=Killuah;39598113]Focus is a tad too far in the back but the rest really does transport a certain mood of work. I like it a lot.[/QUOTE]

I knoooow I messed that up. Should have anticipated that.

[Elfy]

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/91259171@N05/8476910982/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8476910982_40c7659a99_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/91259171@N05/8476910982/]Accordion.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/91259171@N05/]Elfy10[/url], on Flickr
Much better