The Official Photography Thread - Vol. 3

[SVNTI]

^ You overexposed the "Original" then you go and underexpose the "edited"... I don't know why you would want to achieve an out of focusshot...

 

[Fong$tarr]

I don't know man...there is overexposed that looks good (ie Terry Richardson which I hate) and there is overexposed that looks bad. You say you are astudent (unassumingly you don't know things like changing the white balance) but then you say you want them in that way which makes no sense to me. Iunderstand being a perfectionist when something is so new is stupid but don't take good photos cause you're not getting paid.....take good photos causeyou want to take good photos for yourself.


And after seeing some in-house studio work, I think I will myself try to create that in my studio with a back drop and some lighting to get some practice. I amso bad at taking portraits.

 

[southernbeast]

 

[mochi]

only one i could post from my flickr. a lot of my flickr photos dont show on firefox.
sorry this post looks a mess, firefox doesnt showpics while google chrome does...

 

[rikan havok]

Originally Posted by Mr Fongstarr

I don't know man...there is overexposed that looks good (ie Terry Richardson which I hate) and there is overexposed that looks bad. You say you are a student (unassumingly you don't know things like changing the white balance) but then you say you want them in that way which makes no sense to me. I understand being a perfectionist when something is so new is stupid but don't take good photos cause you're not getting paid.....take good photos cause you want to take good photos for yourself.


And after seeing some in-house studio work, I think I will myself try to create that in my studio with a back drop and some lighting to get some practice. I am so bad at taking portraits.

*edit - because I was on my phone*

+1

His logic is off - If you want something (over exposed) high key - you have to think about all the variables (subj. background - clothing - makeup - etc) ..Over exposing a picture for the heck of it it's not recommended and it's very difficult to be found appealing. .. here's an example of an overexpose picture (high key) that doesn't look that bad - I will do a few others on my next set .. but like I mentioned, over exposing just to do it is notlogical and not a good habit to get into ..

Out of focus pictures work well on some occasions - soft focus work well on some occasion .. however the pictures you posted up do not look right out of focus,IMHO it seems like you just didnt focus right - expecially when a ring is super sharp and the face is soft but the ring was not the subject .. this is badand very distracting to the viewer ..

White Balance is a must when taking pictures in studio/out doors - You might see some pictures have have a slight blue/yellow/red/etc tint that look awsome -you really don't achive that by having the W/B incorrectly set - you do that in PP and with filters .. Another instant when you might not want to mess withthe white balance much is when you have multiple gels with different colors going - even then I still set the white balance correctly because it's just theright thing for peoples eyes to comprehend and enjoy ..

So your logic is if you don't get paid your work doesnt have to be great? If that's your logic, I'm sorry but you are bananas If anything I wouldmake sure my %@!% come out smelling like roses. That will land you quality models and/or paying customers that will take notice in your great work. I honestlythink you didnt get the responce you wanted thus you playing it off like you got exactly what you wanted out of the shoot. Whatever it is, I think you need torethink that statement ..

This is photography and if you are planning on getting paid in Fashion/Portrait you need to put out quality job. You can algo do soft/hard porn but with thatsaid, you still need to apply yourself - When I 1st looked at your pictures I thought damn those are some horrible subj - they didnt have any kind of appealand the way you shoot them was awful. This is just some advice - no matter what you (free/paid) you need to apply yourself - because photography is likeanything else a learning experience and once you have it down pack you need to continue practicing to keep them skills up. If you half !#% your work - you willhalf !#% everything in the future because that's how you been shooting .. If you are going to do free work make sure you do it right - example this girlsyou shoot - I'm 100% certain that if you would of have shot them right made them interesting and so on, better looking girls would of have contact you forpictures if you would repeat then better looking girls would be contacting you until you reach dimes and paying gigs .. I know because I been there ..

Anyways, by the choices you have made and the feelings about it when approach it seems to me that you havent improve a whole lot and you really having taking astep forward to accomplishing what you have set yourself out to do ..

 

[Fong$tarr]

In certain circumstances, I kind of hate it when other people tell other people how to shoot when I see their own work and feel like they don't preach whatthey are saying.....but Rikan has that whole studio portrait thing on lock, so trust his words or better yet......ask for his advice.

 

[obie21]

 

[pltcsasusual]

Hmm Good read's ill take all that into account for real.. I think i came off wrong on my original post of that i dont care .. I really do i actually getfrustrated during shoots when i shoot 100-300 shots and 20 30 come out good.. that pisses me off but always humbles me as a photog that i am a baby compared tomost of you.. If i can rate my stuff from a 1-10 id rate it a 3 but then again like i said before im not trying to shell out the cash to shoot super badfemales the females i have been shooting are in expensive and actually have gassed pics on MM and other outlets then send them to me and the people in mycompany we think there bad and they are mediocre in person.. My advantage is that the more models i shoot the badder they get the badder models will continueto contact me with interest in shoots..

W/B- i always set to flash ( so let me know what im wrong doing with that)

Focus- Of course ALL shots have to be in focus but some come out of focus in movement with a faulty repaired lens (best buy)

But all i can do is try and get better.. But again i have to keep content flowing through all 3 of my sites dedicated to models and videos of models so being aperfectionist will happen when it comes to my school assignments

 

[i just got lucky]

Originally Posted by Mr Fongstarr

In certain circumstances, I kind of hate it when other people tell other people how to shoot when I see their own work and feel like they don't preach what they are saying.....but Rikan has that whole studio portrait thing on lock, so trust his words or better yet......ask for his advice.

I remember when he first started and asked all of us for advice. Dude went all in

Rikan - are you still in the USMC? Or did you get out and turned to photography for a career change? check you PM...

 

[rikan havok]

I still ask for advice man, what you talking about .... lol

Yeah still in Washington DC and commuting to NYC every weekend ....

BTW, just the other day I figure how to record clips on my camera .. lol .. I was stoke .. to bad I'm not going to be using it much .. he he he

 

[whyte1der05five]

I need a lil help.

I dont know much about cameras.

I have a Canon s3is. Yes I know its outdated.

Had it since it came out (GF bought it for me)

I wanted to get a lens for it.

Nothing crazy, just want it for when I go to NBA/NFL games.

Anyone know what kind of lens I can get for it?

 

[jordan supreme]

 

[1c3m4m]

Some of my cowokers thought these were cool pics so I thought I will share wit my NT fam. I am not a pro, just a dude with an iphone that saw a capturingmoment. Of course they are not up to par with you guys, but I think they iight.

 

[dj bana]

moonrise..

some pics i took of my boys new bike, a fuji trackPRO.

 

[new wu]

Originally Posted by DJ bana

These two are

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[sigmakidownz]

Bana that moonrise one is too sick

Something something...

 

[blazea4]

I've added a bunch of NTers as contacts on Flickr, lots of inspiration. Here is mine: Eazy-Duz-It on Flickr

Here are some recent shots:

 

[SVNTI]

Bana, those shots of the bike really caught my eye. Very dope!

sigmakidownz:

I like the tones on this one.

 

[xxokayplayerxx]

Some great stuff in the post.

Shot a few friends when back home over the Holiday.

My Nifty 50 and on camera flash took an L New Years Eve. Haven't had time to grab a replacement.

I've been going in with the iPhone camera.

Flickr

 

[sigmakidownz]

Originally Posted by SaNTi0321

I like the tones on this one.

Thanks man.

Here's another shot.

 

[ourtran]

I haven't posted here in a long time. My trip to australia.

 

[thunderchunk69]

this is my "setup" for right now (take pics for my website which are later photoshopped of course)

any tips or tutorials for help with lighting that you guys would recommend a beginner??
I enjoy learning and re-investing in this hobby

also, I'm just using a regular digital camera, Canon PowerShot SD750

also, if it wouldnt be too much, any tutorials on opening a commercial photo studio

as always, [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]thanks in advance[/color]

 

[dj bana]

xXOkAYplaYerXx

awesome portraits! forreal, i like how you crop the frame.


thanks everyone =]

 

[i just got lucky]

Been a while since i went shooting...took these today.

SD Skyline.

Marina

 

[k3nnyqt]

So, I have a friend that is selling me his Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 lens for $200. Is that a good deal?