The Official Photography Thread - Vol. 3

[qkslvrtypes]

#1 is straight out of camera - just resize.

that homie battleground

and the new pickup.

 

[jtothao]

Originally Posted by Kickmatic23

nice stuff JTOTHAO. Def gives off that NY vibe

thank you sir! I have another billion shots but i tried to prevent the flooding

 
will post them soon! 

 

[luong1209]

Question to those who have the 17-40L:

How much did you buy yours for? Thanks!

 

[airphilippines]

Originally Posted by Luong1209

Question to those who have the 17-40L:

How much did you buy yours for? Thanks!

$550 used

 

[airjordanjack]

I got my 17-40L used for $572 after ebay cashback.

From La Jolla Cove.

 

[luong1209]

There's one on Craigslist for $550, I'm thinking of buying it first and see how it is.

If I don't like it, you think I can sell for around 675?

 

[SVNTI]

Originally Posted by Luong1209

There's one on Craigslist for $550, I'm thinking of buying it first and see how it is.

If I don't like it, you think I can sell for around 675?

Why not rent one first?

 

[luong1209]

Originally Posted by SaNTi0321

Originally Posted by Luong1209

There's one on Craigslist for $550, I'm thinking of buying it first and see how it is.

If I don't like it, you think I can sell for around 675?

Why not rent one first?

Seems cheap enough...And I'm pretttttty sure I can get back what I spent if not more. 6 months warranty left.

 

[airjordanjack]

If its used, I doubt you could get $675 for it. I bought one to test it out rather than renting because I thought it would be cheaper to buy and resell if I didn't like it. I figured I could actually make a little money if I wanted to resell, but I like mine.

 

[luong1209]

Hmm I'm tempted...Most likely I'll pull the trigger on it. Appreciate the advice.

 

[qkslvrtypes]

Originally Posted by Luong1209

There's one on Craigslist for $550, I'm thinking of buying it first and see how it is.

If I don't like it, you think I can sell for around 675?

it depends on the date code + overall condition of it.

its not like reselling kicks. lens hold its value

 

[jordan supreme]

 

[luong1209]

Originally Posted by qksLvrtypeS

Originally Posted by Luong1209

There's one on Craigslist for $550, I'm thinking of buying it first and see how it is.

If I don't like it, you think I can sell for around 675?

it depends on the date code + overall condition of it.

its not like reselling kicks. lens hold its value

Yea, I'm aware, but I have resold my older lens for more than I've bought it for.

I'm hoping to check it out this Wednesday.

 

[airphilippines]

Sweet I was on Speedhunters and one of my pics got featured.
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/01/24/random-snap-gt-gt-street-spec-s15.aspx

 

[obie21]

 

[sigmakidownz]

^ How'd you do those?

 

[rocafella kidd]

Originally Posted by qksLvrtypeS

Originally Posted by rocafella kidd

Quickster had a quick question on what your using as the floor on the photos? i bought a piece of black granite but seems to small to do normal size shoes..

i use my old black tv stand and i have a glass on top of it. its not that big but since i dont have a wide angle, im using my sigma 50/1.4 on my50D. with the correct focal length, and placement of the shoes, it can be more than enough.

thanks.. i am gonna practice a little more

 

[SVNTI]

 

[hueyp in louiev]

Whats up NT Cam Fam?...I could use a moment of your time.

I'm a total photo newbie but I'm real eager to learn. I just got a Canon 20D with an EFS 17-85mm lens and I am just beginning to get familiar with the functions and controls. I want to start snapping pics of a rarely seen side of NYC for my blog but I'm not really sure how to go about it. I went out today just to pop my cherry and snap some practice shots. It was a really dark and wet day today and I was in a rush, just wanted to get some references shots and get a feel for where/how to stand when taking pics and the operation of the camera.

 

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I plan on taking a lot of pics of murals and street arts, so can you guys give me any tips that would help as far as lighting, setting, stance, position, etc. I'm going to keep shooting the same things all week until I see some improvement and start getting a hang of what I'm doing.


Also how do you fade out a foreground element and capture the background?

Im starting to figure out how to blur out the background....

but how can you achieve the same effect on an object in front of your intended capture? I want to get a picture of that mural behind the fence, any advice on the best way to shoot that during the daytime ? Zoom, iso, aperture? (I have a light but I don't know how to use it and I was in the middle of a hot drug spot

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My bad for the eyesores and the newbie questions but any help, references and advice on anything would be appreciated.

 

[nikeairsncrispytees]

Originally Posted by HueyP in LouieV

You need to take those shots in the day. Spraypaint is either oil or alcohol based, so on a wall it's going to have some glossy qualities. Even Ultra Flat Black will be reflective. That being said, you're going to get hotspots using a flash unless you want to set up a whole lighting rig, and I don't think you want to do that. That's also part of your problem with the fence in front of the piece you were trying to shoot-- the on-camera flash is only powerful/big enough to illuminate the fence, and the camera probably focused on the fence as well.

Also, stand back as far as you have to in order to get the full piece in there. If more than one piece is involved in the production, take several overlapping shots to make a pano.

 

[lebron games23]

Keep the good work people, I always come to this thread and it makes me work harder on my photo stuff.

 

[Fong$tarr]

Pentax going at the Canon G11 crowd:

http://hypebeast.com/2010/01/pentax-optio-i10/

 

[nikeairsncrispytees]

Originally Posted by Mr Fongstarr

Pentax going at the Canon G11 crowd:






http://hypebeast.com/2010/01/pentax-optio-i10/

I didn't look it up, but I hate that there's no display of aperture on the lens, and no clearly, easily accessible M/A/Av/S/Sv/P setting. 12MP seems like a lot to place on a P&S sensor, too. Raises it to ISO6400? I'm not sure I'd want it to.

 

[hueyp in louiev]

Originally Posted by NikeAirsNCrispyTees

Originally Posted by HueyP in LouieV

You need to take those shots in the day. Spraypaint is either oil or alcohol based, so on a wall it's going to have some glossy qualities. Even Ultra Flat Black will be reflective. That being said, you're going to get hotspots using a flash unless you want to set up a whole lighting rig, and I don't think you want to do that. That's also part of your problem with the fence in front of the piece you were trying to shoot-- the on-camera flash is only powerful/big enough to illuminate the fence, and the camera probably focused on the fence as well.

Also, stand back as far as you have to in order to get the full piece in there. If more than one piece is involved in the production, take several overlapping shots to make a pano.

Thanks for the info.

 

[nikeairsncrispytees]

Originally Posted by HueyP in LouieV

Originally Posted by NikeAirsNCrispyTees

Originally Posted by HueyP in LouieV

You need to take those shots in the day. Spraypaint is either oil or alcohol based, so on a wall it's going to have some glossy qualities. Even Ultra Flat Black will be reflective. That being said, you're going to get hotspots using a flash unless you want to set up a whole lighting rig, and I don't think you want to do that. That's also part of your problem with the fence in front of the piece you were trying to shoot-- the on-camera flash is only powerful/big enough to illuminate the fence, and the camera probably focused on the fence as well.

Also, stand back as far as you have to in order to get the full piece in there. If more than one piece is involved in the production, take several overlapping shots to make a pano.

Thanks for the info.

No problem. Check out "street art" (graffiti) forums and websites for some ideas on what to look for when composing those shots.

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Some good ones: bombingscience.com and 12ozprophet.com