Photography Post Vol. 2

[masuerte]

DUM these all belong to the sufu meetup photos thread.

Damn though they're nice pictures. And damned if I personally ever know where to put my own pics.

photoshoot updated: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jremetirphoto/1156405317/

[totally epic]

DUM, what kind of film did you use? The saturation's intense.

[lllllllllllllll]

i am in love

with this thread

[Guest DUM]

DUM, what kind of film did you use? The saturation's intense.

I can't remember which is which but it's either Kodak Portra 400 NC or Fuji Superia 800

[notesee]

I'm always looking forward to photos of the families you're working with Carl. Really like the voyeuristic side of it. I'm hoping to do a similar project someday.

[JayIvory]

Almost like watching a movie.. Great f'ing photography man. What kind of camera do you use?

[steven]

I'm interested in getting into photography.... I'm sick of using these canon sd's...... Need some higher quality stuff.. any suggestions for a cheap beginner camera? preferably digital

[Guest DUM]

I like the car mirror reflection in the first shot.

[airfrogusmc]

Yeah it reminds me of a famous Danny Lyon image.

http://www.ethertongallery.com/html/archive/gallery/crosscurrents/images/lyon.jpg

Great series.

[wild_whiskey]

Damn Carl, really impressive. I notice you that you tend to use a lot of shadows in your photos, and that they're also usually very warm. Do you do a lot of this in Camera Raw, Photoshop or are they purposefully slightly underexposed?

I'm curious what your method is to achieve your aesthetic.

[Carl]

Thanks dum and airfrog...in the upcoming month im going to edit them into a real story and ill post that when i finish it.

Whisky - I shoot raw and underexpose by a full stop, whether indoors or outdoors. From there i bring the shadows down and the highlights up in the PS Raw convertor, add a little contrast and maybe a few points of saturation. Ive developed a good system to where i dont even really "tone" my pictures so much as i just convert them and do a small "S curve" in curves.

I enjoy the underexposed, super saturated, zero shadow detail look when im shooting color. B/W i like as much detail as possible so i shoot it very differently, but i havent shot film in over a year, other then goof off stuff.

[mike lowrey]

great as usual Carl.

some summer shots:

this was really testing the EF 28mm f/1.8, ISO 1600 at very low shutter.

this is approximately what it looked like with bare eyes.

added a few pics: www.pahlo.com

[notesee]

That first shot is awesome Lowrey. Night shots is one thing I have to work on .. I'm not very impressed with most of mine. I'm shooting with a Digital Rebel XT.

Any tips or pointers?

[mike lowrey]

a good lens and a tripod

you just need to test it to see how you can get different result. set aperture depending on what kind of sharpness you want, higher if you want the whole pic to be sharp, lower if you want more depth or background blur. low shutterspeed, mid-high ISO, white balance depending on lighting.

[likewtfyo]

carl, those pictures are truly amazing. it's flushed with emotions, some sort angsty but yet real(it is real, shit i don't know what i'm talking about).

[airfrogusmc]

Carl being a guy that shot a ton of Kodachrome so I tend to expose to the left side of the histogram also. I would rather hold the highlights most of the time unless theres sump'm really important down there in those shadows. Always got the best saturation with Kodachrome about 1/3 under.

I definitely see a book in your future. Very strong work.

[airfrogusmc]

I like all three Mike..

[joey_formal]

carl those photos are so strong it almost makes you uncomfortable looking at them like invading their space, the shots are so alive. if that makes sense

[totally epic]

Near Seattle.

[fndmybetterhalf]

damn great shot. where is that? i wanna head out to whidbey island sometime soon cuz i hear desception pass is amazing

[totally epic]

It was on the ferry to Bainbridge Island.

[backinthetrees]

i constantly find it amazing to see what CPL filters can do for your photos.

[Demronick]

Whisky - I shoot raw and underexpose by a full stop, whether indoors or outdoors. From there i bring the shadows down and the highlights up in the PS Raw convertor, add a little contrast and maybe a few points of saturation. Ive developed a good system to where i dont even really "tone" my pictures so much as i just convert them and do a small "S curve" in curves.

Carl do you use any filters at all when you shoot? fill in flash etc?

every shot of yours is really dramatic

[malsponge]

[Carl]

Carl do you use any filters at all when you shoot? fill in flash etc?

every shot of yours are really dramatic

No filters, except a UV filter, but thats mostly to protect the glass and no flash.

Id say the "drama" comes from the use of light and understanding exposure and understanding how the two can work together to achieve what i want in a photograph.

[walleye]

[JayIvory]

Nice pictures walleye, where did you take them?

[Felix]

@Carl: very nice pics....can't wait for the full set

more CPL pics...

@ the zoo...shot through the glass (without CPL)

[passant]

gorgeous...

[mike lowrey]

nice ones felix

I dont take a lot of nature pics but I kinda liked this one: