Photography Post Vol. 2

[airfrogusmc]

A couple of old 4X5 negs. The monitor doesn't do these justice. They were original printed on 16 X 20 Kodak Elite paper either a grade 2 or 3.

[lowrider]

^^^ +rep for those. Wow.

[masuerte]

gah! I just did a bout of "look at other's flickrs" for an hour and I'm suffering from comparison induced self hate over my pics.

Here's one from my flickrstream that (although oversaturated and blown out) I seem to feel okay about. I also put a pink cast on it (through picasa).

[airfrogusmc]

[lowrider]

^^^ That first one is awesome! Will you email me that so I can use it as my desktop please?

[corter]

heres a couple from a shoot with my buddy yesterday, some that didnt quite make the cut.

[airfrogusmc]

I just recently started photographing flowers. Always thought of them is camera club type shots. Those, clowns and sunsets have been so over photographed. Well the first shot started it all.

[Synthetic <3]

Taken at the Nurburgring last weekend:

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/2675/6558/182114.jpg

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/2675/6558/182112.jpg

[wEstSidE]

Synthetic wins the thread.

NO questions. PERIOD.

[lowrider]

Nice 'Ring pics. Good choice to do them in BW. Would love to drive the 'Ring some day but don't think I'd ever want to ride it (even though I'm much more of a bike guy than a car guy) cuz those guard rails really hurt when you hit them.

[Carl]

dont ask, its a weird phase ive been going through;

[stuntastic]

dont ask, its a weird phase ive been going through;

A weird phallic phase youve been goin through...

Mikey withdrawl...

[stuntastic]

A weird phallic phase youve been goin through...

Mikey withdrawl...

LAWLS

+rep

[Mr Waffles]

im gonna give you what little rep i can give just for repping yourself

[Synthetic <3]

Thanks for the kind words guys. Those pictures go to show what can be done with a "crappy" kit lens. Also, sorry for the size.

[C0C0]

[eplsoccer7]

Thanks for the kind words guys. Those pictures go to show what can be done with a "crappy" kit lens. Also' date=' sorry for the size.[/quote']

its not the equiptment that makes a great shot, its the person shooting

[airfrogusmc]

"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE." Minor White

[backinthetrees]

The more time I put into photography, the more and more I'm becoming less of a sufu-er. Which is fine because I have a life now .

it's ok.. i know what you mean. : )

[Synthetic <3]

Fun In The Boys Room

[corter]

i just got psyched to try shooting some flowers because of the last page.

[aziz]

^ I'm in awe..

I just started a few days ago, so be easy haha. Here are some quick snap shots from my D40. Any help/tips would be greatly appreicated. Only editing done in photoshop are resizing..

Sorry if the images are too big..

[corter]

thank you sir! some tips- shoot lower aperature to knock out the background. i shot with an 85mm lens and extension tubes at f/1.8 for those. extension tubes work like a macro lens, but they also make the DOF more severe. shoot on a tripod if you have to.And, since you have photoshop, don't be afraid to work (and learn to work with) levels, sharpening, curves, etc. often times you can save photos with those tools, esp. if you shoot in RAW.

i got about 10 rolls of film back that i found in my photo bag today. here's some scans, all holga. i'll have the slides scanned later in the week.

[corter]

i did some levels and sharpening to show what i'm talking about. i love this photo, you've got good comp just gotta learn how to process a bit i think.

^

[airfrogusmc]

[canice]

great fourth of july theme, airfrog.

i don't check this thread often enough.

[hollaforadolla]

i did some levels and sharpening to show what i'm talking about. i love this photo, you've got good comp just gotta learn how to process a bit i think.

what did you do? im amazed at what you did with just the jpg, not raw.

[drapygo]

I would also like to know how you did that. I've just only begun to mess around with my photos in photoshop.

[corter]

glad you like it, heres what i did:

this photo is going to be a bitch to expose properly because you've got a black dog and a white everything else. i decided the image was flat, and while in focus it just wasnt "crisp". that's what i focused on.

so, first thing i attend to is sharpening.

image>mode>lab color. choose the lightness channel. filter>sharpen>unsharp mask, around 58-65

image>mode>rgb color

then, some contrast

image>adjustments>levels

i think i brightened the whites, darkened the blacks, then moved the grey towards the white a bit.

image>adjustments>shadows/highlights. no shadow adjustment, 9 on the highlights to knock em down a bit.

i used the sharpen tool on the eye a little too, and i might have dodged it a bit.

it's pretty simple work, you just need to use it a lot. i usually take and process between 25-200 photos a week, depending on jobs and all, so i have a bit of practice. if you need any more help, i'm down to assist!

[travisio]