heliconsoul
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Can't go wrong with Lightroom, it's got a little bit of a learning curve but it's very powerful. If you're feeling really generous get her the Creative Cloud Photography Package.
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GAF Photography Q3 - 2014
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Can't go wrong with Lightroom, it's got a little bit of a learning curve but it's very powerful. If you're feeling really generous get her the Creative Cloud Photography Package.
Awesome! I think I will get Lightroom 5 then. Any suggestions on a new user book? on Amazon they recommend "The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)"
Lightroom and Photoshop work great together, one complement the other
Thug Waffle
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I haven't referenced any books yet but I can recommend a few YouTube channels that are extremely helpful.
Fed up with the crappy weather here so went through some old shots from my Japan trip this year
Edit-8242 by nunsofanarchy, on Flickr
Edit-8020 by nunsofanarchy, on Flickr
Edit-7962 by nunsofanarchy, on Flickr
Edit-8242 by nunsofanarchy, on FlickrEdit-8020 by nunsofanarchy, on FlickrEdit-7962 by nunsofanarchy, on FlickrAstral/H3X
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I've mainly been focusing photography on my other hobby, but here's a photo I thought I'd share here anyway. Mom found an old lens (Literally, several years older than me when she got it) in the closet, popped in on with an adapter, and holy cow! It's my best lens.
Lenses never go out of style. I have some lenses nearing 40 years old that take great photos and rich, dreamy video. I regret not using them more.
Astral/H3X
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Oh I'm aware, the shocking part was that it was left in a closet for years. Of my lenses, the newest one is the worst.
Hey Photo-GAF! Photography has been a hobby for a while, but I don't take as much photos as I used to. Not near as good as you peeps in here, so I figured I'd get some critique on this piece I took today:
Fire & Ice by groofington, on Flickr
Forgive the cliche name, not a lot of thought was put into it. Other than that, what do you think? Taken with a Sony NEX-5R and Canon FD 50/1.4.
There's a lot more, mainly regular travel stuff on my Flickr. Feel free to take a look and tell me what you think!
Fire & Ice by groofington, on Flickr
Forgive the cliche name, not a lot of thought was put into it. Other than that, what do you think? Taken with a Sony NEX-5R and Canon FD 50/1.4.
There's a lot more, mainly regular travel stuff on my Flickr. Feel free to take a look and tell me what you think!
Under by simulatron, on FlickrTotally just winged this shot. The QX100 camera wasn't connecting to my phone so I shot this blindly. It turned out way better than I thought.
dr3upmushroom
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Hey Photo-GAF! Photography has been a hobby for a while, but I don't take as much photos as I used to. Not near as good as you peeps in here, so I figured I'd get some critique on this piece I took today:
Fire & Ice by groofington, on Flickr
Forgive the cliche name, not a lot of thought was put into it. Other than that, what do you think? Taken with a Sony NEX-5R and Canon FD 50/1.4.
There's a lot more, mainly regular travel stuff on my Flickr. Feel free to take a look and tell me what you think!
I like it, nice light going through the leaf and it had a nice contrast with the iced leaves, although I feel like the photo would be nicer if it was actually cropped down to the bottom left 1/4 of the photo... The rest of it just starts kinda looking mushy. and there's some nice detailed ice on the leaves that get lost in the out of focus area.
(I know there's an inconsistency in the tones between the b&w shoots, they're from different films and I've also been messing around with some post processing.)
Thanks for your feedback! Do you mean cropping it like this: https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8635/15887627510_a357069dff_h.jpg ? I understand what you mean by that it starts looking mushy. Might be a distraction?
dr3upmushroom
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Yea, I'd say even a tad more than that, then again that's what I've been taught.
I took a photo of my brother once where the angle was looking down to him (He was 2 at time time, another tip that I learned, don't take all photos of kids from above them) with bunch of leaves around his feet. At the time I wasn't really aware of how to properly use aperture so the leaves came out mushy as well. I didn't really catch on to it until I showed it to my professor and he pointed it out. I still love the photo because it holds sentimental value, but I can see where's he's coming from (I'd post the photo, but I don't have a scan of it).
I'm in AZ for winter break, taking a lot of pics. Any critique would be rad, I wanna get better. 
DSC01272-2 by Discoid, on Flickr
DSC01254 by Discoid, on Flickr
Lilia by Discoid, on Flickr
Coke by Discoid, on Flickr
Swinging by Discoid, on Flickr
Lilia by Discoid, on Flickr
Swing by Discoid, on Flickr
DSC01423 by Discoid, on Flickr
DSC01272-2 by Discoid, on FlickrDSC01254 by Discoid, on FlickrLilia by Discoid, on FlickrCoke by Discoid, on FlickrSwinging by Discoid, on FlickrLilia by Discoid, on FlickrSwing by Discoid, on FlickrDSC01423 by Discoid, on FlickrI see! Leaves do make for quite a busy background. Definitely something I will keep in mind. Should I have used a lower aperture to capture more detail? I think I was at about f4 on that one. It was particularly cold out so I wanted to keep my shutter speed high because I was shaking quite a bit hehe.
dr3upmushroom
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Keep in mind, I've mostly worked with P&S film cameras for the past year, so they're others on here who are more qualified to answer this, but it's--
higher aperture=More focus, more depth.
Lower aperture=less focus, less depth. ( I think I got that right, I forget. It's an easy concept that can be weird to grasp sometimes)
So it's really up to you, I personally don't think that some lack of focus is a bad thing, and it depends on what you're shooting. They're more implications of what happens with your aperture, and also the lens you are using. Maybe the Camera equiment thread can help with that (I personally find that side of photo-gaf a bit scary. ha)
For your OG shoot, a higher f stop (aperture) would probably have been better.
Huh, I always had it as higher aperture = open wider & lower number and lower aperture = more closed & higher number. Maybe I had the terminology twisted on that one! But I meant a higher f stop. And since I mostly use manual lenses I feel like I have the feel down on what does what, but maybe not on actual usage.
Anyway, thank you very much for all your input and feedback. I really do appreciate it, because even though it's just a side hobby that I don't delve into as often as I want, I would love to improve as much as I can. Maybe I'll post some older photos to get more feedback from you lot. Glad I saw this thread. So much talent!
RapidCancel
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Been a while since I've been here, got a few pics from my last trip to Japan.
Went to an Aquarium today and it was a lot harder than I thought to take pictures of fish
2014-12-22 05.05.05 1 by simulatron, on Flickr
2014-12-22 05.05.14 1 by simulatron, on Flickr
2014-12-22 05.05.19 1 by simulatron, on Flickr
2014-12-22 05.05.23 1 by simulatron, on Flickr
2014-12-22 05.04.49 1 by simulatron, on Flickr
More images on my Flickr
2014-12-22 05.05.05 1 by simulatron, on Flickr2014-12-22 05.05.14 1 by simulatron, on Flickr2014-12-22 05.05.19 1 by simulatron, on Flickr2014-12-22 05.05.23 1 by simulatron, on Flickr2014-12-22 05.04.49 1 by simulatron, on FlickrMore images on my Flickr
Taking the links straight off my Facebook page. If the photos don't show up please let me know.
I'm still a complete newbie when it comes to photography even though I've had this camera for over a year. I just don't have enough time (maybe?) to go around taking photos and practicing.
Anyway, these pics are from a trip I did this summer.
I think all the post processing might be overdone. Not so much in colors (even though I played with them a bit in a few pics), but rather sharpness and other things. I can tell now :/
I'm still a complete newbie when it comes to photography even though I've had this camera for over a year. I just don't have enough time (maybe?) to go around taking photos and practicing.
Anyway, these pics are from a trip I did this summer.
I think all the post processing might be overdone. Not so much in colors (even though I played with them a bit in a few pics), but rather sharpness and other things. I can tell now :/
They look fine to me, I was actually going to recommend you do a bit more color editing, lol. It's possible the over-sharpening was drowned out by horrible FB compression though.
ShadowKingpin
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some more pics
This was taken with my new nikon F3. First attempt at scanning at home using my canon flat bed. I wish I could afford better scanner or film scanning wouldn't be so expensive.
IMG_20141221_0027 by dhlt25, on Flickr
An attempt at long exposure during the day. Harder to do than I thought, impossible to review image due to harsh sunlight so I had to guess exposure from the camera meter. Can't compose once filter is on and had to watch out for wave while the camera is going. Got hit by a giant one and almost kill my camera.
_DSC2829 by dhlt25, on Flickr
This was taken with my new nikon F3. First attempt at scanning at home using my canon flat bed. I wish I could afford better scanner or film scanning wouldn't be so expensive.
IMG_20141221_0027 by dhlt25, on FlickrAn attempt at long exposure during the day. Harder to do than I thought, impossible to review image due to harsh sunlight so I had to guess exposure from the camera meter. Can't compose once filter is on and had to watch out for wave while the camera is going. Got hit by a giant one and almost kill my camera.
_DSC2829 by dhlt25, on FlickrNipplesAndToes23
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I'm in AZ for winter break, taking a lot of pics. Any critique would be rad, I wanna get better.
How'd you get the cats fur to blend softly like that?
My other half feeds this lot.
Some iPod pics.
[url=https://flic.kr/p/pxVGnS]
I like how has an old film noir feel to the picture and the contrast of the white cat at the bottom and the dark one at the top with the glowing eyes is a nice touch too.
Honestly I think they look great, as others have said though Facebook does horrible things with pictures with regards to sharpness and scaling. Maybe start using the likes of Flickr or 500px and see if you are happier with the look?
some more pics
This was taken with my new nikon F3. First attempt at scanning at home using my canon flat bed. I wish I could afford better scanner or film scanning wouldn't be so expensive.
An attempt at long exposure during the day. Harder to do than I thought, impossible to review image due to harsh sunlight so I had to guess exposure from the camera meter. Can't compose once filter is on and had to watch out for wave while the camera is going. Got hit by a giant one and almost kill my camera.
Nice shots, I always wanted a Nikon F3
what film did you use?Honestly I think they look great, as others have said though Facebook does horrible things with pictures with regards to sharpness and scaling. Maybe start using the likes of Flickr or 500px and see if you are happier with the look?
Nice shots, I always wanted a Nikon F3
the F3 is pretty awesome. Really hefty for the size and build like a tank. Metal everywhere. Taking apart the prism and focus screen feels like I'm taking apart a gun. The ability to use all of my nikon glass is also a plus.
For the shot I used expired kodak portra 400. Not the best film for daylight landscape but it's the only one I have left.
I have an old FE and its similar, they really used to build them well
I quite like Portra 400 landscape though I have never shot any expiredThis was on Portra, really like the way it behaves with strong directional light
I have an old FE and its similar, they really used to build them well
This was on Portra, really like the way it behaves with strong directional light
I kept all my films in the freezer so expired ones are not too bad. Portra 400 is a nice film but it's a bit too fast for landscape, esp with older camera that can only go to 1/500s. I usually shoot ektar 100 or fuji superia 200 when I'm out hiking.
Some nice pictures on your flickr
. I want to get a bronica also.I kept all my films in the freezer so expired ones are not too bad. Portra 400 is a nice film but it's a bit too fast for landscape, esp with older camera that can only go to 1/500s. I usually shoot ektar 100 or fuji superia 200 when I'm out hiking.
Some nice pictures on your flickr
Yeah I couldn't see allot of the usual signs of expired film on your shots to be honest
I suppose the one good thing about living in the UK is that 400 asa in winter isn't particularly fast haha! There is always Portra 160 but for some reason I never seem to get as good results compared to the 400Thanks allot, yeah they are great fun and I found it to be a great way to get started with medium format. Considering the price of them there is some great glass out there for them as well
Thug Waffle
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you guys are all fucking awesome.
merry christmas, you talented bastards
merry christmas, you talented bastards
Hey DJ, what's your flickr handle? Do you have one?
I do. Just got back into photography so nothing too new on my stream.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/56345290@N07/
Welcome to photoGAF
there was a nice little learning photography thread a while back which should be of some help.http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=510214
What sort of photos are you looking at taking?
ShadowKingpin
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Welcome aboard!!!!! There is nothing more exciting than going outside and creating art.
Testing out VSCO filters in Lightroom.
Baby by Discoid, on Flickr
Lilia by Discoid, on Flickr
Welcome. I just started about a month ago and I feel like I've already improved a ton. I'm thinking of buying a f1.8 50mm lens for my a6000 right now. Be sure to post your stuff here dude!
Baby by Discoid, on FlickrLilia by Discoid, on FlickrWelcome.
I just started about a month ago and I feel like I've already improved a ton. I'm thinking of buying a f1.8 50mm lens for my a6000 right now. Be sure to post your stuff here dude!
Looking for some advice, about to buy either a Fuji X100, X-E1 with 16-50mm or a Ricoh GR.
I have used the X100 before and loved it. I can get the X-E1 with 16-50mm the cheapest, the X100 and GR about the same.
Can anyone comment on the image quality between the 3? Especially interested in how the X-E1 compares to the X100. Is the quality the same or would one have an advantage?
Thanks.
dhlt25 : Really like the top pic. Looks like a nice place!
I have used the X100 before and loved it. I can get the X-E1 with 16-50mm the cheapest, the X100 and GR about the same.
Can anyone comment on the image quality between the 3? Especially interested in how the X-E1 compares to the X100. Is the quality the same or would one have an advantage?
Thanks.
dhlt25 : Really like the top pic. Looks like a nice place!
ShadowKingpin
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Testing out VSCO filters in Lightroom.
Welcome.
They look great!!! I just got those filters the other day and adore them (My favorite being the Push & Pull VSCO 06). Here was one I just did 10 minutes ago:
I sharpened up the eyes for a nicer look.
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