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woot fatigue posted:Now to change subjects a bit. I have a favor to ask. I was invited to select 7-10 of my images to feature on the website https://www.neocollective.com and I'm having difficulty doing so. I'd like to feature my personal, "artsy" work but I think I should have a few of my interior images included as well. I put together a flickr set of the photos I plan to choose from, and if anyone here has some extra time to go through them and mark which ones they would or wouldn't include, I would be forever grateful. I realize a very large portion of your work is of interiors, and interiors you do masterfully, but I enjoy your exterior shots so much more. They achieve a very playfully manufactured look while retaining a strong sense of reality, as if you've omnipotently arranged every aspect of these moments yourself rather than just having been an observer taking pictures. I think you should definitely include a good percentage of interiors as they're very representative of what you do, but I'll keep my recommendations to the exteriors. 13TH & WASHINGTON WEST LOOP WASH THE ARSONIST TACOS EL CUNADO THE SUBURBAN LIFE Also, they weren't on your list for consideration, but C'EST LE BORDEL 06 and J.A. FORD are some of my favourite photos of yours (amongst others unlisted); I'm just throwing that out there. edit: On another subject while I have your attention, have you made any attempts at black and white photography? I'd be curious to see the insanity of your tonal ranges. burzum karaoke fucked around with this message at 23:55 on Dec 5, 2011 |
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I'd go with these 7: PARKITECTURE - SECCHIA (2008) WEST LOOP WASH (2008) 13TH & WASHINGTON (2009) ATLANTIC FISH'N'FRY MARKET (2011) LODGE (2011) GRAM CHAIRS (2011) CITY METHODIST LOUNGE (2007)
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My grandfather passed away yesterday. I've been given the task of going through the family photo albums and putting a slideshow together for the funeral Came across this one taken when he was in the army. He somehow managed to get himself into the Maltese army at the age of 15 during WW2. He was stationed in Egypt for a while.  I can't even tell if that's actually the pyramids in the background or if it's a cheesy backdrop. Either way, the lighting is pretty nice. I found that sticking the photos to the wall and shooting them with my camera on a tripod was a much better method of capturing the images than using my scanner. Photos with a matte finish tended to get thousands of tiny sparkles on them which kind of ruined them. This photo had a few scratches and dots on it that were pretty easy to remove in photoshop. And here's one I took of him in January:  psylent fucked around with this message at 00:02 on Dec 6, 2011 |
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Wow, that's a really cool portrait. Sorry for your loss.
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Woot Fatigue, here's my opinion: 13TH & WASHINGTON (2009) AUTOMATIC LAUNDRY (2008) ATLANTIC FISH'N'FRY MARKET (2011) GRAM TREES (2008) THE INSTITUTE (2008) HEALDSBURG MODERN COTTAGES DWIGHT LOFTS NEWMONT MINING (beige chairs, one big table, sunset? outside) DESIGN WORK • AUTOMATIC LOFTS MURAL CITY METHODIST LOUNGE (2007) GRAM CHAIRS (2011)
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psylent posted:Sorry for your loss. That's an awesome portrait, wow.
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xzzy posted:Replace the nylon straps with some kind of rubber? Like maybe a tiny bungee cord or something. Captain Postal posted:friction increases exponentially with contact angle, so wrap the straps a few times around one leg and bundle the legs together with a band/velcro or something Thanks for the advice. I went out to a store to try and find rubber bands big enough to go around (the thick kind) but couldn't get them. Then I went to Future shop and tried to find a tripod bag. Then I gave up and bought a new tripod. Oh god I am so weak  But at least it doesn't slide anymore!
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Pantsmaster Bill posted:So I've booked a trip up Kilimanjaro next summer, and I'm already thinking about what camera gear I'm going to take. Pack light.
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in terms of normal tripod the one I just bought that I mentioned above is the Manfrotto MKC3-H01 and it seems to be the best bet for ~$50-60 as it feels reliable enough, comes with a ball head and quick release and weighs like 2 lbs.
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woot fatigue posted:
City Methodist. Not in that set, one of my favorites you've done.  CITY METHODIST by BRAD GILLETTE (bgillettephoto.com), on Flickr And another favorite.  THE BICYCLE FACTORY (2007) by BRAD GILLETTE (bgillettephoto.com), on Flickr Finally, I can't find it, but you have an interior shot that looks completely abstract, I think it's a stair case wall on an interior angle. I'll find it. MOMA Stairs:  MOMA STAIRS by BRAD GILLETTE (bgillettephoto.com), on Flickr torgeaux fucked around with this message at 05:29 on Dec 6, 2011 |
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This definitely does not fit under 'fun stuff,' but I think I am just going to date/marry the first girl I find with good health insurance. I am pretty sure the central office of my provider is in the 9th circle of Hell, each CSR blowing the devil himself when not applying the little red 'deny' stamp to everything.
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Interesting article, "Front Lines: Life as a US Military Photographer"quote:In this case, “passing the test” means that Navy Combat Camera photographers know their place. Jones, recounting his time deployed in Iraq, tells the story of how one special-operations member asked him before a mission what he would do if the unit were ambushed. “I’m going to find cover, and then I’m going to start recording,” Jones told him. That Nightstalker II night vision/D700 combo would be fun to play with.
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PREYING MANTITS posted:Interesting article, "Front Lines: Life as a US Military Photographer" F/1.2  Yeah it sucks having to look through a wide open F/1.2 lens for 8-14 hours through one eye while your other eye just stares out into the pitch black of night.  Also, why does it have a rail on it?
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tuyop posted:F/1.2 Yeah that would get old quick. Here's a photo taken with it: http://www.dlyost.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=20&p=0&a=0&at=0 Yikes. My guess for the rail is maybe it can be attached to a weapon or something if the need arises? Total guess though.
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tuyop posted:F/1.2 It's tactical. Rails have more tactical in them.
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PREYING MANTITS posted:Yeah that would get old quick. Here's a photo taken with it: Rails like that are usually for sticking stuff onto, not sticking something onto stuff. Maybe it could be fitted with an EOTech or something for reflexive shooting! In my opinion the worst part about NVGs always having a crazy wide aperture is having to teach people who have absolutely no interest in photography about depth of field, I think the GEN3 stuff is loving awesome.
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tuyop posted:Rails like that are usually for sticking stuff onto, not sticking something onto stuff. Maybe it could be fitted with an EOTech or something for reflexive shooting! Yeah, talking about things like DOF to people like that is like speaking a foreign language sometimes (most of the time).. I don't envy you if you have to do that often. I have no idea what I'd do with them but I got to play with a PVS-7 third gen goggles and that was magical. Way out of my price range but the tech is definitely cool.
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tuyop posted:Also, why does it have a rail on it? My guess is so you can attach an IR light of some kind. The NV monocular in the picture normally has an IR light on it, but I bet the mount obscures it and it's not that great to begin with. Instead, you can just get an IR flashlight and throw it on the rail. I don't think they make IR flashes, so that'd be the only way to put some more light on a scene without making yourself a target.
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/\/\/\ Yeah, that seems like the answer. I wonder what the market is for an IR flash.PREYING MANTITS posted:Yeah, talking about things like DOF to people like that is like speaking a foreign language sometimes (most of the time).. I don't envy you if you have to do that often. We use the PVS-14. It's deceptively complicated to use in realistic conditions, there's like four sacrificial lenses to break and scratch and fog up and lose, and some of them have to be removed at different times in different environments. Most people would rather walk into trees and fall down cliffs all night than figure out which things to take off, when, how to clean a lens, and the difference between a focus ring and a diopter. It's frustrating. You also have to constantly adjust focus because your DOF is razor-thin, but you get used to that part.
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King Hotpants posted:I don't think they make IR flashes, so that'd be the only way to put some more light on a scene without making yourself a target. They actually do make IR flashbulbs (a really interesting set here, mildly  ). Also standard electronic flashes do throw some infrared and if you gel the flash you can cut it down to just infrared. I have to admit I've been really tempted to try taking an Alienbee 1600 and gelling it and shooting some infrared film. You could probably get acceptable range and no one could tell you're strobing.
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torgeaux posted:City Methodist. Not in that set, one of my favorites you've done. I just recently ordered a print of this 
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XTimmy posted:So basically I should speedball cocaine with mescaline and hope I'm working on some photos when I hit the upswing. Great! Well… the reason that one looks like it was shot on film is because it was shot on film… The grain in her coat looks noisy from selective sharpening. Most of my work from 2006 was shot on 35mm transparencies. In 2007 I used an Olympus E-300 and a Rebel XTi, then in 2008 I shot color negative using a Hasselblad. In 2009 I switched to a 40D. As for selections - there really is no way to speed it up if you plan on doing it right. Shmoogy posted:I was going to suggest Adderall and Viagra, but yours might be slightly more fun. I agree on the Adderall, but add Viagara into the mix and you're going to need skin grafts on your dick. Paragon8 posted:Don't you ever complain about Australian sun. Some of us make do with English "sun" Very similar, although I tend to flatten as I go and use alpha channels to recall selections. Mathturbator posted:Don't know if that's too many. Sorting through these I was thinking that you should do more people (shooting people that is), and also that what you do extraordinarily well is making scenes look like something from the Truman show. There's some surreal perfection in some of your images that just works. Anyway, that's what I like. CarrotFlowers posted:These are all based on what I like, and may or may not be what you're looking for. I always love your interior shots, but the "artsier" ones have more personality to me, and I enjoy looking at them for longer than I do the interior shots. I think the interiors are so technically perfect that it has an initial wow factor for sure, but when it comes to looking at an image multiple times, I much prefer your more personal/creative ones. RangerScum posted:I'd go with these 7: ExecuDork posted:Woot Fatigue, here's my opinion: torgeaux posted:(More Selections…) HOLY poo poo. I was not expecting so many helpful, thorough responses. Thank you! This will make it much easier. I hope to finish making my selections this afternoon and will let you know when it's posted. aliencowboy posted:I realize a very large portion of your work is of interiors, and interiors you do masterfully, but I enjoy your exterior shots so much more. They achieve a very playfully manufactured look while retaining a strong sense of reality, as if you've omnipotently arranged every aspect of these moments yourself rather than just having been an observer taking pictures. I think you should definitely include a good percentage of interiors as they're very representative of what you do, but I'll keep my recommendations to the exteriors. Thanks! I actually got my start doing traditional black and white in the darkroom under the instruction of one of Ansel Adams' former apprentices. I used to spend hours cutting out intricate masks to use while dodging and burning, much like the selections I make in Photoshop with my digital work. I don't have much of my black and white work scanned but here are a few examples:  Remnants of an Optimistic Future | Water Tank & Roof Access by BRAD GILLETTE (bgillettephoto.com), on Flickr  Remnants of an Optimistic Future | Penthouse by BRAD GILLETTE (bgillettephoto.com), on Flickr  Remnants of an Optimistic Future | Facade by BRAD GILLETTE (bgillettephoto.com), on Flickr Rated PG-34 posted:I just recently ordered a print of this Canada or Virginia?
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woot fatigue posted:
Ha, even your old B&W film stuff is instantly recognizable. Something about your composition is very unique - I love it.
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woot fatigue posted:
Must be Canada, I ordered the same print in Virginia  I also love this film shot, so perfect
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MAkev posted:Must be Canada, I ordered the same print in Virginia I just shipped yours out today.
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woot fatigue posted:In 2009 I switched to a 40D. Wait, the woot fatigue uses the same camera as me?
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Woot fatigue, those B&W shots are great.
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tuyop posted:Wait, the woot fatigue uses the same camera as me? Well, mine's customized with a non-operational pop-up flash and a battery grip that requires a q-tip to hold the batteries in. Elite Taco posted:Woot fatigue, those B&W shots are great. Thank you.
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tuyop posted:Wait, the woot fatigue uses the same camera as me? And me... ...which sucks because now I have even less excuses for taking crappy photos.
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MAkev posted:Must be Canada, I ordered the same print in Virginia Yeah, Canada. I was actually hoping to move near Virginia but a job offer couldn't materialize due to funding issues. Why must the US economy be so terrible.
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Woot fatigue is dorkroom speak for 'Shut up and take my money'. I want to order one soon.
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woot fatigue is what happens to you after you've ordered one of his prints and you see it for the first time and begin wooting, repeatedly for days on end, waking up in the night and seeing it dimly on the wall and letting out raspy woots
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pwn posted:woot fatigue is what happens to you after you've ordered one of his prints and you see it for the first time and begin wooting, repeatedly for days on end, waking up in the night and seeing it dimly on the wall and letting out raspy woots It's a terrible thing. You must woot, and yet you have no woots to give.
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QPZIL posted:Ha, Haha tell me about that, I was scrolling through the "show us your real desktop" thread in GBS, in middle of all the cellphone pics was photo, to which my immediate reaction was "holy poo poo, that looks like woot fatigue shot that", then I looked left at the name.
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HPL posted:And me... I had the same realization when someone mentioned a Rolling Stone photographer was selling his F3 and assorted accessories. Why can't I shoot like *iconic photographer*, when I have the same gear? Back to the drawing board  On the plus side, it stopped Gear Aquisition Syndrome dead in its tracks.
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I really wish there was some sort of wifi option on a camera to transfer photos w/o a wire onto a computer. I'm really surprised no one has designed this yet.
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Enigma89 posted:I really wish there was some sort of wifi option on a camera to transfer photos w/o a wire onto a computer. I'm really surprised no one has designed this yet.
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Efb, stupid flakey mobile internet
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Oh damnit my multi-million dollar idea has been taken already. gently caress
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It's always fun to read the local craigslist jobs board for photo jobs. Usually ends up being infuriating.quote:
I took a training session at a local photo studio awhile ago too, a retouching/post-processing position... wasn't until the end of the hiring process that they said they were paying eight dollars an hour for someone to do pretty much all their post work.
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is go