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Wafflecopper
Nov 27, 2004

I am a mouth, and I must scream


This is awesome. I'd be tempted to crop out some of the sky though and put the horizon on the upper third. There's not much going on up there anyway and your horizon is currently cutting the shot in half.

VVV Fair enough. But I still think it needs cropping. Maybe cut an equal amount from the bottom and go with a square crop as Whitezombi suggested, keeping the building centred.

Wafflecopper fucked around with this message at 06:24 on Jan 12, 2013

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Chitin
Apr 29, 2007

It is no sign of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

Wafflecopper posted:

This is awesome. I'd be tempted to crop out some of the sky though and put the horizon on the upper third. There's not much going on up there anyway and your horizon is currently cutting the shot in half.

I disagree completely - I think this is one of those instances where breaking the rules leads to a more interesting picture. Centering the house puts an emphasis on the symmetry of the frame and, thus, the asymmetry of the house.

Whitezombi
Apr 26, 2006

With these Zombie Eyes he rendered her powerless - With this Zombie Grip he made her perform his every desire!

InternetJunky posted:

All the owl pictures I've been processing lately and I forgot I took some landscapy-type shots as well.



Harsh critiques welcomed. Snow shots have been a challenge for me lately in post-processing.

#1 - This is an interesting building but I think you could have captured it better. This feels like you saw it, said cool, centered the frame and click. Back up a bit and capture more of the surroundings. There's all that texture, mountains and awesome sky in the background. Use that to your advantage. Try a square crop - basically get rid of the grass at the bottom.

#2 - There is too much going on in the foreground. Again - Try a square crop - crop off the bottom half of the image.

The color is over saturated. Back off a bit, especially on the 2nd one.


Cross post from the Landscape thread. I'm going to start participating in this thread again. I think it will help with my creative funk.


Phummus
Aug 4, 2006

If I get ten spare bucks, it's going for a 30-pack of Schlitz.

Whitezombi posted:

#1 - This is an interesting building but I think you could have captured it better. This feels like you saw it, said cool, centered the frame and click. Back up a bit and capture more of the surroundings. There's all that texture, mountains and awesome sky in the background. Use that to your advantage. Try a square crop - basically get rid of the grass at the bottom.

#2 - There is too much going on in the foreground. Again - Try a square crop - crop off the bottom half of the image.

The color is over saturated. Back off a bit, especially on the 2nd one.


Cross post from the Landscape thread. I'm going to start participating in this thread again. I think it will help with my creative funk.




I really like how the landscape all points up toward the sky, which is the main subject of this shot.

Here's another bug picture. I have lots of pictures of bugs for some reason.

Casu Marzu
Oct 20, 2008

Phummus posted:

I really like how the landscape all points up toward the sky, which is the main subject of this shot.

Here's another bug picture. I have lots of pictures of bugs for some reason.


This could use an exposure bump. What are you using to process photos? When I shoot insects, I overexpose the subject by at least a half stop, then pull the blacks and contrast back in with Lightroom in order to have the insect get more visual impact. If I look at the full res photo it's better, but it's still a bit dark for my tastes. Also, a bit too much unnecessary space. Maybe crop in the right a bit closer to the stem of the plant.





The first one I attempted to exposure stack, but no matter how I exposed, the plugin I was using in LR is really making the snow super dark.

Chitin
Apr 29, 2007

It is no sign of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

Casu Marzu posted:

This could use an exposure bump. What are you using to process photos? When I shoot insects, I overexpose the subject by at least a half stop, then pull the blacks and contrast back in with Lightroom in order to have the insect get more visual impact. If I look at the full res photo it's better, but it's still a bit dark for my tastes. Also, a bit too much unnecessary space. Maybe crop in the right a bit closer to the stem of the plant.





The first one I attempted to exposure stack, but no matter how I exposed, the plugin I was using in LR is really making the snow super dark.

Have you tried a gradient adjustment with a touch of exposure and desaturation? It could probably lighten it up a bit without being too obvious if that's what you're going for.

Druckman
Apr 9, 2007

Prince Behind Glass

I don't think you've gotten any feedback on this one. I'm guessing that's because it's hard to say anything about it. When I look at it I don't really see a subject or any patterns, etc. To me it just looks like a group of buildings far away with a vapor trail. I'm curious to know what you saw in the shot that I don't see. I seriously want to know because understanding how other people see pictures is something that I'm trying to learn more about.

Here's a couple from last weekend.

Power by AllLightIsGood, on Flickr


Footprint by AllLightIsGood, on Flickr

InternetJunky
May 25, 2002

Whitezombi posted:

#1 - This is an interesting building but I think you could have captured it better. This feels like you saw it, said cool, centered the frame and click. Back up a bit and capture more of the surroundings. There's all that texture, mountains and awesome sky in the background. Use that to your advantage. Try a square crop - basically get rid of the grass at the bottom.
Thanks for the comments. I have about 50 different shots of this hut so I'll play around with it some more.

quote:

The color is over saturated. Back off a bit, especially on the 2nd one.
It's looks strongly saturated but the only slider I tinkered with on this picture was the basic levels slider in photoshop to make the lights a bit lighter. The reason I took this shot was because the field seemed to be on fire right at the end of golden hour.


Druckman posted:

I don't think you've gotten any feedback on this one. I'm guessing that's because it's hard to say anything about it. When I look at it I don't really see a subject or any patterns, etc. To me it just looks like a group of buildings far away with a vapor trail. I'm curious to know what you saw in the shot that I don't see. I seriously want to know because understanding how other people see pictures is something that I'm trying to learn more about.
I like the contrast between the dark sky and the snow-covered field, the texture in the field, and all the horizontal lines running pretty much parallel through the image. I wish I could explain it better, but there is something incredibly appealing about this scene for me. At the same time, I completely get it that other people see a plain sky and field with some crappy buildings barely visible.

Opals25
Jun 21, 2006

TOURISTS SPOTTED, TWELVE O'CLOCK

Deadreak posted:

This one is kick rear end, can;t stop staring at it, agree with krooj, what would black and white version of this look like?


Black and white with a tweak in the angle.


I love this picture. The empty surroundings and the dilapidated building have such a haunting atmosphere. I think the position and composition looks good myself, the center frame with the expanse of open shot around it adds to that bleak atmosphere. hard to say without seeing it, but I can't decide if it would translate well to a square crop. Where was this taken? (if you didn't say and I just missed it anyways.)


The texture is impressive in both of those is awesome, but something about the color in this one looks really great. Is tat mostly natural or is that from post processing?


IMG_0291 by Opals25, on Flickr


IMG_0974 by Opals25, on Flickr

Deadreak
Jul 16, 2004

Я никому не хочу 

Opals25 posted:


Black and white with a tweak in the angle.




IMG_0291 by Opals25, on Flickr



I like it in black and white format much better personally!

Alright, that photo with a falling guy in a suit is freaking perfect. I have no idea how you pulled that one off, but everything about it is superb. Actually one thing that bothers me is that the guy is not wearing shoes and socks! COME ON GUY, SNEAKERS? Otherwise the composition, colors, just so drat interesting.



I was bored in motel, so decided to put together some "quality" still life... sometimes you see things online you can never forget...


Motel Life by deadreak, on Flickr

Opals25
Jun 21, 2006

TOURISTS SPOTTED, TWELVE O'CLOCK

Deadreak posted:

Alright, that photo with a falling guy in a suit is freaking perfect. I have no idea how you pulled that one off, but everything about it is superb. Actually one thing that bothers me is that the guy is not wearing shoes and socks! COME ON GUY, SNEAKERS? Otherwise the composition, colors, just so drat interesting.

Hah that's just lucky timing. The shot is just from the bleachers at a stunt show at Disney, so I had no control over wardrobe or anything like that. I'd love to try and set up more dedicated photo shoots sometime, but I just work a lovely retail job so the time, equipment, and money just aren't available to try something like that.


The color and the atmosphere work really well, especially for something (I assume) just sort of whipped together. What was the shutter speed on the shot, or did you use some lighting set up? I've never really played much with lighting portrait shots, particularly in such a dark environment.
The only thing throwing me off is that the apple logo feels a bit bright and distracting and pulls me away from the subject a bit.

real nap shit
Feb 2, 2008


This looks like a nose to me. cool

Druckman
Apr 9, 2007

Prince Behind Glass

InternetJunky posted:

Thanks for the comments. I have about 50 different shots of this hut so I'll play around with it some more.
Yeah. That shot totally looked like you spent some time looking for the best angle. The way the window lines up with the curved walls on the left speaks volumes.

InternetJunky posted:

I like the contrast between the dark sky and the snow-covered field, the texture in the field, and all the horizontal lines running pretty much parallel through the image. I wish I could explain it better, but there is something incredibly appealing about this scene for me. At the same time, I completely get it that other people see a plain sky and field with some crappy buildings barely visible.
I think I get it now. Especially the horizontals. This might be a case of your memory of the actual location effecting how you see the photo. I find that happens a lot with me and I have to struggle to see it with "fresh" eyes. Just a thought.

Druckman
Apr 9, 2007

Prince Behind Glass
Maybe I'm a newbie, but I think making a picture that suggests masturbating to internet porn in the motel room is hilarious (in the best way). It's just subtle enough that for a split second I didn't really understand it. Then I saw the tissues and his unzipped fly and the laptop and the distant look on his face.... Nice. Only nitpick I guess is I can't help wondering why he'd do it on the floor instead of the bed.

Whitezombi
Apr 26, 2006

With these Zombie Eyes he rendered her powerless - With this Zombie Grip he made her perform his every desire!

InternetJunky posted:

Thanks for the comments. I have about 50 different shots of this hut so I'll play around with it some more.

It's looks strongly saturated but the only slider I tinkered with on this picture was the basic levels slider in photoshop to make the lights a bit lighter. The reason I took this shot was because the field seemed to be on fire right at the end of golden hour.

I would love to see more of them if you have them processed. Don't get me wrong - I really like the image but for some reason I really hate that loving grass.

Ah ok. The more I look at it, the color on the first one is fine.

Opals25 posted:

The texture is impressive in both of those is awesome, but something about the color in this one looks really great. Is tat mostly natural or is that from post processing?


IMG_0291 by Opals25, on Flickr

Thanks. It was fairly hazy that day & it was around noon when I shot it. I did a little split toning and desaturated a bit.

I really like this. Is it cropped?

Deadreak posted:

I was bored in motel, so decided to put together some "quality" still life... sometimes you see things online you can never forget...


Motel Life by deadreak, on Flickr

This is pretty drat cool. You look dead.

Druckman posted:

Maybe I'm a newbie, but I think making a picture that suggests masturbating to internet porn in the motel room is hilarious (in the best way). It's just subtle enough that for a split second I didn't really understand it. Then I saw the tissues and his unzipped fly and the laptop and the distant look on his face.... Nice. Only nitpick I guess is I can't help wondering why he'd do it on the floor instead of the bed.

You need to get out more. Everything is fun on the floor.

Whitezombi fucked around with this message at 18:45 on Jan 12, 2013

krooj
Dec 2, 2006

This is cool as hell and feels almost like a surreal painting instead of a photograph, although I will echo what another poster suggested about giving more space/breathing room around the subject. If it's cropped because that space wasn't available, then never mind.

Two from today; both of Robarts Library at the University of Toronto.



krooj fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Jan 13, 2013

Ferris Bueller
May 12, 2001

"It is his fault he didn't lock the garage."

Druckman posted:

Here's one that I've been struggling with.

Pond Hockey by AllLightIsGood, on Flickr

I think that the way his head is turned is not a problem and in fact an asset in my opinion. Really works with how he is holding his body in this shot. I think what would help out is including all of his shadow if that didn't introduce distracting elements into the shot. I think the shadow would lead from the lower left up to the boy in the upper left and really work well with the mood. Good conversion to B-W, really like the feel of the shot.


Really cool capturing the intensity of flight. I really like this one.

App13 posted:



PC290108 by App134, on Flickr

This photo was taken on a train moving slightly slower than the truck. I like how the fence post adds a bit of movement to the photo, but I'm not too sure how I like my conversion to B&W.

I think your conversion is spot on but for me all the horizontal lines, especially the window frame or whatever the thicker one towards the top really adds some distraction. I think its a really cool subject, and a good idea, but there are so many distracting elements with all the different lines in the photo, it takes a bit away for me. Though the tension added by that may be what you were going for?


Playing around with my new 50mm prime.

_MG_5675-Edit.jpg by Flying Ferris, on Flickr

Druckman
Apr 9, 2007

Prince Behind Glass

Ferris Bueller posted:

I think what would help out is including all of his shadow if that didn't introduce distracting elements into the shot. I think the shadow would lead from the lower left up to the boy in the upper left and really work well with the mood.
You're the second person to suggest getting more shadow. What I posted was a severe crop so there is a lot more shadow to be had in that shot (but not all of it since the shadow was super long from the low sun). I just played around with some alternate crops and I now see how more shadow can add to the shot.

InternetJunky
May 25, 2002

Trying a different take on some owl shots from yesterday:





Ferris Bueller posted:

Playing around with my new 50mm prime.

_MG_5675-Edit.jpg by Flying Ferris, on Flickr
I think this could be an interesting shot, but there are some things that are very distracting to me, namely the tilt and the buildings on the right and left.


krooj posted:

This is cool as hell and feels almost like a surreal painting instead of a photograph, although I will echo what another poster suggested about giving more space/breathing room around the subject. If it's cropped because that space wasn't available, then never mind.
The scene basically extends for kilometres on either side. I have one shot at 16mm with just a tiny little hut in the middle and nothing but sky/field filling the rest of the frame, but I wanted more emphasis on the hut so I chose a closer view.

quote:

Two from today; both of Robarts Library at the University of Toronto.




I am struggling to find anything to say about these two that isn't just "great shots". The light, wiggly lines of the vines in the first shot really contrast well against the dark, geometric shapes of the right side. I might be tempted to make a tiny bit closer crop that leaves the dark area of the top out of the picture completely. For the second shot the picture feels heavily weighted to the right side but I don't think there's a way to adjust that. Looks like a very great shooting location.


Oh man what a great moment to capture. If you have any more room at the top I'd be tempted to include it just to give his foot a bit more room.

David Pratt
Apr 21, 2001

InternetJunky posted:

Trying a different take on some owl shots from yesterday:






In the first one I think it would be nice if the subject was lighter. On the other hand, if a pure silhouette is what you're after it's too light. The angle the bird appears to be flying (and looking) is in the direction of the empty space, which is always good :)

The second is lovely, although having the main subject right at the top of the frame creates a tension that makes you want to look back down the tree trunk. Maybe giving it some more headroom would ease this tension.


Some portraits:


Elfa pure loves popcorn by fuglsnef, on Flickr


364/366 - Rory by fuglsnef, on Flickr

krooj
Dec 2, 2006
^^ Second is sharp as hell and well nicely lit.

InternetJunky posted:

The scene basically extends for kilometres on either side. I have one shot at 16mm with just a tiny little hut in the middle and nothing but sky/field filling the rest of the frame, but I wanted more emphasis on the hut so I chose a closer view.

If you don't mind, could we see it? The torsion of the building is so dramatic, I feel as though if the enormity of the surroundings were shown, it would almost seem as though the environment itself were twisting the shack. Could look very powerful.

sw1gger
Sep 19, 2004
meowcakes

David Pratt posted:

Some portraits:


Elfa pure loves popcorn by fuglsnef, on Flickr


364/366 - Rory by fuglsnef, on Flickr

For the first one: Where am I supposed to look? My eyes are drawn to her face/eyes, which I then notice is covered partially by a hand, which just below that is some awesome cleavage. My eyes are all over the place here. Yes, the subject's eyes are in focus... but I don't think that saves this photo. Your toning did no favors for her skin, either.

Second one: The lighting here and post processing is really solid. I like it!
Nit picks: 1) Expression. He may be squinty in real life, and generally I think some squint is always good in a portrait, but I think it's a hair too much here. Instead of being a laid-back, jovial dude, he looks like a stoner. (Which regardless of whether he is or not, I doubt he wants to look like one, haha). 2) It seems like there's something in his teeth. 3) The pimples between his eyebrows.

To contribute (work over the past week or so):








And something just for shits:


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Oprah Haza
Jan 25, 2008
That's my purse! I don't know you!

InternetJunky posted:

All the owl pictures I've been processing lately and I forgot I took some landscapy-type shots as well.









You may not know it yet, but I think you want to shoot 1x1 ratio. 1, 3, and 4 would make pretty good square crops.


How'd you meter for these? I'm horrible with landscapes so am curious as the clouds look pretty good.


I think the first has a DOF that is slimmer than needs to be, nothing is really in focus other than her forehead.

The second has really harsh clipping on the left side and the shadow made by his collar is kind of grabbing the eye too. Good expression though!

sw1gger posted:

To contribute (work over the past week or so):








And something just for shits:


Nice! I like 1, 2, and 3 most. The second, maybe clone out the reflection on the apple?

Three image limit!

sw1gger
Sep 19, 2004
meowcakes

Oprah Haza posted:


Nice! I like 1, 2, and 3 most. The second, maybe clone out the reflection on the apple?

Three image limit!

Whoops - my mistake! Thanks for the feedback - that's a good point with the apple :)

Oprah Haza
Jan 25, 2008
That's my purse! I don't know you!

sw1gger posted:

Whoops - my mistake! Thanks for the feedback - that's a good point with the apple :)

No problem, it's a common mistake. I hope the apple clean up helps!

I don't know how I feel about this.

It's not supposed to be a flattering photo, it's supposed to be a take on the traditional headshot but of someone taking a quick moment thinking/reflecting back on something dark. The shadow on her face from the hair and the shadow on her eye are intentional. I think it looks better big (little bigger pic is linked) as is shows more detail/frazzle. The idea is that you see more wear on a person the closer you get. I could just be talking out of my rear end.

Deadreak
Jul 16, 2004

Я никому не хочу 

Opals25 posted:

Hah that's just lucky timing. The shot is just from the bleachers at a stunt show at Disney, so I had no control over wardrobe or anything like that. I'd love to try and set up more dedicated photo shoots sometime, but I just work a lovely retail job so the time, equipment, and money just aren't available to try something like that.


The color and the atmosphere work really well, especially for something (I assume) just sort of whipped together. What was the shutter speed on the shot, or did you use some lighting set up? I've never really played much with lighting portrait shots, particularly in such a dark environment.
The only thing throwing me off is that the apple logo feels a bit bright and distracting and pulls me away from the subject a bit.

Ah disney world, figures you not capturing suicide right ha!

Thanks, I didn't have any lighting set up, just opened up my laptop and that's the only lighting source. Shutter speed was maybe around a second and a half, can't really remember. I just took couple of pictures and choose whatever looked the best. P.S. I had other photo that didn't show apple logo that much but sadly the rest of a photo sucked.


Druckman posted:

Maybe I'm a newbie, but I think making a picture that suggests masturbating to internet porn in the motel room is hilarious (in the best way). It's just subtle enough that for a split second I didn't really understand it. Then I saw the tissues and his unzipped fly and the laptop and the distant look on his face.... Nice. Only nitpick I guess is I can't help wondering why he'd do it on the floor instead of the bed.

Ha thanks, that's how I masturbate son, ON THE FLOOR, don't judge. Funny enough, not only was this on friday night, I also had Coors Light... keeping it classy!

sw1gger posted:


To contribute (work over the past week or so):








And something just for shits:


These are amazing, how did you get flower petals for a shot, photoshop or ? I agree, apple reflection is bit distracting on the second photo, but I love the dress/head garnet and that flying petals are not in focus (for most part). Also last photo reminds me of magic the gathering artwork or something, in a good way.


I decided to keep this photo under-exposed, maybe wrong choice.


Over the Mountain by deadreak, on Flickr



Peace by deadreak, on Flickr

Casu Marzu
Oct 20, 2008

Deadreak posted:





I decided to keep this photo under-exposed, maybe wrong choice.


Over the Mountain by deadreak, on Flickr



Peace by deadreak, on Flickr

I like the top two thirds of the first one, but the bottom portion is not doing anything for the photo.

The second one is really nice. Kinda wish you would have shot standing over the fence so it wasn't in the photo though.



Was in the cold for two hours hoping for a decent sunrise and it just kinda decided to go :geno: just before sunrise.

InternetJunky
May 25, 2002

krooj posted:

If you don't mind, could we see it? The torsion of the building is so dramatic, I feel as though if the enormity of the surroundings were shown, it would almost seem as though the environment itself were twisting the shack. Could look very powerful.
Posting this raw from camera



sw1gger posted:

For the first one: Where am I supposed to look? My eyes are drawn to her face/eyes, which I then notice is covered partially by a hand, which just below that is some awesome cleavage. My eyes are all over the place here. Yes, the subject's eyes are in focus... but I don't think that saves this photo. Your toning did no favors for her skin, either.

Second one: The lighting here and post processing is really solid. I like it!
Nit picks: 1) Expression. He may be squinty in real life, and generally I think some squint is always good in a portrait, but I think it's a hair too much here. Instead of being a laid-back, jovial dude, he looks like a stoner. (Which regardless of whether he is or not, I doubt he wants to look like one, haha). 2) It seems like there's something in his teeth. 3) The pimples between his eyebrows.

To contribute (work over the past week or so):








And something just for shits:

Whatever you're doing please keep doing it. These are amazing.

Chitin
Apr 29, 2007

It is no sign of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

Oprah Haza posted:

No problem, it's a common mistake. I hope the apple clean up helps!

I don't know how I feel about this.

It's not supposed to be a flattering photo, it's supposed to be a take on the traditional headshot but of someone taking a quick moment thinking/reflecting back on something dark. The shadow on her face from the hair and the shadow on her eye are intentional. I think it looks better big (little bigger pic is linked) as is shows more detail/frazzle. The idea is that you see more wear on a person the closer you get. I could just be talking out of my rear end.



I suppose my main criticism is that none of it looks intentional - if she's supposed to be pensive, your lighting choices don't reflect that. If the shadows are an intentional part of the image they need to be stronger. The background being a weird off white also makes it seem as though you just took a snapshot against a wall in your house, and the wardrobe doesn't indicate that this is an attempt to convey anything.

It's possible that this would come across more clearly if it were part of a body of work we were seeing that were all sort of posed-not-posed and awkward like this one - a gallery show or something. But as a stand alone it doesn't convey much of anything other than "wow, I don't want to look at that for very long."

Whitezombi
Apr 26, 2006

With these Zombie Eyes he rendered her powerless - With this Zombie Grip he made her perform his every desire!

This is gorgeous. The DOF, crop and post are spot on.

Oprah Haza posted:

How'd you meter for these? I'm horrible with landscapes so am curious as the clouds look pretty good.

I don't remember. That was months ago and I've had many, many beers since then. How are you horrible? I wanna see some.

This would have been a great image had you shot over the fence. The fence is distracting and adds nothing to the image.

InternetJunky posted:

Posting this raw from camera


This is what I was talking about. The flow, lines, layers and isolation are much more interesting to me. Where is this?


I'm trying some new things. Feedback greatly appreciated.


red by natebol, on Flickr


yellow by natebol, on Flickr


blue by natebol, on Flickr

XTimmy
Nov 28, 2007
I am Jacks self hatred

sw1gger posted:










And something just for shits:


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Would you be able to post any tutorials you have? Your post-workflow looks like it'd be amazing to follow.

krooj
Dec 2, 2006

Whitezombi posted:

I'm trying some new things. Feedback greatly appreciated.


red by natebol, on Flickr


yellow by natebol, on Flickr


blue by natebol, on Flickr

It's playful :) - I'm liking how you're seemingly going out of your way to incorporate interesting textures.

Valdara
May 12, 2003

burn, pillage, ORGANIZE!

Deadreak posted:

I decided to keep this photo under-exposed, maybe wrong choice.


Over the Mountain by deadreak, on Flickr

I love the light at the top, but the rest being so underexposed makes it boring. I'd say either eat or get out of the kitchen. Expose the mountain (maybe one of those gradient things I keep hearing so much about?) or turn it into a silhouette and chop off the bottom 1/3 to 1/2 of the image entirely.

InternetJunky posted:

Posting this raw from camera


This is too centered for me. Everything is on a center line, and the cabin is direct middle. I guess I can see it as "and nothing for miles around" sort of symbolism, but I almost feel that would be better conveyed by cropping the bottom third of grass and about half the empty space on the right, since the cabin seems to face left. Kind of "the cabin looks out over miles of nothing and is a sad cabin. Look how sad this cabin is. Sad, huh?"

My pics:

I spent Saturday night on a yacht on the SF Bay for my school's winter formal. As chaperon, I spent my time running around taking pictures and giving pairs of students in dark corners the stink-eye, but mostly taking pictures. So, these photos were taken on an XTi body with a manual-focus 50/1.4 Nikkor lens attached with an adapter at night on a moving boat, which means I am acutely aware of the noise and focus problems.

Not wanting to post any student faces, I took a picture of the card table itself:


Passing Alcatraz:


The dining room of the ship before the students descended en masse:


E: Taking out the harbor image photos to meet the three image limit. I guess I need to re-read the OP every so often!

Valdara fucked around with this message at 07:22 on Jan 15, 2013

Oprah Haza
Jan 25, 2008
That's my purse! I don't know you!

Chitin posted:

I suppose my main criticism is that none of it looks intentional - if she's supposed to be pensive, your lighting choices don't reflect that. If the shadows are an intentional part of the image they need to be stronger. The background being a weird off white also makes it seem as though you just took a snapshot against a wall in your house, and the wardrobe doesn't indicate that this is an attempt to convey anything.

It's possible that this would come across more clearly if it were part of a body of work we were seeing that were all sort of posed-not-posed and awkward like this one - a gallery show or something. But as a stand alone it doesn't convey much of anything other than "wow, I don't want to look at that for very long."

Yeah I'll finish the set and put it up once it's ready. I don't care for the "oh, it's supposed to be introspective? let's make everything DARK AND SHADOWY AND EXAGGERATED!" approach. It's the tiny minutiae. I purposefully made it seem like a snapshot against the wall, thus the "take on a headshot". I think I'll get four or five other individuals. Thanks!

tau
Mar 20, 2003

Sigillum Universitatis Kansiensis

Whitezombi posted:

I'm trying some new things. Feedback greatly appreciated.


red by natebol, on Flickr

I dig the positioning of the lamp in the shot and the fact that the lighting on the red texture is consistent without losing its appearance throughout.


The slight curve of the orange extension cable jutting through the shot is a pleasant break in the yellowed and otherwise straight-lined shot. The bright spot at the left end of the cable brings to mind a lit fuse.


I'm echoing krooj here: I dig the contrasting textures. Was this one cropped? I'd like to see more of the fabric and its design, but the lined shadows on the sloping ceiling would probably be sacrificed.


I'm still fiddling with my new 30D and Canon 50mm 1.8 lens I received last Saturday (my first DSLR). Here's a cropped shot that's had a minor saturation increase (up to 25 from 0 in Irfanview.) Reflected the flash with a handheld silver foil bounce. At least that's what I think the two-sided foil card that I got from mCpwnage is for.


20130111-1 by ryantss, on Flickr

Valdara
May 12, 2003

burn, pillage, ORGANIZE!

tau posted:

I'm still fiddling with my new 30D and Canon 50mm 1.8 lens I received last Saturday (my first DSLR). Here's a cropped shot that's had a minor saturation increase (up to 25 from 0 in Irfanview.) Reflected the flash with a handheld silver foil bounce. At least that's what I think the two-sided foil card that I got from mCpwnage is for.


20130111-1 by ryantss, on Flickr

She is very blue, at least on my monitor. I love the meticulously messy hair, but I think you should crop out the pole on the right side. It's distracting, and I think it would make her more prominent. When I put my hand over the pole, the photo feels much stronger.

tau
Mar 20, 2003

Sigillum Universitatis Kansiensis

Valdara posted:

She is very blue, at least on my monitor. I love the meticulously messy hair, but I think you should crop out the pole on the right side. It's distracting, and I think it would make her more prominent. When I put my hand over the pole, the photo feels much stronger.

I figured that would happen. Thanks for the input. I don't have a particularly good monitor/screen on my 4 year-old Lenovo ThinkPad. I should get a new computer soon. Here's a re-cropped, unadjusted shot (i.e. no saturation adjustment made): http://www.flickr.com/photos/42795450@N07/8381489601/

EDIT: VVVV

D'oh. I totally misread Valdara's post. RIGHT side, not LEFT. Final offer, recropped: http://www.flickr.com/photos/42795450@N07/8382747766/

Thanks for the input!

tau fucked around with this message at 04:19 on Jan 15, 2013

mCpwnage
Dec 5, 2007

Motherfuckers, If it says 55 drive 55.

tau posted:

I'm still fiddling with my new 30D and Canon 50mm 1.8 lens I received last Saturday (my first DSLR). Here's a cropped shot that's had a minor saturation increase (up to 25 from 0 in Irfanview.) Reflected the flash with a handheld silver foil bounce. At least that's what I think the two-sided foil card that I got from mCpwnage is for.


20130111-1 by ryantss, on Flickr
Yup, that's what it is. It comes in handy from time to time, but the on-camera flash still sucks. I agree with Valdara about the composition, the space to the right adds nothing. She feels squished against the left side of the frame. The lone lock of hair across her eye is distracting to me. I feel like hair should be covering all but her nose/right eye or covering none. I like the tight depth of field and the solemnity of her expression.






EDIT- tau, your links are private, we can't see the images.

mCpwnage fucked around with this message at 07:19 on Jan 15, 2013

Who Gotch Ya
Jun 27, 2003

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Yes, we are hybrid rappers.
I took a few shots at 5PTZ yesterday with a friend. I liked these two the best. "Hip Hop Nurse" is such a great description of her personality so this mural was perfect.
The sky was one huge grey cloud all day and I think it shows more on the second one.


5PTZ Hip Hop Nurse by gRAPpler/shooter, on Flickr


5PTZ Hip Hop Nurse 2 by gRAPpler/shooter, on Flickr

Oprah Haza posted:


I don't know how I feel about this.

It's not supposed to be a flattering photo, it's supposed to be a take on the traditional headshot but of someone taking a quick moment thinking/reflecting back on something dark. The shadow on her face from the hair and the shadow on her eye are intentional. I think it looks better big (little bigger pic is linked) as is shows more detail/frazzle. The idea is that you see more wear on a person the closer you get. I could just be talking out of my rear end.



To my very uneducated eye, I think the top third cuts off right around her nose, then the middle third is her jaw and neck, then the bottom third is her chest and midsection. Maybe if it was cropped so either the top or middle third contained her entire face I would be more drawn to her expression?

Valdara posted:


And these are two photos of the SF harbor line, and I can't tell which photo is a "better" photo. I like one, my husband likes the other, and so I leave it up to the Dorkroom to tell me which is better and why. If they're both terrible, please tell me why on that one, too.

First:


Second:


I like the exposure on the first one and the arrangement on the second one.

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CarrotFlowers
Dec 17, 2010

Blerg.

Oprah Haza posted:

Yeah I'll finish the set and put it up once it's ready. I don't care for the "oh, it's supposed to be introspective? let's make everything DARK AND SHADOWY AND EXAGGERATED!" approach. It's the tiny minutiae. I purposefully made it seem like a snapshot against the wall, thus the "take on a headshot". I think I'll get four or five other individuals. Thanks!

I can see what you're going for, and the subtly of it would be nice, but I still think it's a bit off. I've thought about it a few different ways and I think it comes down to her posture. It's too rigid/posed for it to be a simple introspective shot. I can agree with the rest of it - the background, the hair shadow, etc, but the posture just throws me off. I think body language and not just the facial expression will really help this series.

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