General Photography Questions Megathread v4 - Don't Listen to Any of These Freaks

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pwn: May 27, 2004; This Christmas get "Shoes"

I think that's pretty clever. I've done similar tricks to open up a matte before, but nothing as meticulously-planned like that. Sounds insane, but the end result is very :cool:

# ¿ Sep 27, 2009 00:20

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# ¿ May 4, 2024 07:26

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^^^I thought the same thing, I suppose it's trickier since you're trying to create a photo that is traditionally impossible, there's a handicap on the frame of reference; it's harder to fake something you haven't seen.

Radbot posted:

Yeah, I think it's the effect of having very shallow depth of field without flattening the image like a telephoto would. At least, that what it looks like to me.

edit: Yeah, notlodar's got it. It looks like a large format photo... although why you wouldn't just use a 4x5" I'm not sure.

As he explains, there are no MF lenses that are that fast. Whatever the science reasons behind the technical limitation, it remains a limitation, those lenses don't exist. It's very cool and I'd love to try it.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2009 18:57

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NoneMoreNegative posted:

Cool, I've got an Omni and a Fong dome (somewhere), I'll trial them both.

The AF assist beam will be tricky to get pointing perfectly if I'm shooting in dim conditions, but a bit trial and error is part of the fun :p

I remember being kinda amazed (coming from Nikon) when I discovered Canons didn't have AF-assist lights in-body. It would suck not having that little light.

That said congrats on the kit, and good luck with the lighting.

# ¿ Oct 16, 2009 08:01

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SquallStrife posted:

2. Are you getting mirror slap? Hold some black card in front of your lens as the shutter opens.

I can't believe I never thought of that before. Thanks for the tip!

# ¿ Dec 8, 2009 08:32

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Could someone post a link to whatever this is that's being discussed?

# ¿ Dec 28, 2009 06:32

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Same size as the camera did. I shoot at L, for my D40 it was 3008x2000, for my D90 it's 4288x2848. 12 on the compression setting.

For film scans I ask the lab to scan at 3000x2000, in tiff format. 6 MP is plenty for prints and any larger it's a big jump in price.

# ¿ Dec 30, 2009 11:07

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JaundiceDave posted:

I remember seeing an image with a girl on a bridge shot with various lenses to demonstrate the effects of background compression with wide v. tele lenses. Does anyone have this image? I'm having trouble tracking it down.

I've never seen that, though this is a demonstration on how focal length affects facial features.

http://stepheneastwood.com/tutorials/lensdistortion/strippage.htm

Reminds me of "Hope this helps" posts in Lowtax threads.

# ¿ Feb 3, 2010 11:01

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SoundMonkey posted:

This is why lens designers drink.

"You want a lens that, pointed forwards, can see your feet, and also fast enough to shoot at midnight during a lunar eclipse? And you want it to cost less than your car?"

And weigh less than it, too! :argh:

# ¿ Feb 28, 2010 08:21

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Phat_Albert posted:

The reason that tilt-shift works so well is because people for some reason intrinsically know what shallow DOF macro photography looks like and associate it with tiny things, even though most people dont know what DOF or Macro means.

There is no visual effect that we associate with images of huge things, mainly because images of huge things generally approximate our field of view, assuming we're back far enough.

I think Dr. Cogwerks is right, its all about perspective. Make it look like the image was shot from a tiny viewers perspective.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2010 05:18

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Interrupting Moss posted:

Does anyone have a link to the thread where woot fatigue explained his process?

# ¿ Mar 27, 2010 12:39

pwn: May 27, 2004; This Christmas get "Shoes"

ISO, bro. ISO.

Take your camera out of Auto ISO and learn to judge what each exposure's setting ought to be. Learn to do test shots. It's digital, you're not "wasting" frames to learn from results. You've got this new toy, pick a still life and take a bunch of shots at different ISOs and shutter/aperture combinations, see what they look like. You should be dying to do stuff like that. When I get bored at work I'll try poo poo out on stuff in the office and learn about magnification in relation to depth of field and a million other things. Stick with it and it'll soon become more intuitive. If you're leaving it on autopilot you're not getting your hands dirty and it's like a glorified P&S in that application.

pwn fucked around with this message at 08:05 on Apr 19, 2010

# ¿ Apr 19, 2010 07:58

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psylent posted:

I shot a charity event today and now that I'm in post, I'm very glad everyone was wearing a nice white nametag. It's really helping sort out my white balance issues

# ¿ May 4, 2010 12:40

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I stopped using Phorumr when I found this one: allSizes

# ¿ May 18, 2010 22:08

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General Gingersnap posted:

Where can I check that out?

A mod really, really, really needs to somehow sticky this post forever. It continues on the next page. woot fatigue is the man.

edit: ack :argh:

Martytoof posted:

How did you get into the business? I'm incredibly interested and it seems like an insanely fun thing to do, just go around taking photos of people's houses.

Obviously there's stress, but it seems fun enough to balance out

I'm seriously considering trying my hand at it. wooten*, I have a question. Would you ever feel comfortable doing your job on film? Trade off bracketing for higher dynamic range?

_{_{*architectural photographers like to woot a lot evidently}}

pwn fucked around with this message at 07:25 on Aug 13, 2010

# ¿ Aug 13, 2010 07:14

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Martytoof posted:

I'll ponder this on my way down to the ATM machine.

There used to be a GCO (Georgia Carpet Outlet) in town and their sign proclaimed, in huge letters: GCO Carpet Outlet. :ughh:

# ¿ Aug 14, 2010 02:46

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Haggins posted:

Once again, being from Florida, the only time I wear gloves is when I'm cleaning the toilet.

On the other hand, Heat and Humidity Death starts in May and ends about now.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2010 12:45

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spog posted:

I used black electrician's tape - the slightly stretchy stuff that you can use to tape up wires.

A good quality tape will have an adhesive that is strong, lasts a long time, does not ooze under heat, yet removes cleanly without leaving behind any gunk.

The black electrical tape I've encountered in my life is the opposite of those things. Gaffer tape however owns.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2010 12:52

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# ¿ May 4, 2024 07:26

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Royking Dreper, bastard son of Don Roy King and Don Draper. (No really, what's that mean?)

# ¿ Dec 5, 2010 12:07

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