The photography thread

[StefTD]

@LeSedna,

thanks for the tips, theres some post processing, using camera raw for it atm.
Just started editing my shots, and I know that I was using a bit too much of everything
Really got what you meant with the low end in the mix
I think I have to do it the same way as I do while mixing, process the shots until I like them,
than set everything back about 20% at least, that way it's still more than enough.

 

[FIXXXER]

great pic!!!

 

[arv_foh]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/btkphoto/5738269883

Yes I was clipping the converters just for the photo haha

 

[grywolf627]

^^Well, you HAVE to make all the pretty little lights light up for gear pictures. (I do the same lol)

 

[grywolf627]

Week 21 of my 52 week challenge

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35570017@N07/

 

[arv_foh]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/btkphoto/5749906012

 

[exoslime]

@grywolf627, wow, great picture, great colors!!!

 

[grywolf627]

@grywolf627, wow, great picture, great colors!!!

Thanks! Too bad the vintage year on the bottle ruins the aged look. lol

 

[grywolf627]

New picture, I'm saving for next week's submission to my 52 week group:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35570017@N07/5751108996/in/photostream

 

[arv_foh]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35570017@N07/5751108996/in/photostream

love it mark, very creative

http://www.flickr.com/photos/btkphoto/5751183479

From Rock on the Range 2011, one of the largest music festivals in the midwest. Disturbed was playing when I took the shot. Higher res on my flickr link

 

[Glenn Fricker]

Beautiful shot, Brian!

 

[arvoitus]

Also Arvoitus, I'd get the D3100 with kit lens and a 50mm f1.8 lens or just with 50mm f1.8 on it's own. If you love bokeh you'll want a lens with a massive aperture (small F number) so that pretty much limits you to primes if you've just started out. Fuck it. Get a 50mm f1.8. There's a good reason everyone has them

Thanks for the advice man! But doesn't a prime give me a huge disadvantage because i can't change the zoom (so i have to put steps forwards/backwards).
A small F number would be cool for concert photography, but the lack of zoom would be a little bit difficult.

Anyway, thanks for the advice. This information is really usefull for me

 

[grywolf627]

Thanks for the advice man! But doesn't a prime give me a huge disadvantage because i can't change the zoom (so i have to put steps forwards/backwards).
A small F number would be cool for concert photography, but the lack of zoom would be a little bit difficult.

Anyway, thanks for the advice. This information is really usefull for me

Yes, you're correct. A prime is a non-zoom lens. (the reason they're usually sharper than a zoom). An f2.8 zoom lens is going to cost quite a bit...so just be prepared. I'd LOVE to have one myself, but just can't justify the cost for something that is only a hobby.

 

[arv_foh]

Yes, you're correct. A prime is a non-zoom lens. (the reason they're usually sharper than a zoom). An f2.8 zoom lens is going to cost quite a bit...so just be prepared. I'd LOVE to have one myself, but just can't justify the cost for something that is only a hobby.

Yep $150 vs $2000... Quite a severe difference. For that amount of money I dealt with stepping forward and backward for a long time lol.

Glenn, cheers man, glad you like the panorama

 

[::XeS::]

Amazing Pano!
I read in the note 15 images, 2 shots each...can you explain? Is that HDR or Photoshop?

 

[arv_foh]

Amazing Pano!
I read in the note 15 images, 2 shots each...can you explain? Is that HDR or Photoshop?

Sure. The panorama consists of 30 total photos. One exposure for the sky and one for the stadium.

It was both. I did the HDR first, (one for each exposure), then stitched both images in Photoshop. Then the images were aligned and I blended to taste.

 

[grywolf627]

love it mark, very creative

http://www.flickr.com/photos/btkphoto/5751183479

From Rock on the Range 2011, one of the largest music festivals in the midwest. Disturbed was playing when I took the shot. Higher res on my flickr link

Thanks Brian! But now I'm out of ideas for now.

I've yet to try a panorama with THAT many shots to stitch together. Hats off to you, sir.

 

[arv_foh]

I've yet to try a panorama with THAT many shots to stitch together. Hats off to you, sir.

With the right tools, it's really not hard at all. None of my panoramas have taken more than an hour of post production.

 

[grywolf627]

With the right tools, it's really not hard at all. None of my panoramas have taken more than an hour of post production.

Are you just using Photomerge in Photoshop? Or something like Autostitch?

 

[arv_foh]

Are you just using Photomerge in Photoshop? Or something like Autostitch?

yep, photomerge is what I use