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Favorite Flickr Photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gypsyfw...@N04/lightbox/
Small collection of some of my favorite photos taken in large part by very talented amateur photographers. Some of them are rather stunning. To scroll through, click top arrow that says "older" ---> |
these are great.. I think I like the portraits the most..thanks for posting the link
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Rockefeller Center - NYC - 2010 Photo by Inga Sarda-Sorensen
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NYC Blizzard 2010
From NYTimes reader's snow day photos
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...1df554400051f/ Lots of dogs! Why else would you be out, right? |
received in email today from Digital Photo magazine..
The old year is done and a new one has arrived. What better time to put away bad photographic habits in favor of good ones? Along with eating right and living well, this year you can resolve to take better pictures too. Here’s how. 1. Start carrying your camera more. All the time, if possible. You’ll find yourself shooting more, which always leads to improvement. More than that, though, you’ll learn to shoot from the hip and you’ll wind up with a portfolio of moments the rest of us missed—all because you carry your camera more. 2. Try shooting RAW. Whether you’ve never ventured into RAW territory, or maybe you’ve dabbled with the setting but it never stuck, if you don’t shoot RAW you’re missing out on lots of photo processing power. Even if you don’t make the switch permanently, try shooting RAW captures and processing them in Photoshop, Aperture or Lightroom. You’ll start to see what all the buzz is about once you turn underexposures into perfect exposures, and once color, contrast and sharpness are ideal every time. 3. Stop shooting in Program mode—even just temporarily. Maybe you just aren’t sure how manual exposures work at all, or maybe you’re most of the way there but you just don’t quite get it. Either way, your growth as a photographer is dependent on understanding your tools. So take some pictures in manual mode and see what you learn. Utilize the in-camera meter to set your exposure, then go beyond the basics to adjust for depth of field and sharpness issues. Once you get it, there’s no turning back. 4. Use a tripod. You know those situations in the past where you thought you probably should use a tripod but you still didn’t? Change that this year. Take the time to put your camera on a tripod. More often than not it will translate into clearer, sharper photographs no matter what you’re shooting. And if nothing else, it will help you break a lazy habit that will definitely cost you a good picture someday. 5. Stop settling for okay. Push yourself to make great shots. Always shoot from eye level? Get up high or down low and find a new perspective. Always avoiding wide angles? Give them a shot this year. Don’t know how to control fill flash? Make yourself test it out. Fear keeps us from doing a lot when we’re learning photography, but with feedback from the camera’s LCD leading to immediate corrections, what have you got to lose by trying? |
thought i'd mention i have some new stuff up in the gallery here, if anyone's interested.
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i'm ineligible for this competition, but i know some folks here who aren't....
the julia margaret cameron photo award |
Anyone shooting mobile or esp. Instagr.am?
Anyone doing any mobile photography with their Android or iPhone? They say that "the best camera is the one you have with you." I think that it is somewhat true... shooting more (because I always have my phone with me) teaches me to see different. I've been trying to take at least one photo every day.
I used to have an iPhone but switched to Android (DroidX). There's a great app for the Android platform called Vignette ... it has tons of effects, and if you configure it correctly, you can make it always save the original and then go back and re-process for many different effects. I sometimes sync my photos to an Apple device and upload them to Instagram Any IG users here? Here's my feed: http://instagram.heroku.com/users/75725 Would love to see others . “Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” . |
Leader, thanks for asking... some of my work is on www.cajundeephotos.com .... (It needs an update but dang life is very busy these days!)
I used to shoot more with my Blackberry because I did have it with me most often but now just shoot my Canon... There are photo forums out there dedicated to cellphone photos.. |
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Happy shooting.. |
I've been sorely lacking in my creativity department. I'd rather make art than take photos of people... but I'm good at it and it's currently what makes me the money. Meh. I've been taking this winter break as a chance to get back to what I really like doing. Shooting my animals; my lover... my life... check out our boy atticus and here is a fairly new edit of a shot I took some time ago... I love it. It speaks to me.
Tell me, where do you find your inspiration? Let's propose a challenge to get each other inspired... I could use a swift kick in the ass and friendly challenge:) Happy New Year folks. |
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I haven't been shooting much, but oddly have had more people coming to me asking me to setup photo shoots. I guess word (or eyes) are starting to open different avenues for me. I'm still standing in the doorway, though, and can't seem to take the next step (i.e. independent business work, charging, etc). I have a photo-friend coming to visit soon to get me outa the house. I can't wait for our photo excursion. :) BTW, LOVE the atticus photo....you have an amazing eye. |
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Hiya FemmeDyke.. haven't seen you in a while and I must say I remember your photos and how much I enjoyed them... What I do is venture out, never going on a *shoot* per se, but take my camera with me... I just start taking in the sights and before you know it there are photo ops galore,, and if not, you still got to take in some sights... so never a loss Good luck! |
check the link!!
hey kids,
here's a link to another competition. the fees are reasonable and the deadline is a little ways out. what say we get that gear out and find a good image or three to submit? |
creep *and* cool
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in other news... we're off to Philadelphia for a tattoo convention tomorrow. hoping to get some really great shots... on the road and at the convention. hope everyone is well... where are all your photos? click. amanda |
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Really wonderful; thanks for sharing! These are the particulars I've already been working on. Anybody else? |
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try this link i also did a google search for "urban exploration". it brought back quite a few results. if you've got an evening, have a look and see what works for you. i'm particularly interested in abandoned insane asylums and penitentiaries. not sure why, but damn.... a friend of mine also found an old cemetery in columbus, oh where the dead from the local penitentiary and the old insane asylum are buried. it's tucked way back, out of the way...no sign or anything. but, the cemetery itself is very well cared for. there's a guy living in the woods near it who keeps an eye on things...chases off kids who come back there to party. good stuff. also shot a really old pet cemetery in columbus, out by the airport. |
another link
yup, another one. anyone going to submit something? anyone? bueller?
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FEBRUARY 25, 2011 TO BEGIN SUBMITTING ENTRIES |
Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter. ~Ansel Adams
Finally got to post a few I'd been shooting. Here's my favorite from the set. |
check it OUT!
if this was already posted my apologies |
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I would love to see that exhibit! |
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Just popping in to let all you photographers know how much I appreciate your talent!
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Photography is one of the few passions I have left in life. I have sold work in a gallery before, but am really more interested in photography for the pleasure it gives me rather than the monetary value to be gained from it. I began photographing years ago to acquire subjects for paintings I wanted to do. Over time, I found photography to be a more creative medium for me and I gave up painting and took up photography.
My favorite subjects are architectural, abandoned buildings, roadside americana (cafes, gas stations, motels, tourist traps). My most recent project for the last few years has been documenting the small towns of Texas which I call Rural Texas in the 21st Century and currently contains about 2000 images. My camera choices are an old Nikon FG film camera which takes wonderful pictures despite being old and has the advantage of being used either fully manually or fully auto which greatly expands your creativity. I also have a Nikon coolpix digital which I love equally for its ease of use and ability to preview your shots. I have also worked with medium format and larger cameras. My favorite photographers tend to be the older documentary style people like the WPA photographers of the 30's/40's. People like Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Margaret Bourke White and such. Probably my all time favorite is a frenchman named Brassai. He was from the same time period and did a lot of night photography. His book, The Secret Paris of the 30's, is a wonderful read in which he photographed the seamier side of life from prostitutes, to dance halls and his pictures of a lesbian bar with women dressed in tuxedos enjoying their evenings are fabulous and certainly worth a look. :fastdraq: |
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Do you have your work on a site where we can have a peek? |
Unfortunately no website, its all either on my computer or in boxes and boxes of negatives.
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Sharing one of my favorites that I was lucky enough to capture this week. Enjoy! PM me if you'd like to see more from the set.
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I don't know much about photography. I don't know the jargon, the ins and outs, or much of anything on the technical aspect. All I know is that when I have a camera in my hand, life is good. :)
I usually prefer nature and wildlife shots, but some architectural and still object shots are fun too. Most of mine are just taken around my yard and in the field behind my house. I generally use simple contrast enhancements because that's just what I like to see when I hang them on my wall. I use Lightroom3 or Picasa when I do adjustments. I honestly have no idea how to make them turn out as beautiful as the ones I've seen from the folks on this thread, but I'm learning as I go along. :) Here is a link to some of mine. You may need to start on the last page and go forward, because the ones on the first page are kinda sucky. Well, for all I know they may all be kinda sucky, but that's ok too. LOL :D http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystalds79/ |
Great shots, Dixie! I especially love the one with rusty car.
I just love that cemetery shot Fancy; work's perfect in sepia. Here is a person shot I took outside of Harrisburg, PA a few weeks ago. In honour of Mother's day here are two of my most favourite maternity shots to date. Gah, I would just love to photograph mama-to-be's for a living. Tick Tock and Vroom Vroom |
just thought i'd throw this out here.
sunset photo contest reasonable entry fee...and who doesn't have one (or a hundred) of these? also... did some actor headshots last night for a guy. i think they came out nice...have a look, if you're so inclined. a week from today, i'm lined up to do some production/still photos for a local dyke director. excitement! i'll post pics when the shoot is done. have a great monday! |
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The headshots look great! |
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you could always stay up late and get a sunset shot. :) thank you... |
a lil something to think about....
i ran across this interesting article.
has anyone here tried making a pinhole camera? if so, do tell.... |
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