Posts for: architect
Oct 26, 2011 19:17:39 #
VixenlyVenimous wrote:
I tend to not be mathematically inclined... but I do have a good eye for things, so it works out that things end up looking nice without me going "that was on this (insert number) such and such".
A good eye is worth much more than "rules" regarding aesthetic matters.
Oct 26, 2011 19:11:11 #
I disagree about luck being involved in ALL great pics taken with a P&S. It takes a lot of knowledge and some skill to work around the limitations in a P&S and still get excellent results. Check out my thread on How to Achieve Quality with Compact Cameras.
And join the argument about SOOTC versus editing :)
And join the argument about SOOTC versus editing :)
Oct 26, 2011 19:04:43 #
Thank you Janice and Rocco. Nice to be here. Looks like a fun site.
Oct 26, 2011 17:49:23 #
PIXChuck wrote:
Are you able to look at the 4 attachments and be objective? Will you allow Murphie's Law, "Anything that can happen, will" to assisit your decision and finally, can you, honestly, in your heart of hearts judge anothers thoughts?
Finally, of the 4, which ONE, was taken with a $60.00 point and shoot leaving the others to a $500.00 SLR Body! Huh?......CTP
Finally, of the 4, which ONE, was taken with a $60.00 point and shoot leaving the others to a $500.00 SLR Body! Huh?......CTP
OK, going out on a limb here.
The top one looks the most amateurish, so I am guessing it is NOT the P&S. The aerial one looks too detailed to be a P&S. The shoe shot, I suspect is not the P&S either. So my guess is the shot in the Louvre of Winged Victory, the best shot up there, was taken with a P&S.
Oct 26, 2011 16:43:09 #
steve40 wrote:
Every person who has a desire to become a proficient photographer, should learn to do these things before the image has even left the camera. This should not be an afterthought, and left up to software. Unfortunately there are photographers, and there are PhotoShoppers.
Now the question begs are you a photographer, or a PhotoShopper.
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Learn to edit your images using imaging software. You can use it to level the horizon , correct perspective, crop creatively,
Every person who has a desire to become a proficient photographer, should learn to do these things before the image has even left the camera. This should not be an afterthought, and left up to software. Unfortunately there are photographers, and there are PhotoShoppers.
Now the question begs are you a photographer, or a PhotoShopper.
Steve. I see you use compact cameras. Can you get the horizon perfectly level in-camera? I can't, even with my DSLR, and that is important to me. As a architect, I need to correct perspective. It is far easier to correct it in PhotoShop than buying a view camera. As for cropping, I generally overshoot a bit so I have some leeway in composition, and especially with a compact camera's viewing system.
So, are you really satisfied with your SOOTC images? Just curious.
Oct 26, 2011 16:18:27 #
Steve. I am both. And I do not consider them to be separate labels any more than Ansel Adams was either a photographer or a darkroom editor. A whole "photographer" has skills in both branches in the field of photography. The goal is get the image a good as possible in-camera, and refine it with editing.
I do not believe that a image straight out of the camera (SOOTC) can capture what I saw in my mind's eye. PhotoShop helps me do that.
I do not believe that a image straight out of the camera (SOOTC) can capture what I saw in my mind's eye. PhotoShop helps me do that.
SOOTC versus PhotoShop
Oct 26, 2011 16:06:20 #
I take back my "cowards" comment. That does not apply on a site like this where people are known. It does apply on those sites where people are completely anonymous though, especially the threads about politics and/or religion.
Glad everyone is cool again. Hope to get to know you all a bit better as time goes on.
Glad everyone is cool again. Hope to get to know you all a bit better as time goes on.
Oct 26, 2011 15:11:19 #
SpiffyPhoto
Actually I have learned MUCH more with my digital cameras (have had 9 so far, beginning with a 3 mp model), because of the ability to experiment and take many, many shots at negligible cost compared to film, where I had to consider food and lodging versus the cost of film and processing. My digital "keeper" ratio is still around 3 %, same as with film.
Actually I have learned MUCH more with my digital cameras (have had 9 so far, beginning with a 3 mp model), because of the ability to experiment and take many, many shots at negligible cost compared to film, where I had to consider food and lodging versus the cost of film and processing. My digital "keeper" ratio is still around 3 %, same as with film.
Oct 26, 2011 10:49:16 #
I find these difficult to apply, but you are welcome to try :-)
Oct 26, 2011 10:28:14 #
Interesting article. The Fibonacci spiral is really difficult to visualize and apply (except in retrospect as the author noted), so the "Lazy" Rule of Thirds is much easier to apply in the composition. In either case, they are only guidelines and do not apply in every situation.
Oct 26, 2011 10:15:10 #
CS3 is very similar to CS5, I upgraded from CS3 to get the Lens Correction (specific to each lens) and Fill/ content aware features of CS5, as I do a lot of architectural photography. Otherwise I was very happy with CS3.
Oct 25, 2011 23:59:00 #
Even if one is making a living at it, the very latest equipment and/or software is not needed to take great photographs. The artist/photographer still makes the big difference.
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