Posts for: aellman
Dec 30, 2015 07:14:02 #
OddJobber wrote:
Maybe for your Diana Toy Camera but for real?
Hey, no wisecracks about the Diana. She's my baby! :lol:
Inexpensive tripods like the ones I mentioned are perfectly serviceable for the average photographer. I consider myself a very advanced amateur, and I have a similar one which serves my needs well. (My Sony A-300 with zoom lens is a brick.) Not everyone needs or can afford carbon fiber.
Dec 30, 2015 07:03:52 #
OddJobber wrote:
Adams didn't post process??????? Gimme a break! :thumbdown:
Sorry if you misunderstood my comment. I was was referring to digital post processing. It wasn't called by the same name. but darkroom processing, as you know, is a whole different ball game. (I spent a lot of time in the darkroom in the film era.) Not only did Adams "post process," he invented the zone system, a sophisticated exposure, development and printing technique that enabled the unique monochrome tonality that distinguishes his work. Good to exchange ideas with you.
Dec 29, 2015 23:08:46 #
Photographer Jim wrote:
I agree
I do very little if any post processing. What inspires me to be a purist is the great photographers of the past who didn't have Photoshop and were able to make timeless images. Ansel Adams, Weston, Stieglitz, Cartier-Bresson, Arbus, Evans, Winogrand...etc. If you're a Photoshop guy, I have no issue with it. It's just not for me.
Dec 29, 2015 22:56:54 #
illininitt wrote:
I have a T3I for a hobby. I leave it on auto all ... (show quote)
I respect your decision not to own a tripod, but here's what it could do for you, among other things: enable you to take photos of subjects that are very close (macro) and very far away (zoomed in). You would never be able to hand-hold the camera steady enough in either of these situations.
If you get the urge, there are a bunch of new tripods on ebay for around $15.
Dec 29, 2015 19:15:32 #
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Dec 29, 2015 19:02:44 #
dirtpusher wrote:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/12073221/E-cigarettes-are-no-safer-than-smoking-tobacco-scientists-warn.html
Other experts disagree. A report by physicians on NPR stated that with e-cigarettes, you are getting the nicotine but none of the chemical-laden products of combustion you inhale with a regular burning cig. They estimated that an e-cig was 20 times safer than a regular cig. That doesn't mean that either option is great for your health.
Dec 29, 2015 18:56:35 #
Preachdude wrote:
As a matter of perspective, we "take" snapshots, but we "make" pictures. Snapshots are casual records of moments in time and space that we save to stimulate our memories. Pictures are images we hope will give us lasting pleasure and enjoyment. Yes, there's a grey area in between, but that's the basic distinction I have heard expressed from several professional photographers.
Ah, but the two merge in cases where well-known and respected photographers (like Joel Meyerowitz, for example) have very purposely taken photographs that imitate the common snapshot style as a creative alternative. Here is one of my efforts to achieve the snapshot "look."
Dec 29, 2015 18:51:05 #
bearcat wrote:
I think this thread is dead.
BC
To wit:
BC
To wit:
Laughing out loud. Hilarious and well said.
Dec 28, 2015 23:06:43 #
bearcat wrote:
"BTW, My tripod is always in the trunk of my car, just in case."
That's great for YOU...
But, do all your friends and relatives have tripods in the trunks of their cars???
This hack just might work well enough for them.
BC
That's great for YOU...
But, do all your friends and relatives have tripods in the trunks of their cars???
This hack just might work well enough for them.
BC
I agree completely. The lamp solution very clever. My suggestions were for other types of situations in which you need to steady the camera without a tripod. It would indeed be difficult to take a picture (without self timer) and also be in it. Although my friend did it with a circuit camera. He also appears in the photo twice... on on each end of a big group.
Dec 28, 2015 19:28:42 #
SonnyE wrote:
BC,
If I have an inkling that I might use a tripod, I put one in the trunk and it's there if needed. ;)
Besides.... how do you focus with that lampshade on your head? :lol:
If I have an inkling that I might use a tripod, I put one in the trunk and it's there if needed. ;)
Besides.... how do you focus with that lampshade on your head? :lol:
I am laughing out loud. The lampshade on head technique works especially well at weddings and other events, where you can be the life of the party!
BTW, My tripod is always in the trunk of my car, just in case.
Dec 28, 2015 19:17:07 #
bearcat wrote:
I think the comments show too many people that lov... (show quote)
Sorry. I didn't realize my audience included the world's greatest expert. I am humbled.
Dec 28, 2015 12:01:05 #
bearcat wrote:
5. Take steady pictures without a tripod br br Yo... (show quote)
I use a simple (very analog) system, with which I can shoot at 1/4 sec with a "normal" focal length lens and get sharp images. Lock your elbows into your body and press the camera firmly against your face. If there is a chair available, sit down (assuming a lower angle will not mess up your composition), and brace yourself against the back of the chair. When standing, if there is a solid surface near you (wall, pillar, etc), brace your back or side and/or nearest arm against it. These techniques will give you great results at long exposure times, but it takes some practice. Try experimenting with different shutter speeds and hands/arms/body/chair/wall bracing.
Dec 28, 2015 11:34:59 #
ebbote wrote:
I had a Minolta SRT101 and I loved that camera, great picture quality. I got
rid of it to buy a Nikon F, which I considered a mistake because the quality
of the pictures were never as good as I got out of the Minolta.
rid of it to buy a Nikon F, which I considered a mistake because the quality
of the pictures were never as good as I got out of the Minolta.
I had a Minolta system that I used forever until I went over to the dark side (digital), and I loved it. Well made and great quality images.
Dec 28, 2015 04:12:24 #
par4fore wrote:
Thanks, I should have said; I am looking for tips related to purposely underexposing and over exposing. I had read one opinion to shoot the 50 asa slide film at 80 asa not 50 asa.
I would not change the ASA value. You can use the camera's meter (if it has one) for all but unusually light or dark scenes. In that case, over or under expose by 1 to 2 stops to compensate. Several people have mentioned metering off an 18% gray card. Using an incident light meter does the same thing, but either way the rules for light or dark scenes remain the same. Bracketing eats film, but provides a measure of insurance.
Dec 28, 2015 03:59:41 #