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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-16-2011, 08:47 PM
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The posts above pretty much sum it all up, though I can add a few thoughts:- Don't post anything to the Internet that you don't want to give away
- People don't have to "grab" your photo...it is downloaded to their computer as part of the page load and once they have it, they have it. Simply put.
- Protect yourself by using embedded copyright information in the image EXIF data. Due diligence is incredibly important in copyright matters.
- Use a visible watermark to be even more diligent
- Don't post large images to the Web, even on Flickr. The smaller the image, the less likely it is to be re-purposed by content thieves.
Steve
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
02-23-2011, 06:28 PM
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Sweet. Go for the 135 DC lens. Those things are awesome.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-20-2011, 03:07 PM
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Obsessive tendencies are very hard to control, believe me I know all about it. I'm the person who will leave my apartment and return 2-3 times worried I have left the stove on; so I won't say 'get over it', as that's not helpful.
However you can often effectively diffuse one obsession with a more productive one... in this case, maybe, taking photos? Choose a technique or focal length or time of day that you'd like to get really good at photographing and just pour yourself into that. Instead of looking for the benign imperfections in your equipment, look for some faults or areas where there is room to improve in your photography and get anxious about that instead! It's sure to produce some beautiful images, and that's what it's all about. :)
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Forum: Photographic Technique
02-18-2011, 09:19 PM
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I would only buy photoshop if you want to do serious photo editing, I bought it also but usually only use lightroom, but with the student discount photoshop is a lot cheaper and would be better to buy now than wait and decide you need it in the future. Lightroom will allow to to install it on one portable machine and one home machine.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-16-2011, 09:08 PM
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How many lbs? White? Brown? Parboiled? Basmati?
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
02-16-2011, 10:52 AM
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posted a few comments for you to consider, pretty good work for a beginner sir
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
02-09-2011, 06:59 AM
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If you are uncomfortable and take pics furtively, you will draw attention... if you look like you are supposed to be there, then people don't see you.
A good trick is to "hide in plain sight". Just dress up in a way that looks "official" (without impersonating anyone of course!)... Wear a blaze orange safety vest and a white hard hat and you'll be able to set up a tripod on any sidewalk and take pics as long as you want with nobody bothering you. By looking like you belong there, you become invisible to most people.
I used to do that all the time when I was an inspector for the dept of environment. We were plain clothed and we found the best way to be ignored by the public during investigations was to wear that safety vest, helmet, clipboard and camera. We could almost walk into someones house un-challenged dressed like that! :)
Pat
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
02-16-2011, 09:30 AM
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The $65 Caselogic SLRC-206 I got from Amazon is great. Normal price is $80 to $100.
It has separate laptop compartment.
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
02-15-2011, 08:39 PM
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It would be helpful to know what you have looked at already to know what you do and do not like. That having been said I would suggest you decide if you want a dedicated camera bag with the padded dividers and with a laptop sleeve (which there are a lot of). Also you could go with a regular backpack with a laptop sleeve and put a camera insert in it. Then you need to decide what style you are after. Do you want something that is outdoorsy and rugged? Do you want something that is sleek and unassuming? Do you want something that says Lowepro so people know you have a nice camera? Do you want something nostalgic and traditional because at heart you are a film shooter and digital is just the way things are going? Do you want something that suggests you live in the UK and not the states. Do you need something weatherproof because it rains there a lot from what I hear?
Since your camera carrying requirements are not enormous you could get away with the type of bag that has a dedicated camera compartment on the bottom and a general purpose compartment on top and a laptop sleeve.
K3L Camera & Laptop Backpack - Camera/Laptop Backpacks for Adventure Enthusiasts - Adventure Series | Naneu
Mountainsmith
Streetwalker HardDrive? Backpack - Think Tank
There are also a lot of inserts on the market similar to this one that allows you carry your camera relatively well protected in a lot of different bags.
Mountainsmith
Since your question is quite subjective it may be best to do a quick search of "laptop camera bags" and see what it yields. Everyone is going to have their own opinions but you need to decide more about what you want and let that guide your search.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-15-2011, 05:36 PM
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What you have adjusted is the diopter. Turn the camera on, focus on something in a bright location. Then simply slide the diopter back and forth until you see a sharp image. Then just leave it alone.
it's purpose is for those of us who need this to adjust for our failing eyesight.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
01-07-2011, 05:35 PM
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Well, yes. In general terms, if you are standing in a public place, you can photograph pretty much anything you can see. There will be exceptions to this obviously. A military installation might be something that would fall into the exception category, and I am sure other examples exist.
Most exceptions these days seem based on the canard of "war on terror" or "protecting children", both if which I find to be pretty weak arguments.
What causes problems is what is legal and what is allowed in a particular time and place are not necessarily the same thing.
If you want a good read, go here:
Carlos Miller - Photography is Not a Crime | Pixiq |
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Forum: Photographic Technique
01-04-2011, 06:38 AM
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Gee - They didn't show that in the documentary.
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Forum: Photo Critique
01-04-2011, 05:13 AM
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Hmm...I am not sure whether you were deliberately trying to get a crooked shot with the building slanted like that. That does not work for me.
One side of the picture appears blurred too. The toes of the statue are cut off which is definitely better than cutting them off at the ankle or knee. Placing the statue in one side of the picture is a good thing, many people put it smack dab in the middle.
Welcome to the club.
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Forum: Photo Critique
01-04-2011, 01:28 AM
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Forum: Photo Critique
01-03-2011, 07:01 PM
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My Niece, with her new Pentax K7...
PP include..cloning out of unwanted tree and rubbish bin in the background , levels boost cropping and adding some Vignette
focus on the face could have been better...but tell me what you think...do you feel that would make a good 8x10 offered to a client ?
original is below
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Forum: Photographic Technique
01-02-2011, 04:05 PM
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The MacBook should be fine for a photographer's laptop. As for the upgrade, the basic cpu should be fine, be sure to have >= 4G RAM though. As for hard disk space, more is of course good to have, but a laptop drive is probably not going to be enough in the long run anyway. (Make sure to arrange for backups!).
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Forum: Photographic Technique
01-01-2011, 03:39 AM
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Do you want the trivial or the non-trivial advice? Trivial:
1) Use only one single lens, preferably something extreme. Anything I shoot with my brutally-sharp and weird-to-use Schneider Betavaron 50-125 enlarger zoom has a characteristic look. Better yet, some strange prime -- a Vemar 12/8 fisheye, Meyer Domiplan 50/2.8, some lens you've hacked from a trashed Polaroid and mounted on tubes. Less extreme: a fixed-lens camera and only one type of film. My father had a distinctive style based on decades of shooting ASA-100 Verichrome Pan film in a TLR with a 75mm lens.
2) Shoot only one subject -- maybe sahuaro cacti or beautiful knees or gutters. Shoot with only one background, like Irving Penn's portable canvas studio. Shoot with only one lighting setup, and/or a distinctive contrast/color scheme. Use a single PP trick. Pick just one decisive factor and over-utilize it. Make every shoot part of a project where you aim for consistency. That's what makes a distinctive style: consistency. Vary from that, and you are anonymous again.
Now the non-trivial advice:
1) Study.
2) Shoot.
3) Goto (1).
1) By study, I mean *read* everything you can about the history and practice of photography and of the arts in general. Study all the photographic technologies possible. Learn about artistic movements, the interactions of arts and ideologies and commerce, all the varied causes and consequences of producing visual imagery. Devour imagery, and think about it. Write manifestos about your artistic-photographic intentions. Read biographies of prominent photographers, how they trained and developed, what influenced them.
2) By shoot, I mean SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT! Shoot many different setups, from all angles. Experiment. Use pinholes, make cyanotypes, try 3D printing & xerography & spectrum-slicing & 10X magnification & animation. Stick weird optical materials into a bellows: Fresnel lenses, magnifiers, prisms & crystals, eyeglasses. Shoot exposures that take 10 minutes or hours or days or months or nanoseconds. Play with time & light & space & dark & color & shape & texture. Shoot projects. Shoot randomly. Shoot whatever moves or doesn't move.
3) Repeat forever. Styles will come and go. It's called growing.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
01-01-2011, 09:56 PM
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Style is such difficult thing to pin down. The masters, those who's style we recognize, often develop a look over years and it's only in retrospect that they recognize their own style.
I think it's the art photographers who self consciously set out to develop a style. That approach seems very self-conscious to me. And I'm no sure that the artists themselves wouldn't agree.
Most of us who shoot long enough to develop a certain style or look do so in a more haphazard manner. I have a fascination with night shots that tell a story. People with whom I share my work usually recognize my photos. I suppose that's a style but it's more a matter of liking a type of subject, spending a lot of time shooting and becoming more consistent with a look over time. If there's a style, it's one that evolves by following a thread that I just can't let go of. I tend to think that most of us who follow a train of thought accidentally develop a style.
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