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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 08-24-2009, 11:12 PM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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I won a bronze at NZIPP's. ;-)~
It'll be logged on the site soon. Student Assistant category. (Lady in Red).
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 04-04-2009, 10:03 PM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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You should get out more sunshine.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-30-2009, 12:30 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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You looked at a jpeg version of a Digital negative - raw file. A good explanation of this
is, you don't see all the qualities on a RAW file in jpeg format. It's a little like viewing
a 32 bit image at 16 bit. What occurs is loss of colour or detail in the latter. What occurs in the former is loss of detail, loss of tonal range. That is the power of raw. The image was sharp on my monitor with tone before I converted to jpeg. In the conversion, the negative (if untouched i.e. with curves etc) loses detail. In case of colour, instead of getting several shades of pink from very pale to deep, you may only get one or two and in 16 bit, the program decides which direction it want's to take that pink. Anaemic or Rosy all over and maybe no happy medium. Apply that to raw (loss of detail and tonality) when converting it straight from it's raw state to a small jpeg.

Secondly, our process (taught) is to rank images in Bridge after backing them up. Grading is 1-5. When all images are graded, we delete the grade 1's and the grade 2's. Grade 3's are more or less shots that have potentia which could mean quite a bit of work. Grade 4's and 5's are good if they're creative to start with as there is very little to do to them except clean up, curves, hue/color correction, little sharpening and vignette's. With grade 5's you can wor through them quite quickly. What we have to do presently is make a pdf contact sheet of all the grade 3's, 4's and 5's. I number them in order of my progression through a shoot.

For example, when doing that shoot I realised quickly that full sun on the face was not good as it has already burnt out areas on the sides of a face, clothing etc, no matter what exposure you use or manual settings. I quickly therefore moved to getting the model to face out of the sun, metred for the background only and then lit the subject with fill flash. As it was an outdoors shoot with a large animal, couldnt really use my reflector as such. Animals are a lot less patient than kids on that score. I took approx 60 images in that whole shoot. I had about x2 grade threes on my process (contact sheet) to show my lecturer my process and images. He looked at all of the images and chose one of my grade 3's. I work what I'm told to work and when I had completed working it I could literally see what he meant with 3D quality and totally agree with him on that score. The others were better, but not conceptually and a little flat due to fill flash. Also I had them behind a 5 bar gate and she was leaning on it, he felt she looked too relaxed and laid back. Bearing in mind she is an advertising agent and it's meant to be an advert.

Look at photographic adverts in magazines (which is an area of photography I enjoy and would like to head). The images you see right now in magazines are photoshopped, sometimes requiring several images not one done in camera. In actual fact we are encouraged to actually work with bad photo's in order to learn the process of recovering from a bad shoot. For example if you have a bad shoot on someone's wedding day, you can't ask for a reshoot and for what it's worth, yes I can turn a bad image good and that's not a bad thing. It is a plus in the industry I'm heading to because let's face it, when your doing it as a hobby or an interest, it doesn't matter if a particular shot turns out badly. You can re do it again with no pressure. In the "real" world however, in professional photography, it pay's to know photoshop and dng's inside out and be able to recover a bad image. So yes - it is photography. In fact, people who churn out work all done in camera on my course are getting bad grades because there is no creativity coming into play. Clients want creativity. If they wanted an amateur working on their images, they would only pay them amateur work. I have

learned everything there is t know "in camera" in the first year of my degree. Everything. The second and third year is all about pushing the envelope and turning out highly creative and conceptual imagery that will lead to you being a better photographer and digital artist. Something that is a lot more highly sought after by clients, than standard photography all in camera.

On the digital enhancement front, there are a few tricks that can be done in photoshop after the image is taken, which can also be done in the dark room. Our lecturers don't beat us around the head when we turn bad images out, they teach us how to work around things when your in business and it's all that you've got from a shoot that is impossible to go back to. If after that you go do everything in camera, your just another photographer - one of many who do the same thing time and time over. I have a $60'000 loan at the end of the course...
I want to learn how to be the best, not a normal photographer. One that is prepared to go the extra mile and make images a little more than what everyone uploads to flcker or forums like this. I'm not saying they arn't good... I'm saying they have no purpose except to teach you that you can do this or that. Been there and done that.

Lastly, on a final note, I am not the worlds best photographer no. I have been specialising in it for 1.5 yrs only of my entire degree. But what I am learning is essential for when I have more time to spend in camera when wishing to make my then potentially good images look mint. During my degree 60% of my time has been spent in photoshop. 20% in camera, 20% learning techniques. The pace is very fast. We learn every aspect of photography in a short space of time and don't get long to spend frollicking around or tweaking techniqeus as an amateur would or someone doing this as a hobby.

No I do not have good lenses. I bought my camera when I was fairly ignorant about cameras (DSLR's) and my lens's and they are not fast, and not detailed as a prime lens or two may be. At this point in time, I do not particularly feel like spending more money on more Pentax lenses to be honest, as I am considering purchase of another make camera body. So no point throwing good money after bad - I'd rather hang on, watch what cmes out in the next year or so and make a very educated decision on that. I do not like my Pentax and despite what folks have said on this forum (surprise surprise it's a Pentax forum so understandably a fair amount of bashing is going to go on when folks post on here raving about other cameras) I have photography contacts (MANY being on the course I am on) whose images are much sharper, much better taken with similar range cameras. I think I am well able to determine that it is not my skills with camera. I have BORROWED the other cameras from college and friends and took them for a ride so know it IS my camera.

I think that will be about my last post here and no I DO NOT APOLOGISE FOR WHAT WAS POSTED. All I can say is, some people find it very difficult to put their mouths in gear before they say thing's and your comment was an absolute insult to my abilities as a photographer and digital artist. No apology offered and in fact I actually think it was called for. You started the thread, and you and numerous other's dominate it for some reason. In my study I research a lot and we are taught to always be open minded and look at the motives behind why people say and do various things. I suspect your motives are evidential right here. Pentax forum user, using the Pentax logo and in Pentax colours and probably paid for by Pentax for all I know or anyone else here, and no it doesn't look good when folks talk about or are disappointed with their Pentax cameras does it? Very easy to flick us off as trolls, but I am sure if you read your own badly worded comments about my work, you and many others will see that you make a damn good troll. They're pretty good at insulting people's intelligence levels without looking like they did anything wrong.

All the best with your thread. It obviously is the "highlight" of your lives and I really couldnt care less if this post sees me with another infringement as I won't be coming back to it. Havn't read any of your comments as I can more or less imagine what they are. You all seem a pretty clique group of people - a hierarchy has already been established - thick as pea soup and not worth the effort to break in. Nothing I read would therefore be of use - I would rather put my energies from this point forward into continuing what I'm doing. The more people around under the impression photography is what you do around in camera thinking to earn a crust from it, the better from my perspective when I go into business.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-29-2009, 07:52 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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It did. It's a job - not a hobby.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-29-2009, 07:03 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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I'd feel depressed about this actually.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-29-2009, 06:59 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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Amateur camera=amateur results=amateur reviews. Can't wait to get my hands on something decent. Just disgusted every time I look at my camera, I'll think about this useless thread. I'll clean up the thread of my non-photography images for you. Wouldn't want to clutter it up with art. It's about time you got with the future of photography. No one wan'ts to buy snap shots sweetie.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-29-2009, 06:51 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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First yr work!
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-29-2009, 06:44 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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Chosen by my lecturer out of a pile of shots to work. Reduced to low res. In answer to your question: I feel it is. Full sun-natural daylight, manual settings, chosen pose, creative licence. Not actually the best of my shots - most of the ones I actually liked where taken with her back to the sun and lit with flash, but he felt that particular one looked 3D. I'm not arguing=he's the one marking. The before is not even touched in pp. For what it's worth, I havn't seen anything on the thread apart from the macro shots that couldn't have been taken by anyone on Auto mode. Yes it is photography. Your entitled to your opinion, but there's no need to be rude about it. I don't know why I even bother to grace the thread actually. The difference between a professional and an amateur is in the dark room (Photoshop). I can turn a not so good shot (with potential) into something good. An extra skill. Is that a problem?
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-24-2009, 07:45 PM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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When I have the Tamron lens on, and use AF it seems to be straining. I usually focus manually. This one does macro and also can be used as a 300mm lens, but it isn't that sharp when I use it as a 300mm lens either.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-20-2009, 01:39 PM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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Well buying and shipping makes sense. Are there any custom regulations though to tax to pay on items like that when shipping to NZ? I have never had anything shipped from there to be honest.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-19-2009, 02:48 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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Yeh, but you get a holiday as well... :D
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-12-2009, 02:19 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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My appointment is tomorrow. 9am. We go over concepts. It's a rural advertising agent and works for a local news paper. I'm creating an advert for her. She lives rurally and we're going to do a horsey shoot next Tuesday. Has anyone had experience with flash around horses? I'm a little worried about spooking the horse.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-10-2009, 04:13 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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haha! thanks. we have to do written papers too. i'm good at waffling as ya'll know. lol
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-10-2009, 02:21 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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Woohoo. I have my first clients lined up for a few shoots. One works for a news paper! We're either gonna be doing a PR shot or an advert as she is a rural agent also. I now have to research research research and get my concepts together!
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-07-2009, 03:12 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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Live view isn't something I need as such. Previewing the images in better res and larger would be a good thing. That and the aperture gives you 100% view and is slightly magnified x75? Think that's how I'm reading it anyway. I read about two reviews on the speed regarding the shutter. Apparently there is very little difference between what I have and the shutter is revolutionary. Tested to 100'000 frames. Nikon tests currently 130'000 frames. Would cover 3-5 years of good use and probably at that price (half the price of the other full frames on the market with mega pixel that high) I'd be confident that whatever Sony pulled out of their hat next time, it would be better than Nikon at the rate they're developing.

I find it very sad that Nikon and Canon lead the field in professional cameras but this seems to harken back to full frame old style cameras they produced. It's also pitiful that professional photographers will buy brand over best option as far as I'm concerned. Who wants to blow money on a d700 full frame for example at 12.1 mega pixels when you can do better. The d300 was 12.3 megapixels and these manufacturers are rushing different makes and models out with absolutely no consideration for the buyer who two yrs later finds their camera out dated? Ridiculous. A decent professional camera should carry you for a little longer than that. The more solid older film cameras did. If it were me I'd be developing but waiting til I could at least double the mega pixels and improve the sensor drastically before releasing another model! It can take 1-2 yrs to develop better chips. It was seen in the DX3 and obviously they've been developing a better chip but didn't think to hang on with release of the d700 until they could put it in that. I wonder why? lol. Who'd buy a DX3 if it where the same as the d700 at five times less the price?

That camera may be too heavy for me (a900) but I wouldn't know til I held one. It's solid magnesium alloy body and it looks like a lot of careful development has gone into it.
The only thing I didn't like in reviews is the timing of raw files to preview which is slower than other competetive cameras. Well thats what I am getting from reviews and also there is a little more noise at higher ISO's than 200. This is not so if you shoot in raw on them though.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-06-2009, 01:38 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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Sony New Zealand - Products

Quiet electronic shutter on a full frame dslr with a 3" lcd monitor on the back!?
Sorry, I'm still reading specs on all cameras here and deciding where to go with purchase.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-05-2009, 05:18 PM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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Taken last week.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-05-2009, 05:07 PM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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and especially with the new super duper dedicated flashes. lol.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-05-2009, 05:01 PM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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Hi,
No I'm not on anything or wasnt at that time should I say. I know that over the counter herbal stuff such as St Johns Wort can make folks photosensitive though so I can understand you line of thinking. If it were something like that, you have to ask yourself how many people are taking med's or herbal remedies that render them photosensitive and I ain't asking every client if they are on stuff. It would be a nightmare explaining why. lol. Apparently there are also certain medical conditions such as Rosacea which predispose you to things like photosentitivity also. I do have a little bit of such across the cheeks. I'd also heard that people with very light coloured eyes are more sensitive. Mine are very washed out pale blue in colour. Same thing though...millions of people with eyes like mine and rosacea out there... thats why I felt it was more something to do with the lazy eye and bossy eye stuff. i'd say that is less common than a drug orientated thing or a medical condition such as rosacea. Whatever it is, I am not into experimenting any further. lol.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-04-2009, 11:10 PM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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It was logged as an injury and covered by ACC.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-04-2009, 02:42 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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When I did a search this was the site that came up DCR-250 Super Macro conversion lens for D-SLR camera

and I can't seem to spot that on the link posted?

The above converter was the one I had read good reviews about. The ones that I got from Trademe were not very thick. In fact they were about as thick as a UV filter. Don't seem to have any magnification quality when looking at them, but there are some on Trademe that are thick and bevelled and they are just screw on filters which look like they would have more of a chance of working than the ones I got. Slightly more costly. Thats what I was looking for.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-03-2009, 10:19 PM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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Thanks. I'll check that out!
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-03-2009, 08:55 PM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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I entered but it didnt go down to well. I had an eye injury in a flash photography class in the weeks I was working on my submission. Our lecturer did a BAZ flashes and Canon dedicated flash demo in the studio and was firing it off and I had scotomo effect in my left eye that lasted around 20 minutes. Like a yellow rectangle in my central vision. It gradually faded but my eye became very sore so I went to A&E and my cornea was grazed. The Doctor said it was very unusual to get scotomo lasting so long and usually this was only associated with arc welding injuries. lol. I had blurred vision for a couple of weeks in my left eye in a patch in the center but it seems to have repaired though I wouldn't really know unless I had a vision check with my own optometrist but basically it occured when we were prepping for NZIPPS so I just quickly finished my work, printed and submitted. I wanted to work on the scaling of the forms properly as I felt they were incorrectly scaled but ahh well. I get migraines with flash also so i use a lot of the soft boxes or bounced flash since. The eye that was injured was my good eye. I'm slightly short sighted in the right eye anyway and wear corrective glasses for driving only. That was also the eye I use to look through the view finder so it wasn't fun on assignments after that to be honest and I relied heavily on auto focus during that few weeks.
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-03-2009, 01:09 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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"Before" and "After"
Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 03-03-2009, 01:03 AM  
Kiwi Pentaxians
Posted By Emotive45
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rather than going to the dark side. lol. The only reason I'm laughing is our lecturer gave us a demo of how he did NOT want the liquify tool used last yr. It was hilarious cos he spent half an hour doing a make over on a class mate on the big screen projector and then said, "This is what I DON'T want to see," and he then went awol and turned her into a witch. It was a crack up. The poor girl was sat in the room at the time. lol.

This one's titled Hannah or Angelina Jolie. lol.
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