3NE2NR Official Phototakerouter & Photography Thread...

[lighthammer]

Somehow I feel fresh and clean, just from watching this.....

Rensh - I get fed up of loading pages with huge pics, having to wait approx 30 mins for the page to load. So I just posted the smaller versions.... I think I go start posting bigger versions from now.

[tr1ad]

good stuff all around fellas
keep it up

one day i might shoot something other than cars/sport and post here
then again i might try my hand at photoshop, but i doubt as i like my shots to look as they were taken in front of the camera

[Chiney]

^^ post ting post ting!!

[tr1ad]

i would, but i don't really shoot anything besides motorsports really

went to a friend's wedding, decided to walk with camera





these are straight off the memory card, only used watermark factory to add a tiny watermark in the corner, no editing whatsoever, not even cropping

[Chiney]

thats the kinda shots i like!
no editing!

[MG Man]

that's what I do........I don't edit cuz I too lazy to even try to learn

[RBphoto]

1 sigh.... look, there are people who like to edit the bejesus out of their picture, and there are some who don't. I personally edit about 50% of my shots, at the very least the black point and to adjust white balance. These are considered to be critical adjustments, by most professionals that ALL their pictures have to go through. Other critical adjustments are sharpening, saturation and contrast (but I adjust curves, so I don't touch contrast)

If you are going to spend $500.00 to print 16"X20" or bigger, then pay > $1500.00 to frame it, you are going to have to spend some time behind the computer optimizing the image to make a decent print.

I say edit to your heart's content. No amount of editing will salvage poor composition, poor technique, or poor lighting. Talent, passion, discipline, (or lack thereof) will show in the finial image.

I went to my third rally a few Sundays ago for a small lime, and the first time I took my camera. Took a few shots of cars coming around a corner.. was meh. The really spectacular shots were those from people who put themselves within inches of the vehicle, got in close and got a unique point of view. No amount of photoshop would make my picture look like theirs. The final image speaks for itself.

[Cid]

1 sigh.... look, there are people who like to edit the bejesus out of their picture, and there are some who don't. I personally edit about 50% of my shots, at the very least the black point and to adjust white balance. These are considered to be critical adjustments, by most professionals that ALL their pictures have to go through. Other critical adjustments are sharpening, saturation and contrast (but I adjust curves, so I don't touch contrast)

If you are going to spend $500.00 to print 16"X20" or bigger, then pay > $1500.00 to frame it, you are going to have to spend some time behind the computer optimizing the image to make a decent print.

I say edit to your heart's content. No amount of editing will salvage poor composition, poor technique, or poor lighting. Talent, passion, discipline, (or lack thereof) will show in the finial image.

I went to my third rally a few Sundays ago for a small lime, and the first time I took my camera. Took a few shots of cars coming around a corner.. was meh. The really spectacular shots were those from people who put themselves within inches of the vehicle, got in close and got a unique point of view. No amount of photoshop would make my picture look like theirs. The final image speaks for itself.

very well said........some ppl do as if editing is a crime....

[ismithx]

1 sigh.... look, there are people who like to edit the bejesus out of their picture, and there are some who don't. I personally edit about 50% of my shots, at the very least the black point and to adjust white balance. These are considered to be critical adjustments, by most professionals that ALL their pictures have to go through. Other critical adjustments are sharpening, saturation and contrast (but I adjust curves, so I don't touch contrast)

If you are going to spend $500.00 to print 16"X20" or bigger, then pay > $1500.00 to frame it, you are going to have to spend some time behind the computer optimizing the image to make a decent print.

I say edit to your heart's content. No amount of editing will salvage poor composition, poor technique, or poor lighting. Talent, passion, discipline, (or lack thereof) will show in the finial image.

I went to my third rally a few Sundays ago for a small lime, and the first time I took my camera. Took a few shots of cars coming around a corner.. was meh. The really spectacular shots were those from people who put themselves within inches of the vehicle, got in close and got a unique point of view. No amount of photoshop would make my picture look like theirs. The final image speaks for itself.

very well said........some ppl do as if editing is a crime....

X2

[immortal]

Learning to use the manual settings on a Canon HF S100 camcorder. Unedited

[shogun]

Loving that first pic @ tr1ad.

just a couple sunset pics.

[lighthammer]

If you could get the shot un-edited and it came out perfect - then 'nuff respect to you.

If you could rescue a shot via editing and make it print-worthy - then same respect to you.


That is all.

[Chiney]

^^ i have learned to accept those words really..

[hoverauto]

A couple more shots I've taken:





Also, to who ever pointed me towards FroKnowsPhoto on youtube, (I cant remember who posted the link and I'm to lazy to look), thanks a mil, his vids are super informative. The rest of you guys should check them out if you haven't already.

Cheers.

[Lance]

Gavin Howey has some great vids as well

[lighthammer]

I woke up at my usual 5:00am this morning and started getting ready to work when it hit me that today is a holiday (*d'oh*!!).

Had nothing to do for the rest of the morning, so I decided to go bother the doggies. Needless to say, they didn't really share in my enthusiasm for waking up early.

[lighthammer]

Here's a mock-up shot I did when I first started getting into off-camera lighting. Was walking through a department store in the UK when I saw a pic of Chanel No. 5 and got inspired to try the same with my old bottles of cologne.




This was a combination of both proper setup for lighting as well as a small amount of editing. Very simple setup - just aimed the light onto the white background to get the backlit effect through the bottles, and I had to edit it to increase contrast due to the flooding of light.

Image Info:
- Nikon D40
- Nikon SB600 x2, both were snooted (put a hollow tube over them to direct the light)
- Off-camera flash controlled cheap e-bay triggers and manual mode, trigger mounted on the speedlight mount of the D40.


Here's the setup shot:

[kurpal_v2]

Aswome work there man, off camera lighting is the next frontier I want to venture off into.. Gotta find some time to add more landscape/lifestyle material to my portfolio, Ive got more motor sport stuff than anything else 0_-

[tonyone5]

Small stuff...... in the forest. No post editing.

[lighthammer]

^^ that white flower is epic.
Great shot, esp. unedited

[tonyone5]

thanks lighthammer.
That shot of the bottles, like i was watching a page in a magazine.

[shogun]

^So true. Even the use of the reflective surface, to display the bottles, was spot on. lighthammer obviously had been paying attention, to product advertising.

[3stagevtec]

phototrini.com guys, I am having trouble signing up.. Can any of the mods from that site take a look at the 'register' page? I cannot see any image to obtain the 'confirmation code' required to complete the process..

Thanks..

[Chiney]

^^ try a different browser?

i did and got through..used the new firefox.

[kurpal_v2]

Chrome this morn

[sMASH]

[3stagevtec]

I tried both Chrome and IE8, no luck..

[SUPAstarr]

no luck for me either on IE9 an chrome for phototrini

[3stagevtec]

^^ try a different browser?

i did and got through..used the new firefox.

I just tried firefox, no luck there also..

Does anyone have or know a temp code I can use to get through? Who are the mods for phototrini?

[gastly369]

little someting ah try