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03/13/2003 08:48:11 PM · #26 |
Hey Tim, if life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If life gives you rain, take pictures of kids holding umbrellas (one of my favorites, by the way).
David
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03/13/2003 09:14:33 PM · #27 |
I think the biggest thing this site has given me is direction. Before going digital, I had a darkroom and loved the whole printing procedure, but the shots I took were all landscape and travel, anything I found which already existed, I had never tried a "studio" style picture. Through these challenges and the great examples of others peoples work, I have definitely ventured further afield in terms of subjects. I still have very little knowledge about lighting and only have the house lamps to work with, but I love the whole learning procedure. I think that this site has opened my eyes up to what is possible and I want to try it all! Funnily enough, even though I love being outside and love landscape, I have found that it is increasingly difficult to take landscape pictures, can't really seem to capture the magic of the moment on "film". But that's just another perfect excuse to keep travelling!
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03/14/2003 07:45:03 PM · #28 |
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THIS WEATHER SUCKS LATELY. They don't talk about all of the rain in Seattle for nothing.
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Tim, my all time favorite photo of yours was taken in the rain! (At least it was very, very wet!
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03/14/2003 08:12:20 PM · #29 |
I sat here searching for this thread and I refresh and here it is again thanks to Joanns. Kind of ironic too, that is was Jo Ann's post that helped me find this thread again.
Last month I went out and bought a DiMage 7i, and I has having trouble downloading photos from the camera and Jo Ann came to my aid. Well the other night I decided to email her and ask for help. Seemed most of my challenge entries were getting the comments of being slightly out of focus. So I went to the vetran DiMage 7i user for help. After she saw the photo I sent her, she emailed me back with two suggestions. My problem was a combination of the two things too.
I'm a better photographer since finding my way to DPC cause I found the right person to ask for help. Thanks bunches Jo Ann!!! =o)
Anna
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03/14/2003 08:19:39 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by OneSweetSin:
I sat here searching for this thread and I refresh and here it is again thanks to Joanns. Kind of ironic too, that is was Jo Ann's post that helped me find this thread again.
Last month I went out and bought a DiMage 7i, and I has having trouble downloading photos from the camera and Jo Ann came to my aid. Well the other night I decided to email her and ask for help. Seemed most of my challenge entries were getting the comments of being slightly out of focus. So I went to the vetran DiMage 7i user for help. After she saw the photo I sent her, she emailed me back with two suggestions. My problem was a combination of the two things too.
I'm a better photographer since finding my way to DPC cause I found the right person to ask for help. Thanks bunches Jo Ann!!! =o)
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03/14/2003 08:48:32 PM · #31 |
Has definately made me better. I look at everything differently now. I don't just photograph people, but objects too. Sometimes I feel like I cannot properly do justice with a submission, but at least it gets me out there trying out new things. With camera in hand, I am at least out there. :0)
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03/14/2003 11:17:57 PM · #32 |
I'm much like Natasha who wrote above, whom I admire. I used to take pretty good shots of landscapes and pretty good outdoor macro images of bugs and things, but after only my third entry, I feel I've learned a lot, mostly from looking at others' photos and saying to myself, "I bet using that perspective/light/composition/etc. would apply really well to this situation," if that makes any sense.
Judging the photos has also helped me. I can see how so many elements lead to a good picture: framing, cropping, focus, grain, perspective, and I have suddenly seen that what Galen Rowell said is true: photography is all abaout light. Now, where ever I go, I notice cool light. I saw my red haired 5 year old daughter this morning as I came up the stairs and the light was on her face and hair in just such a way that it glowed, and she was so beautiful, and I realized that she would have made a good photo because of the light.
Rambling. Sorry. A fault of mine, but only in writing.
David
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03/15/2003 01:51:15 AM · #33 |
Me too, much better since participating in DPC... After view 1000's of pictures and rating them, etc., and then trying to apply that to your own photos (in the challenges) really helps you focus on the major aspects of good photography... The other aspects will take most people more time to become good at. :)
For any photo enthusiast looking to learn more about taking great pictures and enjoying their hobby more, DPC is invaluable in my opinion. |
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