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05/13/2004 11:34:55 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by Aaron:
Spontaneous or not, its a great shot. The shot of mine you linked titled "Thirsty" was a spontaneous shot. Sometimes in photography its not all about the technical aspect, but simply being ready when opportunity knocks (or appears). |
Definitely! Photography (or any art, really) is a matter of looking at your environment and being inspired to re-create it or interpret it in a unique way. It's a kind of vision. |
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05/13/2004 11:44:48 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by goinskiing:
Hooray, I fit in that catergory as 18! Yay! |
Love this shot!
The folder was titled 'Wedding Related". Are you married?! They look like honeymoon shots! Am I missing something? I thought I got married young at 19 (still going strong and happy 17 years come June 6th). |
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05/13/2004 11:51:48 PM · #28 |
| Umm, I think that shot is under his "travel" folder. |
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05/13/2004 11:56:04 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
Youngest to win a ribbon is Jasper at 12.
Konador, one of the Site Council is 17. |
Youngest to beat his dad head-to-head in a Challenge is Isaac, who was still 5 when he scored a 5.5 in the "Negative Space" Challenge with this
Cloudy Bridge
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05/14/2004 12:16:49 AM · #30 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by faidoi:
Youngest to win a ribbon is Jasper at 12.
Konador, one of the Site Council is 17. |
Youngest to beat his dad head-to-head in a Challenge is Isaac, who was still 5 when he scored a 5.5 in the "Negative Space" Challenge with this
Cloudy Bridge
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I so want Isaac to comment on one of my photos! I copied some of my favorites of his comments.
"Why did that guy wave himself and his guitar around?"
"Someday you need to teach me how to make that paper."
"I want a tuba!"
"If I saw a bird I would try to catch one and keep one."
"I wish I could sleep on the moon."
"That looks kind of like a rooster crowing."
"t makes the skin look kind of blank."
"If a bee was on that flower I would grab a net and catch it."
"Someday if I have a bug like that I want to use it to sting spies."
I realize these comments may not be considered helpful by the receiver but they truly represent a viewer who is
reacting to the picture in the most honest and gut-level way.
Message edited by author 2004-05-14 00:18:32. |
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05/14/2004 12:20:17 AM · #31 |
| I'll let him know! Unlike when I typed those comments for him, he can read your note himself now ... maybe it will give him an incentive to get back into photography a bit more ... he's kind of been on hiatus while dealing with First Grade. |
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05/14/2004 12:24:38 AM · #32 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I'll let him know! Unlike when I typed those comments for him, he can read your note himself now ... maybe it will give him an incentive to get back into photography a bit more ... he's kind of been on hiatus while dealing with First Grade. |
I remember First Grade. It's tough! :D I didn't like my First Grade teacher, Miss Hathaway and I had to go to Second Grade for reading and Math. Have you ever shown Isaac any of the Family of Man books? I bet he would come up with some great writing responses from those (I'm assuming you are familiar with the series and that it is frequently used in writing classes). |
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05/14/2004 12:37:02 AM · #33 |
| 19 here, just finishing my sophmore year at CSUN (Cal State University Northridge) |
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05/14/2004 12:55:07 AM · #34 |
I still act like I'm 16...does that count?
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05/14/2004 01:31:31 AM · #35 |
I just uploaded some more photos my kids took that I discovered in the hardrive.
Taken by my youngest this past fall.
Self-portrait of my oldest and her best pal...
Portrait of my daughter taken by either her sister or her friend (both are teens).
Message edited by author 2004-05-14 01:32:32. |
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05/14/2004 03:59:17 AM · #36 |
I'm 19, and been taking photos for about 5 months now with my first camera (the A70, which I paid for).
I'm getting much better with time, these challenges had really improved my skills and understanding of how to take a good photograph.
Also, it's the only chance to abuse the camera and play with all the manual functions :-)
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05/14/2004 06:44:37 AM · #37 |
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05/14/2004 08:41:56 AM · #38 |
Originally posted by melismatica:
My daughter and I love the profile portrait, BTW! :D |
Hehehe thanks :P
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05/14/2004 09:12:12 AM · #39 |
Originally posted by melismatica:
Originally posted by goinskiing:
Hooray, I fit in that catergory as 18! Yay! |
Love this shot!
The folder was titled 'Wedding Related". Are you married?! They look like honeymoon shots! Am I missing something? I thought I got married young at 19 (still going strong and happy 17 years come June 6th). |
No, I am not married, those are wedding related shots that I have taken for friends and relatives. Thank you for your nice comment on my shot!
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05/14/2004 12:34:23 PM · #40 |
Originally posted by JackCruise:
I still act like I'm 16...does that count? |
;D I'm a women with ADHD. A few months back I read an article geared toward parents dealing with their adult ADHD children (it is now pretty much a myth that kids grow out of ADHD). Many of these adult kids wind up living back at home with their parents at some point in their adult lives for various reasons (this was the case with me, actually). The author cited research that suggests that a woman with ADHD in her late 20's, early 30's has the emotional maturity of someone in their late teens. I couldn't argue with that research. :D
Not to get all mushy and pyschological in a photo thread, but I think I've been able to be a good parent to my three kids (who I had between the ages of 20-23) because my own childhood and adolescence were still very vivid in my mind. My husband, 40 come June 17, is also a big kid at heart. I'll admit, we are considered the cool parents in my kids' circle of friends. Mostly because we treat their friends like interesting human beings regardless of age. The fact that we are both musicians and our house is cluttered with equipment doesn't hurt our cred. ;D
I think this is why this thread has fascinated me. Last night I was so interested in reading the responses of actual teens (and those barely out of their teens) that I managed to stay away from the 'update' link. :D
My youngest took this candid of me and my husband when she was eleven. I've lost a lot of weight since then. :D
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this portrait up with that Yashika Twin Lens reflex I mentioned last night. I was 16. My husband (then boyfriend) took the photo. It looks gorgeous enlarged to 8 x 8 (square format). It is still one of my favorite portraits of myself. Keep in mind this is a not so great scan from a 2x2 print.
In '88 my husband was in a hastily put together marching band as part of an unusual float in the Bristol 4th of July parade (the oldest in the country and a huge event) for the Rhode Island Film Commission. I arrived early and photographed the preparations and followed along the parade route. I was 21 and five months pregnant with my son. Here is one of the shots I particulalry like. This is a scan of a 4x3 35mm print.
I haven't progressed as much as I should have in 20 years of taking pictures. I spent a lot of those years snapping my kids and friends. Don't get me wrong, I have some great candids and captured a lot of great moments. But aside from a college photo class I took at 26, I haven't put a lot of energy into really thinking about the pictures I make. Here's a photo I took during that class.
So my advice to you teens and just-out-of-your-teens is to keep it fresh, don't stop looking around you, and don't lose focus of your goal to grow as a photographer. From the photos I've seen most of you are already ahead of me in terms of skill. Just compare the work I did in my teens and early twenties to what I'm doing now (of course you will be comparing film with digital but that is more technical than anything).
More of my older work can be seen here and here.
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05/14/2004 12:42:50 PM · #41 |
Originally posted by s4nd3r99:
I'm 19, and been taking photos for about 5 months now with my first camera (the A70, which I paid for).
I'm getting much better with time, these challenges had really improved my skills and understanding of how to take a good photograph.
Also, it's the only chance to abuse the camera and play with all the manual functions :-) |
You are definitely improving Alex. I gave this photo a seven (and commented positively on the framing).
As for Konodar, you've easily surpassed my skills. I have a lot of catching up to do. :D
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05/14/2004 12:55:37 PM · #42 |
Originally posted by movieman:
19 here, just finishing my sophmore year at CSUN (Cal State University Northridge) |
I remember you movieman! You took this gorgeous shot.  You also have an impressive portfolio.
Mine aren't as good as yours by any stretch, but I have a series of 'green eye' portraits (including one of myself which was Photoshopped---I have nearly black eyes. :D) Mine are rather in-your-face candids so they range in quality. You can see them, along with other less recent (and down right ancient) work of mine,
here.
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05/14/2004 01:01:29 PM · #43 |
Originally posted by goinskiing:
Originally posted by melismatica:
Originally posted by goinskiing:
Hooray, I fit in that catergory as 18! Yay! |
Love this shot!
The folder was titled 'Wedding Related". Are you married?! They look like honeymoon shots! Am I missing something? I thought I got married young at 19 (still going strong and happy 17 years come June 6th). |
No, I am not married, those are wedding related shots that I have taken for friends and relatives. Thank you for your nice comment on my shot!
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Whew! That's kind of a relief. Although I've had a very successful marriage despite how young I was (I was 19 my husband was 22) I wouldn't recommend it to any teenagers. Someone mentioned this photo was in your travel folder. Like I said, I have ADHD. LOL!
Gotta go pick up my kid at school now! She needs to make a costume for a late night, outdoor pillow fight sponsored by a group of RISD kids. It starts downtown and progresses up the hill to the East Side (Brown and RISD campus area). My kids and their friends participated in one they had for Halloween and they wound up being the youngest ones there.
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05/14/2004 01:05:41 PM · #44 |
I was 21 when I did these shots, but it was only my second year of doing photography.
They where both film images.
This one was done with a 4x5 camera.
This one was both 35mm and 4x5 camera. i shot the bottle over again by itself with the 4x5 and then imposed it over the one he was holding.
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05/14/2004 01:09:04 PM · #45 |
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05/14/2004 01:11:11 PM · #46 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I'll let him know! Unlike when I typed those comments for him, he can read your note himself now ... maybe it will give him an incentive to get back into photography a bit more ... he's kind of been on hiatus while dealing with First Grade. |
School is almost out.....summer gonna be here tell him, he has fans here...
Ok that being said, my daughter (bonus by marriage is babygirl
She has a interest in trying some challenges with one of my cameras...and she loves viewing photos here, so I cant deny her of it..Shes been busy in a school play and has a few weeks left before she really gets to hang out here, so I thought I introduce her..
I cant believe it my husband, daughter, Dad, and a few friends have registered ....We love the discussion of whose gonna do better...lol..
I am gonna have to hide now cause my husband finally did do better....I will be in more trouble when my daughter gets in.800speed |
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05/14/2004 01:14:21 PM · #47 |
I gonna have to get more than one computer in the house now,,,, got to remember deleting the cache...
Originally posted by Babygirl:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I'll let him know! Unlike when I typed those comments for him, he can read your note himself now ... maybe it will give him an incentive to get back into photography a bit more ... he's kind of been on hiatus while dealing with First Grade. |
School is almost out.....summer gonna be here tell him, he has fans here...
Ok that being said, my daughter (bonus by marriage is babygirl
She has a interest in trying some challenges with one of my cameras...and she loves viewing photos here, so I cant deny her of it..Shes been busy in a school play and has a few weeks left before she really gets to hang out here, so I thought I introduce her..
I cant believe it my husband, daughter, Dad, and a few friends have registered ....We love the discussion of whose gonna do better...lol..
I am gonna have to hide now cause my husband finally did do better....I will be in more trouble when my daughter gets in.800speed |
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05/14/2004 01:34:19 PM · #48 |
Originally posted by melismatica:
Originally posted by hsteg:
14 - TEEN |
I just took a quick look at your portfolio. I really liked the clever shot you did for Sillouhettes. :D |
im glad you liked it, apparently not everyone else did. |
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05/14/2004 04:25:03 PM · #49 |
Originally posted by tolovemoon:
I gonna have to get more than one computer in the house now,,,, got to remember deleting the cache... |
I had to get Isaac an iMac for his 3rd birthday ... |
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05/14/2004 05:25:02 PM · #50 |
Originally posted by Babygirl:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I'll let him know! Unlike when I typed those comments for him, he can read your note himself now ... maybe it will give him an incentive to get back into photography a bit more ... he's kind of been on hiatus while dealing with First Grade. |
School is almost out.....summer gonna be here tell him, he has fans here...
Ok that being said, my daughter (bonus by marriage is babygirl
She has a interest in trying some challenges with one of my cameras...and she loves viewing photos here, so I cant deny her of it..Shes been busy in a school play and has a few weeks left before she really gets to hang out here, so I thought I introduce her..
I cant believe it my husband, daughter, Dad, and a few friends have registered ....We love the discussion of whose gonna do better...lol..
I am gonna have to hide now cause my husband finally did do better....I will be in more trouble when my daughter gets in.800speed |
I'm not sure what happened Babygirl, but somehow the links you included in the above post are actually linking to my profile. :D
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