Mentor challenge part 2? - DPChallenge Forums

12/26/2021 06:59:19 PM · #1

What do you think? I found it fascinating! We didn�t get as many entries as I hoped, but it still seemed to generate interest.

If you want to continue, what would you like to see?

I�d like lighting help from LevT
Bug help from Roz (although there�s no bugs here because it�s winter)
Landscape help from any of the landscape people - particularly can you make an an uninteresting landscape interesting? if so, how?
Who are our photoshop geniuses? Editing help/suggestions would be cool

I�m happy to offer my own knowledge for a mentor challenge, if anyone would find it helpful.

12/26/2021 08:00:19 PM · #2

I can make an uninteresting landscape pop, do it all the time :-)

glad2badad

DJI Mavic Air 2

Sears 55mm f/1.4 M42

12/26/2021 08:04:23 PM · #3

Margaret for Landscapes! Awesome lighting and photoshop skills for getting that "pop". Seriously.

Although Robert is all right too. :-)

Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS

12/26/2021 10:12:47 PM · #4

More than one mentor would be fine :-) Margaret and I are very, very different (wink).

MargaretNet

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

12/27/2021 01:23:06 AM · #5

I don't use Photoshop, only Lightroom and sometimes Luminar AI. My main advice on landscape is location, location, location! But PP is very important too. And the light, real or unreal ;)

Many people asked me about the painterly look using the Dynamic Auto Painter software so maybe there would be some interest in that.

So what about Bear leads on landscape and I will try to explain how I do the painterly look?

12/27/2021 06:02:10 AM · #6

Might not be the best challenge to mentor in midwinter, though... Just sayin'... Seems like most of our people are North of the equator...

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

12/27/2021 09:58:23 AM · #7

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Might not be the best challenge to mentor in midwinter, though... Just sayin'... Seems like most of our people are North of the equator...

Maybe that's the challenge -- turning a sow's ear into a silk purse! Although you people up north would kill with snow photos!

noraneko

Canon EOS-7D

12/27/2021 10:17:14 AM · #8

I'd like to participate and learn from the tutorials of any of these awesome photographers - count me in!

MargaretNet

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS

12/28/2021 02:05:37 AM · #9

Not much interest in painterly look and I am going away for most of January so I wouldn't be available in any case.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

12/29/2021 10:43:18 AM · #10

We could have Art give us a collection of Godzilla and he could mentor a 'zilla challenge!

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

12/29/2021 01:19:54 PM · #11

Originally posted by MargaretNet:

Not much interest in painterly look and I am going away for most of January so I wouldn't be available in any case.

I'd be interested in getting tips on that when you get back.

12/29/2021 02:31:25 PM · #12

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by MargaretNet:
Not much interest in painterly look and I am going away for most of January so I wouldn't be available in any case.

I'd be interested in getting tips on that when you get back.

As would I, actually. I'm trying to muddle my way into it and not on the whole doing very well, except my "Feast" entry seemed to work...

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/29/2021 02:31:58 PM · #13

Originally posted by vawendy:

We could have Art give us a collection of Godzilla and he could mentor a 'zilla challenge!

That's actually an EXCELLENT idea. Art, you listening?

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

01/05/2022 12:31:05 AM · #14

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by vawendy:
We could have Art give us a collection of Godzilla and he could mentor a 'zilla challenge!

That's actually an EXCELLENT idea. Art, you listening?

This thread is sooo last year. Sorry it slipped by me.

My resource collection is always freely available. I'm not sure what "mentoring" involves, but willing to do what I can.

kasaba

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

01/05/2022 02:54:47 AM · #15

Originally posted by MargaretNet:

Ohhhh I see I am way late here and have read Margaret' post that she won't be here, but thought it would be cool to get a picture from Bear with an edit from Margaret, if that makes sense?

kasaba

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

01/05/2022 02:55:59 AM · #16

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by vawendy:
We could have Art give us a collection of Godzilla and he could mentor a 'zilla challenge!

That's actually an EXCELLENT idea. Art, you listening?

This thread is sooo last year. Sorry it slipped by me.

My resource collection is always freely available. I'm not sure what "mentoring" involves, but willing to do what I can.

Did you photograph those or create them with some type of software?

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/06/2022 03:36:57 AM · #17

Originally posted by kasaba:

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by vawendy:
We could have Art give us a collection of Godzilla and he could mentor a 'zilla challenge!

That's actually an EXCELLENT idea. Art, you listening?

This thread is sooo last year. Sorry it slipped by me.

My resource collection is always freely available. I'm not sure what "mentoring" involves, but willing to do what I can.

Did you photograph those or create them with some type of software?

Some I did, some I uh... well, if it's a sticky point, I can provide a legit fresh set.

01/06/2022 10:39:27 AM · #18

Mentoring would be actually pretty cool. I suck at doing compositions, and never had the patience to figure out why I suck so bad at it. I could try it and Art could figure out why I'm so bad at it! Awesome!!