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04/22/2002 04:20:51 PM · #1 |
Well, this week I found out just how amazingly difficult it can be to shoot something and make it look 'naturally lit'
Flashes, diffusers, angled bits of white board, all just to get a light shadow that looked natural.
anything interesting you learned this week ?
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04/22/2002 04:40:45 PM · #2 |
Yeah I learned that when you buy a new cd and you aren't sure you like it, play it again twice as loud and it will probably sound better. And I learned that when your dishes are starting to mold then it is time to wash your dishes. Wait, were you talking in regards to photography? Oh yeah, I learned to lighten up more on these forums :) and also not to try so hard when I'm out looking for the perfect shot to match the theme. I might just miss something else spectacular. It's called keeping an open mind.
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04/22/2002 04:43:04 PM · #3 |
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04/22/2002 05:15:56 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by GordonMcGregor:
Well, this week I found out just how amazingly difficult it can be to shoot something and make it look 'naturally lit'
Flashes, diffusers, angled bits of white board, all just to get a light shadow that looked natural.
anything interesting you learned this week ?
I learned that American Robin eggs take too long to hatch :-0
* This message has been edited by the author on 4/22/2002 5:35:42 PM. |
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04/22/2002 05:28:47 PM · #5 |
| I learned that if you use a different editing program you must always save your original since your EXIF data might not stay with the cropped photo. Also take plenty of different shots of the same thing in case you accidentally edit and save over the original. And when you take a break from your photo shoot remember that mama geese will charge you if you try to take pictures of their babies. |
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04/22/2002 05:40:47 PM · #6 |
i'm still not sure how to get the light and shadow just right. the picture could be perfect, in focus, filled in the frame, but if the shadows and light wasn't right, it would do poorly. and ive had a lot of trouble getting the right light with the materials i have. any tips would be nice (chrommonky@hotmail.com) thanks
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04/23/2002 02:30:06 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by shortredneck:
I learned that if you use a different editing program you must always save your original since your EXIF data might not stay with the cropped photo. Also take plenty of different shots of the same thing in case you accidentally edit and save over the original.
I found out that just using Windows to rotate the original picture wipes out the EXIF information, so I lost many of my originals needlessly, since I routinely rotate them as soon as I transfer them to the hard disk.
I also learned to examine the final jpg file very carefully for artifacts introduced resizing and compression. I'm getting comments back on my picture that it's out of focus. This is due to my carelessness in Photoshop during this step. The final image appears to be slightly out of focus while the original was nice and crisp. I should have run a sharpening filter after resizing and used the best jpeg compression setting since my image included a lot of fine detail.
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04/23/2002 04:48:36 AM · #8 |
| the exif information doesnt really matter. if your picture stands out no one cares what shutter speed you ran |
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04/23/2002 05:02:41 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by clay:
the exif information doesnt really matter. if your picture stands out no one cares what shutter speed you ran
The more important part of the EXIF info is the datestamp, which is used to verify that the photos were taken during the allocated timeframe.
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04/23/2002 05:36:06 AM · #10 |
I learned to check the timestamp on my camera.
I learned some people are REALLY closed-minded.
Crap, I just learned I am late for work.
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04/23/2002 05:47:28 AM · #11 |
| I learned that unless you're painfully literal in your interpretation of a transition, the good people will be baffled. :P |
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04/23/2002 06:02:01 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by conceptgraphics:
I learned to check the timestamp on my camera.
I learned some people are REALLY closed-minded.
Crap, I just learned I am late for work.
Yes, I thought that I had set the time on both of my cameras. Apparently, I was wrong. I was quite surprised to find that I had taken about 30 pictures on November 28, 2002!
Do they reject pictures taken in the future as well as those taken in the past? |
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04/23/2002 07:43:20 AM · #13 |
| i learned not to submit a photo to a challenge unless i'm REALLY happy with it |
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04/24/2002 02:03:26 PM · #14 |
I learned a lot from my first photo. Mainly dont over-sharpen in photoshop.
It didnt help that what I was shooting was about 1500 feet away and moving really fast.
That's what I was trying to clean up with sharpen. De-pixelate didnt help when I tried that. |
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04/24/2002 02:06:40 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by kmtolk:
Do they reject pictures taken in the future as well as those taken in the past?
Take a picture of the NYSE page of the newspaper on Nov 28, 2002 and email it to me :)
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04/24/2002 02:07:57 PM · #16 |
| I learned that no matter which way you go, artistic or technical, only half the people are gonna like your work :) |
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04/24/2002 02:26:17 PM · #17 |
| I only half way agree with you ; > |
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04/24/2002 03:20:48 PM · #18 |
| I learned that carrying my camera with me on a week long business trip doesn't necessarily mean I'll find any pictures for that week's challenge. But, the week I don't bring the camera, I'll see all sorts of possibilities. (Why did I leave it home this week?:( |
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04/24/2002 03:28:24 PM · #19 |
jm
do you consider 'Boring' to be more artistic or technical?
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
I learned that no matter which way you go, artistic or technical, only half the people are gonna like your work :)
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04/24/2002 03:31:24 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
[i]jm
do you consider 'Boring' to be more artistic or technical?
Technically, I consider it artistically technical. How 'bout you?
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04/24/2002 03:34:34 PM · #21 |
| kind of technically artistic, i think .. |
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04/24/2002 03:35:12 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
jm
do you consider 'Boring' to be more artistic or technical?
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
[i]I learned that no matter which way you go, artistic or technical, only half the people are gonna like your work :)
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There's nothing artistic about the "Boring" photo IMHO... I went purely for the most dramatic attempt at meeting the challenge with that photo...
It's more technical than anything... I think I did a decent job of getting good stopped motion and blurring out the junk in the background with a large aperture...
* This message has been edited by an administrator on 4/24/2002 3:36:50 PM - .
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04/24/2002 03:35:55 PM · #23 |
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