Photography Thread

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Hey guys,

I searched and couldn't find a photography thread. I imagine a lot of people on here are into casual/amateur photography. I thought it'd be nice if we had a place to share or get critiqued on photos or just discuss photog related stuff. So, please feel free to share any photos/flickr/websites.

I'll start us off. I bought a low end DSLR a while ago, Canon Rebel XSi. Been shooting more and more ever since, as much as I can. Here's my flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/anirbanmu/

Any opinions on my photographs are welcomed. :)
 
Holy Christ if these are not the worst photos I have ever seen.


Kidding, no they all look pretty good. Although you dont seem to follow the 3rds rule, I dont know if that is intentional or not. Since I work in TV/Film I am around photogs all day and let me say this, other than the 3rds I wouldnt be able to tell the difference between their work and yours. So good job.

I own and use (by own I mean "borrow" from my production company a Cannon 5D Mark II with a red mirco rig. Basically turns this
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into this
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Seriously, I was never sold on DSLR for film but this thing almost puts the Red to fucking shame.
 
nice when I get more time later I'll go through all of your stuff. I added you as a contact so I can keep up w/ your work.
 
Pics or it didn't....oh crap. Seriously, though, there are some cool pics there. I still have my Canon A40 2.0 MP! Beat that! :error:
 
If you are interested - I would suggest learning about artificial lighting (or augmenting natural lighting with artificial lighting.) You can use continuous lighting (even a basic lamp or spotlight or flashlight even) or strobe lighting (flashes or monoblocs.) An excellent book on the subject is called Light: Science and Magic.
http://www.amazon.com/Light-Science-Introduction-Photographic-Lighting/dp/0240802756

A couple of good websites that deal pretty much entirely with this subject are http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/ and http://www.diyphotography.net/

Starting out learning about lighting can be done very cheap - these websites help with that - check out the strobist 101 info.

I see you have the nifty fifty (50mm 1.8) - that's a great lens at a great price - smart choice as it will serve you well for a long time.

The studio type lighting you would find you could do the same gritty post-processing stuff you are doing with your landscape/architecture photos and get that dave hill look to portraits. Lighting is key to achieving that look with portraits. Well - lighting is key period really.

Here are some of my pics - mostly from 2-3 years ago as I'm not very active on flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathanborden/
 
[quote name='bordjon']If you are interested - I would suggest learning about artificial lighting (or augmenting natural lighting with artificial lighting.) You can use continuous lighting (even a basic lamp or spotlight or flashlight even) or strobe lighting (flashes or monoblocs.) An excellent book on the subject is called Light: Science and Magic.
http://www.amazon.com/Light-Science-Introduction-Photographic-Lighting/dp/0240802756

A couple of good websites that deal pretty much entirely with this subject are http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/ and http://www.diyphotography.net/

Starting out learning about lighting can be done very cheap - these websites help with that - check out the strobist 101 info.

I see you have the nifty fifty (50mm 1.8) - that's a great lens at a great price - smart choice as it will serve you well for a long time.

The studio type lighting you would find you could do the same gritty post-processing stuff you are doing with your landscape/architecture photos and get that dave hill look to portraits. Lighting is key to achieving that look with portraits. Well - lighting is key period really.

Here are some of my pics - mostly from 2-3 years ago as I'm not very active on flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathanborden/[/QUOTE]

Good stuff, I'll definitely try some of that. Thanks for the suggestion.
 
Filter Question: So I just anted up for a Canon 24-70 f2.8 lens and I need to know which filter I should get.
I see two on amazon that are about $50: Hoya 77mm UV (Ultra Violet); Sigma 77mm Multi-Coated UV Filter
and then this one at $88: B+W 77mm UVA (Ultra Violet) Haze MRC Filter #010

as far as I can tell 77mm is what I need but then is there a huge difference between the two/three or are all compatible and relatively reasonable choices? I see the B+W has "ground optical" glass in the comments so not sure. Rather buy the right filter once than feel I went the wrong way.

thanks in advance!
 
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