Photography

[Jackofalltrades]

Pm'ing you one you may like

Hey, this is my thread- I get the PM too!

[SOJA]

tell your brother congrats. and ummmm I might get banned for this, but Zod are you a photographer I thought you just ran this joint? Sincerely, Better Late than Never

[Happy Panther]

I like the sink fixtures in the first shot

[PantherFan52]

That second picture Zod took with the couple next to the car is sick. The lighting looks cool in that picture

[PhillyB]

hmmm... you guys blatantly have me beat in terms of photographic quality... but here's a few pictures anyway to illustrate how much better a picture can look when the subject isn't centered...

took this on a peninsula off the eastern coast of australia south of brisbane. the subject was the tree, but it would've been a pretty mundane shot had it simply been centered. positioning it off to the upper left allowed a lot of space to view the surrounding cliff and beach - which is pretty spectacular in its own right.

another tree in australia. same story here, positioned to the top left to allow for plenty of sky.

traditionally you'd consider a crooked photograph fundamentally flawed. in this case it showcased the architecture and composition of a buddhist temple in ways a centered, straight photo never could.

Many of the compositional techniques in photography are the exact same as any other 2d art form. Some photographers would benefit greatly from just taking a humanities or art history course.

converging lines perspective...

Here is a shot that straight away amateur to mid level photographers will tell you is heavily flawed because of the back lighting.

ceiba tree in northern guatemala. partially washed out with the branches silhouetted as a result, but it improves the quality of the photograph, more unique than a simple point-and-shoot

even more washed out

[PhillyB]

back to uncentered, unbalanced subject in the foreground with plenty of space to understand the unfocused background.

shots like this can be great - no specific subject, just a bunch of the same thing cluttering the shot. no perimeter, no peripheral, no real sense of alignment, but it still looks pretty good.

centered, but not framed "properly" as the edges and bottom of the subject are cut off. however, the overwhelming effect of the subject's presence in the shot allows more attention to the detail of this 500-year-old baroque-style cathedral

by contrast this has a specific subject with clear perimeters, but is still uncentered... the seemingly faulty alignment projects a much clearer image of the scene.

...tired yet? one more...

sorry, i got carried away a little there. i'd love to hear feedback on these though, i'm just starting to really improve on my composition and technique and any criticism would be awesome.

[mmmbeans]

Here are a few

very nice.

how many strobes you have working in the second one?

love the framing of the third.

[mmmbeans]

Here is a shot that straight away amateur to mid level photographers will tell you is heavily flawed because of the back lighting. Funny thing is the more experienced and developed the photographer typically the more he/she finds it to be a good shot.

Same gal, different light, completely different feel.

character!

[TarPanther9180]

You guys have inspired me to do some photography. Here are some from a photoshoot I had last night:

I took these pics with a Polaroid OneStep SX-70:

[The Saltman]

Is that your tranny ex wife in that one pic?

[TarPanther9180]

Is that your tranny ex wife in that one pic?

Yeah, I know you wondering why I would ever let a gem like that go, but she wasn't the best sammich maker in the world.