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I use that lens more than any other. Not that I've been taking pictures for very long but still.
Any thoughts on this guy's work?
http://www.nickadams.com/
I use that lens more than any other. Not that I've been taking pictures for very long but still.
Amazing settings to help distract from rather bland expressions/poses... they are all interesting to look at, and they are certainly amazing, but if you took away the interest in the settings, I think the subjects would be merely average.
At least as far as his wedding images. I think his images are really nice to have, but I'm not getting that emotional connection to anything other than the setting. Take that away and its very bland.
Thanks for the input JMarkJohns. I'm not a photographer, but I've been following his work for years. I was curious what other photographer's thought of it.
It's really good, all told. I'm jealous of his ability to capture such a setting, created or natural. They make for amazing image elements, BUT I found myself distracted by the setting rather than focused on the subjects. If you subjects are not equal focus of the image, then there's something lacking with their presentation. All of my stuff is studio, so I have worked with keeping all else to a minimum and maximizing the subject. He should get back to the basics with his subjects, working with new poses, angles, emotions, adornments, then once his subject sells the image without the setting, apply his new subject types to those settings and he'd have world-class images.
His settings really are amazing, though. Just gotta make the subjects work as well in such a setting, else they get lost, which, in any portraiture, is a bad thing.
Meanwhile...
Jessie
Dana
I use a Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
I like how I can do close ups.
these have been scaled down you should see the originals.
Just as well continue the turtle love
Here is my partner in crime...
Last edited by AZLouis; 11-20-2009 at 11:58 PM.
Wow, lots of talented photographers here.
i LOVE LOVE LOVE this one!Meanwhile...
Jessie
Some I shot with my Pentax K20D
Very impressive photojournalism of the rodeo. Very nice!Some I shot with my Pentax K20D
Beautiful closeups. That's an aspect of photography I'd like to get into one day. The crystal is very good. Love the reflective light. I wonder if side/backlighting could have helped it pop just that much more? Only comment.
Thanks. This is the image that turned everything in portraiture around for me. Before this image I didn't take any chances and stuck with the basic lighting setup. I developed this image entirely myself, and receiving people's reactions to the results gave me the confidence in my ability/creativity to handle all that was required. From there, I took more chances and started planning every detail with the models days prior to the shoot.
The two images I posted in my original post in this thread are a direct result of this image. It's no coincidence that Jessie is the same model in each, either. She's both quite the muse and clay for my creativity.
Also, thanks for the comments via PM. I really appreciate it.
no problem. if you ever want to share a model............haha. jk bro.
These are my favorites in the thread. I can't pick between them which I like best though.
This one just really tears at your heart; maybe I'm personifying him too much, that that dog looks devastated living in a shelter.
In this photo I love the lighting and the blue reflection off the back of the rooster's neck. I love the contrast in the blue and red hair on its face too.
This picture is just really hot. I'll let everyone else fill out the rest of the story with their imaginations.
It would make a of a poster though.
Last edited by baseline bum; 11-24-2009 at 02:29 AM.
I use a Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
sure you do...
You'll be happy to know that my interactions with this dog, Genesis, were seen by a family hanging around the shelter during that same time frame. I spent like six hours there, and half that time was with this one dog. I was told later on that the family observed the dog reacting to me/with me and they feel in love. She was adopted by that family about an hour after I left. Beautiful dog. Had some pit bull in her, but was mostly Boxer mutt. She had tiger-type colors of orange, brown, black and white. Just gorgeous.These are my favorites in the thread. I can't pick between them which I like best though.
This one just really tears at your heart; maybe I'm personifying him too much, that that dog looks devastated living in a shelter.
You guys have talent, why do I say that? It seems I have found over the last 12 years the people who are great artists and photographers are people like yourselves. What I mean is the film has no idea who is cicking the camera button it only knows if it is light or dark or if the lens is out of focus.
For exzample you can get a 8 year old kid to take a picture of the statue of liberty and it's 10 times better than a man who is 35 years old taking the same picture.
The camera is not bias or racist, but I have notice what separates an artist and photographer from someone who just happens to have a camera and owns a paint brush is "Confidence"
Everyday I run into people either in person or online that have no faith in themselves. I go to the open mike shows at the comedy clubs and i see many comics who are funny as and when I tell them they need to try out for a contest or maybe do a live show on a weekend they always say "I am not good enough"
I run into these people everyday online also. They make cool sketches and photo shops and i tell them to enter them in a contest and they always say "I am not that good yet"
Why do people have so low of self esteem in their lives? BigZax is one funny guy if you ever meet him in person and yet he thinks he can never do stand up.
90% of the jokes i see here at ST are better than what I hear at the open mic shows. Joe chgalupa,Mrs Maloxx,shugarbear,Slomo.user666,4cc.Mookie,spurswo man,ASF,Nbadan,Taco,Duncan228,PandaSpur,CuckinFunt ,Lj,Kori,and many others (who's screen nmaes i can't remember) are funny as but if you ask them to write for SNL or do open mike they will say " I am not that good"
My point is 91% of all talent out their is confidence it's only 5 % talent and 4% nerves.
If only many of you with cameras would actually take the next step you will be amazed at what you can accomplish.
here is are a few websites that loves new talent I hope I see some of you there one day.
http://www.dailyawards.com/
http://www.photolinks.com/Photo_Contests.html
http://www.betterphoto.com/contest.asp
http://www.photocompete.com/2009/11/...o-compe ion/
http://www.proofpositive.com/contests/photocontests.htm
http://moca.virtual.museum/newmoca/photo.asp
Here is my model, she doesn't know a lot of poses, but she sure knows how to hold a pose:
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