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Storytelling

Jeremy Porter 23.02.07, 06:44
Jeremy Porter wrote:

Quote:Hello,

I am new to the community and getting back into photography
after taken some classes in college several years ago. I am
interested in finding good photographers to look at in the way
of story telling in their pictures. Can anyone give me a few
good examples? I like the idea of a photo being worth a
thousand words (I know cliche), but the picture tells the story
with very little if any words to accompany this.

Any ideas would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

Jeremy



15 years

enough material for your essay?

yours

ralf
Ralf Scholze 26.01.08, 01:09
Ralf Scholze 26.01.08, 01:09
Jeremy Porter wrote:

Quote:Hello,

I am new to the community and getting back into photography
after taken some classes in college several years ago. I am
interested in finding good photographers to look at in the way
of story telling in their pictures. Can anyone give me a few
good examples? I like the idea of a photo being worth a
thousand words (I know cliche), but the picture tells the story
with very little if any words to accompany this.

Any ideas would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

Jeremy



15 years

enough material for your essay?

yours

ralf
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questions on flash sync: first vs second curtain

MWPhoto 13.06.06, 00:55
It seems, EOS 300d doesn't support this feature. Canon added it only to EOS 350d...

I met another trouble(may be not) in my EOS 350D + Sigma EF-500 DG Super. When I try to set up second curtain sync mode in camera user funcs and in Sigma flash menu, I can see TWO flashes: firstly after shutter opening and secondly before second curtain closing... Is it OK?
Brainstorm 09.01.08, 14:49
Brainstorm 09.01.08, 14:49
It seems, EOS 300d doesn't support this feature. Canon added it only to EOS 350d...

I met another trouble(may be not) in my EOS 350D + Sigma EF-500 DG Super. When I try to set up second curtain sync mode in camera user funcs and in Sigma flash menu, I can see TWO flashes: firstly after shutter opening and secondly before second curtain closing... Is it OK?
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Grid sequence photography

Alyssa-chan 21.11.07, 02:12
thank you for the ideas. I came up with one idea on my own a few days ago and will shoot it, It's pretty much a pillow fight. but when you [Maria] said "shoes" It gave me a great idea. Not the same as you meant, mind you, since stores here don't let people use cameras in them, but i came up with a project I'll call "Walk a day in my shoes" in which case I'll shoot my life, focused around my shoes. those two will be my main two ideas for class, but depending on time i have left i may choose to shoot some ideas Michael listed, or my own swing on them or what-not. Thank you two again for the help.
Alyssa-chan 25.11.07, 21:56
Alyssa-chan 25.11.07, 21:56
thank you for the ideas. I came up with one idea on my own a few days ago and will shoot it, It's pretty much a pillow fight. but when you [Maria] said "shoes" It gave me a great idea. Not the same as you meant, mind you, since stores here don't let people use cameras in them, but i came up with a project I'll call "Walk a day in my shoes" in which case I'll shoot my life, focused around my shoes. those two will be my main two ideas for class, but depending on time i have left i may choose to shoot some ideas Michael listed, or my own swing on them or what-not. Thank you two again for the help.
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Resolved - is it so difficult to classify a photo?

Deleted user 15.10.07, 03:11


I am not a guardian.

It is certainly better when it totaly disappears..;-))



Post Edited (8:45h)
Deleted user 15.10.07, 03:11
Deleted user 15.10.07, 03:11


I am not a guardian.

It is certainly better when it totaly disappears..;-))



Post Edited (8:45h)
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MINI Clubman on skyscraper

futureheadz 04.10.07, 16:42
Great stuff, but too late: The event is over :-((
Oliver Suhr 05.10.07, 21:22
Oliver Suhr 05.10.07, 21:22
Great stuff, but too late: The event is over :-((
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DIY brainstorm...nay, SQUALL!!!

Sarah D. Kiefer 17.07.07, 21:22
thanks mark! i'll check out the links and try some stuff... see what happens... sounds cool!
Sarah D. Kiefer 26.07.07, 19:31
Sarah D. Kiefer 26.07.07, 19:31
thanks mark! i'll check out the links and try some stuff... see what happens... sounds cool!
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Photoshop tricks

BRYAN CRUTE 05.12.06, 16:31
I usually use the magic wand tool in photoshop for the part I want to have recolored and then the history brush.
Eiko Fried 08.07.07, 19:47
Eiko Fried 08.07.07, 19:47
I usually use the magic wand tool in photoshop for the part I want to have recolored and then the history brush.
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Win latest Cameras at The Hour Glass Photohorology Competiti

adelinepeng231 07.06.07, 10:12
Looks like a good competition for "residents of Singapore" (per the contest rules). But thanks anyway. (I even have one of the watches on the list, but I'll have to save it for another time.)
MWPhoto 08.06.07, 22:08
MWPhoto 08.06.07, 22:08
Looks like a good competition for "residents of Singapore" (per the contest rules). But thanks anyway. (I even have one of the watches on the list, but I'll have to save it for another time.)
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scanner "photography"

MWPhoto 10.05.07, 15:03
Lol. Maybe deceased vermin don't ask for payment after you become famous?
When 10.05.07, 20:13
When 10.05.07, 20:13
Lol. Maybe deceased vermin don't ask for payment after you become famous?
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Projects Please

Elaine Liebenbaum 01.09.05, 23:18
Well sorry you feel you have no human rights in your country. At least you can view the FC pages, some countries don't allow that.

If you publish photos that are copyrighted you can expect trouble, that is what I expect from photography. It is because of attitudes such as yours why copyright laws exist. In my country you can pay dearly for ignoring them.
When 20.04.07, 22:50
When 20.04.07, 22:50
Well sorry you feel you have no human rights in your country. At least you can view the FC pages, some countries don't allow that.

If you publish photos that are copyrighted you can expect trouble, that is what I expect from photography. It is because of attitudes such as yours why copyright laws exist. In my country you can pay dearly for ignoring them.
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Creative lighting with strobes and a cry for help...

Mark Johnston 10.04.07, 06:40
Sounds fun Mark.

If you are going to be doing large group outdoor portraits I have a trick that I used, it takes several assistants, but it will get rid of the dark shadows under the baseball caps.

First, don't shoot on a bright, harsh light day if don't have to. Pick an overcast day. If you are shooting out of doors and have the ability to do so pick a day just after a light rain. The rain washes everything and brightens the colors of the surroundings.

Go to the hardware store and get 2 7 ft. lenghts of stair rail. It is basically a large dowel with a flat side. Then go to the fabric store, preferably one that specializes in appolstry fabrics. Find the widest bleached muslin. It's very inexpensive and washable. I usually did about 15 yards or so. Use heavy duct tape the entire length of the raw ends. Then take the ends of the fabric and duct tape them to the flat side of the stair rail and then use a staple gun to tack it well. Wrap the fabric like a scroll/ roll of film making sure that you wrap it straight and even. The easiest way is to hammer large headed nails in the ends of the stair rail and hang it by eye hooks with a length of wire and rings on the end at shoulder height and then roll. This makes it easy to store. I used to have several different colored dyed ones that I used for seamless backgrounds and as light reflectors. When you are out in the field you can have assistants roll out as much length as you need to bounce light into your setting. I used to do a lot of site work with stainless steel products and needed to avoid reflections of surroundings and color casts so I came up with this for shoots. It will pay you back the first time you use it and lasts forever. If you unroll from one end you can just roll up the soiled fabric on the second roll. When you get done you can remove it from the rails, wash, dry and reattach. If you take the time to wrap it right it stays pretty wrinkle free, and what wrinkles you get can be removed quickly with a little hand steamer.
When 20.04.07, 22:46
When 20.04.07, 22:46
Sounds fun Mark.

If you are going to be doing large group outdoor portraits I have a trick that I used, it takes several assistants, but it will get rid of the dark shadows under the baseball caps.

First, don't shoot on a bright, harsh light day if don't have to. Pick an overcast day. If you are shooting out of doors and have the ability to do so pick a day just after a light rain. The rain washes everything and brightens the colors of the surroundings.

Go to the hardware store and get 2 7 ft. lenghts of stair rail. It is basically a large dowel with a flat side. Then go to the fabric store, preferably one that specializes in appolstry fabrics. Find the widest bleached muslin. It's very inexpensive and washable. I usually did about 15 yards or so. Use heavy duct tape the entire length of the raw ends. Then take the ends of the fabric and duct tape them to the flat side of the stair rail and then use a staple gun to tack it well. Wrap the fabric like a scroll/ roll of film making sure that you wrap it straight and even. The easiest way is to hammer large headed nails in the ends of the stair rail and hang it by eye hooks with a length of wire and rings on the end at shoulder height and then roll. This makes it easy to store. I used to have several different colored dyed ones that I used for seamless backgrounds and as light reflectors. When you are out in the field you can have assistants roll out as much length as you need to bounce light into your setting. I used to do a lot of site work with stainless steel products and needed to avoid reflections of surroundings and color casts so I came up with this for shoots. It will pay you back the first time you use it and lasts forever. If you unroll from one end you can just roll up the soiled fabric on the second roll. When you get done you can remove it from the rails, wash, dry and reattach. If you take the time to wrap it right it stays pretty wrinkle free, and what wrinkles you get can be removed quickly with a little hand steamer.
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PHOTOGRAPHY INTERVIEW

dani Shotwell 02.04.07, 02:07
hi dani, happy to help if i can with some answers to these qu. you're asking. i'll write some and send you the answers via email from your profile page. rieva's ideas are excellent too, so definitely yes pursue those avenues. lemme know how it's going! welcome to FC, too!! tons of good resources here, so ask away and have fun. might track down a few people and let them know re these qu. bc they might have really unique pov on this.
take care,
sarah k
Sarah D. Kiefer 03.04.07, 06:43
Sarah D. Kiefer 03.04.07, 06:43
hi dani, happy to help if i can with some answers to these qu. you're asking. i'll write some and send you the answers via email from your profile page. rieva's ideas are excellent too, so definitely yes pursue those avenues. lemme know how it's going! welcome to FC, too!! tons of good resources here, so ask away and have fun. might track down a few people and let them know re these qu. bc they might have really unique pov on this.
take care,
sarah k
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Freezing motion in low light?

Ken Piros 14.03.07, 04:45
That's a good result, Ken.
I have both pictures up on my screen to compare them - you can really see the improvement in the light from the streetlamp (left edge), the lit area of the sidewalk (lower left corner) and the smaller buildings in the background (right, lower edge).
You didn't lose too much detail ... the ironwork on the railing below the bike is still sharp!
The red lights on the left skyscraper are brighter - that is from the "sharpening" settings on the program.

One tip that you may find useful - if you load the program as a "plug-in" to your editing software, then you can apply the noise filter to just parts of the image. For example, you could select the central figure, cut it out, apply the NeatImage to the rest of the photo to control the night time noise, then re-insert the figure which has not been filtered.

Good job! Happy photo-ing ...
MWPhoto 19.03.07, 23:34
MWPhoto 19.03.07, 23:34
That's a good result, Ken.
I have both pictures up on my screen to compare them - you can really see the improvement in the light from the streetlamp (left edge), the lit area of the sidewalk (lower left corner) and the smaller buildings in the background (right, lower edge).
You didn't lose too much detail ... the ironwork on the railing below the bike is still sharp!
The red lights on the left skyscraper are brighter - that is from the "sharpening" settings on the program.

One tip that you may find useful - if you load the program as a "plug-in" to your editing software, then you can apply the noise filter to just parts of the image. For example, you could select the central figure, cut it out, apply the NeatImage to the rest of the photo to control the night time noise, then re-insert the figure which has not been filtered.

Good job! Happy photo-ing ...
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Contact Sheet Framing !

Dave Donaldson 17.01.07, 18:04
hi dave, if u looking for frame try this one:
http://www.coverdude.com/pslist.htm

maybe helping.
PS: if i aint wrong seeing the picture :P
Rieva Azrul A 09.03.07, 21:58
Rieva Azrul A 09.03.07, 21:58
hi dave, if u looking for frame try this one:
http://www.coverdude.com/pslist.htm

maybe helping.
PS: if i aint wrong seeing the picture :P
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Researching Photographers

Donna Richens 19.10.06, 13:37
Hi!
I know some really good Swedish photographers who might interest you...Im not sure if your interested in landscape or people

Peter Rosén takes a lot of winter photography, lots of landscape and people, outdoor...
http://www.rosenmedia.se/

Peter Lilja also has some winter and autumn pics.
http://www.peterlilja.com/
Jonas Salmonsson 05.02.07, 13:05
Jonas Salmonsson 05.02.07, 13:05
Hi!
I know some really good Swedish photographers who might interest you...Im not sure if your interested in landscape or people

Peter Rosén takes a lot of winter photography, lots of landscape and people, outdoor...
http://www.rosenmedia.se/

Peter Lilja also has some winter and autumn pics.
http://www.peterlilja.com/
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