Dreaming To Be A Famous Photographer

[guy_jerk]

Exposure Triangle = ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed

[n70]

blur sometimes can be an artists' or photographers' expression.

 

yup tama si praetorius, better to be noisy rather to have a blur shot. since pa advance ng pa advance ang mga dslr ngayon, mas tumataas ang kanilang noise tolerance.

[n70]

most photographers start with landscapes or cityscapes.

 

 

hello! can anyone recommend a good subject to start in photography? I just want to test the water first before i go on a full dive. I have a spare time for this year to try and do some relaxation stuff.

[agxo3]

 

most photographers start with landscapes or cityscapes.

 

 

And on that note, some pics from Cuba, Feb 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[agxo3]

And some faces of Cuba....

 

 

 

 

 

[agxo3]

Had to downsize this to get it under 2MB.

 

 

 

[glut_func]

^pretty impressive shots for an amazing locale filled with history...

Edited August 29, 2015 by glut_func

[wingedchair]

So the triangle is iso shutter and aperture?

[praetorius]

So the triangle is iso shutter and aperture?

 

yes. tinatawag na "triangle" kasi pag ginalaw mo ang isa sa kanila, it will affect the exposure of the shot.

[praetorius]

aaannnndddddd........ since may nakita akong patay na langaw, at wala din ako oras mag shoot ng mga "models", tried my hand again on my Macro.

shot handheld, 105mm, ISO200, 1/160, F10.

[jelly bean]

Agxo3 great pictures

[agxo3]

^pretty impressive shots for an amazing locale filled with history...

Thanks, GF.

 

Amazing place, indeed! I never saw so many marble staircases in one place in all my life! Not even in old Manila. It seemed like every crumbling old building had a marble staircase.

 

 

But everywhere was a burst of color.

 

 

Some bright, some more pastel.

 

 

its an incredibly vibrant place.

[glut_func]

^got any mural shots of che guevara in there?

[simplyeric]

Any tip for me kasi takot pa akong mag Lagan ng shadows sa photo ko.how do I know if it is an ok shadow?

[agxo3]

^got any mural shots of che guevara in there?

Nope. I consciously stayed away from the "everyone shoots that" subject whenever I could. But reminders of the revolution are everywhere.

 

Such as a Fidel quote on the wall of a crumbling hotel converted to housing.

 

 

José Marti is much more ubiquitous, in gardens......

 

 

and on walls everywhere.

 

 

But if you look hard enough you can convince yourself that Che lurks in the most mundane of places. Like in this image of peeling paint and mold stains.

 

[agxo3]

Any tip for me kasi takot pa akong mag Lagan ng shadows sa photo ko.how do I know if it is an ok shadow?

 

Every image has light and dark. The shadows are part of the dark.

 

The questions I ask myself about a shadow are:

1) does the shadow placement and depth contribute to the content and aesthetic of the image?

2) is the shadow consistent with the image as a whole?

3) does the shadow obscure an element of the image that I want to highlight?

a. If yes, then you need to lighten it up - either by casting more light in that part of the scene, or in post-processing.

b. if not, is it too bright and distracting, so it may need to be brought down?

c. If not a or b - leave it alone!!!

 

In short - if it looks good to you, it's ok. If not, do something about it!

Edited September 3, 2015 by agxo3

[glut_func]

Nope. I consciously stayed away from the "everyone shoots that" subject whenever I could. But reminders of the revolution are everywhere.

 

Such as a Fidel quote on the wall of a crumbling hotel converted to housing.

 

 

haha...i hear you..but any shots done in cuba is something out of the ordinary, a place that so much history

 

if it looks good to you, it's ok. If not, do something about it!

 

^This. And that is all there is to it, really.

Edited September 4, 2015 by glut_func

[agxo3]

 

haha...i hear you..but any shots done in cuba is something out of the ordinary, a place that so much history

 

What was surprising was that there were not as many Ché images as I would have expected. I missed a really good shot - on the road in from the airport there are two building that have neon images of José Marti and Ché. Saw them on my way into Havana but didn't get back out there to shoot before I left. Made a note of it - will definitely shoot there next time I go to Cuba.

 

Viva Cuba libre!

 

[agxo3]

From the tropics to the land of the midnight sun. 2015 has been a great travel year for me.

 

Eddington Rock

 

 

Cruising the Misty Fjords

 

 

 

 

Walking on a glacier.You can't reproduce that blue in print or on the monitor. It's the purest, bluest blue I've ever seen.

 

 

"Downtown" Skagway. Quite surprisingly, we found a really good Filipino restaurant here!

 

 

Gnarly trees above Carcross, B.C.

 

[glut_func]

^i dont mean to pry but how come you dont watermark your shots? you could really make use of those and frame them up at home.

[agxo3]

^i dont mean to pry but how come you dont watermark your shots? you could really make use of those and frame them up at home.

I do print and frame them up to hang at home. And I give them out as XMas presents. Those are signed.

 

I feel that watermarking the conventional way adds an element to the image that I find distracting and sometimes destructive to the image. These images I just posted are not watermarked because I'm still working on them, but there are ways to embed a hidden watermark.

[glut_func]

^what printer and paper material do you use to print your shots? i tried printing them on conventional photo paper kaso ang tagal matuyo agad. Ayoko naman magpa-print sa labas kasi mas mahal. I was planning to do a photo book before nung nasa abroad pa ko but i never got around to it.

[agxo3]

^what printer and paper material do you use to print your shots? i tried printing them on conventional photo paper kaso ang tagal matuyo agad. Ayoko naman magpa-print sa labas kasi mas mahal. I was planning to do a photo book before nung nasa abroad pa ko but i never got around to it.

I've tried a couple of photo books - Artisan State and Adoramapix. I like Artisan State because it's much heavier stock. And a true lay-flat book. Both allow wrap-around hard covers and inside spreads. Print quality is better (slightly) with Adoramapix. I feel like Artisan State prints about a half-stop darker than I expect.

 

I have an Epson R2880 and for most printing I use Epson Ultra Premium Luster. I have a couple of specialty papers and some roll paper from some other suppliers for specialty printing like a heavyweight matte and roll paper for panoramas.

 

I don't like the other papers I've tried. Not a fan of the Canon, HP and Kodak papers. I have some Japanese paper that I haven't tried yet.

Edited September 6, 2015 by agxo3

[glut_func]

^i only got HP printer at home, I also tried printing on matte but the ink doesn't thoroughly dries up. Looks like I'm gonna have to try printing on those specialty papers for business cards - those materials appears to hold the ink much better.

[agxo3]

^i only got HP printer at home, I also tried printing on matte but the ink doesn't thoroughly dries up. Looks like I'm gonna have to try printing on those specialty papers for business cards - those materials appears to hold the ink much better.

It sounds like you're laying down too much in. What model HP printer are you using and what paper?

 

Have you matched the ink to the paper? Matte paper should dry very quickly. Have you profiled your printer and paper?

 

Business card paper is NOT right for good images. You should be looking at photo printing papers. bit more expensive, I know, but if you want good to excellent image quality that's what you should use.

 

Printing graphics is different from printing images. Images require less ink in oder to get the subtle tones. Papers meant for graphic printing will NOT produce good images unless you half-tone the images first. But then you lose resolution and the images don't look good.