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A5H posted:No flashes to put in anything like that atm and no $$$ to get a lighting setup. Depending on the difference between the background and the subject, you could reflect enough light onto them with a foam core board from a craft shop or a car windshield sun guard, or a really big rear end mirror.
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Ignore them. It's not your responsibility to make them happy about it, especially for $20. I cant imagine that that person actually thinks the new ones are better, so she might just be stroking the other person's ego. If she hasn't actually said anything to you about how she doesn't like them, I wouldn't assume anything.
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nonanone posted:Ignore them. It's not your responsibility to make them happy about it, especially for $20. I cant imagine that that person actually thinks the new ones are better, so she might just be stroking the other person's ego. If she hasn't actually said anything to you about how she doesn't like them, I wouldn't assume anything. If it was just the photos I wouldn't assume anything, but she copied something I posted on one of my own photos to make fun of it, and so I can only assume she thinks I'm an rear end in a top hat for whatever reason. It probably has to do with a less than positive history with the person who took the new ones, and them becoming closer friends, but it still makes me feel like poo poo. I had a friend take photos of a friend's wedding, and the bride ended up telling him that their other friend took better photos with her P&S (which she did not, at all, even a little). I guess the lesson I have learned is don't take photos of friends, especially for money.
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Feb 5, 2011 19:59
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Yeah, gently caress 'em. It's not something that's even worth the worry. Some people are just drama vampires. They can't live unless they're at the center of or causing some big shitstorm. You will gain nothing by going to war with them because you will be feeding them by doing that. HPL fucked around with this message at 20:29 on Feb 5, 2011 |
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Feb 5, 2011 20:00
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mr. mephistopheles posted:If it was just the photos I wouldn't assume anything, but she copied something I posted on one of my own photos to make fun of it, and so I can only assume she thinks I'm an rear end in a top hat for whatever reason. It probably has to do with a less than positive history with the person who took the new ones, and them becoming closer friends, but it still makes me feel like poo poo. You're pictures aren't involved, they're just using them. Stay out of the drama. Friends are tough customers.
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Feb 5, 2011 20:43
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Why do *you* feel bad? You've done nothing wrong, in fact it looks like you've done everything very right, and there's this other social dynamic happening that has nothing to do with you and that you want nothing to do with. Also, "drama vampire" is now saved in my personal lexicon. Nice one.
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Thanks for the advice everyone. I've gotten a lot of support from real life friends saying the same thing, and I'm just going to block that poo poo and ignore it.
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Just remember some people actually like terrible things such as over-used HDR. And how do you know that she isn't just pretending to be happy with the new shoot just like how she was satisfied with your one? Also I think the shot you took was a bit bland and the skin tone was too yellow. And I can see how they'd like the new shoot in a more fancy setting even though it has a terrible shadow from the flash.
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mr. mephistopheles posted:Thanks for the advice everyone. I've gotten a lot of support from real life friends saying the same thing, and I'm just going to block that poo poo and ignore it. You do good work and I'm inclined to agree with everything DaNzA said. It isn't an affront to your character, gently caress it and move on. Without holding it against other people in the future.
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Nothing in that situation sounds like a business problem. They are not clients, just petty people with nothing better to do than complain. Stay positive man, you're work will speak for you louder than some trash being put out on Facebook.
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I want to frame an A2 poster.* Does anyone know where I can buy an A2 sized poster frame in the US? All I can find are European web stores. * This one: 
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This popped up in a friend's blog for me: Dominic Nahr for TIME  Guy Martin for Wall Street Journal Ok, we know that photojournalists roam around in packs so I don't mind the similarities. However, the top left picture are identical. I'm interested what happened behind the scenes, did they share the same RAW file? By the way, he retrieved it from Photojournalism Links
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I like all of Nahr's more. Except for the one that is identical.
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I am flying on Thursday. So my question is: Is it ok to take pictures out of the windows during the flight with either a point and shoot and/or my dslr? I tried to look it up, however I could not find anything telling me if I could or not.
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Big Floppy posted:I am flying on Thursday. So my question is: Is it ok to take pictures out of the windows during the flight with either a point and shoot and/or my dslr? I tried to look it up, however I could not find anything telling me if I could or not.
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Yea, and in my experience the worst that can happen is the flight attendant will remind you to put it away in those moments. They are more concerned with it flying loose and injuring someone than electronic interference.
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I've never been asked to turn off my camera during takeoff and I've never been secretive about using it. I suppose it all depends on the flight attendants. I felt kinda guilty after the time my camera caused the plane to crash during takeoff and everyone on the plane died except for myself... the pics were "ok" though, so it wasn't a total waste.
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They don't want you using electronic devices during take off and landing because that is when most planes crash (or suffer some sort of emergency). It's easier to tell people that it "interferes with the plane" than "I need you to pay attention to instructions in case we fall the hell out of the sky".
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I take pictures out the window every time I fly, if I have a window seat or am sitting next to somebody who will let me. I've never had a problem, except for the filthy and scratched-to-hell multipane plastic windows I end up shooting through. As was said above, your camera will not interfere with the aircraft in any way at all, the flight attendants are worried about a) idiots, b) a sudden jolt causing the camera to fly out of your hands and smack into somebody else, and c) if the poo poo does hit the fan, you'll waste time dealing with your camera instead of getting the gently caress out. Remember, 90% of the people a flight attendant says more than "hello" and "would you like a drink?" to are blithering morons, so don't take it personally if they act like you're drooling on yourself when you're adjusting the white balance.
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What are the rules or general best-practices for taking a photo of a sculpture. Its publicly displayed at a school of some sorts, I'm not sure who made it. But I want to get a picture of it, I just don't know if I could use the photo "for my own art". I mean, I would cite the creator with credits and poo poo when I found out, but do I need permission? Can I get an answer for if I plan on selling prints and if I just throw it up on a website and never sell any prints?
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Quick question: will using alien bees and triggering them via a pc sync cable ruin the camera or lights if I use an old 35mm? I remember that you can't use old hotshoe flashes on today's cameras but is there any danger in sync cable usage with old/new gear mixing?
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Bottom Liner posted:Quick question: will using alien bees and triggering them via a pc sync cable ruin the camera or lights if I use an old 35mm? I remember that you can't use old hotshoe flashes on today's cameras but is there any danger in sync cable usage with old/new gear mixing?
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evil_bunnY posted:It's fine. It's the other way around that you have to be careful (old lights with new cameras). Really? Why is that?
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macx posted:Really? Why is that? Too much power through the contacts can fry things inside the body
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macx posted:Really? Why is that? The flash unit provides its own power, and when the camera takes a picture, your camera completes the circuit between the flash batteries and the strobe. New cameras and flashes only pass a few volts through that triggering circuit, probably using that little charge to flip a relay. Oldschool flashes just passed the full charge straight through the camera's trigger, sometimes hundreds of volts through it. (I think) Dr. Cogwerks fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Feb 10, 2011 |
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Dread Head posted:I may be wrong but I think PC sync is safe since no voltage is sent through it. It wouldn't be electrical if there weren't voltage!  The issue is just that TTL hot-shoes have sensitive circuitry connected to them that can't handle higher voltages. The manual for the 5D2, at least, says its PC terminal can handle 250V. The PC sync circuit is no doubt much simpler and easier to make with components that can tolerate higher voltages.
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MrBlandAverage posted:It wouldn't be electrical if there weren't voltage! I know an electrical signal is sent through it but I did not think any large voltages where.
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Interesting. When, roughly speaking, did they start changing the loop to be a low voltage trigger instead of the full current?
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Does anyone have any advice for lining things up on top of some poster board? I'm trying to take this photo for an ongoing project I've been working on:  I can get everything mostly lined up with a ruler, but nothing really looks aligned overall, and it is a pain in the rear end because everything is so close together and the ruler knocks stuff around. I guess I should use some tape to lock stuff down when it looks right. I can get things pretty close, but I was wondering if anyone had any better suggestions.
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robertdx posted:Does anyone have any advice for lining things up on top of some poster board? I'd fix it in Photoshop because gently caress having patience.
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For work like that, you really want graph paper. And rubber cement if you can glue the stuff you're working on down.
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robertdx posted:Does anyone have any advice for lining things up on top of some poster board? I don't know the exact details of your project but if I was doing it, given what I see, I'd photograph them individually and lay them out in Photoshop like Sensy suggested. I would also read some articles on framing pictures to get some layout tips, particularly focusing on horizon lines. Then I would experiment with background colors because anchoring differing shades of white on a single hue of white isn't going to anchor them at all. If you don't need to use the originals, monochrome the photos and color correct them to uniformity and print them at Kinko's on the cheap. For final assembly I'd use a lightboard if you go with a light background. Otherwise graph paper and a measuring mat. Not using the originals and printing it on a single 20x30 so that it is all flattened is going to look the best I think. You could also try a custom matte that covers up the spaces between might work.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'm guessing graph paper is going to be the best way to go. I'd prefer to use the originals, and I'd prefer to capture it in a single shot (although it does seem like composting everything together would be easier). Going to go to the office supply store today to look at different colored background or matte paper, but I'd also prefer to keep the main background white to match with other shots in the series. White on white, this is a pain in the rear end but at least I am trying to push myself. If I could get tiny squares of off color paper to put behind each card that might help isolate them from the background, but then I'd worry about individually cutting each to be the same size. My other thought was to place a small coin or something under each card, so that they come up off the background a little bit and cause more of a shadow to drop behind them. I dunno, I'll keep you updated. This is part of a series for the 25th anniversary of my diagnosis with diabetes. It's not really great but some stuff is turning out better than others. http://gallery.rjbphoto.com/photos/1186523811_zbWeU-M.jpg http://gallery.rjbphoto.com/photos/1186962094_JbZbR-M.jpg http://gallery.rjbphoto.com/photos/1187487339_8GsuT-M.jpg Keep in mind I don't really know what I'm doing and it's still a work in progress, I have about half a month to finish before the actual anniversary date. I know the deadpan shots of stuff on white background is probably overdone, but gently caress it I like the way it looks.
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robertdx posted:Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'm guessing graph paper is going to be the best way to go. I'd prefer to use the originals, and I'd prefer to capture it in a single shot (although it does seem like composting everything together would be easier). Going to go to the office supply store today to look at different colored background or matte paper, but I'd also prefer to keep the main background white to match with other shots in the series. White on white, this is a pain in the rear end but at least I am trying to push myself. If I could get tiny squares of off color paper to put behind each card that might help isolate them from the background, but then I'd worry about individually cutting each to be the same size. My other thought was to place a small coin or something under each card, so that they come up off the background a little bit and cause more of a shadow to drop behind them. I dunno, I'll keep you updated. You should start a project thread, pretty interesting idea and some of the shots look pretty cool.
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I'm trying to remember a photographer who did compositions of urban scenes. As in he'd stand in an urban environment for several hours, have a certain figure in mind and take pictures. Afterwards he'd put them all in one image. Kind of vague, I do remember that he had businessmen and a pigeon in one image, or married couples in another. Robertdx, I'd love to see the finished project as well, I really like that deadpan stuff.
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Are you talking about Peter Funch? http://www.peterfunch.com/index.php?/ongoing/babel-tales/
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