Digital Photography Thread

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bellows lugosi: Aug 9, 2003

Let's post photos from our digital cameras!

What is digital photography?

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Digital photography is a form of photography that uses cameras containing arrays of electronic photodetectors to capture images focused by a lens, as opposed to an exposure on photographic film. The captured images are digitized and stored as a computer file ready for further digital processing, viewing, digital publishing or printing.

Until the advent of such technology, photographs were made by exposing light sensitive photographic film and paper, which were processed in liquid chemical solutions to develop and stabilize the image. Digital photographs are typically created solely by and computer-based photoelectric and mechanical techniques, without wet bath chemical processing.

Digital photography is one of several forms of digital imaging. Digital images are also created by non-photographic equipment such as computer tomography scanners and radio telescopes. Digital images can also be made by scanning other printed photographic images or negatives.

The first consumer digital cameras were marketed in the late 1990s. Professionals gravitated to digital slowly, and were won over when their professional work required using digital files to fulfill the demands of employers and/or clients, for faster turn-around than conventional methods would allow.[citation needed] Starting around 2007, digital cameras were incorporated in cellphones and in the following years cellphone cameras became widespread, particularly due to their connectivity to social media websites and email. Since 2010, the digital point-and-shoot and DSLR formats have also seen competition from the mirrorless digital camera format, which typically provides better image quality than the point-and-shoot or cellphone formats but comes in a smaller size and shape than the typical DSLR. Many mirrorless cameras accept interchangeable lenses and have advanced features through an electronic viewfinder, which replaces the through-the-lens finder image of the SLR format.

Digital cameras can be used to create a variety of images, spanning many genres. Some examples include:

Wildlife

Landscape

Street

Cultural Commentary

With so many possibilities, it is easy to see why the digital camera is so popular these days. Post your favorite shots you've taken with digital cameras!

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bellows lugosi: Aug 9, 2003

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VelociBacon: Dec 8, 2009

Great idea for a thread! I sometimes think about cool angles I can use when I take digital photographs with my electric camera

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burzum karaoke: May 30, 2003

how many megapixls is your camera

i heard you'll need 8 before its as good as film

# ? Jul 11, 2016 03:29

Dr. Despair: Nov 4, 2009; 39 perfect posts with each roll.

it's hard to be the color rendition of a foveon sensor.

SDIM0113.jpg by Douglas T., on Flickr

SDIM0107.jpg by Douglas T., on Flickr

SDIM0111.jpg by Douglas T., on Flickr

SDIM0106.jpg by Douglas T., on Flickr

# ? Jul 11, 2016 04:15

MrBlandAverage: Jul 2, 2003; GNNAAAARRRR

I, too, enjoy converting photons into electrons.

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alkanphel: Mar 24, 2004

This is where it all begins...

# ? Jul 11, 2016 06:03

underage at the vape shop: May 11, 2011; by Cyrano4747

What to heck

I really gotta get in on this, no way anyone will be using film in a few months

# ? Jul 11, 2016 09:04

bobmarleysghost: Mar 7, 2006

#sooc

# ? Jul 11, 2016 12:33

Spedman: Mar 12, 2010; Kangaroos hate Hasselblads

bobmarleysghost posted:

#sooc

That stuck pixel :allears:

# ? Jul 11, 2016 13:37

bobmarleysghost: Mar 7, 2006

✨ Is actually a star ✨

# ? Jul 11, 2016 13:46

Karl Barks: Jan 21, 1981

have you guys heard of these vsco things? it's supposed to make your digital photographs look like film!

# ? Jul 11, 2016 14:45

feigning interest: Jun 22, 2007; I just hate seeing anything go to waste.

when i was younger my uncle introduced me to digital manipulation but his technique was heavy-handed and there was just too much noise so people complained and asked him to stop

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DJExile: Jun 28, 2007

A Saucy Bratwurst posted:

What to heck

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Ric: Nov 18, 2005; Apocalypse dude

bobmarleysghost posted:

✨ Is actually a star ✨

Beautiful

feigning interest posted:

when i was younger my uncle introduced me to digital manipulation but his technique was heavy-handed and there was just too much noise so people complained and asked him to stop

Suggest he tries the splitter grip

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bellows lugosi: Aug 9, 2003

# ? Jul 11, 2016 19:32

8th-snype: Aug 28, 2005; My office is in the front room of a run-down 12 megapixel sensor but the rent suits me and the landlord doesn't ask many questions.

Dorkroom Short Fiction Champion 2012; Young Orc

I thought this said "diglett photography" and thought the dorkroom was hopping on that crazy pokeman go train.

# ? Jul 11, 2016 22:37

Choicecut: Apr 24, 2002; "I don't want to sound gay or anything, but I'd really like to have sex with you tonight.
I like postcards too."

--Choicecut, TYOOL 2016

Choicecut fucked around with this message at 22:58 on Jul 11, 2016

# ? Jul 11, 2016 22:55

Dr. Despair: Nov 4, 2009; 39 perfect posts with each roll.

wtf is that poo poo

# ? Jul 11, 2016 23:07

atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

Can I post my photos here if they're analog? I took them with electronic cameras

# ? Jul 11, 2016 23:09

Choicecut: Apr 24, 2002; "I don't want to sound gay or anything, but I'd really like to have sex with you tonight.
I like postcards too."

--Choicecut, TYOOL 2016

Mr. Despair posted:

wtf is that poo poo

Digital art.

# ? Jul 12, 2016 00:37

ohrwurm: Jun 25, 2003

atomicthumbs posted:

Can I post my photos here if they're analog? I took them with electronic cameras

sure, if you want to be responsible for tainting a pure process

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bellows lugosi: Aug 9, 2003

They even make scanners now to digitize your old film.

# ? Jul 12, 2016 23:40

Dr. Despair: Nov 4, 2009; 39 perfect posts with each roll.

film is a digital as it gets

DSC_0674.jpg by Douglas T., on Flickr

look at all those 1s and 0's that get turned on and off to make a picture

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alkanphel: Mar 24, 2004

I've been digitizing my slides too...

# ? Jul 13, 2016 00:34

Choicecut: Apr 24, 2002; "I don't want to sound gay or anything, but I'd really like to have sex with you tonight.
I like postcards too."

--Choicecut, TYOOL 2016

alkanphel posted:

I've been digitizing my slides too...

Dude.. I was with my family getting frozen yogurt the other day, and these stacked cups made me think of you. :love:

Cups by Eli J, on Flickr

# ? Jul 13, 2016 00:49

feigning interest: Jun 22, 2007; I just hate seeing anything go to waste.

some good anal logs itt but they cannot compare to the austerity of a purely digital image imo :feelsgood:

# ? Jul 13, 2016 16:03

The Claptain: May 11, 2014; Grimey Drawer

I'll have to give this digital photography a try, it looks rad as gently caress.

Any recommendations for a camera? I like these Sony Mavicas, but they look too expensive.

# ? Jul 14, 2016 14:35

VelociBacon: Dec 8, 2009

Doctor Bombadil posted:

I'll have to give this digital photography a try, it looks rad as gently caress.

Any recommendations for a camera? I like these Sony Mavicas, but they look too expensive.

Honestly it's better to just buy a leica since if you don't own one your digital photos won't be better than film.

# ? Jul 14, 2016 14:57

The Claptain: May 11, 2014; Grimey Drawer

VelociBacon posted:

Honestly it's better to just buy a leica since if you don't own one your digital photos won't be better than film.

But will it be better than film Leica?

# ? Jul 14, 2016 15:37

VelociBacon: Dec 8, 2009

Doctor Bombadil posted:

But will it be better than film Leica?

Yes because it's way more expensive.

# ? Jul 14, 2016 18:52

Magic Hate Ball: May 6, 2007; ha ha ha!
you've already paid for this

tdigital phogagraphy mutherfucksrs!!!

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bellows lugosi: Aug 9, 2003

# ? Jul 15, 2016 00:55

Choicecut: Apr 24, 2002; "I don't want to sound gay or anything, but I'd really like to have sex with you tonight.
I like postcards too."

--Choicecut, TYOOL 2016

Merry Xmas - Happy New Year by Eli J, on Flickr

# ? Jul 15, 2016 00:58

bellows lugosi: Aug 9, 2003

Did you develop that in piss? it looks awful

# ? Jul 15, 2016 02:03

Choicecut: Apr 24, 2002; "I don't want to sound gay or anything, but I'd really like to have sex with you tonight.
I like postcards too."

--Choicecut, TYOOL 2016

ansel autisms posted:

Did you develop that in piss? it looks awful

No.

I PAID to have it developed in piss. So, HA!

# ? Jul 15, 2016 02:21

Dr. Despair: Nov 4, 2009; 39 perfect posts with each roll.

Choicecut posted:

No.

I PAID to have it developed in piss. So, HA!

taken with the shitcam

# ? Jul 15, 2016 02:25

8th-snype: Aug 28, 2005; My office is in the front room of a run-down 12 megapixel sensor but the rent suits me and the landlord doesn't ask many questions.

Dorkroom Short Fiction Champion 2012; Young Orc