the cold studio shoots of flowers done in macro. I would rather see them in there natural setting than with a black or white background. They are just so cold and impersonal that way.
Somebody pass me my sunglasses! That yellow distracts from the flower...and there is my other pet peeve large embedded photos in the forum if ya have to put them in the forum can't ya keep them thumbnailed.
I disagree about doing a studio shot with a black background. The black background here was carefully chosen to emphasize the subject, making the subject, the only thing that matters. I dont think these 2 pictures appear cold because of the BG.
Somebody pass me my sunglasses! That yellow distracts from the flower...and there is my other pet peeve large embedded photos in the forum if ya have to put them in the forum can't ya keep them thumbnailed.
I recall you pointing this out in this thread too (sarcasm) Bandwidth Hog Don't bother clicking the link unless you have a couple of hours to waste while it loads!
Somebody pass me my sunglasses! That yellow distracts from the flower...and there is my other pet peeve large embedded photos in the forum if ya have to put them in the forum can't ya keep them thumbnailed.
I recall you pointing this out in this thread too (sarcasm) Bandwidth Hog Don't bother clicking the link unless you have a couple of hours to waste while it loads!
I am on high speed and it still slows ya down when everyone starts posting large photos in the forum. Hey only the lazy can't click a thumbnail or a link if they want to see it.
I disagree about doing a studio shot with a black background. The black background here was carefully chosen to emphasize the subject, making the subject, the only thing that matters. I dont think these 2 pictures appear cold because of the BG.
Yeah the black may look good but it is a matter of personal taste. I prefer the natural to the studio shots of flowers. But I won't argue to much on the point cause I have done of a few studio shots myself. I just find the natural setting more of a challenge. Especially today with the wind blowing.
Well I gotta admit I'm guilty! I always see post about how "stock photo's" do so good around here and after seeing all the pics of type I submitted one. Now I'm payin' for my lack of originality! Heesh, can't seem to win lately...
I can't think of any pet peeves . . . perhaps mediocre photos of ducks? (or photos of mediocre ducks!) I like GOOD photos of any kind; I don't care if I've seen similar stuff before. That's one way we learn--by copying others' techniques.
My latest shot of the building was a fairly obvious attempt at trying to use techniques learned by Xertion in this photo.
I can't think of any pet peeves . . . perhaps mediocre photos of ducks? (or photos of mediocre ducks!) I like GOOD photos of any kind; I don't care if I've seen similar stuff before. That's one way we learn--by copying others' techniques.
How true your words are David. There is nothing at all that hasn't been photographed in some way or another in the past and very many photos are just copies of other photos. And I, as yourself, often look for other photos for inspiration to copy, or shoot in a similar or different way. Especially at times when I have a lack of originality.
As for pet peeves, well I find it difficult to vote on photos that are so small that it is difficult to recognise what I am looking at.
My numero uno pet hate has to be out-of-focus shots, by that I mean all out of focus by a long way. One man's f4 is another man's "not in focus", but I can't understand people who submit badly focused shots. It's not like were using film cameras now is it.
I'm talking about all the indoor shots that have an obvious yellow/orange tint. You can tell when this is deliberate, and when this is accidental.
disclosure: I'm a total newbie to photography, digital or otherwise.
This problem with indoor white balance... correct me if I'm wrong... it can be corrected by using a white sheet of paper placed where the shot will be taken... let the camera measure the "temperature" of that white sheet in the lighting conditions... the camera can then use that measurement as a yardstick for picking up accurate colour for photographs in the same lighting conditions?
I think the WB problem is maybe a little bit harsh, not everyone has access to photoshop et al, or a decent camera with WB settings.
I think that is wrong - my 1 MP, 6 year old digicam has white balance settings for indoor light. My palm pilot camera deals with white balance. The cameras in the phones I'm designing deal with white balance. I don't think there are any cameras that don't correct for it, though I could be entirely wrong.
As for the 'dont have access to photoshop' thing haven't we beaten this one to death yet ? There are tons of free tools out there - check my profile for links.
