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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 1:30 am
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| PaulCowan wrote: | | DO you think he's for real, Lauren? He says he's got "snaps", he knows about commercial value and concepts but he uploads completely random stuff (and has no name, either, presumably registering using a blank space as a username). |
Hi Paul, i am not uploading random stuff, trying to figure out what works. I am not sure why i am not having a name, have to check it out. I read through the guidelines & so i used the term commercial value. will come back with beter photographs. |
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PaulCowan
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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Location: Evolving
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 1:58 am
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Ok, then I apologise for being sarcastic. I thought you were a troll. |
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 2:22 am
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| PaulCowan wrote: | Perhaps you could try another concept, such as a prisoner in stripey pajamas emptying the night pail and title it "Taking the pee".
Just a thought. |
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hhltdave5
Joined: 20 Jun 2006
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Location: Our Stock, Food & Portrait photography books at www.rindersmithphotography.com
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 9:34 am
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The best advice I can give you is to first understand the difference between taking pictures and creating or making images.
I can train a monkey to put a camera up to their face and hit a shutter. It takes something quite different to understand the principles of photography and use those to create or make images.
When you learn about composition, lighting, exposure, focus, depth of field and so on you learn how to use all of those properly in order to come up with a good technically sound image.
There is nothing wrong with starting out not knowing a great deal about the technical end of photography. Heck, we were all there at one point. Having the passion about photography is a great step toward learning all the other stuff and that makes it much easier.
Learn not to just walk around and snap a picture. Find something interesting and think of ways to go from taking the shot to making the shot. It won't happen over night but with each passing day that you learn a bit more it becomes easier and you move closer to your goal. |
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cpaulfell
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 10:03 am
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| hhltdave5 wrote: | | I can train a monkey to put a camera up to their face and hit a shutter. |
You do have all kinds of hidden talents :) |
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rinder99
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
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Location: Contact www.rinderart.com/Books and Workshops www.rindersmithphotography.com Youtube/rinder
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 10:35 am
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The most Important thing you can do as a Photographer is Look for the right Light to shoot any subject you come up with. Every shot you do has 3/4 shots within the shot. Light is all we have...All the cameras and software won't help a damn bit until you understand that.
I can and have taken a $150 Point and shoot camera out and taken shots at the perfect time, it will always beat someone elses Image that doesn't, regardless of equipment.True.Most People 99% of the time forget this most Important step.Wrap your head around this and you will improve by leaps and bounds.Fancy expensive equipment Just gives you more and better options. The basics of image making it will Not. |
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semmickphoto
Joined: 12 Feb 2012
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Location: Stuck between a shutter and a hard place
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pharm
Joined: 09 Jul 2006
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 11:50 am
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| cpaulfell wrote: | | hhltdave5 wrote: | | I can train a monkey to put a camera up to their face and hit a shutter. |
You do have all kinds of hidden talents :) |
LOL |
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 2:11 pm
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| rinder99 wrote: | The most Important thing you can do as a Photographer is Look for the right Light to shoot any subject you come up with. Every shot you do has 3/4 shots within the shot. Light is all we have...All the cameras and software won't help a damn bit until you understand that.
I can and have taken a $150 Point and shoot camera out and taken shots at the perfect time, it will always beat someone elses Image that doesn't, regardless of equipment.True.Most People 99% of the time forget this most Important step.Wrap your head around this and you will improve by leaps and bounds.Fancy expensive equipment Just gives you more and better options. The basics of image making it will Not. |
Thx. a. lot. |
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 11:12 am
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Thx. a lot. All of you. from these comments i can understand what is expected of and where i am standing. so going back, got hold of "Digital photography" by Scott Kelby. Will come back with some good images. |
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