[GALLERY] MrBig's Photography

[Futzy]

Haven't been able to go out shooting anywhere yet on account of rain, but here is one test shot that I liked
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/237/mg0147p.jpg

[Reaper Man]

Interesting. Do you have any more to show?

[Futzy]

These were all done with a point and shoot
http://derekdennison.daportfolio.com/gallery/231601
http://derekdennison.daportfolio.com/gallery/52438

[Reaper Man]

Wow, you've got a good eye! I love your Photography 2 album. I'm interested in your post processing technique - you've made alot of your shots look like they were taken on film.

[Futzy]

For the sepia ones I desaturated the image, overlayed a brown gradient, and then blended the original color picture on softlight.

Everything else was just messing around with colors and blend modes.

[Futzy]

For Freelancer:
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/5184/25518.jpg
I'll take some vids in a few minutes

Look at dis fukka likken his fukken butt
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/192/buttlicka.jpg

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/2879/kurdytable.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9997/dockv.jpg

[Corndogman]

Second cat one is awesome, I love how the dark spots around the eyes contrast with the rest of the scene so well.

[Futzy]

Here's some 640 and 1080 samples for freelancer:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ozdknj4wmz2
I need a bigger host for the 720 one if you want it.

[Con]

For the sepia ones I desaturated the image, overlayed a brown gradient, and then blended the original color picture on softlight.

Everything else was just messing around with colors and blend modes.

By overlaying a brown gradient I assume you mean a gradient map right? If so, I just tried this out and it works very well for giving digital shots a film look, thanks!

[Futzy]

Yes, you can either do it with a gradient map or with a layer style.

Also liked these, nice and simple
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4009/img0330x.jpg
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/3561/img0339.jpg

Why has no one made shot tags part of the editor ui

[Cortexian]

I really like this one (http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4009/img0330x.jpg), and I thank you for the 18/55/250 lens demo photos!


Why has no one made shot tags part of the editor ui
They did add a button for it into the advanced editor, but they're too lazy to modify the templates to add it to the quick reply editor.

Look for this icon in the advanced editor: http://www.modacity.net/forums/images/editor/shot.gif

Also, if you want to upload anything directly to me, I can provide you with some FTP credentials to my local file server!

[Timo]

Love the first one in your latest post. Looking forward to seeing more stuff from you! :]

[Futzy]

Took this while showing my camera to my grandma, who is getting an xsi soon. She goes all over the world for her birding group and she doesn't even have a point and shoot anymore.
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/2136/img0395ib.jpg

She's also interested in macro photography, so i showed her what you can do with a telephoto lens:
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/5932/img0402og.jpg
This was taken from a few meters away

[Futzy]

I need a camera case, what would you guys recommend?
The one that I got in my kit is absolute shit.

E: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-200DG-Digital-Accessory-Cameras/dp/B000RFSOTW/ref=sr_1_96/175-6050325-4445450?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1253826473&sr=1-96?ie=UTF8&tag=fome00-20

I'm going to go to best buy tomorrow to check out the bag and then order this if its good.

[Reaper Man]

My advice is to get a camera bag that doesn't scream to others "hey I'm a camera bag with expensive equipment inside, steal me!" I reccomend Crumpler bags, they look like messenger bags and are really really well made. I've taken mine through snowstorms and torrential rain and my camera has been kept perfectly dry. Also, because it isn't totally airtight, when using it in cold climates and going into warm buildings, water doesn't condense on the inside. I use one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Crumpler-MILLION-DOLLAR-Shoulder-Oatmeal/dp/B000W8ZDWA But they now have a newer design, that looks cooler.

Also, your photos are looking great! Try photographing some people too.

[Timo]

Yeah i've got a crumpler bag similar to the one reaper linked (came with the camera's twin lens kit originally), it works great. Fits everything in nicely.

[Futzy]

crumpler
I hadn't even thought about that, but ya you're right.
I guess I'll get this then:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TIQW4K/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=photo

What I liked about the other one though was that it came with a tripod for pretty much no extra cost.

Any recommendations for tripods?

[Reaper Man]

I would recommend a tripod with a ball head, rather than the video-style one you would have gotten with that bag combo. Unfortunately, good tripods will set you back at least $100. I have a Chinese Benro tripod - it's a more affordable knock-off of fancier brands like Manfrotto and Slik. I also recommend having one with a removable center column so you can mount it upside down and get your camera real close to the ground.

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn207/muddytaco3/87465824.jpg

[Cortexian]

Couldn't you just use one of those little cheap table tripods to get your camera close to the ground?

[Reaper Man]

Couldn't you just use one of those little cheap table tripods to get your camera close to the ground?
Yeah, if your camera is dinky and light, mine doubles as a bludgeoning tool. :realsmug:

[Futzy]

Will see if my grandpa or my uncle has a tripod. My uncle is a professional photographer and my grandpa has an old film slr. Does anyone know if old 35 mm doublers and filters will work with an EOS? He has a bunch of those.

Also, what is the best way to compile an HDR shot?

[Reaper Man]

What is a doubler? Do you mean a teleconverter?

Filters will work, as long as they're the right size.

For HDR photos, use a tripod, take a minimum of two (recommend 3 or more) shots of different exposure value (for example: one regular exposure one overexposure and one underexposure) and combine them either in Photoshop or Photomatix, the latter being the better.

[Timo]

There'll be a setting in the menu somewhere called AEB (Auto-exposure Bracketing) that'll automatically take three photos for you, at different exposure levels. You can set it from +- 1/3 of a stop up to +- 2 iirc.

e:Or you can cheat and just grab three different exposure levels from a raw photo you've taken. It doesn't work as well as individual photos, but they still come out nice. I think all of king_nothing's HDR photos over at the HIV forums are mostly from the one photo. I could be wrong, though.

[Futzy]

I know how to take them, I just need to know how to compile them.

[Timo]

My bad, Photomatix is great for compiling HDR shots.

[Reaper Man]

You don't need to make the fake raw exposures with Photomatix, just open a raw image within it, and it'll do the rest.

[Futzy]

I can take the images with my camera, only need to set the multiple exposure and turn on continuous shooting and it does the rest. Just need a tripod. Thanks.

Do you know if there are any benefits to doing it either way?

[Reaper Man]

Multiple exposures produce better results than pseudo-HDRs (as they're called) from raw images.

[Futzy]

K, I'm going to try doing some in just a bit.
I downloaded the lightroom beta. Don't really like it, I think I'll stay with PS and Bridge.

[Reaper Man]

K, I'm going to try doing some in just a bit.
I downloaded the lightroom beta. Don't really like it, I think I'll stay with PS and Bridge.
I was the same way at first, but after using Lightroom for a while, it grows on you, I suggest you use it for a while longer.

[Futzy]

I was the same way at first, but after using Lightroom for a while, it grows on you, I suggest you use it for a while longer.
All of the features are quite handy, but what I don't like is how it opens every time it detects that I plug in something that has pictures on it. It's also unbearably slow.
It also doesn't have anything that camera raw doesn't, from what I found.

[Reaper Man]

All of the features are quite handy, but what I don't like is how it opens every time it detects that I plug in something that has pictures on it. It's also unbearably slow.
It also doesn't have anything that camera raw doesn't, from what I found.
So change the catalog settings.

[Futzy]

Messing around with exposures
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/4744/earthh.png
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/492/earth2.png

[Futzy]

I guess I'll put this here
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4650/97002318.png
Custom start orb. I can make some for people; am bored.
Also:
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2882/img0717.pnghttp://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4347/img0713.png

[Futzy]

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/4025/gcrab.jpg
G-Crab

[Futzy]

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/3374/20284823.jpg
Didnt turn out as good as it looked in person.
original is 14314x4663

[Cortexian]

Still looks really good imo.

[Futzy]

deer pooping on a cliff over the atlantic
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2815/img1389r.jpg

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/516/img1286m.jpg
Took a bunch of pics in Cali, sorting through them now

[Cortexian]

Wow, both of those deer are lined of perfectly for kill shots!

[CrAsHOvErRide]

Wow, both of those deer are lined of perfectly for kill shots!
No way :O Deers on four legs in the middle of nowhere? What a rare occurrence!

Bow over and I'll shoot you myself. :neckbeard:

[Futzy]

Didn't take as many quality shots as I had hoped
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4223/img1433nk.jpg

[Reaper Man]

Wow man, you sure are getting some good shots, keep it up!

I wonder how that shot would look in black and white, because with the color tint, it looks a bit odd.

[Cortexian]

No way :O Deers on four legs in the middle of nowhere? What a rare occurrence!

Bow over and I'll shoot you myself. :neckbeard:
Uh, you do know deers can sometimes be facing you or looking away at a variety of angles that make shooting them without damaging the meat next to impossible right?

Try hunting properly sometime.

[Futzy]

Wow man, you sure are getting some good shots, keep it up!

I wonder how that shot would look in black and white, because with the color tint, it looks a bit odd.
The original was shot in monochrome, but didnt have enough contrast.

e:
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/3636/img1433k.jpg

Can't tell the difference between the monochrome and normal color images with this sky anyway

[Reaper Man]

If it didn't have enough contrast, tweak it, there's no shame in minor editing like that, seeing as it's not only done digitally, but in the darkroom too.

[Futzy]

Tried reversing the lens

How close i can get with an 18-55:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1825/img1504o.jpg
and reverse:
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/294/img1495r.jpg

[Syuusuke]

Did you get a reverse mount?

[Futzy]

No, I just held the lens to the body.

[Timo]

Hope you didn't let too much dust in :F

[Futzy]

Alright, now that midterms are out of the way I'm going to try to get more into this.
Any objections to this before I buy it? - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000N7VPRW/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=A17MC6HOH9AVE6&v=glance
The bag can wait, I atleast have the one that came with the kit that fits everything, even if it is of a terrible quality.
Also thinking about joining a photography club in my area.
e: any recommendations for heads? This maybe - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009R6N0/ref=pd_luc_mri?_encoding=UTF8&m=A1A5WKXZLE8CDR&v=glance

[Futzy]

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9849/img1584sf.jpg
I don't know how he got in there

[Chainsy]

Uh... he flew? Anyways very pretty bird, never get anything that nice down here. :smith:

[Futzy]

It's completely surrounded by twigs and branches.
Great moon tonight
http://derekdennison.codebrainshideout.net/Photography/IMG_1602.jpg

[Futzy]

using my bathroom as a darkroom to make digital copies of old pics
http://derekdennison.codebrainshideout.net/pictures/IMG_1859.jpg
Also, got a tripod. I turned the head upside down to look at that round thing where i put the pictures under a sheet of glass. Then I used the canon eos utilities to control the camera from my comp and store them directly to my hdd.

[itsasylum]

Wow what kind of camera do you use??

[Reaper Man]

You don't really need a darkroom to do that... Just an evenly lit surface and a tripod, set up as you have done. All the photos in my latest post in my photography thread were taken on a copy stand, with 2 lights at a 45 degree angle on each side.