[GALLERY] Reaper Man's Photography

[Reaper Man]

Some of my recent and favorite photos.

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs28/i/2008/089/b/f/Blue_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs28/i/2008/062/a/4/Product_of_Boredom_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs30/i/2008/058/d/7/Incense_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs24/i/2007/330/1/9/Mui_Wo_Sunrise_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs19/i/2008/035/a/3/Gravity__by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs20/i/2007/313/5/8/Reach_for_the_Moon_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

More to come, also more to see at http://reapermanhk.deviantart.com/

Sorry about the portrait images, any possibility of [vshot] tags?

[Bad Waffle]

Long ago p0lar condensed the vshot and shot tags into one thing, so you dont need em. Lovely shots, i've never really seen great shots of anywhere in hong kong (and ive seen your others, like that bus and the meat seller, etc), really great work.

[Classicthunder]

Could I have a copy of the Mui_Wo_Sunrise_by_ReaperManHK.jpg one in 1280 x 800 for my desktop background? Really good though. What type of camera do you use?

[ExAm]

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs20/i/2007/313/5/8/Reach_for_the_Moon_by_ReaperManHK.jpgYOU SHALL NOT PASS! [/Herbert]

[soccerbummer1104]

me likes. what camera are u using? (im shopping for a dslr atm) i was looking into the canon xsi.

[Snowy]

#4 and #5 full size.
Gimme gimme gimme.

[paladin]

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs20/i/2007/313/5/8/Reach_for_the_Moon_by_ReaperManHK.jpg


Awesome photo.

[Aerowyn]

Your photography is amazing, especially that first one of the building. It's such a move towards abstraction that it's hard to tell what it is at first.

This is a good thing, of course. VERY pleasing to the eye. :)

[Reaper Man]

Your photography is amazing, especially that first one of the building. It's such a move towards abstraction that it's hard to tell what it is at first.

This is a good thing, of course. VERY pleasing to the eye. :)
Thanks, I'm glad you like it. It's an HDR shot which is why it looks so strange. Not being able to tell what it is was what I was going for when I took it, as I also have some generally uninteresting shots of the building too.

For all those that have asked, I use a Nikon D80 along with the kit lens 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 (which I'm soon going to replace) and a 50mm f/1.8D lens. (I also bought an SB600 flash with a lambency diffusor yesterday)

Soccerbummer, about the Canon XSI, it's a great camera, but it still irritates me because of there only being one control dial (most/more advanced cameras have two). But it's more about the person using the camera than the camera you have. I say look around and find a camera that you like to use.

For the full size images (well technically they're half-size, if you need the full 10MP image, just ask):
#4 (http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs24/f/2007/330/4/3/Mui_Wo_Sunrise_by_ReaperManHK.jpg)
#5 (http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs19/f/2007/238/4/4/Gravity__by_ReaperManHK.jpg)

The 1280x800 image as asked:
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/5602/tempvw2.jpg

Also, another abstract.
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs22/i/2007/313/3/8/Floor_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Aerowyn]

I know nothing about cameras, and I wish I did. You just explained what things you're getting and I have no idea what all of it means. LOL.

So how much is that going to cost you?

[Reaper Man]

I know nothing about cameras, and I wish I did. You just explained what things you're getting and I have no idea what all of it means. LOL.

So how much is that going to cost you?
I think you read it wrong, I already have all the stuff i mentioned lol. I'm looking to replace my kit lens, maybe I should edit that paragraph <_<

The lens I wanna get to replace that aint cheap though and it's getting harder to find (because it's an older model) so I may even be forced to spend twice the amount I need to get the newer one (which is an awesome lens) which is pretty much everywhere. I don't have that kinda money. D:

[Aerowyn]

lol, I figured as much. I don't even have my own camera.

My mom is a daylily hybridizer (she makes flowers have sex and have babies), and she sells the results of cross-pollination on her website if they're any good. Well, she uses a Canon Digital Rebel XTI to take her pictures, but she has NO CLUE how to use it properly.

I WANT her camera, because it's comfortable and all, but the lens it has doesn't have nearly the zoom range I would like it to, and it has barely any macro capability (I've wanted to try that for a while now). That and it's an $800 camera... so I can't afford one unless I save up my christmas monies for a long while. Ah, well. Sooner or later, I'll afford it. :)

[ultama121]

Wow, these are really beautiful. I especially liked the sunset and insect ones.

[Reaper Man]

lol, I figured as much. I don't even have my own camera.

My mom is a daylily hybridizer (she makes flowers have sex and have babies), and she sells the results of cross-pollination on her website if they're any good. Well, she uses a Canon Digital Rebel XTI to take her pictures, but she has NO CLUE how to use it properly.

I WANT her camera, because it's comfortable and all, but the lens it has doesn't have nearly the zoom range I would like it to, and it has barely any macro capability (I've wanted to try that for a while now). That and it's an $800 camera... so I can't afford one unless I save up my christmas monies for a long while. Ah, well. Sooner or later, I'll afford it. :)
Camera stuff is cheap here in Hong Kong :downs:

Also, for macro photography, you need a macro lens, ask Timo about that, he recently got a 100mm f/2.8 macro lens for his 400D.

[DaneO'Roo]

The first one is so fucking cool I can't even describe it.

[Reaper Man]

The first one is so fucking cool I can't even describe it.
:awesome: thanks

[Classicthunder]

Thanks for the 1280x800. I've always like water, mountains, and sunsets. And that picture combines them perfectly.

[Pooky]

It all SUCKS and you suck too!







:haw:

[Reaper Man]

Moar photos
http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs23/i/2007/341/c/b/Purple_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs27/i/2008/070/4/0/Emergence_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs23/i/2007/329/2/9/New_Car__Old_Hong_Kong_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs23/i/2007/313/6/1/Reflections_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs18/i/2007/223/a/2/Suspended_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[rossmum]

You and Timo should start a photography company together or something :awesome:

[Reaper Man]

You and Timo should start a photography company together or something :awesome:
That would be awesome :awesome:

[legionaire45]

That last image you posted, the one with the bridge, is officially my new desktop background :3. Awesome stuff.

[Reaper Man]

That last image you posted, the one with the bridge, is officially my new desktop background :3. Awesome stuff.
Awesome, thanks :awesome:

[Reaper Man]

Sorry for double post, but, moar photo. Starting year-long IB art project, the subject I picked was Decay, so I decided to give it a go today.

Also, I think the [shot] tags should be edited so that a portrait-orientated image is 600px tall instead of 600 wide.

E: Made 600px tall so as to be tolerably viewed <_<
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4113/drainpipehdris2.jpg

[DaneO'Roo]

Oh shit. I see you have the same appreciation for RL rusty textures. Everywhere I walk when I'm around places, I'm allways looking at rusty stuff.

xD

Nice stuff man.

[Reaper Man]

Oh shit. I see you have the same appreciation for RL rusty textures. Everywhere I walk when I'm around places, I'm allways looking at rusty stuff.

xD

Nice stuff man.
Rusty stuff is awesome. I have a couple more, maybe put em up later.

[Pooky]

bridge pic is too small or I'd desktop it too. :saddowns:

Come on reaper I know you've got some gigantic res one somewhere :D

[Reaper Man]

bridge pic is too small or I'd desktop it too. :saddowns:

Come on reaper I know you've got some gigantic res one somewhere :D
What resolution do you need?

[ICEE]

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs19/i/2008/035/a/3/Gravity__by_ReaperManHK.jpg



Hello desktop background

[Reaper Man]

:awesome: thanks to all those who use my photos for wallpapers, I really appreciate it.

[ExAm]

Oh shit. I see you have the same appreciation for RL rusty textures. Everywhere I walk when I'm around places, I'm allways looking at rusty stuff.

xD

Nice stuff man.http://www.studioout.net/reslab/post_images/salad-fingers.jpg

[rossmum]

Oh shit. I see you have the same appreciation for RL rusty textures. Everywhere I walk when I'm around places, I'm allways looking at rusty stuff.

xD

Nice stuff man.

I LOVE INDUSTRIAL ESTATES


http://www.studioout.net/reslab/post_images/salad-fingers.jpg
Oh fuck not him again :gonk:

[Reaper Man]

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs29/i/2008/110/b/5/Noxious_Air_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[rossmum]

Nice. Love the mist :cool:

[Reaper Man]

Nice. Love the mist :cool:
Mist? Moar like smog D:
Also,

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs25/i/2008/110/5/2/Rust_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[DaneO'Roo]

Oh fuck



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[rossmum]

Oh fuck



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this

get me more

[Corndogman]

Very nice. i especially love the dead tree in the moonlight one. i need to buy a camera.

[Reaper Man]

this

get me more
Oh there will be more, my whole art topic for this year is "Decay" :awesome:

[rossmum]

Come down here to Newcastle. Tons of derelict buildings and sprawling factories. There's a bloody nice one near Strathfield station, too.

[Reaper Man]

Come down here to Newcastle. Tons of derelict buildings and sprawling factories. There's a bloody nice one near Strathfield station, too.
I wish. Too bad the budget airline here bankrupted. I coulda got damn cheap tickets :gonk:

l2photo, and take fotoz D:

E:
http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs25/i/2008/110/1/f/Cobbled_Street_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Corndogman]

now thats just beautiful. where do you live man?

[Reaper Man]

now thats just beautiful. where do you live man?
I live in Hong Kong, but I took that shot in Berlin.

E: the above photo has become ma most popular on my deviantART page, also, lulz
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/168/1337lulzen9.jpg

[soloblast]

I live in Hong Kong, but I took that shot in Berlin.

E: the above photo has become ma most popular on my deviantART page, also, lulz
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/168/1337lulzen9.jpg


It's one of your best shots, after all... I faved it (on DeviantART). :P

[Reaper Man]

Thanks :awesome:

[Pooky]

I love it, no nasty filthy humans staining the beautiful architecture. :)

[Reaper Man]

I haven't bothered to show any here, but I also do event photography for the school, I recently took one of the school 'Leadership Team', thought it turned out pretty awesome, so, I bes showing in here, I just wish my 18-135 had better edge sharpness :gonk: (am want 17-55 f/2.8, but it costs a fuckton)
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/7610/leadershipteam1024vy5.jpg

Some event shots (I didn't use a flash for any of these photos below, yay for f/1.8 lens :awesome:)

From 'Inter-School Cultural Evening'
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/2332403481_d937b973a9.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2259/2333103688_9c076a903c.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3112/2332282245_279e634846.jpg?v=0p

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2079/2332392123_926590a5b1.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2332389343_3b75566821.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2133/2332338511_8f48b80b59.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2333229748_0a517184e5.jpg?v=0

I have more from several prom shoots I've done (for year 11 and year 13), but I think these are enough for now.
Event photos be here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24649402@N04/sets/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26429240@N02/sets/

[Reaper Man]

Bump foar update
I know it's grainy, but I couldn't help it, may clean up splotchyness when I get home, as It's hard to do with a trackpad :saddowns:
http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs25/i/2008/154/1/b/Splash_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs27/i/2008/154/c/a/Splash_II_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[SuperSunny]

Your work is awesome! I'm loving it! You have powerful composition and emphasis, and it seems you know exactly what you're doing as well. Good work.

[Reaper Man]

Your work is awesome! I'm loving it! You have powerful composition and emphasis, and it seems you know exactly what you're doing as well. Good work.
Thank you :D

[Reaper Man]

Came across this when looking through some of my shots of Berlin, decided to play with the new camera raw b&w/duo tone features. The browns seem really nice and rich on my desktop's screen, but on my laptop they seem very gray, how about you guys?
http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs28/i/2008/159/3/4/Sepia_Square_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Chainsy]

looks sepia to me.

[Con]

looks sepia to me.
.

[Reaper Man]

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs30/i/2008/161/6/7/Empty_Street_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Reaper Man]

D:
http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs31/i/2008/200/6/3/Wetmarket_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs31/i/2008/201/7/3/Wetmarket_II_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs32/i/2008/200/2/0/Night_Taxi_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Holy crap I shoot in portrait a lot.

[Bastinka]

Came across this when looking through some of my shots of Berlin, decided to play with the new camera raw b&w/duo tone features. The browns seem really nice and rich on my desktop's screen, but on my laptop they seem very gray, how about you guys?

lolpic
Wow thats like a block away from where I am atm. Also, the market is nice. Your photography looks a lot nicer than what my eyes see.. lol.

[Reaper Man]

Haha you're near there? I had no idea D:

[Roostervier]

Wow, really nice stuff. :3

[Reaper Man]

Moar.
http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs32/i/2008/203/2/e/Sunset_Rocks_II_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs32/i/2008/203/a/5/Sunset_Rocks_III_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs31/i/2008/203/2/4/Sunset_Rocks_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Reaper Man]

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs32/i/2008/210/b/5/Pokfulam_Boatman_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
Saw this when waiting for the sunset in the shots above.
Also, this.
http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs31/i/2008/210/b/1/Pokfulam_Coastline_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
Wow. I keep making more black & whites <_<
http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs32/i/2008/210/a/d/Sepia_Skies_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Reaper Man]

Augh. Why can't I stop taking black and white photos?

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs31/i/2008/220/3/2/Joey_Black_and_White_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Bastinka]

Augh. Why can't I stop taking black and white photos?

I smell emo.. :eyesroll:

[Corndogman]

Because you can take a picture of anything, turn it black and white, and call it art. its awesome.

Seriously though your B&W pics look really cool.

[Con]

How do you get the dog to sit still? Every time I try to take a picture of my cat he looks around and I get drillcat pictures :|

[Bastinka]

Dogs > Cats. Thats how.

[Con]

Also, have any high res pics for backgrounds?

[Reaper Man]

Also, have any high res pics for backgrounds?
Sure, I can get you any of my photos in high res, just tell me which you'd like.

How do you get the dog to sit still? Every time I try to take a picture of my cat he looks around and I get drillcat pictures :|
My dog's usually crazy, but this time he was sitting there, staring at me while I took photos of a flower, so I decided to take a few shots of him, in his rare moment of calm. lulz.

[Con]

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs32/i/2008/210/a/d/Sepia_Skies_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs23/i/2007/341/c/b/Purple_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs31/i/2008/203/2/4/Sunset_Rocks_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

those in 1280x1024

[ExAm]

already got the purple one from him a while ago
one sec.

E.
http://i35.tinypic.com/vr3ask.jpg

[Reaper Man]

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9328/sepiaskiesoz2.jpg
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9735/sunsetrocksgr0.jpg
Enjoy. If you want them cropped differently, just ask. Also, they're not the sharpest photos, but I did my best with what equipment I have. I need a real tripod (i have a dinky little cheap alloy one) and some better lenses.

[Con]

naaaice, ty. also, could you tell me what I fucked up on with my phot-oz:
http://www.modacity.net/forums/showpost.php?p=288808&postcount=819

[Reaper Man]

Lulz, I commented on them before I checked my thread.

[Reaper Man]

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs36/i/2008/242/c/4/Maroon_Candle_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
An old shot I came across when bored. I decided to experiment with duotones.

[Bastinka]

Too blurry imo.

I've always loved the distinct details on flames, but this one seems kind of.. blurry?

[Reaper Man]

Well, as the temple was dark and somewhat drafty, even a shutter speed of 1/160 was not enough to freeze the movement of the flame. Also, shooting at such a large aperture (f/1.8) bright objects tend to have a kind of halo glow effect.

[ICEE]

I like the blur of the flames tbh. It creates a definite contrast between the amount of detail visible on the candle + it's wick and the flame its self

[Bastinka]

Is there a tut on editing videos to make them look 'sharper'?

[Reaper Man]

Is there a tut on editing videos to make them look 'sharper'?
Not sure. I'm sure you could apply an unsharp mask to video frames within a video editing program (Vegas, Final Cut Pro etc), but that would take quite a while to process.

I don't do videography, so I'm making guesses here.

[Bastinka]

Crap I meant Photos, sorray.

[Reaper Man]

Crap I meant Photos, sorray.
Google is your friend for this, I used books to learn, so I don't have any sites I would recommend.

A quick search came up with this high-pass sharpening technique: http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/sharpen-an-image/photo-sharpening.html

[Reaper Man]

Was going through some event photos I took when piecing together a portfolio, found this:
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/7905/dsc0072io0.jpg

[Con]

Holy crap I shoot in portrait a lot.
.

Looks great though, +rep

[Reaper Man]

Heh, thanks.

[Reaper Man]

http://fc88.deviantart.com/fs36/i/2008/272/f/c/Time_Droplets_II_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc74.deviantart.com/fs36/i/2008/272/e/a/Time_Droplets_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

As I have probably mentioned before, the topic for my IB art coursework is Time, so I decided to take somewhat of a cliche and turn it into a sequence of images. This is a multiple exposure of 4 shots of a droplet (obviously, lol)

How I did it:
http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dropletsetuplu6.jpghttp://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1561/dropletsetuplu6.jpg

[Con]

Very cool, and what's that thing behind the glass with the funky legs? A flash or something?

[Timo]

Awesome. How many shots per second can you take?

Also, It's a flash. Weirdest tripod ever though o_o

[mech]

It's legs resemble that of a ribbed sex toy.


Great photograph though. Do you happen to have higher res versions of that image?

[Reaper Man]

Awesome. How many shots per second can you take?

Also, It's a flash. Weirdest tripod ever though o_o

About 1 or 2, it took a lot of patience, those two photos are multiple exposures.


It's legs resemble that of a ribbed sex toy.


Great photograph though. Do you happen to have higher res versions of that image?

It's not a sex toy :phonegonk:; it's a gorillapod

[Con]

How many tries did it take to get it timed like that?

E: lol, timed >_>

[Reaper Man]

Lots, I don't know, but the series of drops are several photos merged together, i had to wait till I got a drop in the position I needed before I could add it to that comp though, took aaages :saddowns:

[Timo]

Just getting one drop for some of my photos was hard enough, although my system was a bit retarded. Holding a turkey baster over a pot plant holder and dropping, woop woop focus.

[Reaper Man]

Took me about half an hour to get all my equipment set up (was running around school, stealing stuff from the science labs, lul) and to get the exposure right, then about an hour of taking lots of droplet photos. Double period of art.

[Reaper Man]

http://fc63.deviantart.com/fs37/i/2008/282/f/f/Droplets_of_Time_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
This is inspired by my previous works and a suggestion from my art teacher to work with sequences. I attempted to replicate one of my previous photos and continue on with it, but I just couldn't get it right, so I decided to go through all the stress of doing one from scratch.

Five exposures.

[Timo]

Like that one better than the other two, nice job :)

[ExAm]

Is it five photos of one drop stitched together or a photo of a lot of drops?

[Timo]

5 different photos ;)

[Reaper Man]

What Timo said (also, thanks). I didn't move the camera on the tripod, so I don't feel as if I cheated though. :downs:

Also, I did actually have a shot with lots of droplets but it wasn't particularly good.

[Con]

You know what would have been cool? If you had an hour and minute hand that you moved for each shot of a droplet.

[Reaper Man]

Great idea! Too bad I was using a photo of a clock as the background. Maybe if I have the patience to try it again :gonk:

[MMFSdjw]

it is quite good.

[Reaper Man]

While I lack a fancy-schmancy macro lens like Timo has, I managed to get this manually focused and metered photo of a moth on my window with a reverse-mounted lens. I'm quite impressed with the detail it picked up, as I was using a really cheapo lens that came with an old film SLR I have, I would never use this thing as a regular lens, but as a reverse-mount macro lens it performs quite well. :awesome:
http://fc82.deviantart.com/fs35/i/2008/305/8/1/Watching_You_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

The small image doesn't do it justice, 100% crop here
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/4594/epicdetailszu4.jpg

[Hunter]

That's a really nice pic. And that moth looks cool Lol.

[Con]

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6152/watchingyoubyreapermanhiy6.jpg

[Reaper Man]

Woah that's awesome, you managed to do that with the the low res image I uploaded? Or did you download the 50% size version from deviantart? Want the 100% size one?

E: Can't rep you D:

E: Optimized it as best I could without degrading the image, got it down to just under 1mb so I could upload it sanely.
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9720/dsc0025uh8.jpg

[Syuusuke]

loads of images here

I can't see this? There's nothing there!

[MMFSdjw]

only about 1/4 of the image will load for me.

[Syuusuke]

Ah shit I See it now...gotta rremove it from my last post...

There's something in its eye someone remove it!

[Disaster]

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii256/echo216/orly.png
Couldn't resist lul

[Con]

I have a new background. This is awesome, the moth is awesome, reaper is awesome.

[Reaper Man]

Haha awesome, thanks Con.

[Reaper Man]

So I've been experimenting with my Rolleicord. I decided to try scanning in my own shots, after receiving average quality scans from the developer from my first roll of T-Max black and white film. So far I have only scanned in 3 shots, will finish the rest later - it's kinda stressful due to dust everywhere D:.

Behold, my first ever color slide film photo. Taken without a lightmeter - I had to guess the exposure with a table on the back of my Rollei. Unfortunately, I forgot to write down the shot info. All I can tell you is that it was shot on a Rolleicord V with Velvia 100 120 film.

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/7704/jan0901ff3.jpg

[MetKiller Joe]

Looks 90s-ish/sepia-ish. I like it.

[Reaper Man]

Moar photos, etc.

I've been wandering around Hong Kong lately, took some decent shots. I seem to be producing average quality work lately..

http://fc15.deviantart.com/fs41/i/2009/023/5/c/Empty_home_of_the_homeless_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc78.deviantart.com/fs41/i/2009/023/5/c/Streetcar_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc42.deviantart.com/fs41/i/2009/023/d/2/Potted_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[ExAm]

"The new corner office"?

[Reaper Man]

"The new corner office"?
Hey, I didn't write it.. D:

[Syuusuke]

Love em to death like I love you to death

til we part.

Quite inspirational, those photos...

[Reaper Man]

Love em to death like I love you to death

til we part.

Quite inspirational, those photos...
Love you too :-3

Also, thanks.

[SuperSunny]

The Rolleicord is kickass, I'm really loving these shots!

[Reaper Man]

The Rolleicord is kickass, I'm really loving these shots!
Haha, too bad only the photo at the top of the page was taken with my Rollei. The three new b&w shots I posted are digital.

[Con]

Your shots blow me away every time, awesome as usual.

[Reaper Man]

Your shots blow me away every time, awesome as usual.
Heh, thanks brosef

[Reaper Man]

http://fc20.deviantart.com/fs40/i/2009/044/9/d/Solitary_Lunch_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

I was wandering Wan Chai when I came across this guy eating his lunch alone in a patch of sunlight, sorta caught my eye I guess.

Rolleicord V

1/125 at f/5.6

Velvia 50

http://fc67.deviantart.com/fs40/i/2009/044/4/b/Clean_Streets_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Reaper Man]

An unimpressed looking cat, in a village store with a mustache that reminds me of Stalin and a pattern on his head resembling the Hitler's hair. Thus I dub it "DictatorCat" or "HitlerCat," whatever floats your boat.

Pentax SP-II
Kodachrome Gold 200
50mm f/1.4

Dictatorcat for wurld dominashunz
http://fc47.deviantart.com/fs44/i/2009/065/6/8/DictatorCat_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

And, as requested by some of the comments on deviantART: http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/view.aspx?ciid=3595666 loal

[SnaFuBAR]

Wonderful shot you got there. Depth of field is excellent. Kodachrome gold ftw as well. Good stuff.

[Reaper Man]

It's nice film, but I still prefer ma Velvia and Ektachrome. Too bad it's so damn expensive D:

E:
http://fc80.deviantart.com/fs43/i/2009/065/c/c/Start_From_Zero_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
A friend of mine pointed out this little piece of paper somebody had stuck to the window of an abandoned school near Aberdeen, Hong Kong.

Pentax SP-II
Kodachrome Gold 200

[Syuusuke]

Credits: Caption by: ReaperManHK | Picture by: Ivan Feign

...

[ExAm]

PROTIP: Ivan = Reaper Man

[Syuusuke]

I know. I'm all "..." because I want to know why he used his alias/real name isntead of both real or both aliased D:

[SnaFuBAR]

I do believe that cat serves well as my new avatar.

[Reaper Man]

I know. I'm all "..." because I want to know why he used his alias/real name isntead of both real or both aliased D:
Because I use my real name for my photographs, y'know.. so people will actually know who I am D:

Also, thanks Snaf, loal

[Reaper Man]

Self portrait originally taken for the art project of a friend of mine, I just really love this photo.
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2898/selfportraitr.jpg

[TeeKup]

STOP HIDING.

[BobtheGreatII]

STOP HIDING.

This post made my day. :lol:

[kayanat]

Pricing for Photography Shoot, out doors, 1hr +, I have good skills but only a tripod and a camera? How much? I have had photography classes, and I have done photography assignments in the past, nothing big. This is going to be about an hour or so of photography for a renewal of vows/wedding ceremony. How much should I charge?

[Reaper Man]

Pricing for Photography Shoot, out doors, 1hr +, I have good skills but only a tripod and a camera? How much? I have had photography classes, and I have done photography assignments in the past, nothing big. This is going to be about an hour or so of photography for a renewal of vows/wedding ceremony. How much should I charge?
Uh, I'm not sure exactly. Firstly, define "good skills" secondly, charge based upon your level of experience. I feel I'm quite inexperienced (~2.5 years of experience) so I don't charge very much. Thirdly, transport times and costs, consider getting these covered.

Additionally, for an event like that, you will almost definitely need more than a camera and a tripod. In fact, you shouldn't be tethered to a tripod for an event shoot, unless you're doing some formal group shots. You'll most likely need a flashgun and a couple fast lenses. You may need to rent equipment, consider that too.

To be honest, the best thing to do would be to discuss it with the people you'll be shooting for.

[Reaper Man]

A photo from a series I was commissioned to take for school. It's a promotional photo for "Cultural Evening"
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1659/culturalfaceweb.jpg
It was turned into a massive banner :awesome:

Also, just a cool snapshot I took looking down into my Rolleicord.
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6309/rolleitop.jpg

[Reaper Man]

A soprano saxophonist, 'Nam vet playing at the riverfront in Savannah, Georgia.
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs45/i/2009/118/0/a/Savannah_Saxophonist_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
Snaf will look like this when he's older.

[skz333]

mb only post hi res images of superior quality ,.mb i am in the wrong topic

[Reaper Man]

...what? What are you talking about? Here's a high res version if you must see it. http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs45/f/2009/118/d/f/Savannah_Saxophonist_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Syuusuke]

What are you doing in Amedeeca?

[Reaper Man]

I was visiting SCAD.

[Reaper Man]

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs43/i/2009/122/8/6/Distracted_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

This woman was wearing a garishly colored headdress as part of what she told me was an Easter tradition in New York city, where people would make and wear strange hats. I asked her if I could take her photo, and she agreed. I took several, but they were posed shots of her smiling, then she was distracted by something and completely changed her composure to this strange look, which I captured.

What is she thinking? Why is she making that face? Is it disdain? Smugness or simply boredom due to me taking several photos of her?

Maybe she's just Mech :mech:

[Con]

That smilie sums it up perfectly

[Reaper Man]

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/131/5/6/Night_Drummer_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

While wandering the streets at night in New York, I came across this junk drummer, I had to grab a shot, too bad it was real dark, so I had to really bump up the ISO. Ah well, in attempting to correct the color cast of the streetlights, I ended up with these nice muted colors.

I regret not shooting this in RAW, would've had better detail/resolution to counteract the graininess.

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs44/i/2009/131/d/c/Central_Park_Sunbather_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

I love it when I come across strange moments like this. A guy with a massive beard, baby stroller full of toys, a balloon, and other strange junk, just lying on a rock in the sun in Central Park, New York. It was such a cold, windy day, yet he seemed to be enjoying himself.

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs42/i/2009/131/0/5/Savannah_Saxaphonist_II_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Yet another Savannah Saxophonist, this time a tenor sax player.

[Stormwing]

hmm next time i go to hk or something im gonna need some photo lessons :allears:

[Syuusuke]

Whoa my dude you're visiting NY? We should hang out mon.

[Reaper Man]

Whoa my dude you're visiting NY? We should hang out mon.
..The hell, you live in New York? I was there a couple weeks ago, goddammit. D:

hmm next time i go to hk or something im gonna need some photo lessons :allears:
I'll be living in the states this August, bro.

[Syuusuke]

..The hell, you live in New York? I was there a couple weeks ago, goddammit. D:



Goddamnit.

[Reaper Man]

I'll probably be going up to Boston for thanksgiving, if I get a chance to visit my friend going to SVA, then I'll come down to New York :iamafag:

[Timo]

Nice photos man :) Should try out portrait photogrpahy one of these days.

[Reaper Man]

Thanks man. Haven't you been taking portraits? I swear I saw a few you took with your 100mm lens..

[Timo]

Oh I did with a couple of my cousins, but I guess i'm generally not too keen on getting out there and getting a camera in random people's faces :F

[Reaper Man]

Oh I did with a couple of my cousins, but I guess i'm generally not too keen on getting out there and getting a camera in random people's faces :F
I know what you mean, I only recently got over that. I find, if you wanna do street photography, a good way to practice is to take photos of street performers. You give them a little change, then take their photo, so you feel a little less guilty about getting in their face with a camera, and you don't feel as bad getting a little closer, because for portraits like that, the closer you can get is usually better.

[Reaper Man]

Meh, some stuff. I haven't gotten my latest roll of film developed yet, which I reckon should have more interesting shots on it than these digital ones.
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs42/i/2009/146/9/4/The_Drum_Man_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs44/i/2009/146/b/2/Basket_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs42/i/2009/146/2/9/Golden_Leaves_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs43/i/2009/146/0/e/Prayer_Candles_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Con]

What are they up to with those candles?

[Reaper Man]

They're prayer candles. I took it during the Bun Festival on Cheung Chau Island. Basically, the're celebrating how they overcame famine with these buns (I forget how they got them... lol) and they're giving thanks to the gods.

[InnerGoat]

nice shots man

[Joshflighter]

The beauty of high def makes them stunning!

[Reaper Man]

High def? Eh?

[Timo]

As in you didn't take your laptop around taking webcam photos. Nice shots, man :-)

[Reaper Man]

Haha, thanks. Screw laptops, I've got my new D300 to lug around now. It's a beast.

[Reaper Man]

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs49/i/2009/156/d/3/First_Encounter_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

This tiny praying mantis, must've been an inch long, was crawling up my arm when I noticed it as I walked into my house. I tried to take a photo of it, but then it jumped onto my camera. I got a piece of paper then placed it on the floor near a window. I'd forgotten to switch from spot metering, so I accidentally exposed for the paper, giving me this silhouette.

A little after taking this shot, it jumped onto my face http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif I got it outside though, where I left it on a plant.

Reverse-mounted 50mm f/1.8

[Reaper Man]

So, I just got back from Beijing yesterday. Here's some photos. Bleh.
http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/172/1/5/Decisions__Decisions____by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/172/a/0/Shadows_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/172/9/c/Idle_Time_II_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/172/d/f/Idle_Time_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

All taken with my D80 because my parents wouldn't let me bring my brand-spanking-new D300 with me. I wish I did, I missed many opportunities where the high ISO capabilities of my D300 would've come in handy. Ah well, to be a photographer is to work within your limitations.

Also, I can't seem to shake the habit of shooting in portrait, weird. Ah well.

[Syuusuke]

cool shots

[Reaper Man]

Thanks dude.

[Timo]

As I said on dA, last one is the best. Shame there's a bit of camera shake in there though :[

[Reaper Man]

As I said on dA, last one is the best. Shame there's a bit of camera shake in there though :[
Yeah I know D: I guess you can't win em all. Thanks man.

Also, don't you think our threads should have different names, lol, Timo/Reaper's photography.

[Timo]

What's that? :3

[Reaper Man]

:iamafag: Thanks bro

[Reaper Man]

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/174/d/9/Outdoor_Contemplation_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

I spotted this guy sitting thoughtfully on the curb, sorta just caught my eye. Nobody seems to even notice that he's just sitting there alone.

http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs47/i/2009/174/6/7/Crosstown_Traffic_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs49/i/2009/174/8/6/Wheels_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs47/i/2009/174/a/6/Three_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Wow, weirdly my last three photos have focused on the number three. I just noticed that... Weird, haha.

[Syuusuke]

MMh b&w

[Reaper Man]

So I finally got a roll of Ilford Delta 100 that I shot on my Rolleicord V, several months ago, scanned. Here's some of the results. Keep in mind that the Rolleicord V is purely mechanical, all exposures were estimated with the help of a table on the back of the camera. I need a lightmeter, goddamn :P.

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs49/i/2009/196/e/5/Abandoned_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
This man was sitting on his suitcase when I first set out to take photos. He seemed to be looking for somebody. Three hours later, he was still there, looking quite depressed and being ignored by passers by.

Who was he waiting for? Why does he have a suitcase? Did they ever show up?

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs49/i/2009/196/b/8/Street_Portraiture_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Here is the result of me gathering the courage to ask somebody to take their photo. Before this, I had never had the courage to ask somebody on the street. This Sikh man had really interesting eyes, made me wish I had some slide film with me, and a lightmeter. As with all photos taken on my Rolleicord, I had to guess the exposure.

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs48/i/2009/196/7/7/Sikhs_in_the_Sun_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs47/i/2009/196/5/3/Erhu_for_a_Living_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/196/2/b/Here_be_Lions__Dancing_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/196/a/0/Garbage_on_Wheels_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs49/i/2009/196/8/c/Do_get_in_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs47/i/2009/196/6/1/Day_in_the_Park_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[MetKiller Joe]

Could I get the odds of those pictures after the portrait in hi-res. They'd make fine wallpapers.

[Reaper Man]

If you go to my deviantART (http://reapermanhk.deviantart.com) and hit download on the images, you can get 1936x1936 versions. If you want them higher res, let me know.

[Reaper Man]

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/216/b/6/Kite_Man_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
This old man sits at Silvermine Beach, Mui Wo, Hong Kong every day to fly his kites. Even when there's no wind, he'll be at the beach, waiting.

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs48/i/2009/216/3/c/Anything_for_my_Next_Fix_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/216/1/d/Dog_in_the_Arcade_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
I was wandering the main village area in Mui Wo, when I came across this dog poking his head out of the arcade, looking quite confused and had to take a shot.

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/216/8/9/Star_Ferries_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs48/i/2009/216/f/e/Harmonica_Player_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
This harmonica player was sitting in a patch of sunlight streaming through a grungy window in Central, Hong Kong. I wish I had exposed it slightly better, but I guess it's acceptable.

All of these were taken with my Pentax Spotmatic II on Velvia 100 film.

[Syuusuke]

Makes me warm and fuzzy in my tummy,

[ThePlague]

The dog one makes me sad.

[Reaper Man]

Why? He's just confused. I kept whistling at him to make him look up, all he wanted was some attention, and when I didn't give him any he got confused like that lol.

[Reaper Man]

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs48/i/2009/222/b/b/C__est_un_idiot_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

I wish I'd got the front of these two, but I was too late. Their shirts had a picture of an ass (donkey) on the front.

Gotta love it when people wear shirts that they clearly don't know the meaning to.

Ils sont idiots.

Beijing.

[Syuusuke]

What if they did know what it meant but wanted to wear it anyway.

[Reaper Man]

Hey, don't go ruining my fun :saddowns:

[Reaper Man]

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs27/i/2009/239/6/8/Don__t_Look_at_Me_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

An old photo I took back in January I stumbled across. Just thought it looked a bit funny. The pigeon isn't actually hiding its face, it's just preening itself, haha.

Rolleicord V
Velvia 50

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs28/i/2009/239/8/b/Sunbathing_Pigeons_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Yet another old photo I took, I found this strange area of Causeway Bay where pigeons seem to enjoy sitting on the sun drenched tarmac of the road, I guess it was warm?

Rolleicord V
Velvia 50

[Reaper Man]

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs51/i/2009/268/c/e/Street_Corner_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Savannah, GA. Gotta love the golden late afternoon light.

[UnevenElefant5]

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/216/1/d/Dog_in_the_Arcade_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
I was wandering the main village area in Mui Wo, when I came across this dog poking his head out of the arcade, looking quite confused and had to take a shot.
Go back and adopt this dog. It makes me so sad :gonk:

[Reaper Man]

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs51/i/2009/269/0/3/The_View_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs50/i/2009/269/f/e/Boots_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Reaper Man]

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs50/i/2009/270/4/2/River_Street_Depression_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

That looks really good, btw, is that a homeless guy???

[Reaper Man]

I'm not sure.

[Reaper Man]

Shot for a color theory project on complementary and discordant colors
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9991/redgreen.jpg

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7710/orangepurple.jpg
Art school is awesome.

[Reaper Man]

http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs51/i/2009/285/d/7/Beer_on_River_Street_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs50/i/2009/285/6/b/Look_Daddy_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Reaper Man]

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs51/i/2009/290/2/0/__I_can_play_actual_songs___by_ReaperManHK.jpg

This guy is down at River Street, Savannah almost every day, playing his trumpet. Mostly he musically teases people by playing cheeky tunes - for example that stereotypical Egyptian tune if somebody with a darker complexion walks by.

He pulled me over when he saw me walking around with my Rolleicord, and we talked for a while - at least a good 20 minutes or so. I then accused him of never playing any tunes all the way through to which he responded by grabbing his trumpet and playing me a song.

I just had to photograph him, but it was getting dark to use ASA100 film so I had to use my D300 instead of my Rollei, oh well.

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs51/i/2009/290/4/c/Cart_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

These horse-drawn carts are a common means of showing tourists around Savannah, they cause no end of problems with traffic, and the horses cause the street corners to smell quite literally like a horse's ass. I don't see what she's so happy about, maybe her horse left a particularly nasty one at a corner somewhere and she's boasting about it.

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs50/i/2009/290/a/2/Women_Smoking_Cigars_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

These two women are two more interesting people I met simply because I was carrying around my Rolleicord. How often do you see two women sitting on the street smoking cigars? So after having an interesting conversation with them, I just had to take their photograph. I took some shots on my Rollei too, but as of yet they haven't been developed.

[SnaFuBAR]

The first one would've done better with a much more shallow depth of field, with either the hand, face or instrument being the primary focus. You have it going already, but more exaggerated would've been better.

Second one could definitely do with some different framing or positioning on your part. Not totally in your control but, those are the circumstances.

Third is a nice casual portrait. Too bad the backdrop is so light, it would've been nice to capture the smoke a little better.

[Reaper Man]

Thanks for the crit, Snaf. I appreciate it.

Here's another shot I took of that trumpet player
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/12/ivn6280.jpg

Also, the uncropped version of the horse-drawn cart, is it better this way?
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/120/uncropped.jpg

[ThePlague]

I like it better because it has more depth of field.

[Reaper Man]

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs50/i/2009/292/b/b/Sketchy_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

A sketchy part of Savannah that I wandered into, then got the hell out of.

[Con]

I like it better because it has more depth of field.
me too

[ODX]

I like the first shot of the trumpet man better because it kind of had the guy leaning away from the camera, showing power being used in his notes, and there was just a little view of the reflection in the end that you could see there was a sidewalk with someone walking on it. Second shot just looks too blurry in the parts not focused in on.

[Reaper Man]

Hm, interesting, I never really though about why I think the first shot works, I see what you're getting at really, but I never really considered the implications of the shot. I guess I sorta follow what Ansel Adams said: "There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."

Anyway, the second one of the trumpet player was more of an experiment, I just wanted to give it a go.

[Con]

For me, having his aged hands in focus tells a story that the second one doesn't

[paladin]

For me, having his aged hands in focus tells a story that the second one doesn't

I agree.

[SuperSunny]

How's the photo department of Savannah?

Your work is excellent so far. Try pushing yourself in the tonal qualities of B&W. The results can be incredible, as long as realistic limitations are set up.

[Reaper Man]

How's the photo department of Savannah?

Your work is excellent so far. Try pushing yourself in the tonal qualities of B&W. The results can be incredible, as long as realistic limitations are set up.
The photo department here is pretty badass, too bad I wont have access to it until next quarter :smith: (all current photos have nothing to do with SCAD whatsoever)

Also, by tonal qualities, do you mean photographing stuff that focuses on tones and contrast, rather than content?

Like this photo? (I didn't take this)
http://blog.epicedits.com/wp-content/uploads/pict5734-470.jpg

It could be interesting, I just don't really think that way, I guess I could give it a try, I need a break from street photography.

[Reaper Man]

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs50/i/2009/327/9/c/Boston_Rain_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Just as I stepped out onto the street from the camera store I was in, it started raining, this woman rushed to cover herself with her jacket.

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs50/i/2009/327/2/6/Look_Both_Ways_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
A woman crosses the street without looking.

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs50/i/2009/327/d/4/Opposite_Directions_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs51/i/2009/327/7/f/Empty_Street_in_the_Hub_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Boston is supposedly "The Hub" and yet here is an almost empty street in the middle of the city

[MetKiller Joe]

Awesome pics; last one has some odd tension, which is cool.

Why are you in Boston?

[Reaper Man]

Thanks man. I'm in Boston for thanksgiving - my aunt and cousins live up here.

[Con]

You must spend a lot of time out on the street to come across all these situiations, reaper.

[Reaper Man]

You must spend a lot of time out on the street to come across all these situiations, reaper.
Yup, I deliberately get lost in the city with my camera, it's a lot of fun.

[Huero]

The photo with the woman in the awesome coat would be so much cooler without the guy behind her :C
Still, I idolize you.
e: is it just me, or is the photo with the woman crossing the street not actually focused on the woman?

[Reaper Man]

Yeah, I know, I wish he wasn't in the background either. And yeah, the woman crossing the street is out of focus, I forgot to stop down - iirc that was shot at f/1.8

Anyway, thanks man.

[LlamaMaster]

Why the grayscale? It is extremely cliche IMO.

Edit: Disregard; I looked further up.

[Siliconmaster]

Why the grayscale? It is extremely cliche IMO.

Edit: Disregard; I looked further up.

B&W may seem cliche, but I find that it gives a focus on texture and lighting that is often lost in color photographs.

I like the first picture, Reaper, of the woman under the coat. I think it's the expression you caught, a slight smile. I like smiles.

[Reaper Man]

Why the grayscale? It is extremely cliche IMO.

Edit: Disregard; I looked further up.
Black and white is considered cliche, because it is overdone, badly, by many people. I shoot in black and white, because I find, for street photography, that most shots are visually overwhelming in color. In black and white, one focuses more on the subject matter.

E: Also what Siliconmaster said.

Here, compare these two, personally I prefer the black and white because of the slight overexposure - she's black (yes, literally too, but that's not what I mean) against the white background, so she really pops out. But obviously which you prefer is subjective.
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/824/color1y.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs50/i/2009/327/9/c/Boston_Rain_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Siliconmaster]

Oh, wow. I didn't realize how much grayscale actually contributed until I saw those two images. I mean, I knew the theory, but seeing it in action is really interesting.

[Reaper Man]

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs51/i/2009/334/f/2/Something__s_Afoot_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs50/i/2009/334/1/9/Koreatown_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs50/i/2009/334/c/6/Sunlit_Crossing_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs51/i/2009/334/a/a/Crosswalk_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs51/i/2009/334/3/7/Unimpressed_Parents_and_a_Hat_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Look at these people and how unimpressed they are with me photographing their daughter's hat. Shame about the shoulder on the right. But look at that hat, just look at it, how could I not take a picture?

[Con]

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs50/i/2009/334/c/6/Sunlit_Crossing_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

I really like this one for the reason that it somehow makes them all look silly, like a bunch of dumb chickens standing on the corner.



Look at these people and how unimpressed they are with me photographing their daughter's hat. Shame about the shoulder on the right. But look at that hat, just look at it, how could I not take a picture?
Did they say anything to you?

[Reaper Man]

I really like this one for the reason that it somehow makes them all look silly, like a bunch of dumb chickens standing on the corner.


Did they say anything to you?
Thanks man. And nope, they didn't say anything, I just kinda glanced at them, as some sorta acknowledgment, and continued walking, as I always do lol. I haven't been confronted by anybody on the street yet, because I'm mindful of who I shoot.

[Cortexian]

Thanks man. And nope, they didn't say anything, I just kinda glanced at them, as some sorta acknowledgment, and continued walking, as I always do lol. I haven't been confronted by anybody on the street yet, because I'm mindful of who I shoot.
Just go to Detroit because no one really minds who you shoot in Detroit, and most people just look the other way!

Wait are we talking about the same thing?

[Siliconmaster]

Just go to Detroit because no one really minds who you shoot in Detroit, and most people just look the other way!

Wait are we talking about the same thing?

:golfclap: :facepalm:

[Corndogman]

You'll never be a real photographer until you get a shot of a large black man and four of his buddies all with confused expressions, the biggest of them in a stance like he's about to charge at you.

[Reaper Man]

You'll never be a real photographer until you get a shot of a large black man and four of his buddies all with confused expressions, the biggest of them in a stance like he's about to charge at you.
:smith:

[Reaper Man]

Welp, this is my friend Emily, a fellow photo major at SCAD, she's promised to teach me to shoot models, because I currently feel very uncomfortable directing shots. This one, is actually somewhat candid, because she posed and challenged me to tell her what to do, instead I joked around and got this look from her. I think it describes her pretty well.
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8807/emilyf.jpg

[Cortexian]

Have you done a nude photography course?

I "demoed" a class where they showed off a whole bunch of different photography, drawing, and 3D modeling classes at a college. It was a four day thing, and on the third day they had a 3-4 hour long nude photography session where we took turns coordinating the model and all shooting simultaneously.

It pretty much got rid of all my inhibitions about asking people for photos or poses and such. However I'm pretty sure the model we were shooting was fairly intimidated by the 30+ teenagers with DSLR's surrounding her and giving orders, heh. You should try one :)

[Reaper Man]

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2009/343/d/5/Cold_Winter_Day_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
Well, I finally caved and started using Lightroom, messing around with split toning.

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2009/343/0/3/Running_with_a_Pink_Bunny_by_ReaperManHK.jpg
Testing out the 70-200 f/2.8 I rented. My god I love this lens. Also, look at that bunny backpack, look how pink it is, goddamn.

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2009/343/7/b/Windows_are_Overrated_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Windows is overrated, here is your typical mac user. (Oh just feel the terrible pun, that's right, there's no escape, it's too late - you read it already.)

Shut up, I was just looking for an excuse to try out this 70-200 f/2.8 that I rented, and I saw this guy.

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2009/343/d/6/Play_Ground_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Doesn't look like much of a play ground to me. (That's probably because it's to the left, Reaper you idiot.)

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2009/343/6/8/Walking_With_a_Flare_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

This shot was an interesting fluke. My 50mm f/1.8 is very susceptible to flare, so because of the late afternoon sun just of the frame, there was this huge lens flare that this man just wandered into. Initially, I had only wanted to have his face obscured by the branch, just for fun, but then I noticed after the shot that he was encompassed by lens flare.

[Timo]

Sharpness, argh. How are you liking lightroom?

[Reaper Man]

Sharpness, argh. How are you liking lightroom?
I really like it, now that I've started organizing things into much smaller catalogs, things are running much more smoothly. I still wish they would integrate GPU acceleration.

[Reaper Man]

Here is, or will be photos from a photo essay I am working on for my final project in black and white tecnique. I'm limited to 10 prints, so I hope to tell James' story in 10 photos.

James plays the saxophone on River Street and in the squares of Savannah after quitting the restaurant business. He hopes to make his way as a musician.

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/055/6/2/James_at_Home_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Note: this is a straight negative scan, not a final print. The final print will be better.

James lives by choice in a tent in his sister's backyard. He says that his sister's kids are too loud early in the morning and always woke him up when he stayed in the guest room.

More to come.. I have to make more prints and take more photos.

[Syuusuke]

You're an inspiration and motivation you know that.

[Reaper Man]

You're an inspiration and motivation you know that.
Wow, thanks man.

[Syuusuke]

Then again it might just be the 70-200 f/2.8 lens =D

[Reaper Man]

D:

That photo I just posted was taken with a 50mm f/1.4 Super-Multicoated Takumar on a Pentax Spotmatic II on Ilford HP5+ 400 film, no 70-200 f/2.8 here buddy.

[Reaper Man]

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/055/a/7/James_at_Home_II_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Yet another photo of james, probably not going to be using it in my final photo essay, as I aim to do the whole thing on film (it's for my black and white technique class at SCAD) but I hope to use a similar shot I have yet to scan in. I took this as a proof shot before using my 35mm SLR. (Plus, the focusing in this shot isn't all that great)

James practices learns a new song every day and reviews his music in the mornings, during his lunch break (when I took this) and in the evening. Sometimes when it's late at night, he'll not actually play, but simply practice the finger motions for the piece he's learning.

[Reaper Man]

My First Photo Essay

After many weeks of shooting and over 30 hours in the darkroom (in one week!) I have completed my black & white technique final project at SCAD. I decided to make a photo essay about a saxophonist I met during my usual wanderings about Savannah.

James Rinalducci

Saxophonist James Rinalducci wails his tunes down on River Street and in the squares of Savannah, Georgia.

After visiting Savannah for the annual Jazz Festival, James fell in love with the city and quit the restaurant business in which he worked for 25 years to make it as a musician. James promptly moved to Savannah, where he moved in with his sister, her husband, kids and their pit-bull, Castle. Interestingly, James lives in a tent in his sister’s backyard, rather than indoors. This works for James, as he says his sister’s children can be quite rowdy early in the morning, and would wake him up if he were to stay inside.

James began playing the saxophone at age 12 and stopped at age 14, when he got switched over to the tuba by his high school band director. He didn't pick up the instrument again until age 35 and hopes to never stop playing again. James plays a Conn 1928 Gold Lacquered Portrait Lady that he has fondly christened “Gilda,” after the 1946 movie starring Rita Hayworth.

James is exponentially expanding his musical repertoire, learning new tunes every week. Alongside playing tunes and improvising, he composes music based on conversations he hears and transfers their tonality into music. His conversational compositions possess a unique, flowing sound that can have short, abrupt notes alongside drawn out tones, like phrases and exclamations in conversation.

Every day, after playing in the morning, James frequents various cafés around the city to refuel and update his journal. In this journal James records his day, his earnings, people he meets and tunes he has learned or wants to learn. It is also a to-do list, the success of which varies.

After coffee, James plays until the evening then returns home and practices, composes and relaxes after a long day of playing on the street.

If ever you find yourself on River Street, in Chippewa or Reynold’s Square, keep an eye and an ear out for James and Gilda. He tells me he plays in Reynold’s Square because he can see his ultimate performing destination – the Lucas Theatre, so keep an eye out for him there too.

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/068/8/2/Playing_In_Chippewa_Square_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/068/9/8/James_Rinalducci_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/068/5/4/Tent_Bedroom_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/068/5/b/Playing_With_Castle_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/068/6/e/Living_Room_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/068/b/f/Workspace_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/068/1/4/To_Do_List_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/068/0/a/Gilda_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/068/8/2/Composition_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/068/7/e/End_of_a_Long_Day_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

Technical Stuff
All of these are silver gelatin prints, taken with Ilford HP5+ on Pentax Spotmatic II (with a 50mm f/1.4) or my new baby, a Nikon F3 (with a 50mm f/2 or 28mm f/3.5)

[InnerGoat]

bump for more photo essays

[Reaper Man]

I'm actually working on one right now.

Here's a preview:

He goes by the name River. Living nowhere and sleeping in bushes, River has been on the streets since he was 13. After 15 years of wandering from his home state of Rhode Island, River made his way to Savannah, Georgia –for now. I met River in Forsyth Park when he tried to sell me weed. As usual, I was wandering the city with a camera, when I heard a “hey, that kid looks like he smokes pot.” For those that don’t know me, I have scruffy long black hair, so I suppose I fit the demographic. I just laughed and was about to carry on my way when River motioned for me to come join him.

[Con]

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9761/yougonnagetraped.jpg

[InnerGoat]

Wow, rude

[flibitijibibo]

lol'd at Con's post. The story does sound really interesting though.

I have no idea how I missed the saxophonist story, but I just read/saw it. Listing things as I read it again:
- Oh dears, I was one of those directors that had students switch instruments... but in fairness, they were always better on the new one.
- That Portrait Lady is probably worth half of Savannah! Where in God's name did he get it??
- I think my brief career in jazz was a million times slower. I probably learned like, 1 new song per gig, maybe. That ability to learn so much (chord changes, ahhhhhhhhhh) in a brief period of time is admirable.
- Those compositions alone could put him on the map. Has he ever considered publishing them?
- lol'd at the "Didn't do any of these." My Outlook calendar would have that on entire months at a time.
- Lot of sus. 4's in there...

I'm definitely looking for him if I ever stop around there. Great essay!

[Reaper Man]

Haven't taken a photo I've liked in a long time. I have a bunch of darkroom prints that I love that I need to scan, but here's a digital shot that I actually like, so.

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/150/6/1/Looking_Down_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Syuusuke]

Wow that's pretty fucking cool.

I mean I kinda hate how confused I got at first glance, but if a photo requires a second glance it's a good shot.

When you ask to take portrait shots of people, do you usually tell them to do something specific ("turn/tilt/twist your head", "look past my ear", "blow smoke in my face", "show your tits")?

[Reaper Man]

Nope, in fact they usually ask me what they should do. I just tell them to relax, and just talk to them about whatever, taking photos so they get used to it, until they let their guard down. That's when the real portraiture begins.

I'm all about depicting people as they are; though I appreciate fashion photography/glamor portraiture, it's too commercial and fake for my liking.

Tl; dr, I'm a photojournalistic photographer.

[Futzy]

fan-didly-tastic

[Reaper Man]

Infrared Photography

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/219/e/a/Riverscape_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/219/6/2/Infrared_Flare_by_ReaperManHK.jpg

[Crackers]

Really beautiful, though the red from the heat does seem overwhelming.

[Reaper Man]

It was taken on the hottest day this summer in Hong Kong, the sky was overcast, trapped all the IR light.

[Timo]

Wish it didn't cost an arm and a leg to remove the IR filter on Canon sensors :c

[Reaper Man]

I didn't remove the filter, I just put one on the lens... It means the exposure time is crazy long, but it still works.