Lewis Gething Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) My Nephew Very nice catch lights in the eyes, and his face is lit really nicely. Did you use a reflector for this? Edited November 5, 2012 by streetrials24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Hat causing shadows though, only negative part... Pics from wedding to follow, though I'm not overly happy with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Very nice catch lights in the eyes, and his face is lit really nicely. Did you use a reflector for this? No reflector and the sun was high and harsh. I Messed with it a bit with the dodge tool and softened the edges of the shadows a bit. You can probably see where I have bodged it a bit as he had food all over his chin and around his mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil270183 Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Yer talking to strangers isn't a problem, I know most of the homeless people in my area anyway just from being out an about at lot at night and stopping to give them coins/malteasers etc. More the moral thing I was curious about, as literally while I was taking a photo of that guy in my initial post a lady stopped to puke her opinions on me about how I was taking advantage of his situation. I once had a photography teacher who was dead set against me taking photos of the homeless as well. Thing is, I regularly talk to these guys, help them out in any way I can and generally treat them as people. While this suited up lady in her expensive watch would have walked past him without blinking an eye if I hadn't been there, and didn't even acknowledge his presence as she talked about him to me. She can do one basically. Said it yourself there, without taken photographs then no one homeless is being brought to the attention of the public. Used in the correct way, photos of homeless isn't taking advantage. People not realise what it's like etc and you can help show that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 More the moral thing I was curious about, as literally while I was taking a photo of that guy in my initial post a lady stopped to puke her opinions on me about how I was taking advantage of his situation. It's a tricky one. In Asia I saw lots of well-dressed tourists stopping to take pictures of the begging kids, and it disgusted me in a way, because they were seeing it as some quaint little curiosity. You'd see a couple of bemused little kids and this wall of tourists clambering over each other to get a snap. How many of them bothered to give the kid a bit of food or money? Not many. Likewise at the sulphur mine I photographed, lots of tourists who'd paid $50 to tour guides (who gave nothing to the miners) got in the way of the locals as they tried to work, stopped them in their work so they could take a photo and just laughed and said "Whatever mate!" when the guys gestured for something in return. Once I'd got to know these guys (I was there for a week) and particularly once I'd camped overnight in their primative, freezing little hut, they were happy to have me around. I got through 14 packs of cigarettes and I don't even smoke!! I made sure they were all happy and they knew that I had a genuine interest. So I think this is the difference, and will make for a better project. It was good for me when I was sat with the miners as they laughed at other tourists. If you get to know the homeless guys, sit with them, help them out now and again, then I don't think there is a moral issue. But even if you didn't know them, etc, part of me wants to say that this stuff should always be covered. We're filmed a thousand times a day by CCTV cameras, but for some reason people get all upset if a real person is holding the camera. I'm sure you've seen Indecline and Bum Fights. If you ask me, they cross the line because they're actively interfering, not just covering, what they see. There are so many projects you could do with the homeless - I think a good one would be to commit to a week in a city, just take a little camera and see if you could really get inside their world. Or ask one of the guys you know if you can spend a week with them. On the subject, this is worth watching if you haven't already... http://www.geekwire.com/2012/seattles-creepy-cameraman-pushes-limits-public-surveillance/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Just got myself an old DSLR to have a play with. Who knows, if I like it, I may upgrade to something a bit newer in the future. I got an Olympus E-510, came with 2 lenses, filters, bag etc. And paid next to nothing for it Any tips for beginners would be grand (A) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Just got myself an old DSLR to have a play with. Who knows, if I like it, I may upgrade to something a bit newer in the future. I got an Olympus E-510, came with 2 lenses, filters, bag etc. And paid next to nothing for it Any tips for beginners would be grand (A) Sub to this channel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Quinn Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 It's a tricky one. Yer I see what you mean, I experienced similair things in South America, and even on the streets of London when you see tourists just obtrusively taking photos of the homeless with no regard to them. I guess, as you say, it just depends how you go about it. By the point that I ask to take their photo I'd like to think that they're comfortable enough and know me well enough to decline without feeling obligated because I've given them money. I've always got my camera in hand so a lot of the time they start asking about it before I ever even bring it up and it just happens naturally. I live pretty much bang in the middle of central london and walk around a lot at night so see them all regularly. What you were saying about if I didn't know them though, I'm not sure if I agree with. CCTV is a bit different to a real person with a camera, people who are temporarily homeless may not want that photo floating about on the internet for example, so you need to at least speak to them to be aware of that. Originally started talking to them mainly for writing purposes, this tune for example. I've always been interested in the homeless and how fragile city life can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Early x-mas present to myself is on it's way! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Anyone got an AF-D 50mm 1.8 Nikon they want rid of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoozie Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Just a few more from me. Abandoned chapel at a former school for boys. Any feedback would be great, got more photos on my Flickr too, feel free to add me as a contact. http://www.flickr.co...os/stuarthomas/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Just a few more from me. Abandoned chapel at a former school for boys Any feedback would be great, got more photos on my Flickr too, feel free to add me as a contact. http://www.flickr.co...os/stuarthomas/ Damn it, why is there no cool places like this by me? nice bit of HDR though, not over done like a lot of people tend to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Tilt-Shift Test by Not Miserable, on Flickr Tilt-Shift Test by Not Miserable, on Flickr First play about with a tilt-shift lens! Got a bit to learn and play about with it when the sun is out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Someone's just inherited a shit loada money or won the lottery... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 They're not that expensive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) If you are talking about me, have a look on ebay. I buy almost all my kit second hand. ...and on the money side, I've got a job I hate but pays reasonable well so I spend my earnings on stuff that might fill that empty void Edited November 14, 2012 by AndrewEH1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Decent zoom lens, f2.8, Nikon fit. Not much money. Do those two sentences go together? Currently looking at Nikon ED 80-200mm 2.8, though they're fairly old. Any other suggestions? I really don't have £1,000+ to be spending on one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil270183 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Autumn pre-weddings, love the colours 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Decent zoom lens, f2.8, Nikon fit. Not much money. Do those two sentences go together? Currently looking at Nikon ED 80-200mm 2.8, though they're fairly old. Any other suggestions? I really don't have £1,000+ to be spending on one. Check this out... http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/80-200mm-history.htm You might find an older one cheapish. Unfortunately the 70-200 VRs are always the best part of a grand, although worth it. How about the Tamron? http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/tamron_70-200_2p8_c16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 The Tamron is apparently quite slow and from another review I read, not great in the dark - I'd be using this for weddings so both those cons kinda count that one out I'm afraid. Yeah the 1997 onwards AF-D Nikon is the one I've been looking at - seems reasonably priced on eBay. I'd love a better one but at the moment my budget doesn't allow Perhaps I'll just stick with what I have (£500 70-300mm 4.5-5.6) and save up. I like this lens, it's just a shame it's not f2.8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil270183 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Get a 100mm or 135mm f2. Not sure if nikon do anything like this. I've got a 70-200 but thinking of switching to the 135mm prime. Have to move around more but much lighter and sharper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezmtber Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 i am using this samsung camera http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/camera-camcorder/cameras/compact/EC-ST66ZZBPBGB is there any big issues anyone knows of with this camera, or limitations i will have ? cheers for advise in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Depends what you mean by limitations... It's a point-and-click so will have quite a few limitations compared to a dSLR... DrEvil - I'm gonna look into fixed length ones then, not a bad idea actually and something I hadn't considered above 50mm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Just read a Ken Rockwell review on the Tokina 100mm 2.8 and he describes it as "one of the best lenses ever used" so that certainly boosts my confidence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil270183 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 I tend to use 35mm and 50mm most of the time. Then 24mm for wide and 70-200 for a bit of extra reach but think I'll get a 135mm soon. Keep the 70-200 as backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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