official photography thread

**wardlarson** · 06-27-2009 06:00 PM

i can tell its unedited because of the blown out sky LOL WUT
jk dude just giving you ####

**ridesnow.** · 06-27-2009 06:47 PM

I'm having issues getting the right colors on the sky's i shoot. They look great when i shoot them, but when i edit (using ufraw) i can never get the tones to come out nicely, and if i can, the rest of the photo is ####ed up. any advice?

**carvinconcrete** · 06-27-2009 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by ridesnow.

I'm having issues getting the right colors on the sky's i shoot. They look great when i shoot them, but when i edit (using ufraw) i can never get the tones to come out nicely, and if i can, the rest of the photo is ####ed up. any advice?

If ufraw has the adjustable color levels you can use that. You can bring out the blue, or make the shadows have a red tint etc.

**ridesnow.** · 06-27-2009 07:12 PM

it's weird, i think i suck at ufraw. I can never get really bright colors to come out. On the photo i posted a page before, i had to convert into a jpg then edit, because i couldn't get ANY bright colors to come out. ugh. I've been playing with the settings for hours, and when one part comes out nice, the other looks like crap.

**Crappysurfer** · 06-27-2009 07:23 PM

nick, try a polarizing filter

(i did NOT use a polarizing filter for this shot)

**ridesnow.** · 06-27-2009 07:36 PM

hah you know how lazy I am with filters. I guess i should buy a couple and play around with them.

^^^ este es un photographia muy bien

**Crappysurfer** · 06-27-2009 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by ridesnow.

hah you know how lazy I am with filters. I guess i should buy a couple and play around with them.

^^^ este es un photographia muy bien

you can get some decent filter kits off amazon for pretty cheap

**098Mindstate** · 06-27-2009 08:04 PM

they are usually junk and do more bad than good.

Does anyone here use the expensive (over $100) filters?

**TM_Cruzer** · 06-27-2009 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by budds51

My friend just got a Nikon D60, stock lens, and its sweet. I couldnt believe it. this is a UNEDITED picture he took of me calling up some homies to go skate haha. i like the focus on the grass.

Ghetto Dresses w/ Girl pants FTW!!!

**budds51** · 06-27-2009 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by TM_Cruzer

Ghetto Dresses w/ Girl pants FTW!!!

suuure on the skinny style jeans, but i got that shirt helping a man who has no legs who was racing in a triathlon. if you have ever heard of CAF, challenged athletes foundation.

**jlmitch** · 06-28-2009 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by ridesnow.

I'm having issues getting the right colors on the sky's i shoot. They look great when i shoot them, but when i edit (using ufraw) i can never get the tones to come out nicely, and if i can, the rest of the photo is ####ed up. any advice?

Graduated density filters are perfect for that: How To Use Graduated Filters
They are designed to underexpose your sky while keeping the land parts light enough to be seen.
Also, in post-processing, you could work on specific parts of the photo at a time. You could intentionally shoot your photo to properly expose the sky. This will leave the rest of the photo really dark. Then use the smart scissors selection tool to lighten up your land portion while keeping the sky the way it is, untouched.

**phil6x** · 06-28-2009 08:17 PM

anyone recomend a good dslr?

scratch that a good cheapish dslr
(aka no d200)
ive always been a nikon fan and have been looking at d80s

**lexx** · 06-29-2009 05:38 PM

some of my life, no annotation.

**TM_Cruzer** · 06-29-2009 06:46 PM

If i ever go to england, can i follow you around for a couple days? looks like a fun life.

**carvinconcrete** · 06-29-2009 09:40 PM

(just in case you can't tell that black shadow thing in the middle is a tree)

**FL_RIDER_93** · 06-30-2009 12:39 AM

Ughghhg yeah... so this was from my first roll of film, from my first ever attempt of photography for the sake of photography. I'm a little embarrassed to post them.. Any tips or critiques on my composition would be helpful.

**VertigoJ** · 06-30-2009 07:02 AM

Lexx, great work as always.

I'm feeling pretty uninspired lately. I forced myself outside to test a $15 camera and came away with a few neat shots, but to me they seem really boring. I guess I had better get crackin' on film development again, that really got me going.

**carvinconcrete** · 06-30-2009 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by FL_RIDER_93

Ughghhg yeah... so this was from my first roll of film, from my first ever attempt of photography for the sake of photography. I'm a little embarrassed to post them.. Any tips or critiques on my composition would be helpful.

Nice, I like the dock one.
For the roads you generally shouldnt take pictures of them straight down the middle, it's kinda boring. Try different times of the day (or even different weather) to get different light that you want. Go for the smaller details in the road pictures, not just the whole road.