Texas X Riders

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  
Pages: [1] 2 3

Author Topic: How many photographers?  (Read 3591 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

bgreer

  • Guest
How many photographers?
« on: January 10, 2009, 02:10:30 PM »
  My daughter bought me a nice camera for Christmas and I've been trying to learn as much about it as I can...from taking an online course to taking literally hundreds of photos. I was just wondering if anyone here was a pro or had experience with DSLR's. If so, post some pics and tell something about your settings. I'm still kinda stuck in the auto mode, trying to learn a little about composition and light. Here are a couple of mine, one is an abstract that was part of a assignment on one of the online courses.





Logged

Lucky

  • Board
  • Elvis
  • ******
  • Posts: 5285
  • Canyon Lake, TX
    • Facebook
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2009, 04:56:58 PM »
Looks like you are doing a damn fine job to me....keep up the good work.
Logged
"Lucky" Connie
'06 Pearl Dark Blue 1300C
If you don't love what you're doing, then don't do it.
Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you derive from what you do.

Gumbo

  • Board
  • Elvis
  • ******
  • Posts: 7980
  • 06 1800R
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2009, 06:14:15 PM »
Did a real good job on your woman and the bike  :t :t
Logged
\"The moment you taste it, something wet and dark leaps on you and starts humping you like a swamp dog in heat, and the only way to get it off you is to eat it off, It\'s Gumbo!! If you don\'t eat it then the mystery beast will go right on humping you.

snake

  • Master of Monumental Proportions
  • *******
  • Posts: 3850
  • What a ride it's been!
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2009, 06:45:27 PM »
My guess would be A.M.S. MEDIC. I know heis our most prolific and the best I know of that we have.
Logged
:ohwow: signed: A reality-challenged left wingnut!
     420! Yeah, baby!


VTXLady53

  • Texas X Rider OverLord
  • ******
  • Posts: 2573
  • New Caney,TX <>< Member since 2004
    • Marigold's Basic Webs
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2009, 09:21:02 PM »
Looks pretty good to me.............

Nice picture of Pattie... :D
Logged
Life is too short for drama or petty things, so laugh hard, love truly and forgive quickly. Live While You Are Alive. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time.

larryw

  • Old Timer
  • ****
  • Posts: 263
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2009, 09:14:57 AM »
When you are out taking pictures, take several of each shot. First in auto mode, then in manual. You can use your in-camera light meter to determine your exposure settings, but write them down in a small notebook. After you after finished shooting take the time to compare your auto modes to manual mode pictures.
Don't be afraid to experiment with different exposures.
Logged
2004 VTX 1800N

Xmark

  • Old Timer
  • ****
  • Posts: 206
  • San Marcos, TX
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2009, 10:00:05 AM »
Nice to see a thread here about Photography. It's been a "hobby" of mine for many many years. I've owned numerous SLR's and one DSLR.
One thing you may want to invest in is a good photo editing application. There are many out there. Some are better then others. I use Photoshop. The current version is CS4. It's rather expensive, but there are older versions at a cheaper price. I use CS2 and it works well for me.

Here are two pictures... the first one is your original.
The second one is what I did in Photoshop. Most are subtle changes and probably won't be noticed unless I point them out...
I took the lines in her forehead out.
Removed some blemishes and smoothed out her skin.
Added color and contrast and sharpened the overall picture.
Scroll between the two pictures and see if you can see the difference.



I'll try to post some of my pictures later. Gotta go for now.

Mark
Logged
"Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers.
What you do today, might Burn Your butt Tomorrow"

jmdaniel

  • Texas X Rider OverLord
  • ******
  • Posts: 3336
  • My other toy, '77 FJ40...
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2009, 12:50:33 PM »
Mark,

Can you do that to this photo of me?



 :c
Logged
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
-- Unknown

2016 Honda F6B Deluxe
2007 Yamaha FJR1300A
2003 Honda VTX 1300

POGOGOLF

  • Texas X Rider OverLord
  • ******
  • Posts: 1221
  • Jeff in GA - '02 1800 C
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2009, 02:36:54 PM »
Quote from: jmdaniel on January 11, 2009, 12:50:33 PM
Mark,

Can you do that to this photo of me?



 :c
  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D   :t  O0  :c
Logged
Ride Safe!! Jeff in GA <>< I believe in Easter
'02 1800 C model - 57,000 miles and climbing

jmdaniel

  • Texas X Rider OverLord
  • ******
  • Posts: 3336
  • My other toy, '77 FJ40...
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2009, 06:27:54 PM »
Quote from: POGOGOLF on January 11, 2009, 02:36:54 PM
;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D   :t  O0  :c

In like Flynn!!!  :c
Logged
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
-- Unknown

2016 Honda F6B Deluxe
2007 Yamaha FJR1300A
2003 Honda VTX 1300

Xmark

  • Old Timer
  • ****
  • Posts: 206
  • San Marcos, TX
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2009, 06:56:05 PM »
Quote from: jmdaniel on January 11, 2009, 12:50:33 PM
Mark,

Can you do that to this photo of me?



 :c

No. It would require waaayyy to much work. :t
Logged
"Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers.
What you do today, might Burn Your butt Tomorrow"

bgreer

  • Guest
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2009, 07:08:46 PM »
Quote from: Xmark on January 11, 2009, 10:00:05 AM
Nice to see a thread here about Photography. It's been a "hobby" of mine for many many years. I've owned numerous SLR's and one DSLR.
One thing you may want to invest in is a good photo editing application. There are many out there. Some are better then others. I use Photoshop. The current version is CS4. It's rather expensive, but there are older versions at a cheaper price. I use CS2 and it works well for me.

Here are two pictures... the first one is your original.
The second one is what I did in Photoshop. Most are subtle changes and probably won't be noticed unless I point them out...
I took the lines in her forehead out.
Removed some blemishes and smoothed out her skin.
Added color and contrast and sharpened the overall picture.
Scroll between the two pictures and see if you can see the difference.



I'll try to post some of my pictures later. Gotta go for now.

Mark

WOW...huge difference...her eyes have more "pop" much better, thanks
Logged

Xmark

  • Old Timer
  • ****
  • Posts: 206
  • San Marcos, TX
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2009, 07:43:12 PM »
Here are a few shots I've taken over the years.




This shot is of my bike soon after I bought it, photoshopped into a sunset backround.

Logged
"Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers.
What you do today, might Burn Your butt Tomorrow"

Xmark

  • Old Timer
  • ****
  • Posts: 206
  • San Marcos, TX
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2009, 09:55:23 PM »
Quote from: bgreer on January 11, 2009, 07:08:46 PM




WOW...huge difference...her eyes have more "pop" much better, thanks


Her Eyes were still a little dark. I lightened them up more than I usually would so you could see the effect.
Normally, I wouldn't have lightened them up this much.
« Last Edit: January 12, 2009, 12:26:28 PM by Xmark »
Logged
"Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers.
What you do today, might Burn Your butt Tomorrow"

jmdaniel

  • Texas X Rider OverLord
  • ******
  • Posts: 3336
  • My other toy, '77 FJ40...
Re: How many photographers?
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2009, 07:08:43 AM »
Quote from: bgreer on January 11, 2009, 07:08:46 PM
WOW...huge difference...her eyes have more "pop" much better, thanks

Hats off to Brian (Patty?) for taking the "editing" well! Laughing, I mentioned this to my wife yesterday, and she mentioned that this may not be taken so well by a lot of women and their husbands, especially on a public forum...  :c
Logged
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
-- Unknown

2016 Honda F6B Deluxe
2007 Yamaha FJR1300A
2003 Honda VTX 1300
Pages: [1] 2 3
« previous next »
 
SimplePortal 2.3.3 © 2008-2010, SimplePortal