Photography thread

[iffe]

I made this to talk about cameras, photos, and taking photos. Also maj told me to make it.

Today I made my first print in the darkroom, pretty excited about that.



Scan of the negative

[midvh]

Ah, man, I miss my lab. I'm honestly not that good at printing, but I absolutely love it.

Here's my flickr if anyone is interested, it's been a while since I uploaded anything though.

[iffe]

I'm lucky that my school's camera society has a large and well-equipped darkroom. And I live right next to it.

Here's my photo tumblr.

[Stingray Sam]

Would someone care to explain to me how to appreciate photography? I always see a lot of stuff that seems very generic in terms of subject matter, effects, lighting etc. What differentiates a good photo from a poor photo? What does one look for in artistic intention of the photograph, how does one understand underlying meaning within a photo, or is there even underlying meaning in photography?

[hooplah]

there is so much mediocre photography out there

but in the end photography, like all other art, is completely subjective. it's just whatever you like.

i mean, i can look at a photo and think "that photo has good/bad composition" "that photo has good/bad contrast" "that photo has interesting/boring subject matter" "that photo is in/out of focus but in the end i guess it's just a holistic personal preference

some photographers become famous because of their distinct style (man ray, juergen teller) or the industry/context within which they work (ellen von unwerth, anne liebovitz), or their subject matter (dorothea lange, ansel adams)

i dunno i'm just rambling now
basically comes down to "how does this photo make you feel"

[iffe]

What does one look for in artistic intention of the photograph, how does one understand underlying meaning within a photo, or is there even underlying meaning in photography?

Personally I just try to make things look nice or interesting in my photos. Usually there's no deeper meaning or idea to them.

I appreciate photos that give me a new way of seeing things. Maybe the photo has a creative/unconventional angle, maybe the lighting is amazing, or maybe the composition is really pleasant. I guess my criteria could be narrowed down to "does it look cool".

[bels]

I have instagram

http://instagram.com/belatinouscube

[iffe]

Maj also told me to post this.

Also if my photos are too large, just be like "yo your photos are too large".

[midvh]

yo your photos are too large

[iffe]

how do i edit my post can i not edit it

[bels]

We play for keeps here.

In future link them as large thumbnail but witha clickthrough so we can get the HD if we want it.

[iffe]

i'll do that if i can figure it out. if not, then just a link. thanx for the feedback

[sknss]

To post a pic here:
-upload your file on imgur.com
-click on Large thumbnail
-copy the Linked BBCode
-paste it in your post
That way your pic will be the right size for care-tags and it will link to the original high res pic!

[iffe]

test run



sweet, thanks sknss!

[hooplah]

rabbit in your headlights

[iffe]

Saw this really interesting reddit post on the history of photography equipment (focuses mostly on 19th century cameras)

[sknss]

bonus

[iffe]

First leica pix, clicky for biggy.









Also my blog has a new address, it's not http://www.ilarih.net

[iffe]

and when i say it's not www.ilarih.net, i mean it totally is. i think it's time to go to bed now

[sknss]

that camera was a good purchase

[iffe]

i have set my olympus digital camera to take black&white pictures

i don't know where i'm headed with this

[sknss]

find some skinny friends and you can be the next hedi slimane

[smiles]

take giant portraits of nude black men.

[iffe]

i've got a thing for old ladies walking in front of buildings

[iffe]

[midvh]

What film/dev are you iffe? And what lenses do you have for your M6?

I own a M5 with two Voigtländer lenses (35/1,4 & 21/4), lovely camera. It's been a while since I used it though.

[midvh]

"are you using"

Why do the edit function disable after a few hours?

[iffe]

What film/dev are you iffe? And what lenses do you have for your M6?

I own a M5 with two Voigtländer lenses (35/1,4 & 21/4), lovely camera. It's been a while since I used it though.

So far everything is TMax 400 developed in Rodinal 1+50. I'm using the 35/1.4 too. Kinda lusting after the 50/1.1, but I don't have the money now.

[bels]

"are you using"

Why do the edit function disable after a few hours?

Play for keeps.

[teck]

Sorry if this isn't the right place for this.

does anyone do film making? recently i've had the urge to shoot something really scrappy - two or three iphones. one interior shot. some simple short sketch or something.