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.
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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)Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperSunny
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...ct5734-470.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.
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...eaperManHK.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/20...eaperManHK.jpg
A woman crosses the street without looking.
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Boston is supposedly "The Hub" and yet here is an almost empty street in the middle of the city
Awesome pics; last one has some odd tension, which is cool.
Why are you in Boston?
Thanks man. I'm in Boston for thanksgiving - my aunt and cousins live up here.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Con
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?
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by LlamaMaster
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by LlamaMaster
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/20...eaperManHK.jpg
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.
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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?
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reaper Man
Did they say anything to you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Reaper Man
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Con
Just go to Detroit because no one really minds who you shoot in Detroit, and most people just look the other way!Quote:
Originally Posted by Reaper Man
Wait are we talking about the same thing?
:golfclap: :facepalm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Freelancer
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by Corndogman
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
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 :)
Well, I finally caved and started using Lightroom, messing around with split toning.
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/20...eaperManHK.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/20...eaperManHK.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/20...eaperManHK.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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Timo
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/20...eaperManHK.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.
You're an inspiration and motivation you know that.
Wow, thanks man.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syuusuke
Then again it might just be the 70-200 f/2.8 lens =D
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.
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...eaperManHK.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.
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.
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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)
bump for more photo essays
I'm actually working on one right now.
Here's a preview:
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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.
Wow, rude
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!
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/20...eaperManHK.jpg
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")?
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.
fan-didly-tastic
Really beautiful, though the red from the heat does seem overwhelming.
It was taken on the hottest day this summer in Hong Kong, the sky was overcast, trapped all the IR light.
Wish it didn't cost an arm and a leg to remove the IR filter on Canon sensors :c
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.
