remoteman Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Update :D I recently bought a lightstand and a reflective/shoot through dual layer umbrella, they're great. The lightstand especially, it means i don't have to use people hah. Just been mucking around with more portrait stuff as you can see here: [hide=click me!]In a tunnel not far from my place: A shoot for one of my friend's major works - she's creating three books on hair, makeup and something else which i can't remember hah: And lastly for you skaters out there; I don't skate at all, but i went down the shops around the corner from my place last week and saw these guys setting up, i offered to come back and shoot them for a bit of fun, it worked out rather well :D[/hide] [hide=Old Posts]Hey y'all, just thought i would post a small selection of some of the stuff that i've been doing lately. Using money that i got for my birthday in mid-June, i purchased a sigma 530 super (flash) and a manfrotto superclamp from adorama in the states and had it shipped out here (saving about $300 AU). Love them both. The superclamp is ingenious, so bloody usefull. I use it mainly to turn my microphone stand into a light stand. All of the following portraits a flash, the most recent ones down the bottom starting from the one in the bush use the new flash. I'm really into the whole 'strobist' movement - using small strobes (flashes) to achieve studio-quality light without the hassle. I especially love the contrasty look when you use flash outdoors. I highly recommend all you photographers out there go check out the strobist website here, look especially at the lighting 101 section to get you started, it's awesome. I managed to get my hands on a roll of white seamless paper, the perfect portrait backdrop, they were chucking it out at school but i snaffled it up. Worth about $180AU :o i was so happy i got it. So the following portraits of other people I've done using it: And last but not least, my 3D work. I've been using Cinema 4D to design at create a house for a major project for one of the subjects i'm doing for my HSC. If that didn't make sense, the HSC is the leaving-school exams in year 12 (18y/o) in Australia, i'm doing multimedia as a subject and we have to do this big project, with a portfolio and everything. So i'm doing this house, and creating an application that allows you to move through the whole thing, it's quite cool, nearly finished bar alot of paper work hah, tis due next thursday, so everything's really hectic here at the moment. At least i enjoy doing it. some screenshots: So yeah, that's about all from me. I may add some more stuff up, especially other renders from the rest of the house as it comes out. Please give C/C or comment or what ever, through me a cookie or eight, i'd love to hear from you all.[/hide] RM "A disbelief in magic can force some poor souls into believing in authority and business" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiny Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I love the self portraits. I usually hate flash, I have literally sworn to myself never to use it. I hate the flattening it does, but it doesn't have seemed to done much flattening here. I love the them though, especially the first. The metering for that woul've been a pain to get right. Other portraits look great. Nice composition, lovely photos. 3D work looks clean and pro. I think I have a new favorite artist for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoteman Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 Ha thanks man. The whole flash=flat thing is to do with on-camera flash, having the light source coming from the exact same angle as where the picture is being taken, and yeah, it looks aweful. Having flash off-camera is basically the same as being able to move the sun around hah, and you get much more control over the diffusion of the light as well. If anything, off camera flash can increase the 'depth' in a photo, particularly between the subject and the background, by creating seperation etc etc. I ramble. Read strobist :P "A disbelief in magic can force some poor souls into believing in authority and business" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 That portrait photography is fantastic, I think you should try doing slightly different flash techniques, such as the fill flash :thumbup: 3D Work looks cool, just noticed you used De-Godson's piece off of digitalflow. :P 2257AD.TUMBLR.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 3D is looking nice. I think the best thing to do now would be improve the lighting in it (It's modeled and textured fine :P) and you'll have something good on your hands. I assume the landscape outside is just post processed or a background done in C4D? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoteman Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Thanks nad, yeah it's a 360 degree panorama which i got of sxc.hu and placed on a cylinder around the house. Getting even lighting is so difficult... particularly when the light travels through walls, i have lights in my kitchen illuminating my bedrooms. Unfortunately since the project is due in about three days i really don't have much time to muck around with it, having to create an application and a massive portfolio as well, but i hope to create decent looking renders when this whole things over, just for experience. "A disbelief in magic can force some poor souls into believing in authority and business" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Great stuff you have here!! :thumbsup: I really like this picture, I think it's funny for some reason: The stuff hanging on the wall isn't very attractive, but otherwise I like it :P Anyway everything here is pretty cool and the 3D stuff is looking awesome :) Keep it up! :thumbsup: - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Great stuff you have here!! :thumbsup: I really like this picture, I think it's funny for some reason: The washing machine... IT GLOWS! 2257AD.TUMBLR.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoteman Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Haha thanks tripsis +sam, i like it too :D wireless flash triggers all the way. I agree with the hanging stuff, i might go recreate it without the pink clothes rack thing. I tried it with the dryer above too, but it wasn't as cool. Personally i think the next step is to get inside the washing machine... "A disbelief in magic can force some poor souls into believing in authority and business" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoteman Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 Shamless bump, just added a stack of new shots :D "A disbelief in magic can force some poor souls into believing in authority and business" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Great job on the new stuff, especially the one where you've got yourself jumping. 2257AD.TUMBLR.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skully Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 The two of the guy in the red tee (not sure if it's you) are really cool. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoteman Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 The two of the guy in the red tee (not sure if it's you) are really cool. :thumbsup: Aye, that'd be me hah, and my awesome optimus prime t shirt :D Cheers you two. "A disbelief in magic can force some poor souls into believing in authority and business" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyPandy Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I love the skater one. Lovely lighting. I wish I could skate like that. BMX for me. So don't let anyone tell you you're not worth the earth, These streets are your streets, this turf is your turf, Don't let anyone tell you that you've got to give in, Cos you can make a difference, you can change everything, Just let your dreams be your pilot, your imagination your fuel, Tear up the book and write your own damn rules, Use all that heart, hope and soul that you've got, And the love and the rage that you feel in your gut, And realise that the other world that you're always looking for, Lies right here in front of us, just outside this door, And it's up to you to go out there and paint the canvas, After all, you were put on the earth to do this, So shine your light so bright that all can see, Take pride in being whoever the [bleep] you want to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopidoo2 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 The portraits with the white backgrounds look very professional, some might lack framing but they still look great. @ the three portraits on white background in 'Old post': Very well performed, these would do pretty well as stock photos. Try to work on the framing, thats my only tip. Lots of designers are looking for photos like these, but they decline them because they cant really do what they want with them (because they're cut off). Keep going :) [http://woopidoo2.deviantart.com][Tip.it Moderator from Dec 10, 2006 to 03 Sep, 2008] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoteman Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 Yeah thanks for the tips woop. The main issue that i have is that the background is really small, it's meant to be 3m wide, but who ever used it before i chopped it in half, so it's really hard to get full length shots with the background properly lit but without limbs and such sticking out over the edges of the background. But i'm happy how it's gone so far, especially since i picked it up for free :P "A disbelief in magic can force some poor souls into believing in authority and business" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathdrow Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Jesus christ I wish I could take pictures like that, what type of camera do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoteman Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 A pentax K20D, but it really doesn't matter what type of camera you have at all. The most important part of the photography you've seen is probably off camera flash, which you can accomplish with even some point-and-shoot cameras. Just get out there and be creative :D "A disbelief in magic can force some poor souls into believing in authority and business" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Yeah thanks for the tips woop. The main issue that i have is that the background is really small, it's meant to be 3m wide, but who ever used it before i chopped it in half, so it's really hard to get full length shots with the background properly lit but without limbs and such sticking out over the edges of the background. But i'm happy how it's gone so far, especially since i picked it up for free :P Well, if you have another part of the paper use that, I'd imagine you could clone the seam out in photoshop. 2257AD.TUMBLR.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoteman Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 Yeah thanks for the tips woop. The main issue that i have is that the background is really small, it's meant to be 3m wide, but who ever used it before i chopped it in half, so it's really hard to get full length shots with the background properly lit but without limbs and such sticking out over the edges of the background. But i'm happy how it's gone so far, especially since i picked it up for free :P Well, if you have another part of the paper use that, I'd imagine you could clone the seam out in photoshop. Na i only have the one half :'( I tried experimenting with a sheet off to the side, but it just illuminated what was behind it and made it shine through. A new one is definitely on the list of things to buy, sadly quite low on the list though hah. "A disbelief in magic can force some poor souls into believing in authority and business" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobien Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 And last but not least, my 3D work. I've been using Cinema 4D to design at create a house for a major project for one of the subjects i'm doing for my HSC. If that didn't make sense, the HSC is the leaving-school exams in year 12 (18y/o) in Australia, i'm doing multimedia as a subject and we have to do this big project, with a portfolio and everything. So i'm doing this house, and creating an application that allows you to move through the whole thing, it's quite cool, nearly finished bar alot of paper work hah, tis due next thursday, so everything's really hectic here at the moment. At least i enjoy doing it. some screenshots: C4D :o That's some impressive stuff there - seems like a lot of work though. In my final year (i'm from QLD) we used ArchiCad to design a house and generate photorealistic renders. How many hours do you reckon you've spent on it? :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 C4D :o That's some impressive stuff there - seems like a lot of work though. You would be surprised what can be done in C4D. 2257AD.TUMBLR.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobien Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 C4D :o That's some impressive stuff there - seems like a lot of work though. You would be surprised what can be done in C4D. I just thought it was more object based modelling as opposed to rendering whole environments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoteman Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 C4D :o That's some impressive stuff there - seems like a lot of work though. You would be surprised what can be done in C4D. I just thought it was more object based modelling as opposed to rendering whole environments. Hours? I'm not really sure, even though that's something that i'm meant to have tracked for my portfolio lol. Several hundred i presume... maybe more. It's enjoyable stuff, problem solving and all that. And yeah, it's really a very powerful program, and very simple to use, it has a much better gui than 3dsmax. Btw, random update, this came in the mail for me yesterday: totally rad, i love it hah. I've just gotta find a battery for the meter and we're ready to roll - film of course. "A disbelief in magic can force some poor souls into believing in authority and business" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Is that a rangefinder? 2257AD.TUMBLR.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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