Photography Thread II

After alot of posts at the old photography thread, it couldnt keep itself alive.

I was thinking of a new approach, every photographer tells something about him/herself. (See the detailed list below)

This is the place to show your latest photos, things you have bought, trips, etc.

I will assemble all info at the first post.

Forum Name:

 

Age:

 

Location:

 

 

 

Favorite subject:

 

Equipment (Camera):

 

Equipment (Lenses):

 

Other equipment:

 

Website/Gallery:

 

 

 

Date you started photographing:

 

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!):

 

 

 

Your Idol (best photographer):

 

Quote:

 

 

 

Other:

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Photographers List:

Forum Name: woopidoo2

Age: 16

Location: The Netherlands

Favorite subject: Nature

Equipment (Camera): Nikon Coolpix L3, soon Canon EOS 350D

Equipment (Lenses): None, but my father has a 28-80mm and 80-200mm lens

Other equipment: Small leather compact camera bag

Website/Gallery: http://www.sxc.hu/profile/Woopidoo2

Date you started photographing: September 2006

Best photo (Thumbnail or link Please!):

Your Idol (best photographer): J ohn Freeman

Quote: None

Other: I will buy my first DSLR at the end of May, cant wait to start!

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Forum Name: GreenSlime89

Age: 15

Location: Scotland

Favorite subject: Landscape or Plants

Equipment (Camera): Fujifilm finepix A330 and S7000. Canon EOS 20D

Equipment (Lenses): Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 Mk II

Other equipment: Hama Star42 Tripod, Circular polariser, red filter, ND and skylight 1A filters.

Website/Gallery:

Website

Gallery

Date you started photographing: Mid 2004

Best photo:

Your Idol (best photographer): Ansel Adams

Quote: "Skill in photography is acquired by practise and not by purchase."

Percy W. Harris, photographic writer.

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Forum Name: ThoseTheBrokes.

Age: 17.

Location: East Midlands, Uk.

Favorite subject: Anything really, People especially lately.

Digital SLR.

Equipment (Camera): Canon Eos 400D.

Equipment (Lenses): EFS 18-55mm lens.

Other equipment: Canon leather case, Vanguard tripod.

Medium Format [Film].

Equipment (Camera): Fujica ST605.

Equipment (Lenses): Tamron SP 35-210mm, Tamron 32-82mm.

Other equipment: Hoya 52mm Skylight [18], Tamron 52mm PL, Prinzflex 3x converter, Steinheil multi-coated Auto Tele 2x converter.

Website/Gallery: http://thebrokes.deviantart.com/

Date you started photographing: September 06.

Best photo:

Swept In Thought II

Your Idol: Lara Jade. http://larafairie.deviantart.com/

Other: Watch me on DeviantArt, I have an upcoming project at school, I will be uploading plenty of hawtness for you to look upon.

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Forum Name: Runemetsa a.k.a. RM

Age: 14

Location: Espoo, Finland

Favorite subject: Macros with flowers

Equipment (Camera): Nikon D40

Equipment (Lenses): Nikkor 18-55mm

Other Equipment: Photoshop CS2, stands and Nikon SS-400 Flash

Website/Gallery: Meh Deviantart

Date you started photographing: Unknown

Best photo:

Your Idol (best photographer): Unknown

Other: Please comment my photos on Deviantart, I would like to get C/C how to improve.

12.30 Quick edit by me (Runemetsa)

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Forum Name: Remoteman

Age: 16 in a month

Location: Manly, Sydney, Australia

Favorite subject: Landscapes, especially beaches, and trees

Equipment (Camera): Pentax istD S SLR and a Pentax Optio W10 (waterproof) I've also got a Nikon F60 SLR (film) something that my grandpa gave me. I don't use it much though.

Equipment (Lenses): Sigma 18-125mm and a Tokina 100-300mm lense (bought second hand of ebay, best bargain ever, it's like brand new)

Other equipment: Tripod, remote shutter release, polarising filter, you know, the usual stuff.

Website/Gallery: None :(

Date you started photographing: Last term of year 7, so around october in 2004. Doing darkroom photography, which is a load of fun. I stopped that two years later, and have worked more on digital ever since.

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!):

Your Idol (best photographer): Ken Duncan

Quote: None

Other: The Pentax SLR is my dad's, but i use it alot more than he does, i even bought 2 new lenses for it haha. The waterproof one is mine, it's great for pool parties and i've got some really cool shots of my friends surfing.

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Forum Name: Zargo_VI

Age: 21

Location: Stockholm/Sweden

Favorite subject: Nature, Scenery, Macro

Equipment (Camera): Nikon D80

Equipment (Lenses): AF-S DX 18-135 mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED

Other equipment: "Gorillapod" tripod

Website/Gallery: SXC profile

Date you started photographing: November 2005

Best photo:

Your Idol (best photographer): Don't know any :S

Quote: "Practice makes perfect"

Other: Got my new camera and now I'm going to learn to how to use it well.

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Forum Name: Pandaownage

Age: 13 :lol:

Location: Kentucky

Favorite subject: Nature, flowers, waterscape (a little bit)

Equipment (Camera): Canon Eos Rebel Ti

Equipment (Lenses): The one that came with it :lol:

Other equipment: none

Website/Gallery: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa26 ... 772384.pbw

Only a couple

Date you started photographing: May 2006

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/56664101/

Your Idol (best photographer): none

Quote: "Don't worry about the world ending today, because it is tomorrow in Austrailia."

~forgot who said it :-$

Other:

________________________________________

Forum Name:Dave0293

Age: 14

Location: Maine, USA

Favorite subject: Nature,Far away places

Equipment (Camera): Nikon D70

Equipment (Lenses): 18-70/ 70-210

Other equipment: filters/ tripod hopefully soon

Website/Gallery: n/a (most photos I shoot are for my family like vacations and they don't want they evrywhere on the internet

Date you started photographing: 2005/06

Best photo: I like these three since going to rome/ monhegan isle (and the one in shivers thread.)

Your Idol (best photographer): Ansel Adams/ Berenice Abbot

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Forum Name: AgentBlond

Age: 16

Location: San Antonio, Texas.

Favorite subject: Portraits

Equipment (Camera): Canon EOS 20d

Equipment (Lenses): none

Other equipment: none

Website/Gallery: soon...

Date you started photographing: beginning of sophomore year, 8-06

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!):

[Real Life Photo Removed - woopidoo2 ]

^me

Your Idol (best photographer): John Freeman

Quote: none

Other: Portrait photographs capture the essence of a person in a way that's much more tangible than staring them in the face.

That pic was with my Canon, on self-timer. I had my friend stand there for 20 minutes to see the best picture angle. Took me 16 shots to get it right Case you didn't know, that's the Tower of the Americas, and that board is a Blind deck with speed demon bearings and spitfire wheels <3<3<3<3<3

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Forum Name: navyplaya

Age: 18

Location: houston,tx

Favorite subject: nature

Equipment (Camera): fuji finepix s5200, canon ae-p1 (old film slr) Nikon D40x

Equipment (Lenses): (fixed lens), (they're upstairs...rofl lazyness)

Other equipment: macro filters, random filters, tripod, etc

Website/Gallery: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v405/ ... ya/Photos/

Date you started photographing: summer '05ish

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): dont know how to thumbnail, but heres the link (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/ ... urchbw.jpg)

Your Idol (best photographer): my bro

Quote: Patience is the key

Other:

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Forum Name: LP

Age: 17

Location: South-West Minnesota

Favorite subject:

Landscape, Portrait, Sport, Experimental.. Everything.

Equipment (Camera):

Canon 20D - http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/show ... =15&page=1

Equipment (Lenses):

-Canon 70-200mm f/4 USM non-IS - http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/show ... e=2--Canon

--50mm f/1.8 mkII - http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/show ... t=2&page=2

---Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 - http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/show ... =43&page=1

Other equipment:

-Hoya Circular Polarizing filters - http://www.adorama.com/HY67CPL.html

--Canon UV Filters - http://www.adorama.com/CA67UV.html

---Bogen - Manfrotto Tripod - http://www.adorama.com/BG718SHB.html

----Cable Release - http://www.adorama.com/CZCRP20.html

-----Wireless Remote Release - http://www.adorama.com/CZDR5DR.html

-------White Balance Aid - http://www.adorama.com/EXWH77.html

--------SanDisk 4 GB Extreme IV CF Card - http://www.adorama.com/IDSCF4GE4.html

Website/Gallery:

http://dimentichisi.deviantart.com/

Date you started photographing:

Seriously - 2006-2007, amateurish beforehand.

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!):

In my opinion: http://dimentichisi.deviantart.com/art/ ... I-61825021

Your Idol (best photographer):

http://foureyes.deviantart.com/

Other:

<3: Canon

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Forum Name: Assult Sabre

Age: 17

Location: Washington - USA

Favorite subject: History, German, har har - *Nature*

Equipment (Camera): Canon Rebel XT, Kodak EasyShare C613

Equipment (Lenses): EFS 18-55mm

Other equipment: Adobe PhotoShop

Website/Gallery: n/a (my computer \ )

Date you started photographing: middle/end of 2006

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): IOU

Your Idol (best photographer): none

Quote:

Other: I'm currently on Vacation in FL in a roadtrip, I will have MANY pictures to sift through and choose my favorites and make my own dang thread. till then I won't be able to post till about September ish

______________________________________

Forum Name: 4be2jue

Age: 46

Location: Leeds England

Favorite subject: people

Equipment (Camera): MXJVC, MX90 DIGTAL CAMCORDER 9.9 MEGA PIXEL

Equipment (Lenses): f=8.5mm F3.0

Other equipment: TRIPOD , remote control

Website/Gallery:

Date you started photographing: just a hobby

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): numerous

this was took in cyprus, in the tomb of the kings my son is in the picture.

Your Idol (best photographer):

Quote:

Other:

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Forum Name: Chad197

Age: Anonymous

Location: UK

Favorite subject: Anything but Architecture most

Equipment (Camera): Canon Digital Ixus

Equipment (Lenses):

Other equipment: Paint.Net

Website/Gallery:

Date you started photographing: Childhood

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!):

Took it on a tour in turkey.Then I sharpend,Softened, added a zoom blur (1) and Sepiad it.

Your Idol (best photographer):

Quote:

Other: I'm a basic photographer, NOT a proffesional.

_____________________________________

Forum name: Dsavi_x4

Age: Anonymous

Location: Finland (Near Runemetsa!)

Favorite subject: Ariel photography (From/of planes), or whatever shows up.

Equipment (Camera): Nikon D40

Equipment (Lenses): Nikon 18-55 mm

Other Equipment: The GIMP

Website/Gallery: N/A

Date you started photography: A long, long time ago.

Best photo:

Your idol: No one.

Other: I'm also no professional, but whatever, it's fun.

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Forum Name: tripsis

Age: 18

Location: California, USA

Favorite subject: Macro/nature

Equipment (Camera): Canon EOS 450D (Rebel XSi)

Equipment (Lenses): Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro, Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Other equipment: Canon 430EX Speedlight, Kenko Extension Tubes, Manfrotto 190XPROB Tripod Legs, Manfrotto 488RC2 Midi Ball Head, Canon Remote Switch RS60 E3, Cokin Filter System & various filters, PhotoShop CS2.

Website/Gallery: http://www.aevansarts.com

Date you started photographing: Years and years ago.

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!):

Your Idol (best photographer): Andreas Stridsberg

Quote: None

Other: I usually post my favourite photos here in The Gallery, but to see my full collection visit me on deviantArt :)

_____________________________________

Talk away, even if you have never touched a camera. :)

Forum Name: GreenSlime89

Age: 15

Location: Scotland

Favorite subject: Landscape or Plants

Equipment (Camera): Fujifilm finepix A330 and S7000. Canon EOS 20D

Equipment (Lenses): Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 Mk II

Other equipment: Hama Star42 Tripod, Circular polariser, red filter, ND and skylight 1A filters.

Website/Gallery:

Website

Gallery

Date you started photographing: Mid 2004

Best photo:

Your Idol (best photographer): Ansel Adams

Quote: "Skill in photography is acquired by practise and not by purchase."

Percy W. Harris, photographic writer.

Other: I've just written a guide to buying a D-SLR, so if you want to get into photography, you've no excuse! link

Forum Name: ThoseTheBrokes.

Age: 17.

Location: East Midlands, Uk.

Favorite subject: Anything really, People especially lately.

Digital SLR.

Equipment (Camera): Canon Eos 400D.

Equipment (Lenses): EFS 18-55mm lens.

Other equipment: Canon leather case, Vanguard tripod.

Medium Format [Film].

Equipment (Camera): Fujica ST605.

Equipment (Lenses): Tamron SP 35-210mm, Tamron 28-82mm.

Other equipment: Hoya 52mm Skylight [18], Tamron 52mm PL, Prinzflex 3x converter, Steinheil multi-coated Auto Tele 2x converter.

Website/Gallery: http://thebrokes.deviantart.com/

Date you started photographing: September 06.

Best photo:

Swept In Thought II

Your Idol: Lara Jade. http://larafairie.deviantart.com/

Other: Watch me on DeviantArt, I have an upcoming project at school, I will be uploading plenty of hawtness for you to look upon.

Hm, First question I guess.

How do you shoot in 'Raw'?

I've yet to discover this :-$

Hm, First question I guess.

 

 

 

How do you shoot in 'Raw'?

 

 

 

I've yet to discover this :-$

It's a Canon EOS 400D you use?

Go to the menu and then go to "Quality". There will now be various options, There are RAW options so select the one that says "RAW" not any of the others unless you want to have a RAW file and a processed JPEG of the same shot. This would fill up your card faster. Remember though, RAW files are larger than JPEGs so invest in bigger cards!

Hm, First question I guess.

 

 

 

How do you shoot in 'Raw'?

 

 

 

I've yet to discover this :-$

 

 

 

It's a Canon EOS 400D you use?

 

Go to the menu and then go to "Quality". There will now be various options, There are RAW options so select the one that says "RAW" not any of the others unless you want to have a RAW file and a processed JPEG of the same shot. This would fill up your card faster. Remember though, RAW files are larger than JPEGs so invest in bigger cards!

Thanks, But what are the benefits of shooting in RAW?

Forum Name: Runemetsa a.k.a. RM

Age: 13 (14 next monday)

Location: Espoo, Finland

Favorite subject: Macros with flowers

Equipment (Camera): Canon DIGITAL IXUS 55 :lol:

Equipment (Lenses): -

Other equipment: Stands, random stuff

Website/Gallery: Meh Deviantart

Date you started photographing: Don't know, but it was last year

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): Clicky

Your Idol (best photographer): JacobRyan

Other: Please comment my photos on Deviantart, I would like to get C/C how to improve.

Forum Name: Remoteman

Age: 16 in a month

Location: Manly, Sydney, Australia

Favorite subject: Landscapes, especially beaches, and trees

Equipment (Camera): Pentax istD S SLR and a Pentax Optio W10 (waterproof) I've also got a Nikon F60 SLR (film) something that my grandpa gave me. I don't use it much though.

Equipment (Lenses): Sigma 18-125mm and a Tokina 100-300mm lense (bought second hand of ebay, best bargain ever, it's like brand new)

Other equipment: Tripod, remote shutter release, polarising filter, you know, the usual stuff.

Website/Gallery: None :(

Date you started photographing: Last term of year 7, so around october in 2004. Doing darkroom photography, which is a load of fun. I stopped that two years later, and have worked more on digital ever since.

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!):

Your Idol (best photographer): Ken Duncan

Quote: None

Other: The Pentax SLR is my dad's, but i use it alot more than he does, i even bought 2 new lenses for it haha. The waterproof one is mine, it's great for pool parties and i've got some really cool shots of my friends surfing.

Hm, First question I guess.

 

 

 

How do you shoot in 'Raw'?

 

 

 

I've yet to discover this :-$

 

 

 

It's a Canon EOS 400D you use?

 

Go to the menu and then go to "Quality". There will now be various options, There are RAW options so select the one that says "RAW" not any of the others unless you want to have a RAW file and a processed JPEG of the same shot. This would fill up your card faster. Remember though, RAW files are larger than JPEGs so invest in bigger cards!

 

 

 

Thanks, But what are the benefits of shooting in RAW?

With RAW there will be no compression that occurs with JPEG's, it'll just give you a more detailed shot, they're better for printing. I'm not sure about the actual size of pixels, it may make the photo physically larger too.

Hm, First question I guess.

 

 

 

How do you shoot in 'Raw'?

 

 

 

I've yet to discover this :-$

 

 

 

It's a Canon EOS 400D you use?

 

Go to the menu and then go to "Quality". There will now be various options, There are RAW options so select the one that says "RAW" not any of the others unless you want to have a RAW file and a processed JPEG of the same shot. This would fill up your card faster. Remember though, RAW files are larger than JPEGs so invest in bigger cards!

 

 

 

Thanks, But what are the benefits of shooting in RAW?

You can adjust levels, white balance, exposure compensation and many other things without losing detail. RAW resolution will be the maximum resolution of your camera.

Remoteman, thats a great picture =D>

Did you adjust it in Photoshop?

Ah, thankyou guys, I'll start shooting in RAW from now on for certain shots.

Ah, thankyou guys, I'll start shooting in RAW from now on for certain shots.

Some cameras dont let you shoot JPEGs and RAWs together, but I think your camera can handle it.

Ah, thankyou guys, I'll start shooting in RAW from now on for certain shots.

 

 

 

Some cameras dont let you shoot JPEGs and RAWs together, but I think your camera can handle it.

Your one will too. :D

On a small side note: you'll need a RAW file converter to convert them into JPEG. Your camera should have been bundled with DDP. If you don't have that then you might want to try Pixmantec's fine RAW converter: Download link (Download.com)

Ah, thankyou guys, I'll start shooting in RAW from now on for certain shots.

 

 

 

Some cameras dont let you shoot JPEGs and RAWs together, but I think your camera can handle it.

RAW + Smooth L.

:wink:

Double post.

Just curious, Is anyone else doing either A-Levels or A2 levels in Photography, Media or Graphics?

I might be doing a photography course if I can ever find a place that's cheap enough for me (cheaper than my dream lens) and a place that will take me, all the universities are wanting me to be of "school leaving age".

I might be doing a photography course if I can ever find a place that's cheap enough for me (cheaper than my dream lens) and a place that will take me, all the universities are wanting me to be of "school leaving age".

You don't actually have to go to university though.

Have you done your A-levels?

I might be doing a photography course if I can ever find a place that's cheap enough for me (cheaper than my dream lens) and a place that will take me, all the universities are wanting me to be of "school leaving age".

 

 

 

You don't actually have to go to university though.

 

 

 

 

 

Have you done your A-levels?

I'll have finished my "Standard Grades" by Monday. :XD:

I might be doing a photography course if I can ever find a place that's cheap enough for me (cheaper than my dream lens) and a place that will take me, all the universities are wanting me to be of "school leaving age".

 

 

 

You don't actually have to go to university though.

 

 

 

 

 

Have you done your A-levels?

 

 

 

I'll have finished my "Standard Grades" by Monday. :XD:

Mm.. GCSE's?

I'm English too, I've just never heard of those before :-#

(Not relating to the school discussion above)

I have discovered my fathers Canon EOS 1000F, pretty good analog camera. Im sort of teaching myself the basics, for when I get my own camera.

EDIT:

Picture:

The whole camera bag includes:

Camera body,

Canon zoom lens EF 28-80 (Kitlens)

Canon zoom lens EF 80-200 (He bought it in Russia)

A UV filer (Dont really know the use of it)

Old user manual,

And I found a Macro Close up Filter today! :)

Tried it right away, really useful.

Im quite lucky, I can use all this for my Canon EOS 350D.

My father said that he still has an old film I can use on this analog camera, Ill show what the results are :)

Oooh, That's pretty cool.

I could do with an automatic film camera.

I've just got a normal manual one, Which proves rather annoying.

Have you got a darkroom to use?

Or are you getting smaller photography shops to process them?

Oooh, That's pretty cool.

 

 

 

I could do with an automatic film camera.

 

I've just got a normal manual one, Which proves rather annoying.

 

 

 

Have you got a darkroom to use?

 

Or are you getting smaller photography shops to process them?

Na, dont have a darkroom.

I think it takes skill to mess with all those chemicals, I leave it to a shop to process them :)

Oooh, That's pretty cool.

 

 

 

I could do with an automatic film camera.

 

I've just got a normal manual one, Which proves rather annoying.

 

 

 

Have you got a darkroom to use?

 

Or are you getting smaller photography shops to process them?

 

 

 

Na, dont have a darkroom.

 

I think it takes skill to mess with all those chemicals, I leave it to a shop to process them :)

Mhm, Yeah, It's fairly easy once you get used to it.

Although, I use the schools, So equipment and chemicals might prove expensive.

I've got a Canon Eos 650 sitting in my Dads room, His friend from Mountain rescue was going to sell it to me, He gave it to me to try out and It never went back to him.. It's been a few months now :XD: So I think it's classed as ours now, Haha.

It's got a 28-70mm lens, Which is compatible with my Canon, So that's good.

Using that old lens though will greatly reduce quality though?

Oooh, That's pretty cool.

 

 

 

I could do with an automatic film camera.

 

I've just got a normal manual one, Which proves rather annoying.

 

 

 

Have you got a darkroom to use?

 

Or are you getting smaller photography shops to process them?

 

 

 

Na, dont have a darkroom.

 

I think it takes skill to mess with all those chemicals, I leave it to a shop to process them :)

 

 

 

Mhm, Yeah, It's fairly easy once you get used to it.

 

 

 

Although, I use the schools, So equipment and chemicals might prove expensive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've got a Canon Eos 650 sitting in my Dads room, His friend from Mountain rescue was going to sell it to me, He gave it to me to try out and It never went back to him.. It's been a few months now :XD: So I think it's classed as ours now, Haha.

 

 

 

It's got a 28-70mm lens, Which is compatible with my Canon, So that's good.

 

 

 

Using that old lens though will greatly reduce quality though?

It shouldn't do... It's an EOS lens so it should work fine and the EF mount is good for when you upgrade. However, the lens might not be of great quality its self but older lenses are not necessarily worse than newer lenses. The great thing is, that if its a good lens, you can use it on a full frame camera such as the EOS 5D or 1D

The reason I say its an EOS lens is because Canon changed their mount from FD to EOS (EF) lenses.