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Originally posted by Tyler Durden

i mean...obviously there will be influence everywhere.

 

 

Originally posted by Tesseract

Trends are kinda dangerous, you can see it here to on a smaller scale...there are 12oz trends on photography, abandoned houses, traffic at night, trains...

 

These are both on the nose. This is exactly WHY we post though. This is exactly why we show other people our works. If we didn't they'd all be sitting in our drawers or our photos seem like an awful waste of 1's and 0's on our computers.

:o

 

Trends help in a way. It helps us find out what's better to take pictures of. It also helps us see what otherwise we may have never looked at before. Take jbrshmonster's pic with the suspended flowers... An ordinary person walking down the street would see this in a display window and blown it off. Jbrshmonster saw it as an opportunity for a great photo. And that's what he got!

 

Back to the trends. So what if EVERYONE has taken a picture of train-tracks. Boo fucking hoo. Now look at my photo. It was a complete mistake. My professor said "Alan, you know that photos of tracks are overdone. Why not try just different angles, etc." I took her advice. This photo wasn't part of the paln though. A mistake can be a blessing. Then again I woked on that photo for HOURS in the lab trying to get it perfect. Now, if my professor had not known that, I wouldn't have won the award.

 

TD, I had never heard of those photographers until you mentioned them. You are right, they are in two seperate worlds, BUT they are somewhat similar. They just seem to capture real life.. which most people are afraid to show.

 

Good works everyone... Keep them coming.

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yeah...i really dont remember writing my last post....but yeah, the fundamental difference between nan goldin and ryan mcginley (in my opinion...) is that goldins work is more of a "fly on the wall" type deal. whereas mcginleys are very "involved" type photos. neither one is my personal thing really to be honest with you. alot of mcginleys work is sort of pretentious i think in the way that he's like "wow, im gay, look at how gay my friends and i are. oh yeah, we're gay.". i mean....yeah, thats you. great. but like, just because your gay and can shoot photos of your gay friends doesnt particularly make you deserve any sort of special merit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

i anxiously await someone to misinterpret that whole statement. awesome.

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ATTENTION PHOTONUTS

 

If any of you guys have access to a pool or something of the sort, and can fetch me a nice, hi-res picture similar to this:

 

http://www.ten-pin.com/images/backgrounds/pool%20water.jpg'>

 

 

...before the weekend comes by, there will be money in for you. E-mail a nigga if you're interested, pretty urgent. Beer,

 

El Mamerro

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Guest BROWNer

just curious what some of you think about b&w...

my op: b&w is too easy. you can take a shot of

something that would be completely subpar using

color film, take the exact same shot in b&w and

blammo, you have a 1st prize shot. i'm exaggerating

a little, but i feel personally that color is much more

challenging. i usually reserve opinions on a photographers

skill until i've seen color shots.

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Originally posted by BROWNer

i feel personally that color is much more

challenging. i usually reserve opinions on a photographers

skill until i've seen color shots.

 

 

Very true. Color is harder to display. SteveAustin and jbrshmonster take the cake though.

 

I am a BIG fan of black & white. I'm a projectionist and I love B&W films. I think color shots are so cliche nowadays. Anyone can take a color photograph, but real photographers can take BETTER black and white photos. Take ese's night shots on page 2. Fucking awesome. It's an easy technique too, but it probably looks better in blakc and white than color.

 

I have very few color photos.

 

Here's two by me:

http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL144/1000896/1864620/22183725.jpg'>

http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL144/1000896/1864620/22183728.jpg'>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Rage-

Veteran

 

Registered: Apr 2001

Location: Crew

Posts: 5555

 

 

whut!

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I also love B&W. Its just more expressive to me. With all the disposables and what not...color almost seems overdone. I've seen alot of really shitty b&ws though. it has to have the high contrast.

 

weird thing is...my color work tends to turn out so much better than my black and whites. I just don't get it.

 

thanks rage....

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Re: ATTENTION PHOTONUTS

 

Originally posted by El Mamerro

If any of you guys have access to a pool or something of the sort, and can fetch me a nice, hi-res picture similar to this:

 

http://www.ten-pin.com/images/backgrounds/pool%20water.jpg'>

 

 

...before the weekend comes by, there will be money in for you. E-mail a nigga if you're interested, pretty urgent. Beer,

 

El Mamerro

 

Get on AIM.

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as far as color vs. b+w...i was discussing the topic the other day as far as some professionals refuse to shoot color. basically, i feel its just another tool. theres some shots that are just asking for color and the same with black and white. to get everything right in color and make it look perfect is the same as trying to achieve perfect tonality range in b+w. its all a different set of challenges and i personally think that anyone who limits themselves to one or the other is kind of foolish.

 

 

 

i also hate things with a perfectly even grey on them usually. i just find it uninteresting. i like very contrasty shots. my teacher hates this and has let me know so. however...i could give a fuck.

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good shit poopman and pittsburgh...

i like color and black and white, but since im poor and have no access to a darkroom its much easier to go to onehour photos.. i also dont get technical with any of my shit unless i have a specific goal in mind ( like playing with light on the bulb setting.

but whatever....

 

and rage, you call this color?

http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL144/1000896/1864620/22183728.jpg'>

haha

 

peace everyone

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that shit is nice anyway but i thought it was funny that one of your 2 color flix are of black and white checks..good shit though....

i, being a little tipsy, decided that since the last photo thread is buried

i would include:

2643627a.jpg

http://seemesmile.com/photos4/2643628a.jpg'>

 

THE MURDER CATS

thats luke on top and his siter leia on the bottom...

 

 

the n train

http://seemesmile.com/photos4/2687757a.jpg'>

 

houston in plastic form

http://seemesmile.com/photos4/2785318a.jpg'>

 

http://seemesmile.com/photos4/2756666a.jpg'>

my friends building...

 

http://seemesmile.com/photos4/2903629a.jpg'>

spying on newsstands

 

http://seemesmile.com/photos4/2903632a.jpg'>

loki butt

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page 4 maybe?

 

http://seemesmile.com/photos4/2785330a.jpg'>

meat 2

 

some nonsense already posted with the monkeys

http://seemesmile.com/photos4/2784488a.jpg'>

 

http://seemesmile.com/photos4/2766789a.jpg'>

yeah i guess

 

 

http://seemesmile.com/photos4/2766829a.jpg'>

this is what god paints

 

http://seemesmile.com/photos4/2648213a.jpg'>

a lil shameless s.p.

 

and a soulclap...

http://seemesmile.com/photos4/2756481a.jpg'>

this one is photoshopped like what..is there a law against photos like this

or can we just be selective? peace fucknecks..

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awesome. theese flicks bring memories of when i climbed this hill before school when it was still dark. i was scouting for a spot above the freeway. it was pitch black though and i couldent see where i was going in the bushes. i sat down and smoked a cigarette as i looked at the city lights. later that morning i beat a kid up. i forgot about that untill i saw your flicks.

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Guest Pilau Hands

rage...the shot with the pants. what kind of lens is that?

 

i want to play with sepia..

 

god i miss photo

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Originally posted by SteveAustin

checked....but I got nothin???

 

Damn. I was afraid that might happen. Is the email that you entered in 12 oz. the one you checked? .. because I sent the email through the 12 oz email button.

 

It's a long email, so I was smart enough to save it.

 

How about you email me at fr8orade@hotmail.com and I'll resend it.

 

Thanks, man.

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My equipment:

 

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Minolta X-9 35mm

 

http://www.fatcap.co.uk/host/files/wideangle.jpg'>

TDK Wide Angle lens... used ONLY with Sony Mavica FD83

digital camera (not shown)

 

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PHands.. this is what you were asking about.

Also, a with and without shot.

 

http://www.fatcap.co.uk/host/files/skylight.jpg'>

Skylight filter.

 

http://www.fatcap.co.uk/host/files/polarizer.jpg'>

Polarizer filter.

 

http://www.fatcap.co.uk/host/files/infared.jpg'>

Infared filter.

 

http://www.fatcap.co.uk/host/files/fisheye.jpg'>

Phoenix Super Fish Eye...mmmmmm

 

http://www.fatcap.co.uk/host/files/cams.jpg'>

Camera on left = .99 cents at Salvation Army!

Camera on right = donated from grandparents attic

 

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I love my cases.

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Guest imported_El Mamerro
Originally posted by SteveAustin

you've got mail.

 

Which means I get some soon too. Yay!! We all win.

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