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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: Fineus on April 24, 2006, 10:00:52 am

Title: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Fineus on April 24, 2006, 10:00:52 am: Hey guys,

I'm taking my photography a bit more seriously now (despite not bothering to update DeviantArt much) and have purchased a Canon 30D DSLR. Of course with all that photographic power raring to go I'm looking for suggestions for subjects to keep my creative juices flowing and see if there are some neat ideas I may have missed.

I'll be doing the cliches like a drop of water heating a pond, a sunset and so on but if anyone has any ideas or requests then go ahead and let me know - the more the better and I don't care what they are!
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: an0n on April 24, 2006, 01:17:21 pm: It's not what you photograph. It's how you photograph it.

Or rather, how you **** it up some in PS afterwards.

Just go take some pictures of people on benches.
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Polpolion on April 24, 2006, 06:07:33 pm: You should meet my dad!

:shaking:
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: achtung on April 24, 2006, 10:10:25 pm: Doesn't look like you take to many B&W shots. They can turn out excellent, especially with photos of people.
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Flipside on April 24, 2006, 11:33:33 pm: Quote from: Swantz on April 24, 2006, 10:10:25 pm
Doesn't look like you take to many B&W shots. They can turn out excellent, especially with photos of people.

Agreed, B&W works a lot better for portraits etc in my opinion :)
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Fineus on April 25, 2006, 02:35:59 am: Cheers guys, I did actually take a black and white shot of my dog once (not that that means much) but unfortunately my current camera has quite high noise problems at high ISOs which it needs given how light it usually is in England so I haven't done as much as I'd like.
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: karajorma on April 25, 2006, 04:36:21 am: Quote from: Kalfireth on April 24, 2006, 10:00:52 am
I'll be doing the cliches like a drop of water heating a pond, a sunset and so on but if anyone has any ideas or requests then go ahead and let me know - the more the better and I don't care what they are!

Glamour! ;7
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Grug on April 25, 2006, 07:20:18 am: Quote from: karajorma on April 25, 2006, 04:36:21 am
Quote from: Kalfireth on April 24, 2006, 10:00:52 am
I'll be doing the cliches like a drop of water heating a pond, a sunset and so on but if anyone has any ideas or requests then go ahead and let me know - the more the better and I don't care what they are!

Glamour! ;7

:lol:

But yessum. People is always fun.
How about cats?
Fighting cats.

That would be an interesting few shots to pull off. :D
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: aldo_14 on April 25, 2006, 08:11:17 am: Flying fighting cats.
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Fineus on April 25, 2006, 09:02:02 am: Ninja flying fighting cats?
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: aldo_14 on April 25, 2006, 09:08:48 am: Quote from: Kalfireth on April 25, 2006, 09:02:02 am
Ninja flying fighting cats?

Ninga flying fighting cats with nunchuks!
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Grug on April 25, 2006, 09:39:32 am: OOOOooo, this is getting better and better. :D

So when do we get to see these Ninja flying fighting cats with nunchuks? :D
^.^
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Fineus on April 25, 2006, 09:43:11 am: Well the camera gets delivered tomorrow... after that hopefully :)
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: aldo_14 on April 25, 2006, 09:52:49 am: Quote from: Kalfireth on April 25, 2006, 09:43:11 am
Well the camera gets delivered tomorrow... after that hopefully :)

You'll need some pirates as bait.
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Grug on April 25, 2006, 12:31:40 pm: Cools, wish I had a camera likes that. :)
Maybe a plank too?
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Flipside on April 25, 2006, 01:43:58 pm: (http://www.aqsx85.dsl.pipex.com/Pircat.jpg)
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Nuclear1 on April 25, 2006, 03:02:18 pm: Quote from: aldo_14 on April 25, 2006, 09:08:48 am
Quote from: Kalfireth on April 25, 2006, 09:02:02 am
Ninja flying fighting cats?

Ninga flying fighting cats with nunchuks!

Ninja flying fighting cats with frickin' laser beams attached to their frickin' heads!
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: StratComm on April 25, 2006, 04:31:45 pm: Quote from: nuclear1 on April 25, 2006, 03:02:18 pm
Quote from: aldo_14 on April 25, 2006, 09:08:48 am
Quote from: Kalfireth on April 25, 2006, 09:02:02 am
Ninja flying fighting cats?

Ninga flying fighting cats with nunchuks!

Ninja flying fighting cats with frickin' laser beams attached to their frickin' heads!

We couldn't get cats, so instead we've got ninja flying gerbals with those frickin' laser beams.
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: aldo_14 on April 25, 2006, 05:34:34 pm: Are they ill tempered?
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Grug on April 25, 2006, 05:52:48 pm: And mutated?
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Black Wolf on April 27, 2006, 11:17:07 pm: Photograph naked ladies.

Then post the pics.
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Fineus on April 28, 2006, 06:27:41 am: No naked ladies.. but here's a tall building instead.

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Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Flipside on April 28, 2006, 08:56:09 am: I wonder if they'll ever finsh that thing, God knows it cost enough to build!
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: aldo_14 on April 28, 2006, 09:02:42 am: Och. I wanted naked ladies.
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Fineus on April 28, 2006, 01:36:25 pm: They have finished it I thought.. you can go up it and everything?
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Flipside on April 28, 2006, 01:38:53 pm: It's in a useable state now, theres a restaurant at the top iirc, but it was originally planned to have a whole lot more to it. I think they stopped building because the price was getting astronomical :(
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: StratComm on April 28, 2006, 02:29:14 pm: Yeah, I think it was supposed to be all filled in (remember reading something about it a couple of years back) instead of only having like 3 useful floors. It still looks like there is supposed to be more there.
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Grug on April 28, 2006, 04:29:02 pm: To be picky, are there a few smudges to the right of the building?
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Tyrian on April 28, 2006, 08:38:57 pm: Nice first set of photos. Take some pictures of some more oddly-shaped buildings. They could serve as inspiration for some new ships.

...Oh yeah, could you get a shot of a hamster flying an F-22...? :wtf:
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Fineus on April 29, 2006, 03:35:53 am: Grug.. it does look like it. I'll have to look at a few more shots when I get home and see what's up there.

Tyrian, thanks mate - unfortunately there aren't that many interesting photos in the south of England - this area isn't given over to photography oppertunities very often. As for hamsters and F-22s.. I can give you picture of a dog? :)
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: karajorma on April 29, 2006, 03:17:23 pm: Flying an F-22?
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Tyrian on April 30, 2006, 04:03:43 pm: A dog would do...I guess... :)

...I know I have an odd sense of humor...
Title: Re: Photographic Subjects
Post by: Grug on May 03, 2006, 06:31:44 am: Nothing a little photoshop can't fix Kal.

Dogs are so awsome. :D ^.^