Any photographers in here?

['87 Turbo II]

Well I just got a Canon Digital Rebel XT, and my girlfriend bought me the nifty fifty(which is broken and canon is sending me a new one) as well as just got a tripod so you'll be seeing a lot of pics from me. Its my first DSLR and camera in general.

 

[altspace]

I think he needs a V8.

 

[altspace]

Quick home studio shots.

 

[altspace]

A little something I made out of scrap pieces of wood I had laying around.

Sticks - Purpleheart
Dish - Mahogany
Top - stained Oak
Legs - natural Maple

 

[NVP5White]

Nice snap...why do you have that expensive kind of wood lying around?

 

[winty87]

Hey man, I love every picture you take and it is really inspiring me in my photography classes. My main question at the moment is: How are you getting so close to the subject matter with such a tight composition?

 

[rjmhotrod]

I took this pic the other day with my sony DSC-T33. Came out quite well. Only photoshop done is creating the border.

This is a very nice pic, but as NVP5White suggested, use the rotation tool in Photoshop to make your horizon level. Also I would then crop the pic so that the horizon is right in the middle - forget about 1/3's in this instance. So you would lose the dock at the bottom (or whatever it is) but I think you'll like the results much better.

 

[rjmhotrod]

Here are a couple of pics from a couple of days ago. This is one of our friend's kids. No photoshopping done other than resizing for the web.

 

[altspace]

Nice snap...why do you have that expensive kind of wood lying around?

Friend of mine builds custom furniture. I like to go through his scap pile sometimes and be creative. I have quite a few pieces in my house, including some wild speakerstands I made myself.

Here's their website I designed and developed. http://www.moranwoodworks.com

 

[RacerXGirl]

Friend of mine builds custom furniture. I like to go through his scap pile sometimes and be creative. I have quite a few pieces in my house, including some wild speakerstands I made myself.

Here's their website I designed and developed. http://www.moranwoodworks.com

They do beautiful work! This pic on their site of the workshop looks Christmas-card ready!

 

[altspace]

Hehe...thanks. I took all the pics for the site. Including the studio work.

I also created this site and snapped all the photos many years ago. Very wild creative furniture. http://www.westbarnstabletables.com

 

[chuyler1]

^^^
I love the two-tone sofa table.

 

[altspace]

That's what I have in my living room and as my office desk. Tiger maple top and stained cherry base.

 

[chuyler1]

expensive I assume??

 

[altspace]

Reasonable for the the quality of craftsmanship. Also depends on the type of wood used, stained or oiled finish, etc. I had my pieces furnished to my specifications. It'll last a lifetime and beyond.

 

[NVP5White]

Pics from last night:

Tried some more with water droplets and I think they turned out okay this time:

 

[wmbeaver]

im not really a photographer, but im trying to get better

and this is one i just snapped really quickly before i left for school, so its not too great:

 

['87 Turbo II]

Pics from last night:

OMG I want a macro lens so bad!!!!


Give the company and specs please!

 

[rjmhotrod]

Pics from last night:

I like this last one the best. I think the greater DOF works better for whatever reason. The others, while technically great, just don't work (for me) as much as this last one. Great job with the lighting. You're really improving there. Nice job.

 

[rjmhotrod]

im not really a photographer, but im trying to get better

and this is one i just snapped really quickly before i left for school, so its not too great:

It seems that you have a good eye, maybe just work on composition a little bit. In the first pic, you would want to frame out the limbs of the tree (or get the entire tree in pic). I think you have the horizon in a good place in the photo (lower third). Just got to get that exposure right and it would be very difficult on that type of shot without a graduated ND filter.

In the second pic, the subject seems to be the break in the clouds so the house and limbs don't really need to be in the shot. And then get the exposure right so that the clouds and light really pop.

And you're right, the last one isn't too great... but we've all taken (and sometimes, continue to take) not very good pics. Again, try to figure what the subject of the pic is, and then evaluate and lose everything that invades the frame and detracts from that subject.

You're on the right track, just keep at it. Oh yeah, and have fun...