Ed W wrote:
unfortunately the newer IXUS have switched to SD/MMC. I'm starting to think film, too, but not APS.
hmm...my IXUS 400 and the IXUS 430, 500 use CF cards
But the new IXUS 30, 40, 700 use SD cards
I recently carry my IXUS 400 with me around all the time, even to work. You will be surprised how much photo opportunities you have missed, not having a camera. I put my IXUS 400 in a baby sock to keep it scratch-free and at the same time compact enough to carry around in my pocket. Problem with the IXUS 400 is that it's relatively heavy (can feel the weight in my pocket) and slow, in terms of start-up time, shutter lag, focus speed.
I started shooting architecture in 1994 with my dad's Panasonic P&S (still working)
Portraits of my girlfriend, now my wife , from 1996 with the Ricoh XR8 (still working). I had no idea about aperture, shutter speed, ISO whatever. Friend of mine told me to put the f number to 5.6 when I want to shoot a portrait and press the shutter when I see the green light...
I've always had a passing interest in photography. Maybe it runs in the family, as my uncle was a photographer for a magazine in Hong Kong. Funnily enough, I was even the videographer for a cousin's wedding before I had a camera.
I'd usually borrow someone's camera and wander around taking snapshots, but it wasn't anything serious since I never really liked paying exorbitant prices to develop film (still don't). It got a little bit more serious when I bought an Olympus 2100uz, then a minolta 7Hi two years later, and then the 10D a year after that.
Now I have more cameras than I know what to do with...
I am also influenced by my two uncles, dad's bro and dad's bro in law, who are both dedicated amateur photographers. When I was small, I used to be fascinated by their 'heavy' Nikon cameras. I still remember my uncle (dad's bro)'s fireworks pictures and dad's bro in law's family photos.
Dad's bro in law is probably the one influenced me most. He does everything so seriously, always has a big tripod with him, a Nikon 801 (apparently first AF SLR Nikon made - he still uses it), making sure that every photo will turn out, all my cousins' expressions are right... every family photo is like a professional portrait. I still remember he taught me - don't go under 1/125s for portrait - I still don't understand why.
Welcome choika, i'm probably newer to photography than you're. I'm still very much in the early learning stages. Never owned a camera before. Only had the current camera for the last 6 months. However, most of us here have turned into gear freaks!! Do come and join us for the next outing!
rwwlee wrote:
Ed, i like the lighting from your portrait shots very much. What did u do in photoshop to get that effect on that head shot of lachlan?
oh boy...
* darken areas of the image using burn tool.
* bring out lines in face with sharpen tool
* copy lachlan to new layer, desaturate, resaturate with brown colour tone and set to vivid light.
* slight orange filter on original layer
* desaturate original layer
I don't know the exact values that I used, though... I can't replicate my art
* darken areas of the image using burn tool.
* bring out lines in face with sharpen tool
* copy lachlan to new layer, desaturate, resaturate with brown colour tone and set to vivid light.
* slight orange filter on original layer
* desaturate original layer
I don't know the exact values that I used, though... I can't replicate my art
thanks ed, sounds complicated (to me anyway).. i'll experiment and see how it turns out!
Ed W wrote:
uhhhh... if you have to ask then it's not a good sign, is it?!?
U had a better smile than the female model, so can't be that bad! I probably won't post it here to show the rest of the world, unless of course if u'd like me to!!
did u just increase the saturation and contrast in the raw processing? did u do anything else? i like it
That's about it. And also a bit of WB adjustments. This style is really not me but I like it. I just don't want to overdo it and wear it out of fashion.
, from 1996 with the Ricoh XR8 (still working). I had no idea about aperture, shutter speed, ISO whatever. Friend of mine told me to put the f number to 5.6 when I want to shoot a portrait and press the shutter when I see the green light...
I just don't want to overdo it and wear it out of fashion.