Oh yeah, I just bought $120 worth of B&W ISO100 120 film, $60 worth of transparancy 120 film, $100 B&W ISO100 4x5 film and about $80 color 4x5 film... And that's just for this semester, not including b&w or color paper. And that's the bare min.

We just had an 8 long seminar today at school, pretty much a crash course in color management from a pro photog and color tech. Pretty damn awesome and learned a lot. Btw, I asked them what they thought about Huey's colorimeter... Our teachers condemn it, the pro photog didn't like it and the color tech absolutely hates them with a passion. Sorry Kiwi.

1/22/2009 5:00:12 PM

k. What would you recommend then?

1/22/2009 5:01:40 PM

Xrite or Spyder. I have the Spyder3 Elite and love it, but after I got hands on demo with the xrite stuff today, I might switch over, plus invest in their printer calibration/spectrometer device.

1/22/2009 5:15:51 PM

^ lemme borrow?

1/22/2009 5:25:46 PM

what kind of b&w film?

1/22/2009 5:32:49 PM

kodak medium and large format. And I just found out my medium format camera shoots 1 stop over exposed.

[Edited on January 22, 2009 at 5:36 PM. Reason : ]

1/22/2009 5:35:02 PM

Me and Dakota for page 102! Maybe I should start posting a Dakota per page

1/22/2009 8:04:19 PM

Quote :

".if i increase the exposure or brightness, the snow loses definition...bah suggestions?"

buy a yellow dog

1/22/2009 8:19:09 PM

you should jsnail. so pretty

1/22/2009 8:20:01 PM

I'll see your cute dog:



and raise a goofy baby:



call or fold!

1/22/2009 11:38:04 PM

[Edited on January 23, 2009 at 5:57 AM. Reason : thumbs]

1/23/2009 5:55:20 AM

capncrunch....

Here's another pup shot, yay panning!:


And, the closest thing I can get to a baby is a 5yr old:


Aaaaaand...throw in an upside down kitty cat:

1/23/2009 7:25:27 AM

Quote :

""

I see your goofy baby...



...and raise you Team Kitty:




JSnail I just went to your website. Very nice -- if I ever get a pretty dog, you can take some nice shots of it.

[Edited on January 23, 2009 at 11:20 AM. Reason : ]

1/23/2009 11:20:11 AM

must resist buying new toys...

1/23/2009 12:08:35 PM

Quote :

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love this picture! very very nice

1/23/2009 12:10:22 PM

CharlesHF, even the "non-pretty" dogs will do hehe but thank you! I need to update my site with some new pics...maybe this weekend! I should do a TWW discount!

gunzz, that took about 20 tries, a self timer, a sore arm, and LUCK...but I love how it came out! thank you

1/23/2009 12:24:08 PM

Quote :

"kodak medium and large format. And I just found out my medium format camera shoots 1 stop over exposed."

A friend of mine that shoots a lot of medium format uses Efke films often. Really like the silver look of it.

1/23/2009 2:29:55 PM

Jsnail how did you get that sort of black and white? The crispness and the hues seem different from normal black and white.....does that even make sense?

Senez I love that dog pic, is it a Cairn?

1/23/2009 3:42:24 PM

It could be said that black and white don't really have hues.

1/23/2009 3:45:35 PM

Quote :

"Senez I love that dog pic, is it a Cairn?"

Thanks. She's a scottie. It took all we had just to get her to go out in the snow. She was not a happy camper. Sort of like throwing someone out into water and they're looking for the first thing they can grab.

1/23/2009 4:00:40 PM

Is it really as simple as this? Is that what you do Jsnail? Change the selective coloring?

1/23/2009 4:49:34 PM

Kiwi, I've got a handful of ways that I convert to bw, depending on the picture. The one you commented on actually has a VERY transparent blue layer over the bw conversion.

Play with the channel mixer (with monochrome selected).

eta: the "crispness" you mentioned has to do with both my camera and lens combo, as well as an un-sharp mask I applied in post. You have to be careful with it though (the usm) because too much and you get a halo effect (and its not very appealing on people, as it shows EVERY little blemish in the skin). make a new layer from the background, apply the usm, then use the slider to change the opacity so it isn't so strong.

[Edited on January 23, 2009 at 5:09 PM. Reason : ]

1/23/2009 5:07:13 PM

I thought it looked slightly blue but then again it could have been the monitor.

Thanks for the tips! It looks great!

1/23/2009 5:20:47 PM

yay.


My gf got me a 50mm F1.8 for my bday. Its pretty awesome. Its MF only on the D40 though, but its not that bad really. I'm getting better and better with focusing it quickly

1/23/2009 5:45:56 PM

Anyone want to help me setup a really cool post apocalyptic photo shoot in Raleigh? I'm thinking somewhere in Downtown Raleigh and maybe in March or April when it's warmer. May shoot for a zombie theme inspired by Left 4 Dead, Fallout3, I am Legend and Stalker. Probably shoot for portfolio on a 4x5.

Might go scouting in the next few weeks. Maybe a col-de-sac or a residential area so we don't have to block off traffic. Maybe 2-4 models and 30 or so extra's.

1/23/2009 5:56:46 PM

^^LOVE THAT SHOT. And I'm so freaking jealous!

I want a 50mm so freaking bad!

1/23/2009 6:08:41 PM

^^I'd love to help if it happened to fall when my spring break is. I'm in FL right now.

1/23/2009 6:54:21 PM

Some shots from my trip to DC.
I was so busy working that I had almost NO time to shoot at all. The only time I was still long enough to play with my camera was on the metro.

1/23/2009 7:47:31 PM

i'm gonna throw this out there

this isn't a personal attack

but one of the most overused shots i've seen lately (especially at the innaugural shit) is the "photo of someone taking a photo" photos

i've done it
i do it when i can compose a good shot
i will do it in the future

but its definitely a statement on our cultural's enhanced love of the camera

i mean, just think that you have more photos of you tagged on facebook than your great grandparents ever even had taken of them, possibly combined

1/24/2009 3:55:23 AM

Ok, I finally got my XSi, and here's my first attempt at some shots. I'm sure i noobed all over myself, so feel free to drop some CC.







The last one was taken with my Canon Powershot Pro 1, which is sort of a hybrid between a P&S and an SLR.

1/24/2009 8:53:01 AM

if there's no mirror box, it's not an slr.

1/24/2009 3:39:06 PM

http://rrosephoto.blogspot.com/

1/24/2009 4:27:32 PM

What's with the link? Am I missing something, or did you just randomly post a mediocre wedding photographer's blog link?


Upon further review, I see this lady is where you get some of your inspiration.

Exhibit A:


Exhibit B:

Quote :

"I also offer an Ala Cart Pricing to build your own package!!"

Not only is she a shitty photographer, but she's also stupid.

[Edited on January 24, 2009 at 6:22 PM. Reason : .]

1/24/2009 6:21:07 PM

hot angles

1/24/2009 6:22:31 PM

those pics make me dizzy, I'm seeing a lot of Kiwi croppage in that blog. And honestly... trying to do a business on blogspot website?

1/24/2009 8:50:07 PM

Yeah, they really are horrible photos.




FOR PRICING INFO, PLEASE CHECK MY GEOCITIES PAGE, OR MY XANGA!

1/24/2009 9:48:37 PM

ahaha

1/24/2009 9:53:20 PM

lols Just saying, she's booked for the whole year....if that's truth.

But when I saw her latest post and it was all angle I was like OH LAWD TDUB NEEDS TO KNOW

1/24/2009 10:09:43 PM

You get what you pay for. If her clients are happy with the results, then whatever, but honestly, her stuff is mediocre at best. She does have some nice pics in some series, but yeah, 60% of her pics is with the Kiwi Crop, what's annoying me is the fact that she's doing the Kiwi Crop on formal pictures! wtf?

1/24/2009 11:46:41 PM

i just won a lot of money at the casino

i have to decide soon if i want to step up and buy a new camera

1/25/2009 5:08:32 AM

Quote :

"THE KIWI CROP"

1/25/2009 5:09:48 AM

nah man, double or nothing, go for broke!

1/25/2009 5:16:53 AM

I just "won" a bunch of money in an insurance settlement.

Instead of doing something irresponsible, I'm going to pay off all of my credit card debt. But don't think I'm not tempted to pull the trigger on a 5D MKII or a 24-70 or some lights and remotes or a tripod or...

1/25/2009 10:27:15 AM

1/25/2009 11:48:24 AM

see what i said

yellow dog + snow = awesome

similarly

dog + yellow snow = super happy fun time extreme

1/25/2009 12:45:10 PM

Every time I see this thread I wonder what it's actually referring to, since I know nothing about cameras.

Immediately after, I think that "Digital SLR" would make a good band name for an electronic group.

1/25/2009 12:46:28 PM

Quote :

"Instead of doing something irresponsible, I'm going to pay off all of my credit card debt. But don't think I'm not tempted to pull the trigger on a 5D MKII or a 24-70 or some lights and remotes or a tripod or..."

lawl, same exact situation, but I didn't "win" money, I worked my ass off for my last contract job. It can pay off my credit card, or go towards the 5D mkII or some new lenses.

1/25/2009 4:05:42 PM

i had a contracting check come in, putting me in the same situation...

responsibility?
or
frivolity?

1/25/2009 5:21:36 PM

As much as we all love photos, paying down debt is always a good idea. Don't become a slave to Visa/Mastercard.

1/25/2009 6:02:37 PM

set em up

1/25/2009 6:04:21 PM