thanks, and yeahhhh I wish I did too, or had the aperture a little more closed maybe.

for 107:

Exposure: 1/200
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100




[Edited on January 30, 2009 at 3:18 AM. Reason : .]

1/30/2009 3:16:52 AM

but i mean, at least the skull has those cracks

the DOF def adds character with the teeth and the lighting

1/30/2009 3:18:47 AM

tr00

1/30/2009 3:35:03 AM

Oh and I also found out today I'm shooting the Wake@Miami Men's bball game as well wednesday.

pressure pressure, I haven't shot for the paper at all and now I'm covering at least two games in four days for 'em. should the 70-300 4-5.6 indeed be somewhat sufficient for shooting BBall?

I'll keep the 11-16 ready for a court rush

JK MIAMI BLOWS AT BBALL.

[Edited on January 30, 2009 at 3:49 AM. Reason : m]

1/30/2009 3:47:53 AM

I like that skull pic. Very nice contrast.

Quote :

"JBaz seems to be having fun at a community college in it..."

Damn straight. I'm having more fun here than I ever did at NCSU. Plus who'd complain about $600 a semester? Cheap as fuck and RCC is like rated #3 in the nation. The photog program has been around for more than 40 years, most of the instructors are past students and still working pro's. They don't teach us BS and more than half of the time, it's not in any textbook. It truly feels likes like an apprenticeship than real school.

If anyone here is serious about taking a degree in it, RCC is the best in NC. It's inline with Brooks and a few others, although it's a bit limited since it's only a 2-yr program. A number of graduates actually go to Brooks and other 4 yr photo programs to increase their education, but most just go straight into their field of business. I think most entry positions that our photog's go into are well in the 50-60k ranges. More so than often is they skip the entry level positions after they've done an internship or co-op, which are required.

Plus the connections here and possibilities are huge. Don't get me wrong, it's a lot of work in 2yrs, it's basically a 4 yr program squeezed into 2 years (summers included) so we don't exactly get a lot of time off.

1/30/2009 10:13:38 AM

I met a guy in line at Best Buy once, over a year ago, who was taking photography classes at RCC. I'd love to do it too, just can't working full time with a kid and another on the way...

1/30/2009 10:29:02 AM

yeah, I sacrificed my nice comfortable marketing job that paid well for this, but in the long run, I think it was a wise choice. I miss the money...

1/30/2009 10:40:17 AM

Bweez, i have no first hand experience, but from what i've gathered in my head from reading is that F4-5.6 might be a little slow for a fast indoor sport like bball. I wouldnt want to risk it, i'd fight to borrow that F2.8 fo sho

1/30/2009 11:17:48 AM

Where would be a place to find the rankings on a photography programs in schools? If I have my way I'd like to go to a highly ranked one within my proximity.


Oh and the skull pic is bad assery

1/30/2009 12:56:41 PM

Quote :

"Which of these is better? * Canon - Rebel K2 or Elan 7Ne * Nikon - FM10 or F100"

get a minolta maxxum 5. Cheap, light, and easy to use. It was my first real camera.

1/30/2009 2:16:27 PM

Ok so I n00bed myself with my 50mm f1.4 purchase...

I thought that the rainbow effect in the macro picture of the lens was a result of the curvature of the lens as opposed to internal clouding...


I got the lens and found out that there is only a small portion of the lens that actually is pristine and there are significant scratches to the internal layers...

I'm going to contact the seller and see if he's willing to do anything about it, but I kinda doubt he will be willing.

1/30/2009 3:16:58 PM

Quote :

"Where would be a place to find the rankings on a photography programs in schools? If I have my way I'd like to go to a highly ranked one within my proximity."

i thought you wanted to be a painter?

Quote :

"i sorta wish you'd focused on the teefs"

me too, but it's still a good picture, i like the way the skull's sutures came out


you should only commit to a expensive 4 year (still really really long for photoschool, aren't most 2-3 years? (even photojournalism?)) if you are already pretty good/have a good eye for it and you want to become professionally top notch polished.

otherwise you're just wasting money.

i too would suggest going the CC route.

[Edited on January 30, 2009 at 3:34 PM. Reason : s]

1/30/2009 3:28:28 PM

UNC Chapel Hill has a good program for Photojournalism. My sister landed a job with NPR's "The Story" with Dick Gordon, from that program. She does publicity stuff for them.

[Edited on January 30, 2009 at 3:33 PM. Reason : -]

1/30/2009 3:30:49 PM

^yeah they do. My bro graduated there with dual majors in graphic design and journalism. Really hard to get into, but well worth it if you are going that route. They don't really have a very good photo program since they mostly focus on the story instead of the picture. I think their course only requires like 2 photo classes, then design labs, that's it. Pretty sparse considering they have an array of Canon MkIII's and tons of glass. Such a shame. I just wish NCSU had some sort of journalism/photo program degree. The only real classes or teachings is through the technician or design school, and both are lacking a lot, then again, Bradley can only do soo much. They really are underfunded and understaffed.

I went to the National Geographic lecture back in November there, was really cool. They do get some great journalist speakers, cept we get Laura Greenfield next month... If anyone is seriously interested about going, you can PM if you need a place to stay and crash on the couch or floor in the living room.

[Edited on January 30, 2009 at 4:03 PM. Reason : ]

1/30/2009 4:00:44 PM

What if I'm not in NC.....

$160k for a Photography degree......ouchies

[Edited on January 30, 2009 at 4:02 PM. Reason : sdf]

1/30/2009 4:02:32 PM

start looking at community colleges in your area. I don't know where you live.

1/30/2009 4:04:14 PM

THEY LET ME CHECK OUT THE 70-200 2.8,

holla.


thing is a fucking cannon.

[Edited on January 30, 2009 at 4:06 PM. Reason : .]

1/30/2009 4:06:12 PM

That's a sweet lens. A buddy at work has one, let me shoot a holiday event we had here at work with it. Super quiet, really fast and accurate AF.


Just picked up the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 a couple weeks ago. Another friend at work had it and didn't need it anymore, so I got a great deal on it. Sweet lens, I haven't taken it off my camera since.

[Edited on January 30, 2009 at 4:18 PM. Reason : .]

1/30/2009 4:14:29 PM

love that lens

1/30/2009 4:31:27 PM

it really is a work horse lens, a bit heavy though for a walk around lens. I may have to send mine back in since it's really soft wide open, but stop it down to f/4 and it's sharp as a tack. It was tack sharp wide open when I first got it... So I donno. Time for a service checkup I suppose.

1/30/2009 4:39:05 PM

The Canon 70-200 f/2.8 is a staple lens for basketball photography. It's Bright, has a constant aperture throughout its zoom range, and has super fast, quiet, and accurate AF. Out of 8 of us shooting at a basketball game last night, 7 were using the Canon 70-200 f/2.8. The one person that didn't have one shot Nikon. Poor sucker.

A 70-300 f/4-5.6 would be pretty much useless for shooting indoor basketball in the venues I shoot in. Even in the bright RBC Center, I think the exposure at f/5.6 would be ISO 3200 and 1/500th of a second. I don't like to get much below 1/400th of a second when shooting basketball.

1/30/2009 10:07:42 PM

Yeah I'm just going to keep checking out the 70-200 2.8 for every indoor assignment at least.

I can't wait for wednesday night. Sunday will be my first time shooting bball, so hopefully I'll get somewhat of a feel for it and more prepared for Wednesday.

1/31/2009 2:26:40 AM

obnoxiously blue, but i just thought id quickly post how shitty the weather has been in cleveland. theres about 6 more inches now.

1/31/2009 7:28:42 PM

Looks like little snow coffins sitting on the tables.

1/31/2009 7:39:08 PM

that's a shit ton of snow.

1/31/2009 9:11:19 PM

I just got my Charger and Sanyo Eneloop AA's this week and holy fucking shit, these are awesome! They are better than regular AA's and recycle my flash really fast. I shot a ton of night club stuff tonight and shot probably 500 pics with the flash and it was still charging the flash relatively fast. And thats right out of the package too.

Consider me impressed with the Eneloops. JBaz endorses these.

2/1/2009 3:15:57 AM

walking in the woods yesterday, found some abandoned tobacco farm equipment, a bathtub, and a cat

2/2/2009 3:57:38 PM

that's a pretty clean kitty for a woodscat

2/2/2009 4:12:11 PM

Was it angry, or did it just have really tiny ears?

2/2/2009 4:46:52 PM

^^ there are houses around, just not many...i'm assuming it wasn't feral

^ i never heard it growl, so if it was angry, it was quiet about it

2/2/2009 4:51:45 PM

I take back what I said about Ronny in this thread. I was out of line. I have decided to punch myself in the stomach 15 times. 3 down, 12 to go...

2/2/2009 5:21:08 PM

I dig the faucets...

"the spirit of princess wanders the wilderness seeking her way to ceiling cat. Not knowing all she had to do was look up"

2/2/2009 7:46:58 PM

2/2/2009 9:54:35 PM

what no vignetting?

2/2/2009 10:00:15 PM

It was hard but I passed that opportunity up.

2/2/2009 10:01:18 PM

vertical lines are a very powerful design tool, specially when you have alternating lines that gives depth. Unfortunately, there's nothing at the horizon line to capture the viewer's attention when they get to the point so it's really not a very interesting shot, it's just lost in space. Having a Dog or a person, just a dark contrast silhouette, would have made that shot 1000% better.

2/2/2009 10:05:07 PM

There was a sign that I actually cropped out because it didn't really fit. Good tip thanks. I'll keep that in mind next time.

2/2/2009 10:06:26 PM

^^ i'll agree. the lines are good, but there's nothing at the end to complete the picture.

[Edited on February 2, 2009 at 10:07 PM. Reason : jbaz]

2/2/2009 10:07:36 PM

[Edited on February 2, 2009 at 11:02 PM. Reason : k]

2/2/2009 11:01:39 PM

oooh, im so excited. i should be getting my 430ex II and my 28-130mm IS USM later this week. hopefully this means i won't really need to carry an 18-55 kit lens and a 28-80 lens just for a lil extra zoom.

i was getting all excited because whether was supposed to warm up and i was supposed to do some rattlesnake surveys this weekend, but the temp is dropping back down :\

2/3/2009 12:06:08 AM

In the process of ordering a better mid-range zoom than the kit ( ). Still saving up for the 70-200 f/4. Decided I want the zoom more than the wide for now.

2/3/2009 6:01:22 AM

you mean a telephoto zoom? zoom just means its a variable focal length/focal range.

2/3/2009 6:40:16 AM

yes.

2/3/2009 7:23:18 AM

So I shot the Wake@UM WBball game Sunday.

The photographer beside me made me feel a little silly.

He had probably tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment while I was snapping away with my lil XSi and borrowed 70-200.

Shooting the men's bball game tomorrow. holla.

It was really cool sunday, with the media room and the free food and drinks and damn. Can't wait for tomorrow night.

2/4/2009 2:13:12 AM

^It's a definite perk of being a media photog. We get so spoiled. If I had to pay to sit in the stands, I'd feel like I'm getting ripped off. I'd rather be getting paid to sit on the hardwood or stand on the field.

2/4/2009 7:17:00 AM

Yeah, it's nice going to events and having almost complete access. I just got checked out and permission to setup remotes on the rafters at the RBC Center, now I just need to buy a magic arm and play around up there.

2/4/2009 9:08:14 AM

oh man, I'm so excited.

If anyone wants to see me, I should be on the bottom right of the court, baseline on ESPN2 at 7:30

2/4/2009 11:52:43 AM

haha awesome. good luck

2/4/2009 12:04:28 PM

I'm just so annoyed that our school is closed for the day. No access to the studio or the darkroom...

2/4/2009 12:31:37 PM

thinking about getting the d40

2/4/2009 8:20:34 PM