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Creativity / Re: ■ The Photography Megathread ■
« on: January 25, 2014, 01:58:13 PM »
Take pictures of boring stuff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Topographics

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Creativity / Re: ■ The Photography Megathread ■
« on: January 25, 2014, 11:48:29 AM »
god dammit everyone we get it: research megathread, it's like this forum is full of 12 year olds OH WAIT

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save that stuff goddamn I'm a broke ass unemployed college student.

Well I'd probably treat myself to a nice pair of jeans, but I'd live off the remaining $2300

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Off Topic / Re: What is your favorite gun?
« on: January 20, 2014, 11:26:02 AM »
I'm a man of simple pleasures. A Remington 870 12 gauge does fine by me. Sporting clays are great fun c:

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Creativity / Re: ■ The Photography Megathread ■
« on: January 14, 2014, 07:40:39 PM »
is the viewfinder upside down like those really old cameras?
No, it's a top viewing twin lens reflex. The image on the ground glass is mirrored but not inverted.

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Creativity / Re: ■ The Photography Megathread ■
« on: January 14, 2014, 07:21:15 PM »
It was produced between 1940 and 1948.

Might be older than some of your grandparents.

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Creativity / Re: ■ The Photography Megathread ■
« on: January 13, 2014, 11:18:12 PM »


I took this picture with a camera older than your parents

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Creativity / Re: ■ The Photography Megathread ■
« on: January 06, 2014, 02:23:41 PM »
omg guys bump post stuff and comment and whatnot keep the thread aliv3



More picz/stories about my life here: bl0g

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Creativity / Re: ■ The Photography Megathread ■
« on: December 22, 2013, 11:44:31 PM »
Bump for new picz and art thoughtz I put up on my blog:

http://nickseitz.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/visual-abstraction-from-nature/

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Creativity / Re: ■ The Photography Megathread ■
« on: December 20, 2013, 08:45:07 AM »
nice images guys
I like this guy

ps walked up a mountain yesterday and took picz, need to edit.

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Off Topic / Re: Wisdom Tooth
« on: December 19, 2013, 09:23:23 AM »
I had all four removed. It was kinda stuffty. I didn't swell up much and I was kind of laid on my ass for two-three days, and then I slowly returned to normal over the course of about two weeks. Couldn't go off pain meds for about two and a half weeks without slightly incapacitating pain.

Also be careful about keeping your socket clean of food stuff. stuff builds up in there if you're not careful and it's grosssss.

Got my wisdom teeth out about two months ago and I'm still kind of picking stuff out of there with my tongue, haha.

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Off Topic / Re: Expensive field trip to a faraway land
« on: December 17, 2013, 04:20:00 PM »
bake sale doe

or ask your parents

or don't go

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Creativity / Re: ■ The Photography Megathread ■
« on: December 16, 2013, 10:01:28 PM »
why are bigger sensors better
Loads of reasons

A larger digital sensor provides better ISO performance and better bokeh (because physics I don't know why). Plus sharpness and all that good stuff. Basically, think of it like this. Sensors output to a given area, let's say 15MP. If you take a picture on a cropped sensor, that's less light creating an image and less surface area of sensor creating a digital image of equal size. A 15mp image created on a full frame sensor will correspond to more surface area and thus be sharper and brighter.

Now, the *largest* "sensors" you can get are actually scanned large format film, which is what a lot of fine art photographers use. It is, at minimum, 15 times larger than 35mm or "full frame" digital sensors.

p.s. I'm studying for a BFA (bachelor of fine art) and thus the program is far more conceptual. I can answer questions about how cameras work but I'm moreso studying the processes of making art and technical stuff is kind of less emphasized. Right now I'm very frustrated because I'm starting to hate photography. Or, not so much hate as just get incredibly frustrated with it and wonder if it's even worth my (or any artist's) time.

p.p.s. shooting 4x5 film is hella fun you get to use cameras like this:


(not mine but I own that same camera)


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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.
« on: December 16, 2013, 12:26:40 AM »
oh hey it's sirrus, beard still going strong i see
yes yes, getting quite thick and opinionated with art school.

Lol sirrus literally looks like a guy my mom was dating who's like 45 or something and has been married 3 times

I am him

Vote Sirrus for devilishly handsomest forumer 2014.
Seconded.
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oh stahp you guys

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