I'm thinking of picking up some photography books to brush up on things. I only took photography one year, though it was offered at several levels (when I took it we just did black & white, the next year's class learned to develop colour).
I found a good link the other day which is a bit of a basics-course on photography, which I've also been referring to to refresh myself.
I'm thinking I'll definitely pick up new chemicals as soon as possible, it'd be great to develop pictures at home again or at least to the negatives until i can afford a dark room (hah, that'll take some time :))
What's the link? I've been reading up on some stuff, too, because --- unlike you --- I didn't even take a basic photography course. I tend to just aim the camera at almost anything and I find that, after awhile, you learn what works and what doesn't. Like something might look great if you're just standing on the street, but then when you take a picture of it, it comes off looking so touristy.
Yeah, I'm dreaming about having a dark room in the house, too. Maybe with an adjoining room loaded with a top-of-the-line laptop and a sort of digital lab. God...I might wind up some crazy person, living in the basement, if that happens.
This guy talks about "compose & expose" - I think the 'compose' aspect is something you do as you said, just try stuff and see what works and what doesn't; or you get an idea, and try to set it up. I did a series of shots on a candle/lamp thing playing with depth of field and exposure time that was very deliberate, but other shots I take (ones that often turn out far better) I just kinda see something and shoot it. Some shots are very calculated, use filters etc, and others are just a good eye I think. It's hard to do the deliberate composition without a good eye to begin with. The longer I've been doing it, the better it gets; when I'm looking at stuff now, I sometimes think of what do I want the picture to look like rather than 'where do i stand to capture this' y'know?
You'd have to leave the basement to shoot more pics once in a while ;)
While it's expensive to get the whole B&W darkroom hoo-ha, it's not too bad if you just want to develop negatives and then scan them in. At least that's what I've been telling myself for the past few years. I have yet to develop any negatives at home yet.
I took both photography and calculus in school and both have served me well. Although I've forgotten more about calculus. Then again, I didn't seem to learn much in photography, other than the rule of thirds.
I like this photo, although the name could use some work.
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I found a good link the other day which is a bit of a basics-course on photography, which I've also been referring to to refresh myself.
I'm thinking I'll definitely pick up new chemicals as soon as possible, it'd be great to develop pictures at home again or at least to the negatives until i can afford a dark room (hah, that'll take some time :))
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Yeah, I'm dreaming about having a dark room in the house, too. Maybe with an adjoining room loaded with a top-of-the-line laptop and a sort of digital lab. God...I might wind up some crazy person, living in the basement, if that happens.
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This guy talks about "compose & expose" - I think the 'compose' aspect is something you do as you said, just try stuff and see what works and what doesn't; or you get an idea, and try to set it up. I did a series of shots on a candle/lamp thing playing with depth of field and exposure time that was very deliberate, but other shots I take (ones that often turn out far better) I just kinda see something and shoot it. Some shots are very calculated, use filters etc, and others are just a good eye I think. It's hard to do the deliberate composition without a good eye to begin with. The longer I've been doing it, the better it gets; when I'm looking at stuff now, I sometimes think of what do I want the picture to look like rather than 'where do i stand to capture this' y'know?
You'd have to leave the basement to shoot more pics once in a while ;)
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I took both photography and calculus in school and both have served me well. Although I've forgotten more about calculus. Then again, I didn't seem to learn much in photography, other than the rule of thirds.
I like this photo, although the name could use some work.
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