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BigRed · 03-18-2009, 05:01 PM

just bought a rebel xs. i just had photography class last semester in college, anyone else into photography? what kinda camera do you have?

WildBillyT · 03-18-2009, 05:01 PM

Paging Alex Q...

The Digital Rebels are great cameras. I have been on the fence about buying one for a long time.

79CamaroDiva · 03-18-2009, 05:12 PM

I have a degree in photography from rutgers, I guess you could say I'm into it LOL

I have a canon 20D that's my own, and shoot with a 20d and 30d for work

Knipps · 03-18-2009, 05:21 PM

Rebel XTi here, I like to shoot in my free time

(not that I have much while I'm in school)

ar0ck · 03-18-2009, 06:14 PM

Rebel XT here, I do a little work on the side with it.

Kat · 03-18-2009, 07:31 PM

Eh I dabble in it here and there. Soon I need to start reading more about it and start using my camera more. I did pick up a Nikon D90 as a x-mas gift to myself

madness410 · 03-18-2009, 07:33 PM

canon sd1000 7.1 megapixels

B4C · 03-20-2009, 10:55 PM

Cannon rebel Xti

ryanfx · 03-20-2009, 11:18 PM

XTi here =P

Now stop talking and start taking pics!!!

DevilDougWS6 · 03-20-2009, 11:54 PM

i have a decent sony cybershot DSC something or other. i like taking pictures but dont have the know-how nor patience to edit photos.

i was going to take some classes and pick up a nice digital SLR, buuuut they are expensive lol. ill just use my moms old ass 35mm that takes AWESOME pictures.

79CamaroDiva · 03-21-2009, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DevilDougWS6

i have a decent sony cybershot DSC something or other. i like taking pictures but dont have the know-how nor patience to edit photos.

i was going to take some classes and pick up a nice digital SLR, buuuut they are expensive lol. ill just use my moms old ass 35mm that takes AWESOME pictures.

Nothing beats the feel and quality of true 35mm pictures. digital can come close finally, especially full frame cameras (i don't think anybodys mentioned having one yet), but the look and feel of film prints is still much better.

sweetbmxrider · 03-21-2009, 12:37 PM

i have an xti. my dad has a mark III or V and a couple other bodies. plenty of lenses. he kind of got me into it.

stevethepirate · 03-21-2009, 11:13 PM

Enjoy it. I recently got an XTi that I've been messing around with.

Still a novice though.

Knipps · 03-22-2009, 03:16 AM

stevethepirate that pic is pretty sweet, what kind of glass were you using?

GhostDakota · 03-22-2009, 11:24 PM

I'm a "pro" (I hate that word lol) photog both at work and in my spare time. I have a Nikon D2x, Nikon D70s, Canon AE1 film cam, lots of random glass, lights, gear, etc At work I shoot with 2 Hasselblads with digital backings and a Nikon D300, tons and tons of light boxes, dishes, special white room & movable walls, etc... it rocks.

This is prob my fav sunset shot I've taken (But I have prob 1293901230 of those) - Mantoloking Road in Brick, NJ :

This is prob my fav vehicle shot I've taken - Centralia, PA:

This is prob my fav general shot I've taken - Centralia, PA:

It's kinda a bad habit.. I have tens of thousands of photos, maybe even 100,000+. I have a TB external HD that is my storage, along with some backups on remote online servers.... too addicting.

sweetbmxrider · 03-23-2009, 03:50 PM

nice pics dude!

FIcamaroRE92 · 03-23-2009, 03:56 PM

yeah there some damm good pics

DaSkinnyGuy · 03-23-2009, 04:24 PM

I enjoy looking at photos and learning how to be better at taking photos. denfinately fun when you have a good SLR camera to use

Dilley · 03-23-2009, 05:06 PM

those are some crazy good pictures

HeadlessNorseman · 03-23-2009, 08:22 PM

anyone have any book or multimedia recomendations on photography? I dont feel like taking a class on it but its something i would love to learn. I have limited access to a Nikon d40 but not a lot of time to use it. and Ghostdakota, is there a way to get the colors to stand out so much like that with any of the cheaper SLRs? Those pictures are amazing

GhostDakota · 03-23-2009, 11:41 PM

Thanks guys. Any of my photos that get published in catalogs, or are displayed, I definitely do some post processing to most of them. Photoshop if your friend, though I do pride myself in minimal post processing of my photos. It's not always the gear that takes the best photos, but a combination of good gear and the 12" behind the viewfinder.

The 3 photos I posted above are known as HDR, or High Dynamic Range photos. It basically allows you to photograph a subject as it truly appears, or BETTER in many cases.

The basic principal behind it... I use a Nikon D2x and Nikon D70s. They allow me to use "Bracket" shooting. On the D2x, I like to use 5, 7, or 9 shots. On the D70s I set my bracketed shots for 3 shots, each 2 stops different from the other. This basically creates three photos: -2, 0, and +2. You then use a program, Photomatix in my case, to merge them together. Once merged, it's still nothing special. You then need to use that program to "Tone Map" the new single image. This is what brings out the final product.

You can also use just one imagine, ONLY if it's a RAW image. This helps for you to take photos in diverse conditions (moving vehicle traffic, pedestrians, trees, whatever). You then use a RAW editing program to change the stops manually as with the 3 photo routine. You then save 3 (Or 5, or 7, or 9) versions of that original RAW. -2, 0, and 2 EV as before. Make sure the RAW editing program does NOT save file info, and if it does delete it. If this is not done, it will not work properly and will look like poop. At this point, you then go ahead and Tone Map as before, and you get a similarly good final product.

Make any sense?

HeadlessNorseman · 03-24-2009, 07:44 AM

Yes. although ive never used any photo editing software, i think i get it. 3 pictures on top of each other with different light/exposure settings? Ill have to play around with the camera and get some good software when i have more $$. I want to get my own camera though as borrowing one sucks

Knipps · 03-24-2009, 09:21 AM

I might as well post some too

sweetbmxrider · 03-24-2009, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by isphius

Yes. although ive never used any photo editing software, i think i get it. 3 pictures on top of each other with different light/exposure settings? Ill have to play around with the camera and get some good software when i have more $$. I want to get my own camera though as borrowing one sucks

check out gimp. its free photoshop basically.

GhostDakota · 03-25-2009, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by isphius

Yes. although ive never used any photo editing software, i think i get it. 3 pictures on top of each other with different light/exposure settings? Ill have to play around with the camera and get some good software when i have more $$. I want to get my own camera though as borrowing one sucks

The BEST HDR's I've had were with 5 or more exposures. Check out the website for the software I use:
http://www.hdrsoft.com/

There are some great examples there and some more in depth explanations as well.