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    The Big Photography Thread

    in The Big Picture

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    Man, I go away for a work trip this week, and you guys have all kinds of great discussion! I want to add my 2 cents!

     

    I too have only been 'seriously' shooting for a short time, the past 3 years or so. I picked up my first DSLR in the spring of 2012. Prior to that, the only experience I had was in a black and white film photography class in college (~2008). Looking back, this class really demystified photography and gave me a great understanding of both the technical and artistic aspects. I've said this before: I strongly recommend taking a class like this if you can (many colleges and organizations around still offer them, surprisingly).

     

    Having shot digital exclusively for a couple years now, I've found that adding some film shooting back into the mix (through the acquisition of some medium format cameras) has helped me improve even further. Everything is slowed down, really making me think about composition and exposure. I have to use a handheld light meter since it's not built in. Everything is manual; I have to set the aperture, shutter speed, and focus. I'm limited to 12 or 8 shots per roll, and with the expense of film and developing, I need to make every shot count.

     

    And it works. I find that my yield when shooting medium format is nearly 90%, that is, nine out of ten shots are worth keeping. Compare that to my typical 20 or 30% yield when shooting digitally. Actually, the film mentality is working its way over my digital shooting; I'm taking fewer shots of a scene than I used to, actively trying to get it right in a couple of shots.

     

    Here is a challenge for you DSLR shooters, if you're up for it:

    • Use the smallest memory card you have from back in the day, maybe 128 or 256 MB. Something that will only hold 10-20 shots.
    • Put a prime lens on your camera and set focus to manual. If you don't have any primes, use your zoom lens but only at one focal length.
    • Put your camera in manual exposure mode.
    • Set your ISO to either 100 or 400 (these are the two most common film speeds). Pick one! No changing based on lighting conditions!
    • Cover your DSLR screen with a piece of gaff tape. No reviewing the photos you took!
    • Extra bonus point: Download a light meter app for your smartphone and use that in lieu of the camera's meter

    For maybe a week or so, limit yourself to this situation. The goal is to have your memory card filled up by the end of the week. I bet nearly every image you get will be a good one.

     

     

    No, I will never go back to those times for all the tea in China Richie! :). I did all that stuff 35+ years ago with my legendary (and $flash$ for the time) Canon AE1.

    I have gone off the boil with fancy night exposures etc etc. I am happy with my $250 Samsung digital today at the moment , taking 10 or more shots to pick 1 good one , and not using $squillions on old roll film :)

     

    Every shot was manually focused on my AE1.

    And yes , did much in black & white and wore the tee shirt :)

    Brett

    The Big Photography Thread

    in The Big Picture

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    Love it so much Ken.

     

    We have had lot's of rain , and this sprang up in the garden a couple of days ago :)

     

    20869751450_005e5933b4_b.jpgIzzys birthday , speed show , sunflower 094 by Brett Palmer, on Flickr

     

     

    21057864105_3b11e71d16_b.jpgIzzys birthday , speed show , sunflower 092 by Brett Palmer, on Flickr

     

    LOL Brett!! :roll:

    Funniest photos I've seen for a while. Your sunflower wouldn't look out of place on top of a helicopter....... :D

     

     

    :D , Nice friendly lady was walking down the street and spotted mine on the garage roof (I made 20 years ago) and asked nicely if I could make/sell her one too :).

    So it goes to it's new happy home this weekend , made for a song :D

    Brett

    The Big Photography Thread

    in The Big Picture

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    LOL! Brett THANK YOU so much!!!!

     

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    What an absolutely lovely surprise - you have put such a big smile on my face. The flowers are particularly beautiful. :love: Didn't realise anyone still used shillings....but I can certainly make good use of them... ;) And 500 candles will serve me well as there are lots of power cuts when we have thunderstorms...... Thanks again! :)

     

     

    You are So Welcome!! , that big smiley face has me grinning from ear to ear too :D. Maybe you could melt that pure gold shilling into something else :).

    Brett

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