caprae Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 This stuff is other worldly! And there are a lot of tutorials. This could be a college course. But then maybe high speed is your game. Raise your children and spoil your grandchildren. Spoil your children and raise your grandchildren.
AeroG33k Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Very nice! I'm still working on digitalizing my portfolio...that stuff looks like it's heavily enhanced on computers though, something I tried to stay away from...althought I probably will start enhancing contrast and sharpness once I scan my pictures. Those are some great pictures though! -Andy "I know we all can't stay here forever so I want to write my words on the face of today...and they'll paint it" -Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon)
King Kamehameha Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 They are pretty amazing. I agree that they look heavily enhanced, but ya gotta love modern technology! They look fabulous. Hmmm, I recently had a little photo shoot in black and white....wonder how that turned out. I usually look like an idiot in photographs. How'd you find this, caprae? "My two Fender Basses, I just call them "Lesbos" because of the time they spend together in the closet."-Durockrolly This has been a Maisie production. (Directed in part by Spiderman)
Big Red 67 Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 First art bookmark in a long time! Thanks, Tate Big Red's Ride Blog
Bluesape Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Outstanding! Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never!
caprae Posted August 9, 2006 Author Posted August 9, 2006 I found this (and the lego guitar) on www.digg.com. If you read some of his tuts what he is doing in the night scenes is taking up to 4 exposures of the same scene to get everything from highlights to shadows properly exposed. He then combines the best exposed sections of each exposure. He also focuses on something close, then something far away and combines them for the incredible depth of field. Look through some of the tutorials and explanations. They are really interesting. I guess this is like straight acoustic or classical players vs full electric with a whole board of pedals and a mixing board. Some will like the pure acoustics, some like the creative pushing the envelope. Either way he is a great photographer. All of this from a PhD in Chemical Engineering! Raise your children and spoil your grandchildren. Spoil your children and raise your grandchildren.
caprae Posted August 9, 2006 Author Posted August 9, 2006 It takes a lot to blow me away with photoshop and photography. But I had to email this guy and tell him how much I appreciated his hard work and his willingness to explain how he did it. This might be a good excuse to take a trip to England. Raise your children and spoil your grandchildren. Spoil your children and raise your grandchildren.
A String Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Oh man that rocks! Once again, I learn something new through you. Thanks Caprae! Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music
pollock Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Beautiful! "Twilight Fog Under Trinity Bridge" on pg 7 very nice my band: http://www.blujavu.com www.myspace.com/blujavu
Big Red 67 Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 OT, a funny photo. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/thebigred67/1024569366_m.jpg Sweet Butt!!! Just a cute picture! Big Red's Ride Blog
King Kamehameha Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 That is SO ADORABLE "My two Fender Basses, I just call them "Lesbos" because of the time they spend together in the closet."-Durockrolly This has been a Maisie production. (Directed in part by Spiderman)
Dreamer Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Korg PA3X Pro 76 and Kronos 61, Roland G-70, Integra 7 and BK7-m, Casio PX-5S, Fender Stratocaster with Fralin pickups, Fender Stratocaster with Kinman pickups, 1965 Gibson SG Standard
The Big G Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Caprae a good find and living close to Cambridge for 12 years or so means you do sometimes take its beauty for granted at times. thanks G Love life, some twists and turns are more painful than others, but love life..... http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=592101
Guitar Geezer Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 ...and the 5th photo is of the "Bridge of Sighs" (Named after the original in Venice) Lynn G
fantasticsound Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Anyone have a tissue? I think I had an eye-gasm. Those are simply amazing. I don't really care how much he processes his pictures. It still begins with an eye for composition and incredible photographic and post-proccessing skills. I love the tutorial on how an unsharp mask provides increased sharpness. That's one trick I've let my software keep as pure magic up until now. It really helps my cheesy Nikon775's cheap lens and light sensor. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd
caprae Posted August 9, 2006 Author Posted August 9, 2006 I guess this also demonstrates at how you can take the familiar and routine and see it in a way that no one else does. Hey, there's a lot of application to music in that thought. Raise your children and spoil your grandchildren. Spoil your children and raise your grandchildren.
doc taz Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Those are great! I've been doing some picture taking lately, but not so much film because of some recent purchases. In any case, I love the time lapse shots. sevenstring.org profile my flickr page
Bejeeber Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Holy Moly those are eye poppers indeed. http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/graphics/FlowerBench.jpg Just a pinch between the geek and chum
hamburglar Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 most of the techniques I saw are fairly common.. exposing for highlights and shadows and combining etc... but it is unusual to find such quality work with instructions on how its done.. great site and even greater work... Eat a Peach for Peace..........
caprae Posted August 10, 2006 Author Posted August 10, 2006 Hamburgler, I too have seen the highlights and shadows before. But I can't recall hearing of anyone doing 4 exposures like this. For the images like the one posted above he must have had at least 6 shots - Close up highlights and Shadows, Middle distance H & S, Background H & S. For some of his panoramics he not only had them stacked side by side, but also two high. I want to see the rig he used to keep the perspective straight on all of that. Raise your children and spoil your grandchildren. Spoil your children and raise your grandchildren.
hamburglar Posted August 10, 2006 Posted August 10, 2006 I guess you are right but it all seems to make perfect sense when you look at what he is actually doing... since the usual camera meter just takes an average of the frame's brightness he would need to spot or center-weight meter the foreground, middle, and background for shadows and highlights to achieve the saturation and density he has... wouldnt be necessary if you had the focus falloff of a shallow DOF... but his shots are really crisp throughout.... Eat a Peach for Peace..........
Big Red 67 Posted August 10, 2006 Posted August 10, 2006 Wow, Math? hehe Kinda like music. You know waht you get when a math department has a meeting? A good band! Big Red's Ride Blog
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