KenElevenShadows Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 If you're talking about earning a living from photography, no way, I'm not even close. If it's just simply making money, yeah, I sell prints, do occasional odd jobs, such as product/commercial photography, portraits, that kind of thing. And I've also unfortunately done two weddings as well, not my favorite thing. And I win money or items each year from winning photography contests, and since I have to declare that on my taxes, that absolutely also counts as earnings. Unless it's a family member who asks, I don't hand out my original or full-res TIFFs of my photos. Those are my photos. No one gets my full-res TIFF files unless they pay for the rights to use it. If they want a print, I upload the file to my photo store website and they can order prints from there; if they want a low-res web-ready photo, they can have that. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 For this last shot of the night, I brought on the freak. I went really over the top with the light painting, highlighting the red cross and star and tires. I had fun doing this, letting it all fly. I actually was laughing a bit through part of the light painting. I like the demented haunted feel that this photo has. This is the old M*A*S*H site, where the TV show was filmed. Title: Haunted Ambulance Photography: Ken Lee Info: Nikon D7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens, Feisol tripod. 391 second exposure. http://www.elevenshadows.com/travels/MASH-malibucreekstatepark-2013-12/images/5346kenlee_mashtvshowmalibu-hauntedambulance-391sf8iso200-343am-flat2.jpg Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 Superb artwork Ken! Quote -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Thanks, Mike! http://www.elevenshadows.com/travels/india2013-himalayas/images/partone-begtodahhanu/8603kenlee_india-shantistupa30sf28iso200-2-700px.jpg Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Not too fancy or processed but nice: http://www.theover.org/Diary/Ldi114/dsc00242bmc.jpg Working with not too deep computer graphics is great for pictures, too: http://www.theover.org/Diary/Ldi97/calforg90s.jpg ( medium large ) T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 That's an appealing photo, and it doesn't have to be fancy or processed. A lot of my stuff has very little processing, such as that last couple I posted. I'm not that into heavily processing my photos (and I'm also not that great at it! ). The most processing I do is "stacking" for star trails, and I think that's not even really considered heavy processing in terms of "fakery" because, well, it's not since it's just a means of capturing movement over a long exposure. I have a lot of admiration for people who do digital composites. It's art, to be sure, and some of it looks utterly amazing and obviously takes a great deal of talent and vision and creativity. It's just not my interest. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjwilcox Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 No processing here: http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2813/11165164033_1c9cd14247_c.jpg Blue tree in Frosted Forest by wjw0608, on Flickr Quote www.wjwcreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/wjwilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Cool. Doesn't need it. It's great the way it looks. Gorgeous, and nice composition. Most processing I do is contrast, sharpening, some color correction (if necessary), that kind of thing. I consider this necessary, especially since I shoot from RAW, and all RAW files can use a little massaging. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 BTW, Bill, your photos on Flickr are all good and sharp, nicely focused and all. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Warren Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 No processing here: Nice photo. You have some interesting luminescent moss in St. Louis. Or have you been visiting Pandora? Quote DigitalFakeBook Free chord/lyric display software for windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieP_MechE Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I really like the multi-colored light painting, Ken! Another technique I'd like to try out sometime. So is anyone here making money with photography? I'm not. I would like to set up a website where people could order prints, but I have no immediate plans in that regard. I occasionally get requests to photograph events from people I know, but I turn them down, because it's not my idea of fun. I know a couple pro photographers, so I'll recommend one of them when people ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjwilcox Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 BTW, Bill, your photos on Flickr are all good and sharp, nicely focused and all. Thanks, Ken. I do get finicky with precise focus which gets tricky when I shooting close-ups. Quote www.wjwcreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/wjwilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjwilcox Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 No processing here: Nice photo. You have some interesting luminescent moss in St. Louis. Or have you been visiting Pandora? Thanks, Mike. It's a type of blue LED fungus that only grows between Thanksgiving and Christmas.... Quote www.wjwcreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/wjwilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 BTW, Bill, your photos on Flickr are all good and sharp, nicely focused and all. Thanks, Ken. I do get finicky with precise focus which gets tricky when I shooting close-ups. It does. When it's closer, you can either stop down the camera or use "focus blending", which is essentially taking several photos while varying the focus and blending together the desirable "in-focus" parts in post-processing.I know how to do this latter one but have never actually done it, preferring to stop down instead. I try and avoid fussy processing quite often. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 It's funny to play with focus, here's a virtual photo (computer graphics with a few textures, but mainly artificial spheres and light), made such that an averaging of a (big) number of frames made by "shuffling" the objects creates the illusion of depth of view: http://www.theover.org/Diary/Ldi97/calforg77mc.jpg The example is a bit famous in the cg field, but this rendering I made myself (it's part of Nvidia's Cuda). I was experimenting with involving artificial (preferably photo-realistic) graphics with actual (digital) pictures, like the grass, but this is an interesting focusing example. T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 An for now the last quote from my photos. In France: http://www.theover.org/Diary/Ldi20/HPIM0903b1m.JPG taken with HP early 5Mpixel cam (so a while ago), and somewhat processed (and reduced in size, evidently, because that can change pictures quite a bit, at least digital ones). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 It's funny to play with focus, here's a virtual photo (computer graphics with a few textures, but mainly artificial spheres and light), made such that an averaging of a (big) number of frames made by "shuffling" the objects creates the illusion of depth of view: The example is a bit famous in the cg field, but this rendering I made myself (it's part of Nvidia's Cuda). I was experimenting with involving artificial (preferably photo-realistic) graphics with actual (digital) pictures, like the grass, but this is an interesting focusing example. T. That's amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks so real!!!!! Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Alright, since we have this thread, I thought I'd share some cool news.... My photo of the "Kill Bill" Church has been featured on the cover of "Location California," a publication that showcases locations for film, TV, commercials, and more!!!!! You can flip pages in full screen mode as you would a paper magazine. However, it's probably not as good for swatting mosquitos. I am on the cover, and my credit is on Page 6. http://issuu.com/lionsdailynews/docs/location_california_pt/1?e=1881560/6361968 http://www.elevenshadows.com/travels/tronapinnacleskillbillchurch-2013july/images/2235_kenlee_killbillchurch3-mojave.jpg Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Incredible shot Ken, congrats!! Quote -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieP_MechE Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 That's awesome Ken!! (the picture and the publication!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thank you so much, gentlemen. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjwilcox Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Let the Steve Miller Band jokes begin: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5525/12059649853_187df42864_c.jpg Bald eagle by wjw0608, on Flickr Quote www.wjwcreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/wjwilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I do so hate to disappoint... Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' Into the future Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' Into the future Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Beautiful, sharp photo, by the way. It lets my spirit carry me. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjwilcox Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Thanks, Ken. Flap wings, turn on camera, launch, follow, shoot. Repeat as necessary. And St. Louis Public Radio wants to use the photo on their Facebook page. Quote www.wjwcreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/wjwilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieP_MechE Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Well, Fujifilm gave me a nice GAS attack today New Fujifilm X-T1 [video:youtube]kSPyLuUs9yk I love the old school look and all the dials. Of course, I need another camera like I need a hole in my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Thanks, Ken. Flap wings, turn on camera, launch, follow, shoot. Repeat as necessary. And St. Louis Public Radio wants to use the photo on their Facebook page. Wow, cool, that's awesome! Congrats!!!!! Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjwilcox Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Well, Fujifilm gave me a nice GAS attack today. I love the old school look and all the dials. Of course, I need another camera like I need a hole in my head Nikon is also coming out with retro digital SLRs. Quote www.wjwcreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/wjwilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjwilcox Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 This past Sunday's sunset was particularly striking. Here's how it looked at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton, MO: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7399/12174254956_fb9dfcd73a_c.jpg Sunset by wjw0608, on Flickr http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2872/12173877603_9925a04cb2_c.jpg Sunset by wjw0608, on Flickr http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2860/12173656835_77553c1d28_c.jpg Sunset by wjw0608, on Flickr Quote www.wjwcreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/wjwilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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