GAF Photography Thread of 2016

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Hey guys,

Thank you all for sharing your work. The photos that are posted in this thread have inspired me to get out and shoot more and I'm learning a bunch of editing techniques and composure tips.

After seeing the photos that were edited using Replichrome, I bought the first set. I took my camera out yesterday and took some photos of the flatirons in Colorado and then my daughter wandered into the frame. I used Replichrome to make the edits I'm really happy with the results.

Thanks again for sharing all of your work! Here are some of the best shots I took yesterday.

A shot of the flatirons:
Cloudy Day at the Dog Park by Ben Krupka, on Flickr

A couple of shots of my daughter :loveher:
Cloudy Day at the Dog Park by Ben Krupka, on Flickr

Cloudy Day at the Dog Park by Ben Krupka, on Flickr
 
Went to Mount Washington. It was cloud covered so I made the best of it...

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mooksoup said:
these are so pretty. awesome work.


I'm still playing about in a colourful glitchy mood at the moment.

Untitled by Bodie Strain, on Flickr

and making these last night while waiting on the Aussie election results...

Untitled by Bodie Strain, on Flickr

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I've liked the glitchy work you've shown off. Are you doing it in Photoshop or actually corrupting the files (or a mix of both)? I've tried the corruption thing in the past and I've just broken the files each time.
 
VisceralBowl said:
I've liked the glitchy work you've shown off. Are you doing it in Photoshop or actually corrupting the files (or a mix of both)? I've tried the corruption thing in the past and I've just broken the files each time.
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Hey thank you. I've tried actually corrupting the files before, but never really happy with how it ends up, if it works at all. I like the idea of it, rather than the results i think.

For these kinda stripey ones I'm processing it in photoshop. It's a duplicated layer, with patterned layer mask, then RGB blending messed around with until it's kinda glitching with itself in colourful patterns. Then just tweaked and prettied up with colour gradients.
 
BlueTsunami said:
Went to Mount Washington. It was cloud covered so I made the best of it...
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Third one in black and white might be pretty cool. Did you try it at all?

Lys Skygge said:
Two more photos taken on Kodak Portra 400 with a Mamiya RZ67

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Love that so much.

mooksoup said:
I'm still playing about in a colourful glitchy mood at the moment.

Untitled by Bodie Strain, on Flickr
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Really like the girl, her expression is great, can feel her vibe and personality, and the glitch stuff is cool. Not sure what I think about the next two with the plastic looking film thing in front of their face. Not bad, just... lol I'm not sure. Just kind of there for me.

Internet has been a bitch as usual in China... but here are some recent ones I managed to upload.

Crossing China - Gansu by Eric, on Flickr



Crossing China - Gansu by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Gansu by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Gansu by Eric, on Flickr
 
vern said:
Crossing China - Gansu by Eric, on Flickr
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that is amazing. unreal.
The patterns in the rock a third of the way from the left, and the small touch of humanity on the right to give us an idea of scale. love it.

also the door one is great. could not have placed that netting at the top better. thank you composition gods.

vern said:
Not sure what I think about the next two with the plastic looking film thing in front of their face. Not bad, just... lol I'm not sure. Just kind of there for me.
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haha, all good. i get bored with stuff looking too glossy sometimes, end up trying to introduce something a bit clunky now and again. edge of sets or lighting equipment.
 
mooksoup said:
that is amazing. unreal.
The patterns in the rock a third of the way from the left, and the small touch of humanity on the right to give us an idea of scale. love it.

also the door one is great. could not have placed that netting at the top better. thank you composition gods.



haha, all good. i get bored with stuff looking too glossy sometimes, end up trying to introduce something a bit clunky now and again. edge of sets or lighting equipment.
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Yeah that place is awesome, rivals Uluru in its breathtakingness (or whatever the word would be). Wish I could have been there at sunset. Name of it is Danxia if anyone wants to look it up.


It's not that those pics are bad or anything. Just not sure what you are trying to do I guess. The other ones you do like the girl and the other ones before seem similar in theme and style and the portraits are usually interesting as well, like the chicks expression. But these ones his are standing there, and then the plastic looking film thing, one is kind of burned or something from memory... Can't see the images now vpn isn't working haha. Just going from memory. I don't know... Maybe it's a good start and can push it forward to something more compelling somehow? Anyone else got thoughts?
 
VisceralBowl said:
Decided to try something a little different last night.
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I like the second upside down one. Flipping it makes it instantly feel different.

vern said:
It's not that those pics are bad or anything. Just not sure what you are trying to do I guess. The other ones you do like the girl and the other ones before seem similar in theme and style and the portraits are usually interesting as well, like the chicks expression. But these ones his are standing there, and then the plastic looking film thing, one is kind of burned or something from memory... Can't see the images now vpn isn't working haha. Just going from memory. I don't know... Maybe it's a good start and can push it forward to something more compelling somehow? Anyone else got thoughts?
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Hey thanks man, genuinely appreciate the feedback. I'll keep thinking.
As i said it was me and a friend (thats me looking awkward in orange) playing around while waiting for Aussie election results... the good news is it seems like we won't have a final result for a week after recounts and things, so i have plenty of time to figure it out hah.
 
PanicFreak said:
Hey guys,

Thank you all for sharing your work. The photos that are posted in this thread have inspired me to get out and shoot more and I'm learning a bunch of editing techniques and composure tips.

After seeing the photos that were edited using Replichrome, I bought the first set. I took my camera out yesterday and took some photos of the flatirons in Colorado and then my daughter wandered into the frame. I used Replichrome to make the edits I'm really happy with the results.

Thanks again for sharing all of your work! Here are some of the best shots I took yesterday.

A shot of the flatirons:
Cloudy Day at the Dog Park by Ben Krupka, on Flickr

A couple of shots of my daughter :loveher:
Cloudy Day at the Dog Park by Ben Krupka, on Flickr

Cloudy Day at the Dog Park by Ben Krupka, on Flickr
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Love these pictures.
 
mooksoup said:
Hey thanks man, genuinely appreciate the feedback. I'll keep thinking.
As i said it was me and a friend (thats me looking awkward in orange) playing around while waiting for Aussie election results... the good news is it seems like we won't have a final result for a week after recounts and things, so i have plenty of time to figure it out hah.
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Now that I can see them again, and after thinking about it last night in bed for some reason I have some more thoughts. Most of your other portraits, those hand photos, and even the architecture stuff due to your style of editing, feel like they has a lot of energy. These ones just don't have energy in my view, but that's totally subjective and also could be what you were going for. Or it could have just been watching election results sapped you lol.

Also, keep in mind this is coming from someone that isn't creative and sucks at artistic style of portrait. I always just shoot what I see on the street so I don't really know what I am talking about. Instead of hands holding the plastic sheets (or whatever it they are?) maybe some wires suspending them in front of the faces? Or some weird device running parallel to the floor coming from off frame and holding? Or one hand from each side holding it? Of course you are limited by who is around to help,what you have on hand as props, and/or how good you are at PS, but I think this is a concept that is possible to explore more in interesting ways. How about with the pink one the guy holding something or doing something besides standing directly square to the camera? Most of the photo is his body doing nothing, and then the face has that burned effect blocking it, so I'm not really sure what I should be looking at, if anything.

Hope all that makes sense. Kind of just woke up and rambling maybe.


On another note, whenever I talk shit about the Chinese internet in this thread it begins to magically work and I was able to upload another 60 or so photos, so here are a few more. The night sky in Gansu I could have done better but we were in a village and getting drunk as is the custom, so I stepped out to take some pics for just a few minutes and I was not in the clearest mindstate to get good photos, but the starry night sky was still pretty impressive so I thought I'd share. Other news, my camera and lenses have gone through hell on this trip and not sure what's wrong but focus is off a bit (guess it's a camera problem cuz it's both lenses I use), so I need to get done traveling and get everything cleaned a serviced asap. My 24-70 L looks like absolute shit, the rubber ring is off it it, has a chip in the glass, every photo has a spot I need to clone out in lightroom... ah well. It's been worth it.

Crossing China - Gansu by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Gansu by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Gansu by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Gansu by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Gansu by Eric, on Flickr

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Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr


Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr
 
Dope thread, do we all have instsgrams were we can follow each other's work. My first time posting in here, what is best site to upload photos, high quality etc etc. what's the proper etiquette

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snaffles said:
That looks like a bunch of fun, they always broadcast the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on TV in Australia and it looks like everyone is having a whale of a time.
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It was so much fun till I was done and got kicked out of my parents house as I was heading back from it. Luckily I had already put a deposit down on a room and was able to sleep on my ex's couch...fuck that week.
 
My first Fourth of July in the US, it was completely insane all weekend here. Fireworks going off constantly, our dog has been insanely stressed. My photo is of fireworks that weren't even part of an organised event, just random people setting them off by the lake before the main show. I was really surprised at the size of the fireworks you can buy at stands on the side of the road here. There must be so many injuries.
Looking at all of the fireworks photos in here(and going through my own) it is obvious I could have used some narrower focal lengths too, some great photos in here as always.

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I was able to bring my DLSR to a Jason Mraz concert a few weeks ago. Mraz is my favorite artist, I've seen him live about 11 or so times in my life, was glad I was able to capture a few pics. Awesome venue, concert started while the sun was setting.











 
Photo-GAF

I'm not a pro-photographer and i'd like to know how do you reduce the brightness of the skies (apart from start taking photo's in the early morning) so I could get a decent picture of a landscape.

If its a polariser, I'm currently looking for one to fit my lens. Currently my camera is a FujiFilm X-T1 and the lens I'm using is XF16mmF1.4 R WR

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Cpt.Underpants said:
Photo-GAF

I'm not a pro-photographer and i'd like to know how do you reduce the brightness of the skies (apart from start taking photo's in the early morning) so I could get a decent picture of a landscape.

If its a polariser, I'm currently looking for one to fit my lens. Currently my camera is a FujiFilm X-T1 and the lens I'm using is XF16mmF1.4 R WR
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Should be a 67mm polarizer based on the picture you provided. Tiffen and Hoya are good brands to start with. Here's a list from B&H

You can also create HDR photos from a tripod shooting in "bracket mode" and I have done a few landscapes this way. Lightroom has an easy "merge hdr" function that streamlines this process.

 
vector824 said:
Should be a 67mm polarizer based on the picture you provided. Tiffen and Hoya are good brands to start with. Here's a list from B&H

You can also create HDR photos from a tripod shooting in "bracket mode" and I have done a few landscapes this way. Lightroom has an easy "merge hdr" function that streamlines this process.

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This is good. I should really learn how to do HDR photos.
 
snaffles said:
The shots with the people silhouetted in front of the aquarium are fantastic, I especially like the one in portrait orientation, I'm assuming the people were unaware you were taking the shot? Captured the moment so well.
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Yeah they had no idea.

I like the concept a lot. It's just hard to isolate specific people/groups of people from the rest.
 
JadedWriter said:
This is good. I should really learn how to do HDR photos.
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Thanks man! I dabbled like 5 years ago but Lightroom CC has made it MUCH easier now. Take 3 bracketed pictures, select the three you want to merge in LR, right-click and pick "photomerge" (or something like that), then HDR, and mess around with the settings.
 
dragonfly that got stuck in the house. Was docile enough to let me get really close when trying out my clip-on macro lens on my iphone 6S plus. Hairy little bugger. Took him outside afterwards.

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Makes me want a proper macro lens for my camera but this will do for now - although I do need to get about an inch from the subject..
 
vector824 said:
Thanks man! I dabbled like 5 years ago but Lightroom CC has made it MUCH easier now. Take 3 bracketed pictures, select the three you want to merge in LR, right-click and pick "photomerge" (or something like that), then HDR, and mess around with the settings.
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Yeah I really need to try that out at some point, granted I'm not a landscape specialist, I think I mainly take pics of people, but I should really do some HDR stuff. Should also look into the bracketing thing as well.
 
Pictures from Qinghai Province which borders Tibet, didn't get to see much of it, but for some reason wasn't super inspired there anyway. Maybe the high altitude or extremely bright sun that burned my eyeballs and skin... who knows. The people and culture out here really start to diverge from the main Han Chinese that most people associate with China. They also are super friendly but most would not let me take their photo, some cultural thing... Anyway, after this we headed towards Xinjiang on the last leg of our journey.

Check out this girl's hat! Lol

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr

This girl had incredible eyes but she was super shy to let me get a proper portrait of her.

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr


Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr

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vern said:
Pictures from Qinghai Province which borders Tibet, didn't get to see much of it, but for some reason wasn't super inspired there anyway. Maybe the high altitude or extremely bright sun that burned my eyeballs and skin... who knows. The people and culture out here really start to diverge from the main Han Chinese that most people associate with China. They also are super friendly but most would not let me take their photo, some cultural thing... Anyway, after this we headed towards Xinjiang on the last leg of our journey.

Check out this girl's hat! Lol

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr

This girl had incredible eyes but she was super shy to let me get a proper portrait of her.

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr


Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr

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Good set. Why do so many people in China squat?
 
JadedWriter said:
Good set. Why do so many people in China squat?
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They are used to it cuz it's how they shit usually so it's comfy for them. Also the floor is dirty (or so they believe). Also they are just chillin' and it looks cooler to squat.

Edit: Also you'll notice whenever they are actually sitting with their ass on something they have paper or something else between them and the ground. Always. They never sit on the ground or bench without something in between their pants and the seat.
 
vern said:
They are used to it cuz it's how they shit usually so it's comfy for them. Also the floor is dirty (or so they believe). Also they are just chillin' and it looks cooler to squat.

Edit: Also you'll notice whenever they are actually sitting with their ass on something they have paper or something else between them and the ground. Always. They never sit on the ground or bench without something in between their pants and the seat.
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I knew about the shitting, but the paper thing is an interesting tidbit.
 
vern said:
Pictures from Qinghai Province which borders Tibet, didn't get to see much of it, but for some reason wasn't super inspired there anyway. Maybe the high altitude or extremely bright sun that burned my eyeballs and skin... who knows. The people and culture out here really start to diverge from the main Han Chinese that most people associate with China. They also are super friendly but most would not let me take their photo, some cultural thing... Anyway, after this we headed towards Xinjiang on the last leg of our journey.

Check out this girl's hat! Lol

Crossing China - Qinghai by Eric, on Flickr
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Lmfao this cap had me gasping for air. Love shit like this.
As always vern I appreciate your photos. Gives a great insight into the everyday Chinese life
 
mrklaw said:
dragonfly that got stuck in the house. Was docile enough to let me get really close when trying out my clip-on macro lens on my iphone 6S plus. Hairy little bugger. Took him outside afterwards.



Makes me want a proper macro lens for my camera but this will do for now - although I do need to get about an inch from the subject..
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You say that as if that's any different from regular macro lenses.

Okay sure five inch minimum focusing distance but really, not enough of a difference unless you go out and get a 100+mm macro lens, and then you gotta fight the bokeh.
 
H3XAntiStyle said:
You say that as if that's any different from regular macro lenses.

Okay sure five inch minimum focusing distance but really, not enough of a difference unless you go out and get a 100+mm macro lens, and then you gotta fight the bokeh.
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Makes me wonder how people even take insect pictures.
 
Groof said:
Lmfao this cap had me gasping for air. Love shit like this.
As always vern I appreciate your photos. Gives a great insight into the everyday Chinese life
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Thanks man! She had a vague idea of its meaning. She was 12 I think(can't remember now) and knows the word fuck... But the rest she wasn't entirely clear on.
 
JadedWriter said:
Makes sense. I honestly assumed they'd just fly away when you got near them.
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Oh yeah definitely. Spiders are a lot easier because they'll sit there (probably because they can't fly), but it really depends. Those green ones for example, I spent about twenty minutes trying to get one, and as soon as I'd get remotely close they'd zip the fuck out of there. Then I noticed two were getting a little preoccupied and you'd have thought I was invisible.

There was some huge ass spider that I could see on that tree trunk from a good ten feet away that I wanted to try and get, but sadly being a huge fucking spider he saw me as easily as I saw him.
 
H3XAntiStyle said:
Oh yeah definitely. Spiders are a lot easier because they'll sit there (probably because they can't fly), but it really depends. Those green ones for example, I spent about twenty minutes trying to get one, and as soon as I'd get remotely close they'd zip the fuck out of there. Then I noticed two were getting a little preoccupied and you'd have thought I was invisible.

There was some huge ass spider that I could see on that tree trunk from a good ten feet away that I wanted to try and get, but sadly being a huge fucking spider he saw me as easily as I saw him.
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Yeah I honestly kind of just assumed they were either staged or the photographer just owned the insects.
 
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