Hello..

Alright I'm feeling frustrated right now, my cousin is pregnant and I am learning photography.. so of course you put those two together and get a photography shoot. My goal isn't to be a maternity photographer, but, I thought it would be interesting and fun and great practice. When I arrived she said she wanted me to send her each photo to see if she likes them before I post them online. Ok, I didn't think she was going to only like a very small percentage of what I show her (all the worst ones too in my opinion lol) .. so now what do I do-- I was hoping to add more to my portfolio? Plus my feelings are really hurt but I'm not telling her that, it's not her fault she doesn't like my work.


Ok I just asked for constructive criticism and got it and put on my big girl panties. But can I use the photos anyway that I like or is this some kind of legal thing because I always thought as the photographer I had full rights to the photos I take.

First of all, I know the quality of these photos is ces't la merde and they're probably from Instagram. But still, I'm intrigued - how to achieve them in Photoshop? I guess by selecting color and then removing cyan from neutral? I mean there is also plenty of these "rosy blogs" with this "rosy effect", and I'm clueless on how to do it._.

For example:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md...0dvo1_1280.png

http://exhalat-ion.tumblr.com/

Little background for context. I take a lot of Landscape photos that I use Photoshop to turn into Digital Art. This is how I show my creativity, and alter something in reality to become something more. I usually try to push towards an Oil Painting, but sometimes I take it a bit further. Just depends on the image and my mood. I showcase traditional Photography as well, but, when I go traditional I keep my edit as natural as I possible can. But I look for opportunities to blow traditional out of the water.

Ok so here is my problem and the reason I am here. The #1 question I get at the Gallery is, "Is this Photoshopped?" Honestly I think its pretty hard to look at my Art and think that it might not be Photoshopped. But that is not the point. It is the way they ask the question, almost with a tone of disdain, condescension, or worse condemnation. For obvious reasons I try to reply as politely as I can and at the same time try and educate a little bit. I have been told not to respond at all and just walk away because obviously they aren't buying, probably aren't even true patrons of art. But to me, regardless of whether any of that is true, it is just rude, and reflects poorly on me.

So my biggest question is, how do I respond? How do I say "yes", while at the same time making them realize that using Photoshop is not wrong? That I am not trying to trick them or sell them something fake (how can it be fake when its hanging on the wall?) I have also been told that when I get that question I should first ask a question before responding. But I can't seem to come up with anything better than "whats your problem with Photoshop?"

At the very least I have been pronouncing it wrong all these years. Its a soft G as in "jif".

GIF Creator, Steve Wilhite, Receives Lifetime Achievement Webby Award - NYTimes.com

“The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,” Mr. Wilhite said. “They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.’ End of story.”

I wonder how many other things I have been pronouncing incorrectly?

Hey all. Just want to ask a general question about working with talent.

I know that there is a sort of unwritten rule that as a photographer, you do not manhandle your model, but rather verbally tell them how you want them to pose. As I understand it, it's out of respect for your model's personal space and skill in his/her profession if he/she is a professional (obviously if you were a professional in any field you wouldn't take kindly to a non-professional grabbing you and doing your job for you).

But I just saw a professional looking photographer working with what looked to be three seniors (two women and one man) at my college. I'm assuming they were friends who wanted portraits together around graduation time, or perhaps were being featured in the school's magazine... who knows. But the photographer was actually grabbing the talent and positioning them--a few times I saw him actually grab the talent's hair and flip it to her other shoulder, or grab her shirt and straighten out the wrinkles, or pull their shoulders back.... It made me uncomfortable to watch it!

So I'm just curious how you all actually view this rule and how it has played into your careers/hobbies. Do you think what this guy was doing was unethical/unprofessional? Discuss.

So, basically....

What if your release button is on the left side, instead of on the right side of your camera body...

Just a thought, as it is almost midnight here, and I really really need some sleep, but only the flickr-buzz keeps me awake...

So, face it, for the left-handed, they make left-handed guitars, left-handed scissors... etc...
But no left-handed camera's !

WHY ?

I can't imagine how hard it must be, as a right handed person to shoot with a left handed camera, because there isn't any, I guess.
Is it hard for the left handed?
Any left-handed with experience that can tell us?

I knew some other photographer 10 years ago, who lost an arm, had a prosthesis hand.... so he just kept photographing with one hand.

Really? Left-handed scissors?


Did not do any research about left-handed camera's before I started this thread... perhaps it exists... perhaps these are collector's items...

Anyway, see you tomorrow! Love you too!

Yahoo! Event | Watch the video - Yahoo! Screen

Go to 46:12 to see it for yourself; she speaks fast and mumbles a bit.

" ... was a decision that we would not have the Flickr Pro piece anymore, and that all - there's no such thing as Flickr Pro, because today, with cameras as pervasive as they are, there is no such thing really as professional photographers, when there's everything is professional photographers. Certainly there is varying levels of skills, but we didn't want to have a Flickr Pro anymore, we wanted everyone to have professional quality photos, space, and sharing."

The move to offer everyone 1TB free is awesome.

The jab to professional photographers shows a worrisome disconnect between flickR and their understanding of the photographic industry. She implies that because of the sheer number of cameras, nobody is a professional anymore. Pretty stupid.

That's like saying "with basketball hoops and basketballs as pervasive as they are, there's really no such thing as a professional basketball player anymore."

I don't know anything about this new Yahoo CEO, but that is a pretty ignorant statement to make.

I enjoy taking photos with women in cosplay and other unique and fantasy clothing in comic convention. Some women wear skimpy clothes and sometimes look too revealing. I respect all women. I might afraid some women might be offended that I post semi-nude photographs to my photography community.

While the host has a few interesting points and has allowed me to see the topic in a different light I still think Instagram is an eon away from the best thing to happen to photography. Curious to see what everyone thinks and would love to hear some input from actual Instagram users too.

I'm often asked what it's like to shoot concerts and live shows. It's hard to explain really. Almost like shooting a wedding... ever changing light, fast moving subjects, low light, lots of people around snapping with their cells...

While I do some higher end shows, I usually never have the chance to video what I do. Well, yesterday, I was at the last day of shooting a 3 day punk festival and pretty much had the rest of the night off. I mounted a GoPro on top of my 5D3 and headed into the crowd (no photo pit) during the Dead To Me set (punk band from San Francisco).

So if you ever wanted a small glimpse into show photos, here's your chance. :)

Show: Dead To Me | Live Photoshoot | Foufs - Pierre B Photo

Figured this would be the right forum to put it in... I'm so behind with my TPF

When I'm in the conference, it is okay to shoot a lot of flashes on the guess speaker? I might be worry at the audiences and the speaker get very annoying for shooting tons of flashes.

This is, obviously, a vague question, so it's really more of like:

Do feel like, most of the time, you're mostly recording something that was already there and revealing it through your photograph, OR do you feel like you're creating something new, something that was not there in the world before you started?

Feel free to elaborate it in whatever direction you like.

(the historically minded will recognize this as some variation of "pictorialism vs. straight photography" but luckily Art has moved on, more or less, so we no longer need to condemn the other team, whichever side we're on, if any).

I am not much of a gearhead.
I do choose to buy stuff so that the limitations of the equipment are far outside of my abilities.
My shooting is with (largest first) Nikon 24-70, 70-300, 70-200 (only when I don't have to carry anything), 85 1.4, 50 1.4, 60 macro (plus a couple I bought and used maybe once or twice total GAS).
So when I started to move to Micro 4/3 I started selling from the bottom of use category - selling off a D200 body, a D700 body and everything but the 85 and 24-70. I was just amazed at the amount of angst selling these things caused me.
Even contemplating the sale of my primary D700, the 24-70 and 85 is upsetting.
I have so much faith in them and they have been sooooo good to me that it is like abandoning friends.

I have drawn a line.
If the Oly 45 is sharp enough, as it probably is, and I don't shoot the Nikon in 2 months, I can't justify letting the Nikon stuff sit there unused and will sell it all.

Wow, I can't believe it is so upsetting.
It's only a camera and lens.

Hello, I was recently made aware of a possible photography gig. The client is this guy who supposedly operates a huge local rock festival for unsigned artists. The gig may be related to the festival. I felt like this guy has been acting weird. Suddenly he is nowhere to be found. He was recently on facebook, but no contact since then.

Any advice on how to proceed at this junction?

First off let me say that I am not a wedding photographer nor a paid professional.

Anyways I was at my cousin's wedding this past weekend and I was in shock at how bad the hired photog was. Shooting bare flash straight on, kit lens and not even using a flash well after sun down or at all as a fill.

So what do you guy do in these cases? Am I being a snob? Should I not judge lest ye be judged?


I did have my travel bag and was tempted to hand her my diffuser or at least offer to hold a reflector. I did have my camera sans grip and with my 35mm so I wouldn't appear to be poaching. I was mostly getting candid of my family and my aging grandmother.