ZU Artistic Photos Thread

Originally Posted by Sotiris

Nice photos, Secret7thNote. My camera is crappy as well.


Gonna post more tomorrow.

thanks =]

That last one in your post of the roadway/lane in a city is amazing! I really like it.

This is definately the most artistic photo I've ever taken. I think I deserve extra credit for using a only a mere cell phone camera.

Originally Posted by Eijiro

Sotiris, just a suggestion, but post-processing should be natural and not so obvious. The colour saturation makes the photos feel more detached and unreal.

I post-process them that way on purpose. I like the colors being more vivid and saturated. I know it makes the photos look unreal, but that's the way I like them.

I think it looks good that way too.

out of curiosity are you okay with me saving some of your pics on my computer to use as backgrounds and stuff Sotiris?

Secret7thNote, go ahead. Why would I have a problem with you using my pics as a wallpaper? XD

Aquarium

(EDIT: Aquarium large size wouldn't work.)

Bridge in Greece


Road in Fields

Originally Posted by Eijiro

Macro is for close up shots. When you bring the camera really close to something and want to focus particularly on that. The common effect is like your photos were one object in the foreground is in focus and the rest of the background is out of focus. It can be used pretty well for portraits and stuff but I find it's a bit overused.

What kind of camera are you using?

I'm using a Sony Cyper-shot, with 7.2 mega pixels. Since there's so many different Cyber-shots, which I found out after searching it, so here's a picture I found of it. I'm also planning on saving for a better one, since they keep getting better.

Originally Posted by Ben

I'm using a Sony Cyper-shot, with 7.2 mega pixels. Since there's so many different Cyber-shots, which I found out after searching it, so here's a picture I found of it. I'm also planning on saving for a better one, since they keep getting better.

Ah right.. point and shoot cameras are pretty limited in what they can actually do. Does it have manual controls?

Wow, these are some beautiful and interesting pictures. Some of you have a talent for photography!

Originally Posted by Eijiro

Ah right.. point and shoot cameras are pretty limited in what they can actually do. Does it have manual controls?

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by manual controls, but I do know that you can change a lot of the settings. There's a wheel on the back with different settings for different situations. Snowy shots, Twilight Portrait shots, etc. There's also macro/no macro, turning the flash off and other normal things.

I'm working on portraits, here's one:



[the rest can be seen here: click]

Your eyes... I mean, this photograph is gorgeous.

Haha, thank you!

Wow, JB. That's stunning.

You edited it a bit, right? You did fantastic though! Wow! Very nice! Looks like something you'd see in a magazine.

BJ: Oh, yes, yes, it is edited. It's a new style I'm trying out. I've got a lot more sort of similar to that.

San Fran around Xmas 08.


View from my campus in Santa Barbara, CA. I adore photos involving light and the ocean so expect more from me.

^The red in that last photo, from the sun, ruins it. It'd look cool if you'd move the camera, so the sun was blotted out, and you could see the person, with the sunlight on them.

I'll post some more. I think I have a couple I haven't posted yet...









I tried to post the ones that weren't up-close shots, although I don't like some of these.

You guys are all pretty damn good photographers, I'm jealous. :o

Here's some of my work, though;









None of these are edited, as I lack the software for it. Just drop 'em in MS Paint and resize 'em! :D

^D00d...you went to that heart-shaped island (forgot where/what it's called)? That's ****ing awesome...
Yours are nice, especially since they're not edited.

I love doing **** like the one you posted with the treeline and the sunset.

Death can bring about beautiful things.

I have found a way to upload photos off of my camera now.

These are from a while ago.