inky's Photo Bag [Photo #26]

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Updated #18. Was in the middle of trying out HDR when I decided to deviate from the steps and did my own thing =p

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Update:

19, 20, 21

Red, Black, & Blue

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#22

Chinese dim sum restaurant in Chinatown

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Bumping with 23.

Any comments? Suggestions? Getting better/worse?

Will try to upload some of the first few shots from my Pentax. Used a B/W film for it =)

[Vaya]

#2,3 and 13 are great, keep it up =)

[inky]

Thanks =)

Did a formal presentation of some of my work earlier in our photo workshop. Received some good points, a lot of helpful critique, and ton of suggestions. Also gave me a bunch of things to study and review.

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Update #24 and #25

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#26

[Doron]

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So, you wanna be like a professional photographer? Maybe something with fashion? Apply for Vogue! Maybe you'll even meet Anna Wintour!

Long overdue but I read it and I just have to share this one.

I met one of the master photographers who does some work for Vogue. Jesus fuck... his work is amazing and iconic O.o

http://www.rodneysmith.com/portfolio.php

[Doron]

I knew you'd like it.

Yeah, I posted that right after I saw the September Issue. Great documentary really, especially for aspiring Fashion workers, which I will do after I have my tourism diploma.

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I like fashion photography but when it all comes down to it, commercial photography covers all bases. You can add a photojournalist touch, a fashion photography flare, modern day digital retouching, experimental shots, fine arts, and all sorts of other stuff to capture and create (never the other way around) the image. Plus, according to Mr. Isom, commercial pays roughly about "500 times better" than fine arts. Still gotta make some money =)

And if you've noticed, my shots are all over the place: portrait, landscape, HDR, B/W, objects, buildings, macro, animals, tilt-shift, digital, film... Whether it's because I'm truly drawn to all of these or I'm just experimenting around to find where my true "natural style" lies, I do not know yet. I want to somehow find a middle-ground to all of these things and find a way to incorporate styles like HDR into B/W of a portrait with a great landscape in tilt-shift style.

[Doron]

Well, Photographer pays are often quite good. And Vogue, THE magazine on Style and fashion should pay good.

+ if you're good, all those you mentioned can be incorporated into fashion photography.

Spoiler!

Portrait:


Landscape


HDR


B&W


Objects


Buildings


Macro
had to look this one up actually, had no idea but still worked.

Animals

and the other three are just mehh for fashion but to quote Willy Wonka: "Possibilities the plenty" and "So much time, so little to do"

That I have tot tell you that.

+ of course, the benefits:
- Great hours
- You get to do the thing you love
- Lots of travling
- visit some of the most beautiful locations on earth.
- get to boss around a huge staff of nitwits
- Prolly good dental plan
- Stable job with loads of promotional possibilites
- International fashion fame
- Maybe one day work with moi.

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It's also extremely mentally and physically draining. Monte Isom, who up to now, still refuses to hire an agent, works round the clock. For example, the guy is leaving a party at 3AM and instead of going home, he calls the company director in Tokyo because it's still day time there. In addition, time away from your family and friends must suck especially on occasions when you need to be there. I haven't met a single photographer - both professional and student - who told me that it's an easy task.

I'm just taking photos for now as a hobby and I gotta tell you, the main reason why I don't dump all 2000+ of my photos here is because they are extremely time-consuming to post-process (also because I usually only select 2-3 out of 50 images I take). And this is already with digital. Imagine working on film where I have to examine each and every negative frame and carefully select and time chemical exposure to get the desired results.

[Doron]

Wahh.. Ungrateful much?

I did my best to find those pics, practically made your bed, now lie in it.

Oh, you're a family guy. Sometimes you're such a homo.

C'mon bitch. Don't you wanna be the next Nigel Barker?

I mean, yes it's frustrating to find the best picture, but you won't be alone. I mean, when I'm in a selca mood I make about a 100, and out of those 100 only like 3 pass. The rest has a strain of hair bad, made me chinky or look fat, and I handle it well. It's not that hard.

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Lol I do appreciate the pictures. I'm just saying there's a downside to it as well - not just all glamor and stuff. I'm not really a family man but I'd rather not miss anniversaries and other events like that if possible.

=p

[Hostage]

Are you familiar with Rene Habermacher and Jannis Tsipoulanis, inky?

Despite the lack of models I really see that enigmatic aura in your work that I do with theirs. Placed in a studio setting I really think you could some magic.

[Doron]

I haven't had a birthday in 4 years just so I could make money. Haven't had a decent Sinterklaas (dutch santa on Dec. 5th) xmas or any family birthday for the past 4 years either just so I could make money.

Does my face look bothered? No, my face doesn't look bother because I ain't bothered about that.

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Are you familiar with Rene Habermacher and Jannis Tsipoulanis, inky?

Despite the lack of models I really see that enigmatic aura in your work that I do with theirs. Placed in a studio setting I really think you could some magic.

Thanks. Quite the compliment. Not really to be honest. But I took a look at their collection and I have to say I love Jannis' work on Alessandra Ambrosio on Vogue (http://love-life-ran.blogspot.com/2010/ ... 16b6257f2e) Very alluring, sexy, and classy. Although some of their other materials are simply not my style; they look great and amazing but it's just not me. They make the model look completely inhuman in some of the photos (usually the male models) -- I like my subjects to still have their emotions intact when I record their image.

I'm actually not that fond of studios with plain backdrops. Although they are ideal for portraits. I prefer outdoor settings or at least a set though. An actual painted wall with furniture and other stuff - or a real living room.

@Doron:
Got your point. Just saying I prefer to have them =p