Photography?

[corbo]

Portland from my buddy's apartment.

The clouds formed a heart in the sky. I thought that was cool.

excellent shot!

[corbo]

Sunset by corboamnesiac, on Flickr


DSC_2996 by corboamnesiac, on Flickr

[suprefan]

lame

http://ifixit.org/1349/how-nikon-is-...camera-repair/

[sk8r408]

lame

http://ifixit.org/1349/how-nikon-is-...camera-repair/

That is lame! Sign the petition against this!! --> http://www.change.org/petitions/niko...ve-always-done

[1litro]

Overlooking Hemit CA

[MoSetsfire]

excellent shot!

Thanks!

[shakermaker113]

Overlooking Hemit CA

stunning.

[Courtney]

Top 5 Photographic Mistakes My Friends Make That Drive Me Crazy:


1. Bumping up the ISO to the max the camera allows: Just because your prosumer camera can do 6400, doesn't mean you should.

2. Using a wide lens to photograph people: This makes people look fat. For heaven's sake do not put someone on the edge of the composition when shooting with a 10mm lens.

3. Photographing people from below: This goes hand-and-hand with #2. Friends don't give friends double chins.

4. Taking too long to post-process and upload: If it's more than 3 days after the event, I have lost interest. Do it quick, or bury the photos for eternity. No one wants to check out your niece's dog's christening ceremony from four months ago.

5. Spamming media channels with a million shots instead of culling it down to your top one or two: Seriously, just stop.

[corbo]

great tips courtney!

[shakermaker113]

4. Taking too long to post-process and upload: If it's more than 3 days after the event, I have lost interest. Do it quick, or bury the photos for eternity. No one wants to check out your niece's dog's christening ceremony from four months ago.

5. Spamming media channels with a million shots instead of culling it down to your top one or two: Seriously, just stop.

hahaha. oh, how the internet has changed photography.

[ivankay]

4. Taking too long to post-process and upload: If it's more than 3 days after the event, I have lost interest. Do it quick, or bury the photos for eternity. No one wants to check out your niece's dog's christening ceremony from four months ago.

5. Spamming media channels with a million shots instead of culling it down to your top one or two: Seriously, just stop.

ouch.

[Courtney]

Hahaaa. Crushing blows?

I admit that it is tempting and sometimes I am guilty of this too. But I try not to be.

[ivankay]

i'm pretty sure you are aware of the mass amounts i don't post. You helped me improve on the speed issue when it comes to posting pictures in a timely fashion. That's the whole motivation for the first picture thread i make for Coachella. The one i am still working on is like the complete director's cut. i really restricted myself with GV30. Only 30 pictures a night and posted the next morning. Thanks Courtney and you get a raspberry too (tongue sticking out and making a raspberry noise).

[BobCaygeon]

ouch.

Your slow bleed of 2011 shots is the perfect warmup to 2012. More fun than the Countdown with Pictures thread.

[corbo]

here's one i took yesterday

sunset by corboamnesiac, on Flickr

[ivankay]

It's like Lord of the Rings. Snice. Your flickr didn't indicate what camera was used. Would this be your G12? i am impressed with what you have been doing with it.

[corbo]

it doesn't? thats weird. no this is my D90. my G12 was acting up so i took it to best buy for repairs...they told me i had the option of getting store credit instead of replacing it so i took it and so now i am waiting for the G1X to come out. pretty excited to get my hands on that.

[ivankay]

It does look pretty sweet. What were some of the problems the G12 was giving you?

[corbo]

thanks. my G12 wasn't focusing/zooming correctly and after a continuous shooting none of my menu options would come up, it would just freeze.
it was a great little camera until it started acting up, i'm going to miss it. here is one of the last shots i took with it:

Saul Williams At El Rey Theatre 2012 by corboamnesiac, on Flickr

[ivankay]

That is a bummer. Thankfully mine hasn't gone bonkers. Great shot.

[suprefan]

My camera was getting lens errors when taking video and that screwed me over on a couple of occasions. Its gotten back to behaving normally though. Also, I think one of my memory cards just cant deal with the continuous shooting I do sometimes. Hopefully I wont have this problem in 3 weeks...

[sk8r408]

Top 5 Photographic Mistakes My Friends Make That Drive Me Crazy:
4. Taking too long to post-process and upload

I am guilty of this.

[ambient sounds]

I went to Joshua Tree earlier this week on a really short trip. Here's some pics.




where we camped






And i have a question for you canon users. What lenses would you guys recommend on buying. I would want one decent zoom lens and one really good prime lens without breaking the bank. All i have right now is a kit lens and an EF 50mm f/1.8. I've always read that lenses really make a difference, so i thought it might be time for me to upgrade.

[shakermaker113]

these two are really stunning.

also, I need to go to joshua tree.

[Mr. Dylanja]

^ Let's make a trip out of it.

[algunz]

Edward, do it.

Beautiful pictures, Corbo and ambient.

[Courtney]

I went to Joshua Tree earlier this week on a really short trip. Here's some pics.

These are super fantastic and I want to take photos like these.

[suprefan]

Top 5 Photographic Mistakes My Friends Make That Drive Me Crazy:


]Taking too long to post-process and upload[/B]: If it's more than 3 days after the event, I have lost interest. Do it quick, or bury the photos for eternity. No one wants to check out your niece's dog's christening ceremony from four months ago.

So if I'm traveling, and don't have access to my editing stuff, I have to bury it when I get home?


edit: I want to take a photo of the stars like that.

[Courtney]

I would consider traveling part of the "event." So, if you're traveling to Europe and go to Glasto, the trip is the "event." You should aim to post photos within three days of returning home.

There's some flexibility there, but I think it's a good general guideline in all but the most extreme cases.

[shakermaker113]

I certainly lose motivation to post if I don't get it done right away.