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Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
elfy
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elfy Posted Wed 16 Jul, 2008 7:53 PM Quote
minnmess wrote:
that looks really cool. Like im on some sorta halucinagetic drug, lol


Haha! Thanks. I've kinda pushed it to extremes here but I'm still getting used to it. It should really be a bit more subtle I'm thinking.
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
elfy
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elfy Posted Wed 16 Jul, 2008 8:18 PM Quote
One of the living room for good measure.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/elfy32the2nd/LivingRoomWeb.jpg
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
Darran
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Darran Posted Wed 16 Jul, 2008 8:27 PM Quote
I like these two from my hockey shots.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2048/2205138352_b8c76b2fa2.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2183/2204314263_e9ef5ff7a3.jpg
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
elfy
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elfy Posted Wed 16 Jul, 2008 8:33 PM Quote
Hehe! Loving the second one.
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
minnmess
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minnmess Posted Wed 16 Jul, 2008 9:18 PM Quote
Darran wrote:
I like these two from my hockey shots.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2048/2205138352_b8c76b2fa2.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2183/2204314263_e9ef5ff7a3.jpg


Other dudes whose bodies are cut off:
"la la la, we see this everyday."
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
Nikki
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Nikki Posted Wed 16 Jul, 2008 9:44 PM Quote
elfy wrote:
One of the living room for good measure.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/elfy32the2nd/LivingRoomWeb.jpg


Wow! That's so groovy. Nice job on the photos...and nice house. :)
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
elfy
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elfy Posted Wed 16 Jul, 2008 9:55 PM Quote
Nikki wrote:
Wow! That's so groovy. Nice job on the photos...and nice house. :)


Thanks! I'll take credit for the photos. The house and the decor is all down to my other half!
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
elfy
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elfy Posted Tue 22 Jul, 2008 8:49 PM Quote
Some shots from my local team's annual pre-season tournament.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/elfy32the2nd/IMG_6200Small.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/elfy32the2nd/NeilstonwarmupSmall.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/elfy32the2nd/StMirrenattackwatchedbyAndyWhitefor.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/elfy32the2nd/StephenMcGowanswitchesplaySmall.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/elfy32the2nd/IrvinesfirstgoalSmall-1.jpg
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
Nikki
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Nikki Posted Tue 22 Jul, 2008 8:54 PM Quote
Elfy, you're so talented!!! Are you a professional photographer? Do you sell your stuff or work for the media? Or is it just a hobby?
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
elfy
Posts: 362
elfy Posted Tue 22 Jul, 2008 8:57 PM Quote
Nikki wrote:
Elfy, you're so talented!!! Are you a professional photographer? Do you sell your stuff or work for the media? Or is it just a hobby?


Just a hobby I'm afraid. If I could make money at it I wouldn't still be painting people's houses! Haha!

But thanks!
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
minnmess
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minnmess Posted Tue 22 Jul, 2008 9:06 PM Quote
you could totally make money selling these?

Is the technique of the football pics the same as the house? Can you give a little brief discription of how you get that?
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
Chiito-chan
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Chiito-chan Posted Tue 22 Jul, 2008 9:08 PM Quote
Wow, Elfy, those pics are so great.
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
elfy
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elfy Posted Tue 22 Jul, 2008 9:10 PM Quote
minnmess wrote:
you could totally make money selling these?

Is the technique of the football pics the same as the house? Can you give a little brief discription of how you get that?


Well thank you for saying so. Yes, it's the same technique although I've tried to tone down the effect a little bit for these. It's called HDR and basically, when done properly, it is used to bring out the detail in both the shadows and highlights of an image (HDR stands for High Dynamic Range). Since a camera can only pick up a fraction of the range of light that our eyes can, it allows us to make an image more 'realistic'. I realise that my shots of the house don't look very realistic but I was only playing around with it and I liked the effect. Really, they should be toned down a bit and should be more subtle than that. It's done using special software (I use a program called Photomatix) which blends three separately exposed images, one underexposed, one over exposed and one perfectly exposed. Still with me? Good. Hehe! The idea is that the under exposed shot will have good detail in the highlights and the over exposed shot will have good detail in the shadows. Here's the three I used for the shot of my kitchen:

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/elfy32the2nd/Kitchen1.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/elfy32the2nd/Kitchen2.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/elfy32the2nd/Kitchen3.jpg
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
elfy
Posts: 362
elfy Posted Tue 22 Jul, 2008 9:11 PM Quote
Chiito-chan wrote:
Wow, Elfy, those pics are so great.


Thank you very much.
 
Re: The Arty Farty Photography Thread
minnmess
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minnmess Posted Tue 22 Jul, 2008 9:15 PM Quote
elfy wrote:
minnmess wrote:
you could totally make money selling these?

Is the technique of the football pics the same as the house? Can you give a little brief discription of how you get that?


Well thank you for saying so. Yes, it's the same technique although I've tried to tone down the effect a little bit for these. It's called HDR and basically, when done properly, it is used to bring out the detail in both the shadows and highlights of an image (HDR stands for High Dynamic Range). Since a camera can only pick up a fraction of the range of light that our eyes can, it allows us to make an image more 'realistic'. I realise that my shots of the house don't look very realistic but I was only playing around with it and I liked the effect. Really, they should be toned down a bit and should be more subtle than that. It's done using special software (I use a program called Photomatix) which blends three separately exposed images, one underexposed, one over exposed and one perfectly exposed. Still with me? Good. Hehe! The idea is that the under exposed shot will have good detail in the highlights and the over exposed shot will have good detail in the shadows. Here's the three I used for the shot of my kitchen:

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/elfy32the2nd/Kitchen1.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/elfy32the2nd/Kitchen2.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/elfy32the2nd/Kitchen3.jpg


very cool. Thanks for the explination. I wasnt sure if this was something done with your camera, or after.
 
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