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<p>So what do you think Larry?</p>

<p>Robert, that sounds delicious, haha. take a look at my link, I want to achieve those types of tones on skin, similar to Pierre Dal Corso's shoot with Sheri Chiu (again NSFW): http://www.fashionising.com/pictures/s--Sheri-Chiu-by-Pierre-Dal-Corso-NSFW-8462-1.html</p>

<p>hm, Looking through it the skin tones are all pretty mid in terms of luminance right? Would I have to end up shooting through a filter and using orthochromatic film? Did you get to see my link monsieur Dressler?</p>

<p>Larry you are becoming my favorite person on here very very quickly. But yea, why not just jump on a tripod and do whatever you want? Are you doing like, night street photo's or what?</p>

<p>Will a cyan filter have the effect I'm looking for? At the end of the day I'm trying to navigate away from digital, far far way, I've realize it is more valuable to shoot film for me, in many ways, one of the most important is how film treats tonality and the lack of black and white clipping (depending on the film)</p>

<p>efke ORT and ADOX ort? I may have made an error, this is Pierre Dal Corso's recent shots of Sheri Chiu, I was wondering if this type of film would in fact achieve these skin tones (NSFW by the way):</p>

<p>http://www.fashionising.com/pictures/s--Sheri-Chiu-by-Pierre-Dal-Corso-NSFW-8462-1.html</p>

<p>How slow would you you say slow is? I would personally like to get something in the 400 range, but it sounds like we are talking 100 speed?</p>

<p>Larry I'm looking forward to making my models mad at me! I would be shooting the film then scanning, then retouching, so I'm sure I can get by! </p>

<p>But, what are the film names and brands?</p>

<p>Hi, I am new to film in general, literally have shot less than 10 rolls. <br>

I was wondering if red blind film would achieve dark, moody skin tones. I remember reading something about this a year or two ago, and i've been very curious to try it out for some fashion photography. If so, what are the options in terms of red blind films, or films that are substantially less sensitive to reds (B/W obviously).</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>All very very interesting. I owuld never take a model with me to scout ~ I didn't mean that at all. I was just wondering how people in a professional photographic capacity went about scouting and the legalities tied in. Jim I will definitely look at Google earth and Bing's birds eye view, i never though to use their satellite views as a photographic tool.<br>

Matt, how do you go about getting such releases? Would one just call the property owner and and ask for a meeting or something? I am really curious how many photographers do enjoy the occasional trespass, I'm sure most people will deny it here, butif there was an anonymous poll ~ I think that would be fun.<br>

Kevin, lately I've been using my GPS whenever I find an interesting location. I just save the location and review it that evening or at the end of the week. Maybe i should use this with Google earth to get a better understanding of the are. I have a problem of not paying attention to what a location looks like as a backdrop. I think of it as an area that plays a more important role to everything, which is bad to one extent. As for testing, do you just go out there and fake portraits, take pictures in bokeh, or am i not getting the point of your testing?</p>

<p>So, how does everyone pick their locations for a shoot. I guess this pertains mostly for lifestyle and portrait photography (in my scenario) but also for landscape and other stuff for others. I was wondering if many people just go out and trespass with their models, and hope they don't get caught.<br>

Alternatively there is the problem shooting in a cool location, say, using the side of a warehouse as a background. But if we have public access to this area should we shoot there? I know it technically is legal, but how pro do we have to be in order to ascertain releases for location shoots?</p>

<p>Hi guys, thanks for the new responses. Ray, I did not try it out for this particular instance, but perhaps I should try that out too and see where it leads. Chris, I was also thinking about getting a high view point to perhaps focus on the layout in this room. The issue I have is that when I shoot at my standing height I "feel" as though I am taking an ill conceived image, but perhaps that is just because in other genres of photography we tend to try different perspectives to avoid monotony (I think I analyze too much~). <br>

Paul, you are absolutely right. I think I want to run before I even understand how to walk. But given everyone's input about using a human perspective I just realize that makes a ton of sense given the nature of that type of photography is to give the viewer the experience of being in that setting. As for HDR, I totally understand, and that has actually lead me to have some stigma or guilt when I do shoot HDR. But for interiors I do feel as though you should do multiple exposures and use tools like shadows/highlights in order to bring out your detail.<br>

<br />Question, how would one go about photographing new venues (not for profit)? Would one simply ask the manager of a bar if I can just come in and take some photos prior to them opening? Just to get some real world experience, you know?</p>

<p>Kevin your input is wise, but I do not personally believe that this situation calls for such extraordinary measures. Surely there is a place where and when a journalist or photographer must adhere to remaining undiscovered, just not here. As for cropping I really hate the idea of doing it, even if I am guilty of it. But my reasoning is that it makes me feel as though I am a bad photographer, I should have paid more attention to the scene to create a better composition.<br>

<br /> But, in Alan's case here, the problem wasn't his equipment or the environment, but rather the circumstance of events. For some reason I find myself quite excited to see the original.</p>

Hm, my particular living room has a ceiling that is sloped on two sides, I wonder if it would be best to shoot based on the high side or the low side? Perhaps I am looking to capture too much within one frame, maybe this image can be broken up to feature one image featuring only the fireplace and LCD, and an alternative frame for the couch and rug. Any opinions on the matter?

<p>Imagenomic's Noiseware is my must have. I have portraiture but for the most part I found I do a better job through use of photoshops masking and filters. For black and white I have Nix SilverEfex, without it I have no idea how to process BW images to be completely honest. My photographic life has been based on color so I have never had the chance to learn proper photoshop for BW images~</p>

<p>Steve you are absolutely right, I shouldn't let my ego sway me. Here is what I got tonight at home just playing around. I'm not sure what height I ultimately used. It was just the 055Xprob Manfrotto's unextended height. I did some post work, removed the harsh shadows to the left of the TV as well as behind, and lightened the shadows under the end table on the far left. I also added faux lighting to both paintings just to get a feel for the method of post processed lighting.<br /> <br /> I used CS5 to do this, PhotoMerge set on auto, I'm guessing it used Cylindrical. It caused some akward distorions which i tried to correct, mainly the center of the image has barrel distortion while the rest suffers much less which makes it wierd to correct using just the Lens Correction filter. How do you guys combat this?<br /> <br /> Steve, would that that be two thirds down (ie the camera is 1/3 off of the ground [i would imagine so])? So here is the pano, pardon me if the aspect ratio is not up to par with whatever is considered "normal" for panoramas, i dont do many. ratio is like 2.XX:1.</p>

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<p>Nice, we'll see what I can hammer out, perhaps I'll post it if I am content enough!</p>

<p>Thanks, I admire that type of photography, particularly the likes of Yonehara Yasumasa and Terry Richardson and tried to throw a in some of Brad Trent obvious lighting, haha.</p>

<p>Stanley, we must always remember that having a camera tends to be the paranoid social equivalent of being a terrorist, unless we are all double agents of course!</p>

<p>-You have 20 tabs related to photography open in your browser spanning two (2) monitors<br>

and yes, that it is me, right now!</p>

<p>Hm, this is exceedingly true Phil, I mean some people can call photo manipulation deceit, but at the end of the day it is equal to a camera. It is a tool and we can use it as such to create pieces of art, or choose to leave our photos untouched. I feel like many photographers nowadays are no longer just photographers, we enter a world where typography, graphic design, and art converge. That said we simply have to choose where we stand on the venn diagram of photography</p>

<p>Nice job Watt, I rather like the idea of taking "real" street photographs - candid and in the heat of the moment. Keep it up! Oh by the way, care to share the original crop ?</p>

<p>Thank you Javkin and Weinberg! I've had fun reading that architecture thread and looking through Bellenis' portfolio, very excited to try my hand... As for the wide-angle, I know I can stitch it quickly in PhotoShop... I guess I was just letting my laziness go to my head. (My equipment had been stolen, and I'm rebuilding my gear on the cheap - but it has motivated me immensely).<br>

I will probably take a whack at it tomorrow morning when the light is right!</p>

<p>The wonderful thing about wanting to photograph people is that when you have mentors, or heroes, or people who inspire your own work, you CAN try to make images like them. I felt the same way before, but I think that it would be good for you to find some pictures that you like, that you can analyze and perhaps attempt to replicate. While your at it you can put your own spin on things, find a a better pose, if you are using lighting you can find a more optimal light balance! Even for, say, street photography we can all benefit from finding similar locations like those of our favorite images, put ourselves in another photographers shoes for a second, and build upon their ideas with our own manifestations of creativity!</p>

<p>So Go Shoot! You can even do those 365 day challenges to motivate you into it!</p>

<p>I'm planning on tackling some interior photos, empty rooms with furniture and stuff. I admire some of the architectural and commericial photography i've been seeing lately so I want to play around with it, particularly the retouching (adding lights, removing clutter etc). (sadly i have no wide angle at the moment...)</p>

<p>Anyway there isn't an interior photography section so I am posting here, what would one say is the optimal height for taking a photo indoors? Would it be the tops of the chairs, down low, or somewhere else? I'm going for a really clean, realistic look, but I was also wondering if anyone has any exposure tips or should I just go HDR?</p>

<p>Thanks Everyone<br>

~Edo</p>

<p>That's for the comment on the self-portrait, I tried for the super amateur look. I have a feeling I'll enjoy it here as I will now participate in the discussion I cherish!</p>