Photograph and Camera talk
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Since few people asked about the pics at The Knights in White Denim Tour, I'll post the answer here to stay on topic.
Right now I'm using a Fuji X-Pro1. Those were all shot with 35mm f1.4 fitted with ND8 filter. I tend to use as fast lenses as possible and shoot wide open all the time. All were shot in JPG. I'm really not happy with the camera as I hate AF but I can't afford a Leica right now and SLR's are too heavy and bulky for my taste, this is the best compromise.
What comes to the post processing, I use Lightroom and the key for that "vintage feel" is a really low contrast. Flatten the highlights and use the shadows slider to reveal all the detail in shadows. Keep the blacks black with blacks slider. Add some warmth to hightlighs and coolness to shadows with split toning, which is the best tool on Lightroom. You can find tons of split toning tutorials on the web.
This time I added an effect with VSCO Film, the grain on those is AWESOME. But you still have to tweak every photo individually. There's no easy way really, it took several hours to process those pictures.
Some links to my photoprojects:
Flickr
My photoblog which has not been updated in ages.
My design blog, updated more frequently. -
Thanks for posting your process. The VSCO Film looks amazing. I'm sitting on Lightroom 2 back down over here. If I ever get serious I'm going to have to keep that in mind. Seriously next level photography.
Was fairly close on my fixed-length guess. only 15mm off, and had imagined f1.8.
I agree with you that the next-gen cameras a hybrid between the SLR quality and portability of hand-held is where it's at. Canon's EOS M for the canon owners (me), is interesting, but still requires crazy ass lenses on no body, so bulky still.
Thanks again!
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Great shots, Rafa. I especially like the last one.
that's why I posted it as last ha
but tbh. I have to admit I'm in love with it as well! -
not sure what i should think of this and the outcome/editing i did on it! opinions?
higher res:
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Does anyone have experience with a Sony DSC-RX100? I'd like to get into photography and it seems to have a lot of good features for an amateur photographer and I like that it's compact enough that I would actually carry it regularly. Any input or recommendations would be appreciated!
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Not a stills camera, but this is what I want for Christmas.
http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicproductioncamera4k/
It's a 4K camera for $4K. They write onto SSDs, use standard connections, and all the smarts are in the software. I can see exactly where they're coming from in the design, and it makes sense to me as an IT nerd.
They've also announced a pocket camera, which has a 2.5K resolution for $999. It takes Micro 4/3 lenses, but could be easily adapted for Leica glass.
http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicpocketcinemacamera/
