The Role of Experience (lots of pics)

JubbaKingJubbaKing Registered Users Posts: 120 Major grins
edited May 13, 2005 in People
Tonight I went down to the strip and hung out with my buddy. We stopped by the good ol' Treasure Island and I wanted to take some pictures of somethin' so I decided to have at it. I remembered how when I first got into photography last year and bought a Sony 828, I had no idea what to go shoot, so I went to the Treasure Island and took pictures. The following is a comparison between ultra beginner and regular beginner. :) I'm happy that I've improved.

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Thanks for looking.
Nate Grant: Living Legend

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  • adrian_kadrian_k Registered Users Posts: 557 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2005
    woweee
    that really is some improvment.

    Is any of this down to post-processing work or just plain learning how to use the lighting & zoom? And obviously your timing and ability to 'see' the shot has improved imeasurably.
    JubbaKing wrote:
    The following is a comparison between ultra beginner and regular beginner. :) I'm happy that I've improved.


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    ti05.jpg

    Thanks for looking.
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    Adrian
    my stuff is here.....
  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2005
    Nathan!
    Realy great difference.
    Must say - pro work!
    I like girls expression on some photos - also pro work!
    Spasibo,
    Yuri
  • digital faeriedigital faerie Registered Users Posts: 667 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2005
    it's so satisfying to see improvement isn't it? I've done the same over the past 6 months I think. I just went through my gallery a couple of weeks ago and took down some shots that were so technically horriffic and had no humor or story value to them whatsoever.

    those shots are really sublime! clap.gif
  • ridetwistyroadsridetwistyroads Registered Users Posts: 526 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2005
    That last one has a great feel to it. The reds set off her pose perfectly.

    Great job with the whole set, jk. thumb.gif
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2005
    ahh sin city :D

    nice work, great improvement.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2005
    thumb.gif Some excellent shots and tremendous improvement. A stellar lesson in filling the frame. Great poses, too.
    Sid.
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  • dragon300zxdragon300zx Registered Users Posts: 2,575 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2005
    I gotta move to vegas. clap.gifclapclap.gifclapclap.gifclap
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  • Daniel ChuiDaniel Chui Registered Users Posts: 65 Big grins
    edited May 13, 2005
    Can you see your main difference?

    A) Better camera. Handled scene/colors better at high ISO.
    B) You got in closer.

    Good job!

    - Chui
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  • is300soonis300soon Registered Users Posts: 84 Big grins
    edited May 13, 2005
    I cannot wait for vegas. I usually shoot bellagio and Paris but I see what I am missing!!!!!

    Nice shots!

    David
  • JubbaKingJubbaKing Registered Users Posts: 120 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2005
    Adrian, thank you! It's a mixture of everything but it's not like these pics looked like crap before my post processing. :) The ability to read a histogram for exposure is much improved, my timing, composition, expressions, sharpness, quality of camera and lens, etc. is all of much higher quality,

    Yuri, thank you so much! I'm glad you find them to be of the utmost quality. :)

    DF, yes it is! It's great to look back and say, "Wow, I thought THAT was a good shot???" :)
    Thanks!

    ride, thank you! I really like the lighting and color of the last.

    Andy, thanks! I like living in Vegas. :)

    Sid, thank you! Closer= better for sure!

    Dragon, ya, move here! There's lots of dirt to take pics of. :)

    Chewy, yep, high ISO performance and (at times) some image stabilization really helped. Being able to simplify the scene is good to learn. Thanks, brudda!

    David, thank ya very much. I love shooting the Bellagio. The fountain in front of the Paris is very nice to photograph as well. :)
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  • dragon300zxdragon300zx Registered Users Posts: 2,575 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2005
    Dirt nah, but I wouldn't mind photographing that girl in the red.
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited May 13, 2005
    Wow, very nice; great improvements!!!

    why are my new pictures worse than my old ones???? rolleyes1.gif
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  • Peter DumontPeter Dumont Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2005
    Hi Nate !
    JubbaKing wrote:
    Tonight I went down to the strip and hung out with my buddy. We stopped by the good ol' Treasure Island and I wanted to take some pictures of somethin' so I decided to have at it. I remembered how when I first got into photography last year and bought a Sony 828, I had no idea what to go shoot, so I went to the Treasure Island and took pictures. The following is a comparison between ultra beginner and regular beginner. :) I'm happy that I've improved.


    ti01.jpg

    ti02.jpg

    ti06.jpg



    ti05.jpg
    ti04.jpg


    Thanks for looking.
    Hi Nate !

    That is some learning curve you went through thumb.gif

    I get the impression those girls really like their job wave.gif

    Bye,
    Peter Dumont
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