Steve Boykin
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Beth Carter
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love the framing on the third. vsco again?
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Steve Boykin
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Yeah....I'm kind of addicted.....when I was at my parents today I kept looking at Pack 03 on Dad's Ipad trying to justify purchasing it. I'm sure there is 12 Step VSCO Anonymous plan I need to get myself on.
Snow Cone stand is Kodak Porta 400 UC++
Close 7/11 is Fuji 800++
Store Front #6 is Fuji Superia 400-
J&J is Fuji Superia 800-
I think it's so addictive because it's so easy to use. You don't have to make a copy like in Silver EFX. It has a tool bar (with a lot of various controls and film simulations) in a tool bar on the left had side of the screen in LR.
Also- That 7/11 was where I used to stop to get my morning coffee for the weekend hikes. They were open on Friday and when I pulled in this AM that's what it looked like. Kind of bummed me out. 7/11 actually has good coffee if you drink it black.
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Stephen McCullough
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There is something very stark about the second one that makes me really like it. I can just see it being used in a political campaign poster.
Sorry to hear about your coffee stop.
Sorry to hear about your coffee stop.
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
God that's bleak - nicely done Steve
Pete Askew
Admin
What a great set Steve and I can imagine these extending into a wonderful series, even a photo book. With that in mind though it might be worth settling on a single VSCO process to give consistency so the subject becomes key. I'm not saying that the current approach isn't working, it is and very well indeed, but if you were to make a book, it would ad coherence. What do you think? I really, really enjoy these images of yours.
Hamish Gill
Tech Support (and Marketing)
...And me! Really like the whole set.
A suggestion, and I really woul like you to take this lightly ...
Something I think has improved my photography is my awareness of shooting level where ever possible. You seem to do this almost naturally as most of your iamges like these have vertical lines where they "should" be vertical (or at least pretty close).
It does seem though that an eye for composition over takes this natural level.
The second shot shows this. The image is nicely composed, but the vertical parallels are converging toward the top of the frame ... Due of course to you having to point the camera upward to get the composition you wanted.
This is the bit I want you take take lightly as I can imagine its not for everyone ... Try concidering the vertical lines in the frame first and as of a greater importance than your initial instinctual ideal of composition.
What I've found is that although the shot can take a little longer to frame you find photos where you thought there might not be a photo. And sometimes the outcome just looks slightly more concidered ...
In the instance of the photo I've highlighted you would have had a lot more car park and a lot less sky if those outside walls had been parallel ... But I bet you it would have made an interesting photo! A better one than this one ...??? Not sure ... I would have liked it more, but of course that doesn't make it better
And as I say, this whole way of shooting just might not suit you ...
...And actually comes with a health warning. That Darren Bradley, our fly by night (
) architectural photographer is to blame for my unhealthy obsession with vertical verticals ... I spend far to much time worrying about it... But, I am a lot more happy with the outcome as I feel like I have out more effort into my shooting. I also use Lightroom to correct it when I am out ... It has become quite issue for me mentally
anyway, as I say, not or everyone, and if you do find your self thinking about it ... Try not to dwell on it. These shots are effortless and I certainly wouldn't want that "look" to be lost!
A suggestion, and I really woul like you to take this lightly ...
Something I think has improved my photography is my awareness of shooting level where ever possible. You seem to do this almost naturally as most of your iamges like these have vertical lines where they "should" be vertical (or at least pretty close).
It does seem though that an eye for composition over takes this natural level.
The second shot shows this. The image is nicely composed, but the vertical parallels are converging toward the top of the frame ... Due of course to you having to point the camera upward to get the composition you wanted.
This is the bit I want you take take lightly as I can imagine its not for everyone ... Try concidering the vertical lines in the frame first and as of a greater importance than your initial instinctual ideal of composition.
What I've found is that although the shot can take a little longer to frame you find photos where you thought there might not be a photo. And sometimes the outcome just looks slightly more concidered ...
In the instance of the photo I've highlighted you would have had a lot more car park and a lot less sky if those outside walls had been parallel ... But I bet you it would have made an interesting photo! A better one than this one ...??? Not sure ... I would have liked it more, but of course that doesn't make it better
And as I say, this whole way of shooting just might not suit you ... ...And actually comes with a health warning. That Darren Bradley, our fly by night (
) architectural photographer is to blame for my unhealthy obsession with vertical verticals ... I spend far to much time worrying about it... But, I am a lot more happy with the outcome as I feel like I have out more effort into my shooting. I also use Lightroom to correct it when I am out ... It has become quite issue for me mentally anyway, as I say, not or everyone, and if you do find your self thinking about it ... Try not to dwell on it. These shots are effortless and I certainly wouldn't want that "look" to be lost!
Stephen McCullough
Well-Known Member
You see Steve, it's not just me. You are a storyteller. Go for it. It will be fun.
Steve Boykin
Well-Known Member
...And me! Really like the whole set.
A suggestion, and I really woul like you to take this lightly ...
Something I think has improved my photography is my awareness of shooting level where ever possible. You seem to do this almost naturally as most of your iamges like these have vertical lines where they "should" be vertical (or at least pretty close).
It does seem though that an eye for composition over takes this natural level.
The second shot shows this. The image is nicely composed, but the vertical parallels are converging toward the top of the frame ... Due of course to you having to point the camera upward to get the composition you wanted.
This is the bit I want you take take lightly as I can imagine its not for everyone ... Try concidering the vertical lines in the frame first and as of a greater importance than your initial instinctual ideal of composition.
What I've found is that although the shot can take a little longer to frame you find photos where you thought there might not be a photo. And sometimes the outcome just looks slightly more concidered ...
In the instance of the photo I've highlighted you would have had a lot more car park and a lot less sky if those outside walls had been parallel ... But I bet you it would have made an interesting photo! A better one than this one ...??? Not sure ... I would have liked it more, but of course that doesn't make it better
...And actually comes with a health warning. That Darren Bradley, our fly by night (
anyway, as I say, not or everyone, and if you do find your self thinking about it ... Try not to dwell on it. These shots are effortless and I certainly wouldn't want that "look" to be lost!
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That one I actually used a tripod on. I pulled up to get my coffee and the darn place was closed. So that's my excuse...I was emotionally traumitized by the break in my routine.
It was a problem because I had the 14mm on the camera and I wanted to get part of the sky in there. I should have backed up or done something else because I see exactly what you are talking about. For some reason when I was looking at it, my first instinct was to go with a low angle so the tripod was with all the legs retracted. I guess that's what you say or it just had the one set of legs or something like that. Anyway I ended up tilting the camera just a bit too and well...there you go. I'm going to stop by there again and look at it from a different angle. I think I would have to back up more????
I'm not real bright so bear with me on this. It takes a while for things to sink in.
Really great advice and sincerely appreciate it. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hamish Gill
Tech Support (and Marketing)
Hah, no probs ... glad it didn't come across as trying to teach a granny to suck eggs
glad it didn't come across as trying to teach a granny to suck eggs 
