No.10[Last 50 Posts]
We live in a time where nearly every child owns a cellphone, and where every cellphone houses a camera of considerable quality. Never has it been easier to take pictures than it is now. From grandmothers, to high school memequeens, and sub-80-IQ urban youths, everybody is snapping shots of themselves and their surroundings. Even NEETS.
Imageboards like Wizardchan and others often have their own photography generals, where the userbase of isolated and alienated nobodies use their tremendous amount of free time to document reality in artistic and aesthetically pleasing ways through the medium of the artificial eye.
Hopefully this thread will encourage our own inhabitants to stretch their artistic muscles and learn to think creatively visually. The picture in this post is the first photo ever taken. Captured by the Frenchman Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 at his estate in Burgandy, this blurry vision would change the world. It gave human beings the ability to truly see the world, as another human being sees it, not as an abstraction, or a representation, but as a real documentation of life from another man's eyes.
So Anon, what does life look like from your eyes?
No.13
>>12Very nice. Has a mystical quality to it. The center bird bath, almost Romanesque. The mysterious glow beyond the bushes. Beautiful.
No.15
>>14>Feel free to post random ones you've seen onlineInb4 shutterstock shit
But as for the multi posting I'll pass that on to Gahoole, I couldn't find anything on my end to make that happen but I'll see too it that being a possibility.
No.24
>>15>inb4 shutterstock shitThat's a good point, tbh. People might just start dumping their folders. Idk how many other people there are that take photos on here. I don't want to just spam my own one's either. I wonder what the best direction to take this thread in would be…
No.29
>>28you have to retry multiple times though (took me like 3 times just now) we're working on a fix though and is concern #1 right now. WE'RE STILL IN BETA FOLKS HAHA
No.65
>>64Weird. The first two keep showing up sideways as well. I'll pass it on. Great shots though, the rocky one has a nice alien quality to it.
No.67
>>66the rotation might be an issue on your end, but we'll see what can be done about the duplication.
I like the edited one a lot. The stone work pops out a lot more and there's def a lot more warmth to the image, plus a dash of colour helps highlight the feeling of a cozy evening at the beach. Keep up the great work!
No.68
>>67thanks for the encouraging words man. Let's see if I can git gud with photography
No.69
>>64Not sure why it isn't working, might be a freak glitch
Should I use a filter on any of these or are they good as is?
No.70
>>69Maybe the third one? Really depends on what sort of filters you got/think would work. Maybe try drowning out some of the greens in the second? It's hard to say when I'm just picturing it in my mind.
My opinion of the images as of now:
First: Great image, really shows the sense of openness of the area you captured
Second: Love the layering of this one, prob my favorite. Your eye really gets a nice flow of moving from the foreground to the back ground
Third: This would make a good reference pic for a painting imo. There's a lot of movement going on that can allow good play with the paintbrush.
Keep up the good work, bud.
No.74
>>72The error is cause the file size limit is split among your images. So it's 25mb total. I'll switch it to each for /art/ that should work better
No.76
>>74>>75weird now I have the duplication bug too. Might just need to reset the server or something
No.77
>>71>>72>>73These are awesome! I think you have a pretty good eye for applying the right filters
assuming these aren't just presets. They really captivate the time of day and the temperature of the environment. But I think you have a good eye for imagery and I do hope you post more in the future!
No.79
>>78The B&W was a wise choice, plus the building in the bottom corner gives something more to the eye and imagination than your standard cloud photo. The heavy contrast between the building and the ground compliments the gray sky, so I say well done.
Meanwhile the dirt on the lens doesn't take anything away in the photo tbh, but for future pics you might want to clean, yeah. Most of the spots I see sort of blend in with their background but if anything they just add a sense of the photo being older than it is. A nice dirty quality to add some age/personality, nothing distracting, but something to give a bit more story to the viewer.
Fantastic.
No.80
>>79Tried cleaning the sensor and lens to no avail. Well, this is old stuff - camera is an entry-level DSLR sony from 2009, with stock 18-55 lens -. I guess I have to accept it, besides, I bought the camera on the cheap to learn photography. There will be time to get better equipment once I get better.
No.82
>>80>Tried cleaning the sensor and lens to no availThat sucks. Maybe take advantage of this mishap
lemons to lemonade n' all and use this disadvantage to an advantage? Take photos of dirty things or things with grit and age. Utilize the dirt on the camera with some of the images you take and see what you get from that. You'd be surprised what you can do when you're seemingly 'limited'
No.84
>>82I suppose it will be a good idea to take that recommendation.
Pic rel is a photo I took yesterday, I like the contrast of colors a lot. I wish to take more pictures like this, of concrete things that tell a story behind. Guess I'll have to hunt for some of those.
No.85
>>84I agree with you. The colours def give a sense of warmth like a cozy fire. My first impressions from the thumb nail was that of some Nat Geo photo of lava escaping some rocks.
I'm assuming it's not, but I'd still be surprised if the colour wasn't tweeked. Noticing the blues in the rocks gives off an alien feel.
Well done.
No.86
>>85Yeah, I played a bit with the colors to give the rocks that blue-ish tint to make the whole picture more striking in combination with the reds. From now on just assume every pic is edited unless I specify the contrary.
No.87
>>86>t'was an edit all alongAh, well either way, I think you made the right artistic choices to create this piece. The faded out blues def compliment the bright fiery reds making this a wonderful photo
No.93
>>91>>92I find the edit quite fitting for it's context. The image looks like it was ripped out of some old history book or archive of some archeological site, while the original, unedited image is mostly a black shadow.
I 100% agree that with some cropping and a nice B&W filter you can change the ordinary into the extraordinary.
As for suggestions, I can't say photography and editing is my expertise, but maybe something that would highlight the holiness of the Jesus statue? It varies on what you want out of it specifically.
No.94
>>93>but maybe something that would highlight the holiness of the Jesus statue?kek, it's not jesus, just some warrior ancestor shit
I'll stop posting pics for a while, to see if more anons join the fray
No.97
>>94>to see if more anons join the frayI was too optimistic it seems
I'll claim this thread then. Dumping more pics
No.103
>>101>>102I don't like brutalism, but those are good pics. I'm a sucker for foggy nights.
No.104
>>100#100, congratulations.
>>101>>102Welcome, newfren, your pictures are wonderful. Brutalism can be a debated subject on it's worthiness, but I do enjoy the ones you've posted. Thank you
No.120
>>116pretty damn kino ngl
No.121
I used to do lo-fi film photography but put it on hiatus years ago until I have the space to build a darkroom area.
No.287
>>121Please post what you have then. All works are appreciated here, frend
No.303
>>293Very lucid and dreamlike. This is a quality example of solid work made by faulty tools. Well done.
No.304
>>303The visual imperfections you get with shoddily made cameras are what attracts me to them. As far as the Holga goes, I really like the woozy-looking blurring you get along the edges of shots and the square format of 120 film. Even more important for me are the light leaks and warm splashes of color they provide.
Unfortunately, you're only likely to get a few good shots on each roll due to the prevalence of camera blur and the paltry amount of exposures you get on a roll of 120 film. I usually take several different shots of the same subject to increase the chances of getting one that pans out.
No.305
>>304dat one could be a music album cover, well done
No.503
>>501Cool. You know what was used to be there?
No.510
>>503It's just a bridge. I walk on that path across the bridge all the time with my dog but we had heavy rains the day before so when I walked along the trail I couldn't continue because of all the flooding. Haven't had rainfall like this in a while. Lots of erosion.
No.660
>>659That's obviously Gahoole, he even used his name
No.666
>>305>>661Thanks. I hope to make some prints someday.
No.668
>>666when you make them def post them, i'd like to see
No.708
I like taking pictures of clouds when I go for walks, Posting them would show where I live and I don't want doxing.
No.750
>>747Damn, that's quite the comfortable view
>>749These are excellent shots. I might add them to my wallpaper collection if you don't mind
No.755
>>747Oh I'm doxxing the fuck out of you now. J/k, nice pictures.
No.849
More pictures photofags!
No.942
>>897You sick motherfucker.
No.1177
>>1172>>1171Birds are cool.
No.1244
>>1243Yes. I had a giggle.
No.1247
>>1246Interesting case of only using foreground and background in shot. Nice framing too
Here's a pic of a cloud I took before a storm
No.1264
>>1263That's cool. Very ominous.
No.1272
>>1270>>1271Wow, really creepy and desolate. The filters are excellent work
No.1298
>>1284Beautiful.
>>1274Really like that. Has some character to it. Wonder what the old guy is reading.
No.1305
>>1298>Really like thatThanks, spend some time in it as it was taken in pretty rocky conditions.
>Wonder what the old guy is reading.Checking the original pic i recognized the paper, it's a small local version of a newspaper called "The Truth", he seems to be reading the lower part of the front.
>>1300That third pic is very cool, somehow i seem to have ended with a bunch of old arch magazines and i always liked some of the old editing so i tried to replicate that with it.
I think i went too strong on the whites because i wanted to burn the sky for an eerie feeling, so i also burned some of the shadows to give it a harsh light ambience and added some pretentious film soft grain to hide some of the noise and give it an extra touch of old mag pic.
There's still some nasty corner distortion on the right but that's how some zoom cameras work, but i think that angle and position was the best possible one, good eye.
No.1310
>>1305Nice! This is a awesome edit. Looks ten times cleaner without all that floor
No.1320
>>1319>Portraitist>Doesn't have friends>Like pictures of reflections and rain>No rain and few big windows around hereLife is struggle but in our hobby that makes for an extra rewarding experience when results are achieved.
No.1338
>>1326Reminds me of the cover of a post-rock record or something.
No.1343
>>747i'm very adventurous
dox me if you're so strong
No.1344
>>1343It would cost me $1500 for a round trip and I'd need my passport.
No.1345
>>1338>Overcast desert hill with sensor dust is post-rockwat
No.1346
>>1338thats a Tool album cover
No.1352
>>1349creepy, what is that a tomb or something?
No.1353
>>1326>>1349Looks like my backyard
Arizona?
No.1354
>>1351You saw something, shame the file has plenty artifacts.
What camera is this? i don't recall the PXL filenames.
No.1355
>>1353nein, I don't live in the US
>>1352I have no fucking idea
No.1356
>>1354I took it on my phone which is a Pixel 2
No.1357
>>1352Looks like a small mine entry or a religious niche.
>>1355It really feels arid american, pretty cool place there.
>>1356A phone? figures, still that's a nice vibe
No.1359
>>1357Potato cellars where I live look like this, usually a niche or alcove has iconography and is along a pilgrim path.
No.1360
>>1358Don't worry, equipment for the most part is a meme unless it's very specific like super telephoto, ultra wide angle or macro ranges. Or also +4000th of a second shutter speeds, which are useful to be fair.
Composition usually still tops anything.
Very 70's bathroom style by the way, reminds me of my own when i was a living with me granny.
>>1359That too, but the soil seems very limey and clay-ish which is not potato's favorite, still it might be that or at least a mushroom cellar.
No.1362
>>1360It was in a house I was visiting. It felt like being in a long bathroom from an old camper
No.1363
>>1361Stellar photos, The first one gives me 1910's movie test footage vibes. I think it comes from the placement of the mirror and the blurring of the background, but it's extremely effective. Awesome job
No.1378
>>1368vvvvvvrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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No.1542
>>1378moar liek braaaaaaaaap amirite lol
No.1577
>>1366>>1368These are some good album covers if I've ever seen any
No.1880
>>1868>Landscaper but uses Canon>Landscaper but has a compact 2+2 car>Landscaper but uses FF aspect ratioWho was the funny man
No.1882
>>1880APS-C has 3:2 too if that's what you mean, only MFT is different. Or maybe you were taking about 4x5.
My guess because of the Lapovac thing is that it was some Slav anon making fun of himself so that would explain the car.
No.1883
>>1882>Or maybe you were taking about 4x58x10 is the usual pretentious landscape ratio due to medium format but 3:2 and even, dare i say it, 4:3 work just as well. It all comes down to composition despite what filmfags say.
>Slav anon making fun of himself so that would explain the car. I could really use a 00's Easytronic Chevy desu, self-hating slavs for the sake of westernizing is weird. Also i thought slavs had Opel cars rather than Chevies.
No.2506
Nice photographs.
