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started by ddeecat (12-05-2008, 01:14)

12-05-2008, 01:14

Hi everyone - I’ve just joined qype and am glad to have found like-minded photography fans. I have uploaded a small selection of pics dear to me and I’m enjoying what you have all uploaded already.

MELAM

Admin

14-05-2008, 22:07

hello

Love your cat. Looks as spoilt as mine (sheeba) .Love cats and Barcelona too.
thanks
Melam

speshalkay

16-05-2008, 13:37

Hello! Just found this area too! I ahve also uploaded some pics.

Hello to all :-)

MELAM

Admin

21-05-2008, 10:57

hi Guys and Gals

Just wondering what you are all taking pictures of these days with the lovely weather and holiday time. Anybody in Russia for the final ? It would be good to have some photos from Russia.
have a good day

Melam

Andrew S.

29-05-2008, 17:25

Well, I’m eager to go out and really do a survey of some of the incredible buildings in Berlin, both old and renovated. So many tourists never see the areas with pastel, candy-coloured buildings, classic architecture, and I’d like to capture them. However, it turns out I have NO idea how to get a 6-story building on film without it looking like just another real estate ad. I’ve tried going for detail (though the joy I experience looking at them is holistic) and that helps, but any ideas are welcome.

Andrew S. edited this post 29-05-2008, 17:25

MELAM

Admin

02-06-2008, 09:27

Hi Andrew

Berlin sounds very interesting so I think its defo on my to do list now. Although I have started the design and photography group I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination on photography just very keen and a good eye but not much technical backup. However there are some professionals in here so hopefully one of them can answer your question. Look forward to seeing some of your photos on the group wall. Cheers Melam

ddeecat

07-06-2008, 16:25

Hi Andrew, before i discovered how accessible digital imagery can be, I enjoyed the old school of hard copy prints. I used to take architectural shots as a montage so that the finished pic was A4. I would stand in the same position, aim at the top of the building and take shots all the way down to the bottom. When I got the prints back I would join them up from to to bottom creating a large image. Of course, nowadays you can do the same in photoshop but nothing beats the thrill of building a large image for a photo album. Sometimes it wouldn’t quite match up, creating an arty rough edge image. Some nice effects could be acheived. You can always use detail shots on top of the whole image to achieve another arty aspect.

speshalkay

09-06-2008, 13:07

Oooo, I think I remember Hockney doing that, but with action, like someone walking down stairs!

I prefer film myself :-)

Andrew S.

16-06-2008, 16:52

Cool suggestion, ddeecat. I did that with a panaroma shot in Prague and it worked fairly well, though color and exposure was hard to match up. What I really need to do, I think, is figure out ways to get level with the middle of the building and try to mimic more of a medium format look. I’m tired of all my building shots being wide-angle and looking up. Interesting to think about how the human eye avoids most of that fisheye effect, isn’t it?

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