Can someone explain what curves are and how to use them? I know they can do anything that is on the sliders, but I'm still confused on how they work and how to use them effectively without screwing it up
>>4518912>>4518959do you guys have an opinion on which adobe lightroom profile looks decent and not overblown saturation and contrast?
>>4519272go neutral if possible. or get a linear profile from here >https://goodlight.us/linear-profiles.html
>>4519272Watch LR editing videos and see what profiles they use, and what their photos look like.
>>4519272In my opinion all lightroom profiles look bad and the standard cope is>brooooo raws are meant to be flat bro its a blank canvas bro make up a totally new scene brooooooSo most people just buy preset packs and feel a little sad about not having an easy way to get the colors they saw in real life
>>4519272Pick any profile and use any of the many controls in LR to get the look you want.
Does anyone else here take pairs of images to synthesize depth in mages?This was taken from the Lummi Reservation looking east to Mt. Baker and the Sisters. Base was about 100 meters.
>>4518715... and anaglyph
>>4518715Yes, I'm working with film. I'm using a large format camera with lateral movements to move the front and rear standards from left to right to get the two shots.They are a cross pair, I'm interested in seeing if I can replicate something like the stereophotos from the late 1800s early 1900s. My next plan is to use the rollfilm back I have for the camera to do some colour work with slide film. Then I can actually use a physical viewer.I just lined up the images in photoshop after scanning mostly because I just learned about stereophotomaker by reading your post.photo is another, older, one where I took one as I had space for two more sheets in my devtank. This didn't work as well as the near objects weren't separated well from those behind them.
>>4517161>>4517162>>4517163what did you use to take these photos?
>>4518900Nikon D5200, cha-cha.
>>4518816Well that's pretty cool that you're using film for stereo. Hard work, too.For baselines, a rule of thumb is that the baseline should be about 1/30th the distance to the object of interest. That varies depending on what you're trying to achieve. For instance, my baseline of 100m for the OP image was enough to get an idea of relative distances from hill to hill, but was not nearly enough to yield the shapes of the hills or of Mt. Baker itself, 60km away.P.S. here's an anaglyph of your dev tank and desktop from StereoPhotoMaker - hope you don't mind my doing that.
Theme: Night LightsLet`s keep it limited to artificial lights for this month.All photos must be taken during the current challenge month. No old or archived shots.Get creative and enjoy the process. Unique perspectives are encouraged!Previous thread:>>4515121>Go highlight your choice of best pics!
I have never ever regretted buying a camera this much this quicklyOver processed piece of shit, exposure is all over the place, the colors are all phone tier artificial overdone shit, panning is jittery, it's all shit
>>4519454>co engineered with LEICAthe mark of death
>>4519657TRVKE
actually it beats full frame chud
>>4519696>f/4 ISO 25600Brother my cannot pos r can see in the dark with those settings. Pick a better comparison camera if the snoy can't deal with it.Also>1" Sensor>"PureVideo" ModeSo it's a software cheat then? And not a true representation of the organic sensor capabilities? It's never a fair battle with you sensorlets baka.
>>4519732>my cannot pos r can see in the dark with those settingsI don't think so, chud
what is the value of an image?like you take ityou can feel dopamine taking itbut, then what?besides getting approval on social mediaor selling it for monetary compensation,what is the value?we take the picture, we enjoy the process of taking the picturewe make pictures we enjoy to look atbut, do we hope that other's enjoy? is individual value more than the value to others, or society?i guess personally, taking photos is a fun thing to dothen I hope that the picture's are worthy and appreciated enough, so that I, the person who took it is also esteemed and appreciatedComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>4516107Why does she has integral functions on her back?
>>4516107I take photos because i like to look at them sometimes decades later. It brings back good memories. "Oh yeah i remember that day, i saw a really rare fungi that day." when i look at my fungi photos"That day was great i got to witness that one rare bird fly by." when i look at my bird photosetc.Also i think it's like shooting a gun for gun people, the act of taking photos especially when you try your best and not just point and shoot but choose the settings according to the conditions.
>>4516107The human soul desires creation. There are many ways to achieve this and some choose photography. The value is in the act as much as the result.
>>4516107There are moments that if not recorded, will be lost to time. And you will never know what moments will feel the most precious five years or even a decade from now.
>>4516107To enjoy the process, trying to understand more, to get better, and to share them mindfully with who I want, is what a strive.I wanted to be edgy and dogmatic, and say that I despise modern social media for what it is, but I figure fully rejecting the act of wanting apreciation from other people is not the right stance either.In the and, as other said, photography inherently is capturing a moment in the evermarching time. How you can honor it is by trying to have a better understanding on what do you want to show, how you can do it, and with whom do you want to share them.You should be content with the process itself, and not the results.
my dad pulled this tripod out of his stash, and i have no idea what this mounting point is called. does anyone happen to recognize it? the model is the aspen 81109, and i couldn't find anything about it on the internet
>>4519688nice, that does look very similar. unfortunately i can't find people selling the plate alone
>>4519690Here's a 3D Print file for it https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4726617At the thingiverse site you can see a list of tripods it works for so you could check eBay for a cheap one, I think the one I posted was around $30 total.The dimensions for the plate are here so you can compare with your headhttps://tripodquickrelease.com/plates/QS-03.html, that site doesn't have any available for sale.If you don't have a 3D Printer you can have someone do it. You'll have to provide the screw but that should be pretty simple since those are fairly standard.There's a seller on eBay, quick_reliase_plate_for_tripod_ua that made some QS-03s that you could contact.
I handle quite a bit of gear and often times when people sell stuff to me they include tripods that in some cases are missing the plate. In my experience with these cheaper tripods it is not worth trying to get a replacement as they are usually more costly than the tripod alone. First google result of tne tripod name showed an auction where it sold for 2 dollars.
>>4519692plus it looks like one of the plastic tabs sheared off so even if he did find the plate, it wouldn't be secure.
>>4519694yeah i was wondering about that. my dad said he can try finding the camera and then i'll be able to see if the plate is secure at all
Tried this lightroom thing with some presets. Don't really get why this preset does things so much differently advertised.Left is what it's supposed to look like, right is what it actually does for me.>https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUbdhjLkpCz/What dis I do wrong? I copied the settings exactly as they are written.
>>4519486>Sounds more like you don't even want to learnYes. I'm not a photographer. It's not even a hobby. I just want to do what's said in the video for some pics to see if it looks good.
>>4519557Enjoy your failure then
>>4519557>I just want to do what's said in the video for some pics Yes, but you don't care enough to hear explanations of why or why it may not work, or how to get the look without using those settings
>>4519587There have been no explanations offered just condescending "well just make/learn it yourself".
>>4519596>There have been no explanations offeredIt's hard to give explanations when you won't answer basic questions like where you applying the same settings to the RAW file? What base profile did you use? Sometimes things might not work for a variety of reasons and none of us are psychic, you have to actually give us information to work with if you want genuine help.There have also been explanations given exactly for how to get whatever colors you want, instead of blindly copying some numbers.Again, if you shared the RAW, I'd be happy to do my own edit that matches the OP and share what settings worked for me. Unless you were trying those settings on like a screen cap of the before?
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>>4519680Newfag>>4519682Bot
>>4519685>DSLRs are better photography cameras.How can a DSLR be better for photography when it can't show you what the photo looks like in the viewfinder?Yes, they work better as spotting scopes / monoculars, but the point of photography isn't SEEING through the lens, it's CAPTURING through the lens. Seeing what the camera sees and making adjustments to that in real-time is why electronic viewfinder is the superior photography tool.
>>4519783>How can a DSLR be better for photographyCLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK
>>4519845new thread
I will buy the Nikon z5 Good idea?
Moar?
Only just got back into photography after 18 years. Got me a used Nikon D90 (Shutter Count 26k) + 18-105 Kit lens on eBay for like 90 Bucks and it's been very fun so far.I have yet to understand ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed though.Anyway, some roses.
ooh so pretty.. thread for me, I love flowers. are plebs allowed to post? I only have phone fotos.thinking of buying a D3200 aps-c and an 18-55mm though. can you guys give me tips on how to take good close up flower pictures with a real camera?
Nice thread
>>4503425Umm, why is the suns light not anywhere? Also, 58 day old post? Lmao dead board
>>4512272The sun is occluded by earth.
>>4512194adobe damage control hard at work
>>4512194kek
>>4504036It may surprise you, but the flight computers on Orion are from the 2000s
https://strawpoll.com/7MZ0kRk7rgo
>>4516701Let yourself be inspired by the winning categories:>The beauty of naturehttps://sipacontest.com/gallery/2025/category/1604>Journeys & Adventureshttps://sipacontest.com/gallery/2025/category/1606
>>4516702“Animals in Their Environment” also gained 9 votes.
>>4516785Thank you stinkyboi, I didnt see that!AGAINLet yourself be inspired by the winning categories:>The beauty of naturehttps://sipacontest.com/gallery/2025/category/1604>Journeys & Adventureshttps://sipacontest.com/gallery/2025/category/1606>Animals in their EnvironmentComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Okay am a month too late sorry. I'll just post my entry for:>Animals in their environment (pic related)There has been no editing, other than my frame. I am hoping that we can pool some nice pictures in this thread, unedited first. Then vote on which x amount we'd like to send to the contest. Drill this down to the top 3 and have an editing round, where the best edits are chosen.
Don't open the QR, it leads to disgusting CP (Canon Photos)
I am going to post random images I made which I have also edited and I would love my /p/iss bros to give me feedback on my composition, but mostly editing style... or direct me towards an editing style that would fit me.>feedback on composition>feedback on editing>direct my towards my own styleStarting with opening image...
>>4502365I see your work, and before say something about it, i would say that looking for your style maybe its not the best, but i dont think that identified a little bit of that is to bad. Let me explain, knowing your style is great, but you dont have a strong style yet, there might be things, sure, but when you think about great directors, just stay mainstream, like tarantino, he is not making a movie thinking of following the path of his style. he is thinking in the shit he likes, and THAT is his style. is literally mix the shit you like and see what happend. You can doit manually as i said, mix or you can do it the natural way of just letting time show you what you like repeating de most. Most people would tell you the boat photo is great, i think you miss a big photo. That photo with just a slightly better composition would be amazing, you have the 2 subjects, the black trees and the boat with reflect, you divided in the rule of thirds, but you doit really cheap, the trees are to far in the inside of the left third, and the boat is better, i think the point allings nicely. If you want to play with BIG subjects, like super big black (trees again) and white ( for boat) you need to doit in a really tight composition, otherwise looks like something that its not finish. If big characters in game watch the composition nicely, this is top tier shit or you look the best photo of the bigger photographers and think they almost cacht it? no, they make it perfect, that is why its so hard. And the road photo tilted 45 its reeally fucking nice, i think you should explore more that, its wild and purist, and FAGGOTS! photographers would say ist not good, fuck them. That photo has movement, and that its no so easy to achive, it like you mix some shit and came that really good, explore that. That composition its better that the boat, even tho the boat its good, it gives that feel of somethings missing, but if i had the same time as you as i think it was short, i would miss to
>>4502387I made this picture better. I think I improved a little also in my editing skills.
>>4519436Here something new on my travels. Since then I feel like I have taken enough photos and have been chilling since. Photo gear is collecting dust. Want to travel again, this time to northern Poland or even Prag (in August). Still unsure, due to the temperature, which just takes the fun out of sight seeing.(pic related taken on same Island)
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Shot this at Monza Circuit. What do you think about the composition/framing? Camera: Canon EOS R50Lens: RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STMISO: 200Shutter Speed: 1/100sAperture: f/6.3
>>4514674So apparently it's free on some race days, neat.It was a good occasion to use a new camera i never used before (got used from a friend just 2 days ago). A huge upgrade from a 1200d to R6m2.Some attempts were made. Resuld were bad, but i had fun. I really need to learn how to use this machine
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>>4515045This was the first attempt at a panning shot.I know it's bad, but there something i like about it
>>4515047you know what would be god tier? is if you could have the blur going behind the car.not sure how to achieve that, you'd need to pan first and then stop I guess?
I want to start a /p/ monthly, or tri-monthly, photo competition where the prize is actually desirable and relevant to photography: film rolls. Of course, they’ll be cheap, readily-available film stock like Ultramax 400 or Gold 200, or whatever else is easy and inexpensive to get ahold of, but the problem is this: how shall voting stay honest, and how shall the winner’s address stay anonymous when I send him the prize? I don’t want the poll’s integrity to be compromised, nor the winner’s anonymity. Who has some ideas for how this could be set up?
>>4519353I've served as a judge for several local photo contests
>>4519191Sure, but it must be called The Incel Adams Award.
>>4519370Not here, you haven’t. Here, you’re nobody.
>>4519382Creative, juvenile, relevant: wish granted.
>>4519354As one of those you mention, there is a trip I have used in the past.>>4519383Well now's a great time for me to start here too then!>>4519191>they’ll be cheap, readily-available film stock like Ultramax 400 or Gold 200I have access to a pretty wide variety of stocks for fairly cheap, would be happy to contribute if I can just send to an organizer. Can probably see about some random camera related swag too, I just don't want to deal with organizing part at all.
