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.
Im going back to aps-c, pic related. I have finally gained wisdom and dropped the pretensions. It only took me a decade. Bros, 24MP is enough. Film is dead. Medium format, film or digital, is only worth it if you shoot professionally. save yourself the pain. Just shoot. Don’t be a gear whore.
>>4519367>The original A7 was fine given that it was the first FF interchangeable mirrorless cameraHow does that excuse throwing out decades of material science and camera design?
>>4519340GR has absolute shit AF, probably worse than Fuji if such a thing is possible. But it is the most compact setup you can get for the sensor size. It's interesting that full frame film compacts could get pretty small and no one, even Ricoh themselves, has been able to replicate the film GR size in full frame. Pentax seem fine with doing weird cameras and I can't think of a technical reason now that sensors have microlenses and BSI.>>4519265Not a fan of PASM myself although it seems to be what Sony ended up adopting with the NEX-6 and 6000 series. Strange reason to specifically pick the z30 since pretty much every mirrorless camera has PASM these days.>>4519344I'd be happy if Sony did an update of the NEX-5 just for APS-C. There is no FF pancake in any system that comes close to the 20mm APS-C pancake size although I would want a viewfinder and flash and would be willing to live with a tiny screen to keep the dimensions.
>>4519371the zve10 i bought and kept for a short time didnt have pasm, while the z30 did. im just saying i would've been happier with the z30. plus theyre cheap...$400 refurb from nikon at one point with the kit lens (now like $600)
>>4519369Design flaws aren't uncommon even for things that should have been solved (oily shutters, foam gaskets, sensor rusting) because some engineer screwed up. Someone makes a metal replacement for the plastic shim for the A7 which would be a pretty cheap fix for any ebay camera with that issue. Granted they fixed that with later versions but none of those are as thin.
>>4519373no that's fair and that is a great deal. The ZV series are Sony's video focused "vlogging" type cameras and they don't have a PASM dial and some other photo oriented features. The rest do.
Insta and whatever else thread for wherever anons post their photos.https://www.instagram.com/mondatta.photography/Do any of you tend to go for certain themes and styles? Or just try anything?
>>4519224>Are there any other options out there that still have that earlier internet feeling of community?That basically doesn't exist anymore other than close-knit groups of users who made a closed session themselves, and due to the last detail it isn't similar to old style internet.Just like a city is its citizens, the internet/website is its users and if you radically change the people you will have different results and behaviors. The fact most people use mobile platforms also unconsciously makes their behavior more casual and carefree which is synonymous of incidental and careless posts.
>>4497337>ie: real friends only, but almost nobody does that anymoreProjection>Our culture was systematically killed.So you spend your time on 4chan dooming about it instead of actually trying to revitalize that cultureNot even going to address the second part which is, at best, cringily self-pitying if you're actually white but more sounds like what a brownie who thinks they're white would write about le persecuted huwhite Amerimutts. Heartbreaking that a board dedicated to photography, a medium of art that requires you to seek out the world, still has anti-social /pol/tards like you flinging their shit around!
>>4519224You might not want to hear it but Reddit unironically has a decent photography culture, especially since individual cities or themes have their own dedicated subreddits. I get so much more engagement posting just one picture on various subreddits compared to anything I've ever had on Instragram (so much so that I deleted my IG and only post on Reddit now).People will actually comment, ask questions, give feedback (positive and negative) and engage with each other about the photos. All the comments I'd ever get on IG were some basic bitch "wow this is beautiful" or a fire emoji.
>>4497344>All it did was make me unhappy because I was watching photos I had put lots of effort into making be completely ignoredTake family photos of your friends.They always appreciate those.
My Instagram is my full legal name.
>The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust has raised concerns over what it describes as the unauthorised use of Ansel Adams’s name and work in an “AI-generated colour version” of his iconic photograph shot in 1942 Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, which was recently exhibited and offered for sale at a major international photography fair.>In a statement, the Trust said the work “exploited Ansel’s name, reputation, and his most iconic image, while failing to identify any human artist responsible for its creation. The Trust did not authorise, endorse, consent to, or acquiesce in the ‘AI-generated colour version’ of ‘Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico’ exhibited and offered for sale by Danziger Gallery at The Photography Show presented by AIPAD in April. The Trust was not consulted or notified before the work appeared. Once alerted, we reached out to James Danziger in real time, notifying him of the Trust’s rights, and asking for the work to be removed. Correspondence shared with the Trust shows that, despite our formal notice, Mr. Danziger subsequently leveraged Ansel’s name, ‘Moonrise,’ and the AIPAD presentation while pursuing a proposed commercial AI colourisation venture involving other artists’ estates.”>James Danziger made a response on the Danziger website to Ansel Adams Trust's condemnation by not only mentioning that the image is technically in the public domain, but also wrote: "As for the print itself, while A.I. served as the starting point, the final image involved extensive human intervention, editing, proofing, and refinement over many months."
>>4513113ken rockwell as a slur has made me edit my photos less out of fear of making them look like his
>>4519262I am, too, scared that it's how it looks like. (my monitor is shit)I need advice cause I'm a newfag if you got any.
>>4519262>>4519274I’ve recently started giving my color photos a little chroma bumpI tell myself it’s because I’m moving away from a real-light purist and learning slightly idealized reality looks betterbut I have a nagging suspicion it’s just the age-related color sensitivity loss kicking in
>>4519286what, that's a thing??
>>4519288yes60-70yo boomers lose color sensitivity, low light vision, and visual dynamic range over time until they see in micro four thirds and think the shots from their $2000 om3 look exactly like real life with lovely realistic colors and more detail than was there to begin withfrom birth to your 60s you see in phase one iq180 visionremember this, and that there are old fucks on 4chan. they just stopped acting any different around 25-30.
Seems like a very shortsighted decision. Loads of baloney reasons given like "cost" and "too much work to moderate" etc.It was probably because it easier was for users to keep tabs on how little leaked information they have access to and how the site operators are pulling info out their rear ends.>We have officially shut down the forum, and it will not return. There are many reasons for this decision, and we won't get into them publicly.In a way, it's sad to see it go. In other ways, I am happy this decision was made. All data on the forum will be deleted on September 16, 2026.
>>4517643Is anyone going to archive that shit?
>>4518630>buy snoy >become a trannychecks out
>>4518761Is it worth archiving?
>>4519250I don't know how long this site has been running, but I think there's historical interest in what people were yaking about, and what they got wrong/right.
The whole thing seems off to me. Arguments about cost and time etc. It does not require much time to moderate a forum of that size and the cost is minuscule, yet it was put forth as if it set them back 10k usd or something like that per year which is just retarded as forum software is largely free or a one time cost, bandwidth usage should also not really matter. The only work required is doing normie-type moderating which is to give people timeout if they call each other faggots. Furthermore a forum is something that generates traffic to the site on its own, slowly becoming more relevant for the search algorithms over time.It is like shutting down a money printer.
Why does it happen anyway? I feel like this is something which adobe could work on giving us a tool for in Photoshop. Something which cancels out edge glow but also can be adjusted by depth etc.(I know edge glow can be removed with a new layer and clone stamped with Darken mode on)
>>4501417>Why does it happen anyway?Some clever programmer (with no photographic experience) decided that the way to make edges look sharp was to increase the contrast among pixels that border very light and very dark areas. So he cleverly wrote some code that does exactly that, and now it looks like the Anime cartoons he's used to wanking off to.
> ITT: I want to boomer-overcook my photos without them looking like I boomer-overcooked them> ITT: why can't Adobe use AI to make it look like I did not miss focus and used the right aperture with a good lens?
>>4519021Work on your bait.
>>4519027Work on your photography.
>>4501448>Darktable>propietary anythinglollmao
I feel like this picture, and some more, are a bit soulless. How to make it gain some charm while still sticking to God's creation, as-is ? Not editing, rather how to shoot.
>>4518986Shoot in raw instead of letting your phone process the image.
>>4518986Take photos of things you are interested in. For landscape, different times of day and weather conditions can add interest. But if you photograph something you like it will always have soul for you.
>>4518996>if you photograph something you like it will always have soul for you.Based post
>>451898670% of soul comes from the concept not the technique. What are you trying to show or express here? Make series. Photo is weak alone.
>>4518996100%doesn't matter what you use to shoot, or how good you are, if it makes you feel something.
Leica are the only cameras that inspire as much genuine art as the beautiful machines are able to create. You won't get real artists so invested in a Canon or (lol) a Sony (shudder). Why is anyone on this board who actually cares about photographer using anything BUT a Leica?
>>4513270But exif peeping is the only form of critique people on /p have mastered.
>>4511440>$190 for a LEICA!! lens cap
>>4511556>Look, a guy in a suit and a homeless woman sitting on the bench together!!!It's funny how every photographer now is a technical expert but every shot they take is prosaic and deep as a puddle.
>>4519193You wouldn't pay less than 1.5% of the investment cost to protect your purchase?
>>4519204I know this is bait but I just got 3 cANON lens caps for $5
Hi, I did a short film, you guys might find it interesting. I hope you enjoy. it was shot on a GoPro hero 13https://www.yout ube.com/watch?v=RCrfiNsqFbk
Add it to tmdb
>>4519041I just submitted it
>>4519088cooli forgot to mention your video made me sad because i could have filmed something similar with my dog, unfortunately he passed away earlier this yeari'm not sad about his death (we hated each other), but even if i get a new dog it won't be the same
>>4519092thank you
So beautiful
>>4519131I'm not going to respond to an article posted in bad faith if you are going to ignore 3/4s of my posts. Keep it /p/ related.
>>4519132Huh? Just ignore the refutation of your socialist pipe dream, then. Just ignore St Thomas.Socialism is retarded. Inequality is beautiful.
>>4519134You are forgiven for thinking distributism is socialist, in fact you're in good company, but a quick read on subsidiarity dismantles that innocent concern well enough.However this thread is about the perception of /p/hotography in popular culture. You're bringing unsolicited half-baked /pol/-tier gotchas. I'll ask you a third time: Do you agree with this post on art vs content? >>4511246
>>4507185Absolutely this. I had the sense to recommend that everyone stand behind the string of overhead lights instead of in front of it for a group photo and everyone praised me as some sort of lighting genius kek
>>4519140The short answer for you is no. Nobody gives a single solitary fuck about photography except for people getting married or whores looking for clout. Yes I include all business portfolio headshots and commercial photography in the whores for cloud category. The average normie IS NOT and NEVER AGAIN WILL scroll through unique photos and think about them. The average normie is HOPELESSLY LOST in the never ending dopamine loop of short form vertical video. The only reason to post on instagram is to display a portfolio to ensnare women getting married so they pay for your wedding services or to ensnare the whore looking for clout. If you want recognition for objectively good photography maybe try to suck some Jewish dick to get into a gallery. Galleries are the only locations where normies go to look at interesting photos now. Normies who enjoy objectively good photography want other people to sort through the bullshit for them. They want to go to a place where there’s already a collection of “good” photos to look at. This way they never have to wonder “wait is this actually good? Do I like this because it is quality, or do I just have bad taste?” They want the confirmation that other people also think what they are looking at is good so they can also feel like they enjoy it because they also have good taste. This is why the cia push for modern abstract art was successful. Normies don’t objectively decide what they think is good, they believe what they are told is good is actually good. For more on this look into the money men who were actually behind the rise of rap and jazz as popular musical genres. The only people seeking out photos on instagram and such are other photographers either looking to talk shit or to maybe get inspired for their next photoshoot. That is all
Some people say that to get rich you gotta do what others don't wanna do. For a photographer it means going to a warzone. What are some other fields in photography that can make you rich and famous but you just hate doing it?
>>4518495Weddings and probably some other pivotal moments in people's lives.
>>4518495Never been a combat photographer so I have no clue either. But regarding the main topic of the thread I’m still thinking about doing something worthwhile with my current setup (a7iii + 2470 GMaster) and maybe do nat light photoshoots but I still have to make a portfolio out of thin air. Still thinking whether I just advertise free photoshoots somewhere while I build my portfolio then start charging money when I have something decent to show to clients or do something else
>>4518501Learn what fill flash and reflectors do, find a quick print shop that also does yard signs, do graduation portraits. Portrait tips: always use f2.8 around plants and f/16 around buildings, avoid pedestrians/cars like the plague( shoot at night if you have to), shoot raw and lower/refine sharpening and tweak skin tones so people don’t look ghoulish or like wrinkly alcoholics, use google images to research cropping guidelines, never use rule of thirds with boring empty spaceEz money for very little skill
What about making hornbait pictures for dating app or artsy nude pictures of aspiring models? Is it straightforward to earn money this way?
>>4518707>artsy nude pictures of aspiring modelsYeah, you're about 15 years to late for that one chief. Even then most of that sort of stuff was TFP. These days you'll be the one paying the model.
Kodak Charmera kings rise up
>>4518425NEW! Instant eWaste!
>>4518426Ok how you know?
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A photograph is simply a photon's recorded wave function. It ripples through spacetime and is possible due to it being electromagnetic fields. Digital cameras treat its fields like a solar panel would. Why it act like this is in order for a photon to get its wave function quantization exist. So all in all it is just the energy of quantization. Possible due to the mathematical nature of the universe. And all of this photography is possible because a photon's wave function can be accumulated enough to be recorded. The joke I make about this is that it is like engineering an image from how a camera is exposed to the scene it sees from the ripples of light.
>>4518674And?
Anon, if you're talking to me to prove how much of an idiot I am, I am not talking to you. I think you need to kinda treat everyone like had that hot sexy goth girl in your city been an amateur in photography okay? Sounds weird, but your selective nature along with a lot of people's is beginning to be an issue.
>>4518676No bro I was just curious if you've ever made a physical print of any picture you've ever taken.Maybe your next step should be writing an essay on how printers work so you can make a physical print. A portrait of your unsupportive grandparents may be a good starting subject.
Zach, I think the problem is that, as you say, you are an amateur and you wouldn't take advice from some suspiciously AI sounding rant made by an amateur (The ladder is a cool picture but the rest apart from some macro flower shots is akin to a collection of snapshits)Would you?>Maybe your next step should be writing an essay on how printers work so you can make a physical print.Summs it up pretty well, walk the walk before you talk the talk
Now where does light exist? Naturally as a radiating quantum field in the space of the universe. This exists along with leptons and quarks, and light exists like this as a boson. Your camera has to have the right electron to expose it to this. Thus an exposed image given it is a photograph.
Man, Myth, Legend
>>4511641>>4511643Sorry for the late reply, been super busythe projector needs to use three lenses to project all three images at the same time for viewingI would say this is "obviously" because humans can't understand red, green, and blue images projected sequentially as a single image, but that's not actually trueif you project them quickly enough in sequence it does trick your eyes into seeing a single image, many modern projectors actually work this way one we have at work projects each at about 1/3 of 60Hz (180 frames per second total) and you can tell if you move something quickly enough through the path of lightthat said, that kind of technology didn't exist in Gorsky's time so he had to settle for three lensesthe projector almost certainly used lens shift to align the images on the projection surface — the same shift that technical (bellows) cameras use for perspective correction (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View_camera#Movements)taking an image this way doesn't work because the three lenses introduce parallax, but the developed images are on a flat plate so that doesn't happen for projectionhere's an illustration: https://files.catbox.moe/revi9k.png
>>4517322checkedThank You for coming back.The concepts and tech for this project are impressive.Having put all the questions to rest is a small victory for me and your insight put the pieces together.I find it strange the Gorsky did this work at the highest level the times would allow and then no more photos. Gone. A Ghost.Maybe it was the fall of the Empire and his exile. Turning away from that time and success may have helped live past it.It did happen quickly after they were taken.Looks like there will still be some unanswered questions after all :)
>>4517424>I find it strange the Gorsky did this work at the highest level the times would allow and then no more photos. Gone. A Ghost.I wonder if it has something to do with his main sponsor being deposed and murdered, his country turned into a hellhole wasteland and him being forced into exile.
Half of these pictures could have been taken yesterday, lmao what a shithole
>>4518696thanks dickhead i addressed that in my commentBut you are an uncouth faggot and the reason this board is dead.You will never be a woman
