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the best technical advice i can give you is this: simply look for (and learn to i.d.) the good light, be it diffused (even or splashes of), dramatic, etc.

once you're proficient in this you will start to create better pics in every way. it's what photography is all about: Good Light.

too many people insist on taking mediocre photos when and where they have no business doing so (cr@p light). as a result, they end up with a flash card full of cr@p photos.

how many times have i seen hacks walking around the park with their new dslr kit, taking portraits of their honey with the afternoon sun pouring onto their face? plenty times.

and all they have to do is move 60 feet that way and place their subject under a gorgeous tree with a northern exposure where they'll get what might look to be a professional portrait.

all of this, regardless of the camera. so don't fret about your s3. it's a good camera.
abacoian said:
I would appreciate any pointers that you can give. I don't have an
SLR but do ok with my S3. Some pointers on crisper shots without
using a tripod would be great. Or on knowing when to change the
fstop or other settings for best color for the shot. Thanks for
anything!
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square is fine, as long as it comes from medium format and isn't cropped.

i used to shoot a rolleiflex twin lens reflex, so i know about this stuff.
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8x10 is a snap shot, where 6x9 is what the pros do.
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One of the best LF/MF photographers I ever knew personally, and one
that practiced 'purist' B&W photography to the point of making his
own platinum prints which sold as fast as he could make them, made
mostly square prints. Didn't matter if he shot 6x7 or 4x5. He loved
the square format and made it work.

He also cropped.

He never displayed in galleries.

He never declared himself a 'fine art' photographer because he felt
it was a pretentious term invented my lesser photographers who
spend too much time inventing terms like that.

Second point: I've never met a professional photographer who didn't
extensively crop and edit his work.
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alexpphoto said:
A fine art print usually refers to a large format print on archival
paper or material where particular care was taken to ensure high
quality and longevity.

Usually, fine art prints represent higher value and are used for
exhibiting in a gallery or otherwise display environment.

This definition is highly subjective but should give you an idea.
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I agree with your comments on material and care, but not on size...

8x10 contact prints from a large format camera are most definitely fine art (and really stunning to look at).

Alternative process prints such as platinum, palladium, carbo, argyotype, etc. are also considered "fine art", and before "digital negatives" they were seldom seen larger than 8x10. That's because the chemistry requires high energy ultraviolet exposure, so they're contact printed, instead of enlarged...

Polaroid transfers are also considered fine art (there's no accounting for taste in this world) and they're little things, 3x4 inches...

But to be considered "fine art" in a small size, the print has to stand up to the closest scrutiny. That's something one seldom sees in inkjet color prints, but is more likely to be seen in B&W where fine art printers use up to 8 different shades of black to get rich tonality.

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Ciao! Joe

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What a very small minded atittude. Buying other people's prints is what makes the world go around. We take and sell photographs for a living, but since we think we know something about the subject we love to buy images a s well. if no one bought pictures the professional side of the industry would die, and as in all things in life the professional side of the business goes a long way in leading what the amateur side does.

We have a print hanging in the hall of our house taken by a well known (and very good) photographer and 80% of the people who come into our house will make a favourable comment about it (the other 20 not sayonganything or noticing it). This gives us happiness and makes us enjoy the print more in that we share it with others in a way. That is what art is all about.

The fact that you take pictures and therefore don't buy any is up to you but not my choice. If I had lots more money I would fill my house with great photographs.
jules
kellert said:
come to think of it...i'd never pay for any size photo. i do my own
photography.

8x12 is the largest anyone would need to print any single image.

but with that, i'm currently looking into is creating my own
wallpaper for my master bedroom. it will be a colage of images from
my last trip to cleveland.
alexpphoto said:
This is a matter of opinion.

There are 8x10 fine art prints sold for high $$$, althought
typically, it is the larger sizes.

-APP
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well, i just make my own prints because i like my kind of work. i print wonderful black and white images with my epson r2400 printer and red river dourian art paper. that combo kicks butt over anything from a lab. my work will last for generations to come. who knows, i may become famous some day. me and my group.
JulesJ said:
kellert said:
come to think of it...i'd never pay for any size photo. i do my own
photography.

8x12 is the largest anyone would need to print any single image.

but with that, i'm currently looking into is creating my own
wallpaper for my master bedroom. it will be a colage of images from
my last trip to cleveland.
alexpphoto said:
This is a matter of opinion.

There are 8x10 fine art prints sold for high $$$, althought
typically, it is the larger sizes.

-APP
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My photos are hosted on Zenfolio: http://www.zenfolio.com/alexp
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I bought a print once from a photographer exhibiting at a craft fair but that's about it.

The buying and hanging of fine art photos in living rooms isn't that popular in the UK.
JulesJ said:
kellert said:
come to think of it...i'd never pay for any size photo. i do my own
photography.

8x12 is the largest anyone would need to print any single image.

but with that, i'm currently looking into is creating my own
wallpaper for my master bedroom. it will be a colage of images from
my last trip to cleveland.
alexpphoto said:
This is a matter of opinion.

There are 8x10 fine art prints sold for high $$$, althought
typically, it is the larger sizes.

-APP
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My photos are hosted on Zenfolio: http://www.zenfolio.com/alexp
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My group consists of burgeoning artists from 11 different countries. We have been shunned by elitist galleries and collectors in the past. We are purists in every way. We do color and b&w, but we never crop images and all post processing is done in ACR. We do require that members be at least 30 years of age or more. This for maturity reasons, but also to add to the collective life-experience among our photographers.
Joseph S. Wisniewski said:
kellert said:
well, that's not the way me and my group approach matters. i guess
we're trailblazers of sorts.
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Just out of curiosity, who are you and your "group"?

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Normally, a signature this small can't open its own jumpgate.

Ciao! Joe

http://www.swissarmyfork.com
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at this moment we're not taking applications because we are in the middle of a project.

we do have a web site, but i am not at liberty to give it out as it is used for exclusive collaboration among the artists.

if you are truly interested i will contact you via e-mail the moment we finish up with our current project.

keep in mind that we work together to create fantastic projects that are highly theme-oriented. one of our primary goals is to show commonality in life.
abacoian said:
Does yyour group have a web-site? I'm 30 and don't edit, can I join?:)
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Some years ago my pro group and I decided that it was time to reject the current crass modernistic style of photography, and return to our Purist roots.

Although I have enjoyed staying within the Purist domain, it has caused a tremendous increase in overhead expenses for my advertising work.

Having custom cameras manufactured for every conceivable image cropping ratio format needed for layout work has cost me a fortune.

But, at least I never need to crop, and can remain a true Purist.

Cheers!
 
Can you explain what is wrong with cropping? one is cropping out what one doesn't want when you take the initial image so you are in effect cropping anyway. I think purism can sometimes stand for stupidism if you ask me. For instance some shots look good rectangular and some square. you guys must shoot one or the other so what do you do when this happens?
Jules
kellert said:
Joseph S. Wisniewski said:
kellert said:
well, that's not the way me and my group approach matters. i guess
we're trailblazers of sorts.
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Just out of curiosity, who are you and your "group"?

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Normally, a signature this small can't open its own jumpgate.

Ciao! Joe

http://www.swissarmyfork.com
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