Hendrik123
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best photos are simple and unique..make it simple ...i dont think your son idea is cool..too complicated
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Hendrik123
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it is possible..but you can not do it..and yes you really need a parenting advice...
the above poster is right
the above poster is right
Hendrik123
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good for you..and why do we need to hear that in a photography forum..last time i checked Sat was not a photography topic
by the way make sure these schools dont know about this yearbook story because its a red flag
by the way make sure these schools dont know about this yearbook story because its a red flag
skanter
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As it turned out, it was unique, complicated, and we pulled it off. It looks very cool.
While I had similar feelings to yours due to time constraint, I'm glad I didn't listen to you, and made the attempt. If you don't try, you'll never know what you can accomplish - a good lesson for a teenager.
(Can't post, unfortunately, until publication)
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Sam K., NYC
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I don't know if you are a parent, but if you are, we have different ideas about parenting. I have enough respect for a kid to honor his wishes regarding his photo. And, I was glad to stay up until midnight to help him with his photo.
And, your "brat" comment was insulting. You can go f##k yourself. And, I feel sorry for your kids if you have any.
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Sam K., NYC
skanter
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If you read the thread, the post was in the context of a response about procrastination for the photo. My response was explaining that my kid does not procrastinate.
You have to read a thread to know what the context is.
The_cheshirecat
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Its called R_E_S_P_E_C_T!
Everyone deserves it, regardless of age.
My take on this is everyone has my respect, it is their birthright
(but may the lord help them if they lose it)
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I started in the 50's - my first picture was taken with a Leica and hooked me for life. I no longer use my Leicas, but I am still taking pictures. Some things never change.
Everyone deserves it, regardless of age.
My take on this is everyone has my respect, it is their birthright
(but may the lord help them if they lose it)
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I started in the 50's - my first picture was taken with a Leica and hooked me for life. I no longer use my Leicas, but I am still taking pictures. Some things never change.
David Strachan
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Well we knew you could do it Sam. Just takes imagination for making any image imagiinable. Doing motion blur in PS is an answer.
My method would be...another way......
Floodlights, or even low watt tungsten, to isolate subjects giving stark subjects aginst background black night. Image spinniing racquet under floodlight slow shutter spinning. Next image son "balance" racquet touching "still" hanging racquet. In PS cut spinning racquet from first image, in second image cut son no racquet, combine in PS.
Flash is good to use but low slow light helps set up the posing and modelling light.
cheers Dave S
PS make sure we see the image when it's available Sam.
PPS As for the parenting advice. Well, really, do people have no shame!
My method would be...another way......
Floodlights, or even low watt tungsten, to isolate subjects giving stark subjects aginst background black night. Image spinniing racquet under floodlight slow shutter spinning. Next image son "balance" racquet touching "still" hanging racquet. In PS cut spinning racquet from first image, in second image cut son no racquet, combine in PS.
Flash is good to use but low slow light helps set up the posing and modelling light.
cheers Dave S
PS make sure we see the image when it's available Sam.
PPS As for the parenting advice. Well, really, do people have no shame!
skanter
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Dave, thanks for ideas, although time constraint and lack of floodlights would have made it difficult - especially during blizzard!Well we knew you could do it Sam. Just takes imagination for making any image imagiinable. Doing motion blur in PS is an answer.
My method would be...another way......
Floodlights, or even low watt tungsten, to isolate subjects giving stark subjects aginst background black night. Image spinniing racquet under floodlight slow shutter spinning. Next image son "balance" racquet touching "still" hanging racquet. In PS cut spinning racquet from first image, in second image cut son no racquet, combine in PS.
Flash is good to use but low slow light helps set up the posing and modelling light.
cheers Dave S
PS make sure we see the image when it's available Sam.
PPS As for the parenting advice. Well, really, do people have no shame!
It had to b quick, down and dirty - it was lucky we got the shot at all. We actually tried separate spinning racquet with a small flood, couldn't get it to look good Photoshopping with other pic. Motion blur worked better.
Some people cannot help giving "parenting" advice - they are arrogant and presumptuous, and usually have no clue.
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Sam K., NYC
Well said (again)!
skanter
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It's hard to understand how this guy thinks it's fine for me to post a kid's private yearbook photo on the internet, without his permission, before its been published, -- because "I'm the parent". I don't post anyone's photos online without permission, especially a kid's. Does he think kids have no rights?
I hope he is just talking out of his a$$ and is not really a parent.
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Sam K., NYC
shooter986
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I was going to suggest something similar to what you finally did, but I saw this post as I scrolled down and then got sucked into the off topic thing (DOH!)
Glad to see you worked it out and got the shot.
This reminded me of a product shoot I had back in the 1900's. Catalog shots that would be offset printed.
Back then art directors insisted on 4"x5" so I was using a view camera. I needed strong oblique lighting to bring out the texture of the product since you lose a lot of detail in the printing process. The problem was the shadows the lighting would throw on the background.
Now bear in mind that we didn't have computers and Photoshop back then and I didn't have enough money in the job to shoot negatives, retouch them and have film positives made for the color separator. The method was to put a Polaroid back on the camera, take a shot to check the lighting (not cheap) and if that looked OK then switch to Ektachrome (not cheap either) and take the shot, develop the Ektachrome, make sure it was OK then set up the next shot. I'm leaving a lot out of this story but trust me this all took a looooooong time.
Some days I could only get four shots and I had forty or so and a deadline. I tried hanging the product in front of the background with fishin' line so I could either get the shadows to fall out of the out of the shot or else burn them out with a background light but the product was too flimsy (would have worked great if it was a tennis racket). After a few hours of cussin' and fussin' I figured it out. The next day I went and bought a full size 4'x8' sheet of Plexiglas, taped the product to it, set it up in front of the background - Presto! No shadows! I swore my assistant and the stylist to secrecy and when the client's art director wanted to know how I managed to have the product floating in the air in front of the background I told him with a laugh that I had my assistant on a ladder drop it and I shot it as it fell. He knew I wasn't about to give up my secret but respected that and actually referred me to some other clients and I got a good bit of work out of the whole episode.
Glad to see you worked it out and got the shot.
This reminded me of a product shoot I had back in the 1900's. Catalog shots that would be offset printed.
Back then art directors insisted on 4"x5" so I was using a view camera. I needed strong oblique lighting to bring out the texture of the product since you lose a lot of detail in the printing process. The problem was the shadows the lighting would throw on the background.
Now bear in mind that we didn't have computers and Photoshop back then and I didn't have enough money in the job to shoot negatives, retouch them and have film positives made for the color separator. The method was to put a Polaroid back on the camera, take a shot to check the lighting (not cheap) and if that looked OK then switch to Ektachrome (not cheap either) and take the shot, develop the Ektachrome, make sure it was OK then set up the next shot. I'm leaving a lot out of this story but trust me this all took a looooooong time.
Some days I could only get four shots and I had forty or so and a deadline. I tried hanging the product in front of the background with fishin' line so I could either get the shadows to fall out of the out of the shot or else burn them out with a background light but the product was too flimsy (would have worked great if it was a tennis racket). After a few hours of cussin' and fussin' I figured it out. The next day I went and bought a full size 4'x8' sheet of Plexiglas, taped the product to it, set it up in front of the background - Presto! No shadows! I swore my assistant and the stylist to secrecy and when the client's art director wanted to know how I managed to have the product floating in the air in front of the background I told him with a laugh that I had my assistant on a ladder drop it and I shot it as it fell. He knew I wasn't about to give up my secret but respected that and actually referred me to some other clients and I got a good bit of work out of the whole episode.
skanter
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It's examples like this that remind me of the most terrifying fact in the world, namely that anyone can become a parent without a license!
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