tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post6869703193798625357..comments2024-01-15T18:37:16.075-05:00Comments on Sticky Crows: Photo streamtornwordohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-22680004900836542292009-02-01T20:51:00.000-05:002009-02-01T20:51:00.000-05:00Forget what the tech nerds tell you -- your equipm...Forget what the tech nerds tell you -- your equipment doesn't matter, nor does how much it cost, only your eyes matter. Take a photography class, take a lighting class, but also take an art class and try to learn to see differently. Check out www.kenrockwell.com to hear a guy with a bazillion dollars worth of gear say your camera doesn't matter.<BR/>-Gary<BR/>[upwardly mobile amateur]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-63091939651334545312009-01-30T16:42:00.000-05:002009-01-30T16:42:00.000-05:00speaking of dumps...i saw this and thought immedia...speaking of dumps...i saw <A HREF="http://www.commissionedcomic.com/index.php?date=2009-01-30" REL="nofollow">this</A> and thought immediately of you. i hope you enjoy it.dykewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776768691386493709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-35697931114569863592009-01-30T01:27:00.000-05:002009-01-30T01:27:00.000-05:00I'm glad you mentioned the shaming part of putting...I'm glad you mentioned the shaming part of putting people in pictures. I like people in pictures but I think I was indoctrinated with this as a child as well. I may have infected my kids. <BR/><BR/>With digital though you don't really waste shots like it felt like I was doing when I had to have them developed. <BR/><BR/>I'll make sure my kids know and also give myself permission to experiment anabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250674230335074007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-89711462698250737592009-01-29T10:01:00.000-05:002009-01-29T10:01:00.000-05:00I like your photos and the only thing that really ...I like your photos and the only thing that really matters is that <B>you</B> like your photos. I took a class in college, just because I was always so interested in it. I learned about f stops and overlighting snow and all the technical stuff, but what I learned most was confidence. To trust my eye, to have my shutter finger tied to my heart, in a way. <BR/><BR/>I think that's why I love the Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556535711209804501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-91118012437573496932009-01-29T06:25:00.000-05:002009-01-29T06:25:00.000-05:00I agree. The lighting thing is the hardest. I al...I agree. The lighting thing is the hardest. I always think the picture is going to come out the way I see it. It always looks so much better in reality. <BR/><BR/>A self-confessed amateurRick Bettencourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864282234769831038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-27737736621312413082009-01-28T17:08:00.000-05:002009-01-28T17:08:00.000-05:00I would have to disagree that photos without peopl...I would have to disagree that photos without people in them aren't interesting. Some things are so captivating and beautiful they don't need people to enahance them.Mark in DEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478832787656152843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-44518273758404057912009-01-28T14:19:00.000-05:002009-01-28T14:19:00.000-05:00And funnily enough, there are no pics with this po...And funnily enough, there are no pics with this post...Franciscus van Munsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13886751010452126976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-32662997048385272662009-01-28T13:30:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:30:00.000-05:00My dad is also of the school of "you have to put a...My dad is also of the school of "you have to put a person in there" but I think it ruins a beautiful scenic shot to have someone standing stiffly with a forced grin on their face. I ignored his advice on that one.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-75298162011891587242009-01-28T12:54:00.000-05:002009-01-28T12:54:00.000-05:00I was amused last spring to come across my first p...I was amused last spring to come across my first photo album and see that I'd taken photos even then of crocuses and lilacs and such, although they were often a bit out of focus.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the single most important lesson I've learned since digital photography is being conscious (or trying to) of light sources and such.<BR/><BR/>Have fun! (<I>Oh, and thanks for the link to that desktop Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-31047823331541201122009-01-28T12:14:00.000-05:002009-01-28T12:14:00.000-05:00Wow, me too on the childhood pictures devoid of pe...Wow, me too on the childhood pictures devoid of people. Iiked to group all my favorite things together and then take pictures of them. I had that same sense of shame when I was told too.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it wasn't elitist that they required a 35mm camera. It just inside the box thinking. I mean many people wanted/needed training on the camera settings. <BR/><BR/>I expected pictures in todays post Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-73537487312856096962009-01-28T11:47:00.000-05:002009-01-28T11:47:00.000-05:00I always wanted to take a photography class, but n...I always wanted to take a photography class, but never quite got around to it (I did have a SLR camera).<BR/><BR/>The dawn of the digital age, however, ended almost all photography for me. Since I don't own a digital camera (aside from the one in my cell phone), it seems like too much of a hassle to bring out the old bulky film one.GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-38879671784055610442009-01-28T10:42:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:42:00.000-05:00Like you I take pictures of things and sometimes p...Like you I take pictures of things and sometimes people. <BR/><BR/>Part of the reason is because I post a lot of technical or technology pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-9549886456886420242009-01-28T10:35:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:35:00.000-05:00First, you do take veyr good pictures. I enjoy se...First, you do take veyr good pictures. I enjoy seeing your shots when you post them.<BR/><BR/>The photos that I took in my childhood were mainly things and not people. For me what now makes the shots with people interesting is seeing the changes in the people I know/knew - or remembering people who are no longer around.Lemuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397995062492531171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-70016662363688842382009-01-28T10:08:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:08:00.000-05:00A picture paints a thousand words. I love your pic...A picture paints a thousand words. I love your pictures of clouds and buildings and flowers. I'll never see these things from the Montreal area except through your eyes, thanks. edAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-49691397845739835012009-01-28T09:27:00.000-05:002009-01-28T09:27:00.000-05:00I'm with Colleen, I expected to see a church door ...I'm with Colleen, I expected to see a church door or a steaming pile of poo or something. <BR/><BR/>Get a digital photography book and play, play, play! You take great snaps anyway, so I don't know why you'd even need to improve.Roxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109820610940479415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-28363859357798359542009-01-28T07:53:00.000-05:002009-01-28T07:53:00.000-05:00I'm with you. I love photography, seeing it and do...I'm with you. I love photography, seeing it and doing it. No practical skills at all.<BR/><BR/>Your dad may have meant well, but he was wrong. Look at those early pictures to remember what you found interesting. Pictures often say more about the photographer than the item in the frame.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-60483971541003026982009-01-28T07:43:00.000-05:002009-01-28T07:43:00.000-05:00The ubiquitous nature of digital cameras has turne...The ubiquitous nature of digital cameras has turned my kids into fanatical photographers. The love taking pictures of everything - and I mean *everything* (the floor, the TV, other pictures sitting on the shelf). Since the pictures are now basically free, I don't discourage this at all. Its interesting to watch the eight year old's skills develop; he's actually become a fairly good photographer, Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014718643928169789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-37565996650353506262009-01-28T07:18:00.000-05:002009-01-28T07:18:00.000-05:00We have a couple of photographers down here in Sai...We have a couple of photographers down here in Saint John that put on courses - and they're great in that there are usually a few field trips to get you out and taking photos. Another one will use an event like planned fireworks to throw a workshop to learn how to take pics of those. They don't particularly care what kind of camera you have - they'll work with the individual. You should see ifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com