Visual Arts - September 2007

Will the price of the Fujfilm S3 Pro UVIR go up or down? It's the cool camera Fujifilm made that sees all the way from infrared to ultraviolet. The new price was $1900 for body only so I didn't buy one right away. I saw one on ebay for just $1500 including two lenses. That's such a good deal, I'm tempted to buy one right away, especially since it's been brought to my attention that Fujfilm only made 500 of these. I can afford it. My problem is because of my job I won't be able to use it until a year from now. That brings up the obvious question: should I buy it now or wait a year? Normally, things come down in price over time so that's what I'm tempted to do. On the other hand, if it becomes a collector's item I don't' want to miss by chance to get it at a reasonable price (or at all!).

2007-09-15 14:17:42 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

i just got a polarizer filter and i read somewhere you have to up the exposure by one or two notches. what does this mean? my last roll of film looks unaffected by the polarizer.

2007-09-15 13:28:29 · 3 answers · asked by greenrevolution 2 in Photography

2007-09-15 11:14:47 · 2 answers · asked by mountainpz 1 in Photography

Hi,

So.. I've got a Canon 30D.. BUT, I don't have a great deal of knowledge in the photography world. I'm picking up slowly.. but unfortunately the college I'm at doesn't cover photography in any way, shape of form..

I was wondering if any of the fantastic photographers out there could share some techniques or tips to improve my photos??

please take a look at my gallery to see the sort of stuff I'm into..
http://louise-knight.deviantart.com then click gallery
I'm looking to try out anything..

thanx :D

Lou
xXx

2007-09-15 10:20:30 · 2 answers · asked by Louise K 3 in Photography

The only critics I seem to get about this work is that is complicated and not whether it's properly conducted, interesting to look at or whether it makes you think...
(I wanted to make it represent everything that a mother is without acually sculpting her; she is where the father and the boy's looks are)
Opinions please?
http://s186.photobucket.com/albums/x265/stefannestor/?action=view¤t=DSCN4897.jpg

2007-09-15 09:27:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sculpture

2007-09-15 09:11:10 · 2 answers · asked by Cathy P 1 in Photography

Who are you?

2007-09-15 08:56:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Visual Arts

Were Adams’s pictures more dependent on Aperture or shutter speed? Why?

2007-09-15 08:53:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

i love all the abstract paintings that are out now, but some of them are very expensive to buy. i know deep down that i could paint one myself, but so far i am only good at copying normal drawings. my husband has bought me some canvases, acrylic paints, brushes ect, but i am scared to start!! want to paint something that has logic but no meaning, i know that some abstracts look as if a monkey has painted them! but if there is imagination, then someone with imagination could see something in it. do i just grab my brushes and go for it!!!!

2007-09-15 08:52:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Painting

My mother is taking painting classes and the teacher told her to use either Dove or Ivory soap on the brushes to make them last longer and keep them soft. She can't remember if the woman said Dove or Ivory soap.

2007-09-15 08:31:50 · 9 answers · asked by EchosOfAngels 3 in Painting

2007-09-15 08:06:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

I have a brass ship wall hanging but dont know how to verify the signature that is on it is there a web site that shows the artists signature.

2007-09-15 07:40:14 · 1 answers · asked by Brenda C 1 in Drawing & Illustration

What is the easiest way to determine the equivalent of an exposure of an F-Stop to its shutter speed.

ex. f/2.8 % 500 is equivalent to f/4 @ 250

and f/4 @ 250 is equivalent to f/ @ 500.

2007-09-15 07:33:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

2007-09-15 06:24:23 · 5 answers · asked by anne-marie p 1 in Painting

please some one help my lense was dirty so i went to clean it and i though it was safe because today in class i read something about focal point lens not affecting the film but im still scared

2007-09-15 05:01:52 · 4 answers · asked by Frannie 2 in Photography

2007-09-15 04:26:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

I'm a 17 year old female student and have recently been doing some Microsoft Paint drawings with a mouse and turning them into videos showing how I made them. Most drawings I spend about an hour on, but recently I have done one in 7 minutes which can be seen here:

www.free webs.com/louisa911 (remove the space though) and click on Microsoft Paint Videos. Its the one at the bottom.

I got a 1 star rating from one person on Youtube and just want to know if it really is that bad, or if someone just really hates that kind of thing!

You can also see the rest of my videos on there which I spent longer on. All were drawn on MS Paint with a mouse.

Thanks. Comments in my guestbook would be great and really appreciated. My youtube account is also linked on there, if you could possibly rate the videos on youtube.
Thanks so much.
xx

2007-09-15 02:30:33 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Visual Arts

I recently saw a website with a very nice effect in a photo. It actually can reflect the same image in the bottom of the picture. Like when you go to the field and in the shore of a lake you can see the reflex of a mountain on the water. What is that effect? Is it photoshop?

2007-09-15 01:33:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

2007-09-14 23:06:49 · 4 answers · asked by artyfarty 2 in Painting

I know what are the best angles of my face. I know what colors look good on me. One would think, being a dancer, I even know how to move. I have some pretty good action shots. But apparently, I don't know how to freeze in normal life and look humanly natural. What makes a pose look natural? Some say, "look confident", but my theory is - unless you already look confident, attempting to look confident will make you look stupid. And how can one look confident or not confident by just standing or sitting there? Any advise?

2007-09-14 22:21:58 · 10 answers · asked by Snowflake 7 in Photography

2007-09-14 18:40:49 · 4 answers · asked by Discovering 2 in Painting

2007-09-14 18:17:50 · 5 answers · asked by Claudia E 1 in Painting

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd287/Annafur/DSCN1268.jpg

http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd287/Annafur/?action=view¤t=Daisy.jpg

2007-09-14 17:48:57 · 8 answers · asked by A 5 in Photography

I'm very curious about the special cosmetic "paints" that "Body Art" artists use to paint on people faces and body.

What is the name of that special cosmetic "paints"?

And

Where can I buy them? (Online is ok)

Thank you for any of your help.

2007-09-14 17:36:35 · 2 answers · asked by Hà 2 in Painting

I can understand if you're a commercial photographer and you have an assignment you have to fulfill to expect specifications, but for creative and artisitic photography, why are so many digital photographers so obsessed over the most minute tech details. Most artists--including photographers--do their best work by exploiting accidents or 'mistakes.' For example, photographers will get obsessed over reducing noise when 'noise' can be used as a creative artifact--if you're so hung up about getting it 'right,' I'd think you're limiting your chances of doing really original work. Pros and cons to this view?

2007-09-14 17:09:47 · 7 answers · asked by holacarinados 4 in Photography

Can an LCD computer monitor be calibrated? I had a Spyder Pro2 and went through the whole process three times. Each time, everything turned a not so lovely shade of blue. I gave up and sold the Spyder on eBay. I have since read that you can't really calibrate an LCD monitor.

What's your experience with this?

Thanks.

2007-09-14 17:09:19 · 5 answers · asked by Picture Taker 7 in Photography

Do you think modern art is an intriguing and deep form of expression, or, a doof with a canvas and the ability to draw a squiggly line or drip paint?

2007-09-14 14:30:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Painting

I plan on being a photographer when I grow up and I'm getting a job soon so I can buy a camera. I need to learn how to take better photographs. I was going to get a Nikon D40 but in your opinion what is the best photographer's camera out there. ( less than $1,000)

2007-09-14 14:25:11 · 6 answers · asked by bekah 2 in Photography

Thanks

2007-09-14 14:20:34 · 9 answers · asked by ~~~Tara~~~ 1 in Photography

what font is this?

2007-09-14 14:11:46 · 2 answers · asked by Haley 1 in Other - Visual Arts