Visual Arts - December 2007

I seem to be very interested in photography. Yet I can't take a picture to save my life. I always go on Flickr and look at some great phototagrephers' pictures. I stay on Flickr for hours sometimes. This is probably the best picture I've ever taken (Pathetic, I know!) http://www.flickr.com/photos/23156252@N00/1692220043/

I'd really love to get better at photography and maybe make it a hobby of mine. Do you think I have a chance of getting beter? lol. I just don't know where and how to start and what camera to start with. I have a regular digital camera now, a Kodak easyshare C613, and I'm guessing I can't start with it, right? What would you recommend me to buy as a beginner? Any other tips are appreciated :)

Thanks in advance!

2007-12-27 13:14:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

it's a high res jobbie designed for underwater use, ( the Fuji fine pix F30 )how many pics can I expect to be able to put onto a 500Gb external hard drive?

2007-12-27 13:07:43 · 3 answers · asked by pure_dragonfire 4 in Photography

so im taking photography at school and i want to take pictures but its vacation and my teacher didn't give me any film. its a manual camera and it needs to be black and white. I'm going to print and develope the pictures myself. do you know what film i need to buy?

2007-12-27 12:58:48 · 8 answers · asked by . 1 in Photography

I took a photo of some detail in the sand, taken in daylight with my EOS 300D .
Then I tried to create an effect of simultated moonlight (with a twist), I'm happy with most of it, but I don't like the shell in the upper central left, it looks blown out. I'm after opinions on mending it. Otherwise I will just paste that particular shell over again and redo it.

Here is the original: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16949082@N07/2142000067/

Here is the changed version:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16949082@N07/2142000739/in/photostream/

I know the original is better, but it's about trying to achieve a desired effect. I'd appreciate any ideas you have. Thank you.

Lizzie H :o)

2007-12-27 12:52:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

There is a poster with Marilyn and three gentlemen and the poster is called the fabulous four, wondering why I can't find anything on this poster.

2007-12-27 12:48:21 · 7 answers · asked by krtownville 1 in Painting

I would like to become a live music/ band shot photographer, any adivce?
is there another name for this type of photography?

heres one of my best shots from a live show:
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=8bfs95f&s=1

that was taken with a canon power shot.
rate from 1-10?

adivce would be gratly appreciated.
and why you agve the picture the rating you did would be amazing, i know this is alot to ask but thank you so much!

2007-12-27 12:38:45 · 6 answers · asked by < /samantha> 2 in Photography

I want to work on my drawing by hand. Are there any free programs I could download or any online in general? Thanks

2007-12-27 12:14:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Drawing & Illustration

Does anyone know how to, or where I can find some kind of instructional about how to make a (possibly latex) prop specimen for a photoshoot I have in mind for my photographer friend (kind of a voodoo/circus sidewhow/oddities theme).
I've been looking for two days, but I can't find anything.

2007-12-27 12:12:24 · 1 answers · asked by ragingdevi 3 in Other - Visual Arts

I am needing to find a piece of art for my properties design that I am taking to competition in February. I am looking for a picture that preferably has a person in it with some different objects in it, or decorations that feel like they belong to the person in the picture. If one is not available with a person in it then I would like a room with objects and decorations that truly look like they are in their proper place. Thanks.

2007-12-27 12:08:07 · 3 answers · asked by ithek_thundervoice 4 in Other - Visual Arts

I just started photography...tell me what I could do to improve.

www.myspace.com/mariasphotos

2007-12-27 11:48:57 · 3 answers · asked by maria 2 in Photography

i have a nikon F-501, aka N2020, and i can't get it to load the film. its has a motor, but i haven't a clue how to activate it. I am new to this so I assume its not working is just a result of my ignorance. Below are pictures of the camera.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31692379@N00/237539436/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70335407@N00/331390872/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70335407@N00/331390871/in/set-72157594435399094/

2007-12-27 11:41:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

I know there's one in Paris and New York, but I don't know where the third one is.

2007-12-27 11:30:01 · 8 answers · asked by ksucats06 1 in Sculpture

I am really interested in photography,
and am wanting an upgrade on my camera.
I currently have the Kodak P850.
My budget is Under $250.
I want a really nice camera that I could get for that price.
I just bought the Canon S3 IS for under that amount.
Was this a mistake? Is there a better camera I could get for that price?

2007-12-27 09:33:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.jsp?MemberId=653413643&PhotoAlbumId=2570980964&PhotoId=2571006346
http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.jsp?PageNbr=1&MemberId=653413643&PhotoAlbumId=2570980964&PhotoId=2672420044
http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.jsp?PageNbr=1&MemberId=653413643&PhotoAlbumId=2570980964&PhotoId=4831863308

rank this pictures out of 10...

2007-12-27 09:27:13 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

I look completely different in photos than in real life, different for the worse. My nose always appears longer and my face looks flatter.

Why do some people look different in a photograph?

2007-12-27 09:16:44 · 10 answers · asked by smr 3 in Photography

how exacally do you hade correctly? my drawing just looks fake and unrealstic. i want to make my picture
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7458/picture400vb3.jpg
look like this
http://blog.anne1982drawings.de/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/leonardo-dicaprio-4.jpg
not that pice of junk. but i dont know how to draw like that

2007-12-27 08:52:10 · 7 answers · asked by robert m 1 in Drawing & Illustration

Anyone educated guesses on what type of lens was used for the American Express 'Are You a Cardmember?' Campaign print ad with Tina Fey sitting under her desk and her baby daughter on the computer?

Here's the image: http://www.abouttheimage.com/images/amex_tina_lrg.gif

2007-12-27 08:44:55 · 6 answers · asked by Writer_of_NonFiction 1 in Photography

can you tell me the basics and what to bring, will i make friends and also are there pervs, asaholes, etc there, please tell me everything i need to know, you will get 10 GOOD POINTS!!

2007-12-27 08:42:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Drawing & Illustration

I need clay. That hardens and won't crack when it's dry.

2007-12-27 08:17:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sculpture

2007-12-27 07:56:59 · 1 answers · asked by ooz da masta 1 in Drawing & Illustration

Somewhere you can go online at

2007-12-27 07:21:31 · 5 answers · asked by lil_cago1 2 in Sculpture

any1 know who drew the painting in this link
http://www.myk810.lasyk.net/preview/69419/1674426998/K810-Themes-Abstract-Pier-Cote.html
??!!!!

2007-12-27 06:53:39 · 2 answers · asked by RoobZ 2 in Painting

i want to know the name of these fonts & i dont have the time to really search for them , if someone could help me , it would be much appreciated .

2007-12-27 06:46:18 · 2 answers · asked by DFGHJKKKKK 1 in Drawing & Illustration

im going my first anime convention in jacob javits center in april, can you please tell me what i have to do and stuff, will i make friends there?

2007-12-27 06:27:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Drawing & Illustration

I've seen these types of pictures here and there, but now I've begun to wonder if there's a name for them so I can search for them on the web. I've seen some where the subjects are so small that you have to guess what the object actually is. Usually they take up the entire picture and sometimes the entire object isn't even shown. I'm just wondering, is there a name for this type of photography?

2007-12-27 06:16:19 · 5 answers · asked by Jakenbocker 2 in Photography

2007-12-27 06:16:06 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Drawing & Illustration

2007-12-27 06:14:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sculpture

as an aspiring illustrator i need to send out some work or maybe just one piece to art directors and such, something that gets their attention. Its too late for xmas cards and calendars, besides thats all a bit predictable, anyone got any ideas what i could make/design?

2007-12-27 06:13:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Drawing & Illustration

Preferably one that is easy to use and FREE

2007-12-27 05:07:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

Could someone possibly explain to me how to put it in step by step?

2007-12-27 05:02:18 · 5 answers · asked by Jess. 1 in Photography