Photography

I need assistance for a class I am teaching and Google seems to have
let me down. (more than likely I am searching under the wrong words). I
am teaching about portraiture and the asymmetry of the face; I want to
explain the open and closed sides of the face (also known as recessive
and dominant). Does anyone know of a web site that would have
information about this coupled with portraits with the two left sides
mirrored and the two right sides mirrored? I am aware of lighting and
posing techniques to correct this, I am mainly looking for samples.

Thanks!

2007-12-05 06:04:16 · 1 answers · asked by Perki88 7

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2073620590&size=l

This is my first attempt at doing a mixed black and white / colour photo. I felt that the bird was so beautiful that it deserved to stand out from the rest of the picture hence the use of this technique. Any comments welcome. Thank you.

2007-12-05 06:00:42 · 10 answers · asked by Achtung Barry 1

I have a monthly "job" that I shoot for our local art gallery. All I have to do is document the scene with a few general shots. I also choose a few pieces to be featured in the newspaper for publicity.

The problem is... There are fluorescent tubes running the length of the room. There are halogen floodlights aimed at most pieces. For an overall view, I still need to use flash to light the room.

What would you do for this setting? How would you set the whtie balance?

Generally, if you use flash, it overpowers anything else and it's okay, but in this setting, I don't know how to take a custom white balance. You'd have to take the flash into account when you set it and I don't know how to do that.

I've placed a few quick shots on Flickr as examples of where I am ending up.

Before: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/2089652502/
After: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/2089652622/

2007-12-05 05:57:56 · 11 answers · asked by Picture Taker 7

I am in love with photography and yet I have no idea what I'm doing. I have people who are willing to work with me but I used to do my shoots outside in the sun, when it was warm...however I live in Canada, long winter season and well where do I shoot in the meantime...any ideas?

2007-12-05 05:23:36 · 7 answers · asked by Gene C 3

and why?

2007-12-05 03:38:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

About a year ago I read a how-to piece where you take 20+ photographs of a single subject over 10 or so hours of varying daylight, then overlay those images (in Photoshop?) to even-out the lighting. In the resulting image, the sky, the subject, everything is similarly lit, with few or no shadows.

I think I saw it on Wikipedia, which had a link to the how-to piece.

Can someone give me any link to point me in the right direction?

Does the latest PhotoShop version now simplify this process, to minimize manual fussing?

2007-12-05 03:23:25 · 1 answers · asked by Level 7 is Best 7

hi
i am interested in getting into photography. probably of architecture and people. any ideas on what is a good staretr camera, and costs. can i develop them myself with out a dark room? also i saw a pciture a man had taken and blown up on to a massive piece of card. it was a close up of a face and had been done in black with some sort of silver background. very striking but not sure what it was or how done. any ideas?
if i take a good pic can i sell it?

2007-12-05 02:46:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I tried a bit last night to get a good shot of my Christmas tree. The tree has colored lights.

I didn't have much luck. I really wanted to bring out the brilliance of all the lights together, like my eyes see the tree. I tried to slow down the shutter speed to around 1/30 sec, but the shots started being way overexposed in red. I tried adjusting the white balance, even using presets, no luck, always overexposed one way or another.

I could get the overexposure out, but only at faster shutter speeds where you could barely see the lights.

Any more ideas to get a good shot of the tree/lights and have everything look like I see it?

FYI, the only equipment I have is a Nikon D50, 28-80mm f3.3-5.6 lens, a SB-600 speedlight, and a tripod!

2007-12-05 01:14:20 · 7 answers · asked by It's the hair 5

my husband loves to take pictures for a hobby. And we have the sheet for the back drop but the pictures don't come out to well with that type of sheet. And it's suppose to be a professional backdrop. So where can i buy paper?

2007-12-04 23:09:43 · 5 answers · asked by christina 2

Mine claims it has, but wont allow me to get nearer than 18". I dont call that "capable".

I want to be able to duplicate old b/w photo's. Do you think a scanner would be a better option?

2007-12-04 22:44:18 · 5 answers · asked by ~☆ Petit ♥ Chou ☆~ 7

I'm looking for the following;
1. A site that has a good selection of images and photos.
2. It is not expensive.

Thank you.

2007-12-04 21:47:11 · 2 answers · asked by sdn90036 6

I never understood how girls think I'm good looking because when i see my photos I look pretty bad. When I show them to these girls I date they always say, it's a bad picture of you....BUT EVERY PICTURE IS A BAD PHOTO OF ME!!! Like when I look in the mirror I see what I think I look like and am confident...but whenever I'm in photos...its HORRIBLE but my friends always turn out looking like them...why is that?

2007-12-04 21:04:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I work with a canon eos 1d mark I (it's old I know but it's not in my hands to change it I have to work with it) and my pictures come out unfocused or not well focused. I've also had trouble focusing on still subjects(!!!)with its autofocus function. When I turn it on manual things are a little better but still the pictures aren't as good as they used to be!!! I'm looking at the manual right now to see if I'm doing sth wrong but I also wanna know if there's a chance that sth might be wrong with the camera....

2007-12-04 19:31:31 · 4 answers · asked by Vette 2

2007-12-04 19:21:29 · 7 answers · asked by deagan 1

2007-12-04 15:07:09 · 1 answers · asked by Dusty D 1

On Halloween I went out to a party with my friends and I took pictures with my friend's camera of everyone- I'm a photographer - When I got them back everything was great- except my friend. Take Notice that I took all the pictures! Her hair is curly black instead of blonde straight, her face is blue and in some there is blackish- red goo coming from her veil ( she was a bride ) and in the pictures she is glaring when I saw her SMILING in the pictures! On one there is a bloody hand on her shoulder! She is alone in the pic. OMG I need help here- I would show them to you but the photos will not download! :(

Is my friend cursed?- in her school pictures her hair is curly black again, and she is not smiling. I am kind of afraid of her now! HHHHEEELLLPPPP!

2007-12-04 12:44:18 · 6 answers · asked by The Artist 1

2007-12-04 12:32:12 · 3 answers · asked by joker0 2

what am i doing wrong?? I have only had one perfect roll and it was the very first one i did! My teacher couldnt even give me an answer.. today they were pink burns..but usually are just dark.
should i put the fixer in longer?

2007-12-04 08:50:22 · 3 answers · asked by hellen 1

I'm a beginner at photography. I really love those pictures where an object is clear, but the background is out of focus. How do I do this on a digital camera? I have a Canon A640. I know you have to set something on the Aperture Priority to a low number, but when I do that it doesn't work. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!

2007-12-04 08:34:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Nikon D50 and for some reason when I take photos in low light enviornment its like the camera tries to compensate and the shutter speed is extremely slow. Also when it takes the photo it looks nothing like what I intended. How do I capture a shot at night just like how it looks?

2007-12-04 08:01:46 · 10 answers · asked by The Man 2

2007-12-04 08:00:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

to use with Photoshop Elements? Are there added advantages to this?

2007-12-04 07:29:33 · 4 answers · asked by skycat 5

I've been working on a project, photographing 'female art nudes. Major difference is that all the subjects are well-educated & successful professionally. I've photographed a nationally-known biologist, a professor of Comparative Literature, a theatre director, etc. They are all 'hot' and attractive. I have a short bio. of each with proper place names omitted and photos have been approved by subjects regarding visibility of facial features. Assuming the photos & art direction are good (they are) could this book be marketed with a working title like 'Erotic and Smart Women." Might a publisher go for it? The idea is to challenge stereotypes.

2007-12-04 04:09:04 · 1 answers · asked by holacarinados 4

Digital imaging has made tremendous improvements since the days of the 2 or 3mp cameras. It has all but eliminated film at all levels, from the casual snapshooter to the working professional photographer.

How ironic is it that at least two companies now offer software to simulate the look of film?

The alienskin.com site offers EXPOSURE: the closest thing to film since film.

At dxo.com you'll find FilmPack v1.2: Rediscover the magic of film in digital photography.

Since I'm still using film I'm saving money by not needing to buy this software.

2007-12-04 02:43:01 · 9 answers · asked by EDWIN 7

Okay, my husband and daughter travel hours to the beach just for pictures on the beach. We had someone take them on our camera. When we try to upload the photos to make them into a holiday greeting card it says that the resolution is too low and I need at least 1024x768 pixels. I am not good with cameras at all but I have heard you can fix the resolution without having to take the picture again.

Does anyone know how to increase the resolution/pixels??? Please, I am desperate!

2007-12-04 01:58:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

We had some family pictures done the other day. I'm not sure how many we're going to pick yet. Which ones do you think are the best? These are the first family pics we've ever done and we plan on getting them framed and given to family members for christmas. What do you think?

http://www.salisburyphoto.com/aaron/

2007-12-04 01:06:29 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the advantages (or disadvantages) of using electronic flash for potraits?

2007-12-04 00:53:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-04 00:13:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-04 00:12:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here are some photos which I took recently for critique. Please be honest and suggest ways to improve... Also your favourite and the most horrible of the lot. Thanks.

1) http://www.flickr.com/photos/20118372@N07/2086280346/
2)http://www.flickr.com/photos/20118372@N07/2085489713/in/photostream/
3) http://www.flickr.com/photos/20118372@N07/2085478659/in/photostream/
4) http://www.flickr.com/photos/20118372@N07/2073105287/in/photostream/

2007-12-03 23:52:27 · 7 answers · asked by travel 4