ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian) (03/13/85)
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One can infer the answer to this question from various postings.
Travel, Churches, etc. But what do the rest of you do with your
nice shiny equipment?
I do glamour and portrature, and boy, is it fun. The only thing
I don't like about it is getting up so early in the morning. Had
some interesting experiances, like getting the police called on me
at 7 in the morning and various other harassments. Anyone else have
some good stories?
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Ron Christian (Watkins-Johnson Co. San Jose, Calif.)
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"...but when I did 'rm *.o' it said '.o not found'..."juliom@ihlpa.UUCP (j. medrano) (03/14/85)
> () > One can infer the answer to this question from various postings. > Travel, Churches, etc. But what do the rest of you do with your > nice shiny equipment? > > I do glamour and portrature, and boy, is it fun. The only thing > I don't like about it is getting up so early in the morning. Had > some interesting experiances, like getting the police called on me > at 7 in the morning and various other harassments. Anyone else have > some good stories? > -- > __ > Ron Christian (Watkins-Johnson Co. San Jose, Calif.) > {pesnta,twg,ios,qubix,turtlevax,tymix,vecpyr}!wjvax!ron > "...but when I did 'rm *.o' it said '.o not found'..." I mostly take nature shots (or as close to nature as you can get in Chicago) but I also do studio portraits and I am starting to get into wedding photography. The only problem with shooting nature is actually getting close to the subject, provided it isn't still life. My largest lens is only an 80-200mm zoom lens (f4.5) but I still manage to get decent photographs. I shoot with Nikons and also with Mamiyas in the 2 1/4 format and I doubt if I'll ever switch to anything else! I'd also like to add a comment about camera vibration. In photography magazines they test camera vibration by placing the camera on a sponge and then take a picture of some kind of grid. They then compare the result with the original grid. This is fine if you shoot with your camera on a sponge! I rarely do that so this test means nothing to me except as a form of reference. I always refrain from shooting at too low a speed with respect to the lens. ie. The 1/focal-length rule. If in doubt use a tripod! It is helpful to hold your breath while pressing the shutter release when shooting at slow speeds. In the Nikon FE2, there is a build in "compensation mechanism" which greatly reduces camera vibration (as shown in the "sponge test" in one of the leading photography magazines). This helps to reduce vibration due to internal camera shake (ie. the mirror). I have also found that on Nikons, you can put the camera in the self timer mode which locks up the mirror to reduce vibrations even more. Can't wait to get a Nikkor 500mm lens for my nature shooting! If there is anyone out there who happens to be selling one, or reasonably close, please post it in the net and I will consider it. Thanks in advance! Julio C. Medrano Jr. ihlpa!juliom
rob@ptsfa.UUCP (Rob Bernardo) (03/19/85)
Two years ago I treated myself to Canon A-1 and a 100-300mm lens
to do rodeo photography. Just for fun, nothing terribly serious.
I encountered all the problems associated with sports photography
in general plus others:
1. Needing bright lighting to use the fast shutter speeds
demanded by the action and by the telephoto lens.
Doing an indoor rodeo was out of the question.
ASA 200,250 speed film was fine on brightly lit days,
but if it got cloudy, ASA 400,500 was needed.
2. Capturing the right moment in the action of a fast-moving
and unpredictable subject.
3. Distracting and unattractive backgrounds that were too
well focused since they were not much further away than the
subject. I did not have a permit to get in the arena (and
I wouldn't have wanted to any way).
4. Getting in a good position, e.g. either shooting through
the bars of the arena railing or over a chain link fence,
without annoying other spectators by being in their view.
A year after I got a power-winder. What a help! Went from about 2 decent
shots per 36 roll, to about half a dozen.
Anyway, it was a lot of fun. I'd have been bored to tears going to all
those rodeos, without something to do besides watch the rodeo.
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Rob Bernardo, Pacific Bell, San Francisco, California
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\ / barry@mit-eddie.UUCP (Mikki Barry) (03/21/85)
Well, since you asked..... I shoot kickboxing bouts for use in promotions, bad karate magazines, and for fun. I also shoot typical travel stuff (mostly from England and the Carribean), and sickeningly cute scenics. (Anything for money ...well, almost). I also "paid my dues" by working for 3 years in camera stores in NH, and Boston. After surviving the most ridiculous questions and demands (Yes, you can tell me whether or not I shot the film just by looking at it....you can't? Well, I'd better go shoot it again to be sure....can't waste film, you know), I feel I can do anything...even net.religion. Mikki Barry
hkr4627@acf4.UUCP (Hedley K. J. Rainnie) (03/27/85)
Actually, I take pictures of my cat a lot. It seems that a lot of photo- graphers do this. -r-
mwf@ahutb.UUCP (mwf) (03/27/85)
REFERENCES: <376@wjvax.UUCP>, <516@ptsfa.UUCP> About three and half year ago my son was born. A great excuse to go replace my Instamatic with something a little better. I was ( I now think) poor enough at the time to only be able to afford a Pentax K-1000. A camera best described as crush-proof and fully manual. Using the Pentax involves developing a certain amount of knowledge about f stops, ASA, shutter speeds and the rest. I came to love taking pictures through the effort I had to put into it. These days I still take picture of the kids as I find them the easiest peaple to convice they want their picture taken, but I now take mostly scenic and object trouve (my wife calls them bits of junk). I'll take a snap of anything interesting. My camera bag now contains: K-1000 28 mm 50 mm 200 mm x2 adapter Kodachrome 64. Any suggestions for a better lightweight kit ? One of my fondest hopes is to be able to sell a picture (help keep the IRS a bay). Anybody in netland have any suggestions how to start ? Mike Field.