Photography - The Common Passion with Porsche - Photo Tips

[Kris Clewell]

I was trolling through http://www.stanceworks.com. I thought there was a lot of interesting car photos there..... Worth a look for some different ideas.

http://www.stanceworks.com/2012/10/w...-kris-clewell/

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[hdavis]

what are folks shooting with lately? Here is pretty much what I carry with me all day on most shoots. I do have other stuff but this seems to cover and do exactly what I need.

5d mk2 and 5d mk3. 24-70 2.8L and 85 1.2L

I carry an EOS7D, the same 24-70, a 50 1.0 and an 80-200 2.8

[setho]

I'm very interested if anyone is having luck with the m4/3s systems? I've been hearing very good things about the Olympus OM-D.

Also, what's been your go to pocket camera?

[Barwaut]

Not a huge fan of post processing, but I like this one I made last year.
Lady in my targa, fall time, brown colors.

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[a911s]

I'm also available to those who have questions. I've taught a dozen workshops on photography and have been a full time working pro for over 20 years.

I started shooting with a Brownie as a kid, won an award from Kodak when I was 12, hitchhiked around SF in the summer of '68 for two weeks as a teenager with a Canonet, then put away the camera for eight years during pre-med and graduate school. Eventually I bought a Canon AE-1 in 1976. After learning B&W, I graduated to Kodachrome 25 and an F-1, which I used religiously for the next five years. Then moved to Leica and Leicaflex, Hasselblad, and Pentax 6x7 for another fifteen years. Now I use a pair of 5D MK IIIs and Canon lenses from 14mm to 500mm.

Photography at its highest levels requires a huge commitment from the aspiring amateur or pro. Although you do need to have some talent (an eye), what's more important is a supreme desire to become better. That means being your own worst critic, practicing your craft relentlessly, and connecting with your subject, for years. Only once you have established your way of seeing (style), can you set a standard for yourself by identifying your best work and trying not to fall below that mark. You need to constantly stretch yourself by trying new treatments, angles, foregrounds, backgrounds, and lighting that all add to the message you are trying to get across to the viewer. Not easy.

Digital has technically made capturing images much easier, but there is still no "something to say" button. The rise in Instagram and post-processing techniques have produced a lot of less than successful results IMO. My goal has always been to use the equipment and techniques in a way that stretches my personal envelope and does not call attention to itself. I'll do some "arty" stuff on occasion, but I'm more of a purist at heart.

Here's a link to my blog posts on photography - both gear/technique and philosophy:

http://randywells.com/blog/?cat=4

[VA_alfa]

I've never had any training in photography and cannot explain why a photo is "breathtaking", but I think I know a breathtaking photo when I see it. I hope to learn more from this thread too. Here are a few of my favorites taken with my Sony DSC-HX9V. Comments are welcome.

[hgarazo]

Some great pics of the opening F1 Race this weekend. Go Kimi!

[Peanut]

Wow - very nice work.

Some great pics of the opening F1 Race this weekend. Go Kimi!

[Kris Clewell]

nice shots, the watermark is really distracting though.

[Bummler]

Wow - very nice work.

Those are from Darren Heath's web page...