Well, not dead. But my last 35mm camera just died. My Pentax ME Super just died. Shutter mechanism sticks. I haven't used it in 7 months and only really pulled it out to use up the last bit of the 24 exposure roll. I didn't say film was dead, as I'm really liking the Yashica model A I found online for $10 a few months ago. The 120 type ISO 100 BW film really has that old quality feel to it and the images are exactly what I want.
But 35mm? I honestly don't think I'll buy another 35mm film camera.
I need to know what is a photography purist?
I recently joined a photo group and some people call themselves purist. They don't like cropping, enhancing contrast, color etc in post processing. I simply don't understand this. If there is something that makes the image better shouldn't you use it? They are content with shooting b&w and some even use film. It appears to me that those who don't understand "new" digital technology and Photoshop, Lightroom etc. call themselves purist. If they really were purist wouldn't they still be using daguerreotype?
While I don't know what this group's motives are, I define a purist as someone who tries to create images close to the reality and doesn't rely on excessive editing. By that definition, I'd be considered one too. My goals are to get the images I want in-camera while I'm at the scene, as opposed to relying on editing to "save" my images.
I do edit, though - but minimally. Crop, straighten horizon (I almost always have a slight tilt), minor tweaks to different adjustments, maybe B&W if I think it'd look good, etc. Most SOOC images need a light touch to bring it to life.
I do not like gimmicky editing like wacky HDR, faux gold sun toning, Instagram-ish postprocessing, etc. They're fun, but they're fads, and the craze for the styles passes very quickly.
Seems to me that, while your group may take the purism ideal a tad too far (like I said, most images need a little editing, IMO), it'd be good for you because it helps teach you good habits instead of relying on crutches. My two cents.
How do you handle photos at the church?
My fiance and I are getting married this summer at a local church and have large guest list. We booked our photographer only for the ceremony and after-ceremony photos of ourselves and family members. Our reception is not "immediately following", but about 3 hours later at a different venue. I am stumped on what to do regarding having the guests vacate the church so we can take traditional photos at the alter with bride/groom and wedding party only.
I also have guests who have told me they will not be able to make it to our reception, and I would like to see them on the wedding day and thank them for coming, etc.
My only idea is that my groom and I walk back down the aisle and stop in the church foyer, so we can get hugs/handshakes etc from people who can't come to the reception (I know there is usually a reception line at the actual reception, but we will miss out on seeing some people!). The problem is our large guest list and waiting for everyone to exit the church so we can take pictures uninterrupted.
If anyone has any ideas/suggestion, please help! thanks!
Need advice for making container soy candles
I'd like to make soy candles in baby food jars & mason jars of diff sizes for my daughter's wedding. I'd love to get advice from experienced crafters on what type of soy wax to purchase (EcoSoya Container Blend Advanced Soy Wax??), which wicks work best (HTP, cotton core, make your own??), & where is the best (cheapest) place to purchase the supplies. My daughter (the bride to be) is coming in 2 days for a weekend visit. I'd love to get working on this. OR if you know of good websites/videos to help me, that would be AWESOME!! I'd be willing to split a 50lb bag of wax...not sure how much I'll need. I was going to make extras for gifts. I wasn't planning on adding color or fragrance at this point
Small Wedding Venue
I've been working on planning a friend's wedding for a few weeks now but I'm running into a lot of problems with finding a venue. Her fiancee and her would really like an outdoor wedding ceremony and an indoor reception so we're trying to plan for the wedding to be this summer or early fall but it is difficult to find places that are still available on a Saturday on such short notice.
Our wedding will only have about 30-40 guests, and ideally, it would be nice to have a garden wedding, or a wedding in a venue that had some view of Tagaytay, even if it was far in the distance. However, in weeks of looking, I have found that all garden spots in Tagaytay do not fit into thebudget that we're working with or are extremely popular with large and small events and are therefore already booked through this year and it seems that there are few places that have views of downtown that are not rooftop venues downtown.
I have branched out into looking at bed and breakfasts around Tagaytay and then private estates that may have gardens that we could rent for 1 or two days but am still not having any luck finding anything. With only 30 guests, I feel like there has to be some great, small venue with either a garden or downtown view that doesn't cost more than P50,000 to rent for a day and that isn't already booked for every Saturday this year. Does anyone know of any or have any suggestions as to what other kinds of businesses I might try to look at?
Any motion-graphics experts in Manila?
I'm eager to know how the animated backgrounds of a certain Youtube video were created. A commercially sold plug-in, with customizable timing? Or a native feature of a certain software program? If either of these, what's the product's name? Or else, is it likely an original animation, composited into a motion gfx project (such as FCP? iMovie? Or ___?) on its own layer(s)?
I messaged to the uploader nearly 7 weeks ago, with similar questions. But no answer.
So, I'd be very grateful if anyone here could please offer suggestions how the animated background was achieved. Thanks in advance!
Question on organizing photos in an album
This may be perceived as a silly question but whats the best way to arrange photos in an album or on a website? I usually shoot B&W but depending on the photo I may enhance it, use color, sepia, etc. Is it best to keep B&W separate or is it better to arrange based on the location the image was taken? For example have one album for my new york photos and one for photos from my european trips. Also is it best to keep iphone photos in their own album?
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