Photomonkeys, this is some of the most amazing camerawork I have ever seen
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Wow, they really do look like scale models.
Thats really cool.
I just started taking an SLR class today (8-1 on fridays) at Santa Barbara City College.....Well, at the college level, SB seems fine...must just be those crazy middle schools...
Today it was only until about 12 though, because it was just an introduction. I stayed an hour after everyone left and talked with the two teachers. I showed her my photos and what I have of my website. She though I should be in the advanced class with all the photo/graphic things i'm doing. That class is prerequisite though.
It seems like a cool class. It will be fun. At first they are learning about card readers and stuff (digital people), but I'm sure I will learn a lot, especially about getting better shots.
I just started taking an SLR class today (8-1 on fridays) at Santa Barbara City College.....Well, at the college level, SB seems fine...must just be those crazy middle schools...
Today it was only until about 12 though, because it was just an introduction. I stayed an hour after everyone left and talked with the two teachers. I showed her my photos and what I have of my website. She though I should be in the advanced class with all the photo/graphic things i'm doing. That class is prerequisite though.
It seems like a cool class. It will be fun. At first they are learning about card readers and stuff (digital people), but I'm sure I will learn a lot, especially about getting better shots.
They didn't go into much detail but they did mention using a Shift & Tilt lens.Ciaran said:
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Sorry, I forgot to add the link to the site in;
http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=1760
http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=1760
http://www.hamiltonsgallery.com/photographers/barbieri/ob-virtual.html
this guy's work is quite unique, interesting, and awesome.
this guy's work is quite unique, interesting, and awesome.
It's so hard to see how that's real.
Looks like he is using a very large aperture TS lens, and possibly some really cheap film to give it almost a holga look.
Wow, that is really amazing!
Whats a tilt and shift lens do?
Whats a tilt and shift lens do?
Whatever it does, it looks complicated.
hmm kinda reminds me of a 3-D feel without the 3-D. Kinda like looking thru a Viewmaster.
It's cool, but it doesn't look that hard to do. With a normal lens you can focus on something 2ft away and something 1ft away will be blurry. Then after a point, like 50ft, everything is in focus. I don't know anything about lenses but I think a special lens is all that's behind this. Then maybe some editing to make the colors more model-esque.
It's still pretty cool though.
It's still pretty cool though.
My guess is that he's using a lensbaby, or if he is using a tilt-shift he's making a tranperency over a curved peice of wood, to get the blur on the top and bottom like that, pulling the print from the transperancy. Then using a combination of cheap film and uniqu proccessing to get that modelish look. Yes I know my spelling sucks.
A tilt shift lens lets you selectively alter the focus point in an image. It is most commonly used in architectural photography to focus on different parts of an image, without affecting composition.BigMike said:
To alter the focal distance (to get his depth of field nice and shallow as he has) he is simply uising a very wide aperture lens.
Neither of these are important, what is, is the color, feel and detail he has managed to achieve. It is quite spectacular. My guess is that it is a combination of film type, lens coating (ie: specific lens model/filter etc) and possibly a strange camera. (a holga for example gives you a very specific look due to it's crappy plastic built in lens).
I don't think it's a lens baby. I played with a LB 2.0 - nothing at all like this...it could never acheive the dramatic range and detail this has.
edit: processing could have alot to do witht he color...particularly if he is using a strange mix, or intentionally ruining the developer or fix by letting it spoil/direct light/heat etc.
Or maybe he just took pictures of models and told everyone they were real so that everyone thinks he's awesome, but really he's not 
BigMike said:Or maybe he just took pictures of models and told everyone they were real so that everyone thinks he's awesome, but really he's not
unless Paris has changed drastically because of the riots, the eiffel tower isn't right next to the arc d'triumphe
edit - i just saw when i pasted the pic that the properties mentioned vegas. oh.
BigMike said:Or maybe he just took pictures of models and told everyone they were real so that everyone thinks he's awesome, but really he's not
Yeah he sucks at photography but is really an incredible model builder.
or ...he uses the weird photography technique to hide the fact he did it all with Lego's.
mtnbrider said:
shooting in vegas makes it easy. all that stuff looks fake all the time.
lame.
Lets call him, I'll volunteer to rideCiaran said:
I have a feeling they may be long shutter times though......
Obviously he is not because he can type a message in English, while you can't.
BTW.
This is all the power of suggestion. If you looked at the photos without reading that guiding statement first they would just look like bad photos.
BTW.
This is all the power of suggestion. If you looked at the photos without reading that guiding statement first they would just look like bad photos.
back on the subject - this has been discussed over at dpreview and one of the guys in the Canon forum came up with a workflow for creating a similar effect without a TS lens if anyone is interested
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=16927772
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=16927772
Tenchiro - at a quick glance that looks about right, nicely done. Oh, and I do think the smaller image size looks better.
I wish you guys wouldn't quote him. It foils the use of my ignore list.Transcend said:
Extremely cool/creative photography, though. For me, only a novelty (the images don't really strike a chord in me), but clearly a very talented and creative guy.
Looks very much like what you're shooting for....the only thing that makes me take notice is that the left and right sides of the image are not blurred at all. That's really the only thing that would tip me off to a PS job.Tenchiro said:An attempt at simulating the technique in photochop.
Orignal picture stolen courtesy of misterclean. (link)
Otherwise, damned cool.
*edit*
I guess all of them are like that, it just doesn't appear as pronounced on the photos of the buildings.
I gave it an attempt but I think it would be more convincing without people in the shot.
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That actually looks pretty good pete. 
You may not have to ignore this fellow for much longer.binary visions said:
Wow, what tecniques are you using in Photochop? Looks Great!
binary visions said:
Guilty as charged, sorry.