What was your first 'great photo'
Discussion
In terms of visualising the image I wanted, taking it and actually getting what I wanted then this is probably the first
Loads and loads of images prior to this which I would stick in the "good but not great" bucket, esp images from Uni & out in the hills that remind me of some great times rather too long ago
Loads and loads of images prior to this which I would stick in the "good but not great" bucket, esp images from Uni & out in the hills that remind me of some great times rather too long ago
Again two for me - both were what I set out to get from the session.
+ 
Photography is always evolving, maybe our first great shot is the last shot we ever take. Personally I am pleased with both of these as they bough got what I planned for. The shot on the right was for a set I did for my college course, I had only been doing photography for a few months and this was the first location with model shot where I used my then learnt knowledge. That is a processed version from the original. The smoking shot is a friend of mine, Kitty. She is a fairly dark and gritty woman and sexy with it, the set with her started off bad but we wanted to do some smoking shots. Never taken shots of smoke I thought I needed a slow shutter at first until, with practice on the night, I found I needed a fast shutter. I asked her to let the smoke just come out and thts the result.
+ Photography is always evolving, maybe our first great shot is the last shot we ever take. Personally I am pleased with both of these as they bough got what I planned for. The shot on the right was for a set I did for my college course, I had only been doing photography for a few months and this was the first location with model shot where I used my then learnt knowledge. That is a processed version from the original. The smoking shot is a friend of mine, Kitty. She is a fairly dark and gritty woman and sexy with it, the set with her started off bad but we wanted to do some smoking shots. Never taken shots of smoke I thought I needed a slow shutter at first until, with practice on the night, I found I needed a fast shutter. I asked her to let the smoke just come out and thts the result.
GetCarter said:
Nope... I arsed around with it in Photoshop 2.0 (and a clockwork computer)
before the adobe days 
? Nice work though! I oftn get frustrated at wanting to take such images when I see them like that then forget I've only been at it for a little over a year - so much to learn so little time to learn it!this was the first photo that got me into photography:
not a technically great photo, but it was taken on my mums sony T1 (i think thats what its called, its an ultra slim one that is fine for snaps but little else.) i had to press the shutter about 2 seconds before the car was where i wanted it to be.
after standing there for an hour filling the memory card i knew that i could enjoy photography.
3 years on that photo is now printed out 6ft wide above my bed and its still one of my favourites.
not a technically great photo, but it was taken on my mums sony T1 (i think thats what its called, its an ultra slim one that is fine for snaps but little else.) i had to press the shutter about 2 seconds before the car was where i wanted it to be.
after standing there for an hour filling the memory card i knew that i could enjoy photography.
3 years on that photo is now printed out 6ft wide above my bed and its still one of my favourites.
That reminds me of my first really decent shot, which was a close up panned shot of a motorcycle racer at Lydden circuit in Kent. Unfortunately it is on a transparency, and I haven't got round to buying a scanner yet, so I can't post it.
It was one of three shots I submitted to a competition, which subsequently won me a camera. I was well chuffed.
Some nice shots there 
After owning my first slr for 2 months I was starting to get into hillclimbs. I purchased a Canon 100-400mm and ventured to a local event and got this
here's a crop at 100%
It was published on the front cover of Speedsport, a hillclimb magazine, which isn't bad for only owning my camera for 8 weeks
After owning my first slr for 2 months I was starting to get into hillclimbs. I purchased a Canon 100-400mm and ventured to a local event and got this
here's a crop at 100%
It was published on the front cover of Speedsport, a hillclimb magazine, which isn't bad for only owning my camera for 8 weeks
Edited by hawkaye on Saturday 22 December 08:17
Gassing Station | Photography & Video | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff