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Jul 25, 2008 23:15 |  #16

I'm going through that phase right now. lol
Haven't touched my camera in 4days.




  
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Jul 25, 2008 23:18 |  #17

Confidence is everything.


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Jul 25, 2008 23:25 |  #18

Zansho wrote in post #5986525 (external link)
Confidence is everything.

As long as it's not derived through delusion. :D


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Jul 26, 2008 00:21 |  #19

cdifoto wrote in post #5986553 (external link)
As long as it's not derived through delusion. :D

Nice video on reflector folding...

Do you have one for road maps? ;)


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Jul 26, 2008 00:36 |  #20

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #5986742 (external link)
Nice video on reflector folding...

Thanks.

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Do you have one for road maps? ;)

I will once I figure them out. Reflectors are easier.


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Jul 26, 2008 17:26 as a reply to  @ cdifoto's post |  #21

I know I do at times; mostly in regards to landscape photos. I just picked up a strobist kit; it seems like I can really let my creativity flow now and create the scene where as w/ landscape you have to wait for the right light and make compromises in terms of composition. Perhaps I will get in a rut w/ the strobes as well, but from what I can see it's less likely.


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Jul 26, 2008 17:50 |  #22

Do the last 30 years count?


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Jul 26, 2008 17:54 as a reply to  @ dave kadolph's post |  #23

We all have our off days.


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Jul 26, 2008 19:23 |  #24

Only when I'm comparing myself to others.

Or when I read up information on the web. Now that dpreview and CNET say that my Nikon produces noisy images, I can't help but see the noise in almost every shot i take, even the best ones.


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Jul 27, 2008 00:13 |  #25

Yep.

Yesterday was one of those days. I had less than 5% of my pictures turn out, although I could probably save a few more with massive PP.

Then today was FANTASTIC and I got one of my best shots ever, plus almost double my usual rate of keepers.


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Jul 27, 2008 15:59 as a reply to  @ meglet's post |  #26

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #5985320 (external link)
Oh, puhleeze...

I seem to recall a certain air to air series, in biplanes that was pretty damn good...

Don't sell yourself short, sir! ;)

Thank you... One of those shots got me a cover on a monthly newspaper I contract for.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #5986742 (external link)
Nice video on reflector folding...

Do you have one for road maps? ;)

Gaaa! I can't even fold the small ones. I can't picture trying to fold one that size...


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Jul 27, 2008 16:05 |  #27

every time i press the button i feel it!


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Jul 28, 2008 05:02 |  #28

I know this feeling. It's just a continual funk. A semi-professional photographer (he did landscape) told me at one point that if you get one great picture per 200 shots or so, you are doing pretty well. So every time I go and shoot, I try to at least get one good one. It's just patience and practice.

What's funny is that the more research I've done to improve myself, the worse I think my pictures have artistically become because I focus on the technicalities more. It's give and take for me. If I focus on the artistic attributes, I forgot something technical. One day, I'll have it down.

If you're really bummed out, go and show your pictures to someone that doesn't do photography. It always makes me feel better :)

Good luck!

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Jul 28, 2008 23:00 |  #29

Y'all make me feel better. LOL!


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Jul 29, 2008 00:48 |  #30

jrader wrote in post #5998364 (external link)
I know this feeling. It's just a continual funk. A semi-professional photographer (he did landscape) told me at one point that if you get one great picture per 200 shots or so, you are doing pretty well. So every time I go and shoot, I try to at least get one good one. It's just patience and practice.

What's funny is that the more research I've done to improve myself, the worse I think my pictures have artistically become because I focus on the technicalities more. It's give and take for me. If I focus on the artistic attributes, I forgot something technical. One day, I'll have it down.

If you're really bummed out, go and show your pictures to someone that doesn't do photography. It always makes me feel better :)

Good luck!

John

Same here. I'll read here or in one of the books I have. The next day i'll go out shooting only concentrating on what it was that I read about the day before, and I forget about the rest. Unfortunately I used to show my pics to others who didnt take pictures often, yet stopped when they pointed out that mine didnt look any better than theirs, and they spent $1500 less on their setup:(


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