Author: banxter

A little trance and my portfolio

Today was kind of a shittier day …

One of those days when it rains … and plans get called off … end up staying at home …

The shitty type.

I was supposed to go shoot a festival … just for fun with my friend Tom, but since it was raining I said fuck that.

I worked on my portfolio though, which will be up VERY soon … and got my hosting figured out.

And made a little trance thing … on my keyboard, some synthesizer modules and a drum machine. 😉 Twas fun.

I wanted to see if I could make euro-trash. 😉

Another feature

…hopefully this time without a rant. 😉

Anyways, I was checking out CoolPhotoblogs.com and came across the work of Dan Culberson.

Didn’t really check out his other stuff yet, but I was taking a look thru his concert photograhy.

Found some interesting stuff.

You don’t usually see much concert photography with a light background.

That was kinda cool.

Ya don’t see much of that either. 😉

A lot of people have said that there’s nothing new left to see in concert photography.

Well, here’s a prime example why that’s not true. 😉

Really liked this one too … almost like a portrait.

Very fucking cool.

Go check him out.

😉

Something you’ve probably seen before

So I was browsing thru some other photoblogs.

I’ve taken quite a liking to them.

I see so many more photos this way.

Saw some on Severin’s blog.

I’m sure you’ve all heard of him. Seen his photos. Faved his work on dA. Got pissed from the ban. 😉

Here are some photos I really liked from his blog:

Haha, I laughed at this one:

Really like this one:

And this one too:

Very cool stuff on there.

Go check it out.

Read … see … get inspired.

And then get your ass out and make some photos. 😉

There will be a rant coming up … I just don’t have the desire to get angry again or the time to write it at 1:08AM.

I will say that I never wanna hear someone ask me to “teach them how to shoot.”

Photography can’t be taught. You can learn what ISO, shutter speed and aperture does … how they work together. Or how to create nice color temperatures using white balance. But you can’t be taught how to shoot. You can’t be taught style. You can’t be taught an eye that observes, realizes, and captures. You can’t force photography. All there is to it is practise. If you don’t go out and try new things with lighting, and play around with your tools and subjects and SHOOT … you’ll never make a worthwhile frame. If you have your camera set to auto, program, aperture-priority or shutter-priority, your CAMERA may make a good photo … but you are just the average Joe who pushes the button. Anyone who’s ever shot on something more than a Nikon Coolpix3200 can tell you (hopefully) how all of the above affects a photograph and why NOT to have your camera set to anything other than “M.”

I don’t mind telling people about ISO, shutter speed, aperture etc …

But it’s ALL ON THE NET.

I didn’t ask anyone about that.

I read … and I made photos.

I doubt any of the legends asked anyone about those things.

They read … and they made photos.

I ask questions too …

I mean I’m new to photography …

6 months ago when I got my first camera I didn’t even know what aperture was.

I still don’t know what a lot of things mean in photography.

But I read … and make photos.

I experiment.

I try new things.

I’m not afraid to take it off of “P.”

I’m not afraid to make mistakes.

I don’t care if I don’t know every term in the book.

Because I, like most other photographers, am learning.

I always will be.

It’s okay to ask questions.

But when something is so widely regarded by every single photographer … and is displayed and explained in crystal-clear-fucking-detail on 10,000 pages on the beloved Internet …

Why ask me?

Don’t get me wrong.

I love helping people. I explained every term that I knew about photography … and how it affects a photograph. The pro’s and con’s. Because I like helping. I’m glad if I make a difference and inspire someone to shoot manual rather than program. I’m glad.

But it’s annoying sometimes.

I don’t get asked a lot. Rarely. Very rarely. But I guess it was just the attitude of the person who was asking me.

I mean I’ve known this guy a while.

We’re friends.

He’s interested in buying a “real” camera.

And as I said, I love helping people.

But when I’m approached by “I wanna get the feel of shooting, I dunno if it’s the right thing for me please tell me how to work a camera” … I’m not so hot on explaining things.

In other words, I don’t like wasting time.

If someone isn’t “sure” if photography is “the right thing” for them …

Then it probably isn’t.

If you aren’t sure that you wanna capture moments … and record time … then photography may be a hobby for you for a few months … maybe a year … and then it’ll die out.

And as I said … I don’t like wasting time.

Nevertheless, I still explained everything I could.

I hope it helped.

But I doubt it did.

I’m sure he forgot it all. Which is fine. People don’t learn overnight.

But …

As I said …

I don’t like wasting time.

And sometimes, you just have a feeling. And you know that it’s not gonna happen.

Anyways … there’s my rant.

Didn’t think it would happen.

But it did. 😉

DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK.

DON’T BE AFRAID TO SHOOT MANUAL.

DON’T BE AFRAID TO SHOOOOT.

AND DON’T BE AFRAID TO CHECK OUT SEVERIN’S BLOG. 😉

H&K to all.