what goes through your mind when you shoot /p/?
"I wish I was Ken Rockwell."
"I hope this gets a lot of likes on Facebook"
extreme anxiety
>My feet hurt. I wish I was at home shitposting on /p/.
>i finally feel alive
>are they watching me?
Depends what I am shooting:
Street photography
>I hope no one thinks I am some pedo freak
Band gigs
>My ears hurt
Portraits
>Where should I place her hands? Why do we even have hands
Outdoor shoots
>Where the fuck did I put that lens cap/radio trigger/QR plate
With Sony nothing can go wrong.
>https://youtu.be/jj0ChLVTpaA
>camera snap
>guy calls me a dick head and to get a life
>Thank him
>back to Elevator Music
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>come on come on come on come on
>pls end so i can breathe
>one shot one kill
>for fuck's sake, thanks auto ISO
>why can't I get the framing just right
>that fukken leaf/branch/other object
>i wish I shot digital
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWk4QDbxkT4
seriously though, at that exact moment, nothing
"Damn it, I wish they would stop smiling. All I want is to get one nice candid photo."
"Maybe I should get my telephoto out and shoot from the bushes. I wonder if anyone would notice if I set up a blind."
>>2794017
> Band gigs
> My ears hurt
Pro tip: Earplugs. I used to shoot concerts without them and always ended the night with a bad headache. First night I used some changed my life.
As for me:
> Exposure
> Framing
> Focus
> Fuck I think I messed that one up
> Chimp.exe
> Fuck, film camera
> Oh well
>>2793995
Please, please, please let me get some shots that show her at least half as hot as she is in real life. And please at least one panty shot. And please don't let me get an erection and have her freak out. And I can't wait to spend hours editing these.
>>2793995
>Why metering, JUST WHYYYYY???
>goddammit I should've shot a few before talking to them.
>This is not what I saw in my head.
>where the fuck is my lens cap
>>2793995
"Really auto ISO, 3200?"
>>2794006
Kek
>>2794237
There are people who are using their left eye? I mean people who still have both eyes? Why?
My brain is almost constantly on "bitch playing disinterested" mode...doesn't change much for pitcher takin
>uggh
>nope
>fine
>maybe I should
>fuck
>yessssss
>>2794238
Some freaks are left eye dominant
>>2794240
Atleast you can't see me squinting like a retard, unlike those who shoot eye dominant. Being left eye dominant is great because your whole face is covered by the camera
Or maybe I'm just an insecure faggot
>>2794244
Yes, you are an insecure faggot
Nothing really. When I'm shooting I turn off everything and just shoot. As someone with a lot of insecurity/anxiety issues, it's really satisfying to be a robot for a while
>>2794240
I'm one of those freaks. Works great with SLR's. Rangefinders make us go full retard though.
>nah
>nah
>nah
>oh fuck everything is perfect
>but what if the person notices i'm taking a picture of them???
>shit shit
>nah, not worth it
>walk past, turn around, and take a photo from behind
>look like more of a weirdo than if i had just taken the original photo
>repeat for 5 years
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>>2793995
"Nationals play at 7, fuck the golden hour anyway."
"I hope nobody asks me about my camera."
"I should've shot film today."
When shooting film: "I should've shot digital today, what the hell was I thinking. I won't even develop this for a while."
"I'm so fucking talented"
"I'm so fucking untalented"
"I love photography"
>>2793995
>can I make this shot?
>do I have time to make this shot?
>oh shit there's people in the way
>fuck it imma take the shot
>shit I missed
Ball is life
>"lol I have no idea what I'm doing"
Not having the camera with me:
>There's a shot
>Here's another shot
>This scene and lighting is excellent
>I wish I had my camera with me
Having the camera with me:
>Is this shot worthy?
>Why did I take this, it's whole lot of nothing
>I wish I brought the tele lens
>I wish I brought the wide lens
>Goddamnit, don't stop and don't smile at me!
>One more shutter sound closer to orgasm
I turn awfully insecure once I have the camera in my hands, pls help.
>>2794294
I know that feel.
If people are nearby I always aim the camera away from them because I don't want them to think I'm a pervert or something.
>>2793995
>Why is the lighting shit
>Why is the subject shit
>Why am I shit?
...
>Oh shit. This is cool
...
>That shot was actually shit
x1000
What whould ken Rockwell do
>>2794366
"Don't stare at her tits"
>>2794366
The solution is to always carry a camera with you and never use it. It's zen.
mostly getting the framing right
>>2794366
>>I wish I brought the tele lens
>>I wish I brought the wide lens
EVERY TIME
>>2793995
"what significant value will this photo have in life? will it inspire one man to save a life? or take one? maybe it is his own life. these questions can only be answered one way and it is to take the shot! but how will i know witch shot it is? and what this shot will do? will it affect that man? or will it affect many? maybe itll topple a dictator! or...maybe it will inspire a man to become one. But surely these events are significant! or are they? do great significant such as wars, genocides and natural disasters really affect the world? or do they affect us? does the lives of all 7 billion of us really matter? even if we all perish one way or another surely the earth will still orbit the sun and the solar system will continue to exist, it doesnt matter now..my battery is out because i got a zony
i should have listened to ken memewell"
>>2794999
why don't you take it if it happens every time
>"I hope this shot isn't blurry when I review it later."
cocaine.
>>2794012
10/10
>>2794294
10/10
>>2794017
>>My ears hurt
H E A R O S
E
A
R
O
S
Great for sporting events as well.
Light.
Macro
>Fuck you, wind
>I can't wait until this over
>Please dont notice me Please dont notice me Please dont notice me Please dont notice me Please dont notice me Please dont notice me Please dont notice me Please dont notice me
>please dont confront me
>My DSLR is too big
>Everyone is looking at me
>I can't sneak taking pictures
>I didn't know DSLRs would be this loud
>Everyone's smartphones take better pictures that I do with my rebebebel
>photography nerds are laughing to themselves cause its an 11 year old body with an equally old kit lens
>i have no idea what I'm doing
>i just want to take great pictures of beautiful naked women
>>2793995
>o yeah i take all the perfect photos, like a dozen of epic photos.
>see them in the pc, all shit
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>>2794185
Oh,... and damn those are the finest pair of legs in the universe. I hope I don't have cardiac arrest. And please don't let her momma find out she skipped school to pose for these shots dressed like this.
>>2793995
>here i am again
>looking at the world through a lens
>i wish i could be out there living it and experiencing it
>instead, i have become a mere spectator
>I wish I had a car so I could do more than take photos of this tiny city
"Oh god, try to look like a professional. Can she see right through through me? Does she realise I'm making it up as I go along? Stay calm, appear assured. Get down, boner. Get down."
>>2796216
I feel you bro,
I want that Fuji x-pro2 soooo desperately
>>2796216
Usually when you take photos of naked women, they're aware of it, and okay with it. Why do you want to sneak? Why are you so afraid? Most people don't mind at all.
>NORMIES GET OUT OF MY SHOT.
>I hope this one does not come out blurry.
>I hope they don't notice me taking photos of their kids.
>I hope I don't get sun burn.
>My legs ache.
>Dammit I have precum dribbling in my undies.
>Does my composition fill the whole frame?
>Have I mentally overlaid a set of lines on the image, so that I'm practicing the basics even if the picture ends up sucking?
>Will the camera expose as I want it to?
>Is the subject interesting?
Then immediately after clicking the button,
>How many frames do I have left?
>>2794191
>>Why metering, JUST WHYYYYY???
get rekt, dslrfag
Honestly, I forgot that problems like messed up exposure still exist. Kek
>>2794353
>"I'm so fucking talented"
Do pepople really say that to themselves?
>>2796449
sometimes when i get the negatives and some shot greatly impresses me i say to myself "im a fucking genius".
>the composition must be perfect. Are the camera steady enough?
Nothing, it's all just natural at this point.
>I wish I was at home watching DigitalRev
>>2794240
I am right eye dominant but cant use it now and for a couple years.
Haven't found it to be a problem yet and I only use rangefinders now.
>is this a snapshit?
>fuck i want a better angle but i don't wanna step into traffic
>will /p/ liek this?
>fuck i forgot what i set my ISO to
>i hope i can get into the recent photos thread early to get lots of CC
>get out of the way lady, youre ruining the shot
>fuck i should delete my EXIF, i don't want /p/ knowing i shoot sony
>fuck it's underexposed, whatever i'll fix it in lightroom
>i wonder if that grill thinks im cute
>Oh that's a nice picture
>Okay set up the tripod
>Alright what's the exposure? Check the meter
>Meter says underexposed, change settings
>Wait what settings do I change it to? Check the meter
>Says underexposed. Man that's a nice picture. What was I doing again? How's the metering? Says underexposed. Change settings to be brighter.
>How many stops? Check meter
>2 Stops
>Okay, 1/30th of a second at... f1.4? No way, too soft. How about 5.6? Okay how many stops is that? 4, okay. Increase shutter speed to 500
>Okay, what's the meter show
>Still underexposed, check settings
>500th of a second? Wtf, too dark... maybe 1/30th will work
>No, meter says no, change settings, composition looks good.
>Take picture? Wait what's the meter say? Underexposed, change settings
>half a second at 5.6, is good, maybe slow, check tripod
>man this camera is slippery
>Tight and good, exposure settings are good, how about the composition though?
>A little bit off
>Okay fixed
>Settings good?
>Settings good
>Okay go
>man I hope /p/ likes it
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>>2793995
nice camera dude
>>2794240
The left eye image information is processed by the right hand side of the brain.
>>2797244
Nope.
>>2797244
Both eye images are processed by the visual cortex combining and interpreting them into a 3D representation of the world.
What you are mistaking with is the muscle control. For example your left arm is controlled by the right side of your brain.
>>2797252
>What you are mistaking with is the muscle control. For example your left arm is controlled by the right side of your brain.
Nope.
Fuck, you kids can't even complete a google search.
I bet y'all also think if we unlock full use of our brain we get super powers (well, super powers that aren't schizophrenia).
>>2797254
Or in your case, autism.
>>2797244
>>2797247
Different guy here, I have a corneal burn not bad at all but it's only in my left eye, cigarette ash flew into my eye fml right. My vision in my left eye tends to get worse throughout the day, almost seeing double in my left eye before I go to sleep. I hate it so much I feel like it affects my shootinf
>>2797257
Not being an idiot is different from autism.
Wait holy shit I'm weird/the lesser percentage for using my left eye? I never realized it was unusual. I do the same with my telescope too.
I think it's vastly more easy to use my left eye in the OVF.
When using my left eye as I normally do, I can have my right eye open and it's blocked by the camera body, which is a lot less distracting than the other way around. (squinting is not proper, as with a telescope you must train yourself to have both eyes open, and 'filter out' the other eye image, some people wear an eyepatch on their non-dominant eye). I also cup the top left of the camera if there's sun glare coming from the side, which isn't really possible if I were to use my right eye.
>please do not approach me
>I hope they won't think I am standing here to try to commit suicide and won't call the cops
>>2793995
Usually nothing. I just see and, maybe, I shoot
>>2793995
>Oh yeah, this could be a nice shot. lemme grab my A7 real quick
>fucking stupid people in front of me, go away
>alright, let's wait a few seconds.. they'll eventually move on anyway
>perfect. time to frame and get the shot
>REEEEEEEEEE DO YOU REALLY NEED TO STAND RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND MY FUCKING CAMERA YOU UGLY BITCH? SERIOUSLY, FUCKING OFF YOURSELF RIGHT NOW
>sigh, okay, fine. imma wait
>my feet hurt
>finally getting the shot
>fuck. did i change the iso before?
>iso 3200
>oh come on
>>2796200
Having spent many many hours out in fields taking macro shots of bugs, this really is a motherfucker sometimes.
>bug sitting on tall grass or wheat or something
>line up shot quick as bunny
>light breeze comes through
>bug now completely out of frame
>damnit
>>2797332
You know you can just call it a camera, right? You don't have to be like the iphone/uggs/starbucks faggots if you don't really want to.
>>2797384
It's a sony user. What else do you expect?
>this is the best shot I've taken
After I take
>holy fuck its shit. I am shit
>>2797445
Because Reuters would ban it.
>>2797332
I did this like 5 times at disney today
> iso 3200
> oh come on
Yea pretty fuckin much
> got a couple cute shots on haunted mansion with muh meme cctv lens
> trying to take pic of gf
> WHY THIS FUCK IS IT STILL OVEREXPOSED AT F20
> oh I see said the blind man
>>2797471
Also I saw something that im sure literally caused me mental damage
> some asian shouldering an FF nikon
> crazy ass telephoto lens
> muh red ring professional lens
> taking photos of the epcot ball with her iphone
I thought cameras stopped being accessories?
>>2797475
eh, that's no biggie. I'll do that decently often to like quickly update facebook/ig as a "hey look where I'm going to have some pictures from" kinda deal.
>>2797475
Nikon with an L lens?
If you have a telephoto lens on your camera for work, and you want to take a photo that better fits in a wide angle field of view for a touristy snapshot, why not whip out your phone real quick? Especially when your phone has a fantastic camera on it.
>>2797478
>>2797486
I guess that makes sense
Could have sworn it was like a 20-250 or some shit
Didnt get a good look
If I post for the day its in the car on the way home because my gf prefers to drive, also I can dick with mobile lightroom
Everyone is different I guess
>>2797480
More like I enjoy playing with manual lenses
Iso is usually auto, but it was a bright as fuck day in florida today
Iso 100, f16, and 2000/sec
Was still overexposing at points
I crank the iso up when I go on a ride, dont like setting auto too high because it likes to almost always prefer the higher iso even if it doesnt really need too
And then ill randomly get a iso 128,000 outside because I dropped the fstop to sharpen the image
Feels a lot harder to fight over exposure in auto, maybe im not using it right. is that what the exposure comp is for.....?
"Oh neat"
Click
>>2797499
You can use auto ISO and aperture priority with manual lenses. You need to get a much better feel for your camera, dude. If it's misbehaving, it's because you're not aware of how to use it, every time.
>>2797499
>And then ill randomly get a iso 128,000 outside because I dropped the fstop to sharpen the image
>Feels a lot harder to fight over exposure in auto, maybe im not using it right. is that what the exposure comp is for.....?
In your menu you should have a place to set a range for your autowhatever settings. Almost definitely at least in your auto ISO settings and auto shutter settings.
During the day, my auto ISO setting range is 64-800.
>>2797504
> you can still use it in ap
Why did I never think of this
It completely passed my train of thought, you just change it externally
And yes, im a software engineer, just really love photography
Still Lots to learn
Wont stop me from shooting
After looking around, I think im supposed to use the exposure comp to prevent auto iso going full retard
Still dumbfounded over how bright it was today
Ive never shot at f16 on 100 iso lmao
>Cute girl on 1'o clock!"
>"Deploy light meter! Look thoughtful and deep!"
>"Look through viewfinder, look up again, viewfinder again. Stop and think! She close yet?"
Click
>>2798101
thios is me, except, with boys
>>2798105
r u gey or grill
>wonder if /p/ will like my photo
>I don't even shoot for my own pleasure any more.
I stopped using my camera cause I got too much into the whole "it's all snapshits" thing.
My whole life has been one big "if I'm not good enough ,why should I bother?"
>>2796300
your posts are pathetic as fuck
>>2796300
painful to read
you're the creepy fucker who makes street photography hard for the rest of us
>>2798404
>street photography
that is obviously a portrait session.
>>2793995
>tfw no gf
>>2794294
>>2796636
Sup Vanfags. Langfag here.
Nothing, really...I'm too focused on trying to focus and compose, which is 100% visual.
>>2797266
I use my camera with my left eye. My right eye is slightly weaker than the left.
It's weird, I have 20/20 vision until I close my left eye.
>>2797266
I'm left eye dominant. The main reason I picked up an XPro2. It lets me use my left eye without smashing my face into my right hand trying to operate the camera.
>>2794008
end it
>I really fucking hope this shot is in focus and not noisy, fuck you Tamron 24-70, you're a huge disappointment.
>>2793995
>maybe this photo will fill the void which is my life
>>2800349
Exactly the same.
It's weird as well cause I use a rangefinder.
>>2794266
seconded.
but i dont mind shooting muh fed with muh left
>>2797266
>Format my hard drives
>Not doing a full wipe with a data destructing program
>Not encrypting your hard drives
>Not physically destroying your drives
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>out shooting yesterday
>miss focus on a street candid
>dude notices
>he says hi
>think "Just smile and thank him"
>whisper "thanks" under my breath
>nod my head awkwardly downward
>wonder if f11 has enough DOF to maybe make that pic salvageable
>wonder how long it'll take to get my nerve up to go shooting again and finish that roll
>>2802038
god same
>take shots of people because I dislike people
>hate landscape photography
>get stared at
>too nervous to shoot on a regular basis
>friend with me
>I am the alpha photographer
>take pictures of people and become the golden god of street
I guess my big problem is anxiety, but I suppose that's because I get into more arguments with people when I'm on my own and had to have the police show up after someone threatened me with a stabber.
>>2797266
I use my right eye even when using a rangefinder. My left is closed though.
I don't see how anyone can keep both eyes open while shooting desu.
>where am I on this graph
>tfw
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>>2802837
>finding /p/ means you are already at 50% of your entire life
>>2794047
>auto iso
>wish you shot digital
how the fuck
>I FUCKING HATE POWERLINES
>>2802746
>I don't see how anyone can keep both eyes open while shooting desu.
It just takes some practice. Really strange at first and I do not recommend trying to do it while moving at first either. After a bit though, you learn how to sort of separate your fields of view (which is entirely wrong, especially considering how our eyes work), but be able to actually use both eyes at the same time...it's weird to explain. I had to learn how to do it while in the military, but it's super, massively useful in photography when shooting really long lenses for trying to find what you want to frame.
>>2797462
fucking reuters
>>2802837
>not being born with a camera phone
>>2794362
This.
>>2796340
Why not just get the x-e1 or even the x-m1 for that matter? Much cheaper
>>2805736
Because they are worse in literally every way (other than price)
>>2794017
>he doesn't even enjoy the music
>>2805743
Worse? You're implying that the x-pro2 is some kind of bad.
Any of those cameras will give you great images and if compact is what you're looking for then you can't go wrong with any of them.
>>2793995
Electrons and chemicals.
>>2805803
What?: The Post
>>2802746
>I don't see how anyone can keep both eyes open while shooting desu.
Easy when you have a god tier camera like a Konica IIIa with a 1:1 viewfinder.
>>2802746
>I don't see how anyone can keep both eyes open while shooting desu.
It really depends on what focal length is on the camera. When the focal length matches up well with the magnification of the viewfinder to not give the camera a more "zoomed in" look than what your eye naturally sees, it can basically look like there's no camera between your eye and the world at all. That's where the "40mm is the real focal length of the human eye" thing comes from. (It's not true, since it's tied to that magnification, and doesn't hold up to looking at the photos later)
>I wish I could take half decent photos memefrog.jpg
>>2802837
>finding a film camera somehow makes you more knowledgeable
>people somehow only hear about composition years after they begin
>putting editing software in the same mess as image hosting networks
>assuming time makes people better
>ignoring specialization into one's genre of choice
this graph is just so wrong.
