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I would just run the test strip, a few ounces of developer and fixer and fifteen minutes should tell you all you need. Yeah, kind of a pain, but better that than 100 feet of mis-developed film.

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Thoughts? Because there can bee only one…

For this theme, two is the way to go. #1 is sharp, tight, unmistakable as to the subject and intent. But this theme is artsy fartsy, so #2 with it’s quirk, ambiguity and motion lends itself to the theme. To put it another way, #1 I can see in National Geographic, #2 I can see in a high brow art photograph magazine.

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ennuipoet you’re right the bar to entry is much higher now than it was. i was flogging my “art” in the early seventies when it was easier. and i still didn’t do well 🙁

my sister does know a lot of folks in her art community and gets invited to submit now. but it wasn’t always like that so hang in there. BTW she’s in a crowded market in so cal so i can understand what you are saying. also she doesn’t rely on selling her art since she is retired.

At the end of the day, it’s not about money, never was. It is about the love of doing it. Money would just be the cherry on top of a delicious, delicious cake…or pie if pie is more your thing 😀

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there is always stockphoto.com or whatever it’s called. there are (or used to be) other similar places where they show your photos to someone who is looking for NYC shots. if yours are chosen they get a cut. in my experience those places pick from shots you submit. they also rotate shots every ?? month(s).

my sister is the director of a small gallery (i know you’ve been told this more than once) where they have juried shows every couple of months. i’d bet NY has lots of small galleries that do that also.

and giving your photos away isn’t in itself a bad idea. the watermark over the center, not so much.

oh and before i forget, someone here had a deal with the local pub where they got hanging space. the pub got local art, the farktographer a place to show, and perhaps sell, their art.

The stock photo agencies are inundated with work and have become so selective it is actually easier to get published in a major magazine than to have them accept your work. The only works being accepted (aside from sheer luck) are from established photographers or niche shots. There are several less reputable agencies who take anyone but the terms are usually devious and draconian and the compensation laughable.

As to the gallery shows, that is what I am researching now. I’ve a strong enough portfolio now to start shopping it to galleries. I’m also hanging photography in my job’s waiting room and farming for event gigs. I’m dipping my feet in the water, but I am not jumping in the pool. The thing in NYC is there are THOUSANDS of photographers all trying to cram into limited gallery space, add that to four major photography schools/programs all churning out new photographers every six months or so and the market is saturated to the point of dripping off the kitchen counter. I’ve done comparatively well in the Web Media market here in the City with some nice exposure and started a decent resume of publications, but they have all been Creative Commons work. The point is well made that publishers no longer have to pay for good art because so much of it available for free. That is the way of the future, I think. The money is made in commission work, shooting specifics rather than shooting for art’s sake. I’m not complaining, it is how the world is turning.

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I LOL’d except for the part about giving photos away for free…that stung a little bit.

If I knew a better way to promote my stuff AND make money, I’d do it.

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An early (Not Exactly A)Bee:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ennuipoet/5574432947/

since I can’t use it in the thread, but was damn proud of how it came out.

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I’ve got a big ole vintage Hippie Strap on the Yashica Mat, it came with an old Pentax I bought but I wanted it on the Tank for safety. My AE-1 still has the original Hippie Strap my Mom put on almost thirty years ago. Truth be told it needs replacing but I can’t bring myself to do it.

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Gee–I was all proud to have the ‘Canon’ logo on my bag–but then I can see the point about its making it a target for theft. I’ll consider removing it. I might not remove it–but I’ll consider it. 🙂

Speaking of logos and getting rid of them, save your neck and toss the Canon/Nikon Neck Strangler and get yourself one of these:

http://optechusa.com/straps/classic-strap.html

20 bucks, for sheer comfort of this strap it is worth ten time that. I can spend six or more hours at a time with a camera around my neck, this makes it bearable plus the neoprene whisks away the sweat.

And, I give free advertising to no one*. If Canon wants to pay me money to wear their billboards, that is a different story.

/*not even a logo on tshirt

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Nice!

I’ve got their backpack, and it’s got tons of room – even enough space to squeeze a 3n1 reflector in there.

My only complaint about that one is that it’s got the word “Canon” written in large, mugger-friendly letters on the cover. One of these days I’ll have to see if I can remove them without damaging the bag…

That’s why I stopped going with any gear that has a manufacturer logo, I walk alone at all hours in NYC and having a “Mug Me” bag is just not good mojo. I’ve two bags that I work out of my Kata DR-467″

http://www.amazon.com/Kata-KT-DR-467-Digital-Rucksack/dp/B000VW6KXS

Carries EVERYTHING, five lenses, two bodies, flash, tripod tied on, power supply and card, the laptop section holds reflectors and backdrops. I could fit a Full Frame in the bottom without the lens attached. This bag is a beast, but even when fully packed it doesn’t look like a camera bag. I only carry this on long hauls when I am not sure what I am shooting or I know that I am going to need EVERYTHING.

Daily I carry the 50D, Sigma 24-70 and EFL 70-200 in my Velocity 7

http://www.amazon.com/Tamrac-Velocity-Photo-Sling-Black/dp/B000P3ZB42/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1301360155&sr=1-1

I looks like a lunch bag and holds my gear comfortably. It is also reasonably weatherproofed. Being without a car means I have to carry light enough and small enough to ride public transit without killing people with my gear. I usually carry a man purse/messenger bag where I chuck a film camera and extra film if I feel like going old school.

Not matter what, pull off or tape over your logos, they are a red flag for thieves.

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I was surfing ebay last night and came across one of these going to $2,300 and was sure it was case of “stupid people will buy anything” and started doing the research on it. It really is an old Land Pathfinder, same lens, same bellows, with a new back and rangefinder on it. There are threads out there that rave on how amazing it is mixed with “WTF, I could build in it my garage” Apparently, the guy has aggressively gone out and patented several conversion techniques and aggressively pursues patent violators trying to sell their own models. (A couple of threads accused Littman of going after people making their own for personal use, but I discount these as rumor.)

Here is a thread on photo.net where Littman defends his camera
http://photo.net/large-format-photography-forum/006RNX

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OK, that is officially weird, it looked fine when I previewed.

I will condense the original into this: why in the world would anyone pay $5k for a hacked Polaroid Land camera? Apparently Brad Pitt would

Link to camera
http://www.littman45single.com/

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A glass pipe shouldn’t be a problem.

Well, someone’s been hanging around the headshop! Whoa, excellent!

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Well, we always find that there are shades of meaning and interpretation regardless of how a theme is worded. In this case, it wasn’t the intent for this to be a monochrome/black and white theme, but the theme wasn’t worded as prohibiting those shots outright, so by the time that nuance was brought out, it was kind of too late to specifically prohibit b/w images.

Yup, I read it as it didn’t HAVE to be B&W, which one might infer. I was acutally surprised how few B&W shots were in the thread.

I’m actually very proud of the bar shots, I was p-lowed when I took those, my friend who bartends there was feeding me free shots. Thanks to autofocus the photos are not as blurry as I was.

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thanks, orionid . Actually knowing what you’re doing must be the difference between your multiple wins and my zero wins 😀
beyond the odd crop or border, I never post-process my shots. If it ain’t right, I do it over….

I don’t care how good you are, post work will make a good picture great, an average picture good and a crappy picture slightly less crappy. 😀

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Hey, at least he wasn’t using a Kit Lens!

Or a pop up flash.

I had a friend who got married where the photographer was using both of those.

orionid, kestrana and I ran into a wedding photographer in Central Park shooting wedding shots on her Canon 18-55 Kit Lens, thus the Kit Lens reference. (NTTAWT)

The dude in this video is making every mistake a photographer can make at a wedding. I’ve only shot my sisters wedding, and I made tons of mistakes there and this was in film days. I have great reluctance to shoot wedding period but at least I know I can do better than this jackass.

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