Amelia, do you mind if I ask you a question?

[OrganizedKhaos]

......about photography...

I absolutely love the lighting in the pic below. When I try to take a pic at lower light there's always trails... I know that it may be a conflict by asking a technique secret... but if you'd oblige, either here or in private message, I'd much appreciate it.

[OrganizedKhaos]

(Image Courtesy of Blue Blood)

[OrganizedKhaos]

I dont know if it matters or not, but I'll post my gear.

Sony Cybershot DSC-F828


Oh.... and I love the picture by the way, I chose this picture to illustrate the point, because of the way her breasts, and stomach look.... they're especially yummy, in that lighting. (as well as her left hand)

I LOVE that kind of LOOK and depth.

Its light worship in such a gorgeous form.

Oh, and is it with lighting or natural light?

[OrganizedKhaos]

Oops, I noticed that I didnt give my first question in question form, I get so froggy ...
The questions are listed below.
(I tried to edit at 4 mins, but the time ran out)

and how do you execute that kind of pic with that low of lighting?
Oh, and is it with lighting or natural light?

[Senior_Diablo]

first off..awesome pic ..the lighting is definitely cool..i like the shadowing or whatever( i just have so much photography knowledge, eh?)..

secondly.. im guessing "mad skillz" is a good answer..right? lol

[OrganizedKhaos]

That's why I'm asking the maddest

[DoctorZ]

Now, do you mean Mad as in extremely good?

Or Mad as in batshit fucking insane?

'Cause I think she's both... >_>

[Senior_Diablo]

.. mad as in extremely good....i prefer crazy like a fox with rabies, myself..lol

..wait. who's batshit fucking insane?

[DoctorZ]

Everyone.

[Senior_Diablo]

Everyone.

you're not crazy, everyone else is..eh?

[DoctorZ]

Oh, no, I'm quite secure in my.. nuts..ie... ness... >_> IT"S A WORD!!!!!!!!

But I'm also aware of the fact that everyone else is quackers, too.

Halp, I'm running out of synonyms!

[Senior_Diablo]

"Oh My God! Someone Put Shit In My Pants!"

[DoctorZ]

No, that was me. I did it.

Sorry.

I'll stop putting shit in your pants...

(I don't get the reference, so I'm just going off the top of my head... >_>)

[Senior_Diablo]

No, that was me. I did it.

Sorry.

I'll stop putting shit in your pants...

(I don't get the reference, so I'm just going off the top of my head... >_>)

it's from JTHM(Johnny The Homicidal Maniac)..one guy shit himself in a restaurant and then said that while running to the rest room..

[DoctorZ]

>_>

You people are nuts.

Oh right, we already established that fact.

[Senior_Diablo]

>_>

You people are nuts.

Oh right, we already established that fact.

crazy like a fox with rabies?

[DoctorZ]

Indeed....

[Amelia G]

Honestly, I am like the least technical photographer on the planet. I am kind of photographer savant. From years of loving images, I know the right moment to press the button on the camera to capture something evocative. But I know dickall about the technical fine points. I just kind of look at stuff. There is a sort of photographer's eye I turn on when working on images, which is sort of different from the day-to-day way I like to look at things. Thanks for the kind words on that shot though. That means a lot.

[DoctorZ]

Translation for something you, OK, can use: Do a bunch of shots until you figure out how to do it, then try to replicate that feat until you can do it reliably.

Or, to put it another way....

Guess.

[Senior_Diablo]

or! "idk..mad skillz i guess"?,...lol

[Amelia G]

Translation for something you, OK, can use: Do a bunch of shots until you figure out how to do it, then try to replicate that feat until you can do it reliably.

Or, to put it another way....

Guess.

Guess. Pay attention to guessing. Repeat.

[DoctorZ]

Ah-ha! See, you said "i guess", see?! So I'm STILL RIGHT!

And Amelia, you just HAD to post before me, didnt you? >=3

Rawr.

[Senior_Diablo]

mad guessing?..lol


::gives DoctorZ a cookie::

[Amelia G]

Ah-ha! See, you said "i guess", see?! So I'm STILL RIGHT!

Uhm, you know what agreeing with you looks like, right?

[Senior_Diablo]

Uhm, you know what agreeing with you looks like, right?

wait wait! i know this one.......insanity?

[DoctorZ]

No, it looks like sanity. Everyone must agree with me.

BTW, read my post again. It was originally meant for SD.

[Senior_Diablo]

wow...just wow..

oh noes! acronyms!..lol

[DoctorZ]

Oh shi-*implodes*

[OrganizedKhaos]

Thank you Amelia, I'm *trying* to learn the more technical stuff about photography, I'm completely self taught, other than a couple suggestions here and there....
and I do the exact same as you... I find something that moves me, I capture it to the best of my ability. I'm a sucker for the auto settings.

I honestly love that picture... that kind of light on body worship is something I can get lost in for hours. Like the lighting on her hand for instance....

I'm transported into that moment, and I love it because she doesn't move hahaha

Thank you for sharing your love with the world, I find your images, and inspirations very moving....

[Senior_Diablo]

::looks at DZ:: Scheiße!

Thank you Amelia,

and this is when Amelia says "now, take this information and use it, young grasshopper"..lol

[DoctorZ]

... Strange, I can just imagine Amelia in a kimono on a mountain-top somewhere, waiting for a new student to teach The Way... of photography. >_>

[Senior_Diablo]

wax on, wax off..lol

[OrganizedKhaos]

Wax on scar.... or .... eh, you get it...

[Senior_Diablo]

[mystoo]

I'm getting ready for a photo shoot for next week! I'm totally stoked!!!!!!!!

[OrganizedKhaos]

I was going to ask you about that... when it was, I'm so excited for you...
You've got a kewl emotion in your shots that I've seen. I esp LOVE the one where you're over dude's shoulder.

[Head Wreck]

some people are just good photographers.

me. i often wonder which way is up on the damn thing :P

[OrganizedKhaos]

Heh, ask BP how easy our camera is to use it... its kinda like needing the codes of a thousand different combinations with a hundred different settings, help is appreciated.

[Head Wreck]

i have a pentax ME super 35mm SLR. rather nifty bit of kit, manual shutter backups, and a light meter built in....

what it all means is as foregn to me as the language the cheese eating surrender monkeys speak

[OrganizedKhaos]

I'm not familiar with all the terms either

...only barely, and not much more than by association