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spenser you have quite the fun life I must say  Nice shot, though she could be standing in a garbage dump and I'd probably still like it.

there is some really good photography in here :)

So while it's on the hot page......Any Portland peeps check it out. Well...I guess you don't have to live in Portland to enjoy (or buy a print if your mattress of cash is full) but my friend has been experimenting with wet plate and tinytype photography the past year or so. He just opened a studio in Portland where you can have a session done in said media.

Sorry if this comes off "spammy", I really don't intend for it to be that way, just trying to help a struggling friend out spread the word. Let me know and I'll take it down if ya'll want. Either way I think just looking at his website/tumbler/so on is fun....so....go take a look everyone!

http://www.uninstagram.com is probably the best place to start. From there you can find all of his work. While he might be a friend of mine, he really is one of my favorite photographers. Love his prospective, use of light, so on and so on....doesn't hurt that he is color blind.

Seriously though, having a wet plate session done was one of the coolest things I have done in months, so If you ARE in Portland...check it out. He just made a 2000 Watt Flash for the thing, so now the possibilities are close to endless ( you no longer have to sit for 7 seconds or so without moving)

Originally posted by adeodadus http://www.uninstagram.com/  His other stills are impressive too

I wasn't joking when I said he was one of my favorite photographers right now

True story though, he did digital for a long, long time, and just got sick of it. There was a really good quote a while back from a local paper along the lines of "I used to shoot 200 photos a day. Now I shoot two a day. When you are dealing with chemicals that could potentially kill you, and a camera that is over 100 years old, things slow down a bit". Keep in mind that is an awful quote though...haha.

He has many things for sale on his etsy sight too, btw....
/endshamelessplug.

Originally posted by fj5 Some of my recent work:  www.fjsarmiento.com www.facebook.com/fjsarmientophotography

Damnnnnn FJ

Looking at your pictures, you don't do much post processing do you? It looks very clean and simple. I love it. 

So are you a full time photographer or just do it on the side? 
I'm doing another wedding shoot in July, for a friend again, only they are going to pay for rental gear. I'm only repn a Canon 550D atm, with only a handful of lenses. 

Oh yer, there always is, but like you said. Little is more. I'm guessing it would be very small touches here and there But the pictures look very 'in camera' which is what i love. 

I seem to over process a lot at the moment. going through past photos I look and shake my head looking at them. Too much contrast, dramatic saturation etc etc. The things you do when you learn how to use something... 

also, here are a couple eagle shots from the other day.  I dropped my car off to get the rear window displayed and was waiting for my ride, and noticed them sitting together in a tree across the street.  eagles are an everyday thing here, but I wanted to test the bigger zoom on my new powershot again.  not bad at all.

Originally posted by spenser Originally posted by ctoma ^ Excellent, nice work spenser.  What's the name of that chute?  The paper doesn't seem willing to spell it out... shit for brains, hah.  here is the actual photo.

annnnnd I have a new background on my work computer.  Shit for brains looks fun!  Do you ride back to a chair lift from the outrun of that bad chicken or is it a trek out?

Originally posted by koji3 Looking at your pictures, you don't do much post processing do you? It looks very clean and simple. I love it.  So are you a full time photographer or just do it on the side?  I'm doing another wedding shoot in July, for a friend again, only they are going to pay for rental gear. I'm only repn a Canon 550D atm, with only a handful of lenses.

Originally posted by fj5 Sorry for the super delayed reply.  Yes, as Spenser pointed out, there's definitely post processing there.  All my pro work and blog posts go through basic editing... fix the contrast a bit, white balance, saturation, sharpness, certain tones.  Sometimes I experiment a bit with post HDR.  It's pretty fun, the trick is to minimize the "exaggeration" ... so yeah, I too like the "less is more" mentality. Congrats on landing your next shoot!  You're on your way!!!  Yeah, I'm a "Full Time" photographer... but my winters tend to be quiet (most weddings spread from spring to fall) so I get a lot more time to snowboard, which is nice!  The 550D (T2i) is a very worthy camera.  I have one too, I use it more for my video work.  For photos, I shoot Nikon (D3 x2, D700) and a bunch of Nikkor fast glass.  Used to shoot a lot of zooms but have fallen in love with shooting primes for weddings.  I definitely recommend investing in higher end glass! My blog:  http://fjsarmiento.tumblr.com

Thanks man. I enjoy doing it for fun but could never do it as a job. It gets pretty stressful trying to get some shots. 
I lack confidence at the moment and my skills no where near the where it should be for wedding shoots. Haha. Mind you I'm only charging for the camera gear I'm hiring out for them so they get it dirt cheap. 

I love the 550D. Its been great to me but a friend recently upgraded to the 5DMIII and god does it take clean pictures. Everything just looks better on a Full frame. Haha. 
Slowly buying better lenses. Don't have much at the moment but the kit i got does the job for my own stuff. 

What I used to shoot with:

Damnnn~~!!! I only i was made of money 
Being an apprentice sucks. Shit wages... That's pretty much the lens kit i want to have in future with an addition of few more But i'd be very happy with a 5D mark II as the body. 

Isn't Nikons video capability as good as canons?
Yer that 50 1.8 is the easiest purchase I've ever made. No complaints for that price.

I wish I had my Canon for this shot _ but no
Dawn patrol to Sandy Beach _ sunrise by the blow hole
Its cold right now with the windchill

FJ5 : ever seen the EPIC Red line?

No _ met some people at a party and conversation segue into photography/films and they were using Red. 

Anyhow, I wish I had your set up let alone the Reds.  I want to create shorts but really on the budget maybe with canons?

Koji3 : thanks for the link _ love it when companies host user forums 

There are some great quality photos in here.. kinda wish I had the full sized images for some of the pictures to put as my desktop photo =p

Originally posted by koji3 Hey FJ, i got a question if you don't mind.  With most of your indoor wedding photography how do you go about lighting?  like your pre-wedding shots etc.

Hey man, I try to use ambient light for most of my indoor prep shots.  I try to get as much natural light through the windows as I can and shoot wide open with relatively high iso.  If that's just not an option, then I use external flashes and bounce off the ceiling with a diffuser.

Oh, and nice shots with the ND filter! 

Regarding your suspected dud polarizer, I believe it just depends on your lens.  I think the polarizer cannot account for ultra wide perspectives due to the curvature of the lens.  So not all the light rays are travelling through the filter in the same direction as that "cross section" you mentioned.  Happened to me when I used a CPL on my old Tokina 12-24 on my old 10D.

Picture of the boyfriend on holiday.

One of my 'Nature' images for my university B/W brief.





Friends on holiday.



Me skating :)

Sorry for the quality on some of the snowboarding ones.. they were taken off my facebook account :) I have the originals somewhere :)
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@FJ yer you were right, it can't handle super wide at the darkest stop. Not much a a problem thou. Love the genus, No vignetting that I can see on it and images stay pretty sharp imo.