The photography thread

[Erki]

I think we had this one on the old forums, should revive it, don't you think?

I even quite like photography, would like to be better at it. Most of my better shots(there aren't many) are always flukes. I understand that sometimes you have to put in quantity to get quality but I'd like my quality/quantity ratio to be a bit higher still...

And don't you just hate it when this happens: http://www.hot.ee/erki333/160.jpg

[AndySpeed]

Do you mean the date stamp? My camera does'nt do that, I would have thought that could be turned off in the camera options. It's not necessary, after all... Come to think of it, why is it that we see so many photos or videos with date or time stamps like that on them?

[Drew]

I can turn it off on my camera, surely you can too, Erki?

I guess time stamps are there because people don't realise if you look at the photo's property on thje computer, you can tell from there the date of the picture (if the time on the camera is set correctly )

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Dare I click on the link supplied by Erki?

[Erki]

It was my parents' cam and I was just messing when I found that the sun was setting pretty nicely... only after taking the pic did I realise that the time stamp thingy was still on. Apparently the time stamp had been turned off for a long time but they put it back on because this way it's easier to identify when the photo was shot, especially if they're going to print it on the paper.

[Erki]

Dare I click on the link supplied by Erki?

Only if you're under parental guidance.

[veeten]

Dare I click on the link supplied by Erki?

it's safe , albeit a little dark. :\

[tinchote]

http://www.hot.ee/erki333/160.jpg[/url]

Most cameras will set the date and time of the file to that of when the picture was taken, and many also tag the picture with that information. So, as others already said: turn the time stamp off!

[Mark]

Some advice then. You can see this picture of myself



It's far too dark (which is best for pictures of me ) it was a pretty overcast day in general, and it didn't help that I was standing under trees, but is there something I should have been doing with the camera settings in order to get a better picture, apart from just using flash?

[Brown, Jon Brow]

It's far too dark (which is best for pictures of me )?

You can say that again