lomography - analogue photography

last few days been really boring as i have dislocated my arm after a minor cycling accident.
also can't really use this freaking keyboard but gotta think positive right?

well it was like a year ago.. i've visited Lomography Turkey Istanbul Store.
I myself am not really into analogue photography,but lomography is certainly something else!

all these cameras look fun even smell fun!

well they ain't cheap but they sure show some uniqueness.

after this amazing iphone device,
its also possible to share your
negatives via social apps like
instagram, facebook, twitter.

Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner























"It began with a fateful encounter in the early 1990s, when a group of students in Vienna, Austria, stumbled upon the Lomo Kompakt Automat – a small, enigmatic Russian camera. Mindlessly taking shots from the hip, and sometimes looking through the viewfinder, they were astounded with the mindblowing photos that it produced – the colours were vibrant, with deep saturation and vignettes that framed the shot – it was nothing like they had seen before! Upon returning home, friends wanted their own Lomo LC-A, igniting a new style of artistic experimental photography that we now know as Lomography!"



and some shots i took during my visit. enjoy!

more photoshop, less trouble

hiya!

we have been organizing a give away and the prize is a car! (e-commerce)
naturally it should look like a gift. but instead of setting up a gift ribbon for the car which would be really hard, we came up with an idea;

-prepare a gift ribbon on a toy car
-take a picture of it
-isolate the ribbon
-cover the real car image with isolated ribbon
-enjoy the result!

so the process was interesting and hope you guys like it too.
note: green ribbon was for a try-out. used red one, once we figured its doable, we started using the red one. 
(compressed pics, anything is possible quality-wise :))

peace.

edit: coco rules

nikon 35mm f/8 1/100 + sb600 iso100

nikon 35mm f/3.5 1/125 + sb600 iso 100

thank you bywonderland.com! 

visit for more cute momiji's

momiji collection

took these shots at the office with some colored post-it backgrounds. admit it, they look cute!

the almighty nikon d4

nikon's new flagship D4.  the best DSLR that has ever been produced? imo yes.

creating videos with dslr cameras became really popular thus nikon finally made some proper improvements on video recording. this thing can shoot 1080p movies at 30, 25 or 24 frames per second with autofocus and it allows you to change aperture while shooting. Video is mono by default but ofcourse you can plug in some mics to improve sound recording.

higher resolution; 16.2MP CMOS sensor and its new expeed 3 chip offers insane range of ISO;  100-12,800  and extendable from 50 – 204,800.

another great thing about this camera, comes with new carbon fiber shutter so the shutter life is over 400k. (used to be around 150k)

lcd slightly bigger. 3.2"
new focusing system got classic 51 points and 15 of them are cross-type which makes focusing really precise and fast.

it has an ethernet socket! Its just crazy seeing a camera with wireless and ethernet sockets and yes you can reach the camera via wireless without instally any software whatsoever. the web interface allows you to control multiple cameras simultaneously, including the ability to release their shutters simultaneously. you can even autofocus anywhere in the scene, simply by touching your iphone/ipad screen. because this is all web-based, you don't have to be physically close to the camera. and as usual it has GPS chip aswell.

this dslr is just awesome and its price is great too. its just 5800€ ^^ (probably every lens+camera i've ever owned would worth less in total)

ok theyr sharp, but whats da secret?

ok having well focused shots is one thing, and sharp shots another. so i'd like to share some hints with you to get your shots sharper. some of them will fix your out of focus shots aswell. (i'm not gonna get into photography for dummies 101 like slow shutter speeds cause blur images bla bla here.)

ok, most of mid level photographers are familiar with these hints but those of you who are not, listen up!

before you start reading make sure you SLR is properly calibrated.


- get a proper tripod
would be better if its not made in china. like a basic model of a Manfrotto will do the job. you need to keep your camera still. say you dont have a tripod for the moment, try holding your breath before hitting the button, rest the camera on your face, and rest your body on a wall or desk i dunno just try not to move.

if you got image stabilizer on your lens or camera, and wondering why that on/off switch exists since it always good keeping it on, well this time its not. IS,VR and stuff like that will go crazy on a tripod. so that switch actually works here. you need to turn image stabilizer off.

- get a remote controller
most of nikon model's IR codes can be found on the internet so you can set up your universal remote controller for shutter control. or get one from dealextreme for any camera brand for like 3$.
whats the point of keeping camera still with a tripod if you are poking shutter button with your finger while trying to get the shot.
ok this time you got a tripod but no remote. then use self-timer for the delay so by the time it goes of, tripods movement will be ceased. so you'll get a clear shot.


- use lower iso
well, since we are talkin about tripods, remote controllers who needs ISO then? no need to ruin your shots noisy. lets say you don't have a tripod with you. then read above and use less iso. try not to exceed iso 1000. 

- go get some prime lenses and try them
if you wanna use your SLR as a point and shoot camera, dont try prime lenses. get a tamron 18-270 or sometin, hell you should even stop reading.

you have to use your feet with prime lenses. they got no zoom at all. a focus ring and thats it and i'll keep this brief and not gonna get into pros and cons of a prime lens.

if you want your pics sharp, use proper zoom lenses which are usually expensive, or try some prime lenses. like start with 50mm f1.8 which costs less than a crappy mp3 player. if you are little bit interested in macro shots, go for macro lenses, you'll be shocked how sharp they are for normal uses.
so.. no zoom usually means sharper photos. ofc there are some crazy zoom lenses, thats why i just used word "usually".


- use higher f-stops
try to use high aperture numbers like f/7.1 - f/8. longer focal lengths will be less sharper comparing to short focal lengths. lets say we got a 18-70mm lens. lens will provide sharper pics at 18-35 comparing to full zoom 70mm. as shot gets softer you could make it more sharper by increasing the aperture number.

ok, most likely 70mm will give you f/5.6. now take the pic, take a look and now set it to f8, make proper adjustments to get enuf light. take another pic. check it out on lcd at %100 crop and you'll notice its much sharper than the one you took at f5.6

another important note, don't dont think higher aperture means sharper pics. most of lenses stop giving sharp photos after f/11. becomes worse at f/22. so its best keeping it around f/8-f/11.  
yes background will be leless diffused, theres no way to prevent it except a good post-production.

btw f8 is just a number that usually gives best results but all lenses got their best aperture value which is the sharpest point of that lens.

here some test shots i got with a cheap 70-300 lens. great lens for starters but terrible after a point. no need to give names. check out F numbers, as it gets higher, photo gets sharper!

lens: 70-300mm
left f/5 @ 200mm
right f/11 @ 200mm

so unless you are after a really shallow depth of field, boost your photos with some sharpness by giving some aperture numbers. you got a f/1.8 lens? try setting it to f/3.2 instead of f/1.8

- apply some sharpness 
use photoshop or a simple image editing software to give some little sharpness to your photo. don't ruin it with ridiculous numbers. it will cause noise. a sharpen brush would help alot. but an out of focus shot is still an out of focus shot, giving sharpness will only make it worse!

- and last step soft pics are great too!! don't forget that.

sigm 70mm f/2.8 macro @ f9

%100 crop

sigma 24-70 f/2.8 @ f14 - 35mm

%100 crop