bumblebee Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I decided to start this thread here to give the guys who are not used to taking photos some simple pointers to help them improve their photos on their ladboy recording adventures. Now let me say from the start I am in no way a photography expert, far from it. I am just a guy who enjoys taking photos, reading tips online and putting them into practice. I don't even have a flashy DSLR, I only use a Canon S5 bridge camera and a Panasonic ZS3/TZ7 point and shoot. So I hope you more knowledgeable of photography BMs can help the guys out also.Some BMs have said to me they like my photos because they make them feel like they are there in the bar with the girl. So I will start this off with some tips on taking those shots, the ones most of us will be taking, besides the room shots.Rule of Thirds:The most common mistake guys make is taking out their camera, holding it in the landscape position and placing the subject slap bang in the centre. This leaves a lot of wasted space above and either side of the subject. To combat this, if you want to use the landscape position, place your subject to the left or right, depending on the way they are looking. Also don't leave much space above their heads. This is called the Rule of Thirds.Basically it means dividing the photo up in sections of 3, ie 2 horizontal lines and 2 vertical llines. Where the lines cross are where the eye naturally looks when observing a photo.When you are aware of this rule you will see it everywhere. Notice it the next time you watch the news, chat shows, movies etc. It is one of the fundamentals of composition.http://photoinf.com/..._of_thirds.htmlDiagram 1 shows the rule of thirds and the main points the eye is attracted to on a photo.Photo 1 the subject, Shar in this case, looks a bit lost in so much space. Why place her in the very centre?Photo 2 by placing Shar to the left, we can only wonder what she is looking at in the distance. 1 Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Fill the Frame: Another important basic tip is to fill the frame. I'll use the same photo to illustrate this point. When you are going to take a photo of someone, why not turn the camera around to portrait position. This way you can fill the frame. Use the zoom or walk to get closer to the subject to minimise the amount of empty space and emphasise the subject and show as much body as is possible. Compare this photo to the centred one of Shar. http://digital-photo...fill-your-frame Quote Link to comment
pdogg Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Rule of Thirds: Some great stuff here! :D Know one buddy of mine said that a 5 minute talk with BB about "Thirds' significantly improved his snaps! Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 Some great stuff here! :D Know one buddy of mine said that a 5 minute talk with BB about "Thirds' significantly improved his snaps! Thanks PD flattery will get you a 30 Baht Archa :P Looks like the links may not open, if so they can be accessed here. http://photoinf.com/General/KODAK/guidelines_for_better_photographic_composition_rule_of_thirds.html http://www.digital-photography-school.com/fill-your-frame Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 Some more examples of the rule of thirds combined with filling the frame as much as you can with your subject. When the girls are sitting in one direction or the other, use the portrait position and move them to one side or the other. Fight the urge to centre them or you will have some wasted space behind the subject. If you imagine the rule of thirds grid over these photos the vertical lines would pass through the upper body and the lower horizontal line going across the legs. Photos 1, placing Lidia to the left so she is in an L shape showing off those legs, yummy. Photo 2, placing Nut to the right so she is in an L shape in reverse. 1 Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Most cameras have an option of displaying the grid that will help you compose your photos using the rule of thirds, yes that is what those annoying lines ruining your display screen are for. This example shows how the lines cross at the girl's smile., thus drawing our attention to it. Not sure if she is packing, very much doubt it. Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 To get as much of those legs in as possible, I get the girls to sit in a position that minimises the amount of wasted space and maximises as much body as we can fit in the frame. Try to use the extremes of the frame to fit in as much body as you can. Can you imagine how unpleasing on the eye the following 3 photos would be if I had placed the faces on the middle of the frame. Use portrait if if suits more as in the first 2 photos, and as you can see landscape suits the 3rd photo more in this particular situation. 1 Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Ok gents, you have the lady back in the room on a lovely Thai or where ever you are sunny afternoon. You think yeah she would look great posing in the window area or on the balcony while you shoot from inside the room. Everything looks perfect, she is playing up to the camera and you take your shots. You review them on the monitor of your camera and to your disappointment she appears as just a silhouette. What can you do? Well the easiest thing to do is force your flash to go off and therefore illuminate the subject. You can use this technique outside in daylight also where the sun is behind the subject. The lovely Liou was kind enough to assist me in illustrating this point. Guess which one used the flash? lol. http://www.best-family-photography-tips.com/fill-flash.html http://www.digital-photography-school.com/using-fill-flash Quote Link to comment
DownLoLarry Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 To get as much of those legs in as possible, I get the girls to sit in a position that minimises the amount of wasted space and maximises as much body as we can fit in the frame. Get those legs in the shot! What a pic of May! :P :P :P Just a general comment about Nut; I've never seen a bad pic of her. She knows how to smile on demand when being photographed some thing not everyone can do. The camera loves her. 1 Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 Get those legs in the shot! What a pic of May! :P :P :P Just a general comment about Nut; I've never seen a bad pic of her. She knows how to smile on demand when being photographed some thing not everyone can do. The camera loves her. You are correct Larry, nice pins on May indeed. And Nut is very photogenic also, never a bad photo of her. Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 In the following two photos you can see how I composed the face. In the first photo the girl is facing to the left and so I positioned her more over to the right to give the feeling of space to the left. In the second she is facing more directly towards the camera, so I centred her slightly more is this photo, but filled as much of the frame as I could with limited space above her head. Quote Link to comment
DownLoLarry Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 nice pins on May indeed. Those spread legs, bejezuz, they're inviting my face between her thighs! :) Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Horizons. So you decide to spend a day at the beach with your chosen lady. The water looks like a great place to take some shots so your shoot some nice photos. You get the girl posing like you want her, and then review the photos. They look great, but damn the horizon is slanting at an angle. This a common mistake guys make. They are so preoccupied with the model they forget the background. The free software Picasa allows you to rotate the photo to level the horizon. See the difference it makes in the examples below. Again always trying to fill the frame to give that close up feeling with your subject. Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Horizons Part 2: Let's stay on the beach for a bit longer. Usually when you take photos of the horizon you can align it on the horizontal on the rule of thirds grid. If the sky is clear it can be best to align it on the upper line to emphasise the vastness of the sea and if there is a cloudy sky you are normally best to place it on the lower line to give a more dramatic sky. It really depends on which of the two you are trying to emphasise. To place it in the middle of the frame cuts it in two and is not very appealing to the eye. Quote Link to comment
pdogg Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Horizons. They look great, but damn the horizon is slanting at an angle. This a common mistake guys make. They are so preoccupied with the model they forget the background. The free software Picasa allows you to rotate the photo to level the horizon. See the difference it makes in the examples below. Huge difference BB! With the horizon slanted it looks stoopid. But corrected as u did, could make the swimsuit issue of SI. :D Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 Huge difference BB! With the horizon slanted it looks stoopid. But corrected as u did, could make the swimsuit issue of SI. :D Hopefully next time I am in Los I can take a crack at it and get some photos that are worthy. :D Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 Sunsets: Sunsets follow the same horizon rules, and I usually place the sun where the lines on the rule of thirds grid intersect rather that in the middle. Of course you can use landscape or portrait here, depending on the effect you are trying to achieve. Most cameras have a sunset mode which enhance the colours. Beach Road never looked so good. Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 Another horizon shot, with the sailing boat almost on the intersection of bottom and left hand lines on the grid. I placed the boat here to give the effect of it sailing into the photo. Quote Link to comment
farangbah Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 In the following two photos you can see how I composed the face. In the first photo the girl is facing to the left and so I positioned her more over to the right to give the feeling of space to the left. In the second she is facing more directly towards the camera, so I centred her slightly more is this photo, but filled as much of the frame as I could with limited space above her head. BB, you're a far superior photographer than me, but at least we like shooting the same subjects! :D Notice how I aligned the cock almost at the intersection of the left and lower grid, to emphasize the focal point of the subject and grab the viewer's attention, perfectly offset by that of the placement of orgasmic facial features, with the foreground subject lilting slightly out of frame to induce a sensation of more happening off-camera... 2 Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Farangbah I like the way that schlong captures the viewers eye and drags his mouth in. Quote Link to comment
pdogg Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Interesting photo is that her cock is curved one way while her head and body turning the other way. That way her cock does not obliterate her torso. Now obviously u can't change the curvature of her cock so i suppose the photographer has to work around that by positioning her head and body in a complementary fashion. Nice cock! Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Depth of Field. DOF. You will often see photos like the one here, where the subject is sharp and the background is blurred. It looks good as the subject is in really clear focus and there are no background distractions. You will need manual controls on your camera to create this effect , so some cameras will not be able to achieve this, and turn the dial to Av or A for Aperture. Rather than me trying to explain how this works I'll leave it to the experts. The tutorials here will guide you through how you can create this type of photo. http://www.dslrtips.com/workshops/How_to_take_portraits_with_blurred_background/people_small_depth_of_field.shtml http://www.digital-photography-school.com/aperture Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Here is a review of the top 10 point and shot cameras doing the rounds just now. Useful for any of you guys in the market for a new holiday shooter. http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/collection/1603/top_10_point_and_shoot_cameras.html Quote Link to comment
Kahuna Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Bumblebee...Very happy that you posted today or I'd likely never have seen this thread... What a great great thread... Sadly, I'm like the World's worst photographer...Keep the lessons coming please... Many many thanks... Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 Bumblebee...Very happy that you posted today or I'd likely never have seen this thread... What a great great thread... Sadly, I'm like the World's worst photographer...Keep the lessons coming please... Many many thanks... Well Mr K, just follow the tips so far and you will be well up to speed. Quote Link to comment
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