What are some of your favorite places/things to photograph?

[Chase]

I'm curious to know what sort of things people really enjoy photographing.

Is there a special place or area that you love to go, or are there certain subjects that you especially enjoy working with?

Personally, I love the ocean and marine life. I am also a scuba diver and I am just starting to play around with underwater photography. The idea of being able to share the experience and sights of being underwater is something that really interests me.

What sort of things do you enjoy taking photographs of?

[whiterabbit]

I spend a good amount of time in the mountains climbing and skiing so most of my pics are scenic mountains. We recently picked up a fairly large telescope. I'm excited to get a camera attached to it and snap some shots of our local planets and such. My wife enjoys framing most everything frm portraits to wildlife.

Where do you dive mostly? The closest place to us would be The Sound... I hear there's some of the largest octopus up there, probably murky though.

[Chase]

We usually dive around Catalina Island, just off the coast from Los Angeles. It's great for the underwater kelp forests and quite a bit of small marine life. Unfortunately, I just have a cheap underwater camera and I'm still struggling to get some good quality photos.

I'm really interested in the telescope idea you mentioned. Once you get it all up and working, please post some photos on here!

[metroshane]

I like to take Hurrell Style Hollywood glamour photos.

[MDowdey]

girls.

no seriously, ive been taking historical/landmark photography. I have a good friend who is actually making a living doing just that. hes got talent as well.

md

[Jme]

Personally,
I enjoy lots of candid family shots. It's fun when you have a big, wacky family! I also enjoy scenery alot too.
Mostly, I just like to take pictures that will generate a reaction in people.

Jme

[ismael]

I got into photography due to my other hobbies. Cars and scale models. I'm known as the "Corvette guy" in other bulletin boards and my web site. Little surprise, I like to photograph cars, specially Corvettes and exotics. I like macro photography because I do superdetailing of scale models. But I also like scenery. Living in Puerto Rico, there are many nice locations to take good pictures. Beaches and the sea are very popular.

[MDowdey]

ismael,

id like to see some pictures that you have taken of the models. Im very interested in close ups and things like that.

md

[metroshane]

Hey Ismael, I like corvette photos also. take a look at my little section at http://photoasa.com/cgi-bin/photo.fcg?uid=5592&v=4585&d=192.1.1.61 for a couple of vette shots.

My father in law has a 60 convertible fuelie and an 87 convertible L5. Very nice. Last year at the Texas Corvette Club Show, the 87 won the best in class for wash and shine and the 60 one best in class for that class. There were probably 300 cars there! This year we hope to take best in show. This weekend, we're going again....I'll try to take some vette shots for you.

[ismael]

You can check my web site:
www.scalecorvettes.com
I'm the webmaster. We have hundreds of scale models there from contributors all over the world. Most of my pics were shot with either a Ricoh RDC-300 or a Sony Mavica FD-85 digital cameras. Due to space limitations, pic quality is not the best. Some are scanned 35mm prints like the '85 white Corvette and the green '67 convertible.
For film macro shots I use my Pentax K-1000 with a Pentax/Takumar 28-80 macro lens.
Check out the galleries and look for my name.

Thanks,
Ismael

[jazze]

I've always loved photography, but never really got into it until I had children. So most of my pics are of them.

[MDowdey]

Kids are always great to take pictures of. i agree!

md :thumbsup:

[n_ersha]

I always like taking things really close up so they're semi abstract. You look at them and think..hmm..what on earth is that? and i say its this and people go..ohhhh

So i like taking photos of flowers and cracks in the pavement and things like that.

[MDowdey]

I just started doing that very same thing! I usually just work with nature and outdoor scenery, but lately ive been getting into the macro.


md

[manda]

i like doors
windows and footpaths

faces
shoes

[TwistMyArm]

I like the outdoors myself. I also like older achitecture.

[Tam]

Hi I'm new here and I am getting into photography. How did you guys develop your "eye" for what it is you like to take pictures of? I like landscapes and scereny but how do you know that you have a good picture? Any suggestions would be very helpful. Thanks.

[photobug]

Okay, this sounds really dippy & it looks even goofier, but here's one thing you can do...

Find a empty 35mm slide mount. Attach a piece of string to it (glue, through a hole- whatever). Now set your camera up on a tripod or something else solid so you can look through the viewfinder (or lcd).

Now, hold the string between thumb and fingers of one hand and the slide mount in the other. Move the slide mount closer or farther away from your eye until what you see through the hole in the slide mount is close to what you see in the camera viewfinder.

Mark the string with a marker, or a tape flag or something. Now you can walk around like a regular pro-photographer-in-training with your "framing aid" and look at the world. If it looks good in the aid, it'll probably look good in the camera. Assuming proper focus, exposure, etc.

Do it every day. after awhile it becomes second nature and you can do it without the aid. The nice part is it taks up almost no space and you can slip it into your pocket and cary it all the time.

You can make a mark on the string for different lenses (or zoom settings) to make it multi-functional.

Try it, you'll like it! Just don't look at yourself in the mirror while doing it. You die laughing and not get any pictures taken. :D

[RRose]

My wife has a beautiful flower garden. I couldn't tell you the names of the flowers that I take pictures of, she just tells me not to step on anything. Also I live in a beautiful small town on a lake. The harbor and the boats are always interesting subjects.

[trueheart]

Attention, Metroshane -
I am very interested in doing this type of portrait. I understand, besides the lighting, that most photographers doing this use fabric based paper, plus manipulation of the image, either in the dark room or on a photo shop type software.

Please tell us more, how are you doing this ?

[trueheart]

I tried to post this earlier, so my apologies if both of these bob to the surface.
Shane, I would really like to hear more about your Hollywood Style portraits.

Regarding foot paths and walk ways, once I found a Hello My Name Is sticker, attached to the pavement, with the name Ben on it. I took an extreme closeup of it, and framed it up and gave it to ...Ben... for a Christmas gift. I called it "Ben, Stuck Down Town on Watson Street."

Sometimes it pays to walk with your head hung low. Ha

[deportfred]

I really like to photograph every day life. I find it very challenging because technically, everything is everyday life, but not everything makes a nice composition.
I used to like nature photography, but honestly got a little bored with it. Theres no feeling in it...