The "Clouds are Falling"

[gr82bart]

An interesting read: http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/2014

Regards, Art.

[reellis67]

Well, he's got quite a lot to say. I particularly like this statement, which is something that I seem to keep telling people who don't seem to listen - "Everything is related", or as I like to say, everything is interconnected and exerts some influence on everything else - nothing happens in a vacuum. I also agree with his assessments that people's reactions don't appear to result from understanding and forethought, rather they are often knee-jerk reactions, and I liked his assessment of the modern business model. Neither of these concepts are sustainable, at least in my opinion.

Our world is certainly in flux, and the flood of new technologies, and the trends that they create, does not seem likely to stop anytime soon. While I don't fully agree with his views on the future of photography in regards to video, his comments on supply and demand for photography seem right on. Yet, journalism and art are two disparate beasts, and the path that ones takes does not seem likely to dictate the path of the other. Whatever happens, the future will hold opportunities for those willing to seek them out.

By the by, did anyone else find the images in that article to be almost model-like in appearance? Very odd effect.

Thanks for sharing this one Art.

- Randy

[reellis67]

Heh, I'm a little slow apparently - I just now figured out what the technique used in those images was. Apparently it's a good thing that I'm not trying to keep up with times...

- R

[KenS]

Originally Posted by reellis67

By the by, did anyone else find the images in that article to be almost model-like in appearance? Very odd effect.
- Randy

Randy...

I can almost "bet" that the image of the crowd in the station and the one of the airport have been either PS'ed or otherwise fiddled with. I have to imagine that a majority of lenses/f-stop/film formats used to photograph the airport, were it made from the air, would have had more than enough DOF at the required distance to have the image sharp from corner to corner. The obvios limited DOF makes me more than suspicious.

Ken

[Whatadame]

Lens Baby? Seems to be a very popular style right now.

[Bob F.]

Probably lensbaby or similar as the distortion of the depth of field looks too realistic to be digery-pokery (but might be if the person took the time to do it carefully). Could have been a view camera but that's probably not practical for the locations.

Differential focus + a high viewpoint = model-like image (saturated colours help too).

Bob.

[Stephen Frizza]

ooohhhh lens baby! I had no idea of such a tool until now!

[DKT]

from the time before lens baby:
http://www.marktucker.com/plungercam/

[AutumnJazz]

Tilt-shift photography is awesome.

I have seen some very good fakes, though.

And that article is making me realize how hard my dream will be...(I want to be a war photographer.)