Quote (TheBlackRose66 @ Tue, Jul 7 2009, 11:32pm)

http://forums.d2jsp.org/index.php?showtopic=32538442&f=289 This is where it belongs.
I don't think any posts deserve to be locked like this one.
This is completely off topic, and in the wrong section.
Others agree.

I've had enough arguing, the post has been reported.
A mod can deal with this.

Once again sail your boat of right, I'll stay in the sea of wrong.
When a moderator comes and locks it, You will know why.

Quote (bountiehunter @ Wed, Jul 8 2009, 04:35am)

Lock it ? Why. You have yet to give me one valid reason that I have not provided valid counterpoint to.

Your boat will sink. This is a valid photography topic and I would appreciate if you would cease the spam in this thread. If you have any constructive critissism regarding the photographs I have taken. Please feel free to say so.

Also please forward all concerns regarding the validity of this topic to my pm box.

Quote (TheBlackRose66 @ Tue, Jul 7 2009, 09:39pm)

You haven't had a single good counter point to the fact that this entire thread revolves around the actual xbox 360, and how this is lacking any photographic art being portrait.
(Which has been previously stated, and agreed upon by other members.)

Quote (TheBlackRose66 @ Tue, Jul 7 2009, 11:39pm)

You haven't had a single good counter point to the fact that this entire thread revolves around the actual xbox 360, and how this is lacking any photographic art being portrait.
(Which has been previously stated, and agreed upon by other members.)

Quote (bountiehunter @ Tue, Jul 7 2009, 11:10pm)

Please for my sake explain what "Photographic technique" means.

No?

Ill do it myself.

http://photoinf.com/General/NAVY/Photographic_composition_Balance.htm

Good or correct composition is impossible to define precisely. There are no hard-and-fast rules to follow that ensure good composition in every photograph. There are only the principles and elements that provide a means of achieving pleasing composition when applied properly. Some of these principles and elements are as follows:

  * Center of interest  The xbox is the center of interest so I made sure the room was dark enough so that was all that showed up.
* Subject placement I made sure that I used the rule of thirds when photographing the xbox instead of placing it dead center
* Simplicity              This is a simple picture because I didnt want to detract from the xbox with a distracting background
* Viewpoint and camera angle I chose to take the picture from the floor so that the xbox would appear larger also providing a full view of the side
* Balance        I tried to ballance the dark and light spaces of the photograph evenly
* Shapes and lines  The strait lines of the xbox draw the users eyes from bottom at the slightly visible reflection to the top (moving along with the bubbles in the second shot.
* Pattern
* Volume
* Lighting  This obviously played a large role in the shoot.
* Texture
* Tone
* Contrast
* FramingThe xbox was framed in black
* Foreground
* Background Black to not detract from the xbox
* Perspective

Please feel free to critique freely.

Quote (bountiehunter @ Wed, Jul 8 2009, 04:44am)

1: One member aside from yourself asked for the thread to be locked. Not members.
2: Two posts revolve around the xbox itself. the rest have been you and I.
3: A portrait involves a person. This is a still life.
4: This post clearly states what I tried to achieve with this photo and the steps I took.



If I failed to implement any of these basic photography rules I still would be posting in the right forum if only for the fact that I tried.