New PBaser, Check Out My Gallery

[chakalaka_rider]

Good day everyone, well, as my thread topic states, i am... new.
okay
i m 17, just started photographing few months ago.
still experimenting with stuff

here's my PBase gallery
http://www.pbase.com/chakalaka_rider

enjoy

feel free to leave any comments/suggestions!
because i sure need them!
especially suggestions



Eric

[jcboyd]

Eric – you have some nice images. Most seem to run toward PJ – Photo Journalism. Nothing wrong with that. As for the camera being older than you. The great photos are inside you, not inside the camera.

As a pbase user you will have access to millions of photographs. The images posted at this site run from amateur to professional. Seek out photographers whose work you enjoy. Place these photographers in your favorites list. Look through the popular galleries (skip the pretty girls). When finding an image that says “WOW” to you, dissect it, try to find out what really is exciting about this image. We can learn much from using this technique.

Take all types of art classes, computer classes, digital photo classes, yearbook classes you can find.

Volunteer a few hours each week at a local newspaper. Volunteer to shoot a few photos at the senior citizens get together. If people like the results you may find a few PAYING jobs coming your way. After all, new digital camera are not cheap!

Most of all have fun with your creativity. - john

[chakalaka_rider]

Eric ? you have some nice images. Most seem to run toward PJ ? Photo Journalism. Nothing wrong with that. As for the camera being older than you. The great photos are inside you, not inside the camera.

As a pbase user you will have access to millions of photographs. The images posted at this site run from amateur to professional. Seek out photographers whose work you enjoy. Place these photographers in your favorites list. Look through the popular galleries (skip the pretty girls). When finding an image that says ?WOW? to you, dissect it, try to find out what really is exciting about this image. We can learn much from using this technique.

Take all types of art classes, computer classes, digital photo classes, yearbook classes you can find.

Volunteer a few hours each week at a local newspaper. Volunteer to shoot a few photos at the senior citizens get together. If people like the results you may find a few PAYING jobs coming your way. After all, new digital camera are not cheap!

Most of all have fun with your creativity. - john

Thanks for the suggestions John!
I'll definately try to submit my photos to local newpapers:D!

As for taking art courses... I don't know. School has been quite tense lately with all the exams and so on, plus I only wish to keep photographing as a leisure hobby, might as well just learn it through personal experience rather than taught by art teachers. After all, photos are to capture the photographer's ideas and emotions at the time of shooting.

Hhhehe ja I have looked at many galleries at PBase already, a lot of them are truly amazing! I get inspired a lot just by looking at these photos!

Oh I LOVE my Canon FTb, it used to be my dad's cam. I like it a lot more than my digi cam. I like how the FTb is able to give me total control instead of all the auto settings that my digi does.

Photo journalism? I never realised that. What exactly is photo journalism? What is its definition?


Thanks,
Eric

[jcboyd]

Eric
To me a true PJ photo needs no words to go with it. PJ’s generally have people doing things, action shots such as your bike riders. Your image titled wall ride. Looking at this brings all sorts of images to my mind. Did these people survive the wall? Did they get hurt? Is this some sort of trick ride bikers do? All types of questions come to mind. Photo Journalism tells a story with a photo.
john

[chakalaka_rider]

Interesting, because when I took the photos I didn't really think about the story behind it. I guess when I took the picture I was already expecting what to expect, hence it became ordinary to me.


The biking shots wasn't by me. That was by me friend Brad. I am the rider in the pictures.

Wallride - I like that photo as well, too bad that wall is torn down now. Used to be my old school...


How wall ride is done.

Photo: NSMB. Rider: Jay Hoots (Vancouver Pro rider)