Comments on: Lens/Capture http://pennyluxe.com/2010/02/03/lenscapture/ A Luxurious Life Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:22:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J.D.Regent http://pennyluxe.com/2010/02/03/lenscapture/comment-page-1/#comment-5316 J.D.Regent Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:40:02 +0000 http://pennyluxe.com/?p=4403#comment-5316 My dad has this childhood friend who is a photographer for like, Surfer and Motocross magazines and stuff. Once when I was twenty he took a bunch of pictures of me, promising to put me in a shoot in one of his magazines, and every single one of them he was like "um... urrr. Wow. You're so pretty in person, but..."I swear I have like a biomagnetic field that makes pictures go wonky. I don't just look ugly in photos, I look like a Picasso painting. I would seriously attend a one hour practicum on posing for photos just so I don't ruin my friends' wedding pictures and stuff. My dad has this childhood friend who is a photographer for like, Surfer and Motocross magazines and stuff. Once when I was twenty he took a bunch of pictures of me, promising to put me in a shoot in one of his magazines, and every single one of them he was like “um… urrr. Wow. You’re so pretty in person, but…”I swear I have like a biomagnetic field that makes pictures go wonky. I don’t just look ugly in photos, I look like a Picasso painting. I would seriously attend a one hour practicum on posing for photos just so I don’t ruin my friends’ wedding pictures and stuff.

]]> By: Jess http://pennyluxe.com/2010/02/03/lenscapture/comment-page-1/#comment-5306 Jess Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:17:06 +0000 http://pennyluxe.com/?p=4403#comment-5306 Claudia- all of my best pictures of myself are when I'm drunk. I don't know if its because I'm relaxed or what but when I'm drunk I totally know my angles. I was doing my own self portraits for awhile but since my auto focus on my camera isn't working right now its kind of hard to do it Claudia- all of my best pictures of myself are when I’m drunk. I don’t know if its because I’m relaxed or what but when I’m drunk I totally know my angles.

I was doing my own self portraits for awhile but since my auto focus on my camera isn’t working right now its kind of hard to do it

]]> By: nenasadije http://pennyluxe.com/2010/02/03/lenscapture/comment-page-1/#comment-5299 nenasadije Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:37:04 +0000 http://pennyluxe.com/?p=4403#comment-5299 i hate, hate, hate having my photograph taken mostly because i have always taken really bad pictures (or i'm just really critical of myself?). but my husband is a professional videographer and semi-professional photographer so i am his constant subject. he has taken some amazing still shots of me over the years. most of these have been the result of simply composed shots where i can relax and "get soft". he'll shoot a ton of frames from a tripod and then we'll look at them quickly, without judgment. maybe he'll sit with me for a while and use the remote shutter. then he'll take the camera off the tripod and move around. we'll just have fun. and i almost NEVER look directly at the camera - it takes a lot of work to get satisfying shots when looking directly into the lens. i also find it really helpful to realize that candid, point and shoot pictures taken at parties, charity events, etc. always have the potential to turn out badly - you're caught off guard, have food in your mouth, are in an uncomfortable outfit or standing with someone you don't know or don't like. but you can practice for these kinds of photos by setting up the tripod (or camera set on a stack of books, a box, etc.) and letting the auto-shutter do its job. i hate, hate, hate having my photograph taken mostly because i have always taken really bad pictures (or i’m just really critical of myself?). but my husband is a professional videographer and semi-professional photographer so i am his constant subject. he has taken some amazing still shots of me over the years. most of these have been the result of simply composed shots where i can relax and “get soft”. he’ll shoot a ton of frames from a tripod and then we’ll look at them quickly, without judgment. maybe he’ll sit with me for a while and use the remote shutter. then he’ll take the camera off the tripod and move around. we’ll just have fun. and i almost NEVER look directly at the camera – it takes a lot of work to get satisfying shots when looking directly into the lens. i also find it really helpful to realize that candid, point and shoot pictures taken at parties, charity events, etc. always have the potential to turn out badly – you’re caught off guard, have food in your mouth, are in an uncomfortable outfit or standing with someone you don’t know or don’t like. but you can practice for these kinds of photos by setting up the tripod (or camera set on a stack of books, a box, etc.) and letting the auto-shutter do its job.

]]> By: Claire http://pennyluxe.com/2010/02/03/lenscapture/comment-page-1/#comment-5298 Claire Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:05:42 +0000 http://pennyluxe.com/?p=4403#comment-5298 Oh how I wish I had some tips. I'm the person who always ruins group shops because somehow, no matter how hard I try or what I do, my eyes always end up closed. I take just terrible pictures. At first I thought I just wasn't very photogenic, but now I'm starting to think that I might just be freaky looking :) Oh how I wish I had some tips. I’m the person who always ruins group shops because somehow, no matter how hard I try or what I do, my eyes always end up closed. I take just terrible pictures. At first I thought I just wasn’t very photogenic, but now I’m starting to think that I might just be freaky looking :)

]]> By: Claudia http://pennyluxe.com/2010/02/03/lenscapture/comment-page-1/#comment-5294 Claudia Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:31:22 +0000 http://pennyluxe.com/?p=4403#comment-5294 oh my gosh penny. I am the worst at posing for pictures. the best pictures of me are always taken when I'm drunk because I'm the most relaxed/don't give a fuck. oh my gosh penny. I am the worst at posing for pictures. the best pictures of me are always taken when I’m drunk because I’m the most relaxed/don’t give a fuck.

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