Art, Still Life, Conceptual Photography & Snapshot

Conceptual photography is a photography genre in which the artists makes a photograph of a concept or idea. Thus the subject is strictly abstract, even though what is depicted in the photograph are real objects.
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A snapshot is popularly defined as a photograph that is "shot" spontaneously and quickly, most often without artistic or journalistic intent. Snapshots are commonly considered to be technically "imperfect" or amateurish--out of focus or poorly framed or composed. Common snapshot subjects include the events of everyday life, such as birthday parties and other celebrations, sunsets, children playing,group photos and the like.

The snapshot concept was introduced to the public on a large scale by Eastman Kodak, which produced the Brownie box camera around 1900. Kodak encouraged families to use the Brownie to capture moments in time and to shoot photos without being concerned with producing perfect images. Kodak advertising urged consumers to "celebrate the moments of your life" and find a "Kodak moment."

The "snapshot camera" tradition continues with inexpensive point-and-shoot digital cameras that fully automate flash, ISO, focus, shutter speed, and other functions, making the shooting of a good-quality image simple. Such cameras are typically programmed to achieve a deep depth of field and high shutter speed so that as much of the image is in focus as possible. For expert photographers, who are better able to control the focus point, the use of shallow depth of field often achieves more pleasing images by blurring the background and making the subject stand out.

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Still life photography usually depicts inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made.

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Uncategorized photography will be posted here as well... if you want to post just your personal pictures, please post them in the Rakista Clan.. there is a specific forum for those there.. this topic is purely for photography sake.. thanks

my Canon AE-1

my artificial series

old shots w/ my other cameras


Drip
Canon AE-1 (film SLR) - 2005


Cafe of Dreams
Canon AE-1 (film SLR) - 2005


As If It May Last Forever
Kodak EasyShare C340 - 2006


Empty
Kodak EasyShare C340 - 2006


Yellow Line
Jordan, Guimaras
Kodak EasyShare C743 - 2007

To drift in silence
an untitled sculpture by Melvin Guirhem during an exhibit in Galleri Graphitto, Iloilo City

Boat race...
Brgy. Namocon, Tigbauan, Iloilo
Kodak EasyShare C743

mga pwet ng tagayan na baso...
i adjusted the color balance to make it look cooler...
kaya ngayon... muka na siyang ice...
ang lamig... hehehe...

using my film SLR -- Canon AE-1
"develop only" sessions - inspecting the negatives in the developing center .. February 2005


Searching..
Ganda, me & Edelberto.. inspecting my film negatives.. I placed my camera on top of a box and set it on timer
Canon AE-1


Negative..
picking the good shots for printing

old and dusty..
kaninang umaga lang yan sa may bakuran hehe

German..
Canon EOS 400D
- my VW Type 1 Beetle


Plushies..
Canon EOS 400D
- Dale, Goofy & two YMS-14 Gelgoog


Happy being different..
Canon EOS 400D
- I don't know what this thing is called. It's from Japan and a Japanese volunteer gave it to me.. something as toys for the bathtub for kids.. I like the cute faces of this octopus shaped things.. I am thinking of doing a stop-motion animation w/ it..

It's bright outside


Old wooden window



It takes time...

taken by my Kodak EasyShare C743.. January 2007 while riding a jeepney

Blurred series..


blurred in loneliness


blurred emptiness

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a very old shot.. taken using my first digicam


seeking inspiration
Kodak EasyShare C340 - March 2006

Goofy
Canon EOS 400D



YMS-14 Gelgoog
Canon EOS 400D


Otakuness -Stellar Louise plushie from Gundam SEED Destiny & a Konoha ninja forehead protector
Kodak EasyShare C743

Love affair.. - our VW beetles..
Canon EOS 400D


Kerokeropi Kedama - a Japanese children's toy
Canon EOS 400D


Jack the Pumpkin King
Canon EOS 400D

Dyembe
Kodak EasyShare C340 - 2006

Mode of Transportation
- taken while riding on the roof of a very big truck-like jeepney bound for Bucari Falls up in the mountains, this shot was actually the jeepney we passed by going back to the town of Leon
Leon, Iloilo
Casio Exilim EX-55 - April 2007

tsalap...

ready to be grilled...


Fate can be cruel sometimes, eh?

last year.. I did product photography for TSKI .. a NGO supporting small businesses..
it was an opportunity for me to go around the island of Panay which composes of 4 provinces and take pictures of handmade products for the catalogue of the NGO..

Kodak EasyShare C340 & Casio Exilim EX-55


handmade fans from Barbaza - Barbaza, Antique province



buhai buri - Tobias-Fornier, Antique province


bamboo walld ecors - Lauan, Antique province


nito ware - Libacao, Aklan province



abaca bags - Brgy. Tuburan, Janiuay, Iloilo


Calaya weaving - Brgy. Calaya, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras

spin fun

drawing mode... a typical late afternoon for me..
Canon EOS 400D - fake lomo effect

Bahay Kubo
Maasin, Iloilo
Kodak EasyShare C743


Amakan - thin bamboo strip weaved to make a wall
Maasin, Iloilo
Canon EOS 400D


garden wheel...
Canon EOS 400D

Bathroom Scale ni Mama hehehe....



Regalo sa akin ng aking mahal na pinsan nakakaloko ang basong ito umiilaw LOLS.



Laruan ng dating nakatira sa warehouse...



Likod ng Office


Wedding March kuno hahaha...

Nightrush
Canon EOS 400D
- slow shutter speed shot of a Ceres bus speeding along the highway


Tree-people VS quicksand
Canon EOS 400D
- the trees have faces.. mwahahha

Since I wasn't sure where to post this, the closest being "Conceptual", here's my first share here in these forums. I call it "Thanks For The Company"



Thanks for looking.

acoustic..
- my worn-out acoustic guitar (no strings at the moment), a Japanese Okarina (flute) & a snake-skinned tamborine
Canon EOS 400D

a very very old film shot


From Within The Darkness
- bonfire @ Sunrise Beach Resort, Guimbal, Iloilo - 2003
Canon AE-1

daily consumption
Canon EOS 400D

sorry sir, di ko kasi napansin yung thread na yun...ahm, pano nyo po pinopost yung mga shots nyo?