Flower pictures???

[Greg McCary]

A friend of mine has an old Canon AE-1 camera that I am testing out. Here are some pictures that I took with it. I have not done much in PS to them short of darkening them some. Wal-mart tends to lighten everything to much. I shot these pictures with 80mm-200mm, cheap, lens. The only other lens was a 50mm. I used no filters or tripod.

[ladybugamanda]

Are they scans from prints? They almost look grainy or textured.

[Greg McCary]

They are prints. They are grainy. It must be the 80mm to 200mm lens. I was going for a more artistic than standard look.

[Jingle]

Keep on trying, soon enough you will get the perfect shot you wish to have. Do the basic first and use PS later on.

[ladybugamanda]

Mornin Gary - they do look artistic! I think I like the look. They definately aren't the typical shots. HAGD

[Greg McCary]

Thanks, I will keep at it. This is to much fun, but also harder than one would think. I do try and stay away from PS, I just use it mainly for crops.

[ladybugamanda]

I use PS mainly for crops as well - cause I don't know how to do much else with it! LMAO I would like to learn to do more with it - but I strive for photos that stand on their own. It is nice for some things - like last weekend the father-in-law got married and the photographer had people standing at a strange angle to the bright, full sun. I was also taking some shots - on my own - and most of the faces were over shadowed so I was able to lighten them and saved some rare family photos.

Thanks, I will keep at it. This is to much fun, but also harder than one would think. I do try and stay away from PS, I just use it mainly for crops.