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Low Fi Experience


Low Fi Experience
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Copyright: Were wolf (Werewolf) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4127 W: 403 N: 4515] (26142)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-02
Categories: Friends/Family, Portrait
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Low-tech Images [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-07-20 10:06
Viewed: 703
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hier soir j'échangais avec Klaud ici. Une phrase qu'il a dit très intéressante. Ce n'est pas la caméra qui fait la photo. J'ai décidé de jouer un peu pour voir. Voilà donc un auto portrait avec la caméra la plus minable que j'ai j'amais vu. Car oui j'ai aussi une petite caméra digitale espion que j'ai payé $30. Pas de lcd, lentille en plastique, résolution très faible. Ce que vous voyez actuellement, est sa plus haute résolution. La seule raison qui fait que j'ai cette caméra, c'est que j'ai voulu tenté une expérience... le Low fi. C'est à dire de tenter de faire du beau avec du très bas de gamme. La résolution est si mauvaise et la sensibilité à la lumière est faible.

Si vous trouvez ça intéressant, ne vous gênez pas pour commenter... C'est une expérience. Je me demande si Trek Len a déjà recu le résultat de lentille aussi minable. Des quelques expériences que j'ai essayé j'ai choisi cet auto portrait, parce qu'il démontre bien, comment la caméra traite la lumière et le grain. Non il n'y a pas de trucage dans cette photo. mauvaise qualité, mais résultat intéressant tant qu'à moi :o)

L'idée de poster ici cette photo... Était je vous le rappelle.. De demontrer simplement, que l'on a pas besoin d'avoir du matériel professionnel pour faire de quoi d'intéressant.

Je poste aussi un autre exemple en Workshop pour vous en montrer plus.



Yesterday nigh, i discuss with Klaud here. One word he said i like... This is not the camera who do the picture. I decide to play with that, just to see. Here is an auto portrait i did with the most cheapper camera i never saw. Cause yes, i have a little spy digital camera that i paid $30. No LCD on it, plastic len, very low resolution. You see his max performance here. The only reason who make i buy that camera is to play with low fi picture. Even at it's maximum... that camera give very worst result then my cheaper resolution. Low fi is trying to do something nice with very cheap material. Resolution is so bad, low sensibility of light.

If you find it interesting, don't be shy to give your impression... It's only an experience for fun. I ask myself if TL have ever receive a cheap quality of image like that before. From the few expereience i realise with that camera, i choose that one, cause it show well the effect on the light and the texture. No there is no processing here. It's cheap... but i find something good about it :o)

The goal of posting this picture, i remain you... was to show that we don't have the obligation of professionnal matérial to do interesting things...

I give you another exemple of low fi picture in Workshop.
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To Klaud: Low fi ExperienceWerewolf 2 07-22 00:54
To vsinopoulos: Low Fi ExperienceWerewolf 1 07-21 11:34
To Saiz: Low Fi ExperienceWerewolf 1 07-21 11:14
To nova: Low fi ExperienceWerewolf 1 07-20 23:33
To magda_indigo: Low Fi ExperienceWerewolf 1 07-20 23:27
To mwebr: Low Fi ExpeirenceWerewolf 3 07-20 15:07
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To kateb: Low Fi ExperienceWerewolf 1 07-20 11:58
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hi Were,
as far as i know there are several images (photos) that are lower quality than this one of yours and are taken with cellular (mobile) phones cameras, i think today was one photo of clouds taken with it ...
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in my humble opinion TL maybe should not be the place for photos taken with mobile phone cameras for pure principles reason, what do you think ?

regards,

goran

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  • kateb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 514 W: 153 N: 338] (2991)
  • [2005-07-20 11:32]
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I think you are making a very valid point here - although a good piece of equipment may produce a better quality product, it is what the photographer sees and how they use it that is more important, in my opinion.

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  • mwebr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 450 W: 141 N: 666] (3402)
  • [2005-07-20 11:36]
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I guess I would have to disagree with goc on this...well considering the cloud image he is referring to is my photo. Why principle reasons...its a tool(camera) and when in the box of thinking then your in the box of thinking...but when out of the box there is a whole new box that's not full of standardized thinking. Photography is about expression and not the equipment from my standpoint.

I had this same idea yesterday WereWolf with a cloudscape image from my camera phone. I was outside having a smoke and liked the clouds I was viewing so click with the cameraphone and upload to TL. It was an experiment to also try interesting things with lower than adequate quality(although I did post process, but I think you may of just changed my mind about that-however I did upload the original in WS). It may of been a 1.2 megapixel camera phone but not matter it's still a camera phone. The only thing the 1.2 mp gives me is a larger image and not a better image. Here is the link Clouds by MotoV710 For me it proves it's not the tools that make the photo it's the being operating the tools, whether low-fi or high quality. It's the subject/expression of the moment.
I like this shot and the low quality of it. Really gives a neat atmosphere to the image. The framing of the autoportrait is quite cool. If your top finger tip was fully in the shot it would be just that much better composition wise. But considering no lcd this is really quite good.
Interesting parallel's in thought for last night and today. So much to talk about on this subject. I should go now for I am at work. Hopefully, talk with you later.

Michael

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  • samr Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 758 W: 44 N: 433] (3323)
  • [2005-07-20 13:34]
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Well, I guess a tool is a tool is a tool. How it is put to use is a major factor. Interesting point of discussion - sort of reminds me of the 100 year old one - is photoraphy art ? At the end of the day, if an image is pleasing - it is good. Sam

creative(*_*)

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  • nova Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2735 W: 263 N: 864] (8653)
  • [2005-07-20 21:56]
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C'est un sujet tres interessant,Alain,que tu nous propose et qui meriterait tout un debat! Michel

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  • Klaud Gold Star Critiquer [C: 107 W: 5 N: 124] (1762)
  • [2005-07-20 22:18]
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Cool ;-)
Effet de vignetage terrible, toute la lumiere est au centre.
Je ne me rappellais plus de la pietre qualité non plus...
Ouchhhhhh ca fait mal mais ha haaaaaaaa Phamiliprix est la

Tu a su démontré pleinement que la créativité l'emporte sur la lentille!

Bravo mon ami, tres réussis!!! ;-))))

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  • Saiz Gold Star Critiquer [C: 909 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-07-21 3:36]
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Vu sous un autre angle, même avec un bas de gamme tu offre des résultats plus intéressants que la moyenne planétaire avec des appareils mega pixel …
Si la camera ne fais pas la photo, celui qui prend la vue est une des composante clé de la création …
Et si d’aventure l’appareil offre une technologie haut de gamme, que l’utilisateur maîtrise le sujet et que la retouche sur ordinateur ne l’angoisse pas … Bingo sur toute la ligne.
Antonio

The result of your effort is quite interesting, I read your note and I think that you got the most out of that camera. Only that is worth a good score! Plus I find the image itself very nice.
Vassilis

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