The Rolex Forums   The Rolex Watch

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX


Go Back   Rolex Forums - Rolex Forum > General Topics > Open Discussion Forum

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 15 August 2009, 08:45 PM   #1
Czechman
"TRF" Member
 
Czechman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: USA
Watch: See my signature
Posts: 1,189
Any professional photographers out there? Share your work!

Been retired from Fashion/Glamour for several years but here's a few from my portfolio.







__________________
"Woody and Jen say hey from North Kakalaki"

19019, 19018x3, 17000x2, 16570x2, 16220, 5700, 1501, 6564, 16030, 16710, 16610

Czechman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 August 2009, 11:07 PM   #2
allanofcalifornia
"TRF" Member
 
allanofcalifornia's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Real Name: Allan
Location: California
Posts: 3,210
Very beautiful pictures!!


Allan
allanofcalifornia is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2009, 12:28 AM   #3
Nica64
"TRF" Member
 
Nica64's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: USA
Posts: 2,596
Wow!! very nice
__________________
______________________________
You can't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.
Nica64 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2009, 03:10 AM   #4
Jet
"TRF" Member
 
Jet's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Real Name: Jet
Location: SoCal, USA
Watch: SD/Sub/GMT/Daytona
Posts: 796
Wow! Fantastic work!
Jet is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2009, 04:07 AM   #5
Deep Sea
"TRF" Member
 
Deep Sea's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Real Name: Martin
Location: NC
Watch: A Rolex or two
Posts: 952
Very nice work.

What kind of equipment did/do you use?
__________________
Deep Sea
A few Rolex & a Tudor Sub
An Omega & a bunch of Breitling
Deep Sea is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2009, 04:37 AM   #6
iSellJerseyShore
"TRF" Member
 
iSellJerseyShore's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Real Name: Frankie
Location: NJ - JerseyShore
Watch: GMT-Master IIc
Posts: 1,023
Woody,

I am speechless! The lips picture is superb!



-Frankie
iSellJerseyShore is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2009, 04:56 AM   #7
Idle Swede
Suspended
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Real Name: Leo
Location: Boca Raton
Posts: 13,820
Reminds me of Chung lee's artwork on another forum.
Idle Swede is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2009, 05:29 AM   #8
YuppieKid
"TRF" Member
 
YuppieKid's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Real Name: Brandon
Location: West Coast, US
Posts: 1,079
The lips picture is just awesome. And the young blonde girl is just "delicious".



Quote:
Originally Posted by Czechman View Post
Been retired from Fashion/Glamour for several years but here's a few from my portfolio.







__________________
Brandon
YuppieKid is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2009, 05:46 AM   #9
Czechman
"TRF" Member
 
Czechman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: USA
Watch: See my signature
Posts: 1,189
Quote:
Originally Posted by Deep Sea View Post
What kind of equipment did/do you use?
Nikon... for 30+ years.

Still hoping there are others here with portfolios to share. Surely I can't be the only one.
__________________
"Woody and Jen say hey from North Kakalaki"

19019, 19018x3, 17000x2, 16570x2, 16220, 5700, 1501, 6564, 16030, 16710, 16610

Czechman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2009, 11:47 AM   #10
Deep Sea
"TRF" Member
 
Deep Sea's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Real Name: Martin
Location: NC
Watch: A Rolex or two
Posts: 952
Nikon...lovin' it! I've got a D100 & a D80, but would like to get either a D90 or D300 soon. I'm probably OK w/ the D80, but I'm a sucker for new toys. I would assume you're in the range of D3 or so?

I'm hardly a professional, but back in the 90's I did a lot of intelligence work which required me to shoot tens of thousands of shots, all over the world. Some of them ended up in a Smithsonian exhibition on logistics. All those pics are in storage in the US, so nothing to share except for lousy watch shots, and pics of my kids farting around.

But, please share more of yours...they're incredible.
__________________
Deep Sea
A few Rolex & a Tudor Sub
An Omega & a bunch of Breitling
Deep Sea is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2009, 01:35 PM   #11
Czechman
"TRF" Member
 
Czechman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: USA
Watch: See my signature
Posts: 1,189
Martin,

The first shot I posted was done with a D100. Despite it's limitations the quality of the capture is outstanding. The second and 4th shot were both taken with a D2x which I consider one of the best studio cameras ever built. It was the camera I was using when I closed my studio. Today I have a D300 which I hardly ever use but find to be an outstanding camera, I was also fortunate to get an extremely sharp copy of the 18-200 VR which I like.

The third shot was taken with an IR converted D100. Here's a few more infrared shots from that camera.





__________________
"Woody and Jen say hey from North Kakalaki"

19019, 19018x3, 17000x2, 16570x2, 16220, 5700, 1501, 6564, 16030, 16710, 16610

Czechman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2009, 02:29 PM   #12
Latrodectus
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
Latrodectus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Real Name: Fred
Location: KY, USA
Watch: GMT-Master II
Posts: 10,043
great pictures, Woody
__________________

Member # 16057
4-Hands Club
Tosser Club Member
TRF Skypers Group
Latrodectus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2009, 02:34 PM   #13
vh_bu98
"TRF" Member
 
vh_bu98's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Real Name: Vu
Location: Dallas area
Watch: Platinum YM
Posts: 2,646
I'm just an amateur photographer so I appreciate the work that you have done. I take it that studio photography was your speciality?
vh_bu98 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2009, 03:45 PM   #14
SLRdude
"TRF" Member
 
SLRdude's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Real Name: Chip
Location: Dallas TX
Posts: 6,194
I like the use of Photoshop. It's the darkroom of the digital age. (Big PS and Lightroom fan myself)
You used it wisely and to your advantage.
Very beautiful work indeed.
__________________
Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try.
Yoda, Jedi Master
CHIP
Member # 87
SLRdude is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 August 2009, 03:47 PM   #15
JJ Irani
Fondly Remembered
 
JJ Irani's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Real Name: JJ
Location: Auckland, NZ
Watch: ALL SOLD!!
Posts: 74,319
WOW!! Now that is some real artistry....fantastic stuff!!!
__________________
Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!!

I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!
JJ Irani is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17 August 2009, 12:42 AM   #16
Deep Sea
"TRF" Member
 
Deep Sea's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Real Name: Martin
Location: NC
Watch: A Rolex or two
Posts: 952
Very nice!!

My D100 had a mishap a while back and some of the functions do not work any longer due to the selector lever, but I still use it quite a lot. It is much more solid than the D80, much like your D300 w/ the magnesium body.

I was on the fence about whether I wanted to get the 18-200mm Nikon zoom, so I bought a cheaper Tamron 18-200mm zoom to see if I would use it. My 24-120 f3.5-5.6 is my primary lens, and I find I use my micro nikkor 60mm a lot for close-up things. Unfortunately my fast 35-70 f2.8 & my 70-200 f2.8 lenses are in storage. I think I would use the 70-200mm a lot w/ the kids playing & things of that nature, but I can honestly say I haven't missed it. The Tamron lens is nice (18-200), but it's very slow to focus (compared to my nikon lenses). Chances are I'll pick up the Nikon 18-200mm VR later this year, or maybe the VRII if I can't find the old one at a good price.

I had an F5 before switching to digital, and loved the feel of the camera. Maybe one day I'll upgrade to a D2 or D3 (used, of course).

Your shots are great, so keep sharing, please. I will fumble through my shots later today for some of the decent ones, but bear in mind they won't be on par w/ your shots.

Cheers.
__________________
Deep Sea
A few Rolex & a Tudor Sub
An Omega & a bunch of Breitling
Deep Sea is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17 August 2009, 01:33 AM   #17
TswaneNguni
"TRF" Member
 
TswaneNguni's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Real Name: Chris
Location: .
Watch: Daytonas/Subs/GMTs
Posts: 12,609
Those B+W shots are beautiful !!

Best camera I ever had was a Olympus OM-4 with some nice Zuiko lenses.

Now use a Canon G9.

TswaneNguni is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17 August 2009, 01:37 AM   #18
Jocke
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
Jocke's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Real Name: Jocke
Location: Sweden
Watch: A dozen of Rolex's
Posts: 22,541
Great work Woody, I really like your style and technnique.

Quote:
Originally Posted by JJ Irani View Post
WOW!! Now that is some real artistry....fantastic stuff!!!
I'm pretty sure he can make you look good too.



Jocke
__________________
This message is written in perfect swenglish.

What is best a custom Rolex or a Rolex that is stuck in custom?

Buy a professional camera and you´re a professional
photographer, buy a flute and you own a flute.
Jocke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17 August 2009, 07:36 AM   #19
2careless
"TRF" Member
 
2careless's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Melbourne, AU
Watch: Pepsi
Posts: 4,370
Wonderful shots Woody!
We're all amateurs
2careless is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17 August 2009, 11:43 AM   #20
Lol-x
Facilitator
 
Lol-x's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Real Name: Steve
Location: Omnipresent
Posts: 33,593
Excellent photographs truly professional
__________________

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. ~Abraham Lincoln
Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy

ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim
Lol-x is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17 August 2009, 12:33 PM   #21
Czechman
"TRF" Member
 
Czechman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: USA
Watch: See my signature
Posts: 1,189
Thank you to everyone who commented, I'm flattered. I really hope we have others who will share their work. I'm surprised at the quality of the watch shots here so I just assumed we had several pros aftive on TRF. Hopefully there will be others.

Last ones from me...

Portrait of the girl in the striped dress sitting on trunk:


Portrait (without make up) of the girl with rope:


Portrait (no make up other than lip color) of the girls in the lips shot:


One more for good measure:
__________________
"Woody and Jen say hey from North Kakalaki"

19019, 19018x3, 17000x2, 16570x2, 16220, 5700, 1501, 6564, 16030, 16710, 16610

Czechman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17 August 2009, 01:59 PM   #22
XplorJax
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Jacksonville
Watch: Rolex/Tag
Posts: 17
Those are great pictures!
XplorJax is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17 August 2009, 09:00 PM   #23
swatty
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
swatty's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Real Name: Peter
Location: Sydney
Watch: The Game
Posts: 17,415
Great shots Woody
swatty is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 August 2009, 10:19 AM   #24
vh_bu98
"TRF" Member
 
vh_bu98's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Real Name: Vu
Location: Dallas area
Watch: Platinum YM
Posts: 2,646
Quote:
Originally Posted by Czechman View Post
Thank you to everyone who commented, I'm flattered. I really hope we have others who will share their work. I'm surprised at the quality of the watch shots here so I just assumed we had several pros aftive on TRF. Hopefully there will be others.

Last ones from me...

One more for good measure:
I really like this one. She really has a beautiful face and stunning eyes. What nationality is she?
vh_bu98 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 August 2009, 10:37 AM   #25
train-time
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Real Name: Plankton
Location: US
Watch: less
Posts: 4,161
Absolutely beautiful photography. You are extremely talented. Thanks for sharing your skills with us.
train-time is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 August 2009, 10:50 AM   #26
Czechman
"TRF" Member
 
Czechman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: USA
Watch: See my signature
Posts: 1,189
Quote:
Originally Posted by vh_bu98 View Post
I really like this one. She really has a beautiful face and stunning eyes. What nationality is she?
I believe she's Indian and Anglo if I'm not mistaken. She's the most distracting person to talk to because she opens her mouth and the most amazing Southern Drawl comes out. Born and raised in the South. Very nice lady and devoted mother of two boys, all of us usually have lunch when she's in town.
__________________
"Woody and Jen say hey from North Kakalaki"

19019, 19018x3, 17000x2, 16570x2, 16220, 5700, 1501, 6564, 16030, 16710, 16610

Czechman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 August 2009, 11:07 AM   #27
erling
"TRF" Member
 
erling's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Real Name: Erling
Location: Iceland
Watch: Sub and TT DJ
Posts: 748
Beautiful pictures.
I´m also a photographer (weddings, children, portrait) Welcome to my website
and look at my pictures:
www.erling.is
erling is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

OCWatches

Wrist Aficionado

My Watch LLC

WatchesOff5th

DavidSW Watches

Takuya Watches


*Banners Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.





Copyright ©2004-2024, The Rolex Forums. All Rights Reserved.

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

Rolex is a registered trademark of ROLEX USA. The Rolex Forums is not affiliated with ROLEX USA in any way.