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Hmm, the bump of this thread reminded me to post my photo website here which is now up…
Finally made with Wix, not incredibly happy with the results (especially mobile) but it’s easy to maintain.
Currently working on “digitally remastering” a set of Ektachrome slides I shot on Halloween nights in San Francisco from 1978-1981. About 200 in the set from which I want to use 80-90 to make my next book. Couple of previews below.
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That’s great looking work, Scott. Respect !
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Street photography (eg photojournalism) catching moments, people, and emotion, is a special skill !
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Yup. Works good.
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I think the link from the phone app doesnt work the same which makes no sense but it is Adobe so…
Really beautiful shots…the ones I can see. I dont have Instagram so Im not allowed apparently. I see we both have similar interests as far as subjects. Thanks for starting this thread. Nice to see the other talents of fellow Rhino users.
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Thanks Scott. Haven’t touched instagram in a few years myself. Maybe 500px is more friendly to guests.
Your style does have similarities. I like the overal peaceful mood, your landscapes are great … and it’s interesting to see the lightroom before/after transitions !
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Wow, you have some really great shots up that site! One of my favorites is the urban photo through the window in Strasbourg 2019.
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The lightroom app was just easy for me. I think you can get the phone app for free and if you have an Adobe account there is a free “portfolio” they offer. Basic but its something. You can also look at Behance as an option and that is also offered free for basic use. I only use the Lightroom app to share edits with the community.
Adobe is the best in the business, but the last time I used their products was in 2009.
Don’t want to get caught in their subscription ecosystem.
Yeah, I was going to say @Helvetosaur work looks quite professional. It has a 70s 80s time magazine feel to it. Hard to do street photography with people today. Too much privacy concerns and stress.
This one is special:
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Yeah I know what you mean. It was a hard decision to make but in retrospect Im glad I did. As a photographer I use Lightroom the most and Photoshop for work. For the photography package cost it made sense for my situation. The new features that Lightroom has for selection masks is pretty incredible. For me its the cost of doing business when it concerns photoshop. I need it to do my job so its justifiable in that case. What Ive found with subscriptions is while I dont care for them you have to choose wisely.
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Incredible photos, thank you for sharing.
I would also like to say while reading your ABOUT I zeroed in on MODEL MAKER . I started my career in film as a model maker , 88-2010 working in vfx. I take it your model making was all related to Architecture. Id love to see some pictures of those models.
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Well, actually most of my modelmaking career was in ID and engineering models. The funny anecdote is that being a photographer actually got me my first job as a modelmaker. I couldn’t find a photo-related job, so I looked at my skillset and as I was always a build-it person and in architecture school one of the parts I liked most was making the models, I thought I would go put in my application at a local modelshop. I nearly fell on the floor when I got hired practically the minute I walked in the door - then I learned that their company photographer had quit the day before… 
Modelmaking I learned from scratch on the job.
As I was the company photog, I do have quite a few of those years documented - also in slides. One of my next projects is to start digitizing more of those. Unfortunately, later, when I became independent, I was either under an NDA, or just didn’t have the time or energy to document much of my work. Plus, as I was the 3D CAD-CAM guy, much of it ended up being components for other modelmakers and designers - the hard-to-make stuff like CNC machined polished metal and transparent acrylic parts.
Here are a few images from the late 70’s and early 80’s (California, Scale Models Unlimited):
(these are old scans, I need to re-do them)
Copper concentrator plant somewhere in Utah
10,000 HP Destroyer retrofit transmission - electro-mechanically working model with clutches and planetary gears that ran and automatically shifted between forward and reverse every 30 seconds.
Full size computer mockup - integrated circuit testing station. The terminal in the foreground was designed by myself and a friend and was a working prototype. And yes, that was the size of mainframe computers in those days.
And a couple from 1998-2005 (Switzerland, my own shop)
Prototype of special watch display case
Prototype for an endoscope cleaning apparatus (client photo).
I actually modeled all the channels in Rhino V2 from a 2D drawing and some basic dimensions. The channels all had to have a constant slope for drainage. I then programmed the two parts in CAM and CNC machined them into 40 and 60mm thick plexiglas blocks and then polished. The actual size is about 70 cm x 50 cm.
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I love that story. Most people in the film industry from the time I started “fell into it” as well. I was one of the few that pursued working in miniatures as a career. No schooling , just learn on the job. I was fortunate that I was surrounded by some of the best in the business at such a young age.
I hear ya about the NDA . Oof we sign those on every film. I feel like Im working for the CIA or the Pentagon on some of these shows they are so strict. Then the movie ends up being a stinker. LOL
These are great, industrial models and prototypes. Yep did a lot of that but for film and we always ended up blowing most of them to pieces. 
Gotta love action flicks. In many ways the product models you did are much like doing props . Similar process of development only we have to only make a few of something vs mass production so the requirements arent so demanding.
Impressive work, thank you for sharing. If you find more…
cheers
scott
I know I am a bit late into the conversation, and I don’t have any of these fancy photography equipments, but I do love to take some pictures of the skyline when I go to work, and since I have to use the ferry boat to cross the river, I think it its worth sharing some of the pictures.
They are all from this year. I hope you guys like it. The “equipment” is a Motorola Z3 Play.
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