Korean Job Discussion Forums

[rocklee]

[The Lemon]

There's a long history of foreigners taking photographs of Korea. How long? Well, since the Korean War. No, not THAT one, but the first US-Korea battle, in June 1871. The American expedition that tried to force the Koreans to open up to Western trade took with them one of the most famous photographers of the day, Felice Beato, a British citizen then based in Japan.

The remarkably clear photos of that would-be trade mission that turned very bloody are available here:
http://www.old-japan.co.uk/article_korea.html

In the collection are photos the collector claims to be the first photographs of a Korean, ever.

[jinju]

has interest in this died down? Not many new uploads.

[The Lemon]

No, the initial flood was people uploading the greatest hits of their portfolios taken over the last two years, since the last contest. Now that that's past, they'll come in on an "I just took this" basis far more slowly, until December. I predicted this. Happened last time too.

[Demophobe]

I'm just staggering mine.

[SuperFly]

Interesting website Lemony, especially about Kangwha island.

EDIT: Just approved a nice set a few minutes ago.

[Callan]

I'm thinking we may see a little burst after Chuseok.

[rocklee]

Photo question, how do I put a watermark on a photo?

Are they meant to be visible?

[Demophobe]

Hope you enjoyed them folks. Thanks for the kind comments, especially from King.

[The Lemon]

I'm glad the others are approving the photos regularly, cause I haven't - sorry I've been a crack mom to it lately.

Loving some of the recent uploads. Huffdaddy has several stunners, and I'm not normally a fan of "here's a closeup of a bug" shots, but this one by Callan brings art to the genre.

It's lots of fun to dip into the hundreds of photos. Every time I sift through I come across gems that have been overlooked by the viewcount hordes. There are some real treasures in there.

[Callan]

Thanks, Lemon.

I've got to say that even if I wasn't in the competition I would visit the site regularly just to see what was happening. I think some of you guys who shoot digital should keep an eye on this mag and submit next year when their competition rolls around again.

http://poty2006.dcmag.co.uk/

[indytrucks]

Here's a thought ... if you're going to leave comments saying that a photo "isn't great", at least explain why. I can take criticism, and I understand that everyone has different tastes in photography, but random comments with no explaination aren't helpful or useful. I guess I should apologize for the somewhat snide nature of my comment, but I was a little annoyed at the time.

You can see here.

edit: I would also like to point out that this same "not great" photo has been received quite favourably by people who are skilled photographers on Flickr, and it has been favourited quite a bit as well.

[The Lemon]

[Callan]

I completely agree. It works the same way with the compliments. I sometimes feel bad that all I can say is "I really like this" or "great shot"...sometimes there is an intangible quality to the photo and that is all I can come up with.

Something else that has been on my mind is that some of the photos could really use some touch-ups. People complain about light or noise and if you don't have the gear to deal with that then it can be difficult to "develop" the digital stuff. Is there something the "haves" can do for the "have nots" ? I'm not suggesting doing HDRs or composites, just basic developing.

[vox]