Justin Huang wrote:
leo! ahem ahem how about we just revive my old thread :'(

Well, that wasn't a competition.    I did credit you, silly boy!  LoL

lll wrote:

Well, that wasn't a competition.    I did credit you, silly boy!  LoL

oops, didn't see that. alright, play on

DarioImpiniPhotography wrote:
To Bill Gates, a Nikon D2Xs is disposable.

No, it isn't.  A DSLR can never be a disposable camera because it can be re-used.  It is not who is holding it, it is about what the camera really is.

lll wrote:
No, it isn't.  A DSLR can never be a disposable camera because it can be re-used.  It is not who is holding it, it is about what the camera really is.

But to clarify, we use the vernacular "disposable camera" when we mean "single-use camera".  "Disposable" digital cameras are not disposed of, but they are sold on a single-use basis.

Edit: And I see you have that defined in the OP.  Awesome.  Leo's smrt.

Brian Diaz wrote:
But to clarify, we use the vernacular "disposable camera" when we mean "single-use camera".  "Disposable" digital cameras are not disposed of, but they are sold on a single-use basis.

Thank you Brian.    You should enter one.  Pie Bear counts as a model.

lll wrote:
Thank you Brian.    You should enter one.  Pie Bear counts as a model.

I'm excited because yesterday I booked a shoot with a model (a human model), and I had planned to use some disposable cameras.  And then later in the day, you came out with this thread.  Serendipity, baby!

Chris Macan wrote:
Here is one from a Kodak Disposable underwater camera,



Special thanks to my lovely model Susi for providing the scuba tanks so I could sit on the bottom for the duration of the shoot.
Also thank you Acme Markets for donating use of the shopping carts for this project....
and of course a big thank to the owners of Mom's Swim club for going on vacation so I could toss the carts, chairs and the nakid model in the pool.

that is seriously cool.  you can end the competition now

Christopher Bush wrote:
that is seriously cool.  you can end the competition now

LoL.  Christopher, would you like to be one of the judges?

lll wrote:

LoL.  Christopher, would you like to be one of the judges?

sure!

Christopher Bush wrote:
sure!

Great.  Brian?

lll wrote:

Great.  Brian?

No, I'd like too much to be a contestant in this one.  Thanks, though.

Christopher Bush wrote:
that is seriously cool.  you can end the competition now

lll wrote:
LoL.  Christopher, would you like to be one of the judges?

I like this judge!
But I'm sure there will be more excellent images to come from the others....

Chris Macan wrote:
I like this judge!
But I'm sure there will be more excellent images to come from the others....

You know, you two do kind of share the name.    Unfair advantage!  LoL

Ok, a few more judges volunteers?

Nemi Bea wrote:
Oh la la.
I wanna play.

Um.  Excuse me.  Did you read what I had written above? 

Nemi Bea wrote:
Oh la la.
I wanna play.

Well if you find yourself in Philly look me up,
I have piles of outdated disposables looking to be shot.
Don't have the pool anymore....
but there are a few other ideas rolliing around in my head.

Chris Macan wrote:
but there are a few other ideas rolliing around in my head.

I wonder what that would be.  Instead of swimming pool....hot tub? 

lll wrote:

I wonder what that would be.  Instead of swimming pool....hot tub? 

My studio sits in the front of a graveyard full of 100+ year old headstones....
I could bring a little of the cliche contest into this one,

But it's more likely I would suspend the model from the Trusses in the attic.

Chris Macan wrote:
But it's more likely I would suspend the model from the Trusses in the attic.

Don't give out your plans now! 

Brian Diaz wrote:

Um.  Excuse me.  Did you read what I had written above? 

lol shhhhh.

lll wrote:
Mr. Karl Blessing has agreed to be our second judge.  Thanks!

And I am deciding between two books to give away as the final prize.  If anyone feels like chiming in with more prizes, let me know (PM).

Nothing for the model =/

Nemi Bea wrote:
Nothing for the model =/

Models don't read? 

lll wrote:

Models don't read? 

Model didn't read EDITS.
me0w.

lll wrote:
Mr. Karl Blessing has agreed to be our second judge.  Thanks!

And I am deciding between two books to give away as the final prize.  If anyone feels like chiming in with more prizes, let me know (PM).

If it's the "Digital Diaries" book I may need to bust out a box of disposables and get serious about winning.
That book looks cool.

lll wrote:
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Rules:

1.  The image capturing device must be a disposable camera.  Since we are in the digital age, I would also allow the digital disposable camera.
2.  The camera can have flash, but it must be the fixed-lens type.
3.  No other active lighting equipment is allowed.  Passive equipment is fine (reflector etc.).
4.  Since this is Model Mayhem, it must involve a model.
5.  There is no limit in theme.  Shoot whatever you want.
6.  Images cannot be retouched beyond resizing and scanner correction.
7.  Deadline:  Midnight, August 1st, 2006; three weeks from now.
8.  Images will be judged on aesthetic, creativity, originality and your ability to create a lot out of very limited means.
9.  Post your images in this thread (or I may open a submission thread) before August 1st.

Before people start getting too far on this....
I think you should define and/or loosen up rule 3.
You should allow the photographer the flexability to use light sources other than the sun. If I can sync a flash to a disposable camera it should be allowed.
The way the rules read now I can't work in studio because I can't use studio lights.
This should be a contest about who can get the best image out of a single use camera, period.
If I want to use hot lights it should be allowed, ditto for flash.
Just my Two Cents.

lll wrote:
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Rules:

1.  The image capturing device must be a disposable camera.  Since we are in the digital age, I would also allow the digital disposable camera.
2.  The camera can have flash, but it must be the fixed-lens type.
3.  No other active lighting equipment is allowed.  Passive equipment is fine (reflector etc.).
4.  Since this is Model Mayhem, it must involve a model.
5.  There is no limit in theme.  Shoot whatever you want.
6.  Images cannot be retouched beyond resizing and scanner correction.
7.  Deadline:  Midnight, August 1st, 2006; three weeks from now.
8.  Images will be judged on aesthetic, creativity, originality and your ability to create a lot out of very limited means.
9.  Post your images in this thread (or I may open a submission thread) before August 1st.

Chris Macan wrote:
Before people start getting too far on this....
I think you should define and/or loosen up rule 3.
You should allow the photographer the flexability to use light sources other than the sun. If I can sync a flash to a disposable camera it should be allowed.
The way the rules read now I can't work in studio because I can't use studio lights.
This should be a contest about who can get the best image out of a single use camera, period.
If I want to use hot lights it should be allowed, ditto for flash.
Just my Two Cents.

A part of the competition I beleive is testing a photographer's ability to overcome limitations. In its default form a desposible camera really isnt all that limit as its just a lens, and film. Not everyone will have a studio, thus levels the playing ground a little. Though I'll let III clarify his reasons. And the flash I'm sure is the kind thats built in fixed flash, not "syncing" with it.

Chris Macan wrote:
Before people start getting too far on this....
I think you should define and/or loosen up rule 3.
You should allow the photographer the flexability to use light sources other than the sun. If I can sync a flash to a disposable camera it should be allowed.
The way the rules read now I can't work in studio because I can't use studio lights.
This should be a contest about who can get the best image out of a single use camera, period.
If I want to use hot lights it should be allowed, ditto for flash.

Very good points.  My intention was to have a challenge on creativity, not technical ability.  If multiple slaved strobes can be used then the only difference on the concept is just the capturing device (basically a fixed lens low quality camera); and this would be an unfair disadvantage to those who have very minimal equipment.  I want it to be low-tech, very low tech.

However, thinking about it, I agree that I should define and loosen the lighting consideration a little bit.  Ok, see the EDITS above.