June's "Post Your Latest Picture" Thread [Archive] - Beyond.ca - Car Forums

ga16i

06-02-2011, 07:15 AM

Been enjoying this combination lately.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2340/5789635035_1e7d9495a0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calgaryreviews/5789635035/)
Olympus E-510 with Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 planar on fotodiox adapter (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calgaryreviews/5789635035/) by Calgary Reviews (http://www.flickr.com/people/calgaryreviews/), on Flickr

Eride

06-02-2011, 11:38 AM

Shot a 1st birthday for some good friends on the weekend

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2660/5790411620_8e660d8009_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/46349194@N02/5790411620/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/5789857717_e8ecc59bd3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/46349194@N02/5789857717/)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2526/5789860337_aac8e1f84e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/46349194@N02/5789860337/)

blitz

06-02-2011, 03:13 PM

My new son, Grayson. 2 days old now.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/5785053688_5e3f1d7b4d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5785053688/)
DSC_0717 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5785053688/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5791597826_09924b8a1f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5791597826/)
Grayson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5791597826/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2708/5791038443_9ca61f9d9a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5791038443/)
Grayson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5791038443/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2214/5791038575_a5c28753cb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5791038575/)
Grayson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5791038575/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

kvg

06-02-2011, 03:38 PM

He looks like he's giving a gun show:D

GOnSHO

06-02-2011, 03:55 PM

congrats on the new son! great photos

Eride

06-02-2011, 03:58 PM

Congrats man! :thumbsup:

Penis McNickels

06-02-2011, 04:26 PM

Congratulations on the kid.

p.s. Nice cleavage shot!

Go4Long

06-02-2011, 04:29 PM

^lol

congrats man...can't wait for mine to be here...we could hook our kids up and breed some kind of uber photographer :poosie:

blitz

06-02-2011, 07:42 PM

Thanks guys.

Steve, I'm sure my son would enjoy doing your daughter at some point in the future.

My advice for delivery:

- Get her the Epidural.
- Cold towels are good for you and her.
- Be prepared for what a placenta looks like.
- Bring lots of energy drinks.

Go4Long

06-02-2011, 09:01 PM

Originally posted by blitz
Thanks guys.

Steve, I'm sure my son would enjoy doing your daughter at some point in the future.

when you put it like that, no dice... :poosie:

- Get her the Epidural.
- Cold towels are good for you and her.
- Be prepared for what a placenta looks like.
- Bring lots of energy drinks.

1. She's still undecided on the epidural...we'll see how it goes.

2. sounds good

3. I'm staying up near her shoulders...I don't wanna scar myself for life

4. She's anti energy drink...I think we're SOL on that one.

Bukka

06-03-2011, 01:19 AM

New Toy! :D
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3456/5792363651_8a99c9b096_b.jpg

Roarasaur

06-03-2011, 02:09 AM

Originally posted by Go4Long

when you put it like that, no dice... :poosie:

1. She's still undecided on the epidural...we'll see how it goes.

2. sounds good

3. I'm staying up near her shoulders...I don't wanna scar myself for life

4. She's anti energy drink...I think we're SOL on that one.

Who says she is going to need the energy drink.

But besides that, Congrats man.

Go4Long

06-03-2011, 06:26 AM

I mean she doesn't like me drinking them either ;)

kvg

06-03-2011, 07:58 AM

Originally posted by Go4Long

when you put it like that, no dice... :poosie:

1. She's still undecided on the epidural...we'll see how it goes.

2. sounds good

3. I'm staying up near her shoulders...I don't wanna scar myself for life

4. She's anti energy drink...I think we're SOL on that one.

1. My wife did with the first and not the second and regretted that hard.

3. Good luck its like trying to look away from a car crash.LOL
You'll peek:eek:

D'z Nutz

06-03-2011, 09:05 AM

Originally posted by Bukka
New Toy! :D

Hey, that's cool! Now go get some 72 exposure film and you'll have infinite power!

Bukka

06-03-2011, 01:36 PM

Originally posted by D'z Nutz

Hey, that's cool! Now go get some 72 exposure film and you'll have infinite power!
I don't even want to know how long it would take me to crank through 144 exposures lol.

89coupe

06-04-2011, 09:09 PM

Nice car!

http://bradstaylor.com/images/jordon.jpg

Go4Long

06-04-2011, 09:32 PM

looks cut out since you can see the background through the windows, but yes, nice car.

Go4Long

06-04-2011, 10:32 PM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/5798972336_5779bd75e7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5798972336/)
June 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5798972336/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/5798427845_c07b27ef41_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5798427845/)
June 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5798427845/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

89coupe

06-04-2011, 10:34 PM

Originally posted by Go4Long
looks cut out since you can see the background through the windows, but yes, nice car.

Hmm, I'm not sure what you are seeing???

Oh well, Jordon seems to like it.

Go4Long

06-04-2011, 10:44 PM

Haha. Figured you would change it before responding.

89coupe

06-04-2011, 11:14 PM

Another nice car.

http://bradstaylor.com/images/ferrari360.jpg

kvg

06-05-2011, 08:12 PM

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5198/5802231817_8afbe7601d_b.jpg

Gibson

06-05-2011, 10:43 PM

Really not getting that whole cutting out the background deal and giving the car mad tint to cover it up. Also, what's up with the area around the Lambo's door handle?

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/entertainment/archives/2011/05/20110520-125044.html

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/entertainment/archives/2011/06/20110603-154453.html

Couple photos. First one is at the top, second one is down the near the middle and is definitely not the one I submitted as the one I emailed to head office was better in every way but oh well.

mikejoe

06-05-2011, 10:51 PM

From today...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3486/5802942774_f163884794_b.jpg

msommers

06-05-2011, 10:59 PM

Originally posted by Go4Long
Haha. Figured you would change it before responding.

Haha noticed that too.

ga16i

06-06-2011, 08:56 AM

Headed out to Banff this weekend and tried out the new B+W #110 ND 3.0 filter. Not bad for first trip out. Definitely needed to tweak the white balance, there was a pretty strong brown tint to everything.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3378/5803372670_952f5519eb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calgaryreviews/5803372670/)
Johnston Canyon Waterfall Banff Alberta Long Exposure (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calgaryreviews/5803372670/) by Calgary Reviews (http://www.flickr.com/people/calgaryreviews/), on Flickr

benyl

06-06-2011, 09:00 AM

Originally posted by Go4Long
Haha. Figured you would change it before responding.

haha, I saw it too. Looked odd. better now.

pizdets17

06-06-2011, 11:05 AM

My ladies...
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6575/bw1of132.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/822/bw1of132.jpg/)

Bukka

06-06-2011, 02:29 PM

Brushing up on capturing night scenes.
Haven't done this in a long long time haha..

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5159/5805300577_7e1cf2c0a6_b.jpg

Davex

06-07-2011, 02:59 AM

All the glaring and lens flare came from the lighting on the bridge. Going to try this shot again sometime next week, but I had to toss this one up because I actually like how it came out.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/5807865154_2d83fdd099_b.jpg

Unknown303

06-07-2011, 09:02 AM

How dare you park on that bridge!

blitz

06-07-2011, 01:24 PM

Might be a bit before I get out to shoot some landscapes.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/5808887347_25902b4ba9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5808887347/)
Grayson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5808887347/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

mboldt

06-08-2011, 07:11 PM

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/mboldt/DSC_9417-2compositecomplete.jpg

Go4Long

06-08-2011, 07:57 PM

such a sick car...might be the web resizing, but it looks a little soft on my end :S

Used Kevin's 1DIV to take this picture of the wife...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/5813261887_0f98d9e715_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5813261887/)
June 8 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5813261887/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

blitz

06-08-2011, 10:00 PM

I saw Kevin's thread on the 200mm f2 and his nerve problems...he's back to strictly Canon now? That the 135L?

I finally managed to take a few maternity pics of the wife the day before she went into labour:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3298/5774176758_32467e1714_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5774176758/)
Mandy 39 weeks (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5774176758/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/5773638675_18bc551f84_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5773638675/)
Mandy, 39 weeks (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5773638675/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

Go4Long

06-08-2011, 10:07 PM

He's got both at the moment. That is indeed the 135L. Going from the D3s to the 1DIV is odd, all the buttons are strange, and I didn't like the way the focus worked, but it did make a nice looking final product IMO. Don't think I would switch. But it was interesting to play around with for a few minutes.

kvg

06-09-2011, 10:14 AM

Pregnant people every where. I just bought my wife a cat to avoid anymore baby cravings.

I was out in my garden again:nut:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3072/5802958968_6d39ea9144_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/5815477970_8307542eb3_z.jpg

pea_soup

06-09-2011, 01:41 PM

I think the words Steve used were, "I could shoot canon".

I am still shooting both Nikon and Canon though until I get an opportunity to test the 1D out at sporting events. I figure I'll get a few looks from the other photographers at spruce meadows when they see a Nikon D3s on one shoulder and a 1D Mark IV on the other.

D3s with a 200-400 F4 VRII attached
1D Mark IV with 200mm F2.8L and a 400mm F4 DO

The pinched nerve really sucks. Start hand holding heavy glass for any decent amount of time and you get numbness in three fingers on the right hand and some relatively harsh pain in the right elbow.

Two of Canon's lenses in particular sparked my interest, the 200mm F2.8 and the 400mm F4 DO. I had the chance to try the 400mm F4 DO and absolutely love the lens. Weighs 3.5 lbs or around the same as the 70-200, sharp and very compact.

My only problem right now is I lack faith in the 1D AF system until I get a chance to fully use it for a weekend of work at Spruce meadows. Everything is reversed but the camera does have advantage over the D3s. The D3s has advantages over the 1D Mark IV. It's basically the same thing but all the controls are wacky.

That was the 135mm above. Brilliant lens. Only if Nikon had the 135mm replacement out now. I ended up buying Canon goodies since I found Nikon extremely lacking in the 85mm to 200mm area. You know lenses that are optically fantastic with an AF speed that is fast.

Taken with said 135mm F2L on the 1D Mark IV...

Oh an for the record I'm not back on here. I stay silent. It's like I'm not here. I should almost kiss Rage. Being banned was good for business. Almost made me consider buying ad space if the price was more within range.

http://www.khphotography.ca/beyond/a.jpg

http://www.khphotography.ca/beyond/b.jpg

Go4Long

06-09-2011, 03:27 PM

I "could" but I wouldn't :poosie: the resale on D3s's right now is off the charts ridiculous, I could sell it for almost what I paid for it, same with all my glass, would be easy to switch, but I love my D3s, I'm good :D

Welcome "back" kevin :poosie:

Go4Long

06-09-2011, 07:01 PM

UPS just dropped off my new toy...14k actuations...can't decide if I'm going to keep it or not...

http://stevenszabo.smugmug.com/photos/i-v3DJmKq/1/L/i-v3DJmKq-L.jpg

kvg

06-09-2011, 07:11 PM

Why did you get that? Back up?

Go4Long

06-09-2011, 07:12 PM

yeah...I've actually got a second one in transit as well with a few more actuations...not sure which one I will keep in the end.

kvg

06-09-2011, 07:16 PM

Why are you buying all the cameras, are you also a camera curber, LOL. We gonna set up another meet or what?

Go4Long

06-09-2011, 07:21 PM

I bought two of them pretty much accidentally, the first one I made a deal on, then the guy decided he wasn't sure if he wanted to sell it. So I found the second one and made a deal on it, paid for it, then the first guy came back and said he still wanted to sell it, so I bought that one too...lol

I could go for another meet...not sure how open my schedule will be though, wife could go in to labor at any moment :poosie:

Davex

06-09-2011, 07:27 PM

Quickly falling in love with 50 1.2 <3
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5263/5816422519_e404286472_b.jpg

Freeskier

06-09-2011, 07:45 PM

Originally posted by Go4Long
yeah...I've actually got a second one in transit as well with a few more actuations...not sure which one I will keep in the end.

PM me if you decide not to keep one. Will take off your hands :thumbsup:

Go4Long

06-09-2011, 08:18 PM

hehe...pmd...I really don't know what to ask for it yet though...probably $1000 unless I get raped on duty on the second one.

Mitsu3000gt

06-09-2011, 08:56 PM

Was just going to tell you to call up Freeskier haha. Why did you buy it? Just a good deal or what?

Go4Long

06-09-2011, 09:01 PM

wanted a backup body...figure for the track I'll mount the 70-200 on the D3s and the 300 on the D300 have a good range for if something happens far or close :D

the second one, well, I figured a second one I would bring in for a decent dollar and sell...

move

06-10-2011, 12:52 AM

Took advantage of the nice weather today
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2409/5817011995_b0bf71964e.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/5817590214_a968dc79da.jpg
Wow that 1.2 looks butterly soft
Edit: How do I link directly from my flickr like that?

maxomilll

06-10-2011, 01:30 AM

Davex that photo's great, What size lens were you on?

kvg

06-10-2011, 08:44 AM

My daughter turns 10 today. Wow, how so fast the time has gone by :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2542/5818404654_d48cc2be1d_z.jpg

http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad193/kellygibbonsemail/P1050264.jpg

Davex

06-10-2011, 10:33 AM

Originally posted by maxomilll
Davex that photo's great, What size lens were you on? 50 1.2!

Go4Long

06-10-2011, 10:39 AM

second one showed up today...just as mint as the first :D

http://stevenszabo.smugmug.com/photos/i-RgtShst/1/L/i-RgtShst-L.jpg

Go4Long

06-10-2011, 11:03 AM

and the other thing that came today :D
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2025/5818194767_23d70bf3fe_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5818194767/)
June 10 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5818194767/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

mboldt

06-10-2011, 11:41 AM

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/mboldt/DSC_9198compositecomplete.jpg

Davex

06-10-2011, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by Go4Long
and the other thing that came today :D
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2025/5818194767_23d70bf3fe_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5818194767/)
June 10 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5818194767/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr Those are seriously the coolest things I've seen yet.

pea_soup

06-10-2011, 12:17 PM

Dave you could be one of the rare occasions when I actually here somebody that likes the 50mm 1.2L. That lens get a lot of serious hate from pros.

Steve don't you love crop bodies! They are just so much fun to play with. I picked up a 7D to go with the two 1D bodies I bought. I'll be using it for a portable photo booth at weddings this year.

Somewhat surprised at it's ISO capabilities considering the negative crap I've read online...

Btw you need another box to complete the family. Or at least you will very soon.

Taken with said 7D at ISO 1600. I'm finding ISO 1600 is fairly good and then at 3200 it's noisy as all fawk. Well at least to me it is. I've gotten so used to clean images at 6400 that it's hard to look at anything else.

http://www.khphotography.ca/beyond/1dmarkiv.jpg

Go4Long

06-10-2011, 12:24 PM

another box? I'm good on boxes :P

Davex

06-10-2011, 01:02 PM

dont get me wrong the 50L still kind of sucks for the money and id never buy one but i loev playing with 1.2 on FF

Go4Long

06-10-2011, 01:03 PM

what are you shooting with these days dave?

pea_soup

06-10-2011, 01:15 PM

You really should try the 85mm 1.2L II then. It's AF is slower than just about anything but it's truly a remarkable lens. The 50mm 1.2L is simply dying to be re-designed to something that's actually worth that kind of money.

You also realize the problem with shooting F1.2 on a Canon full frame right? Unless you are using a 1Ds it's a serious pain to get accurate focus.

I rented a 5D Mark II for a week and realized it wasn't for me. I think the next few canon bodies we'll see will have an AF system that actually works at least.

Davex

06-10-2011, 01:19 PM

im on a new 5d with a 70-200 2.8 is and other lenses etc. the 85L is great used to have the mk1 version but sold it when i had my 40d. and i wish 5d didnt have such bad outer af points i want a 1ds mk3, get the fastfps with superior af

Go4Long

06-10-2011, 01:27 PM

A "new" 5D as in a 5D mkII?

Davex

06-10-2011, 01:45 PM

No a new 5d Classic. Had under 500 actuations and oem screen film on it still. I'd have picked up the mark 2, but I really don't have a use for HD Video yet and I'm not making huge gallery sized prints and don't require 21mp either so I'm using the extra ~800 bucks to buy some new glass, just undecided. 16-35 seems like a good candidate but who knows.

I think I'll hold onto this 5D For the year and upgrade again in the winter. I love it alot more than my 1D, but there are a few features I miss such as good autofocus, and fps. I've been looking to get a 1ds markIII so that I can have the best of both worlds.

This 5Dc is friggin' SLOW so it will be interesting to see how I do with it on my track days.

Go4Long

06-10-2011, 01:50 PM

I see...the 1DIIIs is a good body for sure...as long as you get the newer versions of it (I believe there's a blue dot on the serial number plate) before that they had auto focus issues as well.

I'm just in the process of trying to reconfigure my camera bag around having two bodies for the race weekend...it's tricky...lol.

pea_soup

06-10-2011, 01:58 PM

The 1Ds Mark III is either fabulous or a ticking time bomb and I'd recommend avoiding it at all costs. New, used, old, whatever.

I went through three of those bodies in no less than a year all of which had different issues and they kept giving me new bodies. First had spotty AF, the second had the shutter die within the first two weeks of life and the third and final body had the main electrical board short out.

When they work though they take great photos lol. That and it's noisier than both the 5D and 5D Mark II. The 5D is a really nice camera overall.

You didn't buy the cheap 5D they had at TCS did you? They were offering a in-store warranty on it but I'm pretty sure the shutter on that body was dying.

Davex

06-10-2011, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by pea_soup
The 1Ds Mark III is either fabulous or a ticking time bomb and I'd recommend avoiding it at all costs. New, used, old, whatever.

I went through three of those bodies in no less than a year all of which had different issues and they kept giving me new bodies. First had spotty AF, the second had the shutter die within the first two weeks of life and the third and final body had the main electrical board short out.

When they work though they take great photos lol. That and it's noisier than both the 5D and 5D Mark II. The 5D is a really nice camera overall.

You didn't buy the cheap 5D they had at TCS did you? They were offering a in-store warranty on it but I'm pretty sure the shutter on that body was dying. I actually bought mine off Kijiji, drove to high river and inspected it and came home with it.

The guy selling was an older gentleman and he bought it to try and make a side business offering real estate photography. He didn't get very far, the camera didn't even have finger prints on it.

I got a nice 8mm sigma fisheye with it too that I'm trying to sell, amazing lens but it's alot better on 1.3 or 1.6.

Anyways, we should probably make a general photo chat thread or stop posting in this one lol, there is hardly any photos on this page.

Mr_John

06-10-2011, 05:46 PM

Originally posted by Davex
Those are seriously the coolest things I've seen yet.

Agreed. I'm a huge fan of the Danbo collection by Go4Long.

Davex

06-10-2011, 05:50 PM

Originally posted by Mr_John

Agreed. I'm a huge fan of the Danbo collection by Go4Long. He just needs another one and then take more photos, be like his real family haha

Mitsu3000gt

06-10-2011, 06:04 PM

Kevin are you back to Canon due to back problem or something? Just curious. Good to see you "back" :thumbsup:

pea_soup

06-10-2011, 08:53 PM

Not necessarily a back problem. Using big heavy lenses such as the 200mm F2 and 200-400 F4 extensively for 10+ hours for 5-6 days straight caused me to have a pinched nerve in my right elbow. Basically makes me lose sensation in three of my fingers and quite a bit of pain in the elbow itself.

Occupational therapist basically told me I had to limit what I was using in terms of weight. The major issue with Nikon was the serious lack of glass between the 85mm and 200mm range.

They have a lot of older lenses that while they are great lenses tend to be slow to focus or have accuracy issues. At the end of the day lenses such as the 135mm F2, and 200mm F2.8L and the 400mm F4 DO were just about perfect in terms of what I needed.

I'm still holding on to my one D3s with a 200-400 F4 VRII. So I'm not completely switched and it'll honestly likely stay that way. I love the 200-400 VRII and so long as I tripod it everything is fine.

88jbody

06-12-2011, 07:27 PM

some of my most recent. this is the first time I gave some skin smoothing a try.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5021/5825503281_11c690e2e1_z.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3501/5825502393_406701bc68_z.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/5825500853_a8769e8e23_z.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/5825498155_3b68ed1863_z.jpg

the set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotobygordo/sets/72157626946048326/

Go4Long

06-12-2011, 07:37 PM

the first three she looks totally disinterested and the lighting is pretty harsh...to obvious where the light falls off, and where the light is coming from.

The fourth one you've still got major lighting issues, and is whatever that is going across the middle of the image intentional? if so it's not working for you.

kvg

06-12-2011, 07:47 PM

Steve thats a pretty blunt commentary bro.

Ouch:confused:

Go4Long

06-12-2011, 07:50 PM

oh sorry...ummm...looks like a pretty girl though?

kvg

06-12-2011, 07:59 PM

:rofl:
K, thats better:rofl:

And I bet she does dishes in heels like a champ;)

88jbody

06-12-2011, 08:04 PM

her disinterested look likely because she is new to modeling.

I can take the blunt critique, but it isn't much help if you don't give some kind of incite of how to make it better, rather then just point out the flaws, point out how to fix the flaws.

the last one I repositioned a light to get rid of that, but for some reason I didn't mind it, so I used the shot.

Go4Long

06-12-2011, 08:17 PM

you need to reposition the light to give a more balanced look...if you're shooting outdoors and using one light, look at where the shadows from the natural light are falling, and try to figure out a good way to position your light to compliment that. harsh shadows are unflattering in MOST situations, even if it takes a couple test shots of moving the light around trying to get it just right that's going to get you much better results.

think of the sun as your key light, and your flash as fill, rather than just trying to over power the sun and make her properly exposed and the background 2 stops(ish) under. You've gone to the trouble to pick a location that will draw some interest to the scene with the railway tracks, so keep them part of the scene instead of leaving them in shadow and flat...

make sense?

Hate to say it, but these shots would most likely have looked better without a flash at all...maybe just a reflector for fill.

and as for the looks...show her on the camera what her look is doing, point out to her that she looks bored and disinterested, even start up some banter with her between shots, or even while you're shooting, get her smiling, and get her to work with you to make a better picture. The best models still won't look their best without at least being comfortable with the person they're working with.

blitz

06-12-2011, 09:04 PM

Were they shot at dusk? It's hard to light people up at night without it looking like they're in a spotlight. The only way I've seen it done well is if there's some light sources in the photo (i.e. street lamps, bright lights in background) that you can get a similar EV level to the subject.

If they weren't shot at dusk, you just need to balance your light a little more, meaning tone it down on the model and get a better exposure on the background.

89coupe

06-12-2011, 10:20 PM

Originally posted by 88jbody
her disinterested look likely because she is new to modeling.

I can take the blunt critique, but it isn't much help if you don't give some kind of incite of how to make it better, rather then just point out the flaws, point out how to fix the flaws.

the last one I repositioned a light to get rid of that, but for some reason I didn't mind it, so I used the shot.

I wouldn't take critiquing from Go4Long when it comes to modelling shoots. :rofl:

The best advice for this type of shoot would be from AccentAE86 on this forum.

Go4Long

06-12-2011, 10:25 PM

is there something about my feedback you disagree with?

88jbody

06-12-2011, 11:00 PM

the latter pics in that set there was very little natural light, compared to the first few, we had to stop for rain to pass and in that time usable natural light was mostly gone.

it does make sense and I'll try and put some of it to practice next time around

aquamarine

06-13-2011, 05:48 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3391/5827621685_d905d9d50a_z.jpg
JAV Actress K. Saito

pea_soup

06-13-2011, 08:29 AM

Next time don't stop in the rain, keep shooting in the rain. Tell her to suck it up. Shots in the rain look bloody brilliant.

During twilight lighting you can do some fabulous shots if you are using some properly direct soft light at fairly low output. For me it may be easy to say as I'll bump the ISO to 6400 or 12800 to light the scene fairly well and then often add a really small amount of light.

Everybody tends to do things differently though and often in photography there is no right or wrong answer but quite simply what works for you and that is all that matters.

For me the lighting is just slightly harsh in the photos.

88jbody

06-13-2011, 06:52 PM

Originally posted by pea_soup
Next time don't stop in the rain, keep shooting in the rain. Tell her to suck it up. Shots in the rain look bloody brilliant.

During twilight lighting you can do some fabulous shots if you are using some properly direct soft light at fairly low output. For me it may be easy to say as I'll bump the ISO to 6400 or 12800 to light the scene fairly well and then often add a really small amount of light.

Everybody tends to do things differently though and often in photography there is no right or wrong answer but quite simply what works for you and that is all that matters.

For me the lighting is just slightly harsh in the photos.

I probably could have set up a reflector to bounce back from the other side, and I wasn't worried about her in the rain, it was my lighting. LOL. they were all shot at ISO200, so I did have room to bump it up and could have dialed back the flash power. I know very little about lighting and so I just give it a try and see what I can figure out. then see what advice I get. then try out as much as it as I remember the next time.

mboldt

06-13-2011, 09:48 PM

Bunch of more exciting ones coming up.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/mboldt/DSC_0773.jpg

dirtsniffer

06-13-2011, 10:54 PM

dude that is an awesome picture :drool:

pea_soup

06-14-2011, 08:32 AM

Originally posted by 88jbody

I probably could have set up a reflector to bounce back from the other side, and I wasn't worried about her in the rain, it was my lighting. LOL. they were all shot at ISO200, so I did have room to bump it up and could have dialed back the flash power. I know very little about lighting and so I just give it a try and see what I can figure out. then see what advice I get. then try out as much as it as I remember the next time.

This is the best way to learn. Trial and error will tell you what works and what doesn't. Quite often the very best professionals in the world have no formal training or education in photography. They just go out, shoot, learn and improve until they master it.