Any photographers in here?
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BeNegative
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holy smack...old school! I think mine few are still sitting around at my old house hehe.
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L8R said:
nice pics!
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- 2003 Subaru WRX Wagon, 2000 Miata
Here are some HIN pictures from last night. Had a fun time. Trying to take good pictures went it went dark was challenging. The lighting was totally different and I had to constantly change my camera settings. I think I did OK, as this was my first indoor and dark event that I am covering for HSPN Networks. Took about 420 pictures in total. Didn't edit them yet though, but here are just a few for now (straight out of the camera). I will post up more gratuitous boob shots later. 
BeNegative
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Tripod? Hehe
ChopstickHero said:Here are some HIN pictures from last night. Had a fun time. Trying to take good pictures went it went dark was challenging. The lighting was totally different and I had to constantly change my camera settings. I think I did OK, as this was my first indoor and dark event that I am covering for HSPN Networks. Took about 420 pictures in total. Didn't edit them yet though, but here are just a few for now (straight out of the camera). I will post up more gratuitous boob shots later.
Those look very professional, great job! Are you going to be hosting the pics you took, I would like to see the rest when they are up. I am still saving for a good Digital SLR. I have a AE-1 with a few nice lenses, but I never use it anymore because I don't have any place for a darkroom setup. So right now I am using a EasyShare 5mp which is okay, but has very basic controls.
ChopstickHero said:Here are some HIN pictures from last night. Had a fun time. Trying to take good pictures went it went dark was challenging. The lighting was totally different and I had to constantly change my camera settings. I think I did OK, as this was my first indoor and dark event that I am covering for HSPN Networks. Took about 420 pictures in total. Didn't edit them yet though, but here are just a few for now (straight out of the camera). I will post up more gratuitous boob shots later.
Can't wait for the boob update.
You did a really good job, especially considering the conditions at the site. The pic above is really well done; very professional. The model looks like she's doing TV coverage of the event which means she's dressed and made-up to look flawless, but you really did a good job capturing that in the picture.
Anyway, shooting 400+ pics and having to sort through them, PP, and post to the editor is a real chore. I rely on batch processing both in my RAW conversion and Photoshop Post Processing. I use a number of actions on a very regular basis in PS. I have made one for sharpening and adding a slight curves adjustment. This takes most pictures to where they need to be if they are to viewed en mass or on the web. I'll downsize and sharpen again when I export them from TIFF to JPEG for the web.
Let me know how you PP your pics for an assignment such as this. Also, if you care to say, what were the details of your assignment? Number of shots, specific subjects needed to be covered, etc.
Thanks,
Ed S.
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L8R said:
Thanks! Low light photography is tricky, especially in an environment like HIN where some spots are dark, some spots have rotating spotlights etc etc. You will have to adjust your aperture and shutter speeds to experiment what is best. I'm not an expert by any means. I threw away alot of shots and often had to take multiple shots. Actually, that is one thing I should've done more of. There are a few pics which i took that i wish i had taken another shot of because it didn't turn out the first time. But memory capacity was an issue. I really need to buy another memory card.
But a major tip is to hold the camera very steady! Luckily i have IS. The four shots I posted so far are all handheld. But IS isn't a life saver though. there were still images that were blurred by camera movement. I used a tripod when it got darker. i don't think i could've taken pics without it.
D-rock240 said:
Thanks! Yes, I will be hosting some more pics, I just have to work on them. I am using a Canon Rebel XT with Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS. I think it's a good combo. The lens makes more of a difference than the camera body. the Rebel XT is a great starter DSLR. the 30D is also an awesome choice for a nice body. Body technology moves alot faster than lens technology, so that's why lenses do not lose their value as fast.
NVP5White said:
Yeah, too minimize sorting through cars, girls and miscellaneous, I shot cars first, then girls, and then others. There were a few instances where I didn't follow my plan, but that isn't a big deal since i have to go through all the pics anyways.
My workflow is pretty much the same as yours. Batch process, with very slight sharpening and curve adjustments. Then go back to spend time on individual pictures that need more work like curves, colors, cropping, etc. Depending on what size i need, i will do a separate batch process for sizing.
My assignment is pretty much open. I really rely on what looks good, and what angles i can get. I don't try to get every single car, cuz not all of them are interesting. I do see some other media photographers and have talked to a number of them and they some have a pretty specific assignment. One guy was only covering euro cars, he was from Euro tuner magazine. Another guy was covering more of the crowd and the side events like the hiphop, break dancing, gogo-girls, etc.
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Nice flash... it's just the older version of the 580EX which is perfectly fine. It has a bit more coverage and some better features than my 430EX.L8R said:
I forgot to mention that I used a flash diffuser on my flash to soften the light. I usually use something called a Stofen OmniBounce:
But for HIN, I used something called a Lumiquest Mini Softbox. I really like the lighting results from it. You lose a few stops of light from it. so the flash doesn't reach as far. so you have to be pretty close (just a few feet) from your subject for it to work right. but i think if you use it properly, it gives great results:
Here's some more sweet ass from HIN. There was some soft lighting behind me when i took this, but the fill flash helped a bit too. This chick was amazing.
MikeBlueP5
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poster up more of teh chickas!!
and for your viewing enjoyment, the first ever pics of the lasermp5 with her new JDM tails... Just put them on Sunday after a month long shipping saga. Pics taken at the same local... wish I could have got some better ones, but I was working hard to keep other cars and s*** out of the frame. Final pic is the last thing I see right before I drift away... man I love the beach!
