L8R said:
Nice pictures! Any tips on how to shoot in the dark? I have a car show this weekend. Did you use flash or used a tripod? SOLID
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:
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.
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:
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.
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.