Any photographers in here?

altspace said:
Awesome shots Funky!

So I have an opportunity to attend as a guest/photog at a fashion show in a hotel. Any pointers from the the experts here? My camera equipment is limited for these type of events, that I know. Here's what I have and any thoughts what I should use? This is simply for my own experience.

Canon T1i
Canon Speedlite 270EX w/diffuser
Canon 18-55mm
Canon 70-300mm (obviously do not need)
Canon 50mm 1.8
Sigma 10-20mm
Click to expand...

If you dont' know what kind of setting you're getting into, I'd bring the 270EX, 18-55 and the 50mm.
Also if you can, pick up a Canon TTL cord from a local shop and use your 270 off the hotshoe but still use TTL capabilities.

18-55 with the 270EX flash using the TTL cord so you can turn the camera and maybe use the flash as bounce towards the ceiling.
Since the head can only tilt up, you are limited to shooting landscape only. The extra light on the flash will give the kit lens that extra sharpness as well. But to be honest...i'd use the 50mm all night on the runway. Even if you got 3/4 body or 1/2 body shots, that's better than getting bad full body shots.

50mm - I would bring it in case your flash is not ideal in there and you have to resort to using higher ISO and a fast lens to get decent shutter speeds. For runways, I would not go below 1/60th of a second shutter speed. YOu wanna capture the models in a frozen walk. Motion blur on the runway is not good.
 
araw at bituin said:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qyel/

feedback and suggestions are appreciated :)
Click to expand...

Ya I got a couple:

- too much vignetting. it's focusing too much into the middle of the picture while your food is covering a lot of area in the picture frame.

- increase the exposure 1/3 stop or maybe even 1/2 stop. They are too dark and a bit on the yellow side. Notice how the plate is not as white as Flickr's white background? It's like 2 or 3 shades too dark. Get it closer to that white. So adjust your white balance and exposure correctly. Like this:

4591177168_7b108361b1_b.jpg
 
WillD said:
Is it bad that the first thing that I thought about this picture: http://www.altspace.com/sept_model_car/pages/sam4.htm was "I really like those wheels"?

In any case, great shots altspace!
Click to expand...

Not bad at all, in fact everyone comments on the wheels first at all shows. ;)

Funky, thanks bro! It was a spur of the moment call from a friend who invited me and I had no idea what the setting was. Well, turns out the location had no runway, but rather 8 spots in which the models walked around and posed from. It's a hotel in Boston called The Liberty, which is a converted jail house. 4 spots in each lower level, then 4 spots on the second level all in each corner. Here's a view from the top level I took before the event.

liberty1.jpg
 
And it was almost exactly what I did for the shoot. However I did use my 70-300 to capture some really cool shots from above. I know now what I need for equipment. This could turn into a real gig for me.

GR - Awesome pics bro!
 
I need to start reading up on yall's tips and ideas...

for being a super newbie amature, and seeing what yall can do, this thread is quite intimidating!! :p
 
FunkyBuddha said:
Ya I got a couple:

- too much vignetting. it's focusing too much into the middle of the picture while your food is covering a lot of area in the picture frame.

- increase the exposure 1/3 stop or maybe even 1/2 stop. They are too dark and a bit on the yellow side. Notice how the plate is not as white as Flickr's white background? It's like 2 or 3 shades too dark. Get it closer to that white. So adjust your white balance and exposure correctly. Like this:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4591177168_7b108361b1_b.jpg
Click to expand...

thanks! will do for my next set. adjusted all of em to be super yellow/ vignetted, guess i went too over the top haha.
 
batou079 said:
I need to start reading up on yall's tips and ideas...

for being a super newbie amature, and seeing what yall can do, this thread is quite intimidating!! :p
Click to expand...

I felt the same way when I got started. The trick is to be humble, post often, and experiment ruthlessly. Unlike the majority of this forum, this thread is made up of people who want to help and encourage creative growth. AKA - we're all here to help!
 
altspace said:
And it was almost exactly what I did for the shoot. However I did use my 70-300 to capture some really cool shots from above. I know now what I need for equipment. This could turn into a real gig for me.

GR - Awesome pics bro!
Click to expand...

Post some samples. Some ok ones, some good ones. Did you end up getting a TTL cable?
 
stupid question for you guys. I was taking a few pics at my old high school fb game last night and some of the pics came out great, others had "spots". any ideas to what I did? I'm using a Nikon P100 on the full auto setting.
 
I'm very new to this camera (2 weeks) and I'm sorta confused how once pic can be just right and the next so bad.
 

Attachments

  • DSCN0189.webp
    DSCN0189.webp
    390.9 KB · Views: 105
Got more examples? Are the spots always in the same place? Was it raining? Could be the flash reflecting off rain drops. Looks to be some sort of flare. Would say dust but dust usually turns out black. I'm clueless. Lol could pass for spirits or ufo. I would lean more towards flare since it's really dark and the camera probably bumped up the iso and tuned aperture to it's lowest possible f-stop. Plus the flash and reflective surfaces of the instruments.
 
Last edited:
Hmm. If you can't try it first then it's hard to say. You could try asking them to take a photo of a white paper at max resolution and look for imperfections in the photo. But then imperfections can also be blamed on a dirty camera sensor. Either way if there are imperfections in the photo because of not maintaining the camera body then it would probably also apply to the lens.

For the second lens if your body doesn't have a motor in it I don't think it will auto focus.

If you can't try it first it's really hard to tell. A seller will most likely always say the lens hasn't been used much. For the first lens I'm curious as to how the scratches got on the inside of the hood.

Also although the lens is optically perfect doesn't mean it's mechanically perfect. Like with the first lens. The front extends while zooming. It's easy to bang it around and screw it up.

In the end I would say it's more of a hit or miss game. But I would think the majority that spend ridiculous amounts of money on glass should be taking very good care of their investment. I know I do.

I've only purchased one used lens(12-24mm af-s f/4) but I got to try it first and the price was more than half off. I would prefer to buy new if I can't physically try it first. Even when I bought my lenses new I requested to try them first. Although it's the same lens not all lenses are equal. Just read reviews of third party lenses. Sometimes you get a better one.
 
Last edited:
03zoomzoom said:
I'm very new to this camera (2 weeks) and I'm sorta confused how once pic can be just right and the next so bad.
Click to expand...

To build on what 808 said, it is just particulates in the air. Any sort of anything that is that dense will show up in those conditions (ie: bright flash, wide open aperture, high iso). Its not uncommon for rain or dust to cause that. The only way to keep it from happening would be to get an off camera flash unit so that the light is not bouncing directly back at the camera. Even if you do that it still light show up some.

And you answer you 808 dust only shows up black if it is physically on the lens or sensor. If it is in the air and a flash is used then its white.
 
Please log in or register to reply here.

New Posts and Comments

Z
2014~2018 Car doesn't seem to want to start immediately?
Replies
7
Views
131
wlong01
W
kendel7
2013~2016 Rachet extension
Replies
2
Views
69
GFrosty
G
M
2019 Mazda CX-5 – Is this transmission mount considered torn? Noise when accelerating uphill
Replies
0
Views
42
morgan1
M
S
2012 Mazda5 upgrades
Replies
0
Views
22
Silverlock8
S
W
Vague Transmission Oil Change Recs Vs Common Sense & Reality
Replies
6
Views
352
cx5_2014
C
B
Mazda CX5: feel slight vibration in gas and brake pedal when AC is on
Replies
10
Views
311
RedBaron
RedBaron
View more…

New Threads and Articles

Back