1st Photoshot - C&C is highly appreciated ..

[RiKaN HaVoK]

Trying out the entire lighting thing ...


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Thanks guys

[JDM EJ1 95]

only thing i have to say is the first one.. her legs look VERY unnatural

[TristanCardew]

only thing i have to say is the first one.. her legs look VERY unnatural

That's helpful...:rolleyes:

Anyway.

I think these are great, especially as a first photoshoot. The lighting is even, everything is properly exposed and the skin isn't completely over-smoothed (is that a word?). A couple of things i'd say to watch out for would be cropped fingers (in #3) and over-sharpening. You have a gorgeous model, so go out and do more and more, and you'll learn a heap.

:)

[RiKaN HaVoK]

thanks guys .. I was wondering about the sharpening .. I just the 1st sharpening before the PP and then some unmask sharp after the resize .. I didnt know how much so I just went by eye .. can you tell me which one you think has to much sharpening?

Lucky me that my model is my girl .. hahaha .. force to put makeup and dress up since she doesnt like it much ...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3377423309_6da59678a1_o.jpg

another one ...

[griptape]

The no dumping sign is a little distracting, and I think the ambient light could be brought up a stop or so for most of them.

[RiKaN HaVoK]

1st time messing with the light .. so how will I do that .. just go from 1/200 to 1/100 and that's a full stop?

thanks man ...

P.S. I cropped this a little .. most had a lot of garbage around and that's why we was by the sign .. lol

[bjyoder]

#1: Commit to the angled shot, or straighten it up; get her to completely cover the sign, or move it out of frame (although, as you said, easier said than done). A fairly good pose (watch her hands a bit more!), and good job with the lighting.

#2: Needs a bit more lighting to the right (model's left) on the model. Try a vertical crop to get rid of that no dumping sign.

#3: Watch the hand (as others have said), but great light! Try a larger aperture to blend that sign into the background.

#4: Probably the best of the bunch. She needs her hair out of her eye, though IMO.

#5: Good work on this one, too. She needs more light on her face, though.

Keep up the good work. It's easy for me to sit back and see these things (which I do to mine AFTER I've taken the pictures - which aren't generally this good ;) )

[griptape]

1st time messing with the light .. so how will I do that .. just go from 1/200 to 1/100 and that's a full stop?
Either raise your ISO, or shoot earlier in the day so there's more ambient light to begin with.

[rammy]

Either raise your ISO, or shoot earlier in the day so there's more ambient light to begin with.

ISO will affect the flash power (brightness). Adjust the shutter speed or aperture.

[RiKaN HaVoK]

#1: Commit to the angled shot, or straighten it up; get her to completely cover the sign, or move it out of frame (although, as you said, easier said than done). A fairly good pose (watch her hands a bit more!), and good job with the lighting.

#2: Needs a bit more lighting to the right (model's left) on the model. Try a vertical crop to get rid of that no dumping sign.

#3: Watch the hand (as others have said), but great light! Try a larger aperture to blend that sign into the background.

#4: Probably the best of the bunch. She needs her hair out of her eye, though IMO.

#5: Good work on this one, too. She needs more light on her face, though.

Keep up the good work. It's easy for me to sit back and see these things (which I do to mine AFTER I've taken the pictures - which aren't generally this good ;) )


Thanks man .. I love your in depth C&C .. I been afraid of cropping for the longest but after a few pictures .. that fear is no longer there .. I will try the vertical crop as you suggested and the rest, well it's history .. said and done .. but I will try to keep those comment in mind ...



exactly what I had read, that's why Im asking if a full f/stop is half on a giving shutter speed (IE 1/200 - 1/2 = 1/100 = a full stop?) if that make any sense ..

[rammy]

exactly what I had read, that's why Im asking if a full f/stop is half on a giving shutter speed (IE 1/200 - 1/2 = 1/100 = a full stop?) if that make any sense ..

A stop is doubling or halving the light depending on which way you go so yes, you are right for the shutter speed maths. Same maths works for ISO. But not for aperture ;-)

[bjyoder]

A stop is doubling or halving the light depending on which way you go so yes, you are right for the shutter speed maths. Same maths works for ISO. But not for aperture ;-)

It does ... kinda. The f/stops are doubling or halving the amount of light through the aperture. If you do all the math, f/2.8 is double the size of f/4 (f/2.8=focal length divided by 2.8 - a diameter of the lens' opening). Stopping up or down in aperture is the same as ISO or shutter speed - doubling or halving the amount of light that is able to be collected per stop.

hth