MrWho
10th of October 2009 (Sat), 15:33
The hard way :lol:
Yesterday I got to take my first portrait photograph of someone I'd never met before. I asked straight up what I wanted to do, and the individual had agreed and allowed me to take a few photos. I had not expected this to come up and she had asked what I needed in the photographs (I was expecting a "no" so I didn't know what to say). So I proceeded to take a couple photos and reviewed them after leaving. In the car, I discovered that the aperture was f/16 from shooting landscapes earlier which had resulted in a 1/40 shutter speed. To make things worse, a little under 4 hours of sleep really didn't help much.
I'm pretty pleased with the way it came out, there was no issue in PP and the picture's served it's purpose (nothing wrong with it after the regular adjustments in PP).
The lessons learned : it never hurts to ask someone if you can take their picture if you're already engaged in a conversation with them. There are inevitably other artists out there that understand exactly where you're coming form and are quite willing to assist. Also, when taking landscapes or sharp pictures with a deep DOF, always, ALWAYS set the camera settings back to a place where you're ready to adapt to any situation.
Yesterday I got to take my first portrait photograph of someone I'd never met before. I asked straight up what I wanted to do, and the individual had agreed and allowed me to take a few photos. I had not expected this to come up and she had asked what I needed in the photographs (I was expecting a "no" so I didn't know what to say). So I proceeded to take a couple photos and reviewed them after leaving. In the car, I discovered that the aperture was f/16 from shooting landscapes earlier which had resulted in a 1/40 shutter speed. To make things worse, a little under 4 hours of sleep really didn't help much.
I'm pretty pleased with the way it came out, there was no issue in PP and the picture's served it's purpose (nothing wrong with it after the regular adjustments in PP).
The lessons learned : it never hurts to ask someone if you can take their picture if you're already engaged in a conversation with them. There are inevitably other artists out there that understand exactly where you're coming form and are quite willing to assist. Also, when taking landscapes or sharp pictures with a deep DOF, always, ALWAYS set the camera settings back to a place where you're ready to adapt to any situation.