How do you shoot like this!!

I hope I get the Kubota actions soon!

sblais wrote in post #2373553
Yeah... and LyLy must have a good camera. It takes good pictures!

Seriously: Practice, Practice and Master your equipment. I would guess that many aspiring "pros" don't know what settings to use and when to use them half or more of the time.

From these shots, the photographer decided what DOF was required to achieve the wanted effect. Exposure was then spot on and PP added the finishing touch. As simple as that. Don't guess, take control!

ain't that the truth. a lot of times when i browse through POTN and found some tips to be very useful, but when out in the field.. my minds a blank! kinda like when i had to take test back in school!

zacker wrote in post #2373598
at anyrate she is good!

yup, and she only does it part-time too~ i was shocked to hear that.

daclozer wrote in post #2374402
I can teach you daniel-son, but first you must wax my car... wax on... wax off....
Hopefully somebody got that one. There are some very nice shots in there. I feel the real key to great photos is to pay attention to the basics: exposure, aperature, focus and composition. If you have a technically great photo, it is easier to make it pop in post processing

haha.. no only do i get that.. my grandmother grew up on the same street as Pat when he was in Japan. broke my grandma's heart when she saw the news.

cdi-ink.com wrote in post #2375453
I like Kubota actions so much I even bought one of their tractors...hoo-ah.

tractors?? i still need to get off my arse and buy kubota's action. looks like that'll be my christmas gift. haha

tim wrote in post #2373571
Good exposures, and jacking up the saturation and contrast in post production. B&Ws done with natural or off camera light, B&W conversion with a good method, and contrast bumped in post.

As an aside, I don't like the way you have to look at gallery photos sequentially on that persons site. Say I want to jump forward to look at ceremony photos, or see a good range of photos from one wedding, you can't.

^ Perfect response.

jamiewexler wrote in post #2375426
I see a lot of Kubota actions there... (not that there's anything wrong with that ) coupled with a GREAT eye!

My thought was - it looks like they have taken their "Daily Multi Vitamin"

I love the Kubota actions too!

Jackie

i'm eyeing the kubota action pack 2, looks like they revamp and added some more actions to it. is action pack 2 the most recommended for anyone if you were to just buy one kubota action set?

Don't forget your goals when you go to the shoot. The one thing I ALWAYS try to remember is shots I would like, not just the that are needed. I'm great at knowing what would look good AFTER the shoot! Go in confident with an idea of what you want to capture, and you'd be surprised how much better they come out. Sometimes we're too concerned with getting the basic shots that we forget about our creative view.

PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!!

colours look fantastic

Here's another site with some excellant work on it also. Just got this off OSP. Good photography and good PP. Not to mention, a cool site.

http://www.angelatalle​y.com/

these pics are just majorly edited my contrast and saturation..
im sure if you saw the originals they wouldnt look so vibrant..
nothing that cant be done with a good picture taken in raw...

they look good tho..

I agree, there are some very, VISUALLY striking images in LyLy's portfolio. Tones are beautiful, exposure etc is obviously very accurate and I expect that such crisp images have been mainly achieved "in camera". However, I have to apologise but this is entirely my opinion, after looking through some of the images there seems to be a lot lacking "peoplewise". There seems to be little to no personality in the expressions, no glint in the eye, no funny giggling expression that could almost be audible.

As much as I agree that technical prowess and ability is important; for wedding reportage photography I feel that as much emphasis should be put into catching the personality of the people that will remind them of the emotions in the day for years to come everytime they look in the album. Not, how skilled the photographer was at taking a well exposed photograph.

Good thread - sorry I've added a bit of an essay!
WSF

WSF... yup.. the photos does lack the personality part. but i do like the website.. very simple.. just not the portfolio part... take forever to flip through.

Cool site, good music. It all depends on the style you like. Poses are great, expressions, vivid colors, etc. However, lots or overblown or lack of detail in highlights, especially white gowns, lots of soft focus, movement blur, cross-processing, great creative ideas. I wonder what it would look like on print. Maybe, the resolution is toned down for Web. Hey, it may be a popular trend. Whos can argue with art. Each to his or her own taste. At least, her style is constant from one type to another.

woffles wrote in post #2394734
Here's another site with some excellant work on it also. Just got this off OSP. Good photography and good PP. Not to mention, a cool site.

http://www.angelatalle​y.com/

Nice images but its the big contrast and strong sharpening that is giving them "pop". Very unforgiving and not to all clients taste but much to appreciate in there.

daclozer wrote in post #2374402
I can teach you daniel-son, but first you must wax my car... wax on... wax off....
Hopefully somebody got that one. There are some very nice shots in there. I feel the real key to great photos is to pay attention to the basics: exposure, aperature, focus and composition. If you have a technically great photo, it is easier to make it pop in post processing

Ha, nice. A co-worker and I randomly call each other "daniel-son" in our Asian accent here at work when referring to one another, so that made me laugh.

I love a lot of the lighting and warmth in her photos.