Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

Voaky999 wrote in post #13293550
Grandfather and Grandson

I don't know if it's the compression or if their skin is just naturally like that, but it looks wayyy too smooth with no texture left. For the young boy I could see it, but for the man it looks unnatural.

Taylor02GT wrote in post #13294211
First time using curves outside of film-like edits. Did it still turn out film ish? lol

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Taylor! I think it looks perfect and you got what you wanted. It's not too overdone either which is nice to see. Also I think your composition and exposure makes the picture that much better. What kind of curves did you use to get your look?

Jazzoline wrote in post #13294959

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Sighnaghi, Georgia by brizhamadze, on Flickr

This picture looks too perfect haha. Everything about it looks like it posed just for you; the sky, rooftops, everything.

gonças wrote in post #13295023

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Neringa by Gonçalo Reis Bispo, on Flickr

Beautiful backdrop; your model's hair somehow really MAKES the picture for me.

Taylor02GT wrote in post #13294211
First time using curves outside of film-like edits. Did it still turn out film ish? lol

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LunarSwift3 by taylorhockman, on Flickr

Nice color composition.

Starting out my 100 strangers project. Wish me luck!

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Attended one of the events of one of the largest beverage makers in the Philippines. Took shots on the products displayed.

7d + 50mm 1.4 + ambient light + ISO 3200!

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I am new to the forum.
Here are some simple pictures:

EOS 50D, EF 50mm f/1.4 @2.0

ddaayynnee wrote in post #13291205

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Wilma by Dayne Mahadeo][www.daynemaha​deo.com, on Flickr

Lovely!

hellokevin wrote in post #13295082
Taylor! I think it looks perfect and you got what you wanted. It's not too overdone either which is nice to see. Also I think your composition and exposure makes the picture that much better. What kind of curves did you use to get your look?

Thank you! Before this photo I had honestly only used curvers when following online tutorials for film like edits. Which was usually just a green curve layer and that was it.

For this photo I just moved the R,G,B curves separately just a little until I found a combination that looked natural yet pleasing. I don't know much about it, still doing lots of learning about curves online. Now I need to learn how to save RGB curves so I can use them again. I don't know how to manuver CS4 very well. :/

tomcat7886 wrote in post #13296464
Nice color composition.

Thanks bud!

I want to ask you some questions. I am thinking of getting Canon 50mm f/1.4. How's the build quality, and have you encountered widely-discussed problems with this lens, such as AF not functioning and soft images at f/1.4?

Thank you for your help in advance!

LunaP wrote in post #13299385
I want to ask you some questions. I am thinking of getting Canon 50mm f/1.4. How's the build quality, and have you encountered widely-discussed problems with this lens, such as AF not functioning and soft images at f/1.4?

Thank you for your help in advance!

I've owned plenty of lenses, and the 50mm 1.4 is a well built lens. I've never owned the 50mm 1.8 so I can't compare it to that. The metal mount is nice, thats for sure. Its just a touch lighter than my Sigma 30mm 1.4 was.

I might get 1 out of 10-20 shots or so at 1.4 that seems like it might have missed focus. But 99% of the time its user error or trying to use f1.4 when its just not wise.

Nice work Taylor

tomcat7886 wrote in post #13300389
Nice work Taylor

Thanks man, I've had my Sig 10-20mm and borrowed 70-200 2.8L on my camera so much I forgot how fun this 50mm is to shoot with.