Sony A7x lounge

xpfloyd wrote in post #18161322
Thanks mystik. I honestly can't get over the quality of photos on instagram (once you find the right people and groups to follow). I find it to be higher than Flickr etc. I just struggle to get a following there though

Interesting, I've had almost the exact opposite experience... I struggle to find artists I enjoy following and have a relatively large following now that mostly only follow me because I post pictures of various YouTube celebrities (that I coach).

Charlie wrote in post #18161371
I'll tell you, on IG, getting good growth requires a LOT of social activity, more than quality or tags. Those are icing on the cake. A so-so image featured by a big shot will do much better than a great image not featured. Tags certainly help because some big shots make their own tag to gain followers.... So they can see your work and feature you. I can literally spend all day on IG, and my account would grow faster... It's cool as hell for sure, some of your followers can be very good people, and compliment you on everything.

I should put more effort into finding other photographers on IG, I get oodles of comments daily, but they're all just fan pages for the kids I coach and all that sort of stuff... it's become more of a headache lately honestly.

LeeRatters wrote in post #18161702
By posting on Instagram don't you allow them to use the image how ever they wish though? Or have I got that wrong?

Nope. They actually have just as strict of a terms of use as flickr does, the problem is most users don't obey it. I've had to send various warnings to various people for stealing my images and then removing the watermark and then claiming in the comments that the shot was a "rare" shot and wouldn't disclose who took the shot or where it came from...

Obviously my circumstances aren't likely to be shared with most people, but it's really discouraged me from posting a lot of my work there (or anywhere else for that matter). I've still got lots of shots that I love that I took with my a7S and various other cameras of the kids I work with that I don't want to share just because I don't want to have to chase my stake on the image all over the web... it wouldn't be an issue if it weren't for the fact that some of these people re-posting my images without credit (or even adding their own watermark to them) were people with 4x the following that I have

when it comes to stealing, I aint even mad if they steal from my IG, the image size is tiny. Steal from my Flickr, and the worst size is still better than IG's size.

Knowing popular people and getting mentions can and will get a lot of followers, problem is, I know nobody..... so I gotta network...

digital_AM wrote in post #18161668
Very cool. Thanks for posting those.


Sunrise shot from a small lake called Lake Weddington just outside of Fayetteville, AR

Batis 18 and SR app

Awesome man! This would stay my desktop background for a few weeks hah!

Btw vinz, very nice use of your environment!

mystik610 wrote in post #18161683
Great colors. Nice one Alfredo.

Thank you Carlo. It's one of the few landscape images I took during the trip unfortunately.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18161696
So very beautiful. The SR app sure has its place=in your hands!!

Appreciate it! It's a useful app.

davidfarina wrote in post #18161814
Awesome man! This would stay my desktop background for a few weeks hah!

Btw vinz, very nice use of your environment!

Thank you David. Very nice of you. This was mostly edited in Lightroom. I had to add a little noise to the sky and water to avoid banding.

Charlie wrote in post #18161686
I want to trade my 600 for a 360, I had planned to use large modifiers but too bulky. 600 is massive, much bigger than the 360's

This is good to know. I have my eye on the 600, but am thinking a pair of 360's might do the trick if I need a lot of power.

digital_AM wrote in post #18161903
Thank you Carlo. It's one of the few landscape images I took during the trip unfortunately.

Quality over quantity!

mystik610 wrote in post #18161682
Got the Godox AD360II today. It's bigger/heavier than I thought it would be, but its still very much portable. I was able to wirelessly trigger it directly via the Godox X1-S. It works directly with the AD360II's receiver, and no need for a separate receiver. X1-s was able to seamlessly trigger both the AD360II and the 860II. Just for fun I mounted the 860II directly to my camera to try triggering the AD360II via the speedlight....and it worked! This can be useful when you need a fill light on location but don't want to lug a second light around.

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HSS works (note the SS below), but surprisingly ETTL works too. I was not expecting this since the marketing material indicated that HSS is for Canon only. I took a couple of shots with varying FEC values and it does appear that HSS is working as it should. I almost always use manual flash with off camera lights, but its good to know that ETTL is there if I need it.

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Godox system is a winner so far in my book. The 860II worked really well at the wedding I shot this weekend and the AD360II seems like a keeper as well. Most importantly, all of the equipment integrates with one another really well so no need to buy a bunch of extra triggers and receivers to get it all to work. I'll likely add another AD360II and maybe another 860II sometime down the road.

Thanks for sharing Carlo! If you don't mind, would you kindly provide links to the items you bought? I don't need them right away, but would like to save them in my basket in case I need them later. Thank you.

14mm

joonrhee wrote in post #18162037
Thanks for sharing Carlo! If you don't mind, would you kindly provide links to the items you bought? I don't need them right away, but would like to save them in my basket in case I need them later. Thank you.

No prob! I got them on amazon. BH and Adorama sell the flashpoint version which is basically rebranded Godox....but I'm not sure if there is a difference in compatibility. It looks like the flashpoint versions need a separate receiver to trigger the ad360II.

https://www.amazon.com …keywords=godox+​860II+sony

https://www.amazon.com …&keywords=godox​+ad360II-c

Same light as the last setup....

vinmunoz wrote in post #18162048
Same light as the last setup....

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I didn't get to comment on your other posts but really good use of existing surfaces to light your subject Vinz. What did you fire into that wall. Looks like you'd need a lot of power to bounce outdoors in midday sun.

mystik610 wrote in post #18162049
I didn't get to comment on your other posts but really good use of existing surfaces to light your subject Vinz. What did you fire into that wall. Looks like you'd need a lot of power to bounce outdoors in midday sun.

I thought the point was that he didn't fire anything on it. Just the sun bouncing off it

Bpaulette is correct. I saw how bright the wall was and thought hmm must be a good giant reflector. I usually use my palm to make sure the light is good.

vinmunoz wrote in post #18162104
Bpaulette is correct. I saw how bright the wall was and thought hmm must be a good giant reflector. I usually use my palm to make sure the light is good.

Haha! I use my hand all the time. And yeah, honestly I rarely do portraits outside (prefer to sculpt the light however I'd like with reflectors and hate lugging them around), but when I do, I'm always on the lookout for white walls. Red bricks are my nemesis

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mystik610 wrote in post #18162043
No prob! I got them on amazon. BH and Adorama sell the flashpoint version which is basically rebranded Godox....but I'm not sure if there is a difference in compatibility. It looks like the flashpoint versions need a separate receiver to trigger the ad360II.

https://www.amazon.com …keywords=godox+​860II+sony

https://www.amazon.com …&keywords=godox​+ad360II-c

Thank you Carlo. I have saved them in my Amazon basket.