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Jul 08, 2006 10:58 | #1

Hi guys. Sorry I haven't been around for awhile. Been crazy with my business for the past few months. But now I'm getting a little breathing room, to hang out again with all my POTN friends.

Anyway, I recently was asked to photograph a neighbor's sweet 16 birthday party. I used my Tamron 28-75 f2.8 lens and my 580 flash with a LightSphere diffuser. I shot all pictures at ISO 400 and used slow shutter speeds to allow as much background light as possible to be captured. I really don't like the harsh flash look and try to make the images look as natural as possible.

The first two pictures are daddy's little girl. Your comments and CC are always appreciated.

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Jul 08, 2006 10:59 | #2

Everyone's a photographer. :rolleyes:

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Jul 08, 2006 11:00 as a reply to @ KaplanMultimedia's post | #3

Partying with grandpa.

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Jul 08, 2006 11:01 as a reply to @ KaplanMultimedia's post | #4

Becoming a woman but still a girl.

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Jul 08, 2006 11:06 | #5

Nice captures Joel. 1st two are excellent, as is the last

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Jul 08, 2006 11:10 as a reply to @ cdifoto's post | #6

Very nice. It definately captures the moment(s). How does the lightsphere differ (in terms of effectiveness) over say a sto-fen?

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Jul 08, 2006 11:20 | #7

I like the second one - their expressions are so sincere and happy (such a sweet moment between father and daughter! I love Dad's smile - so proud!!). You could try and edit it (crop, and tone down the background?). The first is shot great too (a very nice portrait shot), but it's not as candid and heartfelt as the second.

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Jul 08, 2006 12:08 as a reply to @ cdifoto's post | #8

cdi-ink.com wrote:
Nice captures Joel. 1st two are excellent, as is the last

Thanks very much for your comments. BTW, love your signature!

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Jul 08, 2006 12:08 | #9

Super shots Joel! I like the lighting effect when using the LS. Welcome back and glad to here your work load has calmed down.

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Jul 08, 2006 12:16 as a reply to @ dkangel's post | #10

dkangel wrote:
Very nice. It definately captures the moment(s). How does the lightsphere differ (in terms of effectiveness) over say a sto-fen?

Thanks. I have and use both products. Usually, I like the results of LS II better. The light is softer and seems to spread out more evenly over a larger area. Although if the ceiling is too low and too white, I'll get too much bounce-down light from the open-ended LS II. I can put the dome on, but I'm usually not as happy with the results as when I use the Sto-fen in that case. Both products have found a useful place in my equipment bag.

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Jul 08, 2006 12:17 as a reply to @ Kevin's post | #11

Kevin wrote:
Super shots Joel! I like the lighting effect when using the LS. Welcome back and glad to here your work load has calmed down.

Thanks Kevin. I really appreciate your kind words.

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Jul 08, 2006 12:23 | #12

nice work Joel as always. Just wondering why you shot at iso 400. When I use flash(es) I always set lowest Av.

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Jul 08, 2006 12:24 | #13

Nice captures Joel. Good to see you back.

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Jul 08, 2006 13:44 as a reply to @ Dante King's post | #14

Dante King wrote:
nice work Joel as always. Just wondering why you shot at iso 400. When I use flash(es) I always set lowest Av.

Hi Dante. Thanks very much for your comments.

I wanted to capture the available light to make the pictures look as natural as possible. One of the first things I do when I set up at a location is meter the background to find out what the available light levels are. Then I try to match the ISO (usually 400 indoors), the flash output and shutter speed to match the available light levels. I do this so the flash doesn't overpower the natural light levels but just fills. Just like you would do outdoors. If I set the camera to ISO 100 the background would have been 2 stops darker than what you are seeing in these images.

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Jul 08, 2006 13:45 as a reply to @ Keiffer's post | #15

Keiffer wrote:
Nice captures Joel. Good to see you back.

Thanks Keiffer. It's good to be back.

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