night club photos (NWS) (2)

Been a while since I shared...

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They have parties like that in Salt Lake?

Kineyas wrote in post #12888058
They have parties like that in Salt Lake?

Nope, its a lie, the mormons won't allow it.

Kineyas wrote in post #12888058
They have parties like that in Salt Lake?

Salt Lake isn't too bad, except after a while you see the same exact people in the clubs.

LiberationFrequency wrote in post #12888829
Nope, its a lie, the mormons won't allow it.

Yes, the Mormons keep us party people locked up

pod_canon wrote in post #12882860
ST-E2 exclusively. I haven't attached my flash to the body in years. No real need to if you think about it.

I didn't know the ST-E2 gives off an AF assist beam.

srika wrote in post #12859753

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Love your processing here man!

Is anyone on here shooting Lollapalooza? I want to see some pics! I couldnt get press passes this year

RobertMang wrote in post #12889653
I didn't know the ST-E2 gives off an AF assist beam.

Same here, my 5d wouldn't focus in a million years without the assist beam lol

Couple from last night

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john_galt wrote in post #12879109
anyone use the flash in their hand w/ a wireless trigger to have more control of the flash?

I have wireless triggers but when i am in a club i prefer to use a ettl wire, this way if for some reason the flash accidentaly falls, it tends to get a bit of bungy tension and receives no damage from the ground (happpened twice to me in several years)

Mind you i only use it half in my hand an half on camera as i normal shoot with an Orbis ring flash with a custom bracket so that the flash can go in the top rather than bottom, this way i can quickly remove the flash from the ring for shots in situations with a lot of smoke or groups of 6+ people.

i havent posted in quite a while.... just been kinda burned out on what is worth taking a second look at... i guess ill throw some images up from the last few weeks or so...

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Weekend tomfoolery.

mosesport wrote in post #12736131
^---That's what he said in his post...

Westcoast...it's all going to depend on your gear setup. I'd need more information on the camera/lens/flash you're using...and then the settings you're using as well.

If you're using the on-camera flash, you're probably not going to get the look you're wanting to achieve. The images will always be 'flat' with it because it's always straight toward the subject. The flash needs to come from an angle to create depth.

As far as settings go, a good place to start would be keeping your aperture around f4 and shooting with a shutter speed of about 1/8th of a second. With these settings, you'll always use flash. If you're trying to 'drag' your shutter without flash, you're just going to get a blurry picture every time. It's intended to be used with flash. Also...if you're not using a hot shoe flash, get one..any way you can...whether you have to rent it for your gigs or buy one. You'll thank yourself later.

so after playing around for a couple of weeks..here are a couple of images i got... im happy but can always improve... would appreciate the feedback...

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You really should focus properly (on the eyes, the face), these two pics are out of focus. The composition could also be better (lots of lost space).
Here an example of proper focusing:

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^---HAHAHA! I don't think the 100% crop was necessary AT ALL to prove your point....but, Westcoast, I will agree that the shots do seem a little on the soft side. As far as composition and quality of images compared to the first few you posted, they are much, much better. I can definitely see the improvement. From the looks of it, your aperture may have been open wider than necessary on the first shot causing the face to be slightly out of the depth of focus. It's still a great shot, though. With the second one, I might recommend changing the AF point to the 'top' of the frame when you're shooting in portrait orientation so that you're sure it's nailing focus directly on the subject's face. Other than that, I think the pictures are great. It's awesome to see people taking advice and being able to implement in into their work. I can't wait to see more.