DSLR Shots and Discussions

onzedge · 06-25-2012, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by didymus

What is that t-shirt?

I think he got the shirt at the Japanese Classic Car Show.

LunaZ · 06-26-2012, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by didymus

Couldn't have timed this shot any better!

LunaZ · 06-26-2012, 10:38 PM

I know it's not a shot of a vehicle, a pet, or a landscape, but thanks for indulging me.

TheTeachingMyselfToBeAPhotographer

k20z3 · 06-27-2012, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

ThePretendPhotographer

What the hella all over her face? Get down lower

ThePhotographer

LunaZ · 06-27-2012, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by k20z3

What the hella all over her face? Get down lower

ThePhotographer

The hair? The shadow? I'm not sure what you're talking about. I thought her crazy hair was one of her key features.
If I went lower, wouldn't that end up being an "up the nostrils" shot?

Cmike2780 · 06-27-2012, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

The hair? The shadow? I'm not sure what you're talking about. I thought her crazy hair was one of her key features.
If I went lower, wouldn't that end up being an "up the nostrils" shot?

Does he mean the freckles? I dunno....

What lens did you use? Shooting from a really low angle will make her look taller & slimmer, especially if your lens is more on the wider side. Just get her to tilt her head down a bit. You won't create a noticable "up the nostril" shot any more than that pic.

It's still a good shot.

k20z3 · 06-27-2012, 10:14 AM

On my phone it looks like brown spots.

Just don't use a wide angle close to the nostrils. 85-135 portrait range :-)

ThePhotographer

TreeSemdyZee · 06-27-2012, 10:48 AM

LunaZ · 06-27-2012, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Does he mean the freckles? I dunno....

What lens did you use? Shooting from a really low angle will make her look taller & slimmer, especially if your lens is more on the wider side. Just get her to tilt her head down a bit. You won't create a noticable "up the nostril" shot any more than that pic.

It's still a good shot.

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Originally Posted by k20z3

On my phone it looks like brown spots.

Just don't use a wide angle close to the nostrils. 85-135 portrait range :-)

ThePhotographer

She has delightful freckles!
I've been a little space challenged where I'm shooting. I've been stuck using my 28-135 zoomed out all the way. I can't even get far away enough to get a full body shot with my 50.
I'll try getting a little lower. Thanks for the tips, guys!

LunaZ · 06-29-2012, 12:04 AM

Today's project:

onzedge · 06-29-2012, 12:09 AM

Luna -- I like your lighting technique.

LunaZ · 06-29-2012, 08:28 AM

Thank you!
Beauty Dish up high on a mini-boom, camera left. Big Soft Box just barely right of camera. White Reflector to the left, about chest level, tilted up slightly.

One thing I'm really happy about with what I shot last night is that I stopped it down quite a bit. I shot everything at f/11 and got the detail I was looking for.
Just because my lens goes as wide as f/1.4, that doesn't mean that's where I should be all the time

onzedge · 06-29-2012, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Thank you!
Beauty Dish up high on a mini-boom, camera left. Big Soft Box just barely right of camera. White Reflector to the left, about chest level, tilted up slightly.

One thing I'm really happy about with what I shot last night is that I stopped it down quite a bit. I shot everything at f/11 and got the detail I was looking for.
Just because my lens goes as wide as f/1.4, that doesn't mean that's where I should be all the time

Right on the f-stop -- wide open = shallow depth of field.

didymus · 06-29-2012, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Today's project:

Like this lighting better than your other shots. But hair needs some work, glasses are hiding the eyes, and cutting off the top of her head is distracting

vividracing · 06-29-2012, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Thank you!
Beauty Dish up high on a mini-boom, camera left. Big Soft Box just barely right of camera. White Reflector to the left, about chest level, tilted up slightly.

One thing I'm really happy about with what I shot last night is that I stopped it down quite a bit. I shot everything at f/11 and got the detail I was looking for.
Just because my lens goes as wide as f/1.4, that doesn't mean that's where I should be all the time

I usually try to stay between 5.6 to f/8. A lot of lenses have diffraction around f/11 or slower.

That shot looks good as far as lighting and exposure, but it needs some sharpening and I'm not too sure how I feel about how tight the crop is.

That reflection above her eye is really distracting, too.

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