Official Misc Photography Crew, Part V "Do you even shoot?"

[Dominik]

Def think I'm gonna pick up another body first.

Good choice. I know some photographers are pretty good at covering action while changing lenses on a single body but I'm always paranoid about either missing a shot or dropping a lens. And of course if one body stops working you can keep shooting. Ditto for card failure.

Having two bodies either on some kind of dual camera harness or with one slung back over the shoulder with the vertical grip at your hip for quick access gives you the best chance of covering the fast paced stuff.

It's also worth mentioning that even though today's sensors offer resolution that is overkill for most of the wedding coverage giving you a lot more freedom to crop, in a church for example you'll often be shooting in crappy light without flash or off-camera lighting and at higher ISO cropping will reveal more noise so it's best to use the right lens for the job.

[LieutenantGains]

Just finished my blog from the wedding I shot last month

https://www.garyhebdingjr.com/blog/2...g-day-02112017

[Foques]

I'm downtown right by millennium park. I'm shooting with another miscer in a few weeks, let's have a mini misc meat.

that explains it.
Trip to chicago usually cost me ~$200 in tickets

keep me posted, Imma join you guys anyway.

[CorgiBrah]

I'm downtown right by millennium park. I'm shooting with another miscer in a few weeks, let's have a mini misc meat.

I'm planning on buying some new gear in the next couple of weeks. I'm thinking either a 6D to have as a second body + 100mm f/2.8L IS macro, or just an 85mm f/1.2L. I kind of feel like the 85L is due for a refresh being 11 years old now so idk, then again the 100 macro is no slouch at all plus I really need a 2nd body for shooting weddings. I do have an 85L coming in next week on loan from CPS for 10 days so at least I'll be able to try it out to see if I fall in love with it right away. Wat do misc?

Also just got this in the mail today ayyyyy

I would definitely go for a second body and a used macro, I have the 100L IS and it's an excellent lens. I mainly do food/product photography with it though.

[UrbexBrah]

I'm downtown right by millennium park. I'm shooting with another miscer in a few weeks, let's have a mini misc meat.

I'm planning on buying some new gear in the next couple of weeks. I'm thinking either a 6D to have as a second body + 100mm f/2.8L IS macro, or just an 85mm f/1.2L. I kind of feel like the 85L is due for a refresh being 11 years old now so idk, then again the 100 macro is no slouch at all plus I really need a 2nd body for shooting weddings. I do have an 85L coming in next week on loan from CPS for 10 days so at least I'll be able to try it out to see if I fall in love with it right away. Wat do misc?

Also just got this in the mail today ayyyyy

Other miscer checking in...(I'm serious Gains and I discussed shooting a little bit while I am in chicago).

It would be awesome to shoot with another miscer. I should be in Chicago april 8-9. Looking to do a portrait session with a girl who I already have setup and following my evening with some city shooting. Last time I went to Chicago, Gains and I did some shooting. Good time

[LieutenantGains]

Kendall by Gary Hebding Jr., on Flickr

[UrbexBrah]

A few shots from the last weekends shoots









What is weird is the fitness ones I was not going for the film look and I did not use a preset to make it look filmy. The conditions were overcast and slightly raining. I didnt use flash so maybe that is what made it look like it did? Help misc...

[KRANE]

A few shots from the last weekends shoots

[img]http://i.imgur.com/i5WOrpZ.jpg[img]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/c2EYjt9.jpg[img]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/oUooo4a.jpg[img]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/kMrowej.jpg[mg]

What is weird is the fitness ones I was not going for the film look and I did not use a preset to make it look filmy. The conditions were overcast and slightly raining. I didnt use flash so maybe that is what made it look like it did? Help misc...

One and four are fine (just the bra strap). Two and three maybe a bit overexposed. Since she looks so athletic a prop and/or action pose would have been nice. Also, a bit of eye retouching to improve the dark lines.

[LieutenantGains]

My loaner from CPS for the next week

[Archigainz]

dontknowhowtoembedimagescrew

studied photography for years now it's just a hobby

[M0tibation]

Been shooting mainly my architectural stuff lately but here is a landscape from a few days ago in Badlands NP.

[Archigainz]

Been shooting mainly my architectural stuff lately but here is a landscape from a few days ago in Badlands

Underwhelming composition for such a dramatic landscape, no?

[Inavan]

dontknowhowtoembedimagescrew

studied photography for years now it's just a hobby

You need 50 posts to be able to embed. I liked the 5th one. The center framing on the other 4 photos bothers me.

[LieutenantGains]

Anna by Gary Hebding Jr., on Flickr

[Archigainz]

You need 50 posts to be able to embed. I liked the 5th one. The center framing on the other 4 photos bothers me.

fair.

i'll be back with my best images when I hit 50 then /

[LieutenantGains]

New shot from yesterday


Camie by Gary Hebding Jr., on Flickr

[Foques]

shot this one for the local dealership

[CorgiBrah]

Been shooting mainly my architectural stuff lately but here is a landscape from a few days ago in Badlands NP.

haha repped rapid city brah, my gf is from rapid city, i love when we go visit her family there. the blackhills are fkin beautiful.

[M0tibation]

Underwhelming composition for such a dramatic landscape, no?

Explain.

[Inavan]

shot this one for the local dealership

The rock triggered me. I'm about 5 minutes away from crawling into a corner and crying that she's not my president. SRS.






























I'm assuming that this is the same dealer you previously did photos for? I remember a bunch of trucks out in the snow. Given the constraints I'm assuming you were under, I think it turned out well.

The rock stuck in the tire makes the photo unacceptable to be given to a dealer. Would you give a dealer photos with visible sensor dust? It should have been physically removed and failing that you should have done it in post. The high contrast is distracting. If a person thinks to themselves, "WTF is wrong with the tire?!" that is going to decrease the likelihood of them purchasing the truck.

The second thing I noticed is a stylistic difference of opinion. Having the front tires turned allows the rim to be seen. My problem is that having the tires turned away makes an aggressively styled truck look weak. The positioning makes me think the truck would try to go around obstacles.

I would have positioned the tires dead on to the camera. "Get the fuk out of the way or you're getting run over. This truck gives zero fuks about any obstacle it faces."

[Foques]

The rock triggered me. I'm about 5 minutes away from crawling into a corner and crying that she's not my president. SRS.

thanks for your input.
Rock didn't bother anyone, including the guy who just picked up the truck and bough print of the shot above or toyota corporate reps.

[KRANE]

Explain.

Uninspiring trees in the foreground that adds clutter. Draw a line down the horizontal center as a panorama and the photo becomes breathtaking. At least that's the first thing I noticed.

[havoNI]

Explain.

This is what I would have done if I was you, the image is hidden and only accessible via direct link so dont worry noones gonna go stealing your ****.

Changes:

- made it a panorama by cutting off bottom 40%,
- cloned out tree tops
- gave it a touch more contrast
- brought up shadows a little to save the mountain details after contrast darkened them
- reduced highlights slightly to save cloud detail

Could probably sit down and do a ton to it if I had a high res RAW and time to make the mountain pop more, but its a really solid image just suffered in its original composition. With composition think "what is the subject" and "where do i want my eye to go" and "am i being distracted". For example in this Id say the dramatic sunset is the real focal point of the image and the lines and peaks of the hills lead the eye toward it, which is all good, but then you had the blurry dark trees at the bottom which completely drew the eye downwards away from the sky.

Just imo.

[Inavan]

thanks for your input.
Rock didn't bother anyone, including the guy who just picked up the truck and bough print of the shot above or toyota corporate reps.

Glad to hear that. How many photos do they have you take when you go out to them?

[Dominik]

thanks for your input.
Rock didn't bother anyone, including the guy who just picked up the truck and bough print of the shot above or toyota corporate reps.

Foques I really like the shot. You don't need my advice but if it were my shot I'd just give it a little more work in post to bring up the contrast a touch with some local contrast to bring out texture in the gravel, etc, pull back the saturation without it being too obvious to blend in with the conditions, and give it a slight vignette.

[Foques]

Foques I really like the shot. You don't need my advice but if it were my shot I'd just give it a little more work in post to bring up the contrast a touch with some local contrast to bring out texture in the gravel, etc, pull back the saturation without it being too obvious to blend in with the conditions, and give it a slight vignette.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/8adbUD7.jpg[/g]

I really like this look, but I was shot down on that. My initial edit was relatively close to this. In my eyes, it looks way better, albeit PR reps didn't agree.

[Dominik]

I really like this look, but I was shot down on that. My initial edit was relatively close to this. In my eyes, it looks way better, albeit PR reps didn't agree.

All that matters is that the client was happy and they were. In my experience they generally like images that don't look edited and are loosely cropped so a graphic designer has more freedom later. It works in our favor since it makes the job easier. You get paid and never have to look at them again.

That's the best thing about commercial photography. Turn up on time with the right gear, nail the lighting, exposure, focus, etc., and move on to the next shot. Give them the files and move on to the next job.

It's easy for photographers who have never done that work to nitpick and comment like it's an unfinished product so I figured I'd spend a few minutes on it to show how it would look in a brochure, etc. You did a great job.

[litljay]

chit luck. 2nd nice camera stolen. dammit.

Stolen out of my truck at a hotel. I fking hate thieves.

[M0tibation]

This is what I would have done if I was you, the image is hidden and only accessible via direct link so dont worry noones gonna go stealing your ****.

Changes:

- made it a panorama by cutting off bottom 40%,
- cloned out tree tops
- gave it a touch more contrast
- brought up shadows a little to save the mountain details after contrast darkened them
- reduced highlights slightly to save cloud detail

Could probably sit down and do a ton to it if I had a high res RAW and time to make the mountain pop more, but its a really solid image just suffered in its original composition. With composition think "what is the subject" and "where do i want my eye to go" and "am i being distracted". For example in this Id say the dramatic sunset is the real focal point of the image and the lines and peaks of the hills lead the eye toward it, which is all good, but then you had the blurry dark trees at the bottom which completely drew the eye downwards away from the sky.

Just imo.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/6fToN4z.jpg/img]

I don't want to change the aspect ratio because I print standard sizes.

As for bringing the shadows up and highlights down, I had 2 more brighter exposures, as well as 2 darker ones for more dynamic range. If you get too carried away with the shadows and highlights it begins to look fake, like a bad HDR photo. That's why I chose to only bring down the highlights and up the shadows so much.

If I had a choice to zoom in more and eliminate trees, that would have been an option but when I move to the side of the trees, I loose that valley and all of the layers behind the foreground. I have a shot without the trees and it's much more bland.

[havoNI]

I don't want to change the aspect ratio because I print standard sizes.

As for bringing the shadows up and highlights down, I had 2 more brighter exposures, as well as 2 darker ones for more dynamic range. If you get too carried away with the shadows and highlights it begins to look fake, like a bad HDR photo. That's why I chose to only bring down the highlights and up the shadows so much.

If I had a choice to zoom in more and eliminate trees, that would have been an option but when I move to the side of the trees, I loose that valley and all of the layers behind the foreground. I have a shot without the trees and it's much more bland.

Sounds like you did what you could within the restraints of the scene and your printing requirements, which is fair enough you can't magic away a woodland, just showing what I'd have done myself more in regards to framing. The points on post being taking too far is definitely true but with a solid original RAW file you can get the most out of an image and make it shine whilst keeping it looking real and not overcooked.