Official Misc Photography Crew, Part IV "You're not close enough."

[pieceofdebri79]

Also I did my 1st portrait shoot the other day, it was really fun and we ended up shooting for 4-5 hours. Once my client relaxed we got some great shots. Do you lot have any things that you do to break the ice/make people relax at the beginning? Once the photos are online I'll share a couple ITT

Talk. A lot. Get them talking. About anything. No silence. Whatsoever. I do this to get over my own anxieties. Silence makes me nervous as hell. Could only image how it'd feel to someone on the other side of the camera. Unless they're a pro. Music helps to lead conversation. Start "air drumming" mid shoot. F*ck it! I'm usually drunk, though...

[ko300zx]

Great vista and contemplation photo. But do more posing next time i.e. sitting, standing, King of the world, etc. We don't have anything like that here. So many moods in this one.

I was thinking maybe a different color shirt/pants, would make him stand out more. But pretty good shot, maybe he should be doing something, give him a fishing pole or a pipe. Photo is lacking a bit of action or like KRANE said, some sort of mood.


I think a rocking chair and a pipe would be GOAT.

Thanks guys. It was a spontaneous shot so the contrasting clothing/chairs weren't an option but I agree Krane, we should have done a few artistic poses rather than just hands-in-pocket.

[KRANE]

Talk. A lot. Get them talking. About anything. No silence. Whatsoever. I do this to get over my own anxieties. Silence makes me nervous as hell. Could only image how it'd feel to someone on the other side of the camera. Unless they're a pro. Music helps to lead conversation. Start "air drumming" mid shoot. F*ck it! I'm usually drunk, though...

Well this explains a lot.

In any event, I'm one of the few souls that can sit for hours completely silent. I'd much rather that than small talk which I find irritating. Music on the other hand, is an excellent idea. As long as its satisfies the talent's taste. And not too bizarre.

[pieceofdebri79]

Well this explains a lot.

In any event, I'm one of the few souls that can sit for hours completely silent. I'd much rather that than small talk which I find irritating. Music on the other hand, is an excellent idea. As long as its satisfies the talent's taste. And not too bizarre.

Haha no doubt. When I'm by myself, I'm the same way. In the presence of others, it becomes unbearable. For me at least. I also find small talk annoying. Especially at work...while you're eating.

[LieutenantGains]

Always have music on for shoots. Before I'll ask the model if there's anything in particular she likes, if not I'll just put on a spotify pop station or something upbeat. And yeah talk a lot, just small talk bs is fine. I've had conversations about game of thrones, immigration, the bears, breaking bad, public transportation, etc with playboy models.

[acrawlingchaos]

Couple single exposures from Maine this weekend.














I love the lens.

[Dominik]

Hahaha.

I like the center button goes to 100% on the focus point. That's a really good idea. The 6D has a weird zoom feature. You press the zoom button once (it's on the right side), and then zoom in or out with the wheel on the top. At first I hated it but it makes a lot of sense now. It's quick and efficient. I remember before I sold my 7D how I would always try and zoom using that after I got used to my 6D. The zoom button is on the left (5D layout) so you indeed need that extra hand.

There has to be some reason to convince you to buy the 1D. If only?No, but your point is well taken.

I like both brands, each has its strengths and weaknesses across the range, however in terms of current strategy, Nikon isn't as tight with the "pro" features in the semi-pro DSLRs.

[tunafishriot]

Not my photo, but thought this was cute.

[akappa]

Talk. A lot. Get them talking. About anything. No silence. Whatsoever. I do this to get over my own anxieties. Silence makes me nervous as hell. Could only image how it'd feel to someone on the other side of the camera. Unless they're a pro. Music helps to lead conversation. Start "air drumming" mid shoot. F*ck it! I'm usually drunk, though...

hahaa yea we had music on which relaxed things, we had a mess around doing the standard girl poses on a night out e.g. duck face which got us laughing. I'm not sure if air guitar is my style but you never know!

on another note. my pictures are in one of the pictures on the Laura ashley site which is cool



http://www.lauraashleyhotels.com/the...ry_101-en.html

This is where I've been doing the food photography for plus they got the prints a few months back.

[EatingPancakes]

on another note. my pictures are in one of the pictures on the Laura ashley site which is cool

http://www.lauraashleyhotels.com/the...ry_101-en.html

This is where I've been doing the food photography for plus they got the prints a few months back.

I love that, I think it's a perfect shot of an eatery, it's warm and inviting with enough elements of the place to give you an idea of where you could eat table, window, booth etc.

[VmissileX]

Not my photo, but thought this was cute.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/4ht2e4P.jpg[mg]

daw


@chaos- Those are indeed beautiful!

[Final_Rep]

Getting really tired of ******** butchering my photos. The difference between what I see on my retina display and what I see on my regular LCD at work after ******** compresses it... ugh.

[azurejer]

No insurance!

[IMG]hi117.photobucket.com/albums/o68/pieceofdebri/Js_zps98a[/IMG]

Awesome.

[azurejer]

Getting really tired of ******** butchering my photos. The difference between what I see on my retina display and what I see on my regular LCD at work after ******** compresses it... ugh.

This helps, but still only a bit - upload .png's. I always include a link to my site uploaded version as well for those who wish to see my shots 'as they're meant to be' seen

[Final_Rep]

This helps, but still only a bit - upload .png's. I always include a link to my site uploaded version as well for those who wish to see my shots 'as they're meant to be' seen

I shall have to try pngs, thx!

[pooshda]

I use PNG for just about everything in my professional work, love that format although it can be a little heftier.

[ShoryuBrah]

I tried the PNG trick a while back and it didn't make any difference. I think ******** even recommends it but it didn't do anything.

[azurejer]

Forgot to share some recent shots.

First one hurts to see, but strangely find it helps a bit. Wife and I had to put our dog down after he suffered a massive seizure and had rapid onset canine cognitive disorder, this was shot while we spent our last day with him before taking him in.



This is from yesterday, an after-shoot of a bride and her bridesmaids.

[tomdotcom]

Getting really tired of ******** butchering my photos. The difference between what I see on my retina display and what I see on my regular LCD at work after ******** compresses it... ugh.

Resize to 2048px or 960px on the longest edge and save as png and no more than ~1mb file size and it doesn't compress.

[BlueSasquatch]

I dig this one, what does the color look like? I have been wanting to take some B&W shots, but I find color almost always makes it a better shot. Any tips?

Getting really tired of ******** butchering my photos. The difference between what I see on my retina display and what I see on my regular LCD at work after ******** compresses it... ugh.

I have no pity for you, Upload a smaller size and link to an external photoshare/ordering site.

Forgot to share some recent shots.

First one hurts to see, but strangely find it helps a bit. Wife and I had to put our dog down after he suffered a massive seizure and had rapid onset canine cognitive disorder, this was shot while we spent our last day with him before taking him in.

Sorry bout your dog bro, rough stuff, feel like sharing photos of the mutt?

we've had a bit of bad weather lately but I went out anyway because of the 365 day project, here's one looking towards a old lighthouse

Great lighthouse, love the the more history related items, I hope light it up will not incorporate fire.

[Final_Rep]

Resize to 2048px or 960px on the longest edge and save as png and no more than ~1mb file size and it doesn't compress.

Interdasting. I will try this today.

[azurejer]

I dig this one, what does the color look like? I have been wanting to take some B&W shots, but I find color almost always makes it a better shot. Any tips?




Sorry bout your dog bro, rough stuff, feel like sharing photos of the mutt?

[Avalanche3319]

^Absolutely beautiful. I love Huskys, hoping to get one myself when I have a place with room. Sorry for your loss, I know how hard it is

[pieceofdebri79]

^^

Cool looking dog. Condolences.

[VmissileX]

daww that made me tear. I'm sorry about your loss. It actually made me sad seeing such as what looks like an awesome dog put down.

[Boakey]

Couple single exposures from Maine this weekend.

Love this. Most people put the lighthouse front and center and those shots can be pretty boring. Or the cliche sunset shot. I like the way you used the foreground elements and the b&w conversion really brings out the detail in the shot.

[obmas]

Getting really tired of ******** butchering my photos. The difference between what I see on my retina display and what I see on my regular LCD at work after ******** compresses it... ugh.

I know dat feeeel.... it's even worst for night photography.

[Smithers115]

Recently got this sexy thing

[acrawlingchaos]

I dig this one, what does the color look like? I have been wanting to take some B&W shots, but I find color almost always makes it a better shot. Any tips?

The biggest difference between color and b&w photography is how you deal with contrast. In B&W, some colors look very similiar or even identical, so when converting a color to B&W, it may look flat. There are several ways to deal with B&W contrast in light room, so just keep in mind contrast. Since BW contrast is heavily dependent on color contrast, temp and tint is something you want to pay attention to.

My work flow after basic flow,
Convert to BW.
Adjust Temp
Adjust saturation of specific colors
... decreasing blue will increase the contrast between clouds and the sky.
... adjusting yellows will create contrast in stone
... adjusting greens will create contrast in different trees
... adjusting oranges and reds will create contrast in a brilliant sky

Spot adjust
Dodge and burn if needed to improve contrast.

Still learning myself and trying to nail bw.

(at work so can't upload color version now)

Love this. Most people put the lighthouse front and center and those shots can be pretty boring. Or the cliche sunset shot. I like the way you used the foreground elements and the b&w conversion really brings out the detail in the shot.

Thank you. I really like the lens, and I actually like the manual aperture of the rokinon as well. I took some close ups but didn't like them as much.

[KRANE]

Recently got this sexy thing


[img]http://i.imgur.com/7LJX20i.jpg[img]

Stellar. But pic of old shed...or is that a trailer? We know you can do better than that.