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

Couldn't have timed this shot any better! :tup:

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


http://www.modachroma.com/images/kendra-4579.JPG


TheTeachingMyselfToBeAPhotographer

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?

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.

On my phone it looks like brown spots.

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


ThePhotographer

Local car show
 

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!

Today's project:

http://www.modachroma.com/images/paula-4856.JPG

Luna -- I like your lighting technique.

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 :p

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

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

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.

Yeah, that reflection was a pain in my butt. I kept moving myself around to make it go away... In hindsight, guess I should have moved the light a little more to my right or had the model turn away from it a little bit. The glasses kept sliding off her nose. It was really humid that night! This was the best of them from that shot. The LCD on the camera is no match for your monitor when it comes to picking out details!

I've been working in the 5.6 to 8 range, but haven't been getting the detail I was looking for. I did turn the sharpening up in Lightroom (around +30) but I am always afraid to go too far with that.

Back to the drawing board to practice some more.
Thanks guys!

I think you are doing quite well. :tup:

Maybe I need a 5D Mark III and some L glass ;)

:tup:

Luna,

One thing I can say is don't be afraid of shadow.

:-)


ThePhotographer

Here's a teaser of newest :-)

Clint
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ThePhotographer

I need your guys help choosing the last one "Like" the image you want :)
www.facebook.com/clintearhartphotographer

Here's some 4th of July pictures from around Silver Lake in S.Everett, Wa where I live:

One half of a married couple I see all the time, they like to fish for trout in Silver Lake, haven't yet caught it on camera!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8146/7...6276a186_b.jpg

Haven't quite got the knack for taking shots at high noon...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8161/7...23ab26de_b.jpg

Here's the view from my deck of my neighbors blowing up thousands of dollars, epic fail on one of the mortar shots!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7270/7...b3527c1b_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7116/7...28ef5a7f_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8426/7...0625c4f4_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8146/7...7187754a_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8016/7...1b86a992_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7129/7...cec7bd8d_b.jpg

Took a whole ton of pictures, here's where I've got more:
4th of July 2012 - a set on Flickr

I like those quite a bit, Mr. Titan.

those fireworks shots are insane.

Bought the cheapo tripod at walmart. At least it didn't fall over.

http://didymus.smugmug.com/Holidays/...IMG7833-XL.jpg

http://didymus.smugmug.com/Holidays/...IMG7861-XL.jpg

http://didymus.smugmug.com/Holidays/...IMG7837-XL.jpg

http://didymus.smugmug.com/Holidays/...IMG7883-XL.jpg

^^^ :tup: ^^^

Very nice!

The last shot on the water is awesome, didymus!

Nicely done. I didn't get a chance to see fireworks this year :(

GREAT firework pics guys:tup:

:tup:

lol, posted it and hated it. You quoted it during the only min I had it up!!


Damn you are quick!!

Insomnia tonight.

Me too, 3:30 in NJ but Im hitting the sack now. G'night sir:tiphat:

Not even comparable to the other firework pics recently posted but here is one I got last weekend.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...fireworks1.jpg

:tup:

Nice to see a photography thread more active here.

Here's a few of mine

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7...17f37d9b_b.jpg
2E6C7815 by mikolitz, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7091/7...28033bdf_b.jpg
2E6C7803 by mikolitz, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8002/7...f5417c9f_b.jpg
2E6C7775 by mikolitz, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/7...bb5c14a9_b.jpg
2E6C7771 by mikolitz, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/7...0293cdd8_b.jpg
2E6C7830 by mikolitz, on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5280/7...56548576_b.jpg
2E6C7735 by mikolitz, on Flickr