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I need to get my !%# outside and take some pictures now that the trees are really snowy for the first time in years
The Official Photography Thread - Vol. 3
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I always thought take a picture of the white paper first, go to "custom white balance" and then after you click on that, then you select the whitepaper photo and then it should change the white balance according to that picture. I think that is how I did it on my XTi when I had it. It didn't alwayscome out perfect...but then again, my white balance on my Nikon never is that accurate either. I always have to do some color correcting in photoshop.
Food. Yes...boring.
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^Damn you. I'm starving right now and I had doubts there would be food on this thread. But
shots.
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It's a store window in the puertorican neighborhood in Chicago, they called it window of shame. It has articles of the kids killed by crime acts in theneighborhood.
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Some landscape love for this wonderful thread...
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Maybe late, but hopefully this will help. You can use your slave flash and trigger it with your built-in flash. There are tons of ways to make DIYdiffusers that you can get online. Unless you have a light meter and you can set your lights to a lamp mode, you'll want to "underexpose"according to the in-house light meter by a couple of stops.
As for white balance, once your exposure settings are straight, get either grey or white paper and snap a shot of it where it's the only thing in the frameand use that to set your WB using Custom WB. I would definitely bounce the flash off the ceiling to avoid harsh light and absolute whites. That should make theskin look softer, too.
I think your biggest obstacle is that you may not be taking advantage of the meter in your viewfinder and auto-focus. Yes, MF takes some work and it's agood skill to be able to use quickly, but AF is (in most cases) faster and more reliable than the human eye. If you want a certain part of the frame in focusthat's not covered by an AF point, press the trigger in halfway to get your focus point, then press your AF-lock/AE-lock button and hold it down andrecompose the frame. Then, fire the shot and then release the AE/AF-lock button.
Remember to focus on composition-- a step that's easy to miss. Make sure you analyze the framing and make sure there's nothing distracting or missingfrom the frame before you shoot.
Hopefully this should help.
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Lets do a San Diego NT photography summit!!! Someone else needs to organize it though, cuz I'm too lazy lol
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damn if ya guys do a San Diego photography summit .. do it a weekend in March .. lol
That's when I'll be in town .. he he he
That's when I'll be in town .. he he he
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^^ I'm down for an SD shoot.
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i can help organize, I just cant be the main guy.
- First: We need a when, where, or a (theme)
- Next: if we decide to go with a theme (ie. models, cars) we need someone with expertise to help organize it, or we can just wing it and lets say photographthe hell out of Balboa Park, La Jolla Shore or Coronado.
- Or we can just do a Gaslamp meet x Padres Baseball.
Most of us are pretty busy with school or work...I can help, but like I said I cant do it on my own.
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i'd be down for an SD NT photo summit
perhaps we should cover a few different styles/techniques
something like: landscapes, action/sports, street photography, night photography, and model work with lighting (any excuse for u guys to invite some femaleshaha)
perhaps we should cover a few different styles/techniques
something like: landscapes, action/sports, street photography, night photography, and model work with lighting (any excuse for u guys to invite some femaleshaha)
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Quick video I shot for a Media Firm one of my boys started and I'll be working for. Hoping for big things in 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/v/PuyhSL53Z2Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&http://www.youtube.com/v/PuyhSL53Z2Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&
http://www.youtube.com/v/PuyhSL53Z2Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&http://www.youtube.com/v/PuyhSL53Z2Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&
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New strap came in. Mad comfortable and not as short as seen in some pics. It's very adjustable to whatever height you need. I like that it works awesome asa shoulder strap also.
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Santi...nice pickup.
Does crumpler make a similar strap for Nikon?
Does crumpler make a similar strap for Nikon?
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I don't know if they have a "Nikon" version, but they do make it in different designs like camo, black, etc.
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Dang, son. I just got the Op/Tech Pro strap and my 50mm f/1.8 today for my 1Ds Mark II. I wish I had remembered that strap.
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From my understanding, you're supposed to take the picture of the white paper under the lighting conditions that you plan to take pictures in? Is that not right?
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some sneaker photos from me.
and first photos of my car in 2010
evo X rims.
and first photos of my car in 2010
evo X rims.
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Was trying to be a wedding photographer over the weekend:
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Santi where you cop that neck strap and for how much (if you dont mind me asking)?
Crumpler industry disgrace?
Crumpler industry disgrace?
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I can help out with organizing, but don't want to be the main guy either haha. Coronado sounds fun, I haven't been there for a long time.Any other places would be fun too.Originally Posted by i just got lucky
i can help organize, I just cant be the main guy.
- First: We need a when, where, or a (theme)
- Next: if we decide to go with a theme (ie. models, cars) we need someone with expertise to help organize it, or we can just wing it and lets say photograph the hell out of Balboa Park, La Jolla Shore or Coronado.
- Or we can just do a Gaslamp meet x Padres Baseball.
Most of us are pretty busy with school or work...I can help, but like I said I cant do it on my own.
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Browsing Flickr and i saw this photo. Any idea on how to take shots like this?
Do I mount the camera on the spinning thing? fire it with a remote?
here is the exif data
Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D90
Image Date: 2009:05:22 17:29:57
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 10.0mm (35mm equivalent: 15mm)
Exposure Time: 0.200 s (1/5)
Aperture: f/9.0
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: -0.33
White Balance: Manual
Metering Mode: Center Weight
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Link:
Do I mount the camera on the spinning thing? fire it with a remote?
here is the exif data
Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D90
Image Date: 2009:05:22 17:29:57
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 10.0mm (35mm equivalent: 15mm)
Exposure Time: 0.200 s (1/5)
Aperture: f/9.0
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: -0.33
White Balance: Manual
Metering Mode: Center Weight
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Link:
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Either a clamp or just simply have the camera dangle down your neck with regular press of the shutter button or self-timer.
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from 1 am (eastern) to 1am tomorrow this is on sellout.woot.com
don't know much so I can't tell how great of a price this is, so I'm just sharing
http://sellout.woot.com/D...amp;sig=456a03cb11f33f65
[h2]Pentax K20D 14.6MP SLR Digital Camera with 18-55mm Lens[/h2]
buy at your own risk, from my previous purchases woot can take 7 business days to ship, but it's only $5
don't know much so I can't tell how great of a price this is, so I'm just sharing
http://sellout.woot.com/D...amp;sig=456a03cb11f33f65
[h2]Pentax K20D 14.6MP SLR Digital Camera with 18-55mm Lens[/h2]
buy at your own risk, from my previous purchases woot can take 7 business days to ship, but it's only $5
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