The Official Photography Thread - Vol. 3

[mylesp]

Does anyone here watch sneaker channels? I try to do sneaker videos but I don't have the right lens. Can you guys reccomend one for a crop body? I'm going to get a 80d in the future so it needs to be stm but I will use it with my canon t1i for now. All I have is kit lens and 50mm

 

[Nawzlew]

WORD @Fongstarr you murked them shots...all of them are so crispy clean!!!

Man...you posted a solid Milky Way shot. I can't wait to see your edits. I need new flash lights cause the one I took was in blue.

I'm gonna head out to Shark Fin Cove this weekend to see if I can get the Milky Way.

 

[southcitydon]

Shark Fin Cove is on my list of spots to hit up. Milky Way over that is a dope shot!!!

I'm gonna head out to Shark Fin Cove this weekend to see if I can get the Milky Way.

 

[grizzlyboy]

I thought this was really dope.



The Mill BLACKBIRD from The Mill on Vimeo.

 

[sonunox34]

DJYoung:

Thanks for the feedback, my dude. It's good to get positive comments from someone who is legit. My Instagram is right here

Couple questions:

- What do you think is the key to nailing backlighting from the sun? I still catch myself guessing far too much.

- Do you find yourself underexposing in post-process more for happy, pretty photos, like weddings/engagements? That's a style I've noticed from a lot of others, bringing that slider up

- Do you think I am really better off going 85mm for portraits instead of 50mm? I often find myself wishing that I had an 85 and a 28 pancake, or a combo like that. Sometimes 50 isn't at all wide enough or long enough. I like using longer lenses for events because they're less intrusive.


Here are some of my recent shots, for the other folks

Shot/edited this one last night... thoughts?

Some of my other recent faves

 

[Y4BBZY]

Does anyone here watch sneaker channels? I try to do sneaker videos but I don't have the right lens. Can you guys reccomend one for a crop body? I'm going to get a 80d in the future so it needs to be stm but I will use it with my canon t1i for now. All I have is kit lens and 50mm

10-18 STM is probably the most used for Vlogs. Also take a look at the 18-135 STM. Both should about handle everything besides low light which I see the Sigma 18-35/1.8 recommended a lot.

 

[iamdef]

Shot/edited this one last night... thoughts?

This is very nice. Gonna try this out

 

[mylesp]

10-18 STM is probably the most used for Vlogs. Also take a look at the 18-135 STM. Both should about handle everything besides low light which I see the Sigma 18-35/1.8 recommended a lot.

These lenses are good? My 18-135 that came with my canon t1i is terrible. Most do say kit lenses are terrible too. Right now i record with the kit lense just to get something workable and record b roll with my 50mm.

 

[lifestooshort80]

 

[tokes99]

I thought this was really dope.



The Mill BLACKBIRD from The Mill on Vimeo.

way dope...

 

[HankHill]

I thought this was really dope.



The Mill BLACKBIRD from The Mill on Vimeo.

I feel deceived.

 

[al audi]

grizzlyboy







i love learning something new, that legit imo coulda been its own thread. repped

 

[djyoung08]

DJYoung:

Thanks for the feedback, my dude. It's good to get positive comments from someone who is legit. My Instagram is right here

Couple questions:


Here are some of my recent shots, for the other folks

- What do you think is the key to nailing backlighting from the sun? I still catch myself guessing far too much.

Not sure what you mean by your question. Set your exposure for the skin... Doing that will make a very washed out background. Use a light if you want illuminate your subject more to allow for a darker background.

Subject is backlit from the sun... as seen by the rim light around his hair... I had my assistant illuminate him using a reflector to get colors that are more rich

Also back lit... But i did not have my assistant so I dropped the highlights and darkened the greenery around her in lightroom. Royal pain

- Do you find yourself underexposing in post-process more for happy, pretty photos, like weddings/engagements? That's a style I've noticed from a lot of others, bringing that slider up

I don't see myself choosing to under expose for weddings / engagements. I think you mean over exposing. Which, technically, when using only natural light, I over expose the entire scene to properly expose for the skin of the subject(s).

It is a trend right now to have very bright / airy / low saturation photos because of pinterest. I don't particularly love the look as it is from a technical photography standpoint incorrect but my clients do.

- Do you think I am really better off going 85mm for portraits instead of 50mm? I often find myself wishing that I had an 85 and a 28 pancake, or a combo like that. Sometimes 50 isn't at all wide enough or long enough. I like using longer lenses for events because they're less intrusive.

Yes. 50mm is definitely amazing for portraits and especially for family portraits its a very good focal length.

However, when doing solo portraits or even couples portraits, you'll want a long lens. I have an 85mm 1.8 and used it until I had enough jobs to pay for the 70-200. I still use the 85mm 1.8 often.

28 pancake would be good for environmental portraits that show off where the subject is.

85mm 1.8 examples

70-200 2.8 shot at 200mm 2.8. Love the compression @ 200mm

Shot/edited this one last night... thoughts?

Dope man... It looks like the transparent layer is supposed to be "behind" the layer isnt transparent.

I would have created a mask and erase the part of the transparent layer that overlaps the non transparent layer.

 

[vapormercury]

Shot/edited this one last night... thoughts?

Sooo goood! Any tutorial for this kind of picture man?


Couple of pics :


Round by Akmal Shihab, on Flickr

Peace by Akmal Shihab, on Flick

 

[dragicon]

^ take two pictures without moving the camera (tripod). Blend them together in Photoshop.

 

[al audi]

djyoung08


i love the new stuff you did with the smoke grenades or whatever you call it

 

[djyoung08]

djyoung08


i love the new stuff you did with the smoke grenades or whatever you call it

Thanks!!!

I cant wait to have a bride and groom use them

 

[SadBoi]

Good stuff

 

[djyoung08]

Recent sesh

 

[mylesp]

djyoung08

Hey do you have any tips on getting consistent edits? For example one picture isnt brighter then another. Not exposure wise but a picture as a whole so that if someone is viewing multiple pictures they are all similar and don't look off. I see a lot of people get great results with filters but I'm manually editing in lightroom. I have a work flow down, but now I'm trying to make each picture have consistent results

 

[yanky]

Plan on cloning out that creepy ladys face above the wheel

...okay maybe she's not creepy

 

[Nawzlew]

drove up to shark cove last night.

i shoulda checked the weather first

 

[mylesp]

recent photos from a trip to santa cruz with my family

did a second edit to this one. which one do you like better? I like this one as the background isn't as harsh, but I think I need to go back and brighten the face up. What do you guys think?

 

[vapormercury]

mylesp I prefer the second one and yep, need to brighten up the face a bit


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Dizzy by Akmal Shihab, on Flickr

 

[pactez]

Those Santa Cruz pics bring back some great memories.

Took a trip to Annapolis, MD yesterday for pre-4th festivities.  Weather was perfect and I was able to take a few shots. Peace.