2015 Official Photography Thread
03-03-2015, 02:36 PM
#102
Looks great DS! Your photos definitely all have the same almost ominous tone to them. I like bright and colors so I'd brighten up the car/foreground, but that's just my style. However you always do an awesome job of keeping the car nicely composed compared to the background/foreground, which is always tough to do with black cars.
03-03-2015, 03:45 PM
#103
Looks great DS! Your photos definitely all have the same almost ominous tone to them. I like bright and colors so I'd brighten up the car/foreground, but that's just my style. However you always do an awesome job of keeping the car nicely composed compared to the background/foreground, which is always tough to do with black cars.
it can be tricky to compose the subject(car) and background just right when in post editing. one thing will change the sky but mess up how the car looks. If I have too much light in a pre photo Ill bring the exposure down and throw some light on its and balance it with black
like this one
03-03-2015, 03:50 PM
#104
That's the part I'm the most hesitant to learn. I've gotten pretty decent at taking the shots and learned a good bit how the camera works. I need to dive into the editing side of things. And that picture.... mmmmmmmm not only does it look good, but I've got a thing for evo's.
03-03-2015, 04:58 PM
#107
thanks man, yea i try to do a blend of both bright/dark depending on how I took the photos haha
it can be tricky to compose the subject(car) and background just right when in post editing. one thing will change the sky but mess up how the car looks. If I have too much light in a pre photo Ill bring the exposure down and throw some light on its and balance it with black
it can be tricky to compose the subject(car) and background just right when in post editing. one thing will change the sky but mess up how the car looks. If I have too much light in a pre photo Ill bring the exposure down and throw some light on its and balance it with black
03-03-2015, 05:32 PM
#108
That's the part I'm the most hesitant to learn. I've gotten pretty decent at taking the shots and learned a good bit how the camera works. I need to dive into the editing side of things. And that picture.... mmmmmmmm not only does it look good, but I've got a thing for evo's.
if u edit the raw files over jpegs u more range to better a good photo. since the jpegs are compressed images. alot of people just shoot and dont edit well maybe they'll run the images thru a generic editor or something basic.
when i shoot photos the white balance is off and they are never very sharp or have the right amount of contrast, some do but i just fix them in post hehe i just use Game shark and get all the cheat codes
thats very true when the elements play in your favor. Yea the sky is always blown out looking since the camera cant capture like how we would see it. luckily i can save it in post as long i ddint blow out the image too much haha
03-03-2015, 05:37 PM
#109
Switching to RAW was the greatest thing I've done since I started shooting. The flexibity you have in post is just insane compared to jpeg. I definitely recommend it to everyone. I don't even have fancy software either, just Photoshop Elements 11 which is very basic in terms of capability.
03-03-2015, 11:37 PM
#110
Switching to RAW was the greatest thing I've done since I started shooting. The flexibity you have in post is just insane compared to jpeg. I definitely recommend it to everyone. I don't even have fancy software either, just Photoshop Elements 11 which is very basic in terms of capability.
but it does what i need it to play with raws
03-04-2015, 06:13 PM
#115
If you want both to be "in focus" you'll have to shoot at a very narrow aperture like f/22, in which you'll need a lot of light. But if you're just talking about the camera physically focusing on both at the same time it depends on how close you are to your subject and the focus settings on your camera.
03-04-2015, 06:20 PM
#117
cant have two main focus points. u can in post blend two images or like mentioned narrow the aperture down.
I was watching Sleepy hollow and the camera was pretty much focused on the main guy on the left of the screen(foreground) and then someone walked in in the background with just as sharp focus.
how they do it u ask, haha they masked off some of the video and featured it in post to have both in focus at the same time.
foreground and background focus together as one
I was watching Sleepy hollow and the camera was pretty much focused on the main guy on the left of the screen(foreground) and then someone walked in in the background with just as sharp focus.
how they do it u ask, haha they masked off some of the video and featured it in post to have both in focus at the same time.
foreground and background focus together as one
03-05-2015, 12:44 AM
#121
see those came out pretty nice
03-05-2015, 10:42 AM
#123
its a distance thing, the closer you are the more chance for some bookeh. that looks like a well lite day photo and he could have shot it at f/8 with shutter of like 1/250 and it would look like that and post editing to bring the sky if it just looked white on the camera
However I've seen your pictures even on a cloudy day and you manage to get the sky, is that all in the editing aspect?
03-05-2015, 11:47 AM
#124
This is at f/2.2. Shooting at that wide gives you the nice blurred foreground and background and to me makes the subject pop quite a bit more
Whereas this photo is at f/8. Granted it's not a super narrow aperture; however you do see that the foreground and background are much more focused as with the subject.
03-05-2015, 11:55 AM
#125
Yeah my lens is f3.5 I believe. So to shoot that wide I would need a new lens or would it be possible to get a pretty wide shot with f3.5? I try to shoot in manual but I haven't fully grasped the full understanding of the elements(shutter speed, iso, aperture) and how they respond to one another.
Also are those free handed or do you use a tripod?
Also are those free handed or do you use a tripod?
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