tried playing with CLS against the setting sun yesterday.


the shoot didnt go well. first, we were chased off the grounds of Pullman Resort for not asking permission prior to shoot. well serve us right anyway. our fault.

then we went to the wetlands. at 6+, we were approached by a guard.
WHAT? we had to pay to shoot at a public park? after promising to take a couple of shots more, he left after leaving us a piece of paper with rates. then we shot away didnt quite bother with it. WHAT? the rate was something like 100 per hour????? so said the paper... Couldnt be but that was the rate written on it.

At 7:10 he came again. WHAT? Park closed at 7pm????? what logic? there was no gate, nothing. it was like telling you Lake Gardens closes at 7pm. wonder where putra folks go for dates.

can anyone tell me where to shoot for free in putra?
also, c&c on photo is welcome.

nice!

maybe if u can lit up a bit at the lower part of her body would be better, seems too dark.. dont bother me, i'm still new to photography..

overall i love it!

This post has been edited by jsc_tidus: Jul 5 2009, 07:52 PM

go to tasik titiwangsa la.. nobody would bother u shooting.. except some thos joggers who would wewittt to the models.. hahah

sample:


This post has been edited by razuryza: Jul 5 2009, 07:59 PM

Very nice!! Tastefully done. Reminds me of a Nikon promo. Perhaps this shot could use one more (or two more!) strobes ? Nevertheless, this works already.

oi, since when u do strobist? i thought u hdr kaki only. nice shoot.

and thank you tranny. the gown is a lil wrinkly... u ok with it?

since i got no subject to do HDR... not all subject can HDR u know...

Haha Yea i'll be ok with it after a therapy. You're forgiven cos its a very nice strobing & flair.

Thats a nice shot bro...
with the strobes and all...
i m guessing single strobe...thru umbrella...camera right...shooting down on model...
bcoz the feathering is awesomeness!!!!!




it's called feathering...and its done on purpose...to make viewers focus on the face/upper region since it'll be brightest...

Uncle luxx, next time... ask the girl to iron her baju la. Kekekeke...

Other than that... I am ok with the pic set up.

I think our next move is no more setups setups setups...
This is easy for u already.

Your next move should be "Tell a story with a pictar"
Seen all the photos we have... yet, we are unable to do this part. We are happy when th gir looks good and the lighting is good. But we always feel there is something missing at the end. And that is the story.

at that time on the photo its still nice lighted up right? how does the CLS makes the background darker? metering? sorry still new to CLS..

Such a cute question Though i didnt really understand the first part of it.
Im thinking youre using the term 'metering' not so precisely. All photos are taken with a metering. You can meter a shot yourself (Manual-M) or collaborate with the camera (S, A, P, Presets, Auto, Tranny).
Metering is just a way of determining the elements of ISO, Shutterspeed & Aperture size; elements that make a photo that we see. Go on and read more on this on the net sweetie.
CLS is a Nikon term ie Creative Lighting System. Nothing to do with metering. Its just versace talk for flash system.
Background darker/brighter = in shortest short, The ShutterSpeed!

Wyluxx's next move is lugging a huge windmachine to blow the model. Baru semua makan hati tengok photo dia.

as what tranny suggested, read up a bit. it helps tho to chant the mantra:
'shutter for ambience, aperture for subject light'

yea.. always dream of doing the marilyn monroe shot etched in every man's mind. tranny, u got the legs for it?

i think tranny and wyluxx have answered most of ur question...
except the first part....

"how does cls makes the background darker?"

its like this...underexpose the background...properly expose the subject...
and ull get that effect...

thanks for viewing xand. yes it was done with one STU.
and to tim.... i tried very hard to find a trace of compliment somewhere in your post.. not sure if it was there.
anyway, rather than perching a lass on a pedestal and shooting her from below (which by the way tells the story of a 166cm girl wishing to be taller), i will try to do some pics that will stirr viewers' curiousity next time ok? wait ah... may take a while for a free model to come along...

This post has been edited by WyLuxx: Jul 6 2009, 02:55 PM

Hi, i'm noob here..anybody can teach me how to CLS?

Try youtube, there are a number of videos that teach you how to set it up.

Try this http://yanikphotoschool.com/tutorials/vide...built-in-flash/

Thanks calvin for helping noob like me...

fishy man...

go strobist.com...
and u'll get some serious en"light"henment!

be careful...ull be poisoned to get more speedlights after that...

is it really 'that' different between 50mm 1.8 & 50mm 1.4?

Sweetie thats a lens question And you know what they say bout lens question ? ..... You ask it in the lens thread Mmmmmuahhhh!!!



p/s : people might answer it in here anyways.