Here are some of the pictars I just took from PC Fair 2010 at KLCC. The pics hasn't been edited yet kinda lazy . Do criticize the pictars if they suck and what should I do to improve. I think this year I dont take good shots compared to last year.

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There still moar picstars but I have reached my limit. Please visit my FLICKER to have a look at more pics

This post has been edited by louislee1991: Apr 16 2010, 07:11 PM

very underexposed bro.. lazy to PP ah?

Very underexposed indeed. Hiah. Dunno whts wrong with me this time. PP?

Post Processing. Photoshop, Lightroom etc

Shoot with right settings,then less need PP.Indoor you no use flash?
Try use P mode if you are new.Which lens you using? f1.8? or kit lens?

Mine, fresh from teh cam without PP










This post has been edited by Klesk: Apr 16 2010, 06:23 PM

awesome stuff mate......

is there some relation ?



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This post has been edited by vinothrao84: Apr 16 2010, 06:26 PM

Wanna ask b4 sharing. Is this thread exclusive to TS's shots, or open to pics by everyone else?

Open pics to every1. So its easy to share. KLESK AWESOME PICS

This post has been edited by louislee1991: Apr 16 2010, 07:09 PM

yea...wanna ask that question too..

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Added on April 16, 2010, 7:15 pmok then...this pic i alreayd posted a few times d..post again la..XD



This post has been edited by zstan: Apr 16 2010, 07:15 PM

i'm going tmr.. r they standing there for u to shoot??? 1st time shooting promoters.. no idea how is it..

ask them 4 permission 2 take photo first, don't be shy, they won't eat u.

I guess this is the proper thread, in terms of photography, to share shots from the PC Fair.

@zstan:
lol i shot them three too, but wasn't this close. Dun dare larrr...

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sry had to censor out my friend's face.

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#5

This one had a big chunk cropped off.

First was shot with 18-55. Rest with 50mm f/1.8. The 50mm f/1.8 is so short compared to the other lenses other people were carrying, it makes me look like holding body only. So malu.

One thing wanna ask, are the rule of thirds in play in portraiture? I can apply but sometimes it seems a bit tight...

This post has been edited by DJFoo000: Apr 17 2010, 12:37 AM

to make sure they look at you, have a dslr. even better if got flash.

also, when u take, make sure you don't
1) make hamsap face
2) leak saliva from the side of your mouth
3) oogle at the girls

the shud b no prob

lol sometimes it's a bit difficult to ask them though coz they're busy talking with one another.

I do say 'thanks ah!' after taking their pictures though.

ROFL! You observed the ones doing it before issit. Hmm, no nose bleed incident yet.

but i really beh tahan some ppl...like very know those girls..then scream their names from far far..

"HEY!! STEPHANIE!!! its you isn't it??"

"err..no..."

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Added on April 16, 2010, 8:12 pmhaha..kinda..face must thick abit then can d..

This post has been edited by zstan: Apr 16 2010, 08:12 PM

i did some before. I MEAN, yes i observed some before.

thanks brah.. OMFG i completely miss the sensonic threesome FFFFuUUUUUUUUUUUU.. i saw them from afar damn.

editting my pics..will upload soon..

oh ya i will going tommorow if i bring 100mm f3.2 lens and 55-200mm f4 lens with flash + diffuser
is it enough?
currently don have 50mm lens lo haha

still scare ma.. haha..

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Added on April 16, 2010, 10:32 pmerm.. then, tmr i have to put on some cement on my face before going out..

This post has been edited by hoechou: Apr 16 2010, 10:32 PM

my shoot today

dun need la..
just act natural..be polite..smile...no prob geh...if reli shy...just look at them..hold up ur dlsr..they sure let u shoot one...

thx thx... if still dun dare, i'll hook up my 90-300mm zoom lens n shoot from far.. haha..

dat's the problem...me poor no money buy big zoom lens so no choice have to go near near take...><..

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Added on April 16, 2010, 10:44 pmuse wide angle la...

This post has been edited by zstan: Apr 16 2010, 10:44 PM

important thing is they look at your camera and smile .

nice shoot from you all. moar moar

more

can i use 100-400mm to shoot
currently have 18-70mm but not nice aperture only f3.5/5.6
all is zoom lens wan haha

[quote=zstan,Apr 16 2010, 11:43 PM]
dat's the problem...me poor no money buy big zoom lens so no choice have to go near near take...><..


me too.. no money to buy new one.. juz bought the used one only..

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Added on April 16, 2010, 10:52 pm[quote=powerfox,Apr 16 2010, 11:48 PM]
can i use 100-400mm to shoot
currently have 18-70mm but not nice aperture only f3.5/5.6
all is zoom lens wan haha

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me too.. i currently have only 2 lenses which is the 18-55mm kit lens and the 90-300mm zoom lens.. the aperture for both also not special.. one is f3.5-5.6 and another one is f4.5-5.6.. some more no flashgun... how???

This post has been edited by hoechou: Apr 16 2010, 10:53 PM

35mm enough d la..get close to them

thx for ur advice.. i try my best..

This post has been edited by yh28: Apr 16 2010, 11:01 PM

Nice pic, but your composition is kinda out, leave so much head space for what?

Nice shot nevertheless

sony

anyway care to give me some C&C on my shots? It's post #15 here. It was my only visit to this time's PC Fair so hope to get valuable feedback.

try to get closer to the model instead of shooting by the side.

Picture #1: Editted abit too much, too much contrast lol
Picture #2: Underexpose
Picture #3, 4, 5: Nice!

But as zstan said, try to take from the front view with her looking. Dont snipe her candid

Wow cassplayer you really have eagle eyes. I did overdo on the contrast coz I always thought my camera produces shots with not enough contrast. Or is it that obvious that it's overdone? LOL.

This is with the contrast PP undone:

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To be fair to #3 (Avira ambassador), I did take a head-on shot. Didn't like how it turned out. #3 was taken when I realised I left the platform too early and should've taken a few more shots.

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#2 I still dunno how to handle low light conditions. Used the built-in flash. If I increase the exposure (i'm using Lightroom), then the flare (?) will be overblown. Should've trusted my nifty fifty to give me the shots.

Thanks for the input so far!

This post has been edited by DJFoo000: Apr 17 2010, 12:39 AM

@djfoo
cassplayer eyes memang sharp la..must learn d..><

@ DJFoo: Actually your shot without the contrast PP, is nicer lol. But the pic is somewhat yellow/orange/red. White Balance problem, try to set to SLIGHTLY blue-er or add some Magenta, but dont add more than 10 on each bar.

Your #7 is nice also, not bad!

@djfoo..
ur ori shot nicer btw..

haha again to be fair, all the shots were cropped and recomposed to conform to the rule of thirds. Guess I PP-ed too much and ruined the shots. Still need to learn to take shots that are generally accepted to be pleasing.

Thanks for the lesson guys! Still open for more input though.

Actually your shots are good already, just need abit more knowledge on PP.

Dont contrast too much, it's obvious

dude ur WB is out la.. too much magenta

my contribution









This post has been edited by KennethNYC: Apr 17 2010, 09:16 AM

Your pop up flash abit too harsh, make them look burnt/washed out

But your Avira shot is not too bad

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This post has been edited by budakcomel: Apr 18 2010, 01:24 AM

morning there .. its looks completely dark without it ... noted thanks for the comments

thanks on the Avira Girl

You should build a pop up flash diffuser, use tissue paper also can.

So their skintone wont look so harsh/washed out.

If you're using kit lens, try shoot at 18mm, then slowly crop, like that at least you get f3.5

Heh left one out. Cropped to remove 'king of pirated DVD' Regretted didn't take a sharper shot.

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This post has been edited by DJFoo000: Apr 17 2010, 11:04 AM

hmm the kimono girl ..swt.
the 'pure' girl somehow looks really pure loh..

sad!!!!! got camera but no flashgun and diffuser... after shooting 1 photo, decided to give up since really terrible!!!!

wat camera? A few of my better shots were shot without using flash.

Nice shot DJFoo! Just that not sharp enough.

is that due to camera shake or improper focus? Coz it's 1/200, but i tend to move on as soon as I hear the shutter snap.

Improper focus, you focus between her neck and the lip area instead of the face.

But good try

Wah..I sit beside this gal in LRT this morning when we are off to work. She lives some where at Taman Melati there.

All I can say is PC fair representative are far more pretty than 2010 F1 racing at sepang, the F1 is really employing foreign worker to be show girl and really ugly dressing !!!

Makes sense coz I set centre focus point, focused on eye and recomposed. Guess I need to set it to the side ones to reduce deviation.

You should set Manual AF Point Selection.

Select the AF point yourself.

Noob report for duty as well, I've opened up a facebook group for it
and inside are my shots, welcome any comment or critics:) need to improve, I'm CL Chow btw

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?g...91483672&ref=ts

Vintage looking color contrast however I find certain monitor screen will have the different look of the hue and saturation =/

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C and C Welcome

This post has been edited by wingster: Apr 18 2010, 12:47 PM

Yeah that's what I did, I selected the center one. Using 1000D if that helps to visualise. I used One Shot AF.

Single Shot AF = 1 Shot.

Continuous Shot AF = Burst mode.

It doesnt affect your Focus point, I think since you shot her photo potrait style, should've set the AF point on the right (which comes out to focusing her face during potrait mode)

mine is canon 450D.. i couldn't find an angle that is bright enough to shoot without flash.. still newbie, might have missed some angles..

Oh lol a little bit of confusion there. All inputs noted!

@hoechou
K it's a dslr so it's easier to amend. What lens you used? It's totally worth it to invest Rm300 in a 50mm f/1.8. If kit lens you can try bumping the ISO? A bit grainy but still you're getting shots. Should've shot a lot more so at least you can try to post-process it to save some of it when you're back home.

Yeah go closer they wont bite lol.

Just to share some Avira girls photo.









This PC fair i didn't manage to get more nice shots, full album is on my flickr.

CnC, WB off or not?

super sharp until bra pattern also can see

WB is ok, but the pic is totally washed out,
increase the black or contrast, it'll look better

So nice...so smooth...what lens u using?

wow so smooth #_# which lens u using,General_Nic??

it's not abt the len , it's abt Post processing ...

lol, your eyes sharp issit?

will try, thx

Sigma 50mm f/1.4

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Added on April 18, 2010, 11:55 pmtell the truth, i only adjust WB in PP

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Apr 18 2010, 11:55 PM

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this one ok?

This post has been edited by well: Apr 19 2010, 02:14 AM

i haven't got a 50mm f1.8 lens.. i was using kit lens by bumping up the ISO to 1600.. but, there's a shadow on the promoter's face, i've spoiled that photo.. mayb i should have upload for u guys to refer.. i'll do it later..

no need to bump 1.6k iso..

use iso 400 with vr/is shoot under den PP =)

My favorite so far

cool picta!

more photos: http://kamarazaman.wordpress.com/category/photo-pc-fair/

dun really know how to PP.. is there anyone can advise me wat else i can still do for this photo???

not too bad what.. just need to adjust the curves (Ctrl + M in photoshop) then can d, like this:



you only took this 1 photo ar?

It looks underexposed to me, can raise the exposure slightly as recommended by kenji_britney.

thanks a lot for ur advice.. will try it out tonite.. no choice la.. coz not really satisfy with this photo.. so, gave up already..

This post has been edited by hoechou: Apr 19 2010, 11:55 AM

Shot using Olympus EP2 + 25mm f1.4 (no flash using e-potrait mode)



This post has been edited by hellfire8888: Apr 19 2010, 12:08 PM

y her eyes red red one??? so scary lo~