Sneak peek-aboo



This post has been edited by lwliam: Jul 5 2010, 10:35 PM

yes i agree that the bokeh is quite bad, it was the KM 50mm, that was the only midrange lens i had. apart from that, i only had my sigma 24-70 or mini beercan at my disposal... both cant go lower than f/2.8. in fact, all pics were not shot at f/1.7, mostly at f/2.2. i was hoping to go at least 70mm if i was able to drop the aperture more. hoping for somewhere around the range of 90 to 135mm

iamkiet, i totally understand and agree with you..

as a matter of fact, ALL my pics that day were taken with my 50mm... more to come in my Flickr

This post has been edited by lwliam: Jul 5 2010, 10:46 PM

its her 1st time doing a photo shoot. and one of the photographers there were n00bs at photoshoot



didn't know how to direct the models to be more natural

do give more C&C, shoot me if you must.. the more the better

why her face quality in the 1st pic and 3rd pic so big difference one??


its because its DIFFERENT ppl

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Added on July 5, 2010, 10:55 pmthe couples i normally shoot for weddings are on actual days... they dont need to do much posing..

This post has been edited by lwliam: Jul 5 2010, 10:55 PM

in my defense, at least the pics (especially the last one) are tack sharp!

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Added on July 5, 2010, 10:58 pmits to balance the natural light, so that it wont feel unnatural. we tried a couple of set ups to see which gave better results. in fact, there were 2 diffused flashes on light stands, each at different power settings.

This post has been edited by lwliam: Jul 5 2010, 10:58 PM

lazy to edit, not nice



This post has been edited by lwliam: Jul 5 2010, 11:12 PM

thanks

its for free... they get the photos, we get the experience

it all depends on what you're after... which are the parts you want in focus? it sometimes is a give and take in terms of how much DoF u want compared to how soft you want the background to be. i would normally stick to a range of f/2 to f/3.5 with focal lengths shorter than 70mm for portraits, any higher than that, the background will be too "in focus"** to separate the model from background

** : subjective to ratio of distance of photographer to model and background, and photographer's definition of in/out of focus

go shoot, go shoot

sebastian, priming yourself for a new system d it seems?

seems like quite a journey huh?

whole night so quite today, a bit of spam for you lot...

thanks.. then i give u something not so comfy to comment




she's gonna keel me for this but anyway, there's a nice version of it d...

This post has been edited by lwliam: Jul 7 2010, 12:07 AM

mike, yes... that was just a trial.. of coz i wont be using that..


that's because i asked her to pout and wink at the same time

This post has been edited by lwliam: Jul 7 2010, 12:16 AM

how would you suggest? how would you direct the model?

awwwwww....

hahhaa, she also agrees that she's too thin... oh well...

i cant be sure for one, but i think those models dont need any 'crash course' on how to smile.. these are just friends that asked for a shoot for portfolio, modeling smiles dont come as second nature. and i dont know how to direct a model how to smile/pose etc..

so if YOU were there, what would you do if the pose/smile is not up to your par? how would u say it?

you also want my honest honest reply?

try directing a 1st timer non-model on how to smile the way you want. poses are a different story. smiles, another.