guys...for those who shoot in studio often..do u think that studio lighting stuff are harder to use compared to flashes??

i had totally no experience with studio strobes b4..but might need to do some product shoot in studio soon....and since i cant possibly get familiarize with those strobes at home first.....im afraid that i get kelam kabut during the actual shoot..lol

other than no liveview..basically i have totally no complain at all..

also take note its a lil bit heavy..for me its okay..but not everyone like to carry it whole day tho....everytime i pass my camera to my friend..the first thing is always "wtf! y so heavy! "

ok la..to me..i wont sacrifice quality in exchange for few hundred grams lighter....mean time can take it as exercise ma..lol....not as if we would have to carry it 10hours everyday..once in awhile only should be fine i guess.....

its not officially advertised as weather proof..
but to me..what are the chances that u'd bring your camera to shoot in heavy rain/snow/desert even sony tells u that its weather sealed....?? ppl can brag about their weather proof gears all the time..but seriously i don see us make use of it often..at least not for hobbyist like me..

its a combination of your shutter + iso + aperture...F/11 alone wont do the trick..

u might not need a black cardboard at the back IF the space is big enough so that your flash wont light up any surrounding stuff..

i think built in flash could achieve..but the lighting wont be nice since u could not adjust the direction n power of your built in flash..

This post has been edited by achew: Jul 31 2010, 04:47 PM

err..i cant tell u a "standard" setting for these kind of shots...basically i adjust my aperture depending on the DoF i want...if i only need a shallow DoF..i would use f/1.8~F/5.6(also depending on the distance of the subject to my camera) together with a fast shutter 1/100~1/200(my wireless flash cant go faster than 1/250 iirc)..


if u already understand the basic exposure triangle..just do few trail in manual mode..im sure u could figure out how to do it....

maybe just take note if your photo comes out dark/under exp...try not to adjust ur shutter as it also let more light from the background comes in...try to play with the flash...u can even flash twice on your subject if needed...just dont let the light spill to the background..

i also don think a850 does a good job in noise department..but to be fair to the camera..the megapixels are huge..obviously that would lead to noisier shots too..

shooting in Aperture Priority + TTL ??

any light at the back of model??maybe it was due to the metering??

if u are constantly shooting in same enviroment..y dont set your flash power manually?

bare in mind that nomatter u use 1sec or 1/100sec(assume the flash power is the same)...it wont light up your subject more..instead what light up your subject when u dragging the shutter speed is the ambient light....so if u want your flash to light up ur subject more..imo u shd increase iso or use brighter aperture..or increase your flash power

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nothing special..just bored..LOL

70mm
iso200
F/2.8
1/10s
F58 1/32 with DIY diffusion @ 10o clock wirelessly from the camera

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u can shoot anything u have in the house! its the photographer job to make an uninteresting thing interesting!

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Added on August 2, 2010, 3:10 pmhaha..im more proud when i earn my gears with my own hands....its good to have a rich dad..but it sucks to look like a spoiled brat..

like we always say...buy a D3x only makes u a D3x owner..it doesnt guarantee any good photos...

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Added on August 2, 2010, 3:12 pmhaha..tried diff locations...but in the end prefer to put it there.....i do it this way once inawhile..it is boring when i always put it at the left or the right side...

This post has been edited by achew: Aug 2 2010, 03:12 PM

anything! your mouse..your cellphone..your watch..your laptop..your bag..your tv..your lenses..things inside the refridge..things inside the bathroom..blablabla...

find a interesting way to represent it..find an unusual angle to frame it...add a story/scene into it.....there are lots of way to make an ordinary thing becomes interesting....put in some effort n think out of the box...im sure u can figure out something..

thats how i feel when i saw the photo too..lol

lol..i have a feeling next time your photos would be F/2 all the way...hahaz

interesting shot ^^

edited : didnt know u use photoshop for this shot..lol..i thought u wrote it on a transparent acrylic or plastic or wadever..

This post has been edited by achew: Aug 3 2010, 02:22 AM

thats the challenging part ma..hahaha...perhaps put everything horizontally...and find sumthing to put at the bottom of them to make the background interesting..to just put a mahjong paper to shoot it in high key?? but again..it'd be hard to deal with the reflections..

lol..willy..since when u bought so many danbos?

lol..sorry didnt see that..just woke up..kinda blur now..haha


guys..any recommendation on those online seller for flash gel???feel like buying some to play ^^

This post has been edited by achew: Aug 3 2010, 04:25 PM