woo...i like the potrait shot...

Noted kysham! Will improve the next time...my framing(composure) for landscape mmg out abit....hahaha...that's why trying to improve!

melv, make use of the AF spot inside the ovf, make sure the horizon meet the right af spot and left af spot, then sure ur horizon is straight

Noted ieR....kinda realized that when i was shooting the sunset shots (pic 3&4)....that's why the horizon in that pics abit better.... Anyway thanks for reminding me again...appreciate it! Please do C&C on ther pics as well guys! Thanks!

i like #4, dunno why, lately i been sooo crazy about tele-landscape

Thank you! Haha....bro i used Tammy 17-50mm ny....thats the only lens i have! Lol...but i think the answer to ur crave for tele landscape is the 70-400mm G

Hey guys...can provide some guideline hw to find a good angle while taking potrait ?
Difficult to find a good angle..any tips. ??

haha... so its not a necessity to get a dry box? coz its quite pricey. around rm150 (AUD $50). and i cant really spend on things that arent necessary.

coz winter is coming soon as well. so does it make a difference?

melv, i already have a 200-400 and tele landscape doesnt mean it has to be over 100mm, even a 50mm can result in very diff perspective of landscape, i just got bored with wide landscape

Hmm, try asking around but I doubt you'll need to buy 1 unless you plan to just leave your camera in the dark for long periods of time. Why don't you resort to the DIY drybox of using a plastic box from reject shop with a "Thristy hippo" if you really want one?

Autumn is coming man, don't worry about winter. Snap more pics on autumn 1st! and spam here!

Camera Sony DSLR-A700
Exposure 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture f/1.4
Focal Length 85 mm
ISO Speed 800
Exposure Bias 0 EV

Grats! Nice camera. Go snap snap as much as possible.

haha....been really busy with classes...

hey bro , got any in shooting potrait ?? like angle n others...
need guides seriously....^^

Wow...200-400mm??? Awesome!!! I have never tried wide landscape though! Never been a fan of wide lens....dunno why....

Looks like a very familiar lens......

sorry for the phtomatix watermark...

You don't like wide landscape?????

This is wide landscape for you:


Sony A850 + Minolta 17-35mm F2.8-4. 1/125s, F14.0, ISO200, 17mm.

Wide angle (in the above case, this is an ultra wide angle - UWA) have a tendency to "stretch" the perspective, giving you that wide, expanding view that is one of the more dominant format for landscape photography. I'm not saying no one does any telephoto landscape (quite on a contrary, it is quite popular too), but the wide angle is more dominant. As a landscape photographer, you should be familiar with both methods of shooting landscapes because both offers a different view. A different perspective.

jonlee : Thanks!

empty-ball : When shooting portraits it's mostly trial and error. It would be easier if you have an idea of what kinda picture you want before clicking the shutter.

If you want a full face shot only then get close and make sure the face fill the frame and the eyes are in the upper one third of the frame (general rules of third). If you want a full body shot then make sure you get everything in.

Things to consider :

1. Background. Choose a decent background for your shot.
2. Eye contact or no eye contact. Sometimes no eye contact also nice.
3. Tilt or no tilt. Up to you but like I said it's mostly trial and error.
4. Lighting. How and where you want the light to hit on your subject.

Hope this helps.

most importantly, try to have eye contact with the subject. having a strong eye contact gives the image more substance. shots without eye contact lacks intimacy with the subject. its the same with pet's portraiture as well. it is also important to have the focus on the eyes decently sharp. of course, the sharper the better (but do not photoshop the sharpness in, it WILL look fake)

apart from that, be careful not to crop into the model's ears, or other body parts unless for specific framing purposes. try not to 'cut' away a model's arm at the joints (elbows, wrists, knees and ankle), it will leave the image looking as though you're taking a picture of an amputee - not at all flattering. try not to leave too much negative space around the subject as well. crop in tight to fill the shot with your subject. it will make your model the main subject instead of the cluttered background, no matter how 'bokeh-ed' or creamy it is..

start with the above 1st.

further down the road, you'll need to learn about lighting - on how not to overblow the highlights or drowning the shadows. also on, directional lighting vs soft lighting vs backlighting.

deeper into portrait shooting, there is keylight, hair light and backlight..

start with the basics 1st. start slow, and learn the foundations, then only build your skills on a strong foundation and understanding of how to utilize light to work for you, instead of having light restricting on what you can do. ask "with this light, what can i do to incorporate it into my image" instead of, "this is bad light, i can't take a good image with this light"

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Added on March 1, 2011, 4:10 pmY U NO like wide lenses?








This post has been edited by lwliam: Mar 1 2011, 04:13 PM