This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Aug 10 2013, 11:03 PM

Great choice of a camera mate, and welcome to the club!
Love your photos, especially no. 2

Until when will the picture be up? Din't really have the chance to go there lately T____T

Lucky sifu! So many lenglois to take photos of

Your gf paling cantik! biased photographer! haha XD Just kidding just kidding~~


This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 10 2013, 11:24 PM

LOL, surprisingly the first photo was the most popular when they used it as their profile picca.

Have more that I'll upload soon.

messy hair
and the last pic, her hair is covering half of her right eye

Hahah, you'll have to excuse me for that, I don't have a hairdresser on standby

I think the hair is nice enough la personally. Although I'm sure you'll be able to take better ones should you be there with me

Last girl looks korean-ish from this angle, me likey

lol.. u can ask her to pin up her hair if necessary, just less than a minute will do
and try to pp with some tone, make the photo more impact. just my 2 cent

hmmm.... Still not familiar with the toning and all, I lack judgement when it comes to color tones for some reason, guess I'm still not that sensitive to colors yet

Maybe we can meet up sometime so you can teach me in person? I'd definitely appreciate more input on what I can do better.

About the hair, yeah, I do realise that too But sadly I didnt notice during the shot and this one was the best of her doing this pose.

i was like that too when started studio type of portrait, didnt notice all the small thingy, but thats very important yo
is she still fresh in posing?
toning wise, how i learn for myself, im using lightroom then i downloaded many preset from net, from there i can see their adjustment, then i slowly make mine or modify from the preset

I see, these girls all have no experience in posing, I'm the one directing them for the poses, although I only know basics, can't seem make their poses real enough to have meaning in the final shots yet. There's still something missing whenever I look at my shots.

Thanks for the input though, will definitely try to notice small details like these in the future
I downloaded a huge collection of presets, but haven't really been around to use them yet.

time needed lol to test out those preset... haha
posing can learn, ask them to go to www.moko.cc for reference, i always get idea from there
cuz last time i was a assistant photographer, kena cucuk kao kao if didnt notice those small details.. haha
your lighting is kind of normal one.. u can try the flash from their top, of cuz need to use softbox, and provided u have the stand that tall enough to mount ur flash

I understand what you mean bro haha XD Most of my shots lack the "natural feel" as well, though to be honest its not really obvious in your shots la
Most people are not trained like professional models, and will definitely become unnatural once the camera is aimed at them

One of the best ways to shoot is to ask them to go about their business while you shoot, the shots will be more natural (even though the models will most probably hate them! XD).. but even this also depends on the cooperativeness and also chemistry between the subjects i.e. your gf and her friends.. Some groups get along super well, and are thus very easy to work with.. some do not

I often use a lot of presets, but sometimes its best to not use any, particularly for ones like your present set of photos (strobes + white blackground), unless its a preset with very minor change of color tones. Just my 2 cents though haha

Lols, actually I do have the equipment necessary do to that already.

I have a 5 meter boom stand and a 60x60 softbox and 80x80 softbox. Have an umbrella type 60x90 one too
Only thing missing is a backdrop to be honest.

Wow, That is a fantastic link you just gave me man, definitely bookmarking this for future use. Thanks alot!!

Sifu!!
Thanks for the input.... I am always oblivious to those small small things, which can be super annoying after the shoot

yea.. u got all the tools, why not trying out some new thing? backdrop just use white wall la.. haha
sure u have to bookmark that link alot of thing inside, and to learn as well

Yeah, to be honest I don't want pro models to be my subjects, since my aim is to bring out the best light and life from normal people like my gf and her friends.

I understand part of the reason that there's something missing is the communication between me and my subjects. Since it is me who is directing them through the shots.

If I make them comfortable enough or otherwise, it shows in the photos. Therefore I gotta brush up my social skills too

One reason I haven't really gotten around to using presets is I don't really know which suits what photo and all that. And also because I see photographers abusing it to the point where the effect takes center of attention, disappointing really

About natural shots, I do ask them to do funny stuff, here's the few that I've already had up online

not sifu la..
yea.. very annoying indeed, u will like "fu*k, why i didnt notice just now"

Because the shot was kinda fast paced, had a few hours to do everything, no time to experiment so I just went ahead with what I know works. Two umbrellas left and right and a boom stand with a softbox on the top.

Exactly, memang sometimes when there's a major fault and you don't notice it till post

This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Aug 11 2013, 12:36 AM

go shoot cosplay, there will be more moment when you go to pp

Can always ask ur gf to be ur model anytime when u got free time to try out the diff type of lighting