Hi all. I'm getting my Canon 350D very soon (if God willing). I just thought maybe I would just post some photos I've taken with my friend's Canon 350D. These photos are taken from my work place. Not too much as my boss was not too happy about me taking the pictures and yes, you guessed it. I'm a teacher.

All pictures are taken using Canon 350D with the kit lens attached.


One of the teachers overseeing a roleplay done my the kids.


Girl: I'll smack you with my butterfly wand is you come closer!


Telling the story to the student. Everyone's listening except one who was too busy posing.


Listening attentively.


A scene from the roleplay.

I'll post more when I've finally gotten my own 350D. But now... I need some constructive comments (though my subjects may not be as interesting).

Thank you!

This post has been edited by CutieLynette: Apr 28 2008, 01:05 AM

hi hi,
one tip for you that i have read about in articles. when you are taking pictures of kids, go down to there level. the pictures would looks nicer that way

Nice but i agree with the orenzai, low angle shots would have been way better.

not sharp... seems like out of focus. or maybe shaky hands.

Seem a bit blur for me...^^

Hi orenzai and goregrinder, actually all the photos are taken from the children's level except picture 1 and 3. Maybe I failed to make it look like it.

Maybe I'm still trying to get use to the camera weight. I guess that explains the blurness. I just got myself a 400D yesterday. I hope I'll get used to it pretty soon. I'll post pictures later.

Thanks for all your feedback.

hi hi, remember to set to a high shutter speed possible since your subjects tend to move alot. In indoor conditions like that, it means you are going to need Fast lens or High ISO speeds to maintain a fast shutter. Alternatively, use bounced flash (because i don't want to be firing direct flashes at kids). But be careful when going down to their level because taller kids or adults could peer from the sides and damage their eye sight if you bounce

I had a silly experience where i composed a shot really low without peering into the viewfinder (i.e, stomach level) and forgot the flash unit was bouncing off to my face directly. (Fortunately i was looking to the front, not below to the flash unit)

without any kind of image stabilization, i guess u need to use faster shutter speed and with higher iso (indoors).

super steady shot? *hint*

I've been taking my camera out to take pictures but they don't look good enough to be posted up here. I only this one.



I only hope the microphone isn't that worn out.

it is DAT worn out... but ya skill is not... ample space to improve... gotta do something with the light position.... they steal the attention away... nway, practice makes purrfect! :thumb:

^^ Whalau... got flare?

This post has been edited by skyther: Nov 16 2007, 05:57 PM

Hi CutieLynette, when taking photos of children, zoom in and shoot their facial expression. Shooting a group of children requires extreme skill in composition so that the photos won't looks cluttered and busy.

Thanks for the encouragement!

Funnily enough I didn't notice the flare until check my photos with my computer! You see I blur or not?

Yea, noticed that now. Since they move around alot, I had a tough time trying to photograph them. Thanks for the heads up!

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Added on November 22, 2007, 1:33 amHere's some pictures I took at my cousin's wedding last week. It might not be as nice as others, but I hope I'll improve in time.

All pictures are taken just with my Canon 400D kit only and are all shot with ISO 1600. I can't afford a speedlite yet!

Pictures are Photoshop'ed (Curves and resize only)

















There's one thing I noticed after editing the pictures is that while the pictures looked good on my laptop (where I edited them), they looked underexposed on my desktop! I'm having a real headache about this, any pointers?

This post has been edited by CutieLynette: Nov 22 2007, 01:33 AM

u need to calibrate ur monitor...
i m having the same problem...
but so far i m ignoring it...
spyder is too expensive for me...

So did the pictures look okay with your monitor?

And what is spyder ah?

it is very soft for ur wedding pics

It's a good try nonetheless. Shoot more weddings and hold your camera firmly

You don't need Spyder. Just Google up 'monitor calibration' and you will get some decent online way.

Ditto. Some are blurred too.

Most of ur photos looks "normal" to me leh!...What's the stories u like to tell?

I dunno... the pics are just like out of focus.

Try getting a feel for the camera by shooting outdoors first. The lighting in the wedding scenes aren't the best to experiment with, generally for handheld shots anything under 1/30s you need to be careful of shake.

I understand that without a speedlite and still hands, shooting in low lighting really require skill. I hope I would get use to the weight of the camera as I continue to shoot. I hope it's a skill not too difficult for a girl to master.

Oh, how could I forget! STORIES. My photojournalism lectures gone down the drain!
I took these photos without the mindset of wanting to tell stories to the people who's gonna see the pictures. I was too busy making sure I don't blur-up all of my pictures. I'm just not good enough.

Oh gawwwwd...
I suddenly feel that buying the 400D is overkill for me. (No skill yet want to buy expensive camera)

Thanks for the heads up. I haven't really taken the camera outdoors to shoot. I will once I get the chance. I hope practice helps to reduce shakes.

Thanks for the little encouragement. Will learn to hold the camera firmly.

Hopefully I get to shoot some more pictures during the weekends so I could post then here.

Thanks for stopping by.

If you don't have steady hands, I suggest that you get a system with image stabilizer built into the body or else you have to bear with higher shutter speeds.

If you want cheap IS lens, get the 18-55 IS. it cost less than rm 1K

Haha, hi.

It's been so long and I actually forgotten the existence of this gallery. I bought a 50mm f1.8 and I've shot a fairly amount of pictures. They may not be very pro but these are my best shots so far...

Pointers to help me improve, please.

#1


#2


#3


#4


#5


I hope there's more next time.

Thanks!

This post has been edited by CutieLynette: Jan 23 2008, 02:18 AM

hmm you pic 1 and 2 the aperture show 0, how come ah, i think a slightly larger aperture will be nicer
i like pic #5, nice capture

ya #5 good timing..

i love kids portraiture since i'm well-known to be lovable to kids.

try out snapping them when they are moving around or on a moving subject.

eg:



or some of my shots:





This post has been edited by dgrebel: Jan 23 2008, 02:13 PM

Lynette..... overall quite good improvement u've made

must have inverted the lens. turbalikan the lens mount.

Ahh pic no 5, just we all love to see candid shots of child. Nice one!

quite an improvement u made there..

Hi Valho, I terbalik the lens like what wjie20 said. That's why it's 0 aperture 0 focal length. I don't know how to change to a larger aperture while doing reverse lens. Anyone know how?


I took this picture last Christmas when my school had a party. The two children are cousins. I've never seen children so loving.

I have to admit shooting children (omg, sounds so wrong) is not an easy task. Even though I know these children it took me a lot of patience to frame. They move around too much.

I took 400 pictures that day during the children's party. But most of them are snap shots. The parents are not so interested in artistic shots. They are more interested in having "professional" mugshots of their children.

Thank you! There's more for me to learn, really.

that's where fast shutter comes in handy.

Here are some shots I took during Chinese Year. I took like almost 300 plus but they are just some really nice family snap shots. These are the ones I feel worthy of putting up on a gallery.

#1.
Luo Sang

#2.
We got too bored.

#3.
Where's my food?

#4.
Blackjack!

#5.
Blackjack again!?

#6.
Preparing for steamboat.

#7.
Steamboat.

#8.
Worship service on the first day of Chinese New Year.

I don't know if they are good enough to be posted up here but these are what I love taking.

Can I comment as well?

WEll, I used to have similar takes like yours (TS) and it is because we are too kanchiong... The picture is taken way before it was properly focused. This usually is because we are trying to capture some moments we thought will give nice picture...

Hope you understand what I am trying t say.

my fav :http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8980/vitalyearschristmaspartor4.jpg

Do you mean the current ones are out of focus as well?

Yes, I understand. the handshake thing is still something I am trying to get rid of. I'm working on it.

Sinchan: That's my favourite too.

Nah the new pictures shown that you have improved

Pic 7 will look more yummylicious if the lid and laddle is taken away

thanks!

I thought keeping the ladle and the lid would make it less "posed". I don't know if I am making myself clear... Hahaha.

there are definitely much improvements in your newer shots...for weddings..it's always advisable to use a faster shutter speed...maybe around 1/80, if you have an external flash...u can push it up to around 1/120

btw...i love the kids photos...

Ahh, yes I know. I haven't posed anything for a really long time now. I've been taking pictures, just that i've haven't have the time to put them up (it's a pain to edit and host them, ok?).

Here are some I took at FGAKL (it's a church, in case you're wondering) when Planetshakers was in town. I got there early and found myself a sweet spot right in front of the stage. The experience was awesome!

Most of them looked the same, so I'll only post some of it la.

#1

Henry Seeley and the awesome crowd.

#2

"What!? I can't hear you!"

#3

Jump around!

#4

And the bassist's solo!

#5

Henry Seeley doing what he does best.

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Added on April 13, 2008, 10:21 pmMore!

#6

The backup singer.

#7


#8


#9

Lift up your hands

#10

And I got some attention too.

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Added on April 13, 2008, 10:44 pmErm.. how do you get the thumbnail stuck to the front page of photo gallery?

This post has been edited by CutieLynette: Apr 13 2008, 10:44 PM

really good coverage for d concert...
i guess f1.8 lense really useful to create natural ambient in ur photo...
i like #9 the most...natural wif 'ray of light' at d back...
thanks 4 sharing

u was there in sunway yesterday ar?
i didt go

No 8-10 gets my pick, but the best goes to no 9! Honestly good shots esp on the guitarist!

1 thing that can be improved, would be to snap the guitars with it's face / string shown - like #10, minus the black thing at the bottom. a tighter crop would help.

number 3.
who's the babe?

I never really thought that my el-cheapo 50mm F1.8 can do so much wonders. Before I went to the concert I was wishing for a 70-200mm f2.8L! Still I am happy that the photos turn out great and that I was lucky to get that sweet spot in front!

I went on Saturday. The one at my main church at Old Klang Road. I didn't go to one in Sunway.

I love #9 too!

Henry purposely came in front of me and I didn't want to miss any moment of it, so I let the camera go on a continuous capture. So this is one of the shots from the continuous shots. The reason I like this photos is because he looked at the camera and that shadow at the bottom gives a I-was-there feeling. That's why I didn't crop it. If i composed this photo properly I would leave that stage out, but this accident looks beautiful... (I don't know if I made any sense...)

She's someone who went to concert. I love the movement captured in the photo.

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Added on April 28, 2008, 12:57 amHere's some from the fashion show at 1Utama I went on Sunday. tried out my latest addition, the 70-300mm and trying out my friend's 580EXll.

Very noob shots la, if compared to the ones I saw at other photography forums.

#1


#2


#3


#4


#5


#6


Only these are nice... I'm too tired to add watermark on the photos la. Don't curi ah.

This post has been edited by CutieLynette: Apr 28 2008, 12:57 AM