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mengsuan's photo box, Jyee at Putrajaya
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zellleonhart
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 Dec 5 2009, 01:41 PM
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Hey, the pc fair photos are nice =) Mind sharing how u capture the 1st photo (panasonic showgirl aka shook yee)? You are using prime lens right... So what ISO did you use, and how did you fire the flash? Im using D40+kit lens+Nissin di622 so the noise control and lighting is not that good. I use a bounce card and bounce the flash, but it seems a bit harsh too. See the following pic (click) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2775/415887...909938ff0_o.jpgSifu can teach? Thanks =) |
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zellleonhart
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Dec 5 2009, 01:49 PM
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QUOTE(168257061 @ Dec 5 2009, 01:44 PM) zelleonhart, what flash mode u using ar ? btw, u can use Manual control in ur body. then u can control ur ambient exposure. seems like the background exposure is a bit under  I was using manual flash mode from my flash Nissin Di622, not TTL. TTL will be underexposed a lot. I bounce the flash, not direct flash, but it still shows some harsh flash on the face and the background is not illuminated, only the person. How can I improve? I only have one lens though. ISO 400 is already my limit, ISO 800 too noisy for my camera... |
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zellleonhart
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Dec 5 2009, 04:26 PM
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QUOTE(vikingw2k @ Dec 5 2009, 04:18 PM) PC fair's lighting condition is pretty harsh I would say. Most of the time the photographers will face gears limitation instead of wrong setting. Having said so, you guys are just lucky that they brighten up the area this time.  Yea i agree this time's outcome is better than august's pc fair and the previous ones. Last time I bounce flash even with 1/2 power @ ISO 400 it will be either underexposed or very harsh. Hmm, upgrading body or upgrading lens help in my condition? |
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zellleonhart
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Dec 5 2009, 04:54 PM
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QUOTE(General_Nic @ Dec 5 2009, 04:29 PM) QUOTE(vikingw2k @ Dec 5 2009, 04:30 PM) The previous PC Fairs, shooting with 40D also can die. Pretty tough weh. Better body has better noise control. Certainly that would help a lot. You get faster shutter speed, you don't need to manually tune your flash power. Better lens has bigger aperture hence you don't need to step down too much to get sharp pictures. Perhaps a D90 paired with 50mm F1.8 or Tammy 17-50mm F2.8 will be a good upgrade... But just the D90 body is already a wallet killer... I don't have income, only have PTPTN to support my daily needs and school fees. I hope i can save up to that amount in 2 years T.T Before that i can only bear with it and get more experience =( |
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zellleonhart
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Dec 5 2009, 08:52 PM
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QUOTE(mengsuan @ Dec 5 2009, 08:48 PM) Thanks for the compliment. All photos from this set was shot using Sigma 30mm f/1.4. Aperture typically ranges from f/1.4 to f/2.8. With this prime lens, I used ISO ranging from 200 to 640. Canon 580 EX II flash is mounted on the camera accompanied by lambency diffuser. No studio strobe, no worries  Oh i see... In your opinion is lambency diffuser versatile and good to be used instead of a bounce card? |
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zellleonhart
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Dec 5 2009, 09:17 PM
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QUOTE(mengsuan @ Dec 5 2009, 09:01 PM) Lambency is versatile but heavy. Don't be surprised when everyone stares at you while you are shooting with that mangkuk maggi mee. I am so far satisfied with the output. Owh ok... Thanks |
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zellleonhart
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Dec 5 2009, 11:25 PM
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I just went one wedding dinner too, the lighting is even worse than pc fair's lighting. But i saw the photographer also using 'maggie cup' haha. I guess it should be very useful...
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zellleonhart
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Dec 7 2009, 10:30 PM
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Shook yee  Thanks for the photos, i enjoyed them very much! You got them to pose nicely... Everytime I shoot i didn't dare to ask them to pose, haiz >.< |
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