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11-14-2008, 04:17 PM
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#6251 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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11-14-2008, 05:05 PM
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#6252 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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11-14-2008, 08:02 PM
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#6253 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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30 sec exposure, no tri-pod... just placed the camera on a brick wall. 
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11-14-2008, 08:05 PM
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#6254 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by darthchilli thanks for the feed back
i ahve a craptacular lens in the 17-85mm...
its horrible in low light conditions as well as the barrel distortion when its full wide at 17mm
the first pic was with an L lens i borrowed..
that made a WORLD of a difference on the same shot/settings with my lens
thanks! im slowly working to improve from the equipment i have until i get my hands on either the 17-55mm 2.8 or 24-70L
still deciding
as for the 3rd one, i think if i put the fstop to a bit higher, the province logo wouldnt "glow" as much
correct me if im wrong | I love my 17-85, true slow as hell in low light... but thats because it starts at f/4.
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11-15-2008, 01:40 AM
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#6255 | | VLS Moderator
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Originally Posted by ckrieg so question. if AF isn't that good when shooting portraits at such a wide aperture, how can you tell what exactly is in focus when using MF? I sure as heck can't in my viewfinder. | Don't use an APS-C camera, especially the lower end ones with the postage stamp sized viewfinders.
Go into a Sony Store and check out the viewfinder of the A900 which has the largest viewfinder of any 35mm based DSLR or look into a 1Ds MKIII or D3 viewfinder. That's what viewfinders should look like.
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11-15-2008, 10:20 AM
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#6256 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by ckrieg so question. if AF isn't that good when shooting portraits at such a wide aperture, how can you tell what exactly is in focus when using MF? I sure as heck can't in my viewfinder. | You can always look into a better focusing screen, like those from Katz Eye. Proper manual-focus aids make a BIG difference, even on a smaller viewfinder.
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11-15-2008, 10:42 PM
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#6257 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Soundy You can always look into a better focusing screen, like those from Katz Eye. Proper manual-focus aids make a BIG difference, even on a smaller viewfinder. | those aftermarket focusing screens affect your exposure metering. For instance, on a Canon EOS 40D comes with the Ef-A focusing screen. If you change it to the Ef-D or Ef-S focusing screens, you must go into C.Fn IV -5 and select which screen you are using. This makes the camera compensate for the difference in the metering. Since the camera does not have the proper numbers used to compenstate for the aftermarket one, your metering is going to be way off.
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11-16-2008, 12:18 AM
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#6258 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by keitaro those aftermarket focusing screens affect your exposure metering. For instance, on a Canon EOS 40D comes with the Ef-A focusing screen. If you change it to the Ef-D or Ef-S focusing screens, you must go into C.Fn IV -5 and select which screen you are using. This makes the camera compensate for the difference in the metering. Since the camera does not have the proper numbers used to compenstate for the aftermarket one, your metering is going to be way off. | http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/item--C...-prod_40D.html Quote: Metering Information
The Katz Eye™ focusing screen for the Canon 40D and 50D has little to no effect on light metering in Evaluative or Center Weighted metering modes. Partial and Spot metering modes are somewhat more affected, depending on conditions. We recommend use of the Ef-A selection in the camera’s focusing screen type custom function for most accurate results. Please see your owner’s manual for instructions on adjusting the custom function settings. Detailed test results for each of the four metering modes are as follows*:
| Frankly, I've had more exposure issues just by switching lenses - when I used my brother's 28-135 IS USM on my DRebel, for example, I found it looked darker through the viewfinder, and shot a good stop darker than my kit 17-55 OR EF 75-300, despite metering exactly the same.
If I'm going to get that much variation just from one lens to the next, I don't see getting worked up about it with a different focusing screen, if it fills a specific need.
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11-16-2008, 08:43 AM
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#6259 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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11-17-2008, 12:08 AM
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#6260 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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11-17-2008, 12:18 AM
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Pic #1: She's blending into the background too much, and IMO the sepia treatment doesn't go well with the photo.
Pic #2: Nothing really to criticise...maybe get rid of one of the catchlights in the model's eyes. Double catchlights are a bit of a no-no.
Pic #3: Maybe rimlight her hair instead of from the side. Are her front teeth really that big??
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11-17-2008, 01:24 AM
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#6262 | | Blood tests positive for LOL mod
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Originally Posted by ckrieg | I've looked at this image so many times and I just can't pin point it.
Her face seems so flat, something about the make up. It also looks like you brightened up her teeth and now it doesn't match the exposure. That or you took a brush and removed all the tons from her face.
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Originally Posted by ckrieg | Looks a little under exposed, that's all
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11-17-2008, 01:39 AM
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#6263 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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^ to add, another thing you can try is when you brighten the teeth , brighten the whites of the eyes . it helps bring the eyes to life.Right now i look at her teeth first . maybe don't brighten the teeth so much and brighten up the eyes a tad. theres some good tutorials online on how to bring the eyes to life even more. but the shots are pretty good
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11-17-2008, 02:42 AM
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#6264 | | Ready to be Man handled by RS!
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11-17-2008, 03:36 AM
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#6265 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Akina1: I really like that shot. I love the mix of warm and cold colours, I love how sharp it is, the exposure, the composition... There is really just nothing about that shot that I don't love... could you send me a full size copy?
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11-17-2008, 06:01 AM
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#6266 | | (╯°□°）╯聽不到 ╮(°□°╮)
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its the OLD SALT
ahahha
dude..tahts beautiful
its like...eye fucking me beautiful
HAHAHAHA
i like it man
and my first tiltshift edit 
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11-17-2008, 11:28 AM
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#6267 | | Okanagan Mod Team
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Nothing special, just thought it was cute. My almost 2 year old "hockey guy" nephew. 
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11-17-2008, 01:05 PM
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#6268 | | Media Officer / MOD
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^ OMG! thats ultra cute!
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11-17-2008, 03:52 PM
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#6269 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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did someone say... hockey guy?  | |
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11-17-2008, 04:22 PM
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#6270 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Slo40 Nothing special, just thought it was cute. My almost 2 year old "hockey guy" nephew. | you should send that into hockey night in canada.. classic!
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11-17-2008, 05:19 PM
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#6271 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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Originally Posted by ckrieg 3rd portrait shoot. Give me as much criticism as possible please. How can I improve? 
I personally think your hair light is about a half stop too strong and your key light isn't strong enough. In fact, I think that if you feathered your hair light to skim the entire back side of her it would have been more effective. This would require you to GOBO the flash. Your editing of her skin is too smooth in my opinion. That being said, I tend to lean towards the more natural side of things with minor cleanups. I also think that the jacket is too dark and no details other than the highlights on the buttons can be seen. 
The subject doesn't "pop" from the image as much as she could. If you are trying to balance the background and her then that has been accomplished, however I would personally say the photo is flat and lacks a dimension and dynamic. Although most people won't catch it, there is a very faint double shadow on her face from your fill light. I would have lowered that fill light maybe another 1/2 stop. Again, details of her jacket are lost.  | Again, I find her hair light too strong and overdominating the photograph.
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11-17-2008, 05:28 PM
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#6272 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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oh wow! THANK YOU for the feedback guys! This is great! 
Some good things I'll have to keep in mind and watch out for.
Referring to the comments above, I didn't whiten her teeth, but I did soften the face.
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11-17-2008, 08:36 PM
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11-17-2008, 09:07 PM
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#6274 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Did a fitness photo shoot today with a friend.
Any C&C are welcome. I've got pics of our light set up.
I can post those up later on if anyone's wondering.
whoops, i'll post up the pics in a sec!
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11-17-2008, 10:11 PM
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