Equipment/setting info: A personal request, if I'm not asking too much. For those of you who opt out of sharing the download option of your images, would you at least consider sharing...

steve_stoneblossom Loc: Rhode Island, USA

A personal request, if I'm not asking too much. For those of you who opt out of sharing the download option of your images, would you at least consider sharing the basic shooting info? Particularly those who have included their camera/lens inventory in their signature line. I always appreciate knowing the settings used for a shot, and fully understand restricting downloads.

Past Pro Loc: Spring Hill, Florida

I have also requested this info.

tsilva Loc: Arizona

why? you can have the exact same equipment and be standing side by side and you won't get the same results. and no it isn't a "good starting point". learn YOUR equipment and vision and how to take the photos you want.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

If no speedlite or strobe is used the EXIF will get you in the ballpark, but most of these images are done indoors with some kind of lighting. Therefore, you won't be able to see what the strobe setting was and this would always change due to the distance of the light to subject and how powerful the strobe or speedlite is.

With a little experience, you'll see by just examining the images what f/stop is used by just checking out the DOF. If a strobe is used, then you can bet that the shutter was between 1/60th and 1/200th or very close to that because of the camera body sync speeds. Of course this isn't written in stone, but most indoor photography is done this way. If you see something done outdoors, then all bets are off.

steve_stoneblossom Loc: Rhode Island, USA

tsilva wrote:

why? you can have the exact same equipment and be standing side by side and you won't get the same results. and no it isn't a "good starting point". learn YOUR equipment and vision and how to take the photos you want.

If that's how you feel, why bother looking at all? Just take your own photos and to hell with the rest!

Graham Thirkill Loc: Idylic North Yorkshire, England UK.

steve_stoneblossom wrote:

A personal request, if I'm not asking too much. For those of you who opt out of sharing the download option of your images, would you at least consider sharing the basic shooting info? Particularly those who have included their camera/lens inventory in their signature line. I always appreciate knowing the settings used for a shot, and fully understand restricting downloads.

How about, taking the first picture, with the camera set on fully Auto. Open the image in an application that gives all the camera settings. If it's fine don't tweak it. If it needs tweaking either speed/light/whatever, adjust it until you are happy with the final result.............Easy Peasy.........

Cheers and Beers
Graham/098\

steve_stoneblossom Loc: Rhode Island, USA

Graham Thirkill wrote:

How about, taking the first picture, with the camera set on fully Auto. Open the image in an application that gives all the camera settings. If it's fine don't tweak it. If it needs tweaking either speed/light/whatever, adjust it until you are happy with the final result.............Easy Peasy.........

Cheers and Beers
Graham/098\

Thank you for the suggestion. I know how to adjust basic settings when I'm shooting. I'm hoping to make it a tad easier to learn the settings used on photos taken by others that particularly appeal to me.
Based on the replies so far, it is far too tedious to type "70mm f2.8 @ 1/500".

tinwhistle

Why is this post here????

Graham Thirkill Loc: Idylic North Yorkshire, England UK.

tinwhistle wrote:

Why is this post here????

Which post are you referring to????????????? You have not quoted any post, for us to see which post you mean????????

Cheers and Beers
Graham/098\

gettheshot

Those who know a little something about a subject in any field will guard their knowledge to keep others in awe. If they told you how then their work won't standout. Just the way it is.

steve_stoneblossom Loc: Rhode Island, USA

gettheshot wrote:

Those who know a little something about a subject in any field will guard their knowledge to keep others in awe. If they told you how then their work won't standout. Just the way it is.

Yes, but I find that those who know a lot are usually not so fearful and protective, and more than willing to share.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

It's like asking a painter what brush did you use?

But of corse lighting is everything, that is not in the exif and then the chemistry between the model and photog is all important, posing, sets, none of this is in exif. Some might be willing to share, try a polite PM?

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

steve_stoneblossom wrote:

Thank you for the suggestion. I know how to adjust basic settings when I'm shooting. I'm hoping to make it a tad easier to learn the settings used on photos taken by others that particularly appeal to me.
Based on the replies so far, it is far too tedious to type "70mm f2.8 @ 1/500".

Or only relevant to that exact set and lighting? Go to a used bookstore and find a few good books on lighting. Not much difference whether shot with film or digital. Learn to see the set up and pose in relation to each other.

steve_stoneblossom Loc: Rhode Island, USA

romanticf16 wrote:

Or only relevant to that exact set and lighting? Go to a used bookstore and find a few good books on lighting. Not much difference whether shot with film or digital. Learn to see the set up and pose in relation to each other.

To be more specific, what interests me most is the lenses, camera settings and shooting distance used to create the depth of field in these shots. To that extent, I believe it is fair to say that relatively similar results might be possible to achieve.

JohnFrim Loc: Somewhere in the Great White North.

So from what I have seen so far in this thread, EXIF info is a great start, but a few wide angle cell phone shots of the setup would be helpful as well. I also agree with JD750 that there are many intangibles that go into a successful shoot.