Challenge: April 24-26 Selfies
Apr 24, 2017 09:56:15 #
l-fox wrote:
Can't believe I've lost that much hair at only 23 years old! 
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Sweet shots. Number four is really clever.
Apr 24, 2017 09:56:38 #
Apr 24, 2017 10:05:23 #
ThomJ4 wrote:
Very nice shot Jim. Selfies in the studio are really tough to do.
Thanks. This photo was shot in my basement (my studio). I used a single speedlight with a diffuser on it triggered by the on camera flash. I held a 20" x 30" piece of white foamcore in my right hand to bounce some light back on me. It is a piece of black fabric for a background (which I use often). Lens was a 55-200mm at 135mm. A 10 second delay on the shutter. Focus was trial and error.
Apr 24, 2017 10:06:46 #
ThomJ4 wrote:
Got a new second speed light and a couple of new soft boxes. It took about ten test shots to get everything lined up, focused, and the lighting the way I wanted it. Not to mention I only gave myself two seconds to pose. So Jim, I really appreciate your studio selfie.
Good looking photo Tom.
Apr 24, 2017 10:07:33 #
l-fox wrote:
Can't believe I've lost that much hair at only 23 years old!
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Very nice set of photos, well done.
Apr 24, 2017 10:35:22 #
Apr 24, 2017 10:45:23 #
jimber wrote:
Thanks. This photo was shot in my basement (my studio). I used a single speedlight with a diffuser on it triggered by the on camera flash. I held a 20" x 30" piece of white foamcore in my right hand to bounce some light back on me. It is a piece of black fabric for a background (which I use often). Lens was a 55-200mm at 135mm. A 10 second delay on the shutter. Focus was trial and error.
You definitely did it right.
I shot mine in the garage — I wouldn't dare put a vehicle in there. I used two speedlights with radio flash trigger. One in a 24" Westcott Rapid Box, the other in a 40" Westcott Apollo Orb. Sigma 70-200mm at 42mm. ISO 100, f/11, 1/60 sec. I used a two second delay, because I'm too impatient to wait ten seconds. I bought a couple of yards of grey felt from the fabric store for the back drop. I'm cheap, and grey felt works great. Shooting on grey makes compositing easier if I want to Photoshop in a different background. For focus and camera alignment, I set a stick up with a mark on it at my eye level. I then focused manually on the stick. I used a higher f-stop for greater depth of field in case I wasn't sitting exactly in the right spot. I would normally shoot at f/8.0 That part worked well. It took a lot of tries to get the power right on the flashes, and several more tries to make sure my pose was okay, and my eyes were open.
Apr 24, 2017 10:49:02 #
cdayton wrote:
The proverbial thorn between two roses - my wife and former doctoral student.
Apr 24, 2017 10:52:52 #
Apr 24, 2017 11:19:05 #
judy juul
Loc: Cheshire, Ct.
l-fox wrote:
Can't believe I've lost that much hair at only 23 years old!
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Really enjoyed Ellie's read!
Apr 24, 2017 12:20:01 #
What I like about selfies is that I know what I want to do and also if I don't like it I can always sue myself and make some money
I told you that the Bruins would not win
Country living
Apr 24, 2017 12:35:06 #
Roadrunner wrote:
What I like about selfies is that I know what I want to do and also if I don't like it I can always sue myself and make some money
I really like #3. Nice series.
Apr 24, 2017 13:08:57 #
Apr 24, 2017 13:20:49 #
Roadrunner wrote:
What I like about selfies is that I know what I want to do and also if I don't like it I can always sue myself and make some money
Wonderful series of photos.
Apr 24, 2017 14:28:51 #
ThomJ4 wrote:
We all try to improve our photos. That's a good thing. Sometimes it's also a good thing to just let your hair down (if you're like me, that's easy because there isn't much left) and have a good time not worrying about camera settings and composition. It's fun to just be goofy sometimes. So break out your cell phone or point & shoot and just have a good time fooling around.
Thom thanks for hosting the Challenge, a really interesting start
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