How are these pictures look!!!
Dec 23, 2011 09:39:57 #
Hi everyone !!! Hope everyone is having a nice vacation time off from work for the holidays. Here are some pictures I took this year. I would really like it if you tell me what I did wrong so I could create better photos. I would like to become a professional photographer one day. But I need help please help me
This is my neice playing basketball. I took it with my 18mm-85mm kit lens and flash
This was takin indoors
This was at a Christmas party indoors with my 10mm-20mm wide angle lens w flash
This was takin at Bryant Park ,NY
This was in front of the Lego store in NY with my 10mm-20mm wide angle lens and flash
This was takin at Time Square in NY with my 10mm-20mm wide angle lens and flash
Dec 23, 2011 10:45:18 #
nice pictures, you looked awful close to the girl with basketball, she is really lit up on the flash
Dec 23, 2011 11:08:34 #
The Times Square photo needed a faster shutter speed so you get the maximum amount of light in a shorter time that way the faces of the family show up better. Of course it's nothing that a little post processing won't cure.
Unfortunately we can't read the info on your photo so can't tell you how much more to it needs to change.
Here is an example of post processing fix.
Unfortunately we can't read the info on your photo so can't tell you how much more to it needs to change.
Here is an example of post processing fix.
Dec 23, 2011 11:10:34 #
Dec 23, 2011 11:23:04 #
When using your flash are you pointing it directly at the subject or bouncing it?
I like my images to be a little brighter, so I would expose 1/2 a stop more, but not knowing your settings it's hard to say if that would have worked.
The time square shot is a tricky one, exposing for the people would have resulted in a slow shutter speed and blown out the lights behind them (which I am going to assume were important to you and your family). Exposing for the lights, resulted in an underexposed family shot. This is one of those images that would need to be a shot with exposure bracketing and combined in PP.
I like my images to be a little brighter, so I would expose 1/2 a stop more, but not knowing your settings it's hard to say if that would have worked.
The time square shot is a tricky one, exposing for the people would have resulted in a slow shutter speed and blown out the lights behind them (which I am going to assume were important to you and your family). Exposing for the lights, resulted in an underexposed family shot. This is one of those images that would need to be a shot with exposure bracketing and combined in PP.
Dec 23, 2011 12:14:01 #
Louie, I got your PM - I'll try to add what I can, shot by shot.
1) Flash and indoor sports almost never match up well. You need a good fast lens that opens to f/1.8 or so, and halfway decent light which most indoor gyms don't have. There are a couple of threads here on shooting indoor sports, do a search and you'll find a lot of good info. Basically, your 18-55 lens probably won't cut it indoors for sports. It's just not made to do that well.
2) This shot ain't too bad at all. Good faces, light is adequate. A flash probably would have ruined it.
3) Also not too bad, but a crop in from the right and part of the left would help. You want your subjects to be the main focal point of the shot.
The outdoor ones all kinda suffer from the same problem - bad flash - it's not your fault really, it's tough to get flash to look good, especially on-camera flash.
Next time you have a night time, outdoor shot, try setting your camera to 'night portrait' or similar, if you have it. In Night Portrait, the flash fires differently from regular flash timing, and is designed to light up the subjects a little more evenly. Also, make sure that they're within about 15 feet from you, or the flash won't be enough to illuminate them. Also, use a tripod if you can, and try the 2-second timer shot to eliminate camera shake. You've got a longer exposure going on there, so you need to tell your subjects to HOLD STILL... :)
Good luck and keep shooting.
1) Flash and indoor sports almost never match up well. You need a good fast lens that opens to f/1.8 or so, and halfway decent light which most indoor gyms don't have. There are a couple of threads here on shooting indoor sports, do a search and you'll find a lot of good info. Basically, your 18-55 lens probably won't cut it indoors for sports. It's just not made to do that well.
2) This shot ain't too bad at all. Good faces, light is adequate. A flash probably would have ruined it.
3) Also not too bad, but a crop in from the right and part of the left would help. You want your subjects to be the main focal point of the shot.
The outdoor ones all kinda suffer from the same problem - bad flash - it's not your fault really, it's tough to get flash to look good, especially on-camera flash.
Next time you have a night time, outdoor shot, try setting your camera to 'night portrait' or similar, if you have it. In Night Portrait, the flash fires differently from regular flash timing, and is designed to light up the subjects a little more evenly. Also, make sure that they're within about 15 feet from you, or the flash won't be enough to illuminate them. Also, use a tripod if you can, and try the 2-second timer shot to eliminate camera shake. You've got a longer exposure going on there, so you need to tell your subjects to HOLD STILL... :)
Good luck and keep shooting.
Dec 23, 2011 12:25:57 #
I was using my 270ex speed lite flash with my 10-20mm wide angle lens at f2.8 and iso 1600 in av mode
Dec 23, 2011 12:28:38 #
You said that my lens wasn't good for indoor sports shot what should 've I used then
Dec 23, 2011 12:31:28 #
Dec 23, 2011 12:34:26 #
LOUIE PATRIZI wrote:
You said that my lens wasn't good for indoor sports shot what should 've I used then
For indoor sports, of which I do almost NONE, let me say, you need a lens that will open to at least 2.8 or so, because you DO NOT want to use flash. For one thing, in some cases it'll blind the person you are shooting, and the last thing you want is a kid with a bloody nose because she got a spiked volley ball in the face.. :), and in another case, many more 'formal' events won't allow it anyway, for just that reason.
I don't know what you have equipment-wise, but a good f/2 lens that zooms from around 50 or 60mm to around 200mm or so is probably what you want. The 10-22mm is fast enough, but probably doesn't give you the reach for good action shots.
Dec 23, 2011 12:57:04 #
Thank you Jim for that. So if went to buy 70-200mm or higher lens will that lens allow me to do a lot of types of photography.
Also will that lens help me take wedding photo shoots indoor/outdoor
Also will that lens help me take wedding photo shoots indoor/outdoor
Dec 23, 2011 13:05:44 #
LOUIE PATRIZI wrote:
Yes.Thank you Jim for that. So if went to buy 70-200mm or higher lens will that lens allow me to do a lot of types of photography. Also will that lens help me take wedding photo shoots indoor/outdoor
Dec 23, 2011 13:11:10 #
So you are telling me that If I want to take indoor/outdoor party shoots 70-200mm is good for that as well for sports.
Dec 23, 2011 14:25:08 #
Yes. For example, the Canon f/2.8 70-200mm IS lens is an excellent all-around lens with superb optics and great low-light capability. While you're out, get two and send one to me, thanks.. :)
Dec 23, 2011 14:28:09 #
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