Indoor natural light group photo
Nov 10, 2023 21:55:22 #
One of the shots for a newsletter. Indoors at 2:00pm with only natural light from the windows.
OM System OM-1, M.Zuiko ED 12-40mm f2.8 PRO II. Aperture priority, f/5.6, 1/3s, ISO 100.
I wanted to have enough depth of field and minimal noise. Processed with DXO Pure Raw 2 and Photoshop 2024.
OM System OM-1, M.Zuiko ED 12-40mm f2.8 PRO II. Aperture priority, f/5.6, 1/3s, ISO 100.
I wanted to have enough depth of field and minimal noise. Processed with DXO Pure Raw 2 and Photoshop 2024.
Nov 11, 2023 11:46:23 #
Great expressions and I am sure will be a newsletter hit. You are wise to use 5.6 as they are not equidistant. Your window light is tormenting you as it does all of us as it is not applying itself equally. The guy in red is benefiting the most and the guy in blue has most of his face shadowed. What I would do (simply what I would do) is use an on camera flash bounced off a wall or ceiling to even it out a bit. Also, use a higher ISO and faster shutter. Noise is much easier to handle with today's post processing software.
I did a wedding not long ago where the best spot for formals was in a gazebo with crazy uneven sunlight. I was moving them around, changing the direction of my soft box, and mostly agonizing over it, but made the best out of it. Sometimes a cloud would come by and even out the light and I would shout an internal hallelujah! :)
I did a wedding not long ago where the best spot for formals was in a gazebo with crazy uneven sunlight. I was moving them around, changing the direction of my soft box, and mostly agonizing over it, but made the best out of it. Sometimes a cloud would come by and even out the light and I would shout an internal hallelujah! :)
Nov 11, 2023 12:06:32 #
jaysnave wrote:
Great expressions and I am sure will be a newslett... (show quote)
You definitely understood the struggle, ha ha! I didn’t use a flash because I only have the small weak one that came with the camera. I can try using a curves layer to brighten my friends on the left, inverting it to “off” and then setting the brush to a 20% flow to gradually brush it in. Thankfully they’re friends and it’s just a newsletter, and they paid with only release forms to allow me to share here.
Thanks for your valuable feedback.
Nov 12, 2023 08:05:26 #
Nov 13, 2023 11:32:49 #
Nov 13, 2023 11:39:09 #
While we’re at it, here are the other images that they’re choosing from. It was a fun and creative session.
Nov 13, 2023 13:16:49 #
Love #3. Not sure what embracing life is all about but that image makes me want to find out!
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