A few from today...

[Nickcanada]

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k320/livelifelivepics/IMG_1249.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k320/livelifelivepics/IMG_1415.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k320/livelifelivepics/IMG_1277-Edit.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k320/livelifelivepics/IMG_1420.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k320/livelifelivepics/IMG_1443.jpg

[adam75south]

nick the strobist. well it looks like you're coming along. indoor light is by far the hardest to control...at least for me anyway.

[Nickcanada]

Thanks buddy... those are all available light though! It's a mix of window light and CFL bulbs!

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k320/livelifelivepics/Oldboys/IMG_1431.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k320/livelifelivepics/Oldboys/IMG_1405.jpg

Here is a flash shot for ya!

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k320/livelifelivepics/Oldboys/IMG_1305.jpg

[michaelb]

I love that last one Nick.

[te1221]

The first shot looks so butter smooth :)

[Nickcanada]

Thanks fellas. I'm pretty impressed with the 50D. The outer focus points work really well in low light.

Oh and I tried editing these in DPP and ya know what? I'm with Michael, it does seem to do a really nice job. The WB presets work really well, much better then LR.

[adam75south]

Thanks buddy... those are all available light though! It's a mix of window light and CFL bulbs!

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k320/livelifelivepics/Oldboys/IMG_1405.jpg



no kiddin. i guess i woulda noticed if i'd checked exif. man i'd have never guessed ISO 3200

btw, the second one in that last set is niiiiiice, love the rim light from the window.

[Nickcanada]

The sad part is I was totally ready to start strobing the crap out of everything, but I couldn't get it to look right.... so back to old faithful, 35mm 1.4.

And I love that rim light too. I love that it looks blue compared to the tungsten WB of the CF bulbs.

[adam75south]

like i said, indoor stuff is the hardest to make look natural. i still haven't figured that one out. lately i've just been turning on my model lamps and just mixing them with ambient.

next i think i'll try bare bulbin it off the ceiling and going from there.

[NWcityguy2]

Excellent pics. I like the group shot the best. Maybe it is just my north west pride, but I love these types of shots. Lots of energy with people who think they can make it big.

[zmikers]

Oh and I tried editing these in DPP and ya know what? I'm with Michael, it does seem to do a really nice job. The WB presets work really well, much better then LR.

Hey Nick, nice shots buddy, haven't seen many band shots from you lately. I actually worked a bit with DPP about a month ago and liked it a lot too. I find it converts Raw images the nicest, or nicer than anything I've tried anyways. Who would have thought eh:p

[Nickcanada]

Thanks guys!

Ya, I haven't been shooting bands much lately.... I have an engagement shoot this weekend.... I'm a little nervous....

[adam75south]

i'm definitely no expert, but here's some stuff i've learned from my experience.

engagements are tough because they usually look to you for posing every shot. some couples will naturally start having fun on their own and you can just sit back and candidly shoot their interactions...but some will just take the shot and then look at you with a blank stare. i like to have an idea of about 10 or so poses/scenes and keep my eye open for anything that'll inspire some creativity. i spend about 3-5 shots on each pose and move on to the next. of course, i do a few classic ring shots..one i stole from cdi and a few others that have spawned from it.

and remember, you can be as artistic and creative as you want, but they're still gonna like the picture they look the best in...so don't forget to do the boring regular shots too.

and it doesn't hurt to just have a list of shots written down and go through the list.

one more thing, when you shoot keep in mind the most popular print size is 8x10 and make sure to leave room for them to crop.

[Nickcanada]

i'm definitely no expert, but here's some stuff i've learned from my experience.

engagements are tough because they usually look to you for posing every shot. some couples will naturally start having fun on their own and you can just sit back and candidly shoot their interactions...but some will just take the shot and then look at you with a blank stare. i like to have an idea of about 10 or so poses/scenes and keep my eye open for anything that'll inspire some creativity. i spend about 3-5 shots on each pose and move on to the next. of course, i do a few classic ring shots..one i stole from cdi and a few others that have spawned from it.

and remember, you can be as artistic and creative as you want, but they're still gonna like the picture they look the best in...so don't forget to do the boring regular shots too.

and it doesn't hurt to just have a list of shots written down and go through the list.

one more thing, when you shoot keep in mind the most popular print size is 8x10 and make sure to leave room for them to crop.

Nice points thanks!

I'm doing the shoot downtown at dusk there are tons of places to shoot but that's almost overwhelming in a way. I'm gonna go down and scout out spots and try to block (posing term) things out.


This photography thing isn't as easy as it looks!

[michaelb]

...Oh and I tried editing these in DPP and ya know what? I'm with Michael, it does seem to do a really nice job. The WB presets work really well, much better then LR.

All hail DPP! ;)

[michaelb]

..I have an engagement shoot this weekend.... I'm a little nervous....

Looking forward to seeing them Nick. Nice tips from Adam.

[zmikers]

I found this site the other day. 35 Rules of Good Portraiture (http://lumitouch.com/benstudiotutorial/rules.html). Maybe it can help you out a bit. If not, it's still an interesting read. Can't wait to see your results and hear about your experience.

[Nickcanada]

Well, she called this morning and rescheduled the shoot. I'm disappointed, I spent the week preparing and I scouted out locations yesterday. Oh well, here are some locations I had in mind.

Again DPP surprising me, this time with it's B&W conversion. That's film like enough that I don't think I really need to shoot film anymore... but I probably still will.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/IMG_1463.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/IMG_1472.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/IMG_1480.jpg

I think these would look better a half an hour latter and with a bit of flash shot through an umbrella. I'd like it if the background was a little darker and more moody/romantic. It has potential. That is the "canal" it was the worlds largest outdoor skating surface until a little while ago.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/IMG_1502.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/IMG_1512.jpg

I like the night look of this but it needs some off camera flash.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/IMG_1554.jpg

I love the lighting this time of day 5:30pm

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/IMG_1550.jpg

P.S. all these shots were taken at ISO 3200.