photographer's assistant

[..::lazybum::..]

Originally Posted by MikesJo

^ nice sig .

Thank you It was just a quicky my photographer did at the end of our shoot

[Meowjin]

Originally Posted by ..::lazybum::..

Pretty sure he didnt ask for a beat down.

your photos are fine as far as i can see, but something to look into, is the blurr effect, maybe some strobes, reflectors you know? start to buy some stuff for even being an assistant

How many lenses do you have? What types?
have you tried a photography class, those are great. For some people as myself photography can be a natural thing. Just depends on what your nack is with shots.
Cars?
Buildings?
Commercial?
People?
Nature/Micro shots?
Landscape?
Themes?

So when you say beatdown, I say reality.

I'm not a pro, but I know what pro's look for because I hang out with many working pro's in the industry.

You need to be real.

[Boostaholic]

Originally Posted by freelunch

Boost:

1st pic: The pan is too blurry either from hand shake or a misfocus; 1/20 on a non stabilized lens? And f32 just kills the sharpness? May I recommend a ND filter so you can lower the shutter to say 1/50 - 1/100 and keep the aperture within the optimal range?

2nd: rear of the car is cut off and what appears to be back focusing as the person's siloutette appears to be in focus versus the actual car.

3rd: Some fill flash would have eliminated the shadows under her eyes:

4th and 5th: focusing problems made for a blurry photo, but I like her pose and expression in the 5th shot.

6th: Some back focusing is happening here, his shirt buttons are sharper and in better focus than his eyes or face. They also look kinda uneasy and awkward but perhaps its just the way they are

7th: nice flower shot but the focus is on the middle which is an unbloomed flower bud; the bokeh of this shot is also harsh with some strong circular highlights - lemme guess - this is the Canon 50mm f1.8 lens? Im not really familiar with Canon stuff so I'm just guessing.

Anyways thats just some raw comments, I dont mean to sound like an asshole as I'm just learning myself so take it as comments from a peer.

Great comments, I think they are very helpful and i really apprecieate it! I find most of my hand held shots are a little blurry from shakey hands. I think my hands are shakier than most people for some reason. maybe it's the lack of sleep.

as far as my lens, I'm using a Tamron 17-50 f2.8 on a 30D. I'm thinking of investing into a 85mm 1.8 for portrait shots, but can't decide if I should get that first or a canon 430ex flash or sigma 530.

[Boostaholic]

Originally Posted by ..::lazybum::..

Pretty sure he didnt ask for a beat down.

your photos are fine as far as i can see, but something to look into, is the blurr effect, maybe some strobes, reflectors you know? start to buy some stuff for even being an assistant

How many lenses do you have? What types?
have you tried a photography class, those are great. For some people as myself photography can be a natural thing. Just depends on what your nack is with shots.
Cars?
Buildings?
Commercial?
People?
Nature/Micro shots?
Landscape?
Themes?

the beach shots were shot with reflectors but my friends suck at angling the light, half of the time they can't even light up the face lol. We went at the wrong time of the day (2pm) and the sun was very directional and I found the reflector made a huge difference.

I was trying to use the sun as "key light" to light one side of the face with shadow on the nose and then fill it in with relfectors. but the time of the day gave a harsh shadow under the eye which was kinda crappy.

oh ya and my home studio i have a large backdrop with black and white muslin and 2 shoot thru umbrella lights(105W fluorescent bulb x 2). A silver umbrella and a hot shoe dummy mount(for the stand) is also coming. Which is why i'm looking to buy a flash but I haven't figure out what's the best one that will suit my need since I have little experience.

as far as lens, it's just a tamron 17-50 f2.8 so far.

[Boostaholic]

Originally Posted by MajinHurricane

So when you say beatdown, I say reality.

I'm not a pro, but I know what pro's look for because I hang out with many working pro's in the industry.

You need to be real.

ya I agree. I take criticisms as a way for me to improve myself so beatdown and reality is all welcome as long as I can learn from it . I won't take anything personal.

[Boostaholic]

Originally Posted by niforpix

What's with the giant dust specs in the first 2 shots?

took the shot after I just bought the camera+lens(used), it was probably dirty.

[77civic1200]

Originally Posted by Boostaholic

as far as my lens, I'm using a Tamron 17-50 f2.8 on a 30D. I'm thinking of investing into a 85mm 1.8 for portrait shots, but can't decide if I should get that first or a canon 430ex flash or sigma 530.

Ha ha nice, you just listed off half of my regularly used gear. I have the 30D, 17-50, 85 and the 530DG Super.

Oh, and that dirt is on the sensor, I have that too =(

[Senna4ever]

Boostaholic, your images are generally very soft, due to motion blur and or a crappy lens. You mentioned that you used the Tammy 17-50 f2.8, which is considered to be a fairly sharp lens, so I think you need to pay more attention to your shutter speed and your own body movements. If you find that you're shooting at slower shutter speeds, try pressing the shutter while holding your breath.

Also, you may have inadvertently bought a crappy copy of the lens.

[cwis]

hey boost~ I have the same lens! using it on a Nikon D90 right now~ it's quite the bang for the buck! Compared to the Nikon 17-55mm 2.8 for $1500 anyways.

[Meowjin]

he's shooting at f/22 thats why.

his lens could also be defective.

[Senna4ever]

Originally Posted by MajinHurricane

he's shooting at f/22 thats why.

his lens could also be defective.

He's not shooting at f22 in all the photos...diffraction can't be an excuse with the last 5 photos.

[freelunch]

I think the lens is back focusing; probably needs to have it calibrated by technicians. Its too bad the 30D doesnt support AF micro adjust.

[Senna4ever]

No, it's definitely not back focusing....just soft.

[Boostaholic]

so you think my lens is soft? most of those shots I've messed around in photoshop. I'll post something straight out of the camera.

This one is a weird tree.



and 100% crop zoomed in to the tip of the tree

[Meowjin]

your lens is soft, I'd send it in.

[freelunch]

Try manual focusing the lens to check for focusing problems; the branches look sharper than the tree..

[Senna4ever]

Zoom to where the lens was focused to. it looks like the tree isn't the focus point.

[Boostaholic]

is there a way to pull up the focusing matrix after you upload the picture?

actually to make it easier, i'll post up this picture.


crop:

[Senna4ever]

Yeah, I think your lens is a bit soft....like the alignment is a bit off.

[77civic1200]

He did shoot that at 2.8 though, not the sharpest point for the lens. But I think its still a little soft. If you ever want to meet up and test it side by side with mine, let me know. Mine has been half way round the world and back being calibrated, so its damn sharp.

[Boostaholic]

Originally Posted by 77civic1200

He did shoot that at 2.8 though, not the sharpest point for the lens. But I think its still a little soft. If you ever want to meet up and test it side by side with mine, let me know. Mine has been half way round the world and back being calibrated, so its damn sharp.

ya that will be sweet. I'd love to meet you.

[jolaika]

calibrate the lens? where can i get that done? haha

[Boostaholic]

hey civic can you post a picture and a zoomed in crop from your lens?