Diluted's Photo Thread!
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Very nice work man, your photos look very professional!
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Thanks! Still getting the hang of this. All of these were shot in Aperture mode, mostly at f/1.8 to get that really blurry background. I forgot to adjust the ISO on those so I shot them at 250 when I probably should have shot at 100 or so since it was so bright out.
You have a wonderful eye for content. Only criticism I might have is try diving up your picture a little differently. When starting out, the 'rule of thirds' helped me make more interesting pictures, which basically means avoiding putting your subject matter in the center of the frame. For whatever reason, people seem to like it when your focus is 1/3 through the picture in any direction.
Also I assume you're shooting in RAW? If not, it really helps you tweak it in post-processing.
Also I assume you're shooting in RAW? If not, it really helps you tweak it in post-processing.
I was trying to use the rule of thirds but this place was basically a nursery so it was kind of hard to frame stuff like that. I also tried to crop the pictures to move the objects to one side or the other. Definitely know about it, and gonna work on using it a little better!
Yeah I'm shooting in 14bit RAW. Definitely makes post-processing nice.
They're really quite incredible if this is your first attempt into photography. My only other advice would be don't put your camera down for an extended period of time. I got into it, and then got lazy, and its really hard to pick it back up now. Once you get out of the groove inspiration for good content seems harder and harder to access.
Photo threads like this do make me want to start picking it up again though
Not sure what software you use, but try Adobe Lightroom out. I got a legit key from craigslist for $40 (I know how that sounds), and I very much enjoy it. Really makes tweaking lots of pictures very smooth.
Photo threads like this do make me want to start picking it up again though
Not sure what software you use, but try Adobe Lightroom out. I got a legit key from craigslist for $40 (I know how that sounds), and I very much enjoy it. Really makes tweaking lots of pictures very smooth.
They're really quite incredible if this is your first attempt into photography. My only other advice would be don't put your camera down for an extended period of time. I got into it, and then got lazy, and its really hard to pick it back up now. Once you get out of the groove inspiration for good content seems harder and harder to access.
Photo threads like this do make me want to start picking it up again though
Not sure what software you use, but try Adobe Lightroom out. I got a legit key from craigslist for $40 (I know how that sounds), and I very much enjoy it. Really makes tweaking lots of pictures very smooth.
Thanks, this is the first camera I've owned. I've only had it since Saturday and most of these were taken yesterday lol.
You should!
I'm using Photoshop CS3 with the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in for post-processing. All of the adjustments have been in the Camera Raw, I haven't done any other editing outside of that.
Edit: I've done a ton of reading up to this point to understand DoF and Aperture/Exposure etc. I haven't shot the camera on Auto at all.
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nice...
don't be afraid to vary up the Fstop... the 1.8 is great for some shots.. but for something like your barrel, you may want the entire top ring in focus...
I think my next lens is going to be a prime... it is nice to have that f1.8 as an option...
next up, get us some light painting shots! that's always fun too
don't be afraid to vary up the Fstop... the 1.8 is great for some shots.. but for something like your barrel, you may want the entire top ring in focus...
I think my next lens is going to be a prime... it is nice to have that f1.8 as an option...
next up, get us some light painting shots! that's always fun too
I did quite a few with different fstops I just haven't processed them yet.
I'll have to find a laser or something for light painting. Guess I just need to throw it on shutter mode and slow down the speed right?
Also, consider one of your first accessories as a Intervelometer. Not sure about Nikon, but I know there is a off-brand one for $40 for canon cameras. It makes star trails, stop motion, and time-lapses really easy and fun
I'll look those up, thanks!
You can use a cell phone/lighter/flash light, get creative. Anything that lights up should work. Just set your shutter speed to around 4 seconds for most, or you can draw it out to 15+ seconds (those may take a while to process though on your camera.) Make sure you have the camera very steady or the picture will blur. Also you can set a timer so when you push the button to take the photo it's not moving at all when the shutter opens.
This was a very fast burst of a flashlight.
This was a cell phone waving all over.
This was a flashlight I held with my hand coving most of the beam. It's kind of hard to paint these because you have to do it backwards.
Once you get a laser they have all kinds of fun uses with light painting.
If you smoke it's fun to add smoke with the lasers.
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I use full manual for the night shots and you generally will have to use manual focus, I'd have to go look at some of my settings... but that's part of the fun, learning the settings that work for you.
A remote for the shutter makes it nice, the Intervelometer might come with a manual mode that will do the trick. I have a remote shutter, didn't get a Intervelometer yet. Sad, because my Canon S2IS had one built in... don't know why a dslr doesn't....
A remote for the shutter makes it nice, the Intervelometer might come with a manual mode that will do the trick. I have a remote shutter, didn't get a Intervelometer yet. Sad, because my Canon S2IS had one built in... don't know why a dslr doesn't....
Cool, I'll try it and see what I can do!
