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The Official TB Photography thread, second frame

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chingas said:
What camera/settings where you using?
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Canon Rebel Xs,...with kit 18-55. Shot mostly on continuous. ISO Set to 1600,...I just left it on Program since I had it on continuous. I didn't really take note of the exposure compensation and things were happening so fast. Admittedly I'm a novice when it comes to shooting bands but the photoset got better as the band's set progressed, and I had limited tools to work with and feel like I made it work regardless.

FWIW: this is the whole set (the band was stoked on them). It was definitely my intention to convey motion and energy. Some of them in the set are sharper than others,...there is no post production on these.

http://s508.photobucket.com/albums/s326/warwick-hoy/Dracula at The Hop 2011 02 19/

(photobucket reversed the order,...so last pictures taken are first)

Thanks for the critique guys,...that's actually what I was looking for (not to have anyone blow smoke up my ***). I definitely want a faster lens. Indoor lighting was limited. I hate the typical novice flash photography. What would be a good flash for situations like this? Bounce? (Ceilings at the hop are pretty high).

I'm happy with the results of most the set but they do seem a bit flat to me,...perhaps it's time to start shooting in a RAW format. I feel like I've got the eye for composition,...most casual pictures people take of my band are appreciated, but they suck.
 
#407
chingas said:
Warwick, in a situation like that, program mode isn't the best choice. Manual mode would suit you better and will also allow you to get the look and style you want.
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Out of curiosity you are suggesting setting an ISO, and shoot according to meter? Or Set ISO Aperature and Shutter speed with some test shots and shoot every shot with the same settings?

May main concern with shooting band is that they are are in motion and things are happening so fast that program seemed like a good compromise.

Edit,...I started out in shutter priority but wasn't getting the lighting I wanted with a faster shutter speed so I just went with program.
 
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warwick.hoy said:
Out of curiosity you are suggesting setting an ISO, and shoot according to meter? Or Set ISO Aperature and Shutter speed with some test shots and shoot every shot with the same settings?

May main concern with shooting band is that they are are in motion and things are happening so fast that program seemed like a good compromise.

Edit,...I started out in shutter priority but was getting the lighting I wanted with a faster shutter speed so I just went with program.
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As a general rule, I set my ISO at1600(sometimes 3200-I'm using a 5D mark I) and adjust shutter speed and aperture to taste(blur, shallow DOF, freezing the action). I'll usually take some test shots, check the images, and adjust-since the camera meter(depending on what metering mode you have set) can be fooled. Once you get into using manual, you'll see that it's not as cumbersome to work with. That said, the Tv and Av modes can be helpful too.
 
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My name is Mudd said:
Kwesi - check your camera's documentation, there may be a setting for using the built-in strobe as a fill-in flash. This can work well even in an other-wise well-lit scene...experimenting is your friend here.

Everyone else - I've been lurking here in this thread for awhile now, and enjoyed what I've seen. FWIW, I have degrees in photo-journalism and spent about nine years as a pro news photographer before burning out on news-gathering in general. This thread is helping to motivate me to dust off my Nikon D60 and contribute...you have been warned.
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Great. I've always loved documentary style/photo-journalism. Can't wait to see what you have!
 
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warwick.hoy said:
Canon Rebel Xs,...with kit 18-55. Shot mostly on continuous. ISO Set to 1600,...I just left it on Program since I had it on continuous. I didn't really take note of the exposure compensation and things were happening so fast.

Thanks for the critique guys,...that's actually what I was looking for (not to have anyone blow smoke up my ***). I definitely want a faster lens. Indoor lighting was limited. I hate the typical novice flash photography. What would be a good flash for situations like this? Bounce? (Ceilings at the hop are pretty high).

I'm happy with the results of most the set but they do seem a bit flat to me,...perhaps it's time to start shooting in a RAW format. I feel like I've got the eye for composition,...most casual pictures people take of my band are appreciated, but they suck.
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I'm actually surprised the came out that well with the 18-55mm! It's definitely not a BAD lens but getting nice shots with it in low light is tough, even without the subjects bouncing all over the place, lol. Definitely look into a faster lens I got the 17-55mm 2.8 and it's just great. I actually took a bunch of shots yesterday for my brothers b-day indoors, at night and some turned out really nicely. I really want to get my hands on a nice wide or standard prime and see how much better low light shooting is with one of those.

For situations where I need to take shots quickly I use either Tv, Av, or program auto. I like program auto a lot because really all you have to do is set the exposure compensation and snap away. Not knocking manual but for me, it doesn't seem to be the best way to handle things in "heat of the moment" situations. Lots of fun when you're just walking around though.

I also recently started shooting RAW-only. I figured, since I import everything into Lightroom anyway, why not? The files are bigger but you can tweak the images way more and supposedly they look better. Can't say I've noticed a massive shift in IQ but I like being able to poke around a bit more without degrading the image. Lightroom is schweet if you can get it (and cheap if you're student!). I don't do much with it at all besides catalog my stuff and minor adjustments but it's really powerful. It can really do a lot with high ISO noise too so you don't need to worry as much when you have to crank the numbers.
 
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I also shoot manual for concerts. Actually I've been shooting manual for pretty much everything lately. I'm practicing to get faster with it.

Fast glass will help but I've gotten some pretty sharp concert pics with a 55-200 f/4-5.6 VR at higher ISO's. I wouldn't recommend flash. Just work the concert lights and practice getting really stable with your handheld shots (lots of tips for that by googling) and shooting bursts. Capturing the motion kind Of seems like your thing for concerts so stick with that. I like trying to capture dramatic shots with the lighting so thats what I tend to focus on.

I haven't shot a concert in almost 6 months but here's a few from then. A lot of these were as high as 3200 iso and some of them I could have done a better job with now. Wish I'd shot 'em in RAW!

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Oh yeah, I also meant to add that you should look into post-processing. Especially for high-ISO concert pics. If you've never played with Lightroom 3 then start the 30 day trial next time you have a batch of pics.

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#414
Is Lightroom really necessary? I mean I've bought myself a license of Ps CS4 last year and it seems more then able to do anything Lightroom does but requires a bit more work to do so, less automatons kinda.
 
#415
Ziltoid said:
Is Lightroom really necessary? I mean I've bought myself a license of Ps CS4 last year and it seems more then able to do anything Lightroom does but requires a bit more work to do so, less automatons kinda.
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Not at all but assuming that warwick.hoy has neither Lightroom could be a better option for him. In the grand scheme of things, it is more limited in what it can do (pretty much only intended for photographers not visual artists or graphic designers) but it's VERY good at what it does and is considerably cheaper than Photoshop. I think it's more user friendly as well. Then again I still have CS3, lol (not that I actually know how to do anything with it :p)! I also really like that it allows you to organize your photos like iTunes does music in addition to all the powerful editing tools it has.
 
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I'm supposed to be getting an unregistered copy of PS (not sure which one) from a friend. As far as I know she is giving me the disc and the key so I'll probably just use that. I use Irfanview basically just to view my shots of my SD card and save to my hard drive.

Thanks for all the tips guys.

I basically shot that band on a whim because we were sharing the same bill with them and 5 other bands so I had a full plate and getting pics of Dracula was really just an after thought.

I feel like I have a bit of a knack enough that I could make some money at it,..but I'm a little limited by my gear (small crop sensor,...only capable of 1600 ISO)

I snapped this picture off just to show a friend that the Bass MuRF had a tap tempo input on it. I like it. I mainly just use my camera to take pics of my gear to share on forums.

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I love tight closeups and wide angle photography.

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A few more I took. The portraits are from my brother's birthday thing yesterday. Mostly just family :).

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Probably my most favoritest picture ever, lol. My brother in the middle flanked by two of our little cousins. His expression is priceless and I'm sure most of you know exactly what it there :D.
 
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