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thinking about selling my 50mm 1.4G lens and picking up the Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art.

I'm so back and forth on the 35mm vs 50mm debate. This is mainly for street photography
 
thinking about selling my 50mm 1.4G lens and picking up the Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art.

I'm so back and forth on the 35mm vs 50mm debate. This is mainly for street photography

35 will probably be a stronger choice for street photography.

why not keep the 50 and wait / save to cop a 35?
 
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thinking about selling my 50mm 1.4G lens and picking up the Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art.

I'm so back and forth on the 35mm vs 50mm debate. This is mainly for street photography

I always thought of it like this. The 35mm will get you more background and less blur/bokeh. I believe in street photography, you want a combination of subject matter and it's environment that they are inhabiting. Get the 50mm or even an 85mm if you just want to isolate the subject matter and giving more bokeh with less reference to the background.

This is a photo I pulled from google for reference. Far left is a the 35mm, 50mm in the middle and 85mm to the right. Street photography wise, the 35mm works the best cause you can still make out things in the background and even get a lot in frame in the foreground. Portrait wise, 50mm and 85mm works way better.

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Dang the bride I shot an engagement for on saturday called me up to book me for their wedding talmbout they fired theirs to get me. :wow: / :pimp:

Shes getting married 2 weeks from today :rofl:

Any tips for shooting at SF city hall Fong$tarr Fong$tarr ? From what I hear, the 4th floor is pretty magical.
 
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thinking about selling my 50mm 1.4G lens and picking up the Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art.

I'm so back and forth on the 35mm vs 50mm debate. This is mainly for street photography

35 will probably be a stronger choice for street photography.

why not keep the 50 and wait / save to cop a 35?
well its like this......right now i have 2 camera bodies (sony a6000 & nikon d610). I have a 35 1.8 on the sony and 24-70 and 50 on the nikon.

since the 35 1.8 on the sony body would be like a 50 using the crop factor, that means i basically have "2 lenses" that are about 50mm range. Just figured i would get the 35mm to use on the full frame and keep the 50 focal length on the sony.
 
^^^^That sounds fine. It just means whenever you want to shoot with the 50mm, you have to bring a whole camera rather than bring just a lens but since this is the A6000, that is about the same size.

Any tips for shooting at SF city hall Fong$tarr Fong$tarr ? From what I hear, the 4th floor is pretty magical.

My only suggestion is use natural light if and when you got it. I've only seen a handful of people that shot with soft boxes that looked right. The top floor you mentioned has the most light from the windows. It's literally like having an ambient light that is colored perfectly for skin since SF is mostly overcast.

Examples (none are my photos)
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This was shot with flash and just doesn't have the same appeal imo.
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Also IMO, shoot with a wide angle lens since space is restricted. I know this isn't always recommended with shooting portraits but the environments in city hall just make photos look that much better when you can see everything in frame.

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I think this was shot with a 50mm but you still get most of the environment as well as the couple.
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Also if you have the time, go and take a trip to City Hall and just scout spots so when you go shoot, you already know what to do. I am sure you'll be good though since you've done this a lot. Good luck!
 
Repped fong. I agree.. the flash looks way off... but i think they were just using too much power too.

I can only hope to get images as compelling as those...omg :pimp: :pimp:
 
specific to this particular camera, i think the best think you can do is go through the manual to familiarize yourself with the camera and the menu settings so you can figure out how to customize the camera to limit your use of the rather deep menu system...you also might want to check out some older cheap lenses (cheap mostly due to their age, not quality) that can be used via adapters, one of the benefits of mirrorless cameras this flexibility...

good luck!

I second this. I programed mine to change the aperture with the dial on the back of the camera because I change that the least. This means I made the dial on the top by my thumb change shutter speed. I also customized the button next to my shutter to change my ISO.

well its like this......right now i have 2 camera bodies (sony a6000 & nikon d610). I have a 35 1.8 on the sony and 24-70 and 50 on the nikon.

since the 35 1.8 on the sony body would be like a 50 using the crop factor, that means i basically have "2 lenses" that are about 50mm range. Just figured i would get the 35mm to use on the full frame and keep the 50 focal length on the sony.

I have the 35mm on my a6000. It never comes off.

Repped fong. I agree.. the flash looks way off... but i think they were just using too much power too.

I can only hope to get images as compelling as those...omg :pimp: :pimp:

That flash was poorly balanced and the direction of light made it worse. I personally believe flash works best when you use it to create dimension with shadow. All dimension was drowned out. No matter how good your background is, sometimes you have to abort mission. If I had a strong like coming through a window behind me and the background is great, more times than not I won't shoot it if I can't create shadows.
 
^^^^Your right. That was a total bad example. This is an example of a well balanced off flash shot. I've shot in that location and there is no extra light coming in there at all and all my shots came out yellow. This shot almost looks like it had natural light when it didn't

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The whole set is dope and it shows a ton of detail which I like. I even copied one shot from their shoot and of course it came out worse than theres. Haha! http://paulblackfield.com/blog/2015/josefin-and-alex-san-francisco-city-hall-wedding/

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^^^^Your right. That was a total bad example. This is an example of a well balanced off flash shot. I've shot in that location and there is no extra light coming in there at all and all my shots came out yellow. This shot almost looks like it had natural light when it didn't

It looks like the photographer had to pull alot of detail out in post. I'm horrible at shooting flash indoors so I stay away from it haha
 
Camera got here alrdy, just not the 50mm so i tried the 55 200 first

took it for about an hr stroll around the neighborhood and man is it way more difficult than I anticipated haha

theres just so much going on, i felt like an oldman that was fumbling over his iphone. jus clickin through modes seeing what would happen lol smh

anyway here like 5 of the first 50 or so in my life. dont laugh, now im gunna go butcher them in Lightroom :pimp: lol
 
Camera got here alrdy, just not the 50mm so i tried the 55 200 first

took it for about an hr stroll around the neighborhood and man is it way more difficult than I anticipated haha
theres just so much going on, i felt like an oldman that was fumbling over his iphone. jus clickin through modes seeing what would happen lol smh

anyway here like 5 of the first 50 or so in my life. dont laugh, now im gunna go butcher them in Lightroom :pimp: lol

Keep it up... thats the best way to learn is to tinker :pimp:
 
Camera got here alrdy, just not the 50mm so i tried the 55 200 first

took it for about an hr stroll around the neighborhood and man is it way more difficult than I anticipated haha
theres just so much going on, i felt like an oldman that was fumbling over his iphone. jus clickin through modes seeing what would happen lol smh

anyway here like 5 of the first 50 or so in my life. dont laugh, now im gunna go butcher them in Lightroom :pimp: lol















these actually arent that bad in my opinion. just practice and you'll get better. you are off to a good start though. i've seen worse lol
 
Thx bruhs. Imma check back in weekly as I learn my way around things. Id like to get on some of yalls level in a few years.

first attempt at editing bahahah Lightroom is pure madness. need to watch some youtube vids

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Thx bruhs. Imma check back in weekly as I learn my way around things. Id like to get on some of yalls level in a few years.

first attempt at editing bahahah Lightroom is pure madness. need to watch some youtube vids

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I notice the noise grain on the photo. Do you remember what ISO you used?

invest in a tripod. It'll come in handy especially for night photography so you wont have to bump up your ISO so high.

Keep on shootin 8)
 
I notice the noise grain on the photo. Do you remember what ISO you used?

invest in a tripod. It'll come in handy especially for night photography so you wont have to bump up your ISO so high.

Keep on shootin
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i dont recall, no. i wanna take that same shot 2maro night with the 50 with a longer exposure and with the VR turned on haha smh

and yea I need a tripod and a decent sling ASAP
 
i dont recall, no. i wanna take that same shot 2maro night with the 50 with a longer exposure and with the VR turned on haha smh

and yea I need a tripod and a decent sling ASAP

If you shooting with a tripod make sure you don't turn on the VR!
 
I took a workshop for the first time ever this past weekend. This one was concentrating on head shots. It was actually a lot of fun.

I highly recommend taking workshops if you can. At least with instructor, he was a pretty cool guy and fun as well as informative. You'll definitely learn a lot and hopefully you can add some photos to your portfolio.


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