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BW processing.
The Official Photography Thread - Vol. 3
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One from Easter weekend.
And one from my nude photo class. Got some more to post but this is the only one suitable for NT. Didn't ho too OD on the touch ups but I did remove all of her birth marks. Sort of gave it a little too unrealistic look but I thought it looked ok for what it is.
maybe crop out the maroon things on the bottom? kinda distracting
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I seriously need to try to make an account with them
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I like that you're trying to perfect your craft. That's a great start.
For some reason, the edited photo looks less natural to me. It's almost as if the shadows were inverted or something.
Anyways, for a shot like that, I probably went portrait. I know you're just practicing your editing, but also practicing your composition will definitely help you in the long run. You did a good job on the white balance. It's a little too yellow for me, but that's just my personal preference.
You're off to a good start. Keep practicing and happy shooting!
For what it's worth, her's how I would have done it; albeit quickly, and without filters.
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I appreciate this. I know some people use different tools to get the white balance right in camera, but how would I get a better white balance without having to set it custom everytime? I want to get close in camera. Normally I keep it on auto, but inside my house I now do tungsten since that works best here. I started this after that edit. Should I just go through the presets each time and see what works best for each situation?
Maybe it's me but I like the shadows lol. I feel like I "fixed" them. as for white balance I can tell I did well, but it's not perfect. I think fixing my in camera white balance settings could help. Just gotta learn more about it
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are you shooting raw? you get the most leeway with raw, but sometimes it is better to custom set it just so you see it in camera...it might be worth it to go through the presets just so you know how each changes your results.
as for your images, white balance might help it some but it seems it might be more helpful to mess around with the actual lighting, and positioning the subject to take advantage of the light in flattering or interesting ways...good luck!
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Oh yeah I gotta do some more serious shoots so I can learn more. I am shooting in raw, but does the white balance settings get removed like a Canon picture style does?
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nah, the auto white balance picks for what the camera is seeing, if the camera is set to raw you can make pretty big adjustment to it without degrading the image; i don't know if it works the same using flash(es) though and i'm not sure how picture styles are applied on the canon side...
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Basically canon picture styles are similar to filters, but in raw it's only shown on the camera screen. Yeah I just use auto mostly, but I'm going try presets to see What's up for now. For serious shoots I'll use the white card or white paper method doing a custom white balance
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I don't share much in here. Hopefully I can be more active
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I honestly just keep mine at auto. Correct it in post with one click pretty much in Lightroom. As others have stated, shooting RAW gives you the best leeway in correcting for WB/etc.
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The beautiful thing is that there are so many different ways to get the job done
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Finally used my D3300 outside today, and it was at a wedding. I have A LOT to learn man. One of the photographers did ask me if I wanted to do an apprenticeship at his studio so I must of been doing something that looked right (the way I was taking pics, my style, etc. No idea lol). Figured out that it's harder than it looks but the hardest thing (to me) is getting over that "perfect shot" mode. I found myself trying to get the perfect shot and missing a couple potential shots at first. Had to remember that that is what continuous mode is for, and why shutter speed is there. Good little learning curve for me. May post some pics if I can find some of the fam that doesn't mind
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yeah i will keep doing that since i shoot in raw anyways. i feel like i did a well enough job with my edit that i can keep doing it.
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Definitely. Happy shooting, homie!
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dang man awesome news. i'd love to be able to second shoot and pick someone's brain with years of experience. i'd accept without hesitation! good point about missing shots trying to secure the "perfect one". i feel like as long as you don't have a "spray and pray" type of mentality, the good ones will unfold on their own you'll be there to capture them. and if not, other the next "perfect moment" is just around the corner.
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SF city hall wedding today. Wish my luck brahs
I can only hope they turn out as good as Fongs
I can only hope they turn out as good as Fongs
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It's kind of hard to cause I want the aspect ratio to be correct from the original size. I didn't think it looked that odd in person and some photographers in that class had wider lenses which showed more of the chair and sort of gave it that uniformed pattern but with my 50mm, it only got the tip which didn't look as good. Mental note to self and others that shoot flash, always go with a zoom. Just way more friendlier than a prime and the flash helps get you sharp photos where you don't need the faster lens.
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haven't had the time to get out recently so, a few more from my Caribbean trip...
irie vibes by ryan g, on Flickr
cotton candy sunset by ryan g, on Flickr
fuego del cielo by ryan g, on Flickr
irie vibes by ryan g, on Flickr
cotton candy sunset by ryan g, on Flickr
fuego del cielo by ryan g, on Flickr
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First walk with the new cam. Went to W. 7th Street and got a few good snaps. Very impressed with the Sigma's "Macro" mode from 200mm-300mm. Wanna try it on some portraits. Here's my two favorites:
Not ready for my desired shoot with a modelmayhem model but I'm going to start getting the gear I want and be ready.
Not ready for my desired shoot with a modelmayhem model but I'm going to start getting the gear I want and be ready.
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Content Aware is your friend haha
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Also found my next lens purchase the 17-50mm Sigma. Good price and decent reviews. Anybody shoot with it or heard anything about it?
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It's more than just a decent lense, one of the best from Sigma. Most always has very good reviews and was the reason I purchased it over the equivalent Tamron and canon models.
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Super glad to hear it. For the price I can't wait to pick it up
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