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the great him · 01-10-2013, 01:46 PM

Photoshop Tutorials from lynda.com

just got turned onto this from a friend in SAR, hes a semi pro photographer and was giving me some tips this morning

Hepar · 01-10-2013, 01:50 PM

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Photoshop Tutorials from lynda.com

just got turned onto this from a friend in SAR, hes a semi pro photographer and was giving me some tips this morning

I 2nd lynda.com. Great resource.

rickashay · 01-10-2013, 01:58 PM

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That was shot with an SB-600. I like that shot a lot, but I also hate it (well, hate is a strong word). I forgot my remotes that day which is why you can see the flash in the shot. I would have preferred to have hidden it behind that tree.

I haven't shot at night much, but I have been doing a lot of shoots lately that involve shooting at super low light. I'd actually do the opposite and bump up your ISO. 30s is a long time. Hard to not get a bit of trailing when your open for that long. Mess around with a smaller f-stop. Maybe even 11+. That should reduce the amount of blowout you have on the stars themselves.

Probably one of my few "night" shots I have around. Let me dig.

Wow some great photos coming out already - awesome discussion!! Love the calm water in that harbor shot. I have never used a flash for photography. However some of the effects you can achieve are outstanding and proven in your photos. I'm going to nail this night photography stuff before I learn my way into flash.

I've read that to avoid start trails, take 600/Focal Length of the shot. Example: 600/28mm = 21.4 s. So at my above 28mm focal length, I can leave the shutter open for 21.4s before I start to get "trails". Obviously your going to have to play with a combination of ISO and Aperture to get a proper exposure.

f/11 you say.... hmm this is interesting. I was under the assumption that it's best to shoot wide open (or close to it) at night as the amount of light being let into your camera will be greater (larger opening) and thus, your image will be more sensitive to sources of light. Curious on your thoughts.

swanny · 01-10-2013, 02:04 PM

I'll play along.

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Evilmunkey · 01-10-2013, 02:08 PM

in low light a high ISO does enable a faster shutter speed but you also run the risk of a grainy image. . I have some where I left my shutter open for 30mins to catch some interersting effects w/ the light

Hepar · 01-10-2013, 02:10 PM

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Wow some great photos coming out already - awesome discussion!! Love the calm water in that harbor shot. I have never used a flash for photography. However some of the effects you can achieve are outstanding and proven in your photos. I'm going to nail this night photography stuff before I learn my way into flash.

I find I'm using it more and more just to add a bit of light where I want it. Nothing to overwhelm a shot. I don't like using them when I shoot in low-light. There I just crank up my ISO super high. One reason I bought the D700 was its high ISO performance.

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f/11 you say.... hmm this is interesting. I was under the assumption that it's best to shoot wide open (or close to it) at night as the amount of light being let into your camera will be greater (larger opening) and thus, your image will be more sensitive to sources of light. Curious on your thoughts.

Yeah, if you shoot at night you want to let as much light in as you can, but the more open you are, the more any light source will get oversaturated. Depends on the focus of your shot. Your shot for example. The building doesn't have it's own light source on it, so shooting more open won't effect that. However shooting more open will affect the light sources that are there. The stars and building lights in the background. So if you shoot a cityscape at night, you don't want to be super open or all the building lights will get blown out.

adio3x · 01-10-2013, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by rickashay

Wow some great photos coming out already - awesome discussion!! Love the calm water in that harbor shot. I have never used a flash for photography. However some of the effects you can achieve are outstanding and proven in your photos. I'm going to nail this night photography stuff before I learn my way into flash.

I've read that to avoid start trails, take 600/Focal Length of the shot. Example: 600/28mm = 21.4 s. So at my above 28mm focal length, I can leave the shutter open for 21.4s before I start to get "trails". Obviously your going to have to play with a combination of ISO and Aperture to get a proper exposure.

f/11 you say.... hmm this is interesting. I was under the assumption that it's best to shoot wide open (or close to it) at night as the amount of light being let into your camera will be greater (larger opening) and thus, your image will be more sensitive to sources of light. Curious on your thoughts.

Man once you get into learning about flash, it'll blow your mind.

I shoot a lot of automotive stuff, heres just a few, w/ strobes.

& a landscape shot with the Fuji x pro1.

Evilmunkey · 01-10-2013, 02:19 PM

^was wondering when you were going to chime in, lol

I know I need to scan some of my Negatives from my AE-1 I use on occasion when I want to use film

alexb · 01-10-2013, 02:21 PM

Sub'd.

Have a Nikon D70 and D3000 with just the kit lenses. About to pickup a 35mm F1.8 lens soon. Also got a GoPro Hero2 over Christmas.

This was with my D3000. Don't have any good shots of the 4Runner yet.

Touched up with LightRoom

Actually trying to sell my 2 Nikons and get a D5100. Really want to get into video.

Evilmunkey · 01-10-2013, 02:28 PM

^looks a lil over exposed or the blacks aren't where they need to be or the fill light might be a touch too high. . LR4 is amazing compared to when I started w/ 1 and CS4

Adio what strobes are you using? alien bees?

nevada · 01-10-2013, 02:33 PM

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Night Shots:

cool pic. looks like a screen shot from a video game.

im not much into taking photographs, but the womans is. has recently started a business doing such.

a couple from a recent wheeling trip. no idea on hardware or settings. but i do know its a D80

Hepar · 01-10-2013, 03:06 PM

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About to pickup a 35mm F1.8 lens soon.

Do it. Such a sharp lens and you can't beat the price.

GentryGoon · 01-10-2013, 03:22 PM

This is a sick thread!!

@rickashay

swanny · 01-10-2013, 03:29 PM

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Do it. Such a sharp lens and you can't beat the price.

Another vote for the 35mm from Nikon, love mine it takes some great shots!

Hepar · 01-10-2013, 03:30 PM

@rickashay , I know you said you'd rather not see cell phone pics, but I think this is a great article to check out. I've posted it before on a different thread, but thought it would be good to post here too. Our local sports photographer did the prep athletes of the year with her iPhone instead of her DSLR. Results are sweet. I think it really emphasizes how much a good knowledge of light and lighting goes into photography.

Spring 2012 Star Times iPhone portraits | Picture This | The Seattle Times

Terry Richardson is aslo known for shooting with a disposable camera for many of his shoots. He might be a douche, but he also has a very good understanding of light.

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