An exercise in limitation: My first E-Shoot

[o hey tyler]

So, I had my first E-Shoot today, as you saw by the recently locked thread and subsequent banning of SchwettyLens for posting a low resolution image of Titanic.

The boat I was on, was not similar to the Titanic in any way. It was in fact, quite cozy. There were five adults, and two medium sized dogs on this boat. It was a 26 foot boat with two 150hp outboards. It looked a lot like this: http://www.smartcarguide.com/listimg...3155593_01.jpg

There was not a lot of room in which to shoot. 26 feet filled mostly with people (not to mention the captains area) is not a lot of space to move gear, use flash need be, etc. There wouldn't have been room for a lightstand, much less someone holding an umbrella and flash.

Here's what came of the session though:

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[Trever1t]

On a MFing Boat! Nice job Tyler, at least the weather was calm!

[binga63]

nice pics ...

[Jaemie]

Very nice photos. You got them at great moments with very good expressions. And under difficult conditions, too!



(But a tee-shirt under a polo???!)

[jowensphoto]

I love the last one

[amolitor]

Did they change clothes at some point on the boat?

The photos are nice, well done. The close quarters definitely come through, there's basically only one thing you can do on the boat. Here's the couple, here's some OOF nautical background material, that's... pretty much it. Move the horizon up and down, slightly, but not much.

The one where they're in the different clothes is pretty unflattering. The light's not very good, and their skin looks pretty rough. On the up side, it's a different look.

[paigew]

Love the last one!

[kundalini]

Well done being able to shoot under a difficult situation.

So, I had my first E-Shoot today, as you saw by the recently locked thread and subsequent banning of SchwettyLens for posting a low resolution image of Titanic.

I just sharted.

Seriously?

[o hey tyler]

So, I had my first E-Shoot today, as you saw by the recently locked thread and subsequent banning of SchwettyLens for posting a low resolution image of Titanic.

I just sharted.

Seriously?

Fer realsies.

Zomg First Engagement Shoot

[MTVision]

Fer realsies.

Zomg First Engagement Shoot

Can't believe he was banned....

[IByte]

I go on a we little vacation and Schwetty is blacklisted, in what thread was locked??? I'm calling shenanigans!!

[o hey tyler]

On a MFing Boat! Nice job Tyler, at least the weather was calm!

nice pics ...

Thanks, Binga.

Very nice photos. You got them at great moments with very good expressions. And under difficult conditions, too!

(But a tee-shirt under a polo???!)

Thank you Jaemie. And yes, about the T-Shirt Polo thing, it's the Mainer way.

I love the last one

Thanks, Jess.

Did they change clothes at some point on the boat?

Yes, they did.

The photos are nice, well done. The close quarters definitely come through, there's basically only one thing you can do on the boat. Here's the couple, here's some OOF nautical background material, that's... pretty much it. Move the horizon up and down, slightly, but not much.

Yeah, that was the unfortunate side of things. I have one of them with a more in focus lighthouse, but I am on the fence about it.

The one where they're in the different clothes is pretty unflattering. The light's not very good, and their skin looks pretty rough. On the up side, it's a different look.

Is this one any better?

Love the last one!

Thanks Paige!

[amolitor]

That latest one is rather sweet. She looks tired and cuddly, which is nice. I bet she'll hate it, though, on account of the lines under her eyes. Women are super fussy.

[o hey tyler]

I'll see what I can do the next time I open Photoshop. Shouldn't be too tough to remove.

[Derrel]

I simply don't "get" the compositional thought process on the second or the fifth photo. Both have very weak compositions, and also poor posing of the people. The amputation of the man and the woman at the arm looks dreadful. The shot of the two of them sitting on the bow of the boat...why the heck are they off to the side, looking OUT of the photo, and then there's a bunch of dead space up at the top. Neither of those photos is anywhere near fundamentally sound, compositionally. Both are really, quite ,well, I'll just say it...they are badly done. No other way to put it... There is both a posing problem here, and a compositional problem, that plagues both pictures.