1st photoshoot...HELP

shorty6049 · Apr 5, 2007

yeah, i have to ask myself that question all the time... and did you mean lensbaby? or lens baby? cuz i got confused

Funky · Apr 5, 2007

oh lensbaby lol. i dont think ill be as scared as i was now ive gotten to know the guy.

shorty6049 · Apr 5, 2007

ok, yeah, i'm hopefully going to buy one tomorrow night.... (ebay) dont take it from me!

zioneffect564 · Apr 5, 2007

Funky said:
oh lensbaby lol. i dont think ill be as scared as i was now ive gotten to know the guy.

no what you need is a good lens with a wide aperature to get the background out of focus.. its possible with the kit lens though so maybe try shooting AP and stopping the lens down to 5.6 or even 3.5 but i think it might not be as sharp at 3.5

zioneffect564 · Apr 5, 2007

oh and about the pictures lol.. i like 3 the best i think 2 would have been good if you used some fill flash

gmarquez · Apr 5, 2007

Funky, a book I picked up and started reading is called "Posing Techniques for Digital Portraits", by Jeff Smith. The posing in the shots looks, well, ummm, sucky, for lack of a better term. It's as if he is trying to pose to look cool, but not pulling it off at all. I think there are some unintuitive things about posing your subject that you can only pick up from examples, or a mentor (maybe benjikan can comment on this). Anyways, you may want to read up a bit on posing your subject. Good job getting over your initial jitters, though!

Funky · Apr 5, 2007

yeah, 2's really dark. im looking forward to shooting him again today. it sounds like im also shooting a girl.

Alpha · Apr 5, 2007

1) Why are posing techniques different for digital than they are for film? Sound awful gimmicky.

2) Forget lensbabies. Your money would be much better spent on a faster lens.