1/25!!! FML!!

[SabrinaO]

I shoot in manual and before each session I ALWAYS make sure my settings are correct. Today... today is a different story...
I had an adorable almost 1 year old in the studio today. I was shooting her pics, switching scenes, taking more pics and chimping to see if exposure was good. Almost at the end of the session I looked at a shot I just took and saw that there was a lot of blur. Hmmm... there must be something on my lens... I thought. I looked at my lens and saw there was no smudge and the lens was clean. Then to my horror I looked at the shutter speed and it was 1/25. 1/25!
I almost died!!! :sad anim:

Then I panicked and was looking at all the shots: blur.... ok.... blur.... blur.... ok... blur... blur... blur... FML!... blur... ok... blur....etc.
Overall i've taken 195 pictures and about 180 are 1/25
Thank god I have a itchy trigger finger and the shots within the burst are decent and I think some can be saved. What do you think? I know in a bigger size the blur will be more noticable. How should I sharpen them???
These are unedited. What can I do???

 

[Geaux]

I'm usually not one of your haters, but if you are charging for photos...you shouldn't be forgetting something as important as SHUTTER SPEED. smh.

Could you not tell by the sound of the shutter?

 

[SabrinaO]

No I couldn't... It didn't even sound slow. Anyways I dont need a lecture. I already know I screwed up... I just want to know how I can save these.

 

[Sirashley]

I'm usually not one of your haters, but if you are charging for photos...you shouldn't be forgetting something as important as SHUTTER SPEED. smh.

Could you not tell by the sound of the shutter?

Yeap agreed... and to take it a step further, if you are charging for photos, then you should know that there is nothing in post-production that you can do to save photos that are blurry... especially from motion blur... On the bright side, your lighting is good and the baby is cute

 

[412 Burgh]

a freshman in college's $.02 would be offer a retake free of charge and take the loss. I'm not into photography for the money, just a hobby. However, I cut grass for people and I had to take a loss on a few yards because of my worker/ I did something wrong.

 

[PatrickCheung]

you don't charge and ask if they want a re-shoot! but at the size you posted, i don't see too much wrong with it. i don't know if it's just me, but it looks okay to me. relatively sharp enough.

 

[412 Burgh]

you don't charge and ask if they want a re-shoot! but at the size you posted, i don't see too much wrong with it. i don't know if it's just me, but it looks okay to me. relatively sharp enough.

I meant re-fund and re-shoot at her own cost because she messed up. which happens. mistakes do happen.

 

[kundalini]

Could you not tell by the sound of the shutter?

No I couldn't...

There is a massive audible difference between x-sync and 1/25s.

 

[Derrel]

Could you not tell by the sound of the shutter?

No I couldn't...

There is a massive audible difference between x-sync and 1/25s.

X-synch goes, "click!"

1/25 second goes, "click-slaaaaap-tunk".

One is like cruising in top gear. The other is 1st gear. Now...I did drive about a mile across town the other day in 3rd gear...

 

[Vtec44]

I'm not sure if the D5000 has it, but D7000 has 2 user modes for you to save your settings. I always set 1 with all my base settings for shutter speed, aperture, ISO, picture control, etc and go from there.

 

[Compaq]

Can't you sit down with your client and show him/her the results, and humbly admit to a "rookie mistake" and offer a re-shoot for no charge? I have no idea how professionals per definition handle these things, and I agree this seems like a nice way to go. You might just get recommended from "good service" as well, instead of leaving your client wondering for the rest of their days "hmmm, aren't these a bit blurry?".

It happens, we all have those days. I forgot to turn off the brain freezer machine at work the other day.

 

[Sw1tchFX]

they look fine to me..

 

[WesternGuy]

Well, I agree very strongly with those who suggest that you do a retake at your expense. This approach is, in my opinion, the sign of a true professional - to know when things have gone wrong, to admit there was a problem and to offer to make it right...professionalism at its best. You might even offer to throw in a few free prints to soften the disappointment that the client will undoubtedly feel. Sh** happens - we all know that and sometimes you have to admit it. By offering to make it right, it demonstrates that you care about your client to the extent that you want them to be happy and satisfied. I cannot emphasize the last word enough - satisfied...a satisfied client will come back (and maybe even refer you to friends) and being professional in this situation will also buy you a lot of good will and demonstrate that you do quality work and that you are not satisfied with anything less than quality work. I could tell you all kinds of stories - some of them real horror stories - about trades people, stores, etc., that I will not do business with ever again, simply because they refused to accept the fact that the work/product that they had delivered was not up to quality expectations and they refused to do anything to rectify the situation...I won't labour the point, but you get my idea...good luck...let us know how you handle it...

Cheers,

WesternGuy

 

[gsgary]

basic begginer mistake, but good flash should freeze the movement

 

[Compaq]

Assuming she shot in the dark, yes. But wouldn't ambient light be able to blur it?