h82
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Hi all,
I'm H, I'm completely new to this forum and looking forward to reading through all the getting posts. But first I need your help. I have always wanted to be photographer when I grow up, (nearly 30 now so hope fading!) and a few months ago I finally purchased my first SLR. Canon 450D second hand (though had taken less than 200 shots), with standard kit lens 18-55 also 80-200 lens, and 50mm 1.8 lens. Been given a 5 in 1 reflector, which I've not quite got my head around nor my arms!
ANyway have been getting some decent shots for a beginner and my friend has asked if I'd get some of her son this weekend. She wants to use them for xmas presents and just to have some fun. Our sons our best friends so we plan to make it a day of exploring and shooting them both rather than anything studio like (as don't have facilities). Plan for the afternoon, skatepark, woods, find some graffitti filled subways, and into dusk up on a big field area which gets lovely sunsets and often some fog on the ground. Asked her to bring along a funky hat and scarf, skateboard, football, I've got some sparklers from fireworks night, torches with different coloured transparent covers too, going to chuck all in the car and see what happens. Going to go for 90% playing and as little as possible asking them to pose too much as they are liable to get bored and annoyed, especially my son who has been over used as geunie pig. I have photoshop but prefer to limit editing to altering contrast slightly etc if needed as not too confident on anything too technical.
So much quesiton is, what would your top 3 tips be for getting some decent shots? Is my plan ok, or would you do things differently? Feel scared as never been asked by someone before to take pics for them!
Thanks in advance! :thumbup:
H
I'm H, I'm completely new to this forum and looking forward to reading through all the getting posts. But first I need your help. I have always wanted to be photographer when I grow up, (nearly 30 now so hope fading!) and a few months ago I finally purchased my first SLR. Canon 450D second hand (though had taken less than 200 shots), with standard kit lens 18-55 also 80-200 lens, and 50mm 1.8 lens. Been given a 5 in 1 reflector, which I've not quite got my head around nor my arms!
ANyway have been getting some decent shots for a beginner and my friend has asked if I'd get some of her son this weekend. She wants to use them for xmas presents and just to have some fun. Our sons our best friends so we plan to make it a day of exploring and shooting them both rather than anything studio like (as don't have facilities). Plan for the afternoon, skatepark, woods, find some graffitti filled subways, and into dusk up on a big field area which gets lovely sunsets and often some fog on the ground. Asked her to bring along a funky hat and scarf, skateboard, football, I've got some sparklers from fireworks night, torches with different coloured transparent covers too, going to chuck all in the car and see what happens. Going to go for 90% playing and as little as possible asking them to pose too much as they are liable to get bored and annoyed, especially my son who has been over used as geunie pig. I have photoshop but prefer to limit editing to altering contrast slightly etc if needed as not too confident on anything too technical.
So much quesiton is, what would your top 3 tips be for getting some decent shots? Is my plan ok, or would you do things differently? Feel scared as never been asked by someone before to take pics for them!
Thanks in advance! :thumbup:
H