First shot with new camera

SoulfulRecover · Jul 4, 2013

Just got a Nikon D300 and so far I love it! So much better than my D80

Untitled by Shutter_Inc., on Flickr

Starskream666 · Jul 4, 2013

Very nice, Lighting is nice and balanced, no harsh shadows.

ElectroSpotlight · Jul 4, 2013

I would touch up her skin and get rid of your reflection in the glasses. I can post an example if you would like

SoulfulRecover · Jul 4, 2013

ElectroSpotlight said:
I would touch up her skin and get rid of your reflection in the glasses. I can post an example if you would like

feel free to

My free version of whatever skin smoothing program I have (cant think of it right this second) is up and I dont have 200 bucks to drop on it right now. Id love to see how you get rid of the reflections in the glasses too.

TCampbell · Jul 4, 2013

Nice shot!

It's easier to get rid of the reflections by using a circular polarizer when you shoot. Carefully photoshopping them out can be tedious.

SoulfulRecover · Jul 5, 2013

TCampbell said:
Nice shot!

It's easier to get rid of the reflections by using a circular polarizer when you shoot. Carefully photoshopping them out can be tedious.

thank you for the tip! Never knew there were different kinds of polarizers :er:

I really need to find some local photographers to start hanging out with.

ElectroSpotlight · Jul 5, 2013

photoshop...

SoulfulRecover · Jul 6, 2013

looks good! how did you do the glasses? just clone out the stuff and smudge it?

KevRev123 · Jul 6, 2013

Welcome to the pro control layout. Now you'll understand why a D7100 would never replace a D300.

Nice shot.

ElectroSpotlight · Jul 6, 2013

SoulfulRecover said:
looks good! how did you do the glasses? just clone out the stuff and smudge it?

no need to clone anything out, just smudge it till it disappears lol... surface blue the skin... i forgot to remove the distracting mole above her eye and take out the shadow in the background

TCampbell · Jul 6, 2013

SoulfulRecover said:
TCampbell said:

Nice shot!

It's easier to get rid of the reflections by using a circular polarizer when you shoot. Carefully photoshopping them out can be tedious.

Click to expand...

thank you for the tip! Never knew there were different kinds of polarizers :er:

I really need to find some local photographers to start hanging out with.

With manual focus cameras the polarizers were simple polarizers (aka "linear polarizers" or "top polarizers") This messes with phase-detect auto-focus sensors and also with built-in light meters. SO... with nearly any modern auto-focusing camera you need a "circular polarizer" -- which is really a linear polarizer with a quarter-wave plate at the back. This makes it possible for auto-focus sensors and built-in light meters to work.)