Hi, newbie here. just want to ask how to take this kind of shot?

charlsy · Oct 17, 2011

hey guys, i'm a total newbie on the dslr world and still learning. just wanted to ask what settings and where should i take photos like this. i have a nikon d90 w/ the stock 18-55mm lens.

MTVision · Oct 17, 2011

IMO - the color is awful. Just pose the model just like that and use a backdrop or a wall. Settings will be based on the available lighting so you would have to figure that out. You would probably want to shoot with a wider aperture (low f #) to blur the background (which might be hard with the kit lens).

FYI - I'm sure someone will mention this to you - its against TPF rules to post a picture you didn't take. You can post the link but not the image itself. I don't really care but I thought I'd let you know because some threads have gotten pretty heated over this issue.

480sparky · Oct 17, 2011

MTVision said:
......... Settings will be based on the available lighting so you would have to figure that out............

A flash was used, not ambient lighting. Either the white balance was set wrong (intentionally or not), or the color was changed in post.

Either way, it's just a shot of a person on a plain background, using on-camera flash, with poor composition and color. Not something I'd want to emulate.

sm4him · Oct 17, 2011

charlsy said:
. just wanted to ask what settings and where should i take photos like this..

Where *should* you take photos like that? In my own humble opinion--Nowhere....unless you're an aspiring fauxtographer...

tirediron · Oct 17, 2011

charlsy said:
...where should i take photos like this...

Recycle bin?

Pity the poor girl with only half a face!

Derrel · Oct 17, 2011

Loads of girls like that are to be found at Cyclops University! Commonly referred to as The College of The One-eyed Babes, it's located in Branchville, Tennessee. IF you go thee, you could find loads of pretty, one-eyed girls to photograph.

480sparky · Oct 17, 2011

Derrel said:
Loads of girls like that are to be found at Cyclops University! Commonly referred to as The College of The One-eyed Babes, it's located in Branchville, Tennessee. IF you go thee, you could find loads of pretty, one-eyed girls to photograph.

Will they all be off-white campus?