Photo by eXpose | Nikon D50 | Title - So full..
f/2.8 | focal length : 50mm | ISO 400 | shutter speed : 1/60s | flash : fired
f/2.8 | focal length : 50mm | ISO 400 | shutter speed : 1/60s | flash : fired
The Original| Photographer said.. |
I'm new to this too so I can't give you much advice. The only thing I can say is try to take as many photos as you can with different settings and compare them yourself.
| Out Of Focus said.. |
Did that.. still have no clue, but thanks.
8 comments:
watch your background, try cropping more to the subject.
besides cropping, you can close in on the subject or take a different angle shot. Also play with the flash, bounce it up to avoid too much light on the subject.
ok.. lets talk sikit pasal bouncing flash.. Does dat mean point the flash upwards intead of directly to the subject?
I hate cropping~
Im no expert, what I understand, bouncing the flash will eliminate the shadow behind the subject and red eye. By bouncing up on the ceiling, it gives a natural lighting on the subject, unlike direct flash which gives harsh light and making the subject pale. There are other methods to reduce this harshness and shadows by using a diffuser such as Stofen Omni-Bounce or Gary Fong's lightsphere. I made myself a DIY bounce flash card using velcro before I bought the lightsphere.
You have great eyes to see shadows behind the subject because honestly, I cannot see any.
What I do see is that I have a long way to go. I'm gonna Google "Stofen Omni-Bounce or Gary Fong's lightsphere" because I don't know what is.
However, now I understand why I see alot of wedding photographer has a cardboard stuck on their flash.
the gary fong lightsphere diffuses the lights.. ntah ah, im yet to get a speedlight myself, i still prefer the natural ambience :)
like Bruneian, I also tried as much as could to avoid cropping, kira last resort lah tu hehehe
True. Cropping does changes the photo I think. Also that a good background makes a better photo.
That being said, for the photo contributed by eXpose, when you see a good subject, you can't really do anything to the background.
You have to take the good with the bad and make the most out of it..
..and please don't say by making the most of it, you have to crop the photo. HAHAHA!!
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