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Date Uploaded: June 8, 2011, 21:59



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[Photographer] Hannes in CT: Stunning young talent on MB
  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Camera: NIKON D80
  • Date Taken: 21-05-2011 08:08
  • Focal Length: 90mm
  • ISO: 100
  • Shutter Speed: 0.0167 seconds

Image Comments

 
Hannes in CT

8 - June - 2011

Nonsens!! Stunning image. You managed to retain a narrow depth of field, with a blurred background, despite the f5.6. Beautiful model!!
Alwyn Human

8 - June - 2011

Thanks Hannes. She is still very young, but the camera totally loves her!
I needed some aproval here.. :)
Hannes in CT

8 - June - 2011

WOW, she is a stunner. Miss C Theron van Hollywood must watch out!! SUCH a good capture. Next time just get her to hug the wall tighter with her head.
Alwyn Human

8 - June - 2011

You need to look at this little one through a lens... I'll try the advice... Tx
Capturecolour

9 - June - 2011

I find the focus on the eyes bit soft for me
Morgaen

9 - June - 2011

You dont have to approve this. just a vew observations on a personal taste level. You dof is great. However, in terms of composition there is too much wall and too little model. You put the model dead centre and the walls are filling the other 2/rds of the image. Generally not to much of the problem if the pose is dramamtic but in this case it is. Possibly if you had the model more out of the doorway you would have not gotten that shadow and you would still have had the far wall to show dof.

Did you use a speedlight? Did you have any diffusion in it? In this case a softbox might have worked better to give softer light on the model that would have been more flattering.

Not a bad effort but if I look at your portfolio, you can do better. As stated though, this is just an opinion based on personal preferences.
Alwyn Human

9 - June - 2011

Thanks for the comment. The lens is a kit 18 135 and was hand held. I will look at using a tripod next time.
Alwyn Human

9 - June - 2011

Thanks Morgaen. This is the reason I post at MB! I will not learn unless I get this sort of comment.
Saying that I can do better, coming from you is a huge compliment!
The camera wsa hand-held. I had a speedlight with a diffuser on the Nikon and another on a tripod to the right, but lacking formal training I am bound to make mistakes.
I might have been too close to the model with not enough light from the right? I am using Nissin Speedlights, I works, but I need more practise.
Thanks!
Hannes in CT

9 - June - 2011

Mmmmmmmmm........ I am not so sure. For one, I cannot shoot in a studio to save my life. AND I am really lacking when it comes to flash. I sometimes wish I had the predictability that, I assume, a studio brings.

BUT, I love the thrill of the unpredictable nature of location shooting faaaar 2 much. I often carry 2 0r 3 speedlites, that is so fancy they can sync at 8000th of a second, wirelessly, etc, etc. I rarely take out the lightstands, to mount the flash units. So the SL units hardly ever gets any use. Can the use of flash improve my photography?? Of course. BUT, I love playing with natural light. I carry one or two reflectors, and they sometimes get use. I also carry other stuff like parachute material to diffuse the sun. And a couple of other toys. I love LED torches!! Yes, the light is blue, but I shoot in RAW, and everyone else, I assume, Photoshop their work to hell and gone, so that a bit of WB tweaking is ok.

So I understand your scenario you dealt with. The only thing I might have done in your shoes, was to bounce the flash to camera right. No wall or ceiling?? Bounce it against the other models, or whatever you can lay your hands on. And maybe push your ISO to 200 or 400, to gain a bit more speed.

Otherwise, I love this STUKKEND!!
Alwyn Human

10 - June - 2011

Hannes, I do value what the pro's with the studios tell me. I really want to become great. The thing is... If.. No WHEN I can constantly deliver the standard of work that is on your poert, I will be able to deliver to the market that I am aiming for.

A lot of studios in garages around here... Few venture into the crowds with models and canons.. Some even dare with Nikons...

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