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Carlen Boersema
{K:6789} 9/1/2006
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Yeah sorry for sounding kinda bummed. I'm just really tired, had a LONG week with starting classes, moving into res, homework, and the whole shebang. There has been a lot of commotion that I'm not used to either. (*cough*noisydrunkpeople*cough*) Wed night the smoke alarm went off and everyone was evactuated at 12:30 in the morning so that wasn't too fun.
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 9/1/2006
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Oooooohhh. . . . I hate when I forget ISO or other settings and start taking shots. It happens to all of us. You say "IMO it's not all that great" and then say "at least I got a decent shot" . . . well I think it's a decent shot . . . and you got a great expression on her face. One way I take candids is to look about like I'm shooting other things . . . turning left and right as opportunities come up. Or, I'll say "Ooooh, can I take a shot of you for background on this event?" If they say yes I might say "give me a couple of secs to take a couple test shots and get my settings right." Then - the test shots are taken with a natural subject who thinks these don't count or doesn't even realize that your taking pictures, not settings. Or You can zoom in . . . or just take the pictures . . . or do what you did here. This really isn't my forte . . .
I've done this same type of thing (candid)(http://www.usefilm.com/image/185396.html) and forgotten my lighting and it does eventually become instinctual. Most of my bad shots I have removed but I leave several of my 2003 shots up to remind myself of how far I've come.
Sounds like I might have bummed you out a bit, and I hope that's not true. My apologies if true. Have a nice weekend . . . go take pictures . . . (it always makes ME feel better)!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~~
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Carlen Boersema
{K:6789} 9/1/2006
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Thanks for the feedback and I know by posting my pictures on here I'm open for criticism... but honestly I'm not sure why I posted this one because IMO it's not all that great. I had a difficult time even getting the shot because the guy was moving away quickly. Then I didn't want him to see me taking a picture so I had my camera around my neck and was shooting from my waist. Kinda dumb I know but at least I got a decent shot. I had the ISO set really high from when I went to parliament and forgot to change it back I think. It was really grainy when I opened it up. Plus this was taken around 2:00 and in harsh sunlight... I must have exposed for the sky. I think I had about two seconds to even take this shot let alone think about technicalities. I'm kinda disappointed but oh well... the moment is there.
I feel like you'll read this and think I'm making excuses for every bad photo I take and be offended when all you're trying to do is help. I do appreciate the help. Maybe you could give me some more tips on candid photos like this?
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 9/1/2006
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Gooooood Morning Carlen! Great candid of a moment typical in the lives of so many children . . . always good to evoke warm memories since children rarely get this treatment when they're in trouble! Lighting is not so good (IMO). . . but you know that, I'm sure. A couple of pointers come to mind for you to consider. The flash would likely have really saved this shot and shooting outdoors with a flash IS needed on occasion. I would say to remember that (generally) if the sun's at your back you'll tend to get a well exposed, though somewhat flatter image . . . ideally, the sun at an oblique angle would be best. This will give you both good, strong light AND some shadow to add depth (which you lose with the sun directly behind you). Reversing that is a great way to get those good silhouettes. Naturally . . . positioning the sun is out of the question and you can't always control the subject. In those cases, the flash is called for depending on the location of the sun.
I took the liberty of adding brightness, contrast and midtone adjustments so I could view this shot better . . . which I've attached. I had to overcompensate since my monitor here is too dark anyway so a dark image is even more difficult for me to see. So the example WILL be too bright but you might consider losing the sky detail to get the marvelous expression on that cute little girl's face . . . by far the better subject! I also removed the color to take advantage of the tones. Lovely work!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~~
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Klaas Baas
{K:15111} 8/31/2006
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Very nice candid shot Carlen. The girl looks a bit frightened perhaps to fall from her fathers shoulder.
I think Barbara has a point by mentioning to use a fill in flash, you should try that some time.
I made a sort of similar photo last februari on a carnaval parade in a town called Enkhuizen in Holland, hope you like it.
Take care my friend,
Klaas
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Barbara Scott
{K:27} 8/31/2006
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This is a nice candid shot. I like the expression on the little girl's face, and the sky is beautiful. The people appear a bit under-exposed. If you used an automatic setting on the camera, it probably judged the exposure from the bright sky. I think you were close enough that using flash to fill in the details on the faces may have helped.
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