Opinion on some sequences please!

Justin.B

Justin.B

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alright so this is my second or third time doing sequences in photoshop. I'd love some feedback.

These were all shot with a Fujifilm S100fs.

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1237589648Tyler_Sequence_2.jpg

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1237589796Tyler_Rail_Sequence.jpg

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Sorry if these appear twice. FF3 sucks!

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first and last are the same

second and third are the same

fourth and fifth are the same

just in case there was any confusion, there is only supposed to be 3 pics there
 
To make a good sequence you need to start with a good picture. These aren't technically good pictures (framing, colour etc...)

Also, the frames are too close to each other for my liking. Especially the rail one.

The actual sequences are well done though.

Take more, they'll get better.
 
You should learn how to crop the skier properly because i when zoomed in it was very evident of a poor masking job. Learn quick mask
 
That, and even if you have a high fps dont use all the shots because in this case it doesn't look sick. Also try another angle, after that youre set!
 
I should also add that all your shots were of the backsides of skiers, always get the front side of the rider, it helps a lot...i notice those were taken at blue though, awesome.
 
keep in mind guys these are my first sequences!

And ya i'll try the different angles, and the frontside.

And yes, They were taken at blue :)
 
haha why would you do that to yourself!

putting in that many guys must have taken some time.. do yourself a favor and use about half as many as you have..
 
I dont hate FF3 i swear!

It seems like everytime I use firefox and post pictures in a forum, it always puts doubles of the pictures.

and by the time im ready to create the thread im to lazy to open IE and go to NS and logon and do it all over again! lol
 
Hey, i like those, they were shot at blue mountain??? telus park. thats where i shoot. (i like this one, but the background is a but too dark, you cant see the subject as well but the top in the blue ski is sick)
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Shoot strictly in M mode (you might want to go a stop up then what ur camer is metering) , get the good angle, use a tripod, and shoot at the money booter. oh and use the sun to your advantage. take some time and have fun. now get out there and shoot something.
 
if you use photoshop, the clone stamp tool works wonders if you shot everything on a tripod etc and the shot remained steady, much better than croping IMO, but i haven't done one in a while so thats about it.
 
and if you do crop and paste, be sure to remove more than is necessary (crop a square containing the rider or a rough outline with some background) so you can line it up with the background image and then remove around the edges until you feel it is right. This also helps keep the shot looking more natural because you don't have missing lines, you don't have to erase right up to the body, and the small details (snow flying from the skis etc) can usually stay in the shot
 
if the skier is darker then the background (or lighter) you can use the blend mode "lighten" or "darken"
I used lighten here (skier is lighter then the sky) lighten means when you overlap a layer, the lighter pixel gets the sopt. its WAY easy.
ski9833lighten.jpg

^did this photo in under 30 seconds.
 
mikesequence.jpg

i find it easier to mask not only the rider, but some of the surroundings too so that you can accurately place the person in frame while at the same time get a really smooth picture.
 
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