Personal tips!

frickindarn

frickindarn

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Hey there NS; I've been taking any and all tips given from you guys and have progressed immensely! so First off HUGE THANKS to all of you! with it being the off season I've been working more on portraits and aperture adjustments. Here's a few examples of some of my favorite pictures. I would like you guys to keep giving me more tips on how I can improve. I'm using a Nikon D3300 with the stock 18-55mm (because i'm piss broke lol) aslo; non of my photos are edited because I haven't gotten that far in learning quite yet. Thanks again for the help NS; i really appreciate it!

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13700813:ben_collins said:
Honestly I would get some more dramatic editing/lighting for portraits. Those photos look a bit generic and bland
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I appreciate it man! as I mentioned I've never edited any of these. But I will work on the lighting and spicing them up. They're just practice rounds since I'm still new. Thanks again! +K
 
13700813:ben_collins said:
Honestly I would get some more dramatic editing/lighting for portraits. Those photos look a bit generic and bland
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This is a good suggestion but if you are going to be doing a lot of portraits then invest in a portrait lens. I'm pretty sure you can get a 50mm f/1.8 for around $100. Maybe once you have a little more practice get a speed light and start trying to make your lighting more interesting.

https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-NIKKOR-50mm-Focus-Cameras/dp/B00005LEN4
 
13701080:frickindarn said:
Thanks homie!
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Not too bad, on your vertical if you're not holding them dead center use your grid lines to put her eye on one of the rule of thirds intersections. Focus on the furthest eye from the camera, if you can't get ahold of a flash yet, I have used a neutral looking flashlight and held it a proper distance to get some rim lighting/ pop to their faces as well as give a catch light to the eyes. Using a flash is a lot of time and practice to get just right and if not done tastefully will look harsh and gross. You're on the right track, you need a photo editor. Sony capture one express is free to use and is a more sophisticated lite version of lightroom. To get a more dramatic photo use lighting/soft box to get your exposure on them set and you can let the background fall further to under expose think like a good skate flash photo is taken. Darker background yet they still pop. Look up some contouring, dodge and burn, and portrait lighting tutorials on YouTube. They all give great info, can't upload examples of mine on here but can text you some if interested. I am learning as well but have landed many a gig with how I shoot. Pm me any questions.
 
13701306:Hoodliving said:
Not too bad, on your vertical if you're not holding them dead center use your grid lines to put her eye on one of the rule of thirds intersections. Focus on the furthest eye from the camera, if you can't get ahold of a flash yet, I have used a neutral looking flashlight and held it a proper distance to get some rim lighting/ pop to their faces as well as give a catch light to the eyes. Using a flash is a lot of time and practice to get just right and if not done tastefully will look harsh and gross. You're on the right track, you need a photo editor. Sony capture one express is free to use and is a more sophisticated lite version of lightroom. To get a more dramatic photo use lighting/soft box to get your exposure on them set and you can let the background fall further to under expose think like a good skate flash photo is taken. Darker background yet they still pop. Look up some contouring, dodge and burn, and portrait lighting tutorials on YouTube. They all give great info, can't upload examples of mine on here but can text you some if interested. I am learning as well but have landed many a gig with how I shoot. Pm me any questions.
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Oh shit, thanks a ton man! I've got the basic flash on my camera but I've never used it. Is it still decent to use over a flashlight? Also huge thanks on the photo editing tool!
 
I like them, but I think they are not saying anything. Or maybe you should tell us whats the purpose of the photo shot, embrace beauty, cause controversy... I dont know, something like that. Also I recomend this article, pretty cool about the use of reflectors
 
13701473:AnthonyJackson said:
I like them, but I think they are not saying anything. Or maybe you should tell us whats the purpose of the photo shot, embrace beauty, cause controversy... I dont know, something like that. Also I recomend this article, pretty cool about the use of reflectors
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To be honest no stories yet; I'm still learning how to use my camera. These photos were my first shots of doing them all manually from Iso to aperture.
 
13701340:frickindarn said:
Oh shit, thanks a ton man! I've got the basic flash on my camera but I've never used it. Is it still decent to use over a flashlight? Also huge thanks on the photo editing tool!
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avoid the on camera flash at all costs its a harsh head on light that doesn't flatter facial features, if youre going to use a flash on camera get a 35 dollar neewer brand one to practice with bouncing flash off the walls or ceilings. Outdoor shots youre going to want to expose for the ambient light /background and then you place the model and using those settings position your flash on a stand at the right distance and power to get a smooth soft light on them. Its a fickle bitch to get them good. Get good with natural light to the point you are bored with it and then get creative with lighting with flashes. I shot an outdoor birthday party today and I only used my 55-210 no flash just had to position group photos away from the sun and get different angles as people moved around if I had a flash and was shooting that way I would of missed hundreds of shots.
 
13701340:frickindarn said:
Oh shit, thanks a ton man! I've got the basic flash on my camera but I've never used it. Is it still decent to use over a flashlight? Also huge thanks on the photo editing tool!
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avoid the on camera flash at all costs its a harsh head on light that doesn't flatter facial features, if youre going to use a flash on camera get a 35 dollar neewer brand one to practice with bouncing flash off the walls or ceilings. Outdoor shots youre going to want to expose for the ambient light /background and then you place the model and using those settings position your flash on a stand at the right distance and power to get a smooth soft light on them. Its a fickle bitch to get them good. Get good with natural light to the point you are bored with it and then get creative with lighting with flashes. I shot an outdoor birthday party today and I only used my 55-210 no flash just had to position group photos away from the sun and get different angles as people moved around if I had a flash and was shooting that way I would of missed hundreds of shots.
 
13701516:Hoodliving said:
avoid the on camera flash at all costs its a harsh head on light that doesn't flatter facial features, if youre going to use a flash on camera get a 35 dollar neewer brand one to practice with bouncing flash off the walls or ceilings. Outdoor shots youre going to want to expose for the ambient light /background and then you place the model and using those settings position your flash on a stand at the right distance and power to get a smooth soft light on them. Its a fickle bitch to get them good. Get good with natural light to the point you are bored with it and then get creative with lighting with flashes. I shot an outdoor birthday party today and I only used my 55-210 no flash just had to position group photos away from the sun and get different angles as people moved around if I had a flash and was shooting that way I would of missed hundreds of shots.
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I think you are going it so well, truly I would like to see some other work of you in the future. Congrats on getting started things that you like, if you have heart and will you'll see that everything will get to the right point to make you better. Congrats again :)
 
13701069:CabbyArrant said:
This is a good suggestion but if you are going to be doing a lot of portraits then invest in a portrait lens. I'm pretty sure you can get a 50mm f/1.8 for around $100. Maybe once you have a little more practice get a speed light and start trying to make your lighting more interesting.

https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-NIKKOR-50mm-Focus-Cameras/dp/B00005LEN4
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13701080:frickindarn said:
Thanks homie!
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You can also pick up something like the m42 screw mount 50mm f/1.4 with a converter for the same price. It is harder to get focus, but I have both and I grab the 1.4 over the 1.8 every day of the week cause it is more fun to use, and the colors are just too good.
 
13701597:AnthonyJackson said:
I think you are going it so well, truly I would like to see some other work of you in the future. Congrats on getting started things that you like, if you have heart and will you'll see that everything will get to the right point to make you better. Congrats again :)
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Thanks man truly appreciate it!

@hoodliving
 
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