I would join in on the fun, but I only have "then" photos... I hope I make as much improvement over the next few years as some of you have made in the past few.
one thing that seems pretty similar across the board is the "then" images seem to be shot with slow lenses and the "now" images all seem to be shot with faster lenses which results in that gorgeous bokeh. i feel that if some of those "then" images were shot at f1.4 - f2 i feel the spread in appearance of quality/professionalism may not be quite as apparent.
gabemc wrote:
one thing that seems pretty similar across the board is the "then" images seem to be shot with slow lenses and the "now" images all seem to be shot with faster lenses which results in that gorgeous bokeh. i feel that if some of those "then" images were shot at f1.4 - f2 i feel the spread in appearance of quality/professionalism may not be quite as apparent.
Quality of lenses really does make a huge difference. Once I started shooting with L lenses my photography automatically stepped up a notch. However, I've moved away from shooting wide open. I still do it once in a while, but it's so inconsistent. When i first got my 85 1.2 I shot almost an entire wedding at 1.2 and messed up a lot of shots because of it. I much prefer getting the same bokeh effect at 3.5 and 200mm than messing with the wide open apertures with the 35mm or 50mm.
gabemc wrote:
one thing that seems pretty similar across the board is the "then" images seem to be shot with slow lenses and the "now" images all seem to be shot with faster lenses which results in that gorgeous bokeh. i feel that if some of those "then" images were shot at f1.4 - f2 i feel the spread in appearance of quality/professionalism may not be quite as apparent.
Quality of lenses really does make a huge difference. Once I started shooting with L lenses my photography automatically stepped up a notch. However, I've moved away from shooting wide open. I still do it once in a while, but it's so inconsistent. When i first got my 85 1.2 I shot almost an entire wedding at 1.2 and messed up a lot of shots because of it. I much prefer getting the same bokeh effect at 3.5 and 200mm than messing with the wide open apertures with the 35mm or 50mm.
hot Damn Mike! always loved your images over on the Cafe but never really saw a before and after. I LOVE your new style and work. keep it up and you've came a long way in a short amount of time.
and to the OP, you have certainly come a long way as well. keep it up! you can definitely see your creative edge coming out in your new work compared to old.
