Driveitputtit wrote:
Thanks. I do shoot shoot a lot at 1.8 or 2 because I’m almost always balancing ambient with ocf and don’t like to tweak my lighting once I have it dialed in for a given location. I also shoot a 58g which I like at 1.8, and a 200/2, so if I dial in everything at 1.8, then I can quickly change between the 3 lenses.
Shooting at a fixed aperture of say f 1.8 with different focal lenses does not produce the same result in terms of exposure in view of the different T-value of each lens not withstanding ambient or artificial light variation.
At best you will have a difference of 1/3 stop which might be negligible for some photographers and crucial for other photographers.
Almass wrote:
Shooting at a fixed aperture of say f 1.8 with different focal lenses does not produce the same result in terms of exposure in view of the different T-value of each lens not withstanding ambient or artificial light variation.
At best you will have a difference of 1/3 stop which might be negligible for some photographers and crucial for other photographers.
I understand t stops. I’m also shooting stills, not video, on a z7 with brilliant dynamic range. I can fine tune 1/3 of a stop if I see the need much quicker than a full stop given I’m often using OCF in HSS in bright sunlight and no assistant. Shooting the 105e wide open and then adjusting my ambient/flash balance by a full stop or more if I quickly swap to my second body with the 200/2 isn’t a good workflow for me. It’s also interrupts the flow with my client. I choose a better location workflow for my client with the possibility of a slight exposure adjustment in post that worrying about perfection. YMMV
Elijah wrote:
Masks... On a child... Outside on a playground...
We have gone completely nuts. This is what we have allowed our country "leaders" to get away with. Tyranny.
Or maybe they just want to protect other people from getting the virus in case they have it and don't show symptoms or realize they have it, and maybe they do that because they care about other people and don't want them to become sick. Maybe it is not tyranny in the least but good old fashioned concern for one's neighbors.
Ooops, that was a mistake, I can't win this battle no matter how hard I try!
I don't have a TV, there's no way I will win this battle with the herd that does and can't think for themselves anymore.
Back to pictures!
Jan 05, 2021 at 01:45 AM
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Elijah wrote:
Ooops, that was a mistake, I can't win this battle no matter how hard I try!
I don't have a TV, there's no way I will win this battle with the herd that does and can't think for themselves anymore.
Back to pictures!
Let's not talk politics, but let's be decent to one another and saying people who disagree with you don't think for themselves and are merely a part of the herd is not being decent to one another. Please entertain the notion that people who disagree do think for themselves and have informed opinions. Very nice photo by the way. I love the bride's expression.
I think he's asking about that smooth evenly sprayed on paint look to her skin. Dodge and burn doesn't morph skin pores and creases to textureless and color to that uniformity, it enhances or reduces shadows and/or highlights for shaping. She is young, so likely has pretty good (smooth) skin to begin with? But it appears she maybe had a lot of foundation makeup on too?
gear-nut wrote:
I think he's asking about that smooth evenly sprayed on paint look to her skin. Dodge and burn doesn't morph skin pores and creases to textureless and color to that uniformity, it enhances or reduces shadows and/or highlights for shaping. She is young, so likely has pretty good (smooth) skin to begin with? But it appears she maybe had a lot of foundation makeup on too?
Before any post processing, the makeup part is very important to have a first good skin smoothering. Then lighting, angle, distance etc...Posing, face angles, expressions. The age of the model. The ambiant temperature (clear skins tend to become red with high temperatures etc).
In post processing, I tend to dodge and burn in first step, and if needed, a bit of painting with a very soft and light pencil to smooth color transitions, but you have to pay attention on how much you paint. I also use frequency separation for discerning colors from textures. I do manually what a luminar 4 would do with sliders, but I'm never satisfied with automations...
Forget my questions before about the 58mm......I'm selling it and shooting more with my 105mm These are incredible images and you're posing and composition are as nice as the model! Bravo!
