The Nikon 105mm f/1.4e lens worked well during warmups at a ballet performance. Been using the D810a instead of the D810 to get a little extra oomph in low light. This one at iso 12,800, 1/320, f1.4.
Despite the size I really try to take the 105 cause you never know. A friend was performing in the parking lot of a non-descript shopping area. Wanted to get a least one decent photo but backgrounds were unsuitable. Placed her in a walkway between trash cans and sandwich boards. Bounced the flash and voila. Vignette added.
RiverGuy wrote:
If she looks at that screen with any more intensity, it will melt...
Thanks, yes it will.
She's really a child of this age. Give her an iPad and she immediately starts swiping. She knows where to find the YouTube icon for her favourite video's.
Luckily she likes even more to play outside or with her Lego blocks.
I rented this lens last November for my paid gig just to see how good it would be. I brought all my portrait lenses with me but it ended up on my D800 for almost all day.
jtgray wrote:
First real attempt at a beauty lighting set up. Thoughts?
Not bad for first attempt. I have only 1 year experience with shooting in studio and i take pictures of furniture but some of that applies here too.
I think you should switch to manual and keep shutter at faster speeds. If faster then 1/80s the result could have been even better/sharper.
I like how did you manage to work with light, it's nice and soft, not too much / not too little.
Personally im not fun of just plain white background,I find it boring. I prefer darker background and work with more light sources to create more dramatic look. But that is just matter of personal taste, im not saying what you did is not good
jtgray wrote:
First real attempt at a beauty lighting set up. Thoughts?
I'm still mulling the constellation of catchlights, but you aced the beauty part. Pose is really attractive. As mentioned, a dead white b/g is not the best unless you're shooting knick-knacks for eBay. Besides the blinding pictorial effect, the light is wrapping your subject to excess. I suggest a darker b/g, farther away, possibly textured, possibly colored. You can optionally reintroduce some edge lighting. Also bump the BD upward to get a more shadowing under the nose. Shadows are your friends in portraiture.
i still cant believe how much i want to use this lens. if i need to go wide i force myself to get back somewhere rather then just switching to a 35 or 50mm. I do miss the wider distortion from the wider lens though....
