The *Official Photography Thread*

Some from a ball game today...more newspaper stuff. Hoping to have some of the baseball shots purchased by parents!

 

faces, ball and bat. Those three things make a great picture.

 

hey pope what lens are you using?a few i took a few days back and how do i add a big version of the pic instead of just the thumbnail?

 

In those two pictures of the ball players they are with a Tamron 70-300 f4.0. It's not as fast as I'd want but thats all my budget would allow at that time. I really like it for what I paid for it.

I also use my kit lens for everyday shooting which is a Canon 18-55 f3.5.

 

Antique lawnmower anybody, LOL.

 

Man that thing is clean!!

No laughing, I used a barrel mower as a kid to cut my parents lawn. Worked great, "just watch your toes" is what my old man would tell me. Thanks for the memory, the old man has been gone 12 years now.

Paul

 

This was the first picture right here ^^^ that a human was the actual subject, (other than sports) how'd I do? Any pointers?

 

Made sure I got the Tacoma in that

 

Exposure wise, I think you did pretty well. Overall, it looks a little soft--especially the hair. Maybe do a little selective sharpening to the eyes/face?

I also like the contemplative nature of the pose but she's almost smack dab in the middle of the frame--maybe crop a little of the left side out?

 

Thanks for the info! Ill try that out. Any suggestions for future shooting of people?

 

I don't shoot people often but when I do, I try to engage them in a conversation. This helps relax your subject and gives you some different expressions--if they're "hand talkers", you might want to get a few gestures as well. But the key is to walk them through the shoot without making them feel that you're directing them. Of course, if you're going for a specific shot, like say a head shot, you'll want to be specific about lighting and direction.

 

This one is a trip...took me a minute to figure what was going on here.
for creativity!

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took my lil bro out to drive the taco and took some pics while there. its an empty street my old man took us to learn how to drive years ago. its behing the famous west coast chopppers here in the lbc.

 

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Hahaha thanks man. I just took the two pictures and put them side by side.

 

be easy on me. finally was able to re-purchase a camera and i'm getting back into it

these shots are from today

 

Not too shabby. i would have liked to see your whole truck though

 

yea..my right fog light's mount is busted so it points down...looks bad

 

who curs!