• Susan Coffey + more
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I profiled Susan Coffey: [url]http://bit.ly/UmpbML[/url] Here are photos from our shoot: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XjiLO.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/rs8Tg.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/cxbFh.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/e0059.jpg[/IMG] I also do a lot of music and architecture stuff. More at [url]www.pinterest.com/liroland/[/url] + [url]http://liroland.deviantart.com[/url] Grimes [IMG]http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/236/7/c/grimes_by_liroland-d5cboxy.jpg[/IMG] 30 Rockefeller Place by Raymond Hood [IMG]http://th03.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/236/0/e/30_rock_by_liroland-d5cboki.jpg[/IMG] Savoir Adore [IMG]http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/297187_10101447826316259_217695027_n.jpg[/IMG] 9 West 57th by SOM - taken blindly (with lots of tries) from the pavement! [IMG]http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/236/2/1/nine_west_by_liroland-d5cbn7f.jpg[/IMG] Hearst Tower - by Foster + Partners [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/4gwss.jpg[/IMG] I know I have a lot to learn. -What's the best way to get experience with postproduction? Should I be using Photoshop, Lightbox, or something else? -I want to get a prime lens for portraits (and concerts). I have a Canon T2i. What are good specs? I've heard 50 mm, f/1.4? -Any tripod recommendations? -Are there any good books or articles you can recommend? Also, if you're in the NYC area and want your portrait taken, I'd love to work with you!
[QUOTE=Roland Li;38372594] -What's the best way to get experience with postproduction? Should I be using Photoshop, Lightbox, or something else? -I want to get a prime lens for portraits (and concerts). I have a Canon T2i. What are good specs? I've heard 50 mm, f/1.4? -Any tripod recommendations? -Are there any good books or articles you can recommend? [/QUOTE] -I'd say Photoshop, seems a lot more flexible in terms of editing EVERYTHING. -For me, I'd suggest a 35mm lens. You're using a T2i, so there's a crop. The 35mm w/crop should amount to somewhere in the 50mm range. Gives you more space to work with as a prime, apposed to a 50mm which would amount to somewhere in the 70mm range. However, you'll be shooting concerts, and a 50mm can offer a better range for working under low-light conditions. -Depends on how much you're willing to spend. However, no need for a super expensive tripod, you can get some pretty nice ones for a decent price, just need to search a bit. -Look all over the web, there are plenty of pointers/tutorials. YouTube, Google, and other search engines will provide extremely useful information.
Thanks man! Um, what do you mean by the T2i having a crop? Your stuff is sweet, btw, do you shoot in film?
[QUOTE=Roland Li;38376923]Thanks man! Um, what do you mean by the T2i having a crop? Your stuff is sweet, btw, do you shoot in film?[/QUOTE] Crop pretty much means the sensor is not a full frame. I believe the T2i has a 1.6x crop factor. Which means all the focal lengths are 1.6x more long... thing.... I'm bad at explaining. But I can do the math. So say you have a 50mm. You actual focal length on your T2i would be 50 x 1.6 which is 80. So, your 50mm is actually at about an 80mm if it were on a full frame.
[QUOTE=iWumbo;38376974]Crop pretty much means the sensor is not a full frame. I believe the T2i has a 1.6x crop factor. Which means all the focal lengths are 1.6x more long... thing.... I'm bad at explaining. [/QUOTE] T2i's sensor is smaller than a full frame sensor (e.g. 5D) so using the same lens on a T2i as on a full frame camera results in the sensor on the T2i seeing less of the image projected by the lens, thus the angle of view is smaller. This can also be expressed by multiplying the focal length of the lens by the crop factor, which in this case is 1.6. So as it's been said, a 50mm lens on a crop sensor body has a angle of view equivalent to that of an 80mm (50 * 1.6) lens on a full frame body. Basically, the crop factor itself is useful if you are familiar with what various focal lengths "feel" like on a full frame 35mm body, so you can easily choose focal lengths with an equivalent viewing angle when you switch to a crop body.
[QUOTE=Roland Li;38376923]Thanks man! Um, what do you mean by the T2i having a crop? Your stuff is sweet, btw, do you shoot in film?[/QUOTE] Thanks, mang. Also, not too much anymore. I have a lot of film sitting on my desk, but I haven't the funds to develop them. So, for the time being, I've just been sticking to digital.
Oh yeah, I read this article when it showed up on the Susan Coffey fansite, really great read! I respect her even more now.
Thanks, guys! Here are some photos from my trip to DC. [img]http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/486333_10101485317254119_1929185467_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/534619_10101476159157019_1196800886_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/531039_10101476202639879_1970717494_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/531124_10101476272829219_1783067303_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/407714_10101481674254719_323703718_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/18603_10101481741455049_1943831301_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/557566_10101481744758429_13094507_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/22494_10101481760417049_335551912_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/416993_10101491577897739_1196165605_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/318986_10101491582533449_1906793968_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/14191_10101491588890709_1297441816_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/18615_10101491592423629_1084540598_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/3750_10101491642553169_2001696155_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/308752_10101491685851399_1304678014_n.jpg[/img] (The antenna of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, now at the Newseum.) Anything I could improve on? Also, when I shoot in daylight in manual, I usually go ISO 100 and then turn the shutter speed up to 200+. Alternatively I turn the aperture from f/4ish to f/5-6 (or more if it's really bright). Does it matter which one I do?
I'd suggest bumping up your saturation and contrast a bit (in your camera click on vivid), your photos now just look a bit sterile if you know what I mean. And I would advise against shooing all manual in daylight, as conditions are prone to changing very often making it less than ideal and causing more fiddling than its worth. But if you are choosing between the two, 90% of the time aperture is more useful to adjust, as bigger numbers mean more depth of field and a sharper image. Considering most of your shots are landscape where you would want a deep depth of field, f8 is a good setting or so, and your pictures will look sharper than if your lens is used on the max aperture. And shutter speeds of 1/4000-1/60 won't affect how your picture looks if shooting static subjects, while taking pictures with different apertures always will
[QUOTE=Trogdon;38395385]I'd suggest bumping up your saturation and contrast a bit (in your camera click on vivid)[/QUOTE] Could he shoot RAW and edit it in PS or Lightroom? I find it almost always better than on Camera settings. [editline]10th November 2012[/editline] Oh and this one is very good. I like how it draws my eyes to the monument. [img]http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/22494_10101481760417049_335551912_n.jpg[/img]
Hey, thanks! That memorial is amazing. I didn't realize how integrated it was with nature: [img]http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/64573_10101481756494909_1140071894_n.jpg[/img] @Trogdon: Thanks, I'm still learning aperture, so that's really helpful. I've heard an f/1.4 prime lens is good for concerts, but you're saying if it's a low f/stop, it won't be as sharp?
Low f stops let in more light so they are good at concerts where you have low lighting. They usually have everything in focus so bokeh is a real challenge of prime lenses.
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