The Creative Photography Thread v9 - "Take a whetstone to your lens for a sharper image."

[codenamecueball]

[QUOTE=blarghith;45034246]I don't know what to say about brightness...they look bright enough to me....my screen may not be calibrated...but I haven't had problems with it in the past... :/[/quote]

mate they're at least 2 stops underexposed.

[QUOTE=blarghith;45034246]As for focal lengths, I'm a poor college student, so I can only afford the nifty-fifty and vintage lenses (I used a vintage 50mm in these shots). I was kinda hoping people would complement me on the colors because I just learned how to use curves, haah...[/QUOTE]

didn't your camera come with a kit lens?

[Him1411]

It's cool that you're learning curves and shit mate, keep at it for sure. Could i see some original RAW files or something for comparison?

[blarghith]

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;45034383]mate they're at least 2 stops underexposed.[/QUOTE]

I was already at 1/100 or 1/200 and I didn't want to go much lower than that...it was really shaded and my flash wasn't working. :/

[editline]8th June 2014[/editline]

[QUOTE=Him1411;45034405]It's cool that you're learning curves and shit mate, keep at it for sure. Could i see some original RAW files or something for comparison?[/QUOTE]

For sure! Want me to put them on Flickr?

[codenamecueball]

[QUOTE=blarghith;45034457]I was already at 1/100 or 1/200 and I didn't want to go much lower than that...it was really shaded and my flash wasn't working. :/[/QUOTE]

you were using ISO 100, just bump it up a bit

[blarghith]

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;45034467]you were using ISO 100, just bump it up a bit[/QUOTE]

I know, I know. It's just that the T2i is really, really noisy at even 400.

[Him1411]

[QUOTE=blarghith;45034457]I was already at 1/100 or 1/200 and I didn't want to go much lower than that...it was really shaded and my flash wasn't working. :/

[editline]8th June 2014[/editline]

For sure! Want me to put them on Flickr?[/QUOTE]

You can shoot slower than that mate, I shoot at 1/60 - 1/30 all the time. And you can also bump the ISO up pretty high on a T2i without much noise (also, noise isn't such a bad thing pal).

Definitely post some originals, I wanna play with them haha

[FalseLogic]

[QUOTE=blarghith;45034457]I was already at 1/100 or 1/200 and I didn't want to go much lower than that...it was really shaded and my flash wasn't working. :/[/QUOTE]

If you're got somewhat steady hands, and your subjects aren't moving around, you should be able to go down to 1/20 or so. I can usually go down to 1/10 before I start noticing the blur.

[codenamecueball]

[QUOTE=blarghith;45034474]I know, I know. It's just that the T2i is really, really noisy at even 400.[/QUOTE]

the 550D can go up to 1600 without much problem:

1600 on a 600D:

[img]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8249/8625152970_13f8303855_c.jpg[/img]

[url=https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8249/8625152970_0511a50f36_o.jpg]original[/url]

though, that's black and white so colour at [i]6400[/i]:

[img]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7052/6947700921_f5a0905fa7_c.jpg[/img]

a lil bit of camera raw noise reduction and it's no issue! [url=https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7052/6947700921_9abcef6fd9_o.jpg]original[/url]

[blarghith]

[QUOTE=Him1411;45034496]You can shoot slower than that mate, I shoot at 1/60 - 1/30 all the time. And you can also bump the ISO up pretty high on a T2i without much noise (also, noise isn't such a bad thing pal).

Definitely post some originals, I wanna play with them haha[/QUOTE]

If you want the [I]actual[/I] raw files, how should I get them to you?

[codenamecueball]

600D and 550D are basically the same camera, you shouldn't have an issue with noise.

[blarghith]

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;45034527]600D and 550D are basically the same camera, you shouldn't have an issue with noise.[/QUOTE]

And yet, I do. :/

I really have no clue what's up with my T2i. I can barely, [I]barely[/I] shoot video on it...

[Him1411]

use [URL="http://www.mailbigfile.com/"]http://www.mailbigfile.com/[/URL] for sharing raws

[codenamecueball]

[QUOTE=blarghith;45034560]And yet, I do. :/

I really have no clue what's up with my T2i. I can barely, [I]barely[/I] shoot video on it...[/QUOTE]

how can you barely shoot video with it?

[blarghith]

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;45034573]how can you barely shoot video with it?[/QUOTE]

I've tried troubleshooting this problem on several occasions, and nothing works -- I start shooting video, everything is fine, everything is stable. Then, all of a sudden, a little bar pops up on the side of the screen and when it reaches the top, the camera just stops recording and says "video recording has been stopped automatically." And yes, I have tried several different types of memory cards, even the super fast ones.

[codenamecueball]

[QUOTE=blarghith;45034606]I've tried troubleshooting this problem on several occasions, and nothing works -- I start shooting video, everything is fine, everything is stable. Then, all of a sudden, a little bar pops up on the side of the screen and when it reaches the top, the camera just stops recording and says "video recording has been stopped automatically." And yes, I have tried several different types of memory cards, even the super fast ones.[/QUOTE]

have you tried a sandisk extreme?

[editline]8th June 2014[/editline]

not purchased off ebay

[Him1411]

[video=youtube;FBU9qUe0C-A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBU9qUe0C-A[/video]

[RockSauce]

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[blarghith]

Hopefully you guys don't consider this under-exposed...

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[url=https://flic.kr/p/nSeSrU]Graduation Party[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people//]JulianM. Photography[/url], on Flickr

[.Lain]

why do you make your shadows so dark? bring them up. if you're going to keep them there, don't have that guy on the left in frame, it's distracting

[Eltro102]

clipped shadows like that dont really work for things apart from portaits imo tbh

[RockSauce]

[QUOTE=blarghith;45034606]I've tried troubleshooting this problem on several occasions, and nothing works -- I start shooting video, everything is fine, everything is stable. Then, all of a sudden, a little bar pops up on the side of the screen and when it reaches the top, the camera just stops recording and says "video recording has been stopped automatically." And yes, I have tried several different types of memory cards, even the super fast ones.[/QUOTE]

this used to happen w/ my T3i! magic lantern has an "automatically resume recording when stopped" feature that works like a charm. never turned it off since :D

[.Lain]

strange, that shouldn't happen with a good SD card. unless you're hitting a recording limit imposed for tax reasons or whatever (usually 20-30min)

[editline]8th June 2014[/editline]

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[Eltro102]

recording limit is cos single file cannot be bigger than 4gb in fat

[codenamecueball]

[QUOTE=Eltro102;45034877]recording limit is cos single file cannot be bigger than 4gb in fat[/QUOTE]

newer cameras split at 4gb but keep recording until 29 min

[Him1411]

[IMG]https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2932/14184095758_3963c07cc4_c.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/DPba7WBl.jpg[/IMG]

Just a little example of bumping up exposure in RAW

[blarghith]

[QUOTE=Eltro102;45034768]clipped shadows like that dont really work for things apart from portaits imo tbh[/QUOTE]

I like clipped shadows...it gives it a filmic look. And, I want these photos to kind of look like artsy snapshots.

Ah, shit, who am I kidding I'm a frigging hipster. :suicide:

[editline]8th June 2014[/editline]

[QUOTE=Him1411;45034943][IMG]https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2932/14184095758_3963c07cc4_c.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/DPba7WBl.jpg[/IMG]

Just a little example of bumping up exposure in RAW[/QUOTE]

Why do you get nice clean photos and I get purple lines? No fair! D:

[codenamecueball]

[QUOTE=blarghith;45034958]I like clipped shadows...it gives it a filmic look.
[/QUOTE]

if you want your photos to look like film, for the dynamic range, highlight roll off and GRAIN then actually shoot film. clipped shadows are not a "natural" part of film: they are a byproduct of processing and post processing.

[blarghith]

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;45035042]if you want your photos to look like film, for the dynamic range, highlight roll off and GRAIN then actually shoot film. clipped shadows are not a "natural" part of film: they are a byproduct of processing and post processing.[/QUOTE]

Eh, grain...I like smooth photos. Just part of the aesthetic, I think.

Also, I'm a poor college student, so shooting film is out of the question right now. :suicide:

[skoinks]

[QUOTE=blarghith;45034958]I like clipped shadows...it gives it a filmic look. And, I want these photos to kind of look like artsy snapshots.
[/QUOTE]

So... You want them to look bad?

[blarghith]

[QUOTE=Stopper;45035090]So... You want them to look bad?[/QUOTE]

Apparently, yes.