First Gig: 18th Birthday Debut

Sil3ntp8nd8Sil3ntp8nd8 Registered Users Posts: 42 Big grins
edited May 22, 2009 in People
C&C is very much welcomed.

This was last last minute as the photographer had to leave and I had to take over. It was all short notice. My battery died on my flash so I had to use the one thats built in the camera. It was a filipino birthday so it was a once and a life time event. I had to take video as well and photograph them.

Sometimes the settings in A mode were too long so I had to shoot in auto for a few shots. Next time I'll be better prepared as I know what to expect. I was told it was a birthday party, but not a huge birthday with 400ish people :O

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Images were scaled down so there is some quality loss. It may seem a bit soft but I can always sharpen them a tad bit in photoshop.

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Thank you!!!
Website - www.stevenphamphoto.com
My NIKON gear list ;)
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Comments

  • DeuceFourDeuceFour Registered Users Posts: 350 Major grins
    edited May 20, 2009
    I am really liking your signature that is on all your photos...care to share how you create something like that!?
    BrandonPotterPhotography.com
  • johmar76johmar76 Registered Users Posts: 98 Big grins
    edited May 20, 2009
    Yeah man - the signature is pretty nice.
    http://markjohnsonphotography.smugmug.com/
  • Sil3ntp8nd8Sil3ntp8nd8 Registered Users Posts: 42 Big grins
    edited May 20, 2009
    I thought the sig was a bit too much. I was thinking about embossing but I always change my sigs.

    I used my 6x8 wacom tablet to sign my name in a high res size/document.
    saved as psd on a transparent layer so i cant edit it later if needed.
    close, open it again, edit the way i wanted to be, add a drop shadow, outer glow.
    then drag and drop into the final small version photo.

    of course seeing as how i needed to watermark 150 photo's. i did everything in a batch. to do them in a batch, you need to make a "script" or a preset action. you can google on how to do a batch. Makes life a lot easier. It adds my borders and sigs automatically after i export them from lightroom. then i copy the whole folder and upload to flickr. Easy!!

    I usually go for the pro look with my sigs but i went with this one.

    any tips or something so I can improve on the photo's? It turned out ok, but I know it could have been better with the flash. But my friends who were at the party seemed to like it.
    Website - www.stevenphamphoto.com
    My NIKON gear list ;)
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  • Sil3ntp8nd8Sil3ntp8nd8 Registered Users Posts: 42 Big grins
    edited May 22, 2009
    no more tips? my friends parents haven't even seen the pics yet so I hope they will be happy
    Website - www.stevenphamphoto.com
    My NIKON gear list ;)
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