Basketball portraits

jmphotocraftjmphotocraft Registered Users Posts: 2,987 Major grins
edited December 14, 2009 in Sports
Shot a 5th grade girls' team last night, my first time shooting in a gym. I'm pleased with the results...

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ISO 400, 1/60, f/3.2, 430EX off silver umbrella to my right, about 30 degrees, FEC -1/3
-Jack

An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.

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  • jmphotocraftjmphotocraft Registered Users Posts: 2,987 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2009
    jeez, that bad eh?
    -Jack

    An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
  • donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2009
    jmphotocraft wrote:
    jeez, that bad eh?

    Jack,

    You'd probably get more comments in the people section on something like this. Most shots here are action. Looks like you added some light. Tell us about it.
    Sean Martin
    www.seanmartinphoto.com

    __________________________________________________
    it's not the size of the lens that matters... It's how you focus it.

    aaaaa.... who am I kidding!

    whoever dies with the biggest coolest piece of glass, wins!
  • jmphotocraftjmphotocraft Registered Users Posts: 2,987 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2009
    donek wrote:
    Jack,

    You'd probably get more comments in the people section on something like this. Most shots here are action. Looks like you added some light. Tell us about it.

    Yeah, I'll try over there. The light is from my strobe shot into a 42" silver umbrella off to my right. It's about 30 degrees off axis, and FEC -1/3. ISO 400, 1/60, f/3.2.
    -Jack

    An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
  • donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2009
    jmphotocraft wrote:
    Yeah, I'll try over there. The light is from my strobe shot into a 42" silver umbrella off to my right. It's about 30 degrees off axis, and FEC -1/3. ISO 400, 1/60, f/3.2.

    I'm no expert on portrait type stuff, so I may be off here. There seems to be a bit of a hot spot on her forehead. You might try for a bit less next time. The more I shoot, the more I shoot manual. When you let the flash decide for you, even with a -1/3, you're still guessing at what's really happening.
    Sean Martin
    www.seanmartinphoto.com

    __________________________________________________
    it's not the size of the lens that matters... It's how you focus it.

    aaaaa.... who am I kidding!

    whoever dies with the biggest coolest piece of glass, wins!
  • jmphotocraftjmphotocraft Registered Users Posts: 2,987 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2009
    donek wrote:
    I'm no expert on portrait type stuff, so I may be off here. There seems to be a bit of a hot spot on her forehead. You might try for a bit less next time. The more I shoot, the more I shoot manual. When you let the flash decide for you, even with a -1/3, you're still guessing at what's really happening.

    I am pretty new at flash. I've read the strobist stuff once, I should read it again. I shot the camera in manual, but the flash in ETTL. Shooting the flash in manual mode would have been a drag for the first girl, because it would have been a lot more trial and error. ETTL/FEC was fast and got me what I was looking for. I will work my way up to manual flash eventually.

    This guy gets good results with ETTL/FEC:
    http://jkmann.smugmug.com/gallery/6057673_NvijZ

    The slight hot spot on her forehead isn't bothering me and I doubt it will bother a paying parent, but it's a valid point.
    -Jack

    An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
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