Tried my hand at Black and White photos

Maestro

They are of my two kids.

An example of the gallery is this shot.
http://Maestros.smugmug.com/photos/29900380-S.jpg

The whole gallery is here. http://Maestros.smugmug.com/gallery/688770/1/29900380

The majority didn't turn out. I was playing with the aperture values. I had trouble going any lower that 5.6 because of lighting issues inside my house. Even outside in the evening when I took some of the shots, unless I was in direct sunlight I couldn't get the low AV that I was looking for. I still new at this though. These shots are bit softer than I wanted but they are the best of the bunch.

lynnma

Maestro wrote:

They are of my two kids.

An example of the gallery is this shot.
http://Maestros.smugmug.com/photos/29900380-S.jpg

The whole gallery is here. http://Maestros.smugmug.com/gallery/688770/1/29900380

The majority didn't turn out. I was playing with the aperature values. I had trouble going any lower that 5.6 because of lighting issues inside my house. Even outside in the evening when I took some of the shots, unless I was in direct sunlight I couldn't get the low AV that I was looking for. I still new at this though. These shots are bit softer than I wanted but they are the best of the bunch.

they are nice tho... I love black and white myself.. some of them are a bit dark but you are obviously heading in the right direction. Looking forward to seeing more.

XO-Studios

Maestro wrote:

The majority didn't turn out. I was playing with the aperature values. I had trouble going any lower that 5.6 because of lighting issues inside my house. Even outside in the evening when I took some of the shots, unless I was in direct sunlight I couldn't get the low AV that I was looking for. .

I saw in the EXIF of some of the pics that you are at ISO 200 and 1/80. Bump ISO, and set camera to Aperture Priority. Or even better play in M setting.


XO,

Maestro

XO-Studios wrote:

I saw in the EXIF of some of the pics that you are at ISO 200 and 1/80. Bump ISO, and set camera to Aperture Priority. Or even better play in M setting.


XO,

Thanks for the comments. Currently I am only playing in M mode so I can learn. I was having problems with lighting which wouldn't let me lower the aperture value any more that f/5.6. The low iso was because I was trying to get the exposure to a correct setting. It was frustrating at times. I had to be in direct sunlight for the aperture value to get where I wanted it without having problems with exposure.

Thanks again for your comments.

Maestro

lynnma wrote:

they are nice tho... I love black and white myself.. some of them are a bit dark but you are obviously heading in the right direction. Looking forward to seeing more.

I was having all sorts of problems with lighting. In manual exposure mode, the lighting was just horrible. It was always underexposed no matter how many lights I turned on. I finally had to put the kids next to a window, turn on all lights in the living room and set a low iso so that I could get the exposure somewhere near the mid range. I hope to do more soon. Thank you for your comments.

XO-Studios

Maestro wrote:

Thanks for the comments. Currently I am only playing in M mode so I can learn. I was having problems with lighting which wouldn't let me lower the aperture value any more that f/5.6. The low iso was because I was trying to get the exposure to a correct setting. It was frustrating at times. I had to be in direct sunlight for the aperture value to get where I wanted it without having problems with exposure.

Thanks again for your comments.

Just to make sure you know, as your replies appear to indicate you have it backwards.

ISO 200 is a very low ISO setting requiring TONS of light, wide open lenses, long shuttertimes.

ISO 1600 is a very high ISO setting requiring LITTLE light, allow for smaller apertures (higher numbers), and allow short shuttertimes.

If you have any additional questions, PM me.

XO,

Maestro

XO-Studios wrote:

Just to make sure you know, as your replies appear to indicate you have it backwards.

ISO 200 is a very low ISO setting requiring TONS of light, wide open lenses, long shuttertimes.

ISO 1600 is a very high ISO setting requiring LITTLE light, allow for smaller apertures (higher numbers), and allow short shuttertimes.

If you have any additional questions, PM me.

XO,

Thank you so much. I probably did get that confused. I will certainly pm you in the future.