one more time

windoze

im gonna meet my new niece and nephew from Brazil this weekend. Never seen them before. anyway, they requested ii dont u se a flash so im trying the 85mm 1.8. tried it on my daughter with hardly any available light..... looks ok? im not looking for studio quality but i am looking for quality.......
its a new lens, so again im looking for advice...

troy






Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 400 Focal Length: 85mm (guess: 83mm in 35mm) Exposure Time: 0.01s (1/100) Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode Exposure Program: Aperture priority

4labs

windoze wrote:

im gonna meet my new niece and nephew from Brazil this weekend. Never seen them before. anyway, they requested ii dont u se a flash so im trying the 85mm 1.8. tried it on my daughter with hardly any available light..... looks ok? im not looking for studio quality but i am looking for quality.......
its a new lens, so again im looking for advice...

troy






Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 400 Focal Length: 85mm (guess: 83mm in 35mm) Exposure Time: 0.01s (1/100) Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode Exposure Program: Aperture priority

Troy I find teh light just fine but the eyes a bit soft? Could just be me. You daughter is very photogenic..

gluwater

Maybe use a slightly higher Aperture, her left eye looks more in focus than her right eye. I would also watch out for the reflection off her shirt, it makes the right side of her face red. Other than that I think it looks good.
Why don't they want you to use a flash?

Nick

windoze

thanx for the advice, my niece is a new born.... i also think this lens probably has a very shallow dof and i probably focused on the left ( who remembers )....


troy

gluwater wrote:

Maybe use a slightly higher Aperture, her left eye looks more in focus than her right eye. I would also watch out for the reflection off her shirt, it makes the right side of her face red. Other than that I think it looks good.
Why don't they want you to use a flash?

Nick

burke

you can also try using a refelctor to bounce some of the available light
(and I have the same question as Nick: why don't they want you to use a flash?)
~Autumn

windoze

4labs, you are the smartest guy i know!!!
lol, thanx so much for that! I agree about the eyes.. hmm ill have to try again....


troy

4labs wrote:

Troy I find teh light just fine but the eyes a bit soft? Could just be me. You daughter is very photogenic..

Andy

windoze wrote:

4labs, you are the smartest guy i know!!!
lol, thanx so much for that! I agree about the eyes.. hmm ill have to try again....


troy

remember, when you use that 135L, it's fairly heavy so you want to make sure you shutter speed is high enough - at least 1/160th sec imo

gluwater

windoze wrote:

thanx for the advice, my niece is a new born.... i also think this lens probably has a very shallow dof and i probably focused on the left ( who remembers )....


troy

Wouldn't it be alright to bounce the flash off the ceiling? Or use a diffuser? But I can see why they would be against a flash and it's good that you respect their wishes.
You could also use a tripod, it may help sharpen by getting rid of camera shake. Also, I mentioned to maybe use a higher Aperture, but now that I think of it that will slow the shutter and you were already at 1/100 and I don't know about you but 1/80th is pushing it for me to handhold.

Andy

andy wrote:

remember, when you use that 135L, it's fairly heavy so you want to make sure you shutter speed is high enough - at least 1/160th sec imo

sorry - for the 85mm go for a shutter speed of at least 1/100th and you should be able to elim camera shake

4labs

windoze wrote:

4labs, you are the smartest guy i know!!!
lol, thanx so much for that! I agree about the eyes.. hmm ill have to try again....


troy

Thnxs Troy just tell my wife that.