Chelsey Beach Shoot

jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
edited May 6, 2014 in People
This was an exercise in controlling the backgrounds using alien bees and sync speed options when shooting in bright light at the beach. For 1-2 I used a D50 and old 60 2.8 macro. The combo had trouble with focusing, but I was able to get 1/2000 ss at 2.8. 3-4 I used a D300/70-300 VR at 1/250 7.1, trying to get more separation from the background by using a longer lens. The rest were from a D700/85 1.8 using alien bees or a sb-700. Sync issues were not a problem towards sunset and I could use 1.8 to 2.8 with the alien bees.

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  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited April 29, 2014
    Sync speed 2000 with the Bees? Sure hope you had something else hooked up. Love the black outfits ones, very nice.
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  • jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
    edited April 29, 2014
    Hackbone wrote: »
    Sync speed 2000 with the Bees? Sure hope you had something else hooked up. Love the black outfits ones, very nice.

    The D50 has an electronic shutter which allows higher shutterspeeds than regular sync. My D50 is on it's last leg so I'm thinking of getting a another D50 or a D70 when I need higher shutterspeeds during midday or bright beach shooting.
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  • zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2014
    12 is my fav and then 7. To "my eye" the mix is a bit caught in the middle, just a smidge/bit to strong of flash in most of them. If you think about it next time try to get more of a mix of looks from your model and not all staring straight into the camera.
    She is cute and looks like fun.....nice job, each of these shots is well done.
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  • kd5fexkd5fex Registered Users Posts: 72 Big grins
    edited April 30, 2014
    Nice set of shots....I like number 8, here eyes really stand out in that shot.
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  • jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2014
    zoomer wrote: »
    12 is my fav and then 7. To "my eye" the mix is a bit caught in the middle, just a smidge/bit to strong of flash in most of them. If you think about it next time try to get more of a mix of looks from your model and not all staring straight into the camera.
    She is cute and looks like fun.....nice job, each of these shots is well done.

    Thanks, I do have other from the set she isn't looking. Unfortunately she just moved so there will not be anymore with her to refine the poses and looks.
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  • jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2014
    kd5fex wrote: »
    Nice set of shots....I like number 8, here eyes really stand out in that shot.

    Thanks!
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  • D3SshooterD3Sshooter Registered Users Posts: 1,188 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2014
    Great Series, I have one observation and that is the skin color just above the bikini slip. That pulls the immediate attention. Maybe a bit of coloring ?
    Otherwise very nice color.
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  • jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2014
    D3Sshooter wrote: »
    Great Series, I have one observation and that is the skin color just above the bikini slip. That pulls the immediate attention. Maybe a bit of coloring ?
    Otherwise very nice color.

    I agree on the tan line. If this were for a submission for publication or portfolio I would spend the time to edit. Of course if it were that serious I would hope she would take care of the tanlines. Since this was just for fun and she wanted beach pics before moving away, I'm not going to spend too much time on it.
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  • D3SshooterD3Sshooter Registered Users Posts: 1,188 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2014
    jonh68 wrote: »
    I agree on the tan line. If this were for a submission for publication or portfolio I would spend the time to edit. Of course if it were that serious I would hope she would take care of the tanlines. Since this was just for fun and she wanted beach pics before moving away, I'm not going to spend too much time on it.

    Yep John, I should have read your info at the beginning…..My favo are 1,5,8
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