Weekly Assignment #53: 5-3-1
Nikolai
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This week (actually, two weeks - I'm off to Smugmug shootout next week, so this class is gonna be a bit longer) is two-prong. One one hand, it may help to facilitate Yuri's MA#2, on the other hand it was inspired bu some material we learned from Shay in San Diego.
The goal is to have five different portraits of the same person in three minutes time and in one location. Obviously, no time to change clothing or to move far. Your friends are: vantage points, angles, a focal length and a continuous drive.
Try to find a location that would provide a different background and hopefully a different character if viewed from different directions.
Try high, try low, go around, go far, go close, go left, go right, rotate or repose the model, use the wide angle, use telephoto, take a head shot, an upper body, a full height...
Remember: once you take the first shot, you only got 3 minutes to produce 5 high quality portraits.
Use the burst/drive: your model may blink, facial expression may change. One shot may miss it, two or three will almost surely catch it. You need to talk to your model, direct him/her, and most importantly, give him/her a feedback.
Your entry should consist of 5 portraits, each with a time stamp in the caption (plus EXIF link). You can do multiple entries of 5, thus changing a location or a model.
Let's get some portraits!
The goal is to have five different portraits of the same person in three minutes time and in one location. Obviously, no time to change clothing or to move far. Your friends are: vantage points, angles, a focal length and a continuous drive.
Try to find a location that would provide a different background and hopefully a different character if viewed from different directions.
Try high, try low, go around, go far, go close, go left, go right, rotate or repose the model, use the wide angle, use telephoto, take a head shot, an upper body, a full height...
Remember: once you take the first shot, you only got 3 minutes to produce 5 high quality portraits.
Use the burst/drive: your model may blink, facial expression may change. One shot may miss it, two or three will almost surely catch it. You need to talk to your model, direct him/her, and most importantly, give him/her a feedback.
Your entry should consist of 5 portraits, each with a time stamp in the caption (plus EXIF link). You can do multiple entries of 5, thus changing a location or a model.
Let's get some portraits!
"May the f/stop be with you!"
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That hurts...
No entries?
Is it too difficult to get a model?
Dogs will do, too if you don't have a cooperative family member...
Come on, guys and gals, let's try something new rather than buildings and landscapes.
Portrait photography IS fun.
Do you think I was going to let you down ??
No. I mean thursday 17.00 !
Thank you, looking forward to your entry!
They are afraid to be unkind.
When this happens they call you back the day before and say:
I'll call you and we will be doing the shoot some day !
It's a shame but it was what happened to me.
I know I will do this assignment some day. May be not following those 3 minutes time because I don't like them, but I will do the shooting.
I only need to get the chance !
It' hard to find a model.
Oh well, maybe later...
Thanks for trying!
I will be there on the second day, Saturday, and sincerely hope to get the necessary shots for this assignment.
I am not so happy now because my son is 250 kms away and he took my 20D with him...
I will be shooting with the 350 D.
I will show you my work from that day.
Actually, it is Friday already !
Don't blame the camera blame yourself (when the shot is lauzy). I read this somewhere.
I don't think quite that way.
There is a share: part to the camera, part to the shooter.
One generaly doesn't get a super photo with a trivial camera.
Try to freeze an action with a basic model where you can't set speed or aperture.
I'll do my best that is for sure !
You work with your gear, not against it.
If the camera can't stop an action - catch the motion blur and make it important.
"Thou shalt know thy gear. Blessed is he who knowth his camera and useth it to his advantage."
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Date Modified 2007-10-04 18:23:05
Date Taken2007-10-04 17:56:32
Camera Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Exposure Time0.025s (1/40)
Aperturef/5.6
ISO400
Focal Length55mm (guess: 428mm in 35mm)
#2
Date Modified 2007-10-04 18:23:59
Date Taken 2007-10-04 17:56:34
CameraCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Exposure Time 0.04s (1/25)
Aperturef/5.6
ISO400
Focal Length55mm (guess: 428mm in 35mm)
#3
Date Modified 2007-10-04 18:19:54
Date Taken 2007-10-04 17:56:29
Camera Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Exposure Time 0.02s (1/50)
Aperturef/5.0
ISO400
Focal Length41mm (guess: 319mm in 35mm)
#4
Date Modified 2007-10-04 18:21:02
Date Taken 2007-10-04 17:56:31
CameraCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Exposure Time0.02s (1/50)
Aperturef/5.6
ISO400
Focal Length55mm (guess: 428mm in 35mm)
#5
Date Taken 2007-10-04 17:56:27
CameraCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Exposure Time0.02s (1/50)
Aperturef/5.0
ISO400
Focal Length41mm (guess: 239mm in 35mm)
www.feliciabphotography.com
One icecream left, three children, whats a mother to do ! No one gets icecream , the outcome.....
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5. The evil one.....
EXIF:
1. http://anniesphots.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=204151642
2. http://anniesphots.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=204151927
3. http://anniesphots.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=204152293
4. http://anniesphots.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=204152715
5. http://anniesphots.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=204151250
Thank you!
Appreciate your being a good sport and breaking the ice!
Thank you!
I like it that you took different angles and caught different expressions!
dak.smugmug.com
Date Taken2007-10-05 11:00:52
Date Taken2007-10-05 11:01:06
Date Taken2007-10-05 11:01:51
Date Taken2007-10-05 11:03:56
Date Taken2007-10-05 11:03:39
www.feliciabphotography.com
I like the second attempt much better!
Better variety, better angles, better lighting...
Now I wonder what your #3 would look like:-)
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However, I'd like to draw your attention to this little portion of the lead post:
It was NOT an exercise in simply shooting in continous drive mode...
Please check out Felicia's 2d try, that was pretty much spot on
They are different in the sense that the light is different one from the other
XTi, G9, 16-35/2.8L, 100-300USM, 70-200/4L, 19-35, 580EX II, CP-E3, 500/8 ...
DSC-R1, HFL-F32X ... ; AG-DVX100B and stuff ... (I like this 10 years old signature :^)
Something less subtle next time, maybe?
First I don't have customers. Will I ever ?
I don't see/practize photography under that point of view.
I do it because I like it and I have fun with. But I like to be liked !
Second if I had customers, they would have the change to choose the one they would like best from all the 5 pictures.
I think that is what the young couple is going to do.