she cuts my hair

Andy · April 20, 2005

her name is luba, and she's russian. she's been cutting my hair for 10 years, and she's a doll. gubbs and i are going to go see luba and her partners on friday, and do a proper shoot. this was with my canon 20d, and new 135 f/2L. available light, my back up to the wall in the tiny shop, iso 800, f/2, 1/320th second. this was the second of three bursts. i will always shoot 2 or 3 shots in situations like this, the 2nd and 3rd will be sharper than the first most always. the lighting looks warm, it was - funky lighting in this place, and the pic is true to her coloring.

yes, of course the lens isn't the right lens for shooting indoor portraits in a small place - but it was the only lens i had with me at the time :lol3 so i made do with waht i had. looking forward to going back on friday.

enjoy (getting your hair cut) photography,

Lucky Hack · April 20, 2005

Great Capture, I love her smile. How in the world do you remember all the settings on your camera? I'm lucky if I remember the fstop I used...

Man, if this was impromptu, I can't wait to see the results of a proper shoot!

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

Khaos · April 20, 2005

Very nice Andy.

...the 2nd and 3rd will be sharper than the first most always.

Why is that? I noticed that with the 400 at times. The first shot is soft while the following couple are sharper.

Andy · April 20, 2005

Khaos wrote:

Very nice Andy.

Why is that? I noticed that with the 400 at times. The first shot is soft while the following couple are sharper.

becuase the first shot will show more camera shake than the ensuing ones in the burst, due to you pressing the shutter.

and, thanks!

Ann McRae · April 20, 2005

andy wrote:

becuase the first shot will show more camera shake than the ensuing ones in the burst, due to you pressing the shutter.

and, thanks!

Great shot andy - I like the composition a lot.

There is a guy on the canon lens forum (great sport shooter named Niil Toulme) that claims that canon cameras never focus properly on the first shot of a burst. What I don't understand is how the camera differentiates ahead of time to know that you are using burst. I often found I would stop after a single shot, even when in burst, and it would be in focus. I cannot remember his explanation but it wasn't camera shake......

ann

gus · April 21, 2005

andy wrote:

my canon 20d, and new 135 f/2L.

:giggle

:lol4 :lol ...........................................:cry

as long as its not a 200 f/2

ehughes · April 21, 2005

Nice shot Andy, love the colors...

Is there a lens you havn't owned yet?

Ed

Peter Dumont · April 21, 2005

Hello Andy !

andy wrote:

her name is luba, and she's russian. she's been cutting my hair for 10 years, and she's a doll. gubbs and i are going to go see luba and her partners on friday, and do a proper shoot. this was with my canon 20d, and new 135 f/2L. available light, my back up to the wall in the tiny shop, iso 800, f/2, 1/320th second. this was the second of three bursts. i will always shoot 2 or 3 shots in situations like this, the 2nd and 3rd will be sharper than the first most always. the lighting looks warm, it was - funky lighting in this place, and the pic is true to her coloring.

yes, of course the lens isn't the right lens for shooting indoor portraits in a small place - but it was the only lens i had with me at the time so i made do with waht i had. looking forward to going back on friday.

An outstanding shot, Andy !

I love the crispness of this portrait, and how you made the mirror work as a provider of space !

Bye,
Peter Dumont

gus · April 21, 2005

mmmm.....

Such...such...BOKEH

gus · April 21, 2005

Soooooooooo Sooooooooooooo sharp

John Mueller · April 21, 2005

Beautiful capture Andy.

Thanks for sharing
The 135 f2 is one sharp lens.
It is my walk around lens on my 1D MK2

Last night I shot in jpeg mode for the first time and I must say the images straight from cam were very sharp.

Yuri Pautov · April 21, 2005

I like the composition, Andy - this space to the left is wonderful!
If some critique is possible - I (only I?) dont like this 'feeling' of darkness - Its hard to explain it in English for me - at the first glance this photo is not dark - these teeth, skin, chemise... but as a whole ... I feel contradiction between her natural smile and this 'darkness'
Don't know why, but some words about 'capitalistic mercilessly exploitation of women' come to mind...
Sorry ...

Great photo, but thats my thoughts and feelings, Andy!
Yuri

robscomputer · April 21, 2005

Great photo! I really like the DOF with the background of the mirror. Wonder if placing her with some of her daily tools might be a good idea for the next photo shoot? Would give the viewer more to understand just what this lady does for a living.

Rob

Andy · April 22, 2005

Lucky Hack wrote:

Great Capture, I love her smile. How in the world do you remember all the settings on your camera? I'm lucky if I remember the fstop I used... Man, if this was impromptu, I can't wait to see the results of a proper shoot!

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

hi hack, i usually can remember, or be fairly close.. but there's always the exif

thank you for the comment, and for stopping by!

Andy · April 23, 2005

Ann McRae wrote:

Great shot andy - I like the composition a lot.

There is a guy on the canon lens forum (great sport shooter named Niil Toulme) that claims that canon cameras never focus properly on the first shot of a burst. What I don't understand is how the camera differentiates ahead of time to know that you are using burst. I often found I would stop after a single shot, even when in burst, and it would be in focus. I cannot remember his explanation but it wasn't camera shake......

ann

i don't buy that argument - but i do believe that the first shot possibly can be affected by shake caused by pressing the shutter -

thanks for the kind words, ann

she cuts my hair

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