So I've been lurking /p/ for only about a week, in that time I've gathered that my camera, an a6000, seems to be meme tier around here.
Anyways I thought I'd post a few of my photos to get some critique.
I mostly do landscape and cosplay photography, and I'm constantly frustrated with how blurry and noisy my photos turn out. Yes I have a bad habit of pixel peeping and should stop doing that. So far all I have is the kit E PZ 16-50mm f3.6-5.6 OSS lens as well an E 55-210mm f4.5-6.3 OSS lens. I don't really know what I should be looking for the next time I invest in new glass.
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Also I'm not sure how to properly include EXIF data here when resizing my images.
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Might have figured it out on my own. Wasn't exporting all metadata in Lightroom.
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>>2818407
The two immediate things that jut out to me is that the tint is really green and the balance on the river is too heavy. Also, starting off you want to scan the edges of the frame so you avoid including objects like the branch in the lower right hand corner. That branch definitely shouldn't be there.
What is that red thing in the center of the water?
As for subject, this isn't the most interesting place to take a photo.
So what if people here think a6000 is meme tier, it can still shoot photos. Personally I wouldn't want it because the viewfinder, but that doesn't make it any less capable.
This is how it looks in my export settings, never had to change anything to make sure it is included in my posts. Check if you camera is recording the data too.
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>>2818425
Figured it out as far as metadata goes.
Funny, I actually chose the a6k BECAUSE it had a viewfinder.
I'll admit I don't always do the best job framing my shots. A lot of them are done quickly and I tend to try and crop down to a cleaner composition in post.
That one may not have been the most interesting, but when I was there I quite enjoyed the view. No idea what the red thing is. Maybe a stray fishing bobber? Seems like it to me.
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>>2818429
I should have mentioned that with that photo I just posted, I've had to take a lot of photos at conventions/events in extremely low light with not much more than a monopod to steady myself with. If anyone has any experience with conditions like this and how they were able to get the most out of their shots, I'd like to hear any advice you might have.
Similarly with taking cosplay shots. I don't often have the luxury of really setting up a shot, often only a few seconds to frame up the subject. I've learned to shoot either in bracketed exposure or in continuous drive. A fellow photographer once suggested to me that I shoot in shutter priority mode in a 3 EV bracket so I can spend less time worrying about getting my exposure exactly correct before taking a shot.
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>>2818429
I think you misunderstood me. The viewfinder being on the left is awkward to me. On my camera it is more center like usual. Just preference, though.
Your cosplay shots are clearly better than your others.
The dota shot has really fucked up color.
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>>2818436
Damn near every one of these was tweaked in Lightroom afterwards. A lot of them look quite different than when I shot them. I do tend to push some of the photos to have fairly unrealistic lighting, and that Dota one probably isn't the best example. Here's another that's a bit better.
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>>2818438
Here's a before and after for an example of how much post processing I'll do to an average image.
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>>2818441
And here's an example of one of my better shots. I barely made any tweaks to this image besides cropping it and I believe some slight vignetting.
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>>2818438
Again the color isn't good at all in this one. I'm starting to think it's because of the lighting there and it has nothing to do with you.
And I can tell they were heavily tweaked. They still look overall better. Just ease it up on the color because when certain elements start to look undersaturated when other's are oversaturated it starts to hurt.
>>2818432
I guess an example would be the greens compared to the reds in this one. The brown colors still contain a bit of red, but you stripped it out and it looks a little strange to me. Definitely you are right to consider the green the way you did, but yeah ease it up. It's like this a bit in all the photos I think.
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>>2818444
> I'm starting to think it's because of the lighting there and it has nothing to do with you
I kind of botched this. I don't mean their lighting in particular, you can fix your exposure still, but the hues and the intensity the production at the stadium chose are just really heavy and strong.
>>2818444
Probably right about that. I've been doing a lot more saturation/luminosity adjustments recently. I think I over use that tool because I only just figured out how powerful it is, haha. Thank you for the feedback anon.
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>>2818447
Kinda got what you meant. The lighting at TI5 was pretty strong. I have some other shots where the entirety of the arena is in red light, and in others blue light, etc. Lighting conditions changed often with events happening in game.
When I got back and reviewed my photos I realized that I under exposed most of my shots, so bumping up the exposure in post added a ton of noise, so I had to come to some sort of compromise.
I'm still trying to get a good feel for properly balancing aperture, ISO and shutter speed for different lighting conditions. I've only been working with a camera with full manual and could shoot in raw for about a year now.
For some reason I really like this image.
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>>2818448
This one's color looks more natural, but still effective enough.
This is on terms of production, but when you're outdoor shooting clearly you are aware of the annoying shadows (her eyes, a lot of the mans upperbody). Consider the time of day you are shooting. Midday is worst. Reflectors help if you are okay moving this thing around and being a little awkward. Flat lighting is a must for cosplay/modeling in many cases, so maybe it wouldn't hurt. Sorry if you already aware of this, but it still shows in the photography.
>>2818445
after you posted this, I've noticed you do a real good job of finding the color you want for you subject/cosplayer, but at the risk of destroying the color of everything else. You may want to consider masking only your subjects for color changes and leaving your backgrounds alone.
i really need to go to bed now fugggg :D
>>2818454
Can you post raw data for this? I wanna try editing it.
I kind of like that image too.
I really need to go to bed, but I'd be glad to post an edit of it tomorrow night.
>>2818455
Naw I totally get you there. For that particular shot I just happened to run across some friends while out front at Fanime. I had just bought the camera, was shooting by myself in a huge crowd, and didn't own any reflector cards at the time.
This year I'll have a lot more equipment I can bring, but I'll still likely be shooting solo and just trying to make the best of whatever lighting conditions I have in a short time frame.
I want to move up to doing more scheduled shoots, but I don't quite think I'm ready for it. Hence why I'm looking for feedback and advice.
And I probably could do that, but then again I'm lazy XD
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>>2818459
Sure, let's see if I can actually do that...
Guess I have to link offsite? Here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7hvxmVdrtAZZTB2N2p3eTE4bWM/view?usp=sharing
Not sure if that will work.
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Last one for now I guess. Looks like most of the people who browse this board have called it a night. Check back tomorrow with more pics.
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>>2818454
>>2818464
>For some reason I really like this image.
The image itself isn't that bad, but your editing is absolutely horrendous. You've completely fucked any detail that the image had, and replaced it with this gross, glowing pastel look.
Anyway, I'm not the same anon that asked you to post the RAW but I figured I'd take a crack anyway. I fucked around with both a colour and B&W version. Personally I prefer the B&W as it creates a real harsh contrast between the split in the water and also the duck against the water.
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>>2818496
And the colour
I think you did a nice job composition wise, but you really need to work on in camera settings and editing. You could have greatly reduced your shutter speed to around 1/200 (depending on how fast the duck was moving you could even go slower), that way you could shoot at a low ISO and retain that detail and sharpness.
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>>2818496
>>2818498
To each their own. I think what I like about my edit is how it has a painterly effect to it. It kind of reminds me of American Impressionism, such as J. Alden Weir or Edmund C. Tarbell. The point was that it blurred the details into what could appear to be paint strokes.
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Thread die overnight? Or is this board just really slow? Maybe both.
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for anime conv invest in a prime lens like a 50mm f1.8 if it's avalaible for your a6000. and don't hesitate to ask the model to move someplace else where the light is better. me I like to go neer window but still inside (pic related).
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Just made a few latenight shots.
All images untouched except for size.
Is there a regular thead on /p/ for these things (night/low light conditions)? Cant Find one right now.
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>>2819052
second
I actually learned today to use a timed trigger for long-time exposure, because even the shake from pressing the button can fuck your image up. I feel smarter than I probably should.
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>>2819054
third
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>>2819055
fourth
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>>2819056
last
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>>2818427
might be a decentered lens.
common with the 16-50.
>>2819060
Had a feeling that might be the case. I've since learned that a lot of people think the kit lens is trash. The other one I have seems to be better, but obviously I can't use it for the same applications. I'm having trouble finding cases where I actually do use it. (I had no idea what I should get, so naturally I thought getting something on the opposite end of the spectrum would broaden my options).
>>2819039
I'll look into getting something like that when I can afford to again.
Occasionally I'll ask my subject to move but I don't always have that luxury at a big convention where cosplayers are being swarmed by photographers. Hesitation on my part hasn't been such a big problem, more often it's that the cosplayer themselves hesitates or doesn't seem to know how to pose for a shot. I'm still trying to learn to give direction better.
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>>2818407
Regardless of whether or not it is a meme around here it is capable of delivering some good image quality and some great photos. Some of these are gonna have shit focus because I'm trying to shoot manual focus at 1.4 with a broken hand.
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>>2819145
This one is a pretty shitty composition I'm gonna be honest, but I still like it.
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>>2819145
Yeah it's still a really nice camera, I do enjoy having it. I just get a bit frustrated with it because I don't know if it's just my own shitty photography skills or if I'm really fighting against cruddy hardware.
For example, there was a convention where a buddy of mine and I were going around shooting many of the same cosplayers. Same lighting conditions, same poses, etc. He just happened to have an A7r and as I was watching him edit his photos, all of his shots came out so much sharper, even when pixel peeping.
But I guess that's just the perfectionist in the back of my mind nagging at me that there's something wrong when that might not necessarily be the case.
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>>2818407
Coming from a t3i where all I owned was a 50mm, I got into the habit of making panoramas too compensate for lackluster resolution when making large prints.
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>>2819150
The a7r is going to come out way sharper when pixel peeping, due to the extra megapickels and the lack of a low pass filter. A huge difference probably also comes from the lens too. If he was stopped down more, or had a sharper lens that could make a world of difference in the final image.
>>2819154
A long exposure. The water is moving, so it blurs. The trees and rocks don't move, so they stay sharp.
>>2819154
Not him but the water looks like that because of a long exposure
The focus is probably just him focusing a little deeper in frame so that the foreground is in the transition between in focus and out of focus.
>>2819156
I got the exposure thing, but the entire background is in focus while the rocks up front are out of focus
And the first image looks like an old photograph
>>2819158
Yeah, that's just focusing deeper into frame (further away).
Remember depth of field is a thing. Consider x your focus point and everything between the [] as in focus. The p is the camera. When you focus, this is kinda what happens:
>focused closely
P [.|...x....]
>focused further away
P | [......x.......]
So if that | were the rocks, they'd be in focus in the first, and out of focus in the second.
>>2819161
Well fuck...4chan stripped out the spaces.
>>2819161
Isn't that wider focus-depth a thing of the aperture though (at least that's what the photography courses said)
>>2819163
Mostly yes, but it's kinda also affected by how closely you're focused.
I say kinda because it's not a deal where there's an exact point where things are in focus and out of focus, but a transition from fully in focus to out of focus -- a gradient. The distance away you're focused mainly affects how steep this grade is -- the distance over which this transition happens. More closely focused, faster falloff, more distantly focused, slower falloff.
So when you're focused further away, you have a lot more distance that's "acceptably" sharp.
>>2819166
okay, got it, thanks
>>2819163
>>2819158
>>2819154
This was a 6 shot panorama on a 50mm lens. The lens was at an aperture of f/11 I believe which gives a good range of stuff in focus. The thing is that 50mm still has somewhat narrow depth of field (not a lot in focus at any given time), and when you make it a panorama you still get the same depth of field but a much larger field of view. If this had been done in say one shot on a 24mm, we'd get the same field of view, but with way more in focus, because of how wide angle lenses work. This is super apparent and strange using the brenizer method, which is panoramas using longer faster lenses (smaller f numbers), and panoramas to get lots of background blur and a wider field of view
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>>2818425
Have you ever used an evf. It is a strange experience but god I can never go back to an ovf, especially shooting manual. The zoom and focus peaking are a blessing, and the ability to know exactly what you're getting is so useful for low light.
>>2819175
So you cropped a panorama shoot? My panoramas have really good depth-focus. I'm using a 14-140mm
also, that particular picture has a really sharp focus drop-off just behind the girl
>>2819175
Heh, guess I should have actually read the post instead of just looking at the image and making assumptions.
It wasn't a pain in the dick to stitch that second shot because of lining up things like limbs?
Just gonna dump some more of my photos. These are all just ones that came out decent in the past year. A long time ago when all I had was a shitty point and shoot I took a ton of panoramas as well. Can't seem to find any of them at the moment though. There were a few from Japan that I really liked.
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>>2819180
Panos don't have to be just left to right. With stuff like the brenizer method, you actually take pictures in a rectangle (like three for the top third, three for the middle third, and three for the bottom third).
The brenizer method is kind of a way of faking medium/large format
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>>2819150
> all of his shots came out so much sharper, even when pixel peeping.
It's primarily your lens. Get the Sigma Art 60mm f/2.8, it's only like $160. I posted pictures here: >>2816952 >>2816961
>>2819188
>Sigma Art 60mm f/2.8
Thanks for the recommendation anon. If I somehow manage to get a paycheck before Fanime comes around I'll probably try to pick it up.
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>>2819191
f/1.2 is more slight spit in the corner of the mouth while watching Trump supporters
If you want the stark-raving mad of eating babies while painting ponies and singing Katy Perry, there's pic related.
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So a slightly off-topic question here:
I just realized GIMP can't open .RW2
And with ImageMagickthey have this weird greenish tint.
WHAT
THE
FUCK?
How can I convert?
>>2819203
And I also forgot; when converting with Image wizard, it only has 96dpi.
How do i get more than 180dpi out of my DMC-G7?
>>2819203
GIMP doesn't really play well with raws.
Panny should have a free program.
Rawtherapee if Windows is free (Photo in Windows 8 can handle a surprising number of RAW file types too)
Picasa I'm pretty sure can handle most all RAWs
Darktable is *nix option
Paid: get lightroom+photoshop cc subscription for $10/month
>>2819204
unless you're printing dpi/ppi don't matter
>>2819194
Sure. It's a great lens.
Just be aware that while the IQ is really great, obviously it can be a problem to use it in some locations because you just need a lot of space between you and your subject.
You could also consider the Sigma Art 30mm f/2.8 (pic related), but while pretty nice, it is not *quite* as sharp. I wonder if the new 30mm Sigma Art f/1.4 will be better...
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>>2819205
I tried RawTherapee but it always gives me the "no such file or directory" bullshit and doesn't open the file, no matter where it is.
It also opens up with "no mmap" twice before properly opening the main window.
>>2819182
>>2819191
That's not my photo just btw. It's one that I found online to use as an example. Generally in my experience doing Brenizer you want to get your subject in the first shot, with their whole body, then go through and do the panorama. That way you have one shot that doesn't need any weird splicing. Here's an example of one of my own. 50mm 1.4 on a crop and according to this, it's the equivalent of a 35mm 1.0 (on crop). http://brettmaxwellphoto.com/Brenizer-Method-Calculation/
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>>2819221
Another of mine
Does anyone else use noise reduction in lightroom
>>2819151
The t3i has 18MP, that's more than enough for decent sized prints.
>>2819225
Sure.
I usually also consider what I could have done to avoid using it.
What does everyone have their custom buttons set to on their a6000? I had C1 for the ISO since my old Canon was that way, but it's already fixed to the wheel
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>>2819280
front arch thing is distracting and blends in with the building, the overall constrast/vividity is low and flat, but the location is cool.
>>2819261
Yup I have C1 for iso and the top wheel for shutter speed. I honestly just wish I could set one wheel for shutter and the other iso and make aperture a toggle, because I only shoot manual lenses.
>>2819227
I was making a series of 30x20in prints with really high dpi. Basically, huge photos that needed the detail of close stuff and also the wide angle. I understand it isn't always necessary but super detailed prints are wonderful.
>>2819280
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>>2819288
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How do you even find interesting motives? 99% of the shit I take photos of is absolutely uninteresting.
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>>2823100
That's a kewl building though.
And I quite like your edit.
>>2819289
I like the lines but the lamp and building on the right side are very distracting and take away from the rest of the photo.
Took this one recently.
Does this suck? What can be Improved
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>>2818442
This one isn't bad. It seems you lucked out on lighting because it was an overcast day (overcast is easier to take photos in because it evenly disperses soft light while sunny days make harsh shadows)
Your composition is ok. You have a nice, flattering angle of your subject and she's making a good pose. but notice the guy in the background, even though he's a bit out of focus, it's still distracting because it looks like he's coming out of her gun or something. I would pay attention more to the background and either try to make it more interesting or make it disappear. A very shallow depth of field (f 2.8) would do well here assuming you have the right lens. Otherwise, try to find a way to make the background fit with the subject. Provide context. Just make sure it's not too busy
>>2828782
Make the image a bit sharper for starters.
Not sure if you need a tripod or a better lens that has less problems shooting against the sun, though.
Then I'd consider if you might not want to darken the clouds a little bit for some dramatic effect.
