The Photography Hangout Thread

[Grimace427]

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[zacpounds]

The whole purpose of aperture priority is for when you wish to control the depth of field in a shot. If what you're looking for in the shot doesn't involve monkeying with the DOF, then perhaps another mode is more appropriate, but if you're looking to get some separation between the subject, then aperture priority is a perfectly acceptable mode to use. As for exposure, it's always good to keep an eye on the exposure meter and maybe even chimp a little, and either change the metering mode or dial in some exposure compensation as needed.

It's been a few years since I have shot in the mode but from what I remember when you're in the mode you can only adjust the aperture, not the exposure. The exposure is set by the camera? I just remember getting either severely underexposed or overexposed images. I prefer to shoot full manual.

 

[zacpounds]

There's some great work in here. Here's couple recent shots.

You know how I feel about your work :love:

 

[Grimace427]

It's been a few years since I have shot in the mode but from what I remember when you're in the mode you can only adjust the aperture, not the exposure. The exposure is set by the camera? I just remember getting either severely underexposed or overexposed images. I prefer to shoot full manual.

You set exposure via exposure compensation. Usually it sets at 0.0 for what the camera assumes is correct exposure. If you feel it is over/under then you can set the compensation higher or lower.

Also, since the camera corrects the exposure via shutter speed and ISO(after you set the aperture), you can set minimums and maximums for those as well. You can also turn off Auto-ISO so that the camera only adjusts shutter speed.


I prefer manual over aperture priority because the camera can only adjust the shutter speed based on light and not apparent motion(AFAIK) and I find it often chooses too-slow a shutter speed and thus I get blurry photos. I can bump ISO and turn off Auto-ISO but I'd rather set the shutter and let the camera choose ISO(within limits to reduce grain).

 

[Diego Narwhal]

You set exposure via exposure compensation. Usually it sets at 0.0 for what the camera assumes is correct exposure. If you feel it is over/under then you can set the compensation higher or lower.

Also, since the camera corrects the exposure via shutter speed and ISO(after you set the aperture), you can set minimums and maximums for those as well. You can also turn off Auto-ISO so that the camera only adjusts shutter speed.


I prefer manual over aperture priority because the camera can only adjust the shutter speed based on light and not apparent motion(AFAIK) and I find it often chooses too-slow a shutter speed and thus I get blurry photos. I can bump ISO and turn off Auto-ISO but I'd rather set the shutter and let the camera choose ISO(within limits to reduce grain).

The issue with shutter speed is the biggest problem with aperture priority. I often shoot in that mode, but only when the light is good enough to ensure that the shutter speed stays up, and I also avoid it for things that are moving fast. Most of the time I shoot in "semi-manual" mode where, like you said, I let the camera adjust the ISO, but I have control over shutter and aperture.

 

[uglygun]

There's some great work in here. Here's couple recent shots.

You got the clouds I was wanting for when I went out to take pics of my car. Last monday and tues were like that but I had other things i needed to do.

Crap.

Probably for the best, i probably would have blown the exposures and been pissed I screwed up. Not exactly sure how to get full manual mode out of my DSLR I am borrowing from my dad.

Wish my mom was local to me. She has a lifetime of professional photography experience and a nice new 20+ megapixel pentax.

She would freak out though on the drive back to town.

 

[uglygun]

Back in the days when I was in highschool my favorite thing to do was play/paint with light at night time.

There was a 25 asa color film and I would throw a polarizer on my camera and stop down the shutter.

Then I could get like 5+ minute exposures to be able to grab color gels to put over a light source and fill areas with flash or handheld light.

Meanwhile the landscape in the back is filling under natural light and the stars are doing their star track thing.

I have no idea how to do that with a digital camera but would like to one day try again.

 

[Nathanbrummer@SCS]

Back in the days when I was in highschool my favorite thing to do was play/paint with light at night time.

There was a 25 asa color film and I would throw a polarizer on my camera and stop down the shutter.

Then I could get like 5+ minute exposures to be able to grab color gels to put over a light source and fill areas with flash or handheld light.

Meanwhile the landscape in the back is filling under natural light and the stars are doing their star track thing.

I have no idea how to do that with a digital camera but would like to one day try again.

Same principal would apply with digital. You could do it in separate frames, and then layer in photoshop. If you change the blend modes they will show though. Or, you can use selective masks in the desired area. This photo is an example of that concept. There is one base layer, and then about 10 shots that have a single speed light (flash) moved around to create the lighting effects. The photos are then layered on top of each other and blended to the desired effect.

 

[Grimace427]

This photo is an example of that concept. There is one base layer, and then about 10 shots that have a single speed light (flash) moved around to create the lighting effects. The photos are then layered on top of each other and blended to the desired effect.

https://flic.kr/p/DDFZbg

I've watched a tutorial on that and was blown away at the effort used to capture the image. The photographer had a team of guys and took something like 200 shots with individual lighting effects and blended with lightroom. I'm going to play around with something like that this weekend, though I only have a cheapo flash with an even cheaper softbox attachment. I'm looking at LED panels if I can get an assistant to help on shoots.

 

[zacpounds]

Garage Light Painting by Zachary Pounds, on Flickr


Light Painting Pt2 by Zachary Pounds, on Flickr


Light Painting Pt2 by Zachary Pounds, on Flickr

Back in the days when I was in highschool my favorite thing to do was play/paint with light at night time.

There was a 25 asa color film and I would throw a polarizer on my camera and stop down the shutter.

Then I could get like 5+ minute exposures to be able to grab color gels to put over a light source and fill areas with flash or handheld light.

Meanwhile the landscape in the back is filling under natural light and the stars are doing their star track thing.

I have no idea how to do that with a digital camera but would like to one day try again.

The photos above were also done with light painting. You can see the streaks a little in some of the panels. I used about 3-5 photos set to a blend mode and masked out the streaks around the car as well as some in the panels.

 

[SterlingStangMan]

A couple pics of my P-51 Tribute

 

[SterlingStangMan]

Would help if I put the pics in LOL!

 

[Grimace427]

This is my first attempt at lighting a car in a dark garage using an LED flashlight and long exposure. Didn't really know what to expect and I'm sure a skilled editor would get better results with my files. Took several shots with different areas lit and tried to merge them with little success using Lightroom and PS Elements. Will keep trying.

Thanks [MENTION=18517]DirtRoadTrip[/MENTION] for meeting up this weekend!

 

[Todd15Fastback]

Killer photos in here....WOW

 

[rio16]

Great photos from everyone :cheers:

Here's a couple shots:

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