Pictures I took last night... at DVinfo.net

Patrick Janka · May 11th, 2011, 03:01 AM

Yeah, in case anyone forgot, this IS a still camera =) Tell me what you think!

Flickr: Eloquent Photo's Photostream

Corey Graham · May 11th, 2011, 04:24 AM

Nice work Patrick!

Which lens were you using?

Jeff Harper · May 11th, 2011, 04:34 AM

Patrick, you might try cropping for more dramatic and effective composition. Here are some ideas for you.

Ideally you must crop with your feet with the 25mm, but when that is not possible there is much you can do in post as well. While I'm far from being any kind of authority, the general idea is you want to eliminate extraneous clutter from the frame that will distract from the viewer's focus on the subject.

The tatoo girl is not the oreintation you chose, but the idea is the same no matter how you compose your shot.

Keep snapping!

Jeff Harper · May 11th, 2011, 06:07 AM

Corey, that was the Voightlander 25mm right Patrick?

Patrick Janka · May 11th, 2011, 09:58 AM

Jeff, it was a busy club, and I wasn't going for perfection, just snapping off shots. Some of those shots I definitely had no choice but to include clutter. However, I did love your edits, good work! I did nothing in post, just uploaded. What's funny is the girl in the top right you posted has a photography degree, and she asked to play with my camera, so I let her, and she took the photo you posted in the upper left and the one which you changed the orientation. By the way, good call on the black and white. At one point I was shuffling through the looks presets and seeing the black and white gave me the idea to convert a few of them in post, but forgot when I got home. Now you're making me want to go fix 'em all lol.

Yes, everything was shot with the Voigtlander 25mm f/0.95. I was traveling light so only brought one lens. I had the ISO between 800-1600. I was pretty amazed to see low noise at 1600. I used the Smooth setting with everything at -2.

Jeff Harper · May 11th, 2011, 11:53 AM

OK Patrick, I didn't realize you were merely showing off the lens.

Patrick Janka · May 11th, 2011, 12:19 PM

I wasn't showing off the lens. I was striving for creative angles and shots, but it wasn't exactly a controlled environment was all I was saying. I'm a photography n00b, so I do appreciate your advice.

May 11th, 2011, 03:01 AM	#1
Patrick Janka Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 623	Pictures I took last night... Yeah, in case anyone forgot, this IS a still camera =) Tell me what you think! Flickr: Eloquent Photo's Photostream

May 11th, 2011, 04:24 AM	#2
Corey Graham Major Player Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 390	Re: Pictures I took last night... Nice work Patrick! Which lens were you using?

May 11th, 2011, 04:34 AM	#3
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: Pictures I took last night... Patrick, you might try cropping for more dramatic and effective composition. Here are some ideas for you. Ideally you must crop with your feet with the 25mm, but when that is not possible there is much you can do in post as well. While I'm far from being any kind of authority, the general idea is you want to eliminate extraneous clutter from the frame that will distract from the viewer's focus on the subject. The tatoo girl is not the oreintation you chose, but the idea is the same no matter how you compose your shot. Keep snapping! Attached Thumbnails __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."

May 11th, 2011, 06:07 AM	#4
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: Pictures I took last night... Corey, that was the Voightlander 25mm right Patrick? __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."

May 11th, 2011, 09:58 AM	#5
Patrick Janka Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 623	Re: Pictures I took last night... Jeff, it was a busy club, and I wasn't going for perfection, just snapping off shots. Some of those shots I definitely had no choice but to include clutter. However, I did love your edits, good work! I did nothing in post, just uploaded. What's funny is the girl in the top right you posted has a photography degree, and she asked to play with my camera, so I let her, and she took the photo you posted in the upper left and the one which you changed the orientation. By the way, good call on the black and white. At one point I was shuffling through the looks presets and seeing the black and white gave me the idea to convert a few of them in post, but forgot when I got home. Now you're making me want to go fix 'em all lol. Yes, everything was shot with the Voigtlander 25mm f/0.95. I was traveling light so only brought one lens. I had the ISO between 800-1600. I was pretty amazed to see low noise at 1600. I used the Smooth setting with everything at -2.

May 11th, 2011, 11:53 AM	#6
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: Pictures I took last night... OK Patrick, I didn't realize you were merely showing off the lens. __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."

May 11th, 2011, 12:19 PM	#7
Patrick Janka Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 623	Re: Pictures I took last night... I wasn't showing off the lens. I was striving for creative angles and shots, but it wasn't exactly a controlled environment was all I was saying. I'm a photography n00b, so I do appreciate your advice.