deltaboxxx's club photos (NWS)
11-01-2009, 03:40 PM
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deltaboxxx's club photos (NWS)
well as i always said i wanted to do club photography like srika! this was my first chance and i am pretty excited. i still only have my 18-55 but im runnin the 30D and 430II on camera. i only have these 2 so far edited/stamped. of all things i have no idea how to do watermarks and im trying to figure that out.
11-01-2009, 09:25 PM
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Looking forward to seeing more.
What are you using to process with? LR 3 Beta is available for d/l and has a new watermark feature.
What are you using to process with? LR 3 Beta is available for d/l and has a new watermark feature.
11-01-2009, 10:34 PM
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do people design a logo and use it as a layer or is there a plug in or something? i want to do a transparent stripe with my logo in the middle,dont know how the hell to do it tho.
i went thru my CS3 book but might have missed it when i was looking for it...
i went thru my CS3 book but might have missed it when i was looking for it...
11-01-2009, 11:01 PM
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11-01-2009, 11:58 PM
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phew, I was gonna berate you. 
200 miles on the car since yesterday.
200 miles on the car since yesterday.
11-02-2009, 12:09 AM
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imo, some of them could be cropped a bit tighter.
but a pretty nice job.
what camera settings are you using?
but a pretty nice job.
what camera settings are you using?
11-02-2009, 12:29 AM
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i was in Av, 3.5-5.6, iso400, ETTL 430exII, i shot a few in manual flash but had troubles getting the right settings.
11-02-2009, 12:52 AM
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for what you say you want, just make a layer on top of your image, use the marquee or shape tool and create a white stripe...then put your logo, on a new layer, in the center of the stripe and reduce the opacity of both the stripe and logo layers...
11-02-2009, 01:01 AM
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yeah, myself and i'm sure many others have their logo as a photoshop layer and just put it over their images, changing the opacity of it...
for what you say you want, just make a layer on top of your image, use the marquee or shape tool and create a white stripe...then put your logo, on a new layer, in the center of the stripe and reduce the opacity of both the stripe and logo layers...
for what you say you want, just make a layer on top of your image, use the marquee or shape tool and create a white stripe...then put your logo, on a new layer, in the center of the stripe and reduce the opacity of both the stripe and logo layers...
11-02-2009, 01:04 AM
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i had a friend make a logo for me.
i just put it on a new layer, adjust opacity and then merge the layers when im done.
i dont know if i like it anymore thou.
i just put it on a new layer, adjust opacity and then merge the layers when im done.
i dont know if i like it anymore thou.
11-02-2009, 01:19 AM
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great work for just starting out - I have seen a LOT of people try (and fail) and you're not one of them. 
11-02-2009, 01:40 AM
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fast glass sure is fun. and, I may be flamed for this but, the newer high-ISO cameras (such as 5D2) kind of remind me of the GT-R... doesn't take much effort to get good pics with em. :P lol. seriously put some fast glass on a 5D2, put it into AUTO, and almost anyone (with some basic sense of composition) can take good low-light pics, just by pressing the button.
11-02-2009, 01:49 AM
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fast glass sure is fun. and, I may be flamed for this but, the newer high-ISO cameras (such as 5D2) kind of remind me of the GT-R... doesn't take much effort to get good pics with em. :P lol. seriously put some fast glass on a 5D2, put it into AUTO, and almost anyone (with some basic sense of composition) can take good low-light pics, just by pressing the button.
11-02-2009, 01:54 AM
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furthermore, it bugs me when people get all googly-eyed over the low-light shots made by these newer cameras, when all it is is the high-ISO performance. the 5D1 doesn't do too bad in AUTO mode with the 50 1.4, either.
that being said, I would love to get a newer cam.
that being said, I would love to get a newer cam.
11-02-2009, 09:07 AM
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fast glass sure is fun. and, I may be flamed for this but, the newer high-ISO cameras (such as 5D2) kind of remind me of the GT-R... doesn't take much effort to get good pics with em. :P lol. seriously put some fast glass on a 5D2, put it into AUTO, and almost anyone (with some basic sense of composition) can take good low-light pics, just by pressing the button.
11-02-2009, 11:45 AM
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I think they only need to know about composition.. and maybe a little creativity thereof.
the camera does the rest..
the camera does the rest..
11-02-2009, 11:53 AM
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Sure I can walk into a club on program mode and take a decent pic.
But if I walk and know where I have cool backlight, and if I go manual and close down an extra stop, or slow my shutter, etc I can come out with a much better and more interesting image.
Difference between amateurs and pros. And big reason why I get uppity in car talk with everyone calling their pictures "photoshoots" and having custom watermarks.
11-02-2009, 12:01 PM
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hmm.. maybe I've just been doing the club stuff for so long that I don't notice those things anymore. Thinking about it some more, I see lots of EXIF's with people shooting D700, 5D2, and D300 (which I put into a similar 'high ISO-next gen' category) in the club and the shots are OK. I don't mean this in a braggy way but I feel like if I had one of those cams I would get crazy shots in the clubs.
11-02-2009, 12:17 PM
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hmm.. maybe I've just been doing the club stuff for so long that I don't notice those things anymore. Thinking about it some more, I see lots of EXIF's with people shooting D700, 5D2, and D300 (which I put into a similar 'high ISO-next gen' category) in the club and the shots are OK. I don't mean this in a braggy way but I feel like if I had one of those cams I would get crazy shots in the clubs.
11-02-2009, 12:24 PM
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well thanks for helping me think that through... 
11-02-2009, 02:42 PM
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IMO you don't need those high iso monsters for night club photos.
Most of the good club shots I see are at ISO400-800
if you shoot alot of ambient then I guess you do
Most of the good club shots I see are at ISO400-800
if you shoot alot of ambient then I guess you do
11-02-2009, 02:45 PM
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11-02-2009, 02:46 PM
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imo the most natural club shots come when there is little or no flash used.. and for those shots, high ISO is king. btw is there any reason you refer to them as "monster"? I'm asking because I saw someone in the POTN nightclub thread refer to 5D2 as a "beast" and it had me going 
. why? I don't see anything monsterly or beastly about them, you just set the ISO high and shoot, they make it very easy to take night shots. How does that make them a "monster"?
. why? I don't see anything monsterly or beastly about them, you just set the ISO high and shoot, they make it very easy to take night shots. How does that make them a "monster"?
11-02-2009, 02:47 PM
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oh and "need" is very relative.
11-02-2009, 03:48 PM
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I call them a monster because of how high you can set the iso and how noiseless the higher ISOs can be
11-02-2009, 03:53 PM
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ok
11-02-2009, 04:18 PM
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11-02-2009, 09:46 PM
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Its like saying a Ford GT is a beast because it has a huge engine...