Pix from Infected Mushroom (srika's club pics thread)
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my glasses never looked so good!
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^^ Yes, one on one modeling assignment is needed immediately. Just show her the 5d and you'll be in
She's a stunner. Looks like a natural in front of the camera.
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#204
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Originally Posted by waTSX
^^ Yes, one on one modeling assignment is needed immediately. Just show her the 5d and you'll be in
She's a stunner. Looks like a natural in front of the camera.
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#206
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
great pics ![Clap](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/clap.gif)
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^^ I'll try, lol. Stupid but I kinda lost her email address - I put it into my Treo - with a few beers in my system - and today I went to retrieve it and I have no idea where it went. I kind of pieced together the e-mail though, just from memory, and I think I remember it... will have to see. ![Ponder](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/ponder.gif)
Cedric Gervais @ Spybar
http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/12...ervais_spybar/
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/23172-2/IMG_031.jpg)
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Cedric Gervais @ Spybar
http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/12...ervais_spybar/
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/23172-2/IMG_031.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/23267-2/IMG_055.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/23363-2/IMG_079.jpg)
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Localized @ Vision
http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/12...alized_vision/
this pic is pretty sweet in higher-res
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/23977-2/IMG_016.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/23803-2/IMG_020.jpg)
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![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/23866-2/Img_041.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/23980-2/IMG_070.jpg)
http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/12...alized_vision/
this pic is pretty sweet in higher-res
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/23977-2/IMG_016.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/23803-2/IMG_020.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/23815-2/IMG_024.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/23866-2/Img_041.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/23980-2/IMG_070.jpg)
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#212
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Originally Posted by fdl
srika, not sure if this has been asked, but what ISO do you usually shoot at in the club.
Speaking of which, the keeper ratio on this camera is great - by comparison, some nights I would be under 15% with the D70. Kind of sad and kind of embarrassing - the bulk of the issue being inacurrate AF. I mean seriously there were a couple of nights where I shot almost 1500 pics and ~250 came out, out of which maybe ~100-150 were worth posting. Pretty ridiculous. On the contrary, I shot ~300 pics Saturday night and 193 of them were keepers. It's now becoming a question of having to weed em down. The key is the AF, which I read performs about the same as the 20D and 30D. Canon ftw.
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oh the other thing, I really need to get a 2.8 lens.. that'll be the next step.
#214
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I think the next thing you should play with is adding some gels to your flash. Instead of the daylight balanced flash, you could add some different colors to closer match the lighting in the club. You could add an orange gel to give a little more warmth, or a blue one to cool things down. Not that there's anything wrong with the flash photos you've posted so far, but it would at least be something creative that you could experiment with.
#215
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Originally Posted by srika
I talk once in a while with a guy who used to do club pics in Chicago a few years back (with a 1D) and was pretty good - and he said he always shot at 100. So I would like to try that at some point too.
Must have been using a very fast lens.
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Wouldn't the use of flash in that environment expose the subject or foreground, but then completely black out the background? This is the problem I have with using the flash, period.
#218
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I got on this thread kinda late... great pics and congrats on the sweeeet gig!!!!
Originally Posted by srika
I officially started shooting for SKS Photography (Chicago) last night. It was pretty challenging because the way they wanted the shots broken down was, 80% crowd (close-ups), 10% artist, and 10% other - wide-angles, miscellaneous, etc. For the various club pictures I have been taking over the past months - with very very few exceptions - I have only been focusing on the latter 2. So last night was actually a new experience. That being said, I was kinda anxious about how the pics would come out - but for the most part, they came out OK. It was actually a lot of fun and I very much enjoyed it.
Max Graham @ Spy Bar
http://photos.clubplanet.com/showgallery.php/cat/3502
Max Graham @ Spy Bar
http://photos.clubplanet.com/showgallery.php/cat/3502
#219
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
He was probably using a flash.
#220
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Originally Posted by fdl
Wouldn't the use of flash in that environment expose the subject or foreground, but then completely black out the background? This is the problem I have with using the flash, period.
Flash photography is a little different than available light photography. Here's an easy way to think of your exposure controls when shooting with the flash:
Aperture controls the depth of field.
Shutter speed and ISO control the ambient brightness.
Flash power controls the exposure of your subject.
Flashes freeze motion, so you can use a longer shutter speed and still have a sharp shot.
#221
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Originally Posted by fdl
Wouldn't the use of flash in that environment expose the subject or foreground, but then completely black out the background? This is the problem I have with using the flash, period.
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#222
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
I think the next thing you should play with is adding some gels to your flash. Instead of the daylight balanced flash, you could add some different colors to closer match the lighting in the club. You could add an orange gel to give a little more warmth, or a blue one to cool things down. Not that there's anything wrong with the flash photos you've posted so far, but it would at least be something creative that you could experiment with.
http://www.sksphotography.com/galler...ham/index.html
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Originally Posted by srika
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Another thing, while we are talking about exposure - most of the 5D reviews said the LCD isn't bright enough at its default setting, and so they usually increase its brightness a few notches. So I did this after getting mine. It didn't occur to me until this past weekend that this is a BAD THING to do! They LOOKED ok in the LCD after taking em - when in reality, they were underexposed and required PP. This may be obvious but I didn't know. Leave any LCD at the default brightness level - at least on a DSLR - I know some of the P&S's have auto-adjusting LCD's so those wouldn't be applicable.
Last edited by srika; 12-04-2006 at 01:00 PM.
#224
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Originally Posted by srika
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#225
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Originally Posted by srika
hey Dan do you think that's whats going on here? this is the same place I shoot at a lot (Spybar) but the pics have a totally different look to em - I have been trying to figure it out.
http://www.sksphotography.com/galler...ham/index.html
http://www.sksphotography.com/galler...ham/index.html
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#226
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Originally Posted by synth19
I got on this thread kinda late... great pics and congrats on the sweeeet gig!!!!
#227
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Originally Posted by srika
oh also - this is an absolute must - set 2nd curtain flash mode (on Nikon its called "SLOW" and "REAR"). When you do this, the flash will fire 2 times for each shot - the first is a pre-flash - then the main flash fires - the shutter is opened and closed as the light of the main flash is receding - that's what lets the background and ambient light into the picture and at the same time lights up the subjects. If you don't do this, the backgrounds will be very dark, if not black. This is actually more important than having the diffuser. Even if you don't have a diffuser you can still setup for bounce flash and just turn down the power. I usually have the flash power at about -1 to -1 2/3.
Another thing, while we are talking about exposure - most of the 5D reviews said the LCD isn't bright enough at its default setting, and so they usually increase its brightness a few notches. So I did this after getting mine. It didn't occur to me until this past weekend that this is a BAD THING to do! They LOOKED ok in the LCD after taking em - when in reality, they were underexposed and required PP. This may be obvious but I didn't know. Leave any LCD at the default brightness level - at least on a DSLR - I know some of the P&S's have auto-adjusting LCD's so those wouldn't be applicable.
Another thing, while we are talking about exposure - most of the 5D reviews said the LCD isn't bright enough at its default setting, and so they usually increase its brightness a few notches. So I did this after getting mine. It didn't occur to me until this past weekend that this is a BAD THING to do! They LOOKED ok in the LCD after taking em - when in reality, they were underexposed and required PP. This may be obvious but I didn't know. Leave any LCD at the default brightness level - at least on a DSLR - I know some of the P&S's have auto-adjusting LCD's so those wouldn't be applicable.
First curtain -- motion trails come out of the subject
Second curtain -- motion trails go into the subject
#228
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
Diffusers are great, but only angle your flash if you're intending to bounce it off something. Otherwise, you're just wasting flash power.
#229
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
The few I looked at looks like he just bounced the flash. I didn't see anything that looked like it had a gel on the flash. ![2 Cents](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/2cents.gif)
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#230
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
Second curtain or rear curtain flash mode lets you "drag the shutter" meaning the shutter will open to and start capturing ambient light, then the flash will fire just before the shutter closes. This freezes motion at the end of the frame and looks more natural. If you leave the flash in first curtain mode, then the flash will fire first and the shutter will remain open for the duration of the shot.
First curtain -- motion trails come out of the subject
Second curtain -- motion trails go into the subject
First curtain -- motion trails come out of the subject
Second curtain -- motion trails go into the subject
#231
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Originally Posted by srika
odd. why do those pics have such a "warm" lighting look to em..
#232
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
If the ceiling or wall you're bouncing off is anything but white, it will reflect some of the color when the flash hits it. You can tell there's no gel being used if you look at the hotter areas of the pic because they are white.
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Real World Denver promo event @ Crobar - I don't watch it but I did happen to catch one show a few weeks ago so I recognized the cast. Was cool to meet some of them.
http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/12...denver_crobar/
pretty mad house party last night - I didn't intend to take any pix but it somehow came about.. this was after 3:30am - and pretty much everyone (inc myself) was
lol
http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/12..._holidayparty/
http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/12...denver_crobar/
pretty mad house party last night - I didn't intend to take any pix but it somehow came about.. this was after 3:30am - and pretty much everyone (inc myself) was
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http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/12..._holidayparty/
#234
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I liked this shot from Spybar Friday night: They shoot napkins out of some machine a couple of times per night.
f/5.7 24mm 1/3s ISO 500 first-curtain flash
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/27202-2/IMG_093.jpg)
with a little filter action:
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/27205-2/IMG_094.jpg)
rest of the pix here:
http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/12...lomojo_spybar/
Markus Schulz @ Vision:
http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/12...schulz_vision/
f/5.7 24mm 1/3s ISO 500 first-curtain flash
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/27202-2/IMG_093.jpg)
with a little filter action:
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/27205-2/IMG_094.jpg)
rest of the pix here:
http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/12...lomojo_spybar/
Markus Schulz @ Vision:
http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/12...schulz_vision/
#235
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I love the color version. That is awesome!
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#236
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Srika, do you ever hit up Chicagolands #1 young adult, youth non-alcohol serving dance club Zero Gravity in Naperville. I hear its pretty sweet, I bet you could take some nice shots there.
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#237
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Originally Posted by mikeschicagoRL
Srika, do you ever hit up Chicagolands #1 young adult, youth non-alcohol serving dance club Zero Gravity in Naperville. I hear its pretty sweet, I bet you could take some nice shots there. ![Tomato](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/tomato.gif)
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a few of my fav's from the weekend.
Timo Maas @ Crobar 12/29/06
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/27599-2/IMG_033.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/27424-2/IMG_046.jpg)
Danny Howells @ Vision 12/30/06
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/27779-2/IMG_015.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28069-2/IMG_112.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28156-2/IMG_141.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28168-2/IMG_145.jpg)
Timo Maas @ Crobar 12/29/06
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/27599-2/IMG_033.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/27424-2/IMG_046.jpg)
Danny Howells @ Vision 12/30/06
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/27779-2/IMG_015.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28069-2/IMG_112.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28156-2/IMG_141.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28168-2/IMG_145.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28261-2/IMG_176.jpg)
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hahaah foool.. here's a few more in case you missed em from the New Year's thread.. yes Mizouse before you say anything lol the 2nd Tara pic is blurry, it was just how it came out.. ![Sad](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/sad.gif)
full gallery here
Efrem Ramirez from Napoleon Dynamite, right after midnight
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28482-2/IMG_050.jpg)
![](http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5504/img045tj6xx5xz2.jpg)
![](http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3717/img059wv8gy9io3.jpg)
BT
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28637-2/IMG_100.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28641-2/IMG_101.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28689-2/IMG_113.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28741-2/IMG_126.jpg)
there were about 4500 ppl here.. spread about 3 floors. wish I coulda taken a panorama shot of this, this is about 1/4 of the main floor, center. You can see more of it in the full gallery, page 2. there is also one (full) boob slip in the main gallery, but I'm not gonna tell you where it is. :P
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28757-2/IMG_130.jpg)
AND in case you haven't seen it already, here is the most-watched Youtube video of 2006, from this event - 743,000+ views in 3 days. I am seen for a (very) short second at 0:38, holding my camera. :P
![Sad](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/sad.gif)
full gallery here
Efrem Ramirez from Napoleon Dynamite, right after midnight
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28482-2/IMG_050.jpg)
![](http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5504/img045tj6xx5xz2.jpg)
![](http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3717/img059wv8gy9io3.jpg)
BT
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28637-2/IMG_100.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28641-2/IMG_101.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28689-2/IMG_113.jpg)
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28741-2/IMG_126.jpg)
there were about 4500 ppl here.. spread about 3 floors. wish I coulda taken a panorama shot of this, this is about 1/4 of the main floor, center. You can see more of it in the full gallery, page 2. there is also one (full) boob slip in the main gallery, but I'm not gonna tell you where it is. :P
![](http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/d/28757-2/IMG_130.jpg)
AND in case you haven't seen it already, here is the most-watched Youtube video of 2006, from this event - 743,000+ views in 3 days. I am seen for a (very) short second at 0:38, holding my camera. :P
Last edited by srika; 01-05-2007 at 03:26 AM.