Photos: New Years Eve @ Guverment (december 31st 2007)

[chinamon]

i really dont know what to say about this event other than "holy shit". i had an incredible time.

http://img2.tranceaddict.com/jason/2007-12...berg/index.html

[booya]

i really dont know what to say about this event other than "holy shit". i had an incredible time.

http://img2.tranceaddict.com/jason/2007-12...berg/index.html

HEY CHINAMON!!! i gotta question for you...

the venues u shoot in are pretty dark eh? and i take it you use a flash right? whats your flash set up? i can't seem to get it right in the darker places i shoot! help!

[chinamon]

HEY CHINAMON!!! i gotta question for you...

the venues u shoot in are pretty dark eh? and i take it you use a flash right? whats your flash set up? i can't seem to get it right in the darker places i shoot! help!

that depends on where i am in the venue and the lighting at the time.
i shoot in manual mode so i hope you are familiar with it.

portraits of people:
flash is FEC +2/3 and 2nd curtain shutter.
f/4.0 and usually 1/4 second (sometimes 1/6 or 1/8... or even sometimes 1/20 depending on what im shooting)

crowd shots:
anywhere between f/2.8 - 4.0
usually no flash
shutter ranges from 1/6 second up to 1 second

[booya]

HEY CHINAMON!!! i gotta question for you...

the venues u shoot in are pretty dark eh? and i take it you use a flash right? whats your flash set up? i can't seem to get it right in the darker places i shoot! help!

that depends on where i am in the venue and the lighting at the time.
i shoot in manual mode so i hope you are familiar with it.

portraits of people:
flash is FEC +2/3 and 2nd curtain shutter.
f/4.0 and usually 1/4 second (sometimes 1/6 or 1/8... or even sometimes 1/20 depending on what im shooting)

crowd shots:
anywhere between f/2.8 - 4.0
usually no flash
shutter ranges from 1/6 second up to 1 second

with such a slow shutter speed, how come you don't suffer from camera shake? i'm pretty new to this so i f aske something dumb, thats why

[chinamon]

with such a slow shutter speed, how come you don't suffer from camera shake? i'm pretty new to this so i f aske something dumb, thats why

because its not bright enough to notice any shake.
the shutter is just slow enough to grab ambient lighting in to the shot.

[EvansLight]

There is also IS in the lens. Get a good one and you can shoot fairly low without worry.

China; ever thought about always using flash but building on a diffuser to the flash? You could keep interchangeable ones with you and switch em out. Thinner ones for shots of people, and thicker for shots of crowds. With the right setup that could improve the shots a whole lot. Im not saying there bad, but i bet that would help

[waterboi]

Very nice China. Havnt seen you around much man. Pics look good bro. Cant wait till i can make it up there.

[chinamon]

There is also IS in the lens. Get a good one and you can shoot fairly low without worry.

China; ever thought about always using flash but building on a diffuser to the flash? You could keep interchangeable ones with you and switch em out. Thinner ones for shots of people, and thicker for shots of crowds. With the right setup that could improve the shots a whole lot. Im not saying there bad, but i bet that would help

IS works great when shooting night landscapes but are practically useless when shooting nightclubs.
when strobes are going off 6 times per second the image will blur because its the subjects that move, not because the photographer is moving.

as for diffuser, i have used the stofen omnibounce and gary fong lightsphere but i still prefer bare bulb. i am goinna try the gary fong whaletale soon thogh. i also would like to invest in a stronger flash (canon 580ex ii).