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Post by lanatir on Mar 25, 2007 20:28:37 GMT -5
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Post by GEN1AUTOBOT on Mar 25, 2007 21:24:50 GMT -5
Great pics!!! You covered it well.
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Post by emerson on Mar 25, 2007 22:05:01 GMT -5
That first shot is awesome! Cool and irreverent.
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Post by nikodiablo on Mar 25, 2007 22:30:12 GMT -5
Always amazes me to see your photographs, Kelvin! Very nicely done!
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Post by stonesunshine on Mar 25, 2007 23:54:57 GMT -5
May I know what camera you used? Im into digital photography and I like taking pictures of my robots. Im experimenting with different settings and I would appreciate it if you could give me some pointers. I don't own an SLR though. I only use a Canon G6.
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Post by magengar on Mar 26, 2007 0:55:24 GMT -5
Man, those are some of the most Awesome pics I've ever seen of the GX-02R! I'm drrrrroooOOooolin! ;D Thanks for sharin, bro! zozo-Magengar
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Post by lanatir on Mar 26, 2007 2:32:34 GMT -5
thanks guys stone, i'm using an EOS30D with 2 speedlites and a couple of DIY softboxes
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Post by bomberx on Mar 26, 2007 3:25:28 GMT -5
WOW, beautifull images lanatir....I don't think i've ever seen Mazinger look so good....FANTASTIC!!!! ;D
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Post by stonesunshine on Mar 26, 2007 5:49:35 GMT -5
thanks guys stone, i'm using an EOS30D with 2 speedlites and a couple of DIY softboxes Aw shucks! I guess I won;t be able to get great shots unless I get an SLR... the EOS400D has been on my mind for awhile.
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Post by lanatir on Mar 26, 2007 11:20:00 GMT -5
thanks again guys. stone, priority for you is some good lighting... not a new camera. u can do wonders with ur current canon
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Post by zman on Mar 26, 2007 13:47:26 GMT -5
Thanks lanatir! Great photography as usual. I am still using the V5 - Crewzer 1 for my notebook desktop at home.
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Post by 00silvergt on Mar 26, 2007 17:36:39 GMT -5
thanks again guys. stone, priority for you is some good lighting... not a new camera. u can do wonders with ur current canon I second that, it is like saying you need to buy the pencil Rex uses so that you can draw great like him. Er...No. Equipment and materials are no substitute for hard work and raw talent. You can make up for the talent by putting in the hard work. Pictures and video can be made or broken by uisng the proper lighting. Control of the lighting is crucial. Even with a Canon 1DS Mark III if you use it on auto and without any control of your lighting, your pics will be average or nondescript. Equipment do play a role on the professional level or when you are trying to do something which the current equipment is not able to do. But this is hardly the case of the body of the SLR, but more of the lens, lights,etc. e.g. trying to get real close to a subject without a macro lens will leave you with a very unexciting picture regardless of how you play with lights, composition, etc. I am not saying you can not get great pics without a macro, just saying you won't get macro shots without a macro. Most Pro photographers I know (in the Canon camp) will sometimes use the very inexpensive 50mm 1.4 Mark II prime lens. Which can be had at your local camera store for <$100. This is considered nothing in the hobby of photography, where a "L" lens can run you >$20,000 at the far end of the spectrum. For the web your 400D or Rebel XTI stateside is just fine. It is very comparable to the 20D/30D for most parts, the latter has more features that are "nice" but not necessary and for toy picture taking won't make a big difference. I say save your $$ and get a 5D later on when this becomes serious and someone is paying you for the shots. It is a full frame DSLR, no conversion on the FOV. Shucks, I misread your post Stone. I guess what I wrote stands on its own, however, it does as well with you as long as your current point and shoot is not a horrible one, like the no name brand cheapies. The imagers on those are simply garbage and even with the correct lighting you will not get good results. However, this doesn't mean a good point of shoot (Sony, Canon, Olympus, etc.) will not give you breath taking results. With proper control of lighting, you can get exciting pictures even with a cheaper, but good point and shoot.
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Post by stonesunshine on Mar 26, 2007 18:18:20 GMT -5
Thanks for your suggestion guys, I'm still learning the ropes in digital photography. I intend to invest in a DSLR someday... I just got my Canon G6 over a year ago and my wife would kill me if I got a new one so soon. Thanks again and I would read on more about lighting.
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Post by 00silvergt on Mar 26, 2007 21:53:47 GMT -5
yeah, hold on to the G6 for now, you should be fine. Key to lighting is to subdue it in order to remove harsh shadows and highlights, unless that's what you are aiming for. The only thing with the G6 that would be hard to do is macro photography since your lens, albeit may say it has a macro setting is not a true 1:1 macro. Also you will not get good Bokeh (Japanese for Blur, used in photography to mean the blurring of the background vs the foreground and vice versa) with your fixed point and shoot lens. Check out Lanatir's "Thunderbreak" shot, see how the finger to the forearms are out of focus while the rest are in focus? That's the Bokeh of the lens he is using which I believe is a 90mm Tamron Macro. The better the blur or difference between the out of focus and the in focus the better the bokeh. You can kinda cheat this by using a larger F-stop or lower number aperture to create the effect. But a point and shoot lens will not have the great results of a SLR lens when it comes to the DOF or depth of field due to aperture settings. Most photographers shoot in AP or Aperture Priority, which allows you to select the aperture while the computer of the camera chooses the shutter speed. Since there will be little or no motion in these shots, shutter speed is not really a priority.
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Post by lanatir on Mar 26, 2007 22:03:17 GMT -5
wonderful explanations from silvergt! take note that if u shoot at ISO100 and u use the speedlite system, shutter speed doesnt really count at all. the ETTL will take care of your flash settings. if u're not concerned about macro/closeups and want to shoot figs in their entirety, u should be able to replicate some of my shots without usage of a lifesize macro lens
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Post by stonesunshine on Mar 26, 2007 22:05:44 GMT -5
I will take your teachings to the test... thanks a bunch.
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Post by 00silvergt on Mar 27, 2007 5:01:51 GMT -5
Lanatir uses Momentary lighting or speedlite or better known as the flash or in his case two flashes. I guess he uses one as a slave and the other a master. I'm guessing they fire simultaneously? I use a different method of lighting called continous lighting. This is more like videography in which you use lighting equipment that is always on unless you turn it off, of course. To me this is a little easier to gauge where the light will be, without firing some a lot of test shots. I use a light tent to diffuse or even out the light and direct light I will bounce off a reflector or an umbrella. When using my macro lenses I will always use a remote shutter controller and a tripod. Either method is fine as well as you can control the light. I have a Speedlite 550EX for my 20D I haven't tried to fire it remotely, I will need at least a 420EX to slave.
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Post by lanatir on Mar 27, 2007 5:59:51 GMT -5
silver, your guess is almost there. i actually use a 580EX and 420EX combo fired by an ST-E2 wireless commander. i choose to use the flash system simply bcos the power is there for me to be truly flexible with lighting at low ISOs and also the ability to handhold. it helps a lot to be able to shoot and not worry about handshake though this solution is definitely costlier
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Post by 00silvergt on Mar 27, 2007 12:04:50 GMT -5
I see, again I have the 550EX which is an ETTL however it is I think 1/4 or 1/2 stops less powerful than your 580EX. I'm debating whether I should get the 580EX and slave my 550EX, then I will have two very power speedlites or use the 420EX... dunno yet. In either case I'll need the ST-E2 to fire then off. Yeah I see you point, if you are hand holding nothing beats the power of the flash. I use a tripod and the remote. I'll try using the speedlites see what I get.
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Post by lanatir on Mar 27, 2007 22:39:46 GMT -5
actually, the 420EX is more than enough in terms of GN to use for such shots. the 'power' i said was actually referring to the fact that when the flash fires (it comes on at around 1/9000th to 1/11000th of a second), i can still handhold at low ISO.
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