Essential The Official Photography Thread

[8WON6]

Those of you who do model shoots, what is the general range of the amount of total photos you take a shoot? Especially if you are shooting for a couple different looks, like what from your experience is the range of the amount of pics you take for each look?

And if its one look what do you yourself normally do for one?

Like when you are there at home checking the files on your memory card to edit, how many are you usually looking for?

My shoots generally last a little over an hour. That's usually about the time me and the models start getting tired/annoyed with each other. I don't really count but usually i'll end up with a couple hundred pics, some are just doubled up so i can nail focus. more if i'm shooting naturally light because i can just shoot faster.

 

[GoldenGlove]

Untitled by Ken, on Flickr


Untitled by Ken, on Flickr


Untitled by Ken, on Flickr

 

[CASHAPP]

My shoots generally last a little over an hour. That's usually about the time me and the models start getting tired/annoyed with each other. I don't really count but usually i'll end up with a couple hundred pics, some are just doubled up so i can nail focus. more if i'm shooting naturally light because i can just shoot faster.

Thanks.

What does that mean though? LOL..Whats "nail focus"?

 

[Majestyx]

does anybody on here do cinematic photography ? I'm trying to go that route.

that can mean a few things. before i assume, be a lil more specific?

 

[cozy carl]

that can mean a few things. before i assume, be a lil more specific?

pretty much, shots that looks like movie stills.

 

[GoldenGlove]

pretty much, shots that looks like movie stills.

Look into color grading...

Those shots also are in a 16:9 aspect ratio which is standard for film. 35mm is the focal length used for most scenes in movies.

All of that doesn't matter without the content to go with it (images)

 

[8WON6]

Thanks.

What does that mean though? LOL..Whats "nail focus"?

sometimes you take a shot and it looks in focus on the lcd, but then you get it on your monitor and you missed focus. So nailing focus is me trying to get multiple shots to make sure i get at least one that's really in focus.

 

[CASHAPP]

sometimes you take a shot and it looks in focus on the lcd, but then you get it on your monitor and you missed focus. So nailing focus is me trying to get multiple shots to make sure i get at least one that's really in focus.

thanks i been studying the technicalities for a couple months. i wanna get fully into practicing this by 4th quarter of 2019. im not sure if yall heard but there has been alot of talk that a big recession is on the horizon and they expect it to come next year . Its best to all make sure we got shyt saved up and have a skill to bring in side money or even fulltime money

i wanna have my photo quality/presentation up there with jalexphotos he just has a certain crispness to his portraits

alcolestudios also

 

[CASHAPP]

Why some photographers shoot Jpeg and not RAW

This is a great article i found just now. What are your thoughts brehs?

Do you think jpeg or raw is better? Is it pretty much easy to tell who is shooting in jpeg?

 

[Majestyx]

pretty much, shots that looks like movie stills.

to add on to what @GoldenGlove said.

if you look at the shots, there are no blacks that are "black" and no whites that are "white" typically. all of the contrast is in the midtones.

 

[phcitywarrior]

What's up Coli?

I've been thinking about getting into photography as a hobby and a possible avenue to make money on the side. What is a good first camera that you would suggest getting say under $400-500?

Any good material I can read to develop my knowledge on the topic?

 

[8WON6]

Finally got a shoot at the perfect time during a sunset. The sun was going down camera right and flooding that wall with all that golden light. Made a good rim light for the model.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

daniel caesars brother


sab24 by James Ellis, on Flickr


sab16 by James Ellis, on Flickr

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Some recent vids we shot

 

[radio rahiem]

Some recent vids we shot

Can’t you post the rough cut of the navy video?

These are excellent!