Essential The Official Photography Thread
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you fiending for some eye autofocus?
cant even begin to imagine the pleasures of shooting with that shyt. im just looking forward to shooting with a modern day auto-focusing system
focusing all the way to the edge of the screen 
either the Z6 or Z7 for me...
though I hear Canon is possibly gonna drop a game changer... might wanna check that out
but still .. no excuses, my camera gets the job done. all about the lighting and technique.
I’m more inclined to ask what lens are you shooting with? And where do you position the light in relation to the model?cant even begin to imagine the pleasures of shooting with that shyt. im just looking forward to shooting with a modern day auto-focusing system
either the Z6 or Z7 for me...
though I hear Canon is possibly gonna drop a game changer... might wanna check that out
but still .. no excuses, my camera gets the job done. all about the lighting and technique.
Regarding the topic of video being more profitable / perceived as more valuable in the market today:
I haven't had any luck with a single client paying more than their original quote.
Almost every time we've sat with someone to discuss their vision and budget, they start by shooting high as hell and saying they need the best of the best.
Soon as we start talking about money, the conversation becomes about needing to be fiscally responsible. (Which I'm not mad at. That's part of business).
The problem comes from, most customers saying they want a one minute video to keep their costs low. (We price our one minute videos anywhere between $300 - $1,000 depending on the work and the size of client's business. For example, a local mom and pop we would charge $300 but for big business like government work we start at $1,000).
Before we shoot anything, we sit with the customer and discuss what they want to say within that one minute.
There have been several times now where after we agree on the content of the video and the total length, the customer comes back and says they now need the video to be longer because they want to include such and such that they hadn't thought of before. Cool. So we re-quote them at a higher price since they are now asking for more than we initially agreed upon.
EVERY SINGLE TIME this happens, the customer has gone cold. I went back and forth with a realty firm for 6 weeks discussing the content and scheduling for 10 videos they wanted to do. Out of nowhere they give me a call and say "After going over everything we just realized that one minute for each video is not going to be enough time." I explain that our pricing is per minute and we would be more than happy to produce a longer video for them if they like. That was one week ago and I haven't heard a word since then. So 7 weeks total chasing this client down and nothing all because the client thought they needed one thing and they ended up realizing they needed more and expected the price to stay exactly the same despite doubling the amount of work originally discussed.
I haven't had any luck with a single client paying more than their original quote.
Almost every time we've sat with someone to discuss their vision and budget, they start by shooting high as hell and saying they need the best of the best.
Soon as we start talking about money, the conversation becomes about needing to be fiscally responsible. (Which I'm not mad at. That's part of business).
The problem comes from, most customers saying they want a one minute video to keep their costs low. (We price our one minute videos anywhere between $300 - $1,000 depending on the work and the size of client's business. For example, a local mom and pop we would charge $300 but for big business like government work we start at $1,000).
Before we shoot anything, we sit with the customer and discuss what they want to say within that one minute.
There have been several times now where after we agree on the content of the video and the total length, the customer comes back and says they now need the video to be longer because they want to include such and such that they hadn't thought of before. Cool. So we re-quote them at a higher price since they are now asking for more than we initially agreed upon.
EVERY SINGLE TIME this happens, the customer has gone cold. I went back and forth with a realty firm for 6 weeks discussing the content and scheduling for 10 videos they wanted to do. Out of nowhere they give me a call and say "After going over everything we just realized that one minute for each video is not going to be enough time." I explain that our pricing is per minute and we would be more than happy to produce a longer video for them if they like. That was one week ago and I haven't heard a word since then. So 7 weeks total chasing this client down and nothing all because the client thought they needed one thing and they ended up realizing they needed more and expected the price to stay exactly the same despite doubling the amount of work originally discussed.
The work I did with an auto shop out here went like this. Started shooting footage back in November... didn't get finished until April because dude went MIA. He came back for some other gigs in-between (Toy Drive, and to edit some footage that he recorded for a job they did), but a lot of the footage that I got initially wasn't even used in the video later on.
Awful process, because he'd constantly come back to me with clips of footage that he wanted me to just add in the video. A lot of times, it's the clients not having their shyt together that makes things harder than they have to be... either that or they want to be cheap. I was at his shop for 2 days recording, but he didn't have the variance in the work that he wanted in the video, so he started shooting some other footage on a Go-Pro and would send to me.
Just dumb.
Majestyx
Duck Season
and this is that bullshyt. these folk need to pay and stop being cheap/trying to add more on without realzing that it will coost more.
Majestyx
Duck Season
look at the models eyes. that will tell you where the light is in relation to them.
Maybe I should’ve framed it better; but I think I figured it out. I know where the light is, by looking at the shadows, I realized that the light is slightly above the head. I was doing it eye level, camera left. looked
Pics incoming tonight.
Majestyx
Duck Season
I think you're right in your deductionMaybe I should’ve framed it better; but I think I figured it out. I know where the light is, by looking at the shadows, I realized that the light is slightly above the head. I was doing it eye level, camera left. looked
Pics incoming tonight.
Maybe I should’ve framed it better; but I think I figured it out. I know where the light is, by looking at the shadows, I realized that the light is slightly above the head. I was doing it eye level, camera left. looked
Pics incoming tonight.
yessir..
and my lighting set up is generally different for every shoot. sometimes I use light modifiers, sometimes I barebulb. I been bare bulbing a LOT lately tbh. And I'm loving the results.
Rayzah
I'm Everywhere you ain't never there
View from the side of the road by LRG Photo, on Flickr
Hill Top by LRG Photo, on Flickr
Sun Peaking through by LRG Photo, on Flickr
Lake View by LRG Photo, on Flickr
City clock by LRG Photo, on Flickr
Georgia by LRG Photo, on Flickr
Curvy road by LRG Photo, on Flickr
Maybe I should’ve framed it better; but I think I figured it out. I know where the light is, by looking at the shadows, I realized that the light is slightly above the head. I was doing it eye level, camera left. looked
Pics incoming tonight.
practice shots with the family
I like the first one quite a bit. You got some great separation from the background and the color looks great.practice shots with the family
The second one seems off a bit. The color and exposure doesn't look as good as the first pic....to me. I like what you're doing though.
I have yet to dive into the world of off camera flash and I really want to get into it soon.
Bout to buy a D750, I'd go higher but I have a Brazil trip at the end of June for a week that I'm not willing to push back any further. Otherwise I'd get the D850
In the next few days I'll start posting more shots from around the world here that I've taken on my travels.
In the next few days I'll start posting more shots from around the world here that I've taken on my travels.
dope shots man!