Boy and Dog - BW
Boy and Dog (2017 December 31)
Boy and Dog (2017 December 31)
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Location
This photo was taken indoors in a house.Time
This photo was captured at 3:55PM CST (2017 December 31).Lighting
This photo was taken inside a house mid-afternoon (curtains closed) with Tungsten light coming from the television a few feet above and away from the front of the subjects, and some incandescent lighting and minimal mid-afternoon daylight behind the subjects.Equipment
I shot this photo hand-held with my Nikon D750 Camera and a Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 lens @ 70mm. The camera was set in Manual Exposure mode f/2.8 1/20 ISO 1600 +0.67 eV. White Balance set at "Incandescent". Pattern Metering mode.Inspiration
I love taking photos of this little man, but he does not like posing for photos. With some coaxing and begging on my part, he agreed to a couple shots, I quickly grabbed the camera and managed to shoot a couple frames (this one turned out, the other photo not so much.) Sadly, I did not think to check all the settings on my camera before shooting the photos.Editing
This photo was shot in JPEG. Using ACDSee Pro 6, I adjusted the exposure, sharpened the photo, blurred the background (I did not really knowing how I should be doing it, but had to do something with the people's limbs and torsos in the background, as he was sitting very close to his parents), then converted it to black and white as I preferred the BW end result.In my camera bag
I have my Nikon D750, D200 and D5100 cameras in my bags along with my Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, a Tamron SP 24-70MM F/2.8 Di VC USD, a Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm F/1.8G Lens, a Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD Lens, Nikon f/2.8 105mm Micro f/2.8 lens, and a Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens. I also always have my Samsung S8+ SM-G955W cellular phone with me (I like to use it when I want or need a wider angle photo.) If I am going to go for a drive to spend some time out and about shooting, I like to take all my cameras and lenses... you just never know what you're going to need. If I am going out to shoot something specific, I take my Nikon D750 along with the 70-200mm lens, 24-70mm lens, 50mm lens, and depending what my shooting goal is, sometimes the 105mm lensFeedback
My advice for others is to keep your batteries charged up, keep your camera(s) handy (you never know when an opportunity to shoot will arise), and to appreciate everything around you and to always look for photo opportunities. Then shoot, shoot, shoot.... shoot as often as you can. I am not a 'people' photographer but I am now trying to capture more shots of people than I have in the past. We need to try new things and go outside of our comfort zone. Take advantage of the lighting - when it is sunny or when it is cloudy or if rain or any other weather system is moving in, and play with your f stops. Take more than one photo... you can always delete it if it doesn't turn out. Try different camera settings and camera equipment as well. When you download your photos, don't discard the photo right away because the colour or composition isn't what you had wanted it to be. Try adjusting the lighting, exposure, cropping, etc, and also convert it to sepia or black and white... sometimes that may be the only adjustment you need to make to the photo in post-processing. Most important of all... always have fun!!!!
