Hello Steve, Keep in mind that you are doing fill flash in daylight for portrait distances. It is low, but adequate. I've got a couple of hundred shots of weddings under my belt to be satisfied with it.
-- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, March 11, 2004, 6:04:06 PM, you wrote: SJ> What's the GN of the flash at 1/4000 sync though? SJ> S SJ> Bruce Dayton wrote: >> Hello Tanya, >> >> Not sure if you are aware, but the *istD coupled with the AF360FGZ can >> do high speed synch at up to 1/4000. Set the flash mode all the way >> to the right (HSS) and set the camera to wireless/HSS. Once you do >> that, you can use all of your shutter speeds. That, along with flash >> compensation, is the big reason to use the AF360FGZ right now. >> >> HTH, >> >> >> Bruce >> >> >> Thursday, March 11, 2004, 6:33:07 AM, you wrote: >> >> TMP> So sorry! I forgot to include the technical stuff! >> >> TMP> Most of them were shot on AV at around f4-f6.7. I didn't open my lenses too >> TMP> wide as she was moving around to much and it was difficult to keep her in >> TMP> focus. Also, I actually had too much light and could only sync at 1/150th, >> TMP> so I needed to stop down as far as I could to avoid overexposure. >> >> TMP> Lenses - I used the Tamron 28-200 for a few of them (all would have been >> TMP> around the 135-200mm mark), but most were shot with my Tamron 135mm f2.5. >> TMP> It is an old, heavy all metal manual lens. I LOVE this lens to death, it >> TMP> yields beautiful results. It is a little soft between f2.5 and f4 but that >> TMP> is actually perfect for the portraits that I shoot. >> >> TMP> Does anyone know anymore about this lens? I have no idea about it - it was >> TMP> one of my first every photography related Ebay purchases and it was a pure >> TMP> fluke as I really had no idea what I was bidding on at the time. Would love >> TMP> to hear if anyone else has any experience with this lens? >> >> TMP> tia, >> TMP> tan. >> >> >> >> TMP> -----Original Message----- >> TMP> From: Hal & Sandra Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> TMP> Sent: Thursday, 11 March 2004 10:08 PM >> TMP> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> TMP> Subject: Re: more stuff from fairygirl... >> >> >> TMP> Some very nice shots! Please explain how you select lenses i.e. 90mm through >> TMP> 200mm seem to produce good portraits in the right situation. You mention >> TMP> 200mm for safe distance. Which others did you use? >> TMP> ----- Original Message ----- >> TMP> From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> TMP> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> TMP> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:14 AM >> TMP> Subject: more stuff from fairygirl... >> >> >> >>>> >>>>hi guys, >>>> >>>>just posting a link to a gallery of kid portraits that I shot yesterday >> >> TMP> for >> >>>>those who asked about portraits and the *istD. The lighting was ideal for >>>>this shoot and the results were much, much better than the couple that I >>>>posted the other day. >>>> >>>>This little girl is a very unusual looking child, and it was hard to make >>>>her look "cute". PLUS, boy does she ever have an attitude, she DID NOT >> >> TMP> want >> >>>>to be photographed and is very intense and totally precocious! She is two >>>>years old and was telling her mum to "Get Lost"! So initially, I had to >>>>shoot without flash using a 200mm lens to keep a "safe" distance from her >> >> TMP> to >> >>>>capture her candidly. Toward the end, she relaxed a little and I >> >> TMP> distracted >> >>>>her by bribing her with lollies and picking some lillies out of the water >>>>for her to play with, so she became a little easier to work with. >>>> >>>>Her mum is a good friend of mine who I have shot many times in the past >>>>(whilst she was pregnant and when the little girl was a newborn), but this >>>>time she insisted on paying me "properly" and on me treating her as I >> >> TMP> would >> >>>>a true client as she felt "sick of getting freebies" from me all the time. >>>>It was really nice to be appreciated by a friend! >>>> >>>>So, she is over the moon with the results, and I was quite happy too, I >> >> TMP> can >> >>>>definitely see my work with the *ist D improving as I get to know it >>>>better... >>>> >>>>Still, I think there is a bit too much flash on some of those shots toward >>>>the end - still learning about flash in a major way, so I expect that this >>>>will improve over time... >>>> >>>>Here's the link: >>>> >>>> >>>>http://www.tanyamayer.com/avagallery/index.html >>>> >>>>I love this one... >>>> >>>>http://www.tanyamayer.com/avagallery/pages/IMGP1398.html >>>> >>>>Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I may "soften" the effect of >> >> TMP> the >> >>>>flash? I do have a diffuser over it, but I'm not getting hotspots >> >> TMP> anyways, >> >>>>which is a great thing. I am just wanting to soften so that it doesn't >>>>appear to dominate the entire picture, such as in this shot: >>>> >>>>http://www.tanyamayer.com/avagallery/pages/IMGP1386.html >>>> >>>>Obviously, I can't bounce it when I am shooting on location such as these. >>>>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>>Ok, so I am off to Brisbane again in the morning, so may be a bit quiet >>>>until Monday - will check my emails in my motel tomorrow night though, so >>>>don't go talking behind my back, ok?!? lol... >>>> >>>>Have a great weekend all! >>>> >>>>tan. >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >> >>
