Thanks, Dan.
I think she'll probably like it, too. It just frustrates me when a shot
could've been much better if the subject weren't so damnably human.
-- Walt
On 2/15/2013 7:20 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
That is a very appealing portrait, Walt. I really like it and I'm
certain she will also.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 8:09 PM, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote:
So, here's a shot I grabbed last night while I was covering for a coworker's
shift. The girl (Sarah) is difficult to photograph as she's more than a
little spastic. You point the camera at her, and she becomes weirdly
incapable of sitting still for a moment. Given how low the light is in the
club, and her hyper-kinetic ways, even the K-5 can only do so much without
the use of flash. So, that's what I did. (Also, the spot where she's sitting
is directly under a tungsten bulb recessed into the ceiling, which caused
really ugly shadows under her eyes, nose, lips, etc., so I was forced to use
flash anyway. Otherwise, I'd have opened up the aperture and bumped up the
ISO.)
Unfortunately, she was right across the bar from me, and I have little room
to move back away. And, as a consequence, I got really harsh highlights off
her hair. (When I finally get around to getting a real flash unit, I'll
definitely be getting a diffuser with it.)
Anyway, here she is -- in color, even!
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8476638441/
K-5, FA 50/1.4, f/2.8, 1/100 sec., ISO 1600
In hindsight, I probably should've opened up the aperture anyway to help
soften the focus a bit, and maybe dial down the flash and ISO. But, when you
get Sarah looking at the camera for even a fleeting moment, there's no time
to dawdle with settings. A shiny object could come into her field of vision
in an instant, scuttling the whole enterprise.
-- Walt
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