Times Square (e301 perspective)
by pawdrix

Comment:
I'm a big fan of city shots. I'm trying to learn how to capture some great looking nighttime city shots. I feel like I'm struggling, especially when looking at a great shot like this one.

If you're willing to share, I'd like to know your settings for this kind of shot. ISO, shutter speed, etc...

6:35:05am : A City Awakes
by hotpasta

Comment:
Man I love city shots! Beautiful.

Shelob
by Pabliacci

Comment:
Oh I hate spiders.... Great shot though. :)

Bear Nekkid Baby
by Prof_Fate

Comment:
I like this photo, but the baby looks frightened in this shot.

JOY!
by 777STAN

Comment:
The borders are a bit distracting to me. They aren't consistent in width. I would play around a bit more with that to see if you can make it work. Maybe if there were one border inside the picture to act as a pseudo frame?

Me
by LN13

Comment:
What is that on the left? Did you have to clone something out? I am paranoid about this kind of thing myself. I clone something out and I think it looks just fine, and then people with brighter monitors can see my edits.

Self Portrait
by smithma

Comment:

Originally posted by citymars: Originally posted by Greenfield: Soft lighting and 'tough' expression are not a good combination I don't think that is a "truism" you should trust. Anyway, that user has left four comments so far, all negative. Consider the source and keep up the good work and the experimenting!

Thank you very much. That helps me a lot.

Contort
by smithma

Comment:
Thank you very much for your comments.

I used a 500 Watt constant light pointed at my shoulder. On the other side I have a sheet of white felt to act as a reflector. These are temporary items while I decide what would be the best first lighting purchase. Strobes or constants... Right now I'm thinking strobes, but I'm having fun with the constant light that I have borrowed. I'm sure I'll end up with both.

As for the shutter speed I have the camera on a tripod (obviously). I prefocused where I would be and switched to manual focus so it would stay put. Set the timer and hop over to where I should be before the camera snaps.

Do you really think I should center? Just seems compositionally incorrect to center my body in the frame. I may give it a shot and post this one again.

Self Portrait
by smithma

Comment:

Originally posted by Greenfield: Soft lighting and 'tough' expression are not a good combination

I'm not sure I agree that this combination can't work, but I'm a beginner.

This was taken with available light because I don't have access to a light kit. I was playing with my camera's manual mode settings and I wanted to take a new picture for my DPC profile.

NiBorg
by Kali

Comment:
Where do I get goggles like that!?