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09/17/2006 06:25:43 PM · #1 |
I was asked to use my photography to help out with a Habitat for Humanity fund raiser my office had over the weekend. It was a small parking lot festival type thing with games, a big blow up slide, ice cream, pizza, other food etc.
They wanted me to set up a place where people could get a 4x6 photo taken for $5 donation. The office purchased the photo paper and another agent had the printer. I said I'd try it...but honestly I was concerned because I'm still finding consistancy in taking good photos a hard thing to come by. The idea of people paying for a shot that I wouldn't have any time to edit - at all - had me very worried.
We set up my back black drop and had hay bales and various Fall themed items. The overall fundraiser didn't fare too well - not much of a crowd. However, my little photo stand did a booming business! I honestly think I made the most money of anything we offered there. Almost everyone who had a photo taken also decided to buy one or more extra prints. I didn't keep count, but I probably took around 30 - 40 shots and sold twice that number in prints.
I was deleting as I went along for the most part, but some of the last ones were still on the card - here's a selection of how they turned out, straight from the camera w/ only resizing done. The group of guys is a barbershop quartet that we had singing at one point.
 
 
Some things I'd do differently, as this was a learning experience! I did change the settings on the camera to boost the contrast, saturation and sharpness a bit.
I would write down what settings were working for me because I also took the camera off the tripod and took some "event" shots...then I had to refigure which portrait settings I had used when I placed it back on the tripod. I didn't have much room for bringing the subjects a little farther away from the backdrop...they were only about 3 ft. in front of it.
We were outside, under an awning in the shade and I had the 550EX for fill flash. All in all, I was relieved and happy with the outcome.
I think it helped me overcome some of my uncertainess of working "without a net" of editing options.
Message edited by author 2006-09-17 18:26:18. |
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09/17/2006 06:40:35 PM · #2 |
| Sounds like a fun day! I really like the barber shop guys, good photo :) |
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09/17/2006 06:52:33 PM · #3 |
Wow... the lighting is so different in each of them, it's hard to believe this is "straight from the camera". Especially, for example, the barbershop photo. It appears to have a lot of contrast and saturation in it, whereas the woman to the left seems the opposite, it is light with little contrast or saturation.
The best of the bunch for me is the one of the little girl... great lighting and everything there.
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09/17/2006 06:54:58 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by dwterry:
Wow... the lighting is so different in each of them, it's hard to believe this is "straight from the camera". Especially, for example, the barbershop photo. It appears to have a lot of contrast and saturation in it, whereas the woman to the left seems the opposite, it is light with little contrast or saturation.
The best of the bunch for me is the one of the little girl... great lighting and everything there. |
The only thing I can think of is that with the quartet, I was backed away from the subject a few feet more? |
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09/17/2006 07:20:03 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by jpochard:
The only thing I can think of is that with the quartet, I was backed away from the subject a few feet more? |
But... why are the shirts so very white, and their legs (in the middle) so dark as to have disappeared into oblivion? That's such an extreme contrast that I would expect to see it being caused by editing with an overlay or soft light layer in photoshop. It just seems strange to get this straight out of the camera.
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09/17/2006 08:22:16 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by dwterry:
But... why are the shirts so very white, and their legs (in the middle) so dark as to have disappeared into oblivion? |
My guess is flash fall off judging from the guy at the top left. The light falls off on his head a bit too.
And Judy, you did well, congrats on getting over your OoTC Phobia :-)
Message edited by author 2006-09-17 20:23:20.
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09/17/2006 08:43:27 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by dwterry:
But... why are the shirts so very white, and their legs (in the middle) so dark as to have disappeared into oblivion? |
My guess is flash fall off judging from the guy at the top left. The light falls off on his head a bit too. |
I thought of that, but I'm having a hard time buying the light fall-off theory too. The guy on the right has really dark cheeks as well, and yet the shirt at the same level to his left is still white. It just seems like it's too much contrast. Again, reminding me of using the Overlay or Soft Light layer blending modes and the way they lighting what is light, and darken what is dark.
By the way, I'm not trying to argue. I'm just finding it odd and wondering what the explanation could be.
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