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Bob Gower
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Some studio shots taken with the 6900, original photos printed on photographic paper are superb. http://public.fotki.com/bobbygee
Kind regards,
Bob Gower.
Kind regards,
Bob Gower.
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kirk48403
Leading Member
The pictures look like taken by a professional photographer and I am sure you are. Really nice - give us some tips in lighting and camera settings.
Needs 6 - was that a real kid? She looks like a doll because of her eyes.
I hope to get the same results with my FUJI 6900Z - Tisya.
David Dodd
Leading Member
Great shots Bob. It's encouraging to see such professional pictures from this camera.
Besides the previously posted questions, I'd be curious if you shot these with a soft filter, or blurred them later in Photoshop. Also, given that the 6900 has a tendency to shift towards red for interior shots, did you employ a manual white balance? Any other tricks?
David
Besides the previously posted questions, I'd be curious if you shot these with a soft filter, or blurred them later in Photoshop. Also, given that the 6900 has a tendency to shift towards red for interior shots, did you employ a manual white balance? Any other tricks?
David
mom51949
Leading Member
Absolutely gorgeous!
Bob
Beautiful work - you captured the most angelic look on the children. Please, can you provide details on how you achieved such beautiful results. What were the camera settings? What filters did you use? Did you fine tune in photoshop.
Thanks for your reply
Regards
Lynn C
Beautiful work - you captured the most angelic look on the children. Please, can you provide details on how you achieved such beautiful results. What were the camera settings? What filters did you use? Did you fine tune in photoshop.
Thanks for your reply
Regards
Lynn C
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Ron H
Guest
Nice shots! What white balance did you use.? Did you set up a custom white balance for it? Have studio strobes myself, but haven't tried the 6900 with them yet.
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Bob Gower
Guest
Hi all,
Thanks for all the kind remarks, but there is nothing difficult in getting similar results to mine.
The camera is always used on a tripod with a live LCD, thus eliminating the need to look through the eye level finder (EVF), a boon with small children as they keep moving about, it's difficult at times to keep them still, unless you nail one foot to the floor (only joking). My personnel preference is to set the camera to preview and then either accept or delete the image as each photograph is taken.
To fire the studio lights I use a Wein transmitter on the cameras hot shoe with the receiver plugged into the synch connector on the main light, in turn all the lights are the fired by built in slaves. This system eliminates the need for synch leads trailing along the floor, potential trip hazards.
The lighting in 90% of the photographs is bog standard, main light at 45 degrees to the left of the subject with the fill light set at half power to the main light behind the camera or slightly to the right, background and hair light set to camera aperture eg. f8.
The camera settings are manual, external flash on ,3 meg fine @ 100 asa, custom white balance, set up as described in camera instruction manual. Lens set on f8 / f11, depending whether high or low key. It's all trial and error until you get it right. Very important not to over expose.
All the photos on the web site were taken with the camera set to auto focus, but I've recently found that it is far better to use manual focus and by pressing the white balance button on the left side of the camera to focus, this eliminates the shutter lag, the shutter lag can be eliminated in auto focus but you have to keep the button depressed half way before fully depressing.
Facial expression in portraiture is very important, with children it's only there for a split second, in manual focus mode the camera responds almost immediately.
The taking of the images is only half of it, you have to be reasonably proficient in Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro etc, to get the best out of the camera, although you don't have to be a rocket scientist, eg levels, use of layers, gaussian blur when required, be able to vignette the images in high or low key, very rare any of the Photoshop fiters are used, most are only a gimmick.
Hope this is of some use to you.
All the best,
Bob Gower.
Ps. If I can be of any further help then please email me.
I've put a few more photos on the web site too. http://public.fotki.com/bobbygee
robert41723
Leading Member
Bob Gower .....
not only are your shots superb but your explanation of how you accomplished the shots was very nice.
we are going to get into some portrait work, essentially of tribal elders on their turf (native americans). we have no experience with the kind of equip that should be used...could you tell me about yours?...or how to start.
thanks ahead of time....i know it is a big request, but would appreciate any 'starters'.
robert
not only are your shots superb but your explanation of how you accomplished the shots was very nice.
we are going to get into some portrait work, essentially of tribal elders on their turf (native americans). we have no experience with the kind of equip that should be used...could you tell me about yours?...or how to start.
thanks ahead of time....i know it is a big request, but would appreciate any 'starters'.
robert
David Dodd
Leading Member
Yes, thanks Bob for the great explanation. I don't think I'll be shooting toddlers in a studio anytime soon (hmm...we have a daycare just down the hall where I work - maybe an opportunity for some added income? 
), but the tips I'm sure can be applied in many other situations.
Thanks!
David
), but the tips I'm sure can be applied in many other situations.Thanks!
David
Jerome47940
Forum Enthusiast
Dear mr Gower,
Anyone who says "bog standard' must be English!
The above shots are very good; i tried using a Fuji S1 and a 4900 (both borowed) and thoroughly disliked the S;. the 4900 had good colour and focussed easily but I hated its light weight and toy like grip.
I know the 6900 must be approx the same weight as the fuji 4900 (I have picked one up and sighed (well its no Eos 1 plus booster) but what size portraits can you get out of the 6900 onto photo paper and still have acceptably sharp prints? i noticed the graduation shot was soft focus. was that pre or post shooting?
I must admit there are few other consumer cameras that I would consider - the Fuji has a hotshoe and the ac convertor comes as standard; not being a spoil sport but I hate all of the consumer digital cameras (being brought up on F2s, Hasselblads and Mamiya RZs and Canon Eos 1s- which feel like the pro cameras they are) but i don't think the images from say a D1x are anything to get excited about , nor the D30 so it might be best to bite the bullet , buy the fuji 6900, and buy a pro digital when the quality improves and the prices fall.
We are still in the digital watch/pocket calculator situation. When they were new they were expensive. Now you can buy a calculator for £1.
I think that I must be sensible and buy a 6900 and ignore the fact that I would never like it. sad.
Yours are very good shots, and thank you for any further feedback
sincerely
jerome
http://www.jy-photo.co.uk
Anyone who says "bog standard' must be English!
The above shots are very good; i tried using a Fuji S1 and a 4900 (both borowed) and thoroughly disliked the S;. the 4900 had good colour and focussed easily but I hated its light weight and toy like grip.
I know the 6900 must be approx the same weight as the fuji 4900 (I have picked one up and sighed (well its no Eos 1 plus booster) but what size portraits can you get out of the 6900 onto photo paper and still have acceptably sharp prints? i noticed the graduation shot was soft focus. was that pre or post shooting?
I must admit there are few other consumer cameras that I would consider - the Fuji has a hotshoe and the ac convertor comes as standard; not being a spoil sport but I hate all of the consumer digital cameras (being brought up on F2s, Hasselblads and Mamiya RZs and Canon Eos 1s- which feel like the pro cameras they are) but i don't think the images from say a D1x are anything to get excited about , nor the D30 so it might be best to bite the bullet , buy the fuji 6900, and buy a pro digital when the quality improves and the prices fall.
We are still in the digital watch/pocket calculator situation. When they were new they were expensive. Now you can buy a calculator for £1.
I think that I must be sensible and buy a 6900 and ignore the fact that I would never like it. sad.
Yours are very good shots, and thank you for any further feedback
sincerely
jerome
http://www.jy-photo.co.uk
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