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Nice pictures, in the end, if you know what you're doing the D30 and the D60 should make almost identical pictures, given certain picture sizes, the D60, is just nifty if you wanna make HUGE pictures.

Or in my case, if you hafta have the newest and bestest stuff (^ ^)
 
Beautiful shots!

This is the kind of lighting I would like to achieve in my own shots. i don't have studio lights yet, but working on it. What kind of lighting setup do you use and are you happy with the brand you have? I just bought a d60 and am having major issues with the autofocus, so I don't even know how good this camera can be yet. your shots are all very sharp and free of chromatic abberations. I hope I can get the same results out of my camera eventually. I also would like to know what lenses you are using to get such clear images. also, would you mind describing the lighting setup for your latest shots. they really are wonderfull.

thanks for sharing,

Roger Kea

Here's a link to a shot I took with my old Uzi2100
http://www.pbase.com/roger_kea/cheapo_lighting
 
Thanks Roger

This is a very simple setup. I took the pictures in a quite small bedroom with a 500 watt Photoflex starlite in a small softbox placed high above the subject and a spotlight at eye-level.

For this I used a simple 120watt halogen spot light bulb you can find everywhere.

The key to get the right colors ( the b/w pics are actually very nice in color too) is to get the exposure right. This is impossible with a built in meter ( on any SLR) which tries to render whites and blacks as medium grey. You have to use an ambient incident meter like the Minolta Autometer and manual exposure. I used AWB since there was some natural light in the room mixing with the hotlights and the tungsten setting came out too yellow. Most of the shots were taken between f/2.8 and f/4.3 at 125. You have to re-measure everytime the subject moves but it's worth it.

The colors are dead on. No tweaking in Photoshop needed. Unfortunately on the web you don't get to see the actual quality of the images because of the extreme compression. I have printed the originals at 13 x 19 on my Epson 2200 and they are gorgeous. Very sharp with a nice bokeh. The Canon 85mm L lens helps a lot. The model is a friend of mine ( she is only 16). That helps too.

Roland
R.Kea said:
Beautiful shots!

This is the kind of lighting I would like to achieve in my own
shots. i don't have studio lights yet, but working on it. What kind
of lighting setup do you use and are you happy with the brand you
have? I just bought a d60 and am having major issues with the
autofocus, so I don't even know how good this camera can be yet.
your shots are all very sharp and free of chromatic abberations. I
hope I can get the same results out of my camera eventually. I also
would like to know what lenses you are using to get such clear
images. also, would you mind describing the lighting setup for your
latest shots. they really are wonderfull.

thanks for sharing,

Roger Kea

Here's a link to a shot I took with my old Uzi2100
http://www.pbase.com/roger_kea/cheapo_lighting
Click to expand...
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http://www.rolandscarpa.com
 
Awsome photos! The D30 will always be a great camera! but more importantly knowing what your doing with a camera is key.

Great shots.
Paul..
RolandSC said:
I think the D30 is still respectable. Check out some of my new
fashion pics shot yesterday.

http://rolandscarpa.com/wylly2_mainpage.html
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http://www.rolandscarpa.com
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check out my pics...
http://www.pbase.com/pnorth/root
Canon D60 with BG-ED3
Sigma 24-70 EX F2.8
Sigma 100-300 EX F4
Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX macro
Kenko 2X / Sigma 1.4X TC
Bogen 3021 tripod with Bogen 3038 Ball head
Epson 1280 printer
iomega & IBM 1G microdrive
 
Roland,

You have done it again. You have shown us all what can be done even with "outdated" cameras such as the D30. I am so glad you posted this series of shots so others can see that even the D30 is a good tool in the right hands.

As for the images: Superb! Outstanding! Lovely!

Thanks for posting the images on the forum as they definitely "raise the bar" and contribute wonderful images to enjoy.

With regard and respect,

Steadman
RolandSC said:
I think the D30 is still respectable. Check out some of my new
fashion pics shot yesterday.

http://rolandscarpa.com/wylly2_mainpage.html
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http://www.rolandscarpa.com
Click to expand...
 
Hi Steadman

Thanks for your comment, I always appreciate. I didn't hear from you for the longest time.

Well, I have resisted until now not to "upgrade" to a D60, but in portraiture the need for resolution is not that important and the D30 images are so clean you can easily up-res maintaining a great quality. However cropping is more limited and sooner or later I will not be able to resist the urge to get a D60. Actually what I really want is a medium format camera with a digital back. I guess I have to make some more money first.

Talk to you soon

Roland
Steadman Uhlich said:
You have done it again. You have shown us all what can be done
even with "outdated" cameras such as the D30. I am so glad you
posted this series of shots so others can see that even the D30 is
a good tool in the right hands.

As for the images: Superb! Outstanding! Lovely!

Thanks for posting the images on the forum as they definitely
"raise the bar" and contribute wonderful images to enjoy.

With regard and respect,

Steadman
RolandSC said:
I think the D30 is still respectable. Check out some of my new
fashion pics shot yesterday.

http://rolandscarpa.com/wylly2_mainpage.html
--
http://www.rolandscarpa.com
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
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http://www.rolandscarpa.com
 
I can't praise how enough. I'm a big fan of Hurrell and those shots remind of some of those past greats. And the model is very impressive too. A mixture of Kim Novak and Britney Spears! Natural and not stiff poses. Very nice pics! I saw the rest of your portfolio! Very nice. Clean and gorgeous. Do you shoot exclusively with D30 and Starlites or mixture, including film and strobes and tungsten?

Just out of curiosity, why do the Wylly color shots seem less pixalated and have better color rendition than say the Petra series? Weren't both series shot with the D30?
 
Hi ksocool

You're right, Petra and some others are shot with an E-10 and some older pics of Anna and Nikki with a N90s scanned from film. However I have to say that I did not do a great job on all the pics on my site when I compressed and sharpened them. Some are oversharpened and the colors are a little off. I would have to redo my site completely to make sure all the images are of a better quality. The originals are very nice even from the E-10 and the N90s.

The D30 images are of a much higher quality, first because they are noise free and very sharp. I did not have to sharpen the latest Wylly pics. They were great out of the camera. I however sharpened slightly the web version. I have also learned a great deal in the meantime and I have much better control over lighting and exposure. This makes a big difference.

Petra's original pics are much smoother and I will try to work on them and post a better version. They are definitely oversharpened and the noise level from the E-10 does not help.

The colorcast was probably introduced because I opened and modified some of the images many times with different colorspaces and on different computers. Certainly something not to do, but building a website is so time consuming and I'm never really satisfied.
Check back from time to time on my site. I will try to do my best.

Thanks for your comments

Roland
ksocool said:
I guess the pixalted and slightly color-cast shots were the E10 shots?
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Hi Roland,

Great shots on all your work.

I just have a question for you. What conversion method(s) are you using to get Black and White/Sepia Images?

thanks in advance

Bob
RolandSC said:
This is a very simple setup. I took the pictures in a quite small
bedroom with a 500 watt Photoflex starlite in a small softbox
placed high above the subject and a spotlight at eye-level.
For this I used a simple 120watt halogen spot light bulb you can
find everywhere.

The key to get the right colors ( the b/w pics are actually very
nice in color too) is to get the exposure right. This is impossible
with a built in meter ( on any SLR) which tries to render whites
and blacks as medium grey. You have to use an ambient incident
meter like the Minolta Autometer and manual exposure. I used AWB
since there was some natural light in the room mixing with the
hotlights and the tungsten setting came out too yellow. Most of the
shots were taken between f/2.8 and f/4.3 at 125. You have to
re-measure everytime the subject moves but it's worth it.

The colors are dead on. No tweaking in Photoshop needed.
Unfortunately on the web you don't get to see the actual quality of
the images because of the extreme compression. I have printed the
originals at 13 x 19 on my Epson 2200 and they are gorgeous. Very
sharp with a nice bokeh. The Canon 85mm L lens helps a lot. The
model is a friend of mine ( she is only 16). That helps too.

Roland
R.Kea said:
Beautiful shots!

This is the kind of lighting I would like to achieve in my own
shots. i don't have studio lights yet, but working on it. What kind
of lighting setup do you use and are you happy with the brand you
have? I just bought a d60 and am having major issues with the
autofocus, so I don't even know how good this camera can be yet.
your shots are all very sharp and free of chromatic abberations. I
hope I can get the same results out of my camera eventually. I also
would like to know what lenses you are using to get such clear
images. also, would you mind describing the lighting setup for your
latest shots. they really are wonderfull.

thanks for sharing,

Roger Kea

Here's a link to a shot I took with my old Uzi2100
http://www.pbase.com/roger_kea/cheapo_lighting
Click to expand...
--
http://www.rolandscarpa.com
Click to expand...
 
Thank you for all the great info, i will be trying this as soon as i get a sofbox of my own. Keep posting your work. i think everyone appreciates it.
RolandSC said:
This is a very simple setup. I took the pictures in a quite small
bedroom with a 500 watt Photoflex starlite in a small softbox
placed high above the subject and a spotlight at eye-level.
For this I used a simple 120watt halogen spot light bulb you can
find everywhere.

The key to get the right colors ( the b/w pics are actually very
nice in color too) is to get the exposure right. This is impossible
with a built in meter ( on any SLR) which tries to render whites
and blacks as medium grey. You have to use an ambient incident
meter like the Minolta Autometer and manual exposure. I used AWB
since there was some natural light in the room mixing with the
hotlights and the tungsten setting came out too yellow. Most of the
shots were taken between f/2.8 and f/4.3 at 125. You have to
re-measure everytime the subject moves but it's worth it.

The colors are dead on. No tweaking in Photoshop needed.
Unfortunately on the web you don't get to see the actual quality of
the images because of the extreme compression. I have printed the
originals at 13 x 19 on my Epson 2200 and they are gorgeous. Very
sharp with a nice bokeh. The Canon 85mm L lens helps a lot. The
model is a friend of mine ( she is only 16). That helps too.

Roland
R.Kea said:
Beautiful shots!

This is the kind of lighting I would like to achieve in my own
shots. i don't have studio lights yet, but working on it. What kind
of lighting setup do you use and are you happy with the brand you
have? I just bought a d60 and am having major issues with the
autofocus, so I don't even know how good this camera can be yet.
your shots are all very sharp and free of chromatic abberations. I
hope I can get the same results out of my camera eventually. I also
would like to know what lenses you are using to get such clear
images. also, would you mind describing the lighting setup for your
latest shots. they really are wonderfull.

thanks for sharing,

Roger Kea

Here's a link to a shot I took with my old Uzi2100
http://www.pbase.com/roger_kea/cheapo_lighting
Click to expand...
--
http://www.rolandscarpa.com
Click to expand...
 
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