Not much to say, have a session tomorrow and wanted to know how much I could trust my 30mm wide open. Some shots turned out quite nice so I decided to share. :) All images are uploaded as full size (converted automatic via 1001 flickr uploader - in case you see some nasty JPEG artefacts).
Finally after much wait - here is the first of two parts from a photo session I had for the second year somewhere in the wilderness of Sweden. Now, these shots are not meant to be examined deeply - much because some of them are not extremely in focus. (I left the camera sometimes on a tripod having just a trigger in my hand and therefor they could walk out of focus).
I alternated between three different PS plugins to get the look that I wanted or simply to blow out the white background. The ones used most (for white background) is Viveza, the secondly most used is AlienSkin Exposure and the third used for one or two shots is Nik Color Efex Pro.
All shots are here presented in full resolution. Two shots have been slightly cropped. The rest have been left as is.
Click each for full size view. Enjoy!
Yes, it’s me (above and below).
There is more to come.
Click below for some more from this very session.
Continue reading ‘Crazy studio session, SD14 + DP1 | Part 1′
Three shots using HDR function on the SD14 (bracketing +1.7) - then using Bracketeer to bring them together. I haven’t bought the software yet so there is a big sign saying “Demo mode” in Swedish. :)
Trying to embed using “high video quality” but can’t so please click here and also click “watch in high quality” - if not it’s not worth watching. :D
Recorded with DP1 and in the end there is a “stop motion” part recorded with my SD14 + 50mm lens. Did not use any magic resizing just directly imported and edited using Final Cut Pro.
This one is saved as “double size” = 18.5MP res. Click to open each picture in full size. (or more)
I went to this very place with my Danish friends recently (SUG meeting) but felt the urge to go back and see if sunset would give some better pictures. To be honest, last time I was mostly shooting video with the DP1 and had no real time to think about stills. :D Anyways these are two new shots taken with the DP1 handheld and with ND Grad 121P filter. Plus one more at my flickr account.
The movie is self explanatory, not sure I need to write anything here. I do thou need to tell you one more time how to deal with your movies AFTER you’re done shooting. Btw in this particular shot you see some flickering and that’s due to 50Hz light. :) (or is it 60Hz?!)
You need to resize (upscale) your shoot first. This is good to do because of two reasons. First. Protect the 320×212 data that you have - try directly to make the data embedded into a bigger file. That way it’s easier to deal with your shot in Final Cut or Adobe Premiere or any other software that you like to use. Less risk of loosing data due to re-compression.
The second reason is that by rescaling with “super resolution” you will take advantage of the fact that the scale algorithms reads more frames in order to upscale and therefore you squeeze more detail than what each frame originally had. This is something no other software that I know of does by default. I usually upscale to DV PAL or NTSC resolution. Easier to work with standard numbers. :)
Before posting to web I use Adobe flash converter and a high bitrate. Mostly to end up with a small file that I can send to viddler without another re-compression.
Listen carefully in the end and together with this movie you can go and create your own great DP1 epic thing. AEL + WB + Close focus + ND = great stuff!
What is a nice, sunny spring day on the cliffs at the swedish west coast like without a cold beer? Well. Ole tried to get rid of it using a tire - but soon decided to pick it up again. Watch the action here!
This was FUN! I took a lot of photos this way too, a cool way to frame your subjects but a bit tricky to balance it all. One hand filming and trying to keep sturdy and control the polarizer at the same time. AND walk. I’m not a woman am I.
Filmed with the Dp1 of course. :)
Video clip hosted by the Norwegian photographer Yvind giving us important info on the 120-300 and how to use it properly. Inside you’ll find people like Ole, Filip, Oliver and myself. We also try to find another lost soul - the danish dragonfly photographer Fritz. - these are regular posters over at Dpreview and we had a little “get together” here at my place this very weekend. We had really great weather and much to talk about. And of course to shoot. I will post several un-cut videos.
These are all taken with the Sigma Dp1. If you wonder why you can’t see the SD14 display in this clip, that’s because I looked exposure by using AEL (because sunlight was very strong at the moment) and therefore the LCD will not show.
Somehow the movie became squeezed, not sure when or how. hehe
1. Lock white balance to dominant light source (or whatever you want) in this case “sunlight”
2. Move camera around and press AEL (lock exposure) when you think you got a good overall working exposure. Sky skin should be ok.
3. Press the “Focus” button (one time up on the four way dial on the DP1) this gives you close up mode or Macro mode (focus is now about 30-40cm from camera)
4. It helps to have a ND grad filter ready. Most occasions are perfect for this, makes a nice moody feeling. Very much used by the film industry. You can of course try different colors etc .
5. If you attach a polarizer it gives even more dramatic feeling to your movie. Deep nice colors with cool skies and less sweet in faces. If you have the wrong size you can hand hold it. haha
6. Upsize your video using “super resolution” with Video enhancer software (free 30day trial). PC only. I use VM-ware to run it on my Mac.
You don’t need a close up lens. I don’t have one. I will try to find one though. :D Film in macro mode MUST be cool!