carlos_alfaro

I was hired to shoot some stuff at an anniversay concert for a local

production company. The lighting conditions were pretty hard for me,

since I hadnt been exposed to this kind of shooting situation. Most

of these shots were taken at 1/6 with f1.4. Id love some critique

and suggestions on how to shoot in these conditions. Tripod was out

of the question btw. I used a Nikon F80 with a 50mm 1.4 lens and

Fuji Superia 800 film...

im not sure if i could do it better, this was at about sundown on a clowdy day and it was a 50 mm lense wide open @ f1.4

 

plus the scanner is pretty soft too

My "niece" playing at one of the playgrounds in a Mickey D's...

Please comment...

Las fotos estan tremendas, tu ojo me gusta mucho, encuentro las fotos tuyas bien interesantes a diferencia de muchos en el site, digo tambien ayuda q eres puertorro :) Yo estoy comenzando en esto de fotografia, asi que apreciaria q comentaras y me dieras sugerencias de mis fotos, saludos.

Too much visual clutter. My sugestion would be to get closer and try to crop the tree and the background closer, although the electrical wire is still going to be on the way...

This is my friend Deborah, its a "casual" portrait, but i would like

comments (if not ratings)

I took this in front of my friend's house, i liked the look of his

mailbox and wanted to capture it..

Great Picture! I love the lighting and composition!

My boss was deep in thought and I captured this without his

knowledge...

My first experience with B&W film on my SLR.

Please comment.

My brother and my young cousin...

My brother, concentrating hard on his game. Please comment...

breathtaking image!!

I had just gotten my first SLR, and i was taking pictures around my

street...

Im a beginner...

Close down your lens to get more depth of field, so that the lamp shade falls into focus.

 

 

:p

i really like the lighting! Good job!

it needs either be focused as a whole, or have creative use of focus to emphasize something specific... IMO a completely out of focus picture is not too interesting to see

I believe the tiger is actually doing "la tigra" :) Great shot...

I love this picture! The warm tones of the candle combined with the setting gives off a really cozy feeling... great shot brutha!

I love how the extra space on top looks, definately dont crop it. Dream theater rules :) It was a nice surprise seeing John Myung among the pictures here. Great work.

i wouldve gone with the grain, to give it a bit less of a modern look, otherwise its a really cool picture...

It has a vintage looks that works IMO. Beautiful little girl :)

its pretty creative, although maybe using a narrower DOF wouldve given it a bit more character maybe? good job nonetheless

You could try a different crop to eliminate the roadsign on the upper left, which is kind of distracting. The shot wouldve been perfect without the biker to the right too. Otherwise, very nice veedubs/audi :)

Well i think that goes to show that it was an excellent picture...because you really were able to convey a feeling of isolation and peace when in reality the place was neither... although i do agree that the land is somewhat distracting, but at least to me, it didnt take away the focus from the house...

I think it gives a beautiful sense of peace but at the same time a feeling of isolation...

great picture!