How to get that Fashion Look With D90 ???

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the_shadow_killer

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Guys i need help.
Is there a special setup in DSLR other than lighting to get the fashion photogrpahy look.
And also the Great landscape wide photography.
Any Special Lens??
If its only lighting whats the setup for lighting??

I have Nikon D90 with Kit lens 18-105mm VR.
 
Flash monolights, Soft boxes, umbrellas, reflectors. Gray background. For full shots use wide angle go down to the models waist. Makes her look taller. Take a thousand shots. Move the lights around and experiment with them a lot. And be ready for lots of Photoshop. Those are some of my approaches.
But in reality the best way is to do a lot of test shooting. Get a girl and guy friends and a make-up and hair stylist that wants to also get into the business and do a lot of testing. You can also approach new designers or design students looking for shots of their stuff for their portfolios. As times goes by and you analize what you are doing you will actually develop your own style. Don't be afraid to make mistakes and just go an experiment. Experience builds up very quickly. The D90 is a great still camera and you will have beautiful stuff with it.

And remember, Fashion Photography is a team effort. Photographer, model, make-up artist, hair stylist, cloth designer and everybody involved have to work together to create that "fashion look".
 
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you can get the "look" with one or two cheap flashguns and an umbrella. it's less about gear than knowing the ins and outs of controlling exposure with your camera and flash(es).

here are some favorite links i think you guys would enjoy.

not specifically catered to fashion photography, but an amazing resource:
http://strobist.blogspot.com/

and strobist principles applied (including fashion):
http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/

i love this one. zack arias really demonstrates how you can completely control ambient light, and how to get any background color you'd like from a single roll of seamless white, including pure white and pure black.
http://www.zarias.com/?p=71

i enjoyed watching the strobist dvd set. i really like their philosophy on lighting -- cheap and portable. zack arias' onelight workshop dvd is a great resource too.
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2008/05/now-available-strobist-lighting-dvds.html
http://onelightworkshop.com/DVD_Ordering.html
 
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the_shadow_killer said:
Guys i need help.
Is there a special setup in DSLR other than lighting to get the fashion photogrpahy look.
And also the Great landscape wide photography.
Any Special Lens??
If its only lighting whats the setup for lighting??

I have Nikon D90 with Kit lens 18-105mm VR.
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I had a challenge to get great nature/landscape shots with the kit lens from some friends on Flickr....Check out my photostream all shot on the D90 with the Kit Lens 18-105mm VR yesterday evening...all shots were bracketed (+/- 2EV)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25589566@N03/


As far as fashion: the two posters above couldnt of gave you better resources...
 
NJ3118 said:
I had a challenge to get great nature/landscape shots with the kit lens from some friends on Flickr....Check out my photostream all shot on the D90 with the Kit Lens 18-105mm VR yesterday evening...all shots were bracketed (+/- 2EV)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25589566@N03/


As far as fashion: the two posters above couldnt of gave you better resources...
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Nice landscape shots.
I am new to DSLRs.
Can you tell me how to get that sharp contrast with D90.
 
the_shadow_killer said:
Nice landscape shots.
I am new to DSLRs.
Can you tell me how to get that sharp contrast with D90.
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Thanks!

What I used was bracketing. I set the D90 to capture 3 shots of the same image. the first shot is at +/-0 EV which is the correct exposure. The next shot is at -2EV and the final shot is at +2EV. This gives me 3 shots.
1. Correct Exposure
2. Underexposed
3. Overexposed

The reason for this is to capture the High Dynamic Range of the image or (HDR)

The reason you can see the detail in the foreground as well as the sky being perfectly exposed is because the final image consists of 3 layers, the ones I explained above. (not to mention it was at dusk and provided ideal lighting for me)

Once you have your 3 images you need to layer them and add masks and etc...

Essentially these all came from the D90 right out of the camera. No filters used at all....just bracketed exposures and some help in photoshop to layer them all together and adjust some contrast/saturation to help "blend" the images.....

HDR really isnt that hard to master. Unless for family or portraits mostly ALL of my outdoor shots are taken bracketed (3 exposures)


Oh yea, it is better to shoot in RAW in this case because of the fine tuning you might need to do to adjust exposure in post...

I normally only shoot in Jpg when not doing HDR....
 
NJ3118 said:
Thanks!

What I used was bracketing. I set the D90 to capture 3 shots of the same image. the first shot is at +/-0 EV which is the correct exposure. The next shot is at -2EV and the final shot is at +2EV. This gives me 3 shots.
1. Correct Exposure
2. Underexposed
3. Overexposed

The reason for this is to capture the High Dynamic Range of the image or (HDR)

The reason you can see the detail in the foreground as well as the sky being perfectly exposed is because the final image consists of 3 layers, the ones I explained above. (not to mention it was at dusk and provided ideal lighting for me)

Once you have your 3 images you need to layer them and add masks and etc...

Essentially these all came from the D90 right out of the camera. No filters used at all....just bracketed exposures and some help in photoshop to layer them all together and adjust some contrast/saturation to help "blend" the images.....

HDR really isnt that hard to master. Unless for family or portraits mostly ALL of my outdoor shots are taken bracketed (3 exposures)


Oh yea, it is better to shoot in RAW in this case because of the fine tuning you might need to do to adjust exposure in post...

I normally only shoot in Jpg when not doing HDR....
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Beside HDR and Bracketing what setting would be best for Landscape photography with the kit lens to get the sharp image.
 
the_shadow_killer said:
Beside HDR and Bracketing what setting would be best for Landscape photography with the kit lens to get the sharp image.
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Well, thats a tricky question. But Ill try to be as direct as possible, but please realize these are only recommendations and not precise calibrations...

Shoot in "P" mode. This will choose the shutter speed for you and allow you to control other aspects such as white balance, ISO etc..which ill recommend for you here...

White Balance - A2 (Slightly Warmer tone but not overly warm)
AUTO ISO ON: Set to 200
Color Profile: Standard +2 Saturation and Sharpening set to 5

I also would mess with the Vivid profile as it really is useful as in an camera saturation booster....

It all depends what looks good in your eyes..dont let anyone tell you different. There isnt any "perfect" settings out there. I am constantly tweaking my settings and just when I think I have them perfect, I realize WB is off and or I want to adjust exposure....it all depends man. I really suggest you read up a little. It will help your learning curve adjust quicker....

If you know what to look for its easier to adjust for it..example

Take a picture:
1. Look too light? Change the Exposure Compensation +/-
2. Colors a little off? Adjust the WB
3. Contrast, Sharpness Saturation feel of? Try adjusting the Picture control profiles I suggested...

Good luck and the best thing you can do is take TONS of shots and go from there!
 
Check out dpreview.com 's forums for more advice on photography, or any other photography forum would be potentially more helpful than this forum. This is a forum about video.

Some good resources are posted, should keep you busy for months if you use them.
 
D90... I have a lot problems with D90. anybody here share the same situation?
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What kind of problems are you talking about? Giving you marital problems, mortgage payment problems, swelling of the glands, headaches????? Or just terrible video or stills output? What?
 
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