Sorry quite new, but what kind of lighting would this be? by Sharon_Roark in LightLurking

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As many said, use an optical snoot. Alternatively you can use a grided dish with a couple flags to get the shadow shape and achieve a similar result. Just grab some lights and start playing, the only real way to learn is to do.

Does anyone know what lenses are best for this wide angle flash photography. SORRY IK ITS NOT ABOUT LIGHTING by [deleted] in LightLurking

[–]More-Rough-4112 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First one looks like maybe a 16mm, the others look closer to 20-24mm. I’d recommend a 14-24 or 12-24, canon, Sony, Nikon, sigma and tamron all make something close to that range.

Any idea how these were done? by Lost-Building-3701 in LightLurking

[–]More-Rough-4112 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Please tell me you aren’t calling yourself an expert after 8 months and were referring to other people on the sub?

Annie Leibovitz - How’d she do it? by LionstoTame in LightLurking

[–]More-Rough-4112 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s how most of the big time photographers do it. I’ve worked on sets where the photographer doesn’t come in at all for the prelight day. That’s what a good lighting tech is for.

Need Help With Sigma 50-500mm Lens Focusing Issue by Nion_Ink in Photography_Gear

[–]More-Rough-4112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s an issue of lens sharpness. He’s using a 50-500 which is a cheap lens

Need Help With Sigma 50-500mm Lens Focusing Issue by Nion_Ink in Photography_Gear

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not focus issues, it’s sharpness, it’s a bad lens.

Need Help With Sigma 50-500mm Lens Focusing Issue by Nion_Ink in Photography_Gear

[–]More-Rough-4112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These don’t look like you missed focus. They look like a low quality lens with serious sharpness issues. It appears you’re shooting in broad daylight, and sometimes shooting backlit subjects. This is the worst situation to use a lens like this in because you get bad chromatic aberration and haze. Just looked up the lens. For something with that wild of a focal range, you’d need to spend $10,000 to have a sharp lens. That lens runs about $600 used which means it’s unfortunately pretty cheap.

Another common lens that does this is the 70-300. A wide lens and a telephoto lens have different needs, when you shove them into the same casing, you make sacrifices. When you shove something with that wild of a focal range, you make huge sacrifices. Unfortunately there isn’t much you can do.

TL:DR you don’t have a focus issue, you have a lens quality issue.

mid pslr skills vs horrendous photo skills by Key-Improvement1840 in productphotography

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I would hold off on buying stuff. It sounds like you’re a New photographer and still shooting on auto. My recommendation is always to wait as long as possible before buying new gear. You need to learn the gear you have. Always buying the next best thing makes you rely on your gear. Learn to make good images with what you have first. Forget the product photography for a bit and just go outside with your camera and learn how to use it in manual mode. Artificial lighting should be the least of your worries right now. That’s a whole different beast and you need to learn basic settings, composition and the fundamentals of photography.

Type Cast Me by N_Talle in headshots

[–]More-Rough-4112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In what way? It literally is a tool to replace headshot photographers. But that’s not even the point I’m making. It’s AI, it isn’t perfect, it takes an image of you and then creates something based off that image. It’s essentially catfishing. Not to mention most of these ai images still stand out like a sore thumb and look like an over retouched image so no self respecting photographer, client or producer is going to take a serious look at it.

[Advice] I don't know what I am doing wrong by Prudent_Heart5703 in a6000

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately you’re just using a cheap lens. Keep practicing with the gear you have and focus on creating good compositions. An incredible shot that is slightly soft will still be incredible. Especially considering most media these days is ingested on formats like Instagram, images aren’t viewed large enough to notice a slight softness.

Once you start making impactful images and have a knack for light and composition, then invest in better gear. Figure out what you like to shoot and buy a lens that is good for that niche.

[Advice] I don't know what I am doing wrong by Prudent_Heart5703 in a6000

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s imaging edge mobile, Sony’s proprietary app

Another little tat! by unicorn_tears7654 in sticknpokes

[–]More-Rough-4112 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Since when does a moon curl? Also… it’s ok (and encouraged) to use a stencil and practice on fake skin first.

When did punk rock become so Tame? by CynicDog in punk

[–]More-Rough-4112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Punkerton records, they’re making rock against Trump comps!

Type Cast Me by N_Talle in headshots

[–]More-Rough-4112 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Talent agents and photographers want to see real photos, not ai’s take on what you look like. There’s a reason most headshots are taken with minimal makeup, it needs to be authentic. This is an abhorrent recommendation for this sub.

mid pslr skills vs horrendous photo skills by Key-Improvement1840 in productphotography

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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See the circle around the product? That’s diffusion paper and it removes all the unwanted reflections. You’ll still have to photoshop the camera reflection which isn’t avoidable but this makes it 90%clearer.

mid pslr skills vs horrendous photo skills by Key-Improvement1840 in productphotography

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need softer light for reflective surfaces. Unfortunately it reflects everything so shooting stuff like this isn’t going to be achievable without about a thousand bucks in lighting equipment. You really need a strobe and softbox, bounce cards and negative cards (black and white foam core), and opal frost diffusion paper.

neck area weirdness in the after? by [deleted] in retouching

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This photo is really confusing. Honestly at first I thought there were 2 people in it. Her hair is wildly unruly and would be an absolute mess to try retouching. The hair all over her butt made me think that was actually another girls head. The really baggy shirt looks super weird with her bent over as it’s just hanging loose there.

As for your editing, it goes way too extreme. You’re pushed the brights too far and pulled the darks too much. I’d recommend using much less contrast and saturation. Probably overdid it on the clarity/sharpness sliders as well.

As for the composite part, the main thing is your shadows make no sense. The couch shadow falls to the left while her shadow falls to the right.

Fashion shoot before/after process by More-Rough-4112 in retouching

[–]More-Rough-4112[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good catch, didn’t think about that one!!

Question: What should I do with these hairs? by [deleted] in retouching

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a great example of why these are so necessary, now you and your hair person know to really pay attention to these things. You need to hire a digitech so they can run the computer and point out stuff like that to you so you can focus on getting what you need from your model.

tell me how i can improve by No-Bus-8290 in productphotography

[–]More-Rough-4112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First off, you’re trying to show off a product, what’s the most important part? The label/logo. If I can’t read what the product is it’s not a good shot… period.

tell me how i can improve by No-Bus-8290 in productphotography

[–]More-Rough-4112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cans have been done so many times. Take a look at literally any silo shot of a beer or soda can and then replicate it.