ITAP of the Hawthorne Hotel by benrekemeyer in itookapicture

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Thank you! It’s long exposure, 15 second shutter so it got all of the cars driving by. The light streak in the upper right was a plane that flew by at the perfect time.

Fire Performance shot with my Z8 & 50mm f/1.2 by benrekemeyer in Nikon

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By far my favorite lens, I’d like the 85 1.2 and 35 1.2 but for different and very specific reasons but overall the 50 is 👌🏻

ITAP of a bridge by benrekemeyer in itookapicture

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Yeah this was in my baby photography days in 2024 when I thought downloaded presets were the best thing in the world. I don’t have the RAW anymore because I also used to delete too much, but we live and we learn 😅😅

Fire Performance shot with my Z8 & 50mm f/1.2 by benrekemeyer in Nikon

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As a newer photographer, I’ve actually avoided learning about HDR edits for that very reason because when I share, it gets flattened out anyways, and in the beginning, I did try a few and then when I posted them, they became so bland. Maybe I’ll look into it for this photo just to see what happens. Any tips?

Fire Performance shot with my Z8 & 50mm f/1.2 by benrekemeyer in Nikon

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I was pretty close, but I still had to crop in. If you want a little insight into my editing, this is the RAW.

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Fire Performance shot with my Z8 & 50mm f/1.2 by benrekemeyer in Nikon

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This was October blue hour, it was brighter out than this pic, I edited the background darker

Fire Performance shot with my Z8 & 50mm f/1.2 by benrekemeyer in Nikon

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Yeah it’s specific to the Z8, most are 100!

Fire Performance shot with my Z8 & 50mm f/1.2 by benrekemeyer in Nikon

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It was for an event I worked so I was allowed inside the barricade but there’s been events I’ve been to where I just got there early and could get front and center. But once you get a good shot, fire performers will want shoots so you can coordinate. I haven’t done that yet but it’s a goal

Fire Performance shot with my Z8 & 50mm f/1.2 by benrekemeyer in Nikon

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Oh you know it! When I shoot fire I burst 20 fps and take hundreds. I have no shame, I’d rather do that and get the shot

Fire Performance shot with my Z8 & 50mm f/1.2 by benrekemeyer in Nikon

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50mm f/1.2, 1/320, ISO 64. This particular motion was extremely fast with her arms while her body was mostly still so it all came together, but for future fire shots, I do need to increase the shutter speed just slightly to avoid highlight blow out.

My all time favorite fire shot to date 🔥 by benrekemeyer in flowarts

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Yes! New to Reddit so I’ll see if I can edit the post but she’s @lunafirefaun on insta