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<blockquote data-quote="JPar" data-source="post: 334453" data-attributes="member: 10663"><p>I took on a free gig doing headshots for a friend's dance team. It didn't go as smoothly as I would have liked. First round of shots were BADLY out of focus. I realized it before leaving and had them do a 2nd round, which was better, but still not right.</p><p></p><p>I finally realized on the drive home what probably went wrong...</p><p></p><p>- overcast day meant light was not great, so shutter speed probably needed to be a bit faster than the 1/100-1/160 that I had</p><p>- VR + tripod = bad, is my guess</p><p></p><p>I also had them against a brick background and realized after that I probably should have had them come away from the wall to get some bokeh on the bricks, as they clashed a little with the pictures of the women.</p><p></p><p>Finally, I should bring masking tape next time to ensure they all stand in the same spot, so I don't have to move the camera to re-frame.</p><p></p><p>Here are a few of the ones that came out ok.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]102370[/ATTACH][ATTACH]102371[/ATTACH][ATTACH]102372[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And here's one that was a tad blurry, but it's hard to tell it's blurry when the size is reduced:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]102373[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Any feedback other than what I've mentioned already?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JPar, post: 334453, member: 10663"] I took on a free gig doing headshots for a friend's dance team. It didn't go as smoothly as I would have liked. First round of shots were BADLY out of focus. I realized it before leaving and had them do a 2nd round, which was better, but still not right. I finally realized on the drive home what probably went wrong... - overcast day meant light was not great, so shutter speed probably needed to be a bit faster than the 1/100-1/160 that I had - VR + tripod = bad, is my guess I also had them against a brick background and realized after that I probably should have had them come away from the wall to get some bokeh on the bricks, as they clashed a little with the pictures of the women. Finally, I should bring masking tape next time to ensure they all stand in the same spot, so I don't have to move the camera to re-frame. Here are a few of the ones that came out ok. [ATTACH=CONFIG]102370._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]102371._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]102372._xfImport[/ATTACH] And here's one that was a tad blurry, but it's hard to tell it's blurry when the size is reduced: [ATTACH=CONFIG]102373._xfImport[/ATTACH] Any feedback other than what I've mentioned already? [/QUOTE]
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