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.
And here's one that was a tad blurry, but it's hard to tell it's blurry when the size is reduced:
Any feedback other than what I've mentioned already?
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.
And here's one that was a tad blurry, but it's hard to tell it's blurry when the size is reduced:
Any feedback other than what I've mentioned already?