# My first 'professional' photo shoot. help please! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 13, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121 "2011-01-13T06:26:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/21 "2011-01-13T12:33:37Z")
Good thing its just kids and not an event that’s once in a lifetime like a wedding 🙂 Take some tips and try it out. Post the pics and let us critique and if they suck, try again. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/22 "2011-01-13T13:54:20Z")
> [@mike125k](#): > > Pop up flashes are certainly not great, but can be set to be at least somewhat usable. They are always set with way too high intensity, if you can turn it down you sometimes can get decent results with it. Canon you can adjust this with, not sure on Nikon. By no means will this replace a good speedlight, but its sometimes better than nothing. yea, its adjustable. I might as well try to mess with that. > [@boxxa](#): > > Good thing its just kids and not an event that’s once in a lifetime like a wedding 🙂 exactly. ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/23 "2011-01-13T17:52:34Z")
oh and travis, i can get youcs5 if you want it. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/24 "2011-01-13T18:48:19Z")
Let me know how they turn out…I’ll hire you for my wedding…I don’t care if you fuck it up. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/25 "2011-01-13T19:07:22Z")
> [@pirite](#): > > oh and travis, i can get youcs5 if you want it. I dont even know what that program does. lol. I doubt my current computer can handle it. > [@ProgRocker](#): > > Let me know how they turn out…I’ll hire you for my wedding…I don’t care if you fuck it up. lol. I’m sure there are a lot more qualified and prepared people just participating in this thread. Thanks for the vote of confidence, I think. Maybe in a few years… ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/26 "2011-01-13T19:24:33Z")
photoshop creative suites 5 edit: weddings are not that hard, done a couple and all you have to do is make sure you know what the plan is and the order so you dont miss anything important. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/27 "2011-01-13T19:55:26Z")
I know what it is, I just don’t know what it’s _for_ ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/28 "2011-01-13T20:31:49Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > I know what it is, I just don’t know what it’s _for_ updated version of the photo shop youve got now with features like content aware. ---
**Author:** ![Fortytoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fortytoo/32/5385_2.png) [@Fortytoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fortytoo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/29 "2011-01-14T00:52:34Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > If I didn’t get a great deal on the 50mm, I would have definitely gotten the 35mm. The 50 is annoying because I have to stand SO far back from the subject. This is because you have a DX sensor and not an FX sensor. I should let you borrow my Nikon D3x so you can see the difference. With my D90 i have to stand back a lot further, but that is because the DX makes it 75mm as opposed to the FX sensor making it the native 50mm, which i can stand A LOT closer. ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/30 "2011-01-14T01:40:56Z")
I had 7 FOREVERRRRR. cs5 is the move. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/31 "2011-01-14T06:33:05Z")
> [@Arch Angel](#): > > I had 7 FOREVERRRRR. cs5 is the move. where do you think I got 7 from? lol ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/32 "2011-01-14T09:06:25Z")
So I have a feeling that my buddies wife wont be too comfortable when I ask her if its ok to post a few of the pictures on here. What do you guys typically say to alleviate their concern? ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/33 "2011-01-14T09:09:20Z")
you own the pictures and the copyrights to them. technically you don’t have to ask. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/34 "2011-01-14T09:19:05Z")
I’d rather keep the respect of my friends than post pictures of their daughter on the internet against their will. ---
**Author:** ![Fortytoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fortytoo/32/5385_2.png) [@Fortytoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fortytoo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/35 "2011-01-14T09:24:57Z")
Just man up and ask, just say “Hey i’d like to post them on a public forum, for some feedback of other local photographers or hobbyists and get their opinions, is that ok?” The worse they can say is no man. There is no real rocket science behind that one. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/36 "2011-01-14T09:25:23Z")
Just say that you know a group of people who help critique photos online. Nothing bad about that. You just want to show off your work. ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/37 "2011-01-14T16:29:58Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > where do you think I got 7 from? lol oh shit, thats right! haha you’ll like cs5. its much better once you figure it out, and content aware is epic. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/38 "2011-01-14T22:29:17Z")
Welp, took about 350 pictures. 50 came out totally not blurry, 26 of those were good enough to ‘frame’. Here are 8 of those. I need a better lens and/or more lighting for the inside shots. More zoom would be nice too… EDIT: pics are from fb so take that into consideration if you have a problem with the quality. but that said, I forgot about putting the camera into RAW until we were basically done so I said forget it. 1. ![http://l24.sphotos.l3.fbcdn.net/hphotos-l3-ash1/hs789.ash1/167990_539929654980_49902676_31310427_7122230_n.jpg](http://l24.sphotos.l3.fbcdn.net/hphotos-l3-ash1/hs789.ash1/167990_539929654980_49902676_31310427_7122230_n.jpg) 1. ![http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs789.ash1/167990_539929659970_49902676_31310428_6163289_n.jpg](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs789.ash1/167990_539929659970_49902676_31310428_6163289_n.jpg) 1. ![http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs049.snc6/167990_539929664960_49902676_31310429_4709762_n.jpg](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs049.snc6/167990_539929664960_49902676_31310429_4709762_n.jpg) 1. ![http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs069.snc6/167990_539929669950_49902676_31310430_3449053_n.jpg](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs069.snc6/167990_539929669950_49902676_31310430_3449053_n.jpg) 1. kinda lame but she liked the blur effect deal: ![http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs069.snc6/167990_539929674940_49902676_31310431_1644768_n.jpg](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs069.snc6/167990_539929674940_49902676_31310431_1644768_n.jpg) 1. ![http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs069.snc6/167940_539929759770_49902676_31310432_6977306_n.jpg](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs069.snc6/167940_539929759770_49902676_31310432_6977306_n.jpg) 1. ![http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs069.snc6/167940_539929764760_49902676_31310433_2254828_n.jpg](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs069.snc6/167940_539929764760_49902676_31310433_2254828_n.jpg) 1. (this one is especially blurry but it was such a great picture we decided to over look it) ![http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs069.snc6/167940_539929769750_49902676_31310434_6939163_n.jpg](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs069.snc6/167940_539929769750_49902676_31310434_6939163_n.jpg) Numbered for your critiquing pleasure! ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/39 "2011-01-21T19:34:13Z")
bump please ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121/40 "2011-01-21T19:45:34Z")
on the 1st 4, the location is terrible. Old run down buildings with bars on the windows are great for cars…not toddlers…its too distracting and just doesnt say “awwww”. Out of all of them, #7 could have had the most potential…its great on the creativity, but technically, not so good. Get a better lens…something faster…a 50mm 1.8 is a great cheap start though i dont believe it will af on a d40. Also know your camera, and how to shoot low light situations, without a flash. stopping down, and cranking the iso. just my 2 cents. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-professional-photo-shoot-help-please/208121.md?page=3)