My First Photoshoot (@ a Kid's Party)

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My first try on Digital Photography using Nikon D3100. Please feel free to drop in some comments. Thanks in advance guys!!!
My Daughter

My Nephew

The Venue

The Butterfly 1

Tinkerbell

The Butterfly 2

Hello Kitty

St.Peter's Fish

Stop crying your heart out...

Birthday Pose 1

Birthday Pose 2

That's my boy!!!

Gummies

I'm Hungry!!!

What am I gonna eat?

Weeeehhhh???

The Watcher

Magician's Move

The Ventriloquist

Proud Mother

Cupcakes

Birthday Wish??? To be a superhero

I mind you... hehehe

The Songstress

Can i have another one?

My Daughter is a Cowgirl... haist...

hmmm talentadong bata ito!! keep it up.!!

tutik wrote:di na siguro ser! the very first pic is spot on in terms of white balance, exposure, sharpness. make it your quality benchmark. but work more on composition and timing on capturing endearing moments that tells stories.

thanks ulit dude, yeah composition problema ko... dont know when and how to capture right moments?

leeeeeeeee wrote:gumagana pa pala username ko dito . lol. tagal ko na di nakaka visit dito bro. ok naman mga kuha mo . u got the skill man!! . i love the tones .. shoot pa. !! yung sinasabi ko sayo bilhin mo na. .

sensha dude napa log-in tuloy kita.. wahahaha... thanks sa compliments, ung sinasabi mo kasama sa budget... i mean dinagdag pala sa budget, potek.. thanks ulit dude.. idol kita...

kurdaps! wrote:Di ako maniwala na first photoshoot! Talo mo pa ang iba dyan a, nasa Pro-Level ka na...upgrade kaagad ng CAMERA! nyaaaa.....lens lang pala, invest kung kinakailangan at WARNING lang: magastos na hobby yan! wahihihi


Thanks for sharing, hintay namin 2nd-3rd----more posts!!


reminder: 4 hrs delayed kami dito ha, wag ka magbuzz sa YM kung umaga at natutulog pa ako o di kaya nagmamaneho! shohada!

waaahhh... first nga ito ser, ang ginawa ko kase nagbasa ako muna ng mga tips and tricks sa net, download ng mga ebooks about photography, kaya mejo nakakuha ng konting tips... and konting kulit ke dude leeeee.... hehehe... by monday post ako ulit, i was invited ulit.. thaks dude...

ortzak wrote:hmmm talentadong bata ito!! keep it up.!!

thanks dude ortzak....

ERICK wrote:

tutik wrote:di na siguro ser! the very first pic is spot on in terms of white balance, exposure, sharpness. make it your quality benchmark. but work more on composition and timing on capturing endearing moments that tells stories.

thanks ulit dude, yeah composition problema ko... dont know when and how to capture right moments?

take the clown show for example, anticipation is the key. you know he's going to unleash a punchline anytime so focus on one interesting group of/or a kid. check meter first, test a shot, check histogram, check wb, speed good enough to freeze the subject?, isolation (dof) good? make sure your settings are good before the moment happens. you don't need to watch the clown, just play by ear. you should be ready to hit continous shots soon as they burst into laughter. composition for example can be established in an 'action-reaction' setting. the clown blurred slightly in the fore framing your main subject-kids in laughter.

in this given example or any shooting situation, exposure is first and foremost. if the given light is not enough to provide a good exposure, you have to be prepared to pop up a fill flash or establish another vantage point. avoid moving from one vantage to another if the lighting situation is too drastic. make subtle transitions, then the way you change your settings is minimized to only one or two buttons, then you will have consistency when you present your images as a set.

Nice tips sir tutik, thanks for sharing it with us...something/someone is egging me to go to the darkside....hahaha....

Ayan erick, mga tips ni sir tutik, i remember when i was starting in 3d, si sir tutik yung isa sa mga una kong mentor, mga 6 or 7 years ago na din siguro yun.

BTT:
@Erick: Mapag-ipunan nga....practice na muna ako sa point and shoot ko...hehehe...

arkiedmund wrote:Nice tips sir tutik, thanks for sharing it with us...something/someone is egging me to go to the darkside....hahaha....

Ayan erick, mga tips ni sir tutik, i remember when i was starting in 3d, si sir tutik yung isa sa mga una kong mentor, mga 6 or 7 years ago na din siguro yun.

BTT:
@Erick: Mapag-ipunan nga....practice na muna ako sa point and shoot ko...hehehe...

thanks Edmund! good to see you progress in greater heights as time goes. photography is the way forward. it'll change the way you visualize not only in stills but as well as in animatics

tutik wrote:

ERICK wrote:

tutik wrote:di na siguro ser! the very first pic is spot on in terms of white balance, exposure, sharpness. make it your quality benchmark. but work more on composition and timing on capturing endearing moments that tells stories.

thanks ulit dude, yeah composition problema ko... dont know when and how to capture right moments?

take the clown show for example, anticipation is the key. you know he's going to unleash a punchline anytime so focus on one interesting group of/or a kid. check meter first, test a shot, check histogram, check wb, speed good enough to freeze the subject?, isolation (dof) good? make sure your settings are good before the moment happens. you don't need to watch the clown, just play by ear. you should be ready to hit continous shots soon as they burst into laughter. composition for example can be established in an 'action-reaction' setting. the clown blurred slightly in the fore framing your main subject-kids in laughter.

in this given example or any shooting situation, exposure is first and foremost. if the given light is not enough to provide a good exposure, you have to be prepared to pop up a fill flash or establish another vantage point. avoid moving from one vantage to another if the lighting situation is too drastic. make subtle transitions, then the way you change your settings is minimized to only one or two buttons, then you will have consistency when you present your images as a set.

wow, very helpful tips master darkside... hehehe.. how about metering? di ko ginalaw ung default nya na matrix metering eh, does that vary in every situation? ung white balance ko "auto" palagi... dont know kung ano impact nun hehehe... and ung continuous shots parang helpful yun ha... (tapos mamimili lang ako nung right captured shot diba?) question though, when i move to another place, do i have to check or test shots then change settings if possible? naaah, dami questions sorry... thanks ulit sa big help dude darkness... much appreciated

arkiedmund wrote:Nice tips sir tutik, thanks for sharing it with us...something/someone is egging me to go to the darkside....hahaha....

Ayan erick, mga tips ni sir tutik, i remember when i was starting in 3d, si sir tutik yung isa sa mga una kong mentor, mga 6 or 7 years ago na din siguro yun.

BTT:
@Erick: Mapag-ipunan nga....practice na muna ako sa point and shoot ko...hehehe...

onga malaking help tong site na to for beginners like me... bili ka na din starter camera, yaka mo naman... (pag dumating na project natin)

metering modes for your d3100, they have good tutorials here:
http://www.nikondigitutor.com/index_eng.html

ERICK wrote:... and ung continuous shots parang helpful yun ha... (tapos mamimili lang ako nung right captured shot diba?) question though,

malaking bagay talaga ang continuous shots. kahit gaano ka kagaling mag anticipate may mga shots na nakapikit ang subjects o kaya naman for example blowing the candle moments, may mga shots na di nag illuminate ung candle sa mukha ng celebrant. di ko rin magets dati until i tried 8fps continuous bursts on my cam--mas maraming keeper shots na mapagpipilian.

ERICK wrote:question though, when i move to another
place, do i have to check or test shots then change settings if
possible? naaah, dami questions sorry... thanks ulit sa big help dude
darkness... much appreciated

if you are already comfortable with the exposure meter on your viewfinder, di na kailangan. try to develop that confidence as you shoot para di na kailangan ng test shots. for me i will check shots preview every now and then for white balance and composition then histogram, highlights preview naman for exposure. pwede rin white balance set to auto (RAW) then sa post mo nalang i adjust. critical sa iyo yung composition dahil cropped ang nakikita mo sa viewfinder, unlike sa full frame na almost 98%.

@ tutik - wow, you're like a walking book dude.. hehehe... ill keep what you have taught me... you're amazing dude... will apply on my next photoshoot... ung link din pala sa taas thanks... balitaan kita...

big time torio..

reggie0711 wrote:big time torio..

no im not...thanks reggie...

not bad for a beginner, napaka tamlay lang ng kulay nung ibang image, over exposure din yung iba, makukuha naman sa practice yan..

nice shots dude erik! nsa photography world kana din ah.ayuz tong mga shots mo.!