Frustrated... fed-up... disillusioned... disheartened

neil_g said:
some good tips above and heres another one..

take your wife out for dinner, when the food arrives say "wow! now why cant you make food this good with all that expensive kitchen equipment?!"

that should shut her up ;)

:D
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Bloody Hell ! Not me, I've had three expensive Divorces already !
 
8-6-4... new to me.

1/60th is fine all the time your subjects are posing for you. If they are moving, you will get blurry shots - I accidently ended up at 1/60th last weekend for pit garage shots and thats too slow for people wandering around.
 
WCG 519 said:
Hey Dub
dont feel bad forever...learn from it, be a bit softer on yourself and think ahead next for the worse poss situation and prepare a bit more...
i guess with a lot of us having big do-it-all cameras is that we try to make every opportunity count...i started out as a printer, then assistant, then weddings and now studio based portrait work..trust me, i have had my fair share of serious cock ups and confidence busting times...its made me stronger, it made me think more and prepare better...
when shooting weddings i always got asked.."what happens if you're ill"...well the obvious will happen i think but i would say to them, what happens if your car breaks down, what happens if the groom is sick all day long (it has happened), what happens if your 2 tier heart shaped cake falls butter side down before the cake shot? (it has happened)..fact is, thing go belly up..next time you may get the technique spot on but you subjects may not play ball....
Chin up dude, take the bad with good and let it make you a better tog!!
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A really encouraging message! Thanks for taking the time to post it :) I will definitely prepare more in future and think a bit about what I am going to do and how I am going to do it before even getting there...
 
neil_g said:
some good tips above and heres another one..

take your wife out for dinner, when the food arrives say "wow! now why cant you make food this good with all that expensive kitchen equipment?!"

that should shut her up ;)

:D
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ryanyboy said:
Best. Post. Ever!!
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I'm sure the spare room is very comfortable, the thing to remember when upsetting wives is they're in charge of the (.)(.) :D
 
FlyTVR said:
Love it! :lol:

How does this 8-6-4 rule work then?

F8 - sharpest (probably) aperture?
60 - slow enough to avoid camera shake (probably)?
ISO 400 - High as you'd want to go without too much noise?

Or is there some magic here? :)
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It's a little trick I learned from a very good wedding tog. Stick that into your camera to get the blend of flash and ambient just right. Works perfectly shooting indoors. :) Use it as a good starting point.

Of course you need to engage the old noggin if your subject is moving more quickly or you need to raise or lower the ISO but for shooting indoors it's a great little fallback to get the balance of flash and ambient right. And that is one thing that a lot of people new to flash struggle with. I did :)
 
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