Nikon D750 & D780

Been looking at some LR presets, LooksLikeFilm or VSCO?

Shame there's no try before you buy option though!
 
KitsuneAndy said:
Been looking at some LR presets, LooksLikeFilm or VSCO?

Shame there's no try before you buy option though!
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I have VSCO, but would never pay the price for them. I recently bought some from presets galore, they have a bundle of 480 or so for around £20 which contains a number of film type presets. They're just not labelled as Fuji, Kodak etc etc.
 
snerkler said:
I have VSCO, but would never pay the price for them. I recently bought some from presets galore, they have a bundle of 480 or so for around £20 which contains a number of film type presets. They're just not labelled as Fuji, Kodak etc etc.
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I might look at that then cheers, the VSCO and the like are pricey. I have the free set they did, and use them occasionally for the tone curves
 
The SLR lounge and Karl Taylor LR presets are pretty good.
 
My daughter agreed to a quick father's day shoot - and even got dressed up especially (her choice and deed but it worked for the shoot!)


Izzy Father's Day shoot 1 by Paul M, on Flickr


Izzy Father's Day shoot 2 by Paul M, on Flickr

Prefer the lighting and naturalness of the first, but the eye contact/engagement obviously better in the second. Even with rather large softboxes, kids move around so much the lighting is hard to keep "right"...
 
UaeExile said:
After many costly mistakes I've came to believe most presets are a con.

Learn curves, split toning and a few other sliders in Lightroom and create your own.
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Yeah I tend to use them just to learn curves, i haven't managed to find any tutorials that have managed to get anything more than altering the main curve to sink in properly, find it easier if I can see it in action first and explore the settings.
 
KitsuneAndy said:
Yeah I tend to use them just to learn curves, i haven't managed to find any tutorials that have managed to get anything more than altering the main curve to sink in properly, find it easier if I can see it in action first and explore the settings.
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I know what you mean, and maybe my viewpoint is because I did learn via presets - so I'm probably talking crap. But I hate the way presets are often sold as a "one click" solution. As though all of the other elements were unimportant in making an amazing picture.
 
pjm1 said:
My daughter agreed to a quick father's day shoot - and even got dressed up especially (her choice and deed but it worked for the shoot!)


Izzy Father's Day shoot 1 by Paul M, on Flickr


Izzy Father's Day shoot 2 by Paul M, on Flickr

Prefer the lighting and naturalness of the first, but the eye contact/engagement obviously better in the second. Even with rather large softboxes, kids move around so much the lighting is hard to keep "right"...
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Very nice shots, prefer the movement in the first one but both good.
 
pjm1 said:
My daughter agreed to a quick father's day shoot - and even got dressed up especially (her choice and deed but it worked for the shoot!)


Izzy Father's Day shoot 1 by Paul M, on Flickr


Izzy Father's Day shoot 2 by Paul M, on Flickr

Prefer the lighting and naturalness of the first, but the eye contact/engagement obviously better in the second. Even with rather large softboxes, kids move around so much the lighting is hard to keep "right"...
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Like them both.
 
I have quite a few of the VSCO presets, and whilst they are a bit different due to the formulated camera profile base, I tend to use my own, most of the time. I find it tricky to get a certain look across different light properties. Not sure about you guys, but the tone curve is really clunky in LR - so much more responsive and easier in PS, but then across many images that's a faff. Been meaning to create some LUT profiles, as easier to adjust tones and contrast and export as one but wouldn't export last time I gave it a go. Like a lot in this game, you need to learn to see what's needed before diving in, that's where my creative block kicks in at times.
 
macvisual said:
Their eyes are AMAZING! Great photography.
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Thanks :) I had to be patient to get them all looking in a direction that there eyes weren't in shadow, it was pretty overcast by the time we got to them.
 
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It's been one great first daddy day :-) (I do need to teach the missus though, she's chopped the bottom half a little too tightly...)

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pjm1 said:
My daughter agreed to a quick father's day shoot - and even got dressed up especially (her choice and deed but it worked for the shoot!)


Izzy Father's Day shoot 1 by Paul M, on Flickr


Izzy Father's Day shoot 2 by Paul M, on Flickr

Prefer the lighting and naturalness of the first, but the eye contact/engagement obviously better in the second. Even with rather large softboxes, kids move around so much the lighting is hard to keep "right"...
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I haven't got that problem Paul....yet! Keeping it tight gives you nice fast fall-off but a bit of distance is best with fast moving kids. Prefer the first, the second looks like the light is slightly too side on.
 
Livin The Dream said:
I haven't got that problem Paul....yet! Keeping it tight gives you nice fast fall-off but a bit of distance is best with fast moving kids. Prefer the first, the second looks like the light is slightly too side on.
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Thank you :)

I'm always willing to push the boundaries with my own kids because I can just reshoot another day!

Yes, tending to nearly split lighting in the second, only avoided by the fact the soft box was rather big so wrapped around a bit...

Was pleased with using a silver rather than white reflector which worked well though!
 
Livin The Dream said:
I have quite a few of the VSCO presets, and whilst they are a bit different due to the formulated camera profile base, I tend to use my own, most of the time. I find it tricky to get a certain look across different light properties. Not sure about you guys, but the tone curve is really clunky in LR - so much more responsive and easier in PS, but then across many images that's a faff. Been meaning to create some LUT profiles, as easier to adjust tones and contrast and export as one but wouldn't export last time I gave it a go. Like a lot in this game, you need to learn to see what's needed before diving in, that's where my creative block kicks in at times.
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I'm the same with achieving a certain look. It's something I'll work on over the summer but I want a consistent editing style across all of my images and that's only going to come from DIY. Like you say, one preset across two lighting situations can leave the feel of the images worlds apart.
 
I was shopping in London yesterday with my other half and popped in to John Lewis. They have a good selection - I was trying out a D750 with 50 f1.4 when the assistant asked me if I had seen the D500? I said no, to which he responded that they had just received one and would I like to have a look? :) The phrase 'do bears.......in the woods' came to mind and I think the other staff members were just as excited to see it.

Even though this is a D750 thread I must say that the D500 is an absolutely amazing camera. The build quality, materials, and ergonomics are just fantastic, and firing off 10 fps is something I'd never experienced before. It looks like a next generation camera even before you use it.

I'd say that this is very firmly geared towards fast sports/action and for me, this is a niche camera. I think a used D7200 is absolutely fine for most DX shooters in most situations. For me, I wouldn't be able to justify a D500 since I don't do much action photography; the D750 would still be a better choice. However, both D750 and D500 are very much future-proofed cameras and I can see some people using both.
 
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T_J_G said:
Nice shot @anibap youre certainly not going to be short of pics of your daughter when she's older.
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Thanks, Tim. That is true and she is currently my only model.
 
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