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OK, so the missus has been looking into Christmas card shots and she likes this one in particular.

Lighting is my biggest downfall and I think it may be impossible to get this shot off indoors. I think the shot was took outside in the snow... Typical!

So, can I do this? I have a speed light but our house is quite dark so is it even feasible to try?

Thanks.
David.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/torpore/4213167089/

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Who's shot is it?
 
I'd try it in the garden personally on an even, overcast day. And I'd think someone is dropping the stars from above to get an even, predictable spread.
 
Hi Gramps. The shot is on a site called pinterest and once clicked was taken to their flickr stream. Why?

Thanks Charlotte, that could work well. Plenty of cloud about at this time of year! Good call with the stars being dropped from above. Cheers.
 
minnnt said:
Hi Gramps. The shot is on a site called pinterest and once clicked was taken to their flickr stream. Why?
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Posting other peoples images is/was against the rules, only links are/were permitted :)
 
david this looks like a composite picture >>> two maybe three photos sandwiched together in photoshop just my guess cheers mike
 
dinorock said:
the link is at the bottom of the picture hth mike
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Yes, it should be just a link NOT the picture, if the picture is not the copyright of the O/P - unless the O/P has the permission of the copyright holder, he should not be using it. :)
 
gramps said:
Yes, it should be just a link NOT the picture, if the picture is not the copyright of the O/P - unless the O/P has the permission of the copyright holder, he should not be using it. :)
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i stand corrected and see that the mods have changed it to a link my humble apologies sir :thumbs:
 
Exactly what Charlotte said, easy to recreate that light outdoors this time of year, it's quite simple to shoot.
Longish lens shallow DoF ( on a crop I'd go 100mm 2.8 as a starting point) shot from slightly higher than the models eyeline, then have someone sprinkle the stars and shoot.
But the critical thing is the light, and if you're planning on shooting it indoors, you'd need a large octobox or similar.
 
Sorry for posting the image.... :rolleyes: i never claimed it was mine hence asking for help to recreate it. Why is it forbidden?

Thanks for the help Charlotte, Mike and Phil. I can shoot outside no problem and have a 55-200 but it will be at f4.5 i think. Is that a problem?
 
dinorock said:
david this looks like a composite picture >>> two maybe three photos sandwiched together in photoshop just my guess cheers mike
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I doubt it. I've watched Jeremy Cowart shooting things like this before and it does it all in camera. It's not difficult, just requires patience and experimentation.
 
minnnt said:
Sorry for posting the image.... :rolleyes: i never claimed it was mine hence asking for help to recreate it. Why is it forbidden?

Thanks for the help Charlotte, Mike and Phil. I can shoot outside no problem and have a 55-200 but it will be at f4.5 i think. Is that a problem?
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Scrap what I said, according to the exif it was shot at 45mm and 5.6. I'd try the 55 end of your telezoom stopped down to 5.6. The only issue being that
close to wide open the lens will be on the soft side, ideally you'd want something faster and sharper, which just means your image won't be as perfectly executed.

The good news, is that examining how images are created and understanding the technical processes helps us to build our knowledge. So kudos for attempting it.
 
Thanks Phil. I can use my 50 f1.8 and stop it down a little to maybe 2.8 or 3.2 perhaps? It's pretty decent around that aperture. Would that be too shallow? Maybe 50mm f5.6 would be better?

Experimentation is the key! :lol:
 
The 50 1.8 would be great, you can experiment with dof, start at 2.8 and go smaller, experimentation will teach you loads.

BUT, back to my first post, the key to that shot is the gorgeous soft light. With the wrong light, the shot wouldn't be anything like as good. As per the usual mantra and that newbies tend to believe that we just point a camera at a nice thing and nice photo's happen.
 
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