Hi all. im ruzaini currently 17 and probably the youngest. im a self-taught photographer =) anyway can anyone tell me how to take needle-like pictures with a person stationary and not blur?

Wow, finally someone who's younger than me!

But anyway.. a warm welcome to our little kampong community, Ruzaini.
I'm quite curious as to how you found this forum if you were self-taught? :)

Just to clarify, what do you mean by "needle-like"? Do you mean sharp?

Halo Ruzaini,

Welcome to the 'club'.. ;)

Yup, you should be the youngest so far....

Welcome Ruzaini ! :)
Where are you come from ?

Ruzaini,

Any example to show?

Thanks for the warm welcome.i'm from Singapore.haha. well, it's because i'm a Sony user and i went for JulianW course. Fundamental Course. But yeah. It wasn't enough though. However, i enjoyed the course. So this is the example of what i'm asking. Do tell me how i should make the person clear.

Ruzaini, it's because you have locked your focus on the background(the passing cars).. In order to get everything in focus, I think you would need a tripod for it.

Simply use a very small aperture(a big F number such as F22 or F24) and lock your focus on the person. Aperture priority, as you should know from the fundamental course, is the main mode you should be using to shoot in almost any situation.. so use this to set your aperture and then fire away!

Just some FYI if you didn't already know all this..
Since you are going to use a very small aperture, your shutter speed will automatically be set to a very long time such as 3 seconds or more due to low lighting conditions, coupled with very little light entering the camera because of the aperture size. This would mean a tripod is definitely necessary in order to get a clear, sharp shot.

Also, it seems that you have cropped off your friend's(if that is actually your friend) feet, which is a big no-no! As Master Julian should have explained to you in the fundamental course, he would have said that you should never cut people at their joints! Such as ankles, elbows, shoulders, neck etc..

Oh, and your horizon seems to be slanted a little bit downward to the right.. always make sure your horizon is perfectly(or as close to perfect) straight! :)

And adding on with just some personal thoughts..
Maybe you might want to wait till the sky gets darker so you will have more focus on your night scene instead of the blue sky drawing the attention away from the main scene, which is your friend and the passing cars. ;)

Other than all that stuff I just mentioned, I think you made a pretty good effort with that!

Mind letting us know what model and lens you are currently using?

Hope this helped! ^_^

Isaac, well ya i did use the tripod so ya. That critique really helps. I just hope i'm able to improve on it. As for the slanted picture, i'm not sure on what's the problem to the head of the tripod (whatever it calls) because once i locked it, it will be slanted to the right or left. so i haven't troubleshoot it.

I'm using Sony A-350 and DT18-70mm lens =)

Thanks for the guide. =)

You're welcome :D

I see you've added me on MSN.. if you have any more questions just leave me a message on there and I'll get back to you ASAP!

Are you in secondary or poly/jc now?

i'm currently in Secondary school. That is why i'm unable to learn a lot about photography stuff. Thiw would be my last year in Secondary school. i'm still unsure on which course to go so that i'm able to pursue photography as a career. =x

Ruzaini,

Pratice makes perfect... :P Shoot more and you'll like Issac and the rest, expert liao lor... :rolleyes:

I can now confirmed you didn't sleep in class.... :D

I just realized my reply got reference to shifu's fundamental dSLR course even when he said he was self-taught one.. :lol:

And walao da jie.. you think I sleep in class huh! I still got the "golden tips" written down on paper from shifu's class lor.. ;)

I know lah....u very on and hardworking lah....I scare scare... :P :P

Hi Jai,

Great chatting with you over MSN. Young or old, it doesn't really matter. As long as you've the passion burning, that's more important. Keep shooting and keep posting.

Cheers,
Peter

Listen what the master speaks :P
I hope the girl in the picture is your friend so she is willing to not move for seconds ;)

Jeff.. :ph43r:

Cannot anyhow call people master..
My skill also only go up to compact camera <_<

Ooops, my mistake :lol:
Ok, shifu Isaac ;)

thanks guys for the encouragement and tips =)

here's another one. The first time i took with my DSLR =)

Hi Ruzaini,

You may like to post your photo under Photo Critique... ;)

Hi Ruzaini,

1st, a warm welcome to this community.. :lol:

Quite a good try for that pix.... just take note of your composition as there's too much 'white' space on the left side. And as our sister Jupiter mentioned, you can post your pix in the Photo Critique for the 'Masters' :P to comment on your postings...

Cheers!
Jeffrey

Am i the only malay here????? lols

Does anyone use fisheye lens? cause i'm interested in it =D

What do you want to know about this lens ?

Bro,

Pls start a new topic under Community Forum pertaining to the Fish Eye len?

Many thanks.

Jupiter