a portrait of my sister

[catastrophical]

I just got my first SLR yesterday, so I'm super excited. I've been playing around with it, trying to get used to the camera for when I go to China next week. :]

Anyways, here's the image in color:


Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Lens: EF 18-55 f3.5-4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/41 second
F Number: F/5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Date Picture Taken: Jul 3, 2009, 3:06:29 PM

I made a B&W version of it and am not sure which version I like better, so I'll link that too.

I'm looking for ways to improve, etc. I took a high school photo class last year and it helped a lot. So, here's to even more improvements! (hopefully) :]

[tomyamsoup]

heyy, i think the iso is a little too high. if your sister is helping you for a static shot at a place of your decision, you could decrease the iso with the lowering of both shutter speed and f.stop.

perhaps greater saturation and contrast?

[catastrophical]

Originally Posted by tomyamsoup

heyy, i think the iso is a little too high. if your sister is helping you for a static shot at a place of your decision, you could decrease the iso with the lowering of both shutter speed and f.stop.

perhaps greater saturation and contrast?

I agree with the ISO part. I didn't realize it was set so high until after this shot. I was playing around so I only had her stand in front of a window and no other light. I probably should of added some more lighting.

Though, my shutter speed was already pretty slow for not having a tripod. If I went any lower, it would of caused me a really blurry shot (my sister can't sit still either, not the greatest attention span. haha)

I'll look at kicking up the contrast & saturation.

Thanks!

[Alan Willis]

What was your lighting for this image? If your really need an ISO of 800 (you list 1/141 sec as your shutter speed -- seems unlikely since it's usually in 1/10ths or 1/5ths) but if you were a 1/40 with an f5.6 then you didn't have alot of light and you may well have needed that 800.

Still, it's worth noting that the old standard portrait print film ISO was 160-- a lot lower that 800.

[catastrophical]

Originally Posted by Alan Willis

What was your lighting for this image? If your really need an ISO of 800 (you list 1/141 sec as your shutter speed -- seems unlikely since it's usually in 1/10ths or 1/5ths) but if you were a 1/40 with an f5.6 then you didn't have alot of light and you may well have needed that 800.

Still, it's worth noting that the old standard portrait print film ISO was 160-- a lot lower that 800.

The light source was just a small window.

The data (checked on computer) was intact with the image listed the shutter speed as 1/41, however, the data on the camera display said it was 1/40.

I didn't know the old standard ISO was 160. That's pretty neat. When I used film cameras, I only used T-MAX Film with 400 ISO/film speed.

I'll make sure to keep my ISO lowest as possible for future shots. :]