D200-what settings for your portraits?

[ipin]

Yeah, I think RAW files are the way to go :thumbsup:

YUP YUP! Even the pros like Scott Kelby recommends to shoot in RAW!

 

[_espn_]

YUP YUP! Even the pros like Scott Kelby recommends to shoot in RAW!

So weird you pay so much for a DSLR to get the output you want but you shoot in JPEG

 

[ipin]

So weird you pay so much for a DSLR to get the output you want but you shoot in JPEG

Agreed. It's beyond me. :dunno: Guess is the fear of doing something that one is unsure of? :dunno: :think:

 

[_espn_]

Agreed. It's beyond me. :dunno: Guess is the fear of doing something that one is unsure of? :dunno: :think:

Camera controlling the person? :think:

 

[ipin]

Camera controlling the person? :think:

:think: Sounds like it. Just shoot and experiment lor. NEVER let the equipment control the photographer. To be a sucessful photographer, ALWAYS control not only the equipment, the situation and know them all well!

 

[_espn_]

:think: Sounds like it. Just shoot and experiment lor. NEVER let the equipment control the photographer. To be a sucessful photographer, ALWAYS control not only the equipment, the situation and know them all well!

Tell those who are being controlled :sweat:

 

[ipin]

Tell those who are being controlled :sweat:

Told. They should know who they are after reading my previous post. :sweat:

 

[_espn_]

Told. They should know who they are after reading my previous post. :sweat:

Heehee... read between the lines eh?

 

[ipin]

Heehee... read between the lines eh?

Spot on! hehehhe

 

[_espn_]

Spot on! hehehhe

Very cheem ah :sweat:

 

[ipin]

Very cheem ah :sweat:

Not cheem at all.
Simply put it, know your equipment and subjects well.
Utilize them and what you have at your disposal to your advantage.
and.....PRACTICE! learning theory is useless, unless you try it out for yourself!

 

[_espn_]

Not cheem at all.
Simply put it, know your equipment and subjects well.
Utilize them and what you have at your disposal to your advantage.
and.....PRACTICE! learning theory is useless, unless you try it out for yourself!

Yup I'll do that when I get my camera

 

[ipin]

Yup I'll do that when I get my camera

u wan my D70s set? LOW shutter count somemore leh!

 

[_espn_]

u wan my D70s set? LOW shutter count somemore leh!

How low? How cheap? :sweat:

 

[clubgrit]

So weird you pay so much for a DSLR to get the output you want but you shoot in JPEG

In addition, I believe it is mandatory to get, and use, Nikon Capture. One Canon user said he is so tempted to go Nikon from Canon just because of Capture which he saw his Nikonian friend using and demonstrating.

And of course, Thom Hogan's e-book

Regarding the question, for portraits TO BE PRINTED, use the Adobe Color Space, Color Mode II. I have been mistaken using sRGB previously (darn Ken Rockwell !), the Adobe Color Space is the way to go. Took some new shots today of various stuff, and Adobe is indeed the correct one. No wonder my friend said he preferred the shots from my $600 point-and-shoot Canon with 2.8 lens to my high-end Nikon shots, he found them more real with correct colors. Took shots again of his stuff with Adobe Color Space, and he will be a Nikon user soon :devil:

 

[_espn_]

In addition, I believe it is mandatory to get, and use, Nikon Capture. One Canon user said he is so tempted to go Nikon from Canon just because of Capture which he saw his Nikonian friend using and demonstrating.

And of course, Thom Hogan's e-book

Regarding the question, for portraits TO BE PRINTED, use the Adobe Color Space, Color Mode II. I have been mistaken using sRGB previously (darn Ken Rockwell !), the Adobe Color Space is the way to go. Took some new shots today of various stuff, and Adobe is indeed the correct one. No wonder my friend said he preferred the shots from my $600 point-and-shoot Canon with 2.8 lens to my high-end Nikon shots, he found them more real with correct colors. Took shots again of his stuff with Adobe Color Space, and he will be a Nikon user soon :devil:

Yup. Adobe RGB is the best liao :thumbsup:

 

[ipin]

In addition, I believe it is mandatory to get, and use, Nikon Capture. One Canon user said he is so tempted to go Nikon from Canon just because of Capture which he saw his Nikonian friend using and demonstrating.

And of course, Thom Hogan's e-book

Regarding the question, for portraits TO BE PRINTED, use the Adobe Color Space, Color Mode II. I have been mistaken using sRGB previously (darn Ken Rockwell !), the Adobe Color Space is the way to go. Took some new shots today of various stuff, and Adobe is indeed the correct one. No wonder my friend said he preferred the shots from my $600 point-and-shoot Canon with 2.8 lens to my high-end Nikon shots, he found them more real with correct colors. Took shots again of his stuff with Adobe Color Space, and he will be a Nikon user soon :devil:

SWEE! :heart: Thanks for sharing, my friend!

 

[_espn_]

SWEE! :heart: Thanks for sharing, my friend!

Makes me feel warm all over

 

[ipin]

Makes me feel warm all over

After my syco-ing him to buy his gear...... :bsmilie:
Hope he doesn't hate me for that! :bsmilie:

 

[clubgrit]

Of course not I admit that it was a great investment, very rewarding inspite of the hole in my pocket and having to eat porridge once a day as my meal (which helps me keep my weight anyway), no regrets.