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need pointers Anonymous
hey /p/ i need some pointers.

in a couple of weeks im doing some pics for a friend (shes a hot russian girl :D) and her 2 lil brothers as a present for their parents.

she was thinking of heading down to a local park which seems pretty sweet(ducks, grass, open spaces etc) im mainly after pointers in terms of posing, lighting etc?

i have a 30D, 30 1.4, 50 1.4 and a 430EX and a chinon M42mount 135 2.8
the chinon has wicked bokeh but the image quality is lacking a bit :S which lead me to my next point.
she wants a 30 X 40cm print and some smaller ones so its gotta be top notch stuff!

so far ive figured:
shoot with sun(itll be morning) behind me to avoid blown skies and shadows etc. but what about models squinting?
ill try use the flash as a possible fill if needed.
and of course ill be shooting fairly wide open for thin DOF.

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>> Anonymous
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Do you have the hardware to take that 430EX off camera? If so, your lighting options get a lot more varied and creative.

Might actually want to consider shooting into the sun. Use the flash as fill to bring the lighting on Svetlana (I assume that's her name, since she's hot and Russian) up to the ambient. That'll deal with your squintiness problem handily.

Other than that, just tell 'em to have fun. Live in the moment. Be spontaneous. Make use of the 30D's high maximum fps.
>> Anonymous
30x40cm is about 12x16in, which isnt all that big. dont sweat it too much. shoot with the sun to their side so its not in their eyes or in the frame. you could set up a reflector of some sort on the other side.
>> Anonymous
Lighting's gonna be more important than what lens you use.

Sunlight and a reflector of some kind is great. foil covered cardboard, or a piece of white styrofoam. Better than a fill flash from the camera, cause you can see what you are doing better.

For positioning, imagine a clock. subject at 12, light around 3 (or 9), reflector around 9 (or 3) and you at six.

Poses... get em to do some formal ones, then they should relax. Plus you have the formal parent photos all taken care of.

I think shots from an angle about 10 degrees higher than her are gonna make her look better.

It doesn't have to be totally sunny. Overcast days can be good to, cause that lighting is diffuse. You can always try both.

Post processing is important too. Blurs are easy, you can boost luminance and add a subtle diffuse glow and get one kind of look that way... generally the airbrushed stuff parents probably like.