SLC (Utah) Area GTG - Let's beat the heat!

09/28/2008 01:47:12 AM · #126

Back home now... Enjoyed the company. Got to meet some new people. Had a blast working with the models. Got some great looking pics. Learned a few things. Taught a few things. What a great time.

Thanks Becky and Steve for putting this together! :)

WCpilot

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

09/28/2008 02:14:43 AM · #127

This was great guys! I think we even convinced Jen to join DPC now. I can't wait for the next GTG!

09/28/2008 02:17:17 AM · #128

Originally posted by WCpilot:

I think we even convinced Jen to join DPC now.

Do it, do it, do it! :)

Jen was great. Hope she won't mind ... I got some good pictures of her. I look forward to seeing what she and everyone else got! :)

Nald

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED

09/28/2008 02:33:39 AM · #129

Glad to hear everyone is making it home safe and sound.

It was a bast! I was thrilled seeing some "old" friends and meeting and making some new ones. When do we get to do it again?!?! Thank you to all of the models you did such a wonderful job and were very professional.

Hundreds (690 to be exact) of shots to go through but WOW did I get some great ones. :D

Becky, and David thanks for being such great influences and mentors I know a lot of us greatly benefited from just around you today.

@ WCpilot I hope Jen does join up we need all the local talent we can muster, someone has to try and take down Iceland! :)

Thanks again to everyone!

Nald

bjoern

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

09/28/2008 04:09:26 AM · #130

Great to hear you had fun! Hope to see some pictures soon!

aneyra

Nikon D300

09/28/2008 08:17:23 AM · #131

Yes, it was very fun! We had a great turnout, let's start planning the next one. A fall session? The leaves will be turning red soon.

It was great meeting all of you, I've definitely learned a lot today, thanks David, Becky, Steve and everyone else! Let's see if we can post the top 2 or 3 of everyone. :)

we need to go back to the flats again with more props (I think Madelyn is going back in a few weeks).

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

09/28/2008 09:17:03 AM · #132

Originally posted by aneyra:

Let's see if we can post the top 2 or 3 of everyone. :)

With so many fun models and venues and props (including cars!)... I would really struggled to come up with a short list of only 2 or 3 top images.

So to narrow things down, here are just a couple of my daughter:

But to be more complete, here are 94 of my "top" images! :) (hey, I narrowed it down from 1215 images!)

Even more images are on my website!

dassilem

Nikon D90

09/28/2008 10:17:59 AM · #133

wow...David, just beautiful

09/28/2008 01:43:34 PM · #134

Blog post regarding yesterday's two photo shoots with some behind the scenes commentary: //blog.dterryphotography.com/2008/09/busy-photo-day.html

09/29/2008 11:46:04 AM · #135

Bump .... and call for photos! Where is everyone??? :)

battymaddie

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

09/29/2008 11:48:29 AM · #136

Editing photos :)

rjkstesch

09/29/2008 12:40:33 PM · #137

David, Some of us sleep. ;-)

... and work ;-)

... on things besides photography :-(

Becky

I haven't even had a chance to download the images. I love yours BTW.

09/29/2008 12:47:15 PM · #138

Originally posted by rjkstesch:

I haven't even had a chance to download the images.

First, I cheated! Since Angie was driving her car, I took my laptop with me and downloaded during the hour and a half long drive home! :)

Second, sleep and work are both highly overrated. *lol*

WCpilot

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

09/29/2008 12:52:34 PM · #139

Just dropped the film off this morning, haha. I have a couple digital shots I'll be getting up in the next day or two as well.

David, you definitely got some great stuff! I'll see Jen today and hassle her again to join. If nothing else, she needs to see your shots of her!

pearlseyes

Canon EOS R7

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

09/29/2008 03:08:55 PM · #140

Here are just a few that I've had a chance to look at and edit. David your pictures turned out wonderful and I'm seriously depressed about my shots after viewing yours. If you ever get a free minute, I'd love to know step by step your workflow. You're so quick and the results look like you've spent weeks working on them.

I had a blast Saturday night and enjoyed meeting you all. I hope to hook up again in the near future. I'd like to thank the models for taking time out of their schedules to help us out and Steve for driving. Much appreciated.

Nald

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED

09/29/2008 04:45:03 PM · #141

I'm about half way through mine. Should have some stuff up tonight.

@

pearlseyes I think you are being way too hard on yourself! Those shots are amazing. If there is anything I can help you with as far as workflow (aside from Daivd) please don't hesitate to shoot me an email. Love to help out in any way I can.

Talk to you guys soon.

09/29/2008 04:59:43 PM · #142

I saw your pictures but missed reading your post...

Originally posted by pearlseyes:

I'm seriously depressed about my shots after viewing yours.

:( Ohmygosh ... That's not my intention at all. I'm sure there might be some "difficult to get" shots that I may have gotten that others didn't. But the rest of it is all creativity and I've generally found that in a group like this, there is a wide variety of creativity! So many different angles, so many different interpretations of the same scene (both in camera as well as in post). There is no way I came away with any kind of monopoly on good shots. I've already seen some of my daughter's images (I think she emailed to everyone) and am impressed by what she got.

I do hope you'll take the time to share your images. There is no better way to learn and grow. The feedback you get here will help you understand which ones really are the good ones (not always what you think!) which will aid you in learning what and how to shoot the next time around. Without a "feedback loop" all you get is output. Putting feedback into the system is what lets you get better output.

Originally posted by pearlseyes:

If you ever get a free minute, I'd love to know step by step your workflow. You're so quick and the results look like you've spent weeks working on them.

My only secrets here are: 1) try to get it right in camera (doesn't always happen!), and 2) use Lightroom to quickly find the best images AND process them.

I would LOVE to show you my workflow... stop by the house for a visit and I'll show you what I'm doing. Warning: I'll make a Lightroom-believer out of you. :)

Originally posted by pearlseyes:

I'd like to thank the models for taking time out of their schedules to help us out

Be sure to let the models know directly. Their only compensation in this are the images we give them.

I've already heard back from and even delivered a few edited shots to both Angie and Lacey. I told them to pick the ones they liked best (limiting to maybe 3-5 images) and that I'd then edit those images and give them full size images. I encourage others to do something similar so that they can build their portfolios.

09/29/2008 09:15:27 PM · #143

I added a couple more shots to my Salt Flats folder. I actually took the time to edit one (that hasn't been purchased or requested by anyone, this was solely for me). I wanted to try a little bit of HDR processing on this one... tell me what you think:

battymaddie

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

09/29/2008 11:35:14 PM · #144

Here are some of my Salt Flat Pictures let me know what you think :) I had a great time and would love to get together again sometime. I am hoping to go up there again to take those ballroom pictures with my sister, so if anyone is interested in that, let me know!

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09/29/2008 11:54:00 PM · #145

Originally posted by battymaddie:

I posted some comments for you. And yeah... I'd love to tag along if I'm available (that's the hard part). Just let me know when.

aneyra

Nikon D300

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM

09/30/2008 01:20:06 AM · #146

Originally posted by battymaddie:

Great shots Madelyn! I still need to go through mine. :) Let me know when you go up to the flats again, I want to go again with more props. Maybe open a new thread for SLC GTG 2 (with shots in the old Wendover airfield).

photokariangel

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

09/30/2008 01:46:20 AM · #147

awww, you guys look like you had too much fun! great shots, and cant wait to see all of them in the end. i hope one of these days i'll be able to actually able to join ya'lls.

WCpilot

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

09/30/2008 02:30:04 PM · #148

So, I got the slides back yesterday, and a number of them had huge scratches!! None of them are totally destroyed, nothing some cloning and spot healing won't fix. But I was so angry about that. Oh well, I'll try and have some scans ready by the weekend. I'm going in to develop the B&W roll I shot now. At least I know that one will be taken care of! haha

rjkstesch

09/30/2008 05:21:26 PM · #149

I got mine downloaded. Now to look at them.

Becky