|
|
 This past weekend I had a two night stay at the Paris hotel in Las Vegas, which meant a good opportunity to photograph it with my Nikon D7000. It was a cold weekend, luckily it didn’t rain. Indoors, the D7000 balanced the light perfectly, as you can see in the bottom image. The camera balanced the light and dark areas very well.
Outdoors, with the harsh bright sun behind the Venetian tower (picture at left), I would have expected more shadows, even as I used the AE lock feature. Instead, the advanced camera features, balanced the exposure perfectly. On Photoshop CS5, I added a second layer and desaturated it then used the High Pass filter. Finally I merged the second layer with the original using the overlay option. This basically made the colors and sharpness “pop” a little, also gave it a fake HDR effect.
The original image was fine, I simply enhanced it. The D7000 renders great colors straight direct from the camera. Here is a good example of the Las Vegas Eiffel Tower taken from the entrance of the hotel. The image is cropped, but no other PS or color correct was done.
But where the Nikon D7000 really shines is in low light. This image of the human statute in the interior walkway was taken hand held at ISO 1250 and a shutter speed of 1/100th of a second. I cropped some people out of the right side, but as you can see the image has very little to no noise. At ISO 1250, the image is very usable.
Overall, I was able to take some great photos with the D7000. Soon I’ll post show some work with models taken with the D7000. If you’re model and would like to get hired for a short 2 or 3 hour shoot in the Los Angeles/Orange County area, be sure to check out my model casting page for more information.
 I recently received my Nikon D7000 (body only) from Amazon, looks like Santa arrived early at my home! With so much hype over this camera, finding a Kit version or the body only version, has been very challenging.
I contemplated buying it from Best Buy, but they only had the kit version with the lens, which I didn’t need, I was interested in only the body. Plus, I looked at a few at Best Buy and although they were selling them new, I could tell they had been opened and used. The obvious signal was the missing thin sheet that covers the plastic protective piece covering the rear LCD screen. So I didn’t want to risk it, too many people are returning these when purchased at Best Buy, so no need to buy a returned product from them.
So Amazon was my choice. Adorama and B&H, have been too late to carry these, plus the wait time for them is too long using those two sites. It had been several weeks that I planned to purchase it, and to my surprise, I got it 4 days after I placed the order from Amazon. Not bad.
The camera itself is great, however, the weather in Southern California has not. It’s been raining every day, so I haven’t been able to use it outdoors. Too delay things more, the weather calls for at least 5 more days of rain.
So far, I’ve been using it indoors casually and it fits my hand like a glove. The D7000 is solid, with a better quality feel than the previous D90. Since it has a focus motor, I can use all the Nikkor lenses in my goodie bag, especially my Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D ED Macro lens. Which is one of the best lenses I’ve ever owned. You can see the lens attached to my Nikon D7000 below. Much better than the kit lens they are selling it with! 
 Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D ED Macro lens on a Nikon D7000 body
 Photo credit all photos: GQ/Terry Richardson If you’re a fan of the show Glee you’ll know why the latest photos taken for the GQ Magazine have stirred up so much controversy. The photos were taken for the October edition of the magazine and feature Dianna Agron, Cory Monteith and Lea Michele. Both of the girls are posing in very short sexy outfits, a contrast from their on-air persona.
The famous fashion photographer Terry Richardson took the photos and in my opinion he did a great job. Some may argue that its too risque to portray them as sexy high school kids, but if your not aware all are well in their 20′s, so I say go for it!
Also, don’t miss these two images in high res: Photo 1, Photo 2
You can also see the full set at GQ Magazine.
When viewing any photo, I look at the lighting, the positioning of the actors in the frame, and the overall setting. I guess it’s the photographer in me that likes to analyze how these images where created. In some ways I wish GQ would include, like POP Photo and Shutterbug does, the camera type, setting and lights used!
Page 1 of 712345...»Last »
Improve the web with Nofollow Reciprocity. |
|
This past weekend I had a two night stay at the Paris hotel in Las Vegas, which meant a good opportunity to photograph it with my Nikon D7000. It was a cold weekend, luckily it didn’t rain. Indoors, the D7000 balanced the light perfectly, as you can see in the bottom image. The camera balanced the light and dark areas very well.
Follow Us!