Comments on: blur is ok ! http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2008/07/07/blur-is-ok/ The Art of Capturing Images and Detailed Instruction while learning the fundamentals Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:37:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Michelle Black http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2008/07/07/blur-is-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Michelle Black Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:05:50 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=161#comment-338 I couldn't agree more - BLUR KICKS ASS!! :D I couldn’t agree more - BLUR KICKS ASS!! :D

]]> By: Miss Red http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2008/07/07/blur-is-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Miss Red Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:53:54 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=161#comment-215 I agree, blurry can still totally rock. I wound up snapping some images of my friend's band a few weekends ago, and certain spots were blurred in one of the images, it turned out so neat, it was one of my favorites from that night of images! Blurry can totally rock a picture! :) I agree, blurry can still totally rock. I wound up snapping some images of my friend’s band a few weekends ago, and certain spots were blurred in one of the images, it turned out so neat, it was one of my favorites from that night of images! Blurry can totally rock a picture! :)

]]> By: chelsea http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2008/07/07/blur-is-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-208 chelsea Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:13:58 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=161#comment-208 yes we had acting class together. she's a wonderful girl. yes we had acting class together. she’s a wonderful girl.

]]> By: Jason Christopher http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2008/07/07/blur-is-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Jason Christopher Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:51:49 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=161#comment-203 Yes that is. Do you know her ? Yes that is. Do you know her ?

]]> By: chelsea http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2008/07/07/blur-is-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-200 chelsea Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:21:54 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=161#comment-200 is that elicia perkins? is that elicia perkins?

]]> By: Jason Christopher http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2008/07/07/blur-is-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Jason Christopher Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:36:23 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=161#comment-184 Hi Ainee, I am so sorry for the late reply. Thank you so much for your kind words. ok first thing you need to remember is that your shutter speed controls your AMBIENT light. So with your question your ambient light would be the sky. So the faster your shutter speed is the darker the ambient light / sky will be. Now when you are using a flash, most slr's only sync at 250th. If you are using a camera system with a leaf shutter those sync at 500th of a second which is only one stop more. Now let's use your camera for example. It syncs at 200th or 250th I think. So how do you expose the sky so it doesn't wash out ? You close down your aperture. Yes closing down your aperture will make anything in your background sharper but if it is only the sky then it doesn't matter. If your background includes objects as well as the sky and you want your background to have more blur, then you will have to do that in post. But there is a solution so that you do not have to blur in post. Don't use a flash, use a large reflector. then you can set your shutter speed at what ever speed you wish. In this case make sure you set your camera to center weighted metering. Also remember that it is much easier to get the sky blue if you are shooting at 90 degrees from the sun. So if the sun is 12 o'clock, put your subject at either 3 o clock or 9 o clock. I hope this helps you Ainee. If you still need more help please don't hesitate to ask me more questions :-) Hi Ainee,

I am so sorry for the late reply. Thank you so much for your kind words.

ok first thing you need to remember is that your shutter speed controls your AMBIENT light. So with your question your ambient light would be the sky. So the faster your shutter speed is the darker the ambient light / sky will be. Now when you are using a flash, most slr’s only sync at 250th. If you are using a camera system with a leaf shutter those sync at 500th of a second which is only one stop more.

Now let’s use your camera for example. It syncs at 200th or 250th I think. So how do you expose the sky so it doesn’t wash out ? You close down your aperture. Yes closing down your aperture will make anything in your background sharper but if it is only the sky then it doesn’t matter. If your background includes objects as well as the sky and you want your background to have more blur, then you will have to do that in post.

But there is a solution so that you do not have to blur in post. Don’t use a flash, use a large reflector. then you can set your shutter speed at what ever speed you wish. In this case make sure you set your camera to center weighted metering. Also remember that it is much easier to get the sky blue if you are shooting at 90 degrees from the sun. So if the sun is 12 o’clock, put your subject at either 3 o clock or 9 o clock.

I hope this helps you Ainee. If you still need more help please don’t hesitate to ask me more questions :-)

]]> By: ainee http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2008/07/07/blur-is-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-183 ainee Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:30:46 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/?p=161#comment-183 Hello Jason, I came across your blog and your tips are very helpful for a beginner photographer like me! Since you do a lot of work outdoors, I have a question: when taking your photos outside, how do you expose the sky and background properly? Sometimes I find that the sky becomes over exposed and white or yellowish, but I see lots of outdoor fashion shoots where the is blue, crisp, vibrant, and the clouds are also present in detail. I know that you can go back and add the sky in when you are dealing with a large area to fill, but do you have any tips to get it right while behind the camera? I can't wait to use your advice on my next photo venture :D thank you! -ainee Hello Jason,
I came across your blog and your tips are very helpful for a beginner photographer like me! Since you do a lot of work outdoors, I have a question: when taking your photos outside, how do you expose the sky and background properly? Sometimes I find that the sky becomes over exposed and white or yellowish, but I see lots of outdoor fashion shoots where the is blue, crisp, vibrant, and the clouds are also present in detail. I know that you can go back and add the sky in when you are dealing with a large area to fill, but do you have any tips to get it right while behind the camera?

I can’t wait to use your advice on my next photo venture :D
thank you!
-ainee

]]>