Hey - I'm going to take some pics tomorrow for a flatmate who basically wants a few portrait type shots in a Jacket she has to give back soon - think she normally gets a proper photographer for this sort of stuff tbh... but needs to return said jacket soon and I happen to have a DSLR so I'm going to attempt to do some portrait pics.... Have previously just done pics of military stuff, mountaineering expeditions etc... however I do happen to have a 50mm f1.8 lense which would seem to be ideal for this...
basically I've just got the basic canon 400D, kit lense, 50mm f1.8 and also have a fisheye adapter which I was previously using to playing around with around London...
Flatmate wants to take some pics in the bathroom - has a large ish window so plenty of natural light but also it isn't all that big - (I'd be stood about a meter away form her ) - also the backdrop would be a huge mirror.....
Was also thinking of doing a few outdoor shots in the back garden and perhpas using just the onboard flash to avoid harsh shadows on face......
3rd location - have a large bay window in my room with clear wooden floor space in front - with white curtains drawn could allow a lot of light from behind and perhpas use the onboard flash (perhpas with some sort of makeshift diffuser (masking tape? - please don't laugh too much) - also perhpas with curtains open and just using natural light from the side or something....
am thinking that the bedroom with bay window might be a better location than the cramped bathroom - but might as well try both I guess
Also might have an experiment with some random-ish type shots... want to play with the fisheye and also want to try maybe using a tripod and doing some multiple exposures with say the kit lense.....
any tips/advice/links to relevant tips advice would be very welcome thanks.....
basically I've just got the basic canon 400D, kit lense, 50mm f1.8 and also have a fisheye adapter which I was previously using to playing around with around London...
Flatmate wants to take some pics in the bathroom - has a large ish window so plenty of natural light but also it isn't all that big - (I'd be stood about a meter away form her ) - also the backdrop would be a huge mirror.....
Was also thinking of doing a few outdoor shots in the back garden and perhpas using just the onboard flash to avoid harsh shadows on face......
3rd location - have a large bay window in my room with clear wooden floor space in front - with white curtains drawn could allow a lot of light from behind and perhpas use the onboard flash (perhpas with some sort of makeshift diffuser (masking tape? - please don't laugh too much) - also perhpas with curtains open and just using natural light from the side or something....
am thinking that the bedroom with bay window might be a better location than the cramped bathroom - but might as well try both I guess
Also might have an experiment with some random-ish type shots... want to play with the fisheye and also want to try maybe using a tripod and doing some multiple exposures with say the kit lense.....
any tips/advice/links to relevant tips advice would be very welcome thanks.....