Does your wife or significant other understand how much effort is required?

[RustyTheGeek]

Great! How long did it end up lasting? How many girls showed up? Do you think you achieved what you wanted and do you think they had a good time? Did YOU have a good time? Hope you can share some pics later if you feel it's appropriate. What challenges did you run into and how well did you overcome them?

Whatever the case, I hope you're having a well deserved cocktail now! With the wife. With some great L!

 

[jdramirez]

Great! How long did it end up lasting? How many girls showed up? Do you think you achieved what you wanted and do you think they had a good time? Did YOU have a good time? Hope you can share some pics later if you feel it's appropriate. What challenges did you run into and how well did you overcome them?

Whatever the case, I hope you're having a well deserved cocktail now! With the wife. With some great L!

One girl arrived at 5:30... seven showed up (1 had a late conflict and the other three couldn't make it) and the last left around 9:00, but the photos were done around 8:15... but there was a light of light leak from my windows... so we had a late start... as for the photos... not sure... I haven't even transferred them over... I shot a ton at f/8... so it is hard to screw up focus at f/8... but the girls are models... so I relied on the other girls getting them to smile... but their eye of the tiger faces... that didn't go so well... But I think there is enough that I can be happy with the effort... so I won't complain... but my plan... went to pot... pretty quickly in the night.

I have to get to bed here shortly... we have a tournament in the morn.

 

[RustyTheGeek]

Great! How long did it end up lasting? How many girls showed up? Do you think you achieved what you wanted and do you think they had a good time? Did YOU have a good time? Hope you can share some pics later if you feel it's appropriate. What challenges did you run into and how well did you overcome them?

Whatever the case, I hope you're having a well deserved cocktail now! With the wife. With some great L!

One girl arrived at 5:30... seven showed up (1 had a late conflict and the other three couldn't make it) and the last left around 9:00, but the photos were done around 8:15... but there was a light of light leak from my windows... so we had a late start... as for the photos... not sure... I haven't even transferred them over... I shot a ton at f/8... so it is hard to screw up focus at f/8... but the girls are models... so I relied on the other girls getting them to smile... but their eye of the tiger faces... that didn't go so well... But I think there is enough that I can be happy with the effort... so I won't complain... but my plan... went to pot... pretty quickly in the night.

I have to get to bed here shortly... we have a tournament in the morn.

Thanks for replying JD! We're all pulling for you! I'm sure you learned a lot and I bet it will all turn out in the end. I hope we get to see some shots. 90% of my shooting is event/journalistic and ceremonies. I do a little portrait work but it's not my forte. At least not until someday when I decide to dedicate a LOT of time to it... maybe. Even when everything goes perfect and you have 1000 portrait shoots behind you it can all go to heck. Ultimately it all still depends on the subject being relaxed, happy and feeling good to provide good smiles, body posture, etc. So I hope when the last image of your shoot is finished processing, you are smiling!! Have a great weekend!

 

[jdramirez]

Here was a shot I did tonight (and since it is of my daughter, I don't mind sharing)... I know some may say it is too contrasty and her right eye is in shadow due to the lighting setup... but I'm fond of it.

Actually, if there are any multi flash experts out there... I 'd appreciate some advice. I don't know how to set the flash on the st-e3-rt to get the desired effect of tracking their swing. I get close, then I screw it up. I know I'm 1 youtube video away from figuring it out... so you don't even have to explain it... just say... this video will do you up right.