Re: Live view, arrggh
On December 2, 2021 4:59:32 PM PST, ann sanfedele wrote: >Larry -- >must correct one impression you have about my suggestion earlier.. >> >> On 12/2/21 1:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> I think I learned some things from my last shoot and am giving it >>> another try tonight. >>> >>> ***Ann also explained how I could do the self portraits using a film >>> era camera.*** >I was actually telling you how I did it with my K-5 mounted on a >tripod.. although back in the day I did >do a number of casual self portraits with the LX and, of course, a >passport photo. :-) I didn't say you used film, bit that is how you would do it, and I have done it, using a film camera. > >ann > > > > >> - >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
Larry -- must correct one impression you have about my suggestion earlier.. On 12/2/21 1:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I think I learned some things from my last shoot and am giving it another try tonight. ***Ann also explained how I could do the self portraits using a film era camera.*** I was actually telling you how I did it with my K-5 mounted on a tripod.. although back in the day I did do a number of casual self portraits with the LX and, of course, a passport photo. ann - %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
Rick, I’m not so much shooting for one particular need, I just don’t have any good recent photos. I did want to get some photos of my full beard before I trimmed it back to what it is now. I also don’t have any decent photos of myself with long hair. I haven’t had long hair since 2004. I don’t know how much longer I’ll keep it. But mostly, I realized I don’t have any decent photos from the past several years so I wanted to get some current ones for whatever Ann, > On Dec 2, 2021, at 4:14 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Alan - look at his eyes.. in many he has a twinkle. You don't have to show > teeth to smile. And until I get my implant I’m not so inclined to share pictures of my teeth. > > Larry - Hey, I thought you were doing -headshots- for business reasons.. > didn't know you were going on Match.com. ;-) Certainly not match.com. > > Posed full body or mostly full body shots that are posed are really a turn > off, IMHO.. a pro head shot and snap shots in good natural light > will get you farther. I certainly don’t lead with the body shots. With the surplus of resolution available when I can’t see what is actually in the frame, I was shooting extra loose knowing that I can crop in on just the face and still have plenty of pixels to play with. John, Let’s just say that no matter what one might think of my photography these photos are evidence of why I spend the vast majority of my time behind the camera rather than in front of it. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
Friendly critique: You have the camera set too low. It's pointing at your chest, so the viewer gets a good look up your nose and an uncomfortable feeling that you're leaning back. I think I understand you're trying to avoid the double chin look, but that can be done other ways. There could be a little too much paying attention to what the camera is doing and too little concentration on being the subject. Set up the frame, then get in it and go. Let the camera do its thing. 1. Put something in there to focus on, like the previously mentioned mop. Focus on it, then turn off the AF and remove the object. Might want to mark the floor. 2. Set the timer. 3. Hit your mark. 4. Check result. 5. Rinse and repeat. One frame at a time. Shoot loose with enough DOF to get in focus if you miss your spot a little. Crop to satisfaction. None of this requires live view. On 12/2/21 1:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I think I learned some things from my last shoot and am giving it another try tonight. Oddly, things seem to be mostly working just fine with live view. I can see enough on the display to frame myself where I want to be, I can see the preview screen and get an idea how things turned out, and using my wired remote trigger I can take photos when I want. On Dec 1, 2021, at 9:16 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: Isn't there a timer on the camera? Yeah, that’s how I took the last set: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157720168248521 Warning for the faint of heart, there are a few shirtless ones at the end. Ann also explained how I could do the self portraits using a film era camera. I even have some self portraits I took years ago by sticking a mop in a bucket, manually focusing on that, and trying to stand in the same place using the self timer. The point of my complaint was that there are a lot of advantages to being able to see what is in the frame. I don’t know about you folks, but when I’m taking photos I don’t aim the camera and shut my eyes before pressing the shutter. At least not often. However, like I said things were working great tonight, until I realized that if I put the camera in single frame mode, I wouldn’t get a bunch of second frames with uncharged strobes, and the K-1 turned the flash off. Long story short, in live view, if you put it in “motordrive” mode, whatever they call it, they turn off the electronic shutter. Also, something that isn’t well documented, if the camera is in electronic shutter mode, it won’t fire a flash. I had to disable electronic shutter to use live view with a flash. Whoever wrote the K-1 manuals should be soundly beat about the head and shoulders with a tiltall tripod. It should simply say what the effects of being in different modes are. sigh. They spent too much time trying to make the manuals so they don’t scare off morons who would be better off just using their phone cameras and don’t tell the people who know photography what they need. But that is a rant for another day. For folks who are curious, I’ll put proofs from tonight here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157720194746983 I am incapable of critiquing photos of myself, so I post proofs and beg friends to tell me which ones suck the least. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
On Thu, Dec 02, 2021 at 07:14:06AM -0500, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Larry - Hey, I thought you were doing -headshots- for business reasons.. > didn't know you were going on Match.com. ;-) > > Posed full body or mostly full body shots that are posed are really a turn > off, IMHO..? a pro head shot and snap shots in good natural light > will get you farther. > > ann I have to agree with Ann. These shots all say "Look at me! I'm posing!". In particular, the upward tilt of the head seems to be looking over the head of the viewer, rather than looking directly into the camera. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
Larry, what are you going to use the photo for? Applying for a job in an engineering firm and submitting a shot to a bodybuilding magazine (for example) have different requirements. Rick > On Dec 2, 2021, at 3:01 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > >> On Dec 1, 2021, at 11:40 PM, Alan C wrote: >> >> Seems to have worked well. You're quite a large customer - > > I have lost a few pounds cycling regularly during the apocalypse, so I could > have been larger. > >> the hair even amplifies that! I looked in vain for one with a smile. > > Unfortunately, when I try to force a smile it looks like I am fighting a near > terminal case of gas. > > Also, almost a year ago I lost a tooth that was damaged when I was in high > school, and I’m still a month or two out from finishing with the implant. > > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
Alan - look at his eyes.. in many he has a twinkle. You don't have to show teeth to smile. Larry - Hey, I thought you were doing -headshots- for business reasons.. didn't know you were going on Match.com. ;-) Posed full body or mostly full body shots that are posed are really a turn off, IMHO.. a pro head shot and snap shots in good natural light will get you farther. ann On 12/2/2021 2:40 AM, Alan C wrote: Seems to have worked well. You're quite a large customer - the hair even amplifies that! I looked in vain for one with a smile. Alan C On 02-Dec-21 08:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I think I learned some things from my last shoot and am giving it another try tonight. Oddly, things seem to be mostly working just fine with live view. I can see enough on the display to frame myself where I want to be, I can see the preview screen and get an idea how things turned out, and using my wired remote trigger I can take photos when I want. On Dec 1, 2021, at 9:16 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: Isn't there a timer on the camera? Yeah, that’s how I took the last set: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157720168248521 Warning for the faint of heart, there are a few shirtless ones at the end. Ann also explained how I could do the self portraits using a film era camera. I even have some self portraits I took years ago by sticking a mop in a bucket, manually focusing on that, and trying to stand in the same place using the self timer. The point of my complaint was that there are a lot of advantages to being able to see what is in the frame. I don’t know about you folks, but when I’m taking photos I don’t aim the camera and shut my eyes before pressing the shutter. At least not often. However, like I said things were working great tonight, until I realized that if I put the camera in single frame mode, I wouldn’t get a bunch of second frames with uncharged strobes, and the K-1 turned the flash off. Long story short, in live view, if you put it in “motordrive” mode, whatever they call it, they turn off the electronic shutter. Also, something that isn’t well documented, if the camera is in electronic shutter mode, it won’t fire a flash. I had to disable electronic shutter to use live view with a flash. Whoever wrote the K-1 manuals should be soundly beat about the head and shoulders with a tiltall tripod. It should simply say what the effects of being in different modes are. sigh. They spent too much time trying to make the manuals so they don’t scare off morons who would be better off just using their phone cameras and don’t tell the people who know photography what they need. But that is a rant for another day. For folks who are curious, I’ll put proofs from tonight here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157720194746983 I am incapable of critiquing photos of myself, so I post proofs and beg friends to tell me which ones suck the least. On 12/1/21 12:03 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I need some recent portraits, and have made some attempts at selfies. It’s extra challenging when you can’t see what the camera does. I had the clever idea that I can plug an external monitor into the HDMI and use that for framing etc. It *almost* works. Unfortunately, if I set the camera’s exposure to use strobes the live view is so dark it won’t auto focus. Even when I put it on manual focus, it often refuses to fire the shutter. Also the screen is so dark, it’s damn near useless for live view. And there is no way at all to change things so that you can use live view with a flash. Sigh. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
> On Dec 1, 2021, at 11:40 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Seems to have worked well. You're quite a large customer - I have lost a few pounds cycling regularly during the apocalypse, so I could have been larger. > the hair even amplifies that! I looked in vain for one with a smile. Unfortunately, when I try to force a smile it looks like I am fighting a near terminal case of gas. Also, almost a year ago I lost a tooth that was damaged when I was in high school, and I’m still a month or two out from finishing with the implant. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
Seems to have worked well. You're quite a large customer - the hair even amplifies that! I looked in vain for one with a smile. Alan C On 02-Dec-21 08:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I think I learned some things from my last shoot and am giving it another try tonight. Oddly, things seem to be mostly working just fine with live view. I can see enough on the display to frame myself where I want to be, I can see the preview screen and get an idea how things turned out, and using my wired remote trigger I can take photos when I want. On Dec 1, 2021, at 9:16 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: Isn't there a timer on the camera? Yeah, that’s how I took the last set: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157720168248521 Warning for the faint of heart, there are a few shirtless ones at the end. Ann also explained how I could do the self portraits using a film era camera. I even have some self portraits I took years ago by sticking a mop in a bucket, manually focusing on that, and trying to stand in the same place using the self timer. The point of my complaint was that there are a lot of advantages to being able to see what is in the frame. I don’t know about you folks, but when I’m taking photos I don’t aim the camera and shut my eyes before pressing the shutter. At least not often. However, like I said things were working great tonight, until I realized that if I put the camera in single frame mode, I wouldn’t get a bunch of second frames with uncharged strobes, and the K-1 turned the flash off. Long story short, in live view, if you put it in “motordrive” mode, whatever they call it, they turn off the electronic shutter. Also, something that isn’t well documented, if the camera is in electronic shutter mode, it won’t fire a flash. I had to disable electronic shutter to use live view with a flash. Whoever wrote the K-1 manuals should be soundly beat about the head and shoulders with a tiltall tripod. It should simply say what the effects of being in different modes are. sigh. They spent too much time trying to make the manuals so they don’t scare off morons who would be better off just using their phone cameras and don’t tell the people who know photography what they need. But that is a rant for another day. For folks who are curious, I’ll put proofs from tonight here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157720194746983 I am incapable of critiquing photos of myself, so I post proofs and beg friends to tell me which ones suck the least. On 12/1/21 12:03 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I need some recent portraits, and have made some attempts at selfies. It’s extra challenging when you can’t see what the camera does. I had the clever idea that I can plug an external monitor into the HDMI and use that for framing etc. It *almost* works. Unfortunately, if I set the camera’s exposure to use strobes the live view is so dark it won’t auto focus. Even when I put it on manual focus, it often refuses to fire the shutter. Also the screen is so dark, it’s damn near useless for live view. And there is no way at all to change things so that you can use live view with a flash. Sigh. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
I think I learned some things from my last shoot and am giving it another try tonight. Oddly, things seem to be mostly working just fine with live view. I can see enough on the display to frame myself where I want to be, I can see the preview screen and get an idea how things turned out, and using my wired remote trigger I can take photos when I want. > On Dec 1, 2021, at 9:16 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > Isn't there a timer on the camera? Yeah, that’s how I took the last set: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157720168248521 Warning for the faint of heart, there are a few shirtless ones at the end. Ann also explained how I could do the self portraits using a film era camera. I even have some self portraits I took years ago by sticking a mop in a bucket, manually focusing on that, and trying to stand in the same place using the self timer. The point of my complaint was that there are a lot of advantages to being able to see what is in the frame. I don’t know about you folks, but when I’m taking photos I don’t aim the camera and shut my eyes before pressing the shutter. At least not often. However, like I said things were working great tonight, until I realized that if I put the camera in single frame mode, I wouldn’t get a bunch of second frames with uncharged strobes, and the K-1 turned the flash off. Long story short, in live view, if you put it in “motordrive” mode, whatever they call it, they turn off the electronic shutter. Also, something that isn’t well documented, if the camera is in electronic shutter mode, it won’t fire a flash. I had to disable electronic shutter to use live view with a flash. Whoever wrote the K-1 manuals should be soundly beat about the head and shoulders with a tiltall tripod. It should simply say what the effects of being in different modes are. sigh. They spent too much time trying to make the manuals so they don’t scare off morons who would be better off just using their phone cameras and don’t tell the people who know photography what they need. But that is a rant for another day. For folks who are curious, I’ll put proofs from tonight here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157720194746983 I am incapable of critiquing photos of myself, so I post proofs and beg friends to tell me which ones suck the least. > > On 12/1/21 12:03 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I need some recent portraits, and have made some attempts at selfies. It’s >> extra challenging when you can’t see what the camera does. >> I had the clever idea that I can plug an external monitor into the HDMI and >> use that for framing etc. >> It *almost* works. Unfortunately, if I set the camera’s exposure to use >> strobes the live view is so dark it won’t auto focus. Even when I put it on >> manual focus, it often refuses to fire the shutter. >> Also the screen is so dark, it’s damn near useless for live view. >> And there is no way at all to change things so that you can use live view >> with a flash. >> Sigh. >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
Isn't there a timer on the camera? On 12/1/21 12:03 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I need some recent portraits, and have made some attempts at selfies. It’s extra challenging when you can’t see what the camera does. I had the clever idea that I can plug an external monitor into the HDMI and use that for framing etc. It *almost* works. Unfortunately, if I set the camera’s exposure to use strobes the live view is so dark it won’t auto focus. Even when I put it on manual focus, it often refuses to fire the shutter. Also the screen is so dark, it’s damn near useless for live view. And there is no way at all to change things so that you can use live view with a flash. Sigh. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
Larry - When I've taken photos of myself for various reasons over the years I used a couple of different methods.. most recently I set a chair with a back on it a few feet from the camera and put a gray card or something like it at the level my head and shoulders would be .. then I took a photo of the card and checked the exposure , etc... changed the focus to manual so it wouldn't change.. set the self timer on to 10 sec .. and sat down. it never is right the first click of course... if I had had a remote I would have clicked away, changing my expression, etc.. also, you can set up a mirror next to the camera at the level of the lens and use a remote for the exposure .. it's more about teaching yourself how to model than anything else. You end up with a bunch of shots from which you can chose one.. ann On 12/1/2021 3:55 PM, John Sessoms wrote: If you're doing portraits, you should be able to use some kind of stand-in to set framing & focus. I've got one of those Elvis cut-outs I use. Just set it up so the distance to the flat is the same as the distance to your eye when you take its place. At school they had a half mannequin, but I know some people who use one of those head forms they sell in wig shops. On 12/1/2021 12:03 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I need some recent portraits, and have made some attempts at selfies. It’s extra challenging when you can’t see what the camera does. I had the clever idea that I can plug an external monitor into the HDMI and use that for framing etc. It *almost* works. Unfortunately, if I set the camera’s exposure to use strobes the live view is so dark it won’t auto focus. Even when I put it on manual focus, it often refuses to fire the shutter. Also the screen is so dark, it’s damn near useless for live view. And there is no way at all to change things so that you can use live view with a flash. Sigh. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
> On Dec 1, 2021, at 12:55 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > If you're doing portraits, you should be able to use some kind of stand-in to > set framing & focus. I've got one of those Elvis cut-outs I use. Yup. I’ve got a CD rack that I would put on a kitchen stool for that purpose https://photos.app.goo.gl/8t9PvCy8wTxUqZoZ7 But I find the real time feedback after each shot to be useful. I can see how moving my head affects the lighting, if I adjust something I can if I did something to totally blow the exposure, or if I accidentally moved something into the frame a lot more easily than walking all of the way around to look through the viewfinder each time. I will also note that autofocus is invaluable for self portraits. > > Just set it up so the distance to the flat is the same as the distance to > your eye when you take its place. > > At school they had a half mannequin, but I know some people who use one of > those head forms they sell in wig shops. > > On 12/1/2021 12:03 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I need some recent portraits, and have made some attempts at selfies. It’s >> extra challenging when you can’t see what the camera does. >> I had the clever idea that I can plug an external monitor into the HDMI and >> use that for framing etc. >> It *almost* works. Unfortunately, if I set the camera’s exposure to use >> strobes the live view is so dark it won’t auto focus. Even when I put it on >> manual focus, it often refuses to fire the shutter. >> Also the screen is so dark, it’s damn near useless for live view. >> And there is no way at all to change things so that you can use live view >> with a flash. >> Sigh. >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
If you're doing portraits, you should be able to use some kind of stand-in to set framing & focus. I've got one of those Elvis cut-outs I use. Just set it up so the distance to the flat is the same as the distance to your eye when you take its place. At school they had a half mannequin, but I know some people who use one of those head forms they sell in wig shops. On 12/1/2021 12:03 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I need some recent portraits, and have made some attempts at selfies. It’s extra challenging when you can’t see what the camera does. I had the clever idea that I can plug an external monitor into the HDMI and use that for framing etc. It *almost* works. Unfortunately, if I set the camera’s exposure to use strobes the live view is so dark it won’t auto focus. Even when I put it on manual focus, it often refuses to fire the shutter. Also the screen is so dark, it’s damn near useless for live view. And there is no way at all to change things so that you can use live view with a flash. Sigh. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
> On Nov 30, 2021, at 9:30 PM, Alan C wrote: > > The things people do! How about asking someone else to press the shutter? > Deeper sigh. There is some level of challenge to getting someone over here when I’m doing this. I’m also experimenting with lighting. I currently have the external monitor plugged in and have a remote trigger, so I’ll take a photo and look at it on the display during preview. > > Alan C > > On 01-Dec-21 07:03 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I need some recent portraits, and have made some attempts at selfies. It’s >> extra challenging when you can’t see what the camera does. >> >> I had the clever idea that I can plug an external monitor into the HDMI and >> use that for framing etc. >> >> It *almost* works. Unfortunately, if I set the camera’s exposure to use >> strobes the live view is so dark it won’t auto focus. Even when I put it on >> manual focus, it often refuses to fire the shutter. >> >> Also the screen is so dark, it’s damn near useless for live view. >> >> And there is no way at all to change things so that you can use live view >> with a flash. >> >> Sigh. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Live view, arrggh
The things people do! How about asking someone else to press the shutter? Deeper sigh. Alan C On 01-Dec-21 07:03 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I need some recent portraits, and have made some attempts at selfies. It’s extra challenging when you can’t see what the camera does. I had the clever idea that I can plug an external monitor into the HDMI and use that for framing etc. It *almost* works. Unfortunately, if I set the camera’s exposure to use strobes the live view is so dark it won’t auto focus. Even when I put it on manual focus, it often refuses to fire the shutter. Also the screen is so dark, it’s damn near useless for live view. And there is no way at all to change things so that you can use live view with a flash. Sigh. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Live view, arrggh
I need some recent portraits, and have made some attempts at selfies. It’s extra challenging when you can’t see what the camera does. I had the clever idea that I can plug an external monitor into the HDMI and use that for framing etc. It *almost* works. Unfortunately, if I set the camera’s exposure to use strobes the live view is so dark it won’t auto focus. Even when I put it on manual focus, it often refuses to fire the shutter. Also the screen is so dark, it’s damn near useless for live view. And there is no way at all to change things so that you can use live view with a flash. Sigh. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
