tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post3261175568594481385..comments2024-03-18T01:15:17.741-07:00Comments on Better Family Photos: Fashion-style Christmas Portrait (Updated - with BTS)360 Rumorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-42949761678461802972012-12-18T07:39:54.056-08:002012-12-18T07:39:54.056-08:00Hi Xiaoli. My impression is that a beauty dish is ...Hi Xiaoli. My impression is that a beauty dish is more controlled. Fortunately i have a similar size softbox and can run a comparison when i'm feeling better. <br /><br />Re the d600 do you travel to the US often? If so maybe it might be doable. Otherwise thats a significant risk. It can also decrease the resale value (unless you try to sell in the US). <br /><br />Best regards,<br />Mic360 Rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-54859318838495238072012-12-18T07:21:16.546-08:002012-12-18T07:21:16.546-08:00Mic,
Nice explaining about the setup! How would y...Mic,<br /><br />Nice explaining about the setup! How would you compare the beauty dish to similar size softbox (e.g light quality, light spread).<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder about the warranty. Just checked with Nikon, it seems Nikon canada will not service camera bought from US either. Due to the possible oil/dust problem, I am debating whether I should cancel the order or just bite the bullet. Tough decision.<br /><br />XiaoliXiaoli Zhanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02121610359039216124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-8267578747186155092012-12-18T07:19:55.572-08:002012-12-18T07:19:55.572-08:00Hi Ken. Thanks for the feedback. Yeah its distract...Hi Ken. Thanks for the feedback. Yeah its distracting to me too. My camera was on a tripod and the kids wouldnt stay put. They kept running around and jumping, appearances notwithstanding. :) perhaps i can clone it in. Hmm<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Mic360 Rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-22274222445781809042012-12-18T06:35:46.071-08:002012-12-18T06:35:46.071-08:00Mic,
Thanks for explaining the light setup. You h...Mic,<br />Thanks for explaining the light setup. You have wonderful subjects to photograph.<br /><br />Due to your lighting focus, my eye is drawn to their smiling faces, however, I can't help but notice your daughter's left foot is cut off and find it distracting...Ken Brakebillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-17111862498340550782012-12-17T10:24:58.861-08:002012-12-17T10:24:58.861-08:00Hi Xiaoli. Good to hear from you. My daughter...Hi Xiaoli. Good to hear from you. My daughter's all well now and I think my son will get over his cold soon. Thank you very much.<br /><br />When I post the BTS you'll see how close your predicted setup is. :)<br /><br />Re the D600, check out B&H, Amazon, and the Nikon store too. I believe the promo got extended to 12/29. Also you may want to check your local Nikon's policy about cameras bought from other countries. Last time I checked, Nikon US will not service a camera that is not local. Don't know about Nikon Canada...<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Mic360 Rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-54897836365882638182012-12-17T10:19:41.345-08:002012-12-17T10:19:41.345-08:00Hi Robin! Thank you for the well wishes and for d...Hi Robin! Thank you for the well wishes and for dropping by our humble blog. My coauthor MShafik, who is an avid reader of your blog, is probably the one who contacted you about KL. I myself have not gone there although I have a close friend who lives there so who knows, I may go there someday (when kids are grown and traveling is much easier). <br /><br />Hmmm I'm not sure either what happened to your comment. It might have been my overzealous deletion of spam comments (our ratio of spam to real comments is something like 10:1 but we don't want to use captcha to make it easier to make real comments). I apologize for that! Thanks again for the encouragement!<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Mic360 Rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-79144630442642530652012-12-17T09:58:31.940-08:002012-12-17T09:58:31.940-08:00Hope your family are well. Your children are just ...Hope your family are well. Your children are just lovely! My guess lighting setup is main light camera left + rim light camera light up high + background light?<br /><br />btw, I ordered a D600 kit last week from Adorama, got an email they are OOS. Let's see if they can ship to Canada before christmas.Xiaoli Zhanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02121610359039216124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-9499416929883081742012-12-17T09:26:09.389-08:002012-12-17T09:26:09.389-08:00Oh my, do get well soon !!
And that is a splendid ...Oh my, do get well soon !!<br />And that is a splendid portrait of the kids. Very good lighting control, and their candid expression was precious. <br />I actually did comment on the KL blog entry but I am not sure how the comment is no longer there. <br />Nevertheless, if you do come by KL again, please let me know!! Will take you to less "touristy" places, as you have probably seen on my blog. <br /><br />Keep doing what you are doing here, you have some amazing stuff going on this blog. Stay well !!Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.com