Josiah Waldner

@Cretan,
Do you have a pic of the milky way edited this way? I would love to see it!

I guess it all depends on your shooting style, but fast apertures are the main factor to take into account when choosing lenses for most weddings, mainly due to the low light conditions. I shoot with a 50mm F/1.8, 85mm F/1.8, and 35mm F/2 for portraits and candid type shots during the reception and afterwards, and a 12mm f/2 and 50-140 F/2.8 zoom…[Read more]

I assume it is unedited? I think it could use a little more foreground. When I look at it, my eye is drawn to the strip of road in the middle. Somehow, it doesn’t feel right. I played around with it a bit but didn’t help it much.

Yea, I think the whole word should be in focus.

Thank you! I have since learned a lot more about special effects that can be gained by shooting straight into the sun, and try it any chance I get. When this picture was taken, I only had had my camera 2 weeks- there was very little intentionality in how it was taken 🙂 But I did shoot it in RAW, so it remains one of my favorite pictures.

Hope it works well for you! I have a 70d myself and love it. I would really like 1080p 60fps video though.

The international version is not covered by any warranty in the USA. If that is important to you, make sure you get a US model I personally would not worry about the warranty as I have bought most of my gear used or refurbished and have never had a issue. But it would only take one problem to make me wish I had a warranty 🙂

I think the card in the middle should be more in focus, enough so that the wording can be read. Also, what is that grainy stuff near the edges of the table?

The correct term for background blur is “Bokeh”. The best way to gain it is with a very wide aperture- at least f/2, preferably 1.8 or more. There is a big difference between even a 1.8 and a 1.4. Even with a fast lens, there are ways to improve the bokeh of a existing lens. The first is to zoom to the max length you have. I have a f/5.6 lens that…[Read more]

That’s fine, each to his own I guess. I like fast lenses and I like to leverage them for all they are worth!

Thanks! I can’t claim to have done anything right taking it- it was pure chance:)

So I re-edited the first picture, and don’t understand why “you should always use bilateral blurring when doing photo’s with editing like that”
I prefer to use a fast lens, and let it take care of my background.

Nice! It certainly does have some extra “punch” I think I like the uncropped version better though. I should see if I have one that emphasizes the sagebrush more.

Here’s what I came up with. Both were shot with a 50mm 1.8 lens, tripod, and remote release. I used a 10 stop ND filter to blur the water.

I shot several weddings in a setting where there was pretty drastic difference between the stage lighting and the auditorium. I still do not know just what the best approach to such a situation is. I ended up spending hours in post, because while the stage lighting was orange, the other lights in the room were quite cool. The bridal party was…[Read more]

I guess I didn’t notice the crooked horizon. Thanks for pointing that out! I don’t mind sun flare, but I did take it out, along with some of the people at the overlook.
Do you have any suggestions for improving the foreground as was mentioned? i played around with it a bit, but didn’t come up with much.
I’ve done multiple exposures without a…[Read more]

So you want us to try it too? I might try it tomorrow. Got a few ideas, mostly involving macro-type shots.

Thanks. Here is a cropped version. Hope you get your chance to go: if you do, you should try to be at the Desert Watchtower for sunset. I really didn’t get any good pictures during the day, but during sunrise and sunset, there were ample opportunities for a novice photographer to get good results. I had my camera for only 2 weeks when this…[Read more]