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19-JUN-2008 Harvey Rawn

Tenth Place (Tie)
Light Work
by Harvey Rawn

Camarillo, California

Our digital photography group met last night to learn lighting techniques for portrait photography. It was a good opportunity to capture a noisy shot for the challenge.

Sony DSC-R1
1/60s f/3.5 at 19.7mm iso3200 hide exif
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Date/Time19-Jun-2008 19:45:46
MakeSony
ModelDSC-R1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length19.7 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent3200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Justin Miller23-Jun-2008 20:39
I had the same problems myself, Harvey - photoshopping noise into the shot does actually help the composition and the feel of the shot in light of the competition. I tried some shots for the challenge at ISO1600 and ISO3200 and still felt like I needed to add noise in post to really get the feel I was going for. Good choice on adding it here.
Harvey Rawn23-Jun-2008 13:30
I photoshopped in some noise and replaced the image with John's help. I think it fits the challenge better now.
Harvey Rawn 21-Jun-2008 14:00
You're right, John. ISO 3200 produced less noise than I expected. Maybe I'll start to use the higher settings more often.
jrdu 21-Jun-2008 08:05
At these internet sizes it's hard to see the noise but it's an interesting idea, Harvey, to take a noisy photo at a demonstration of how to use light well. Interesting group, all shooting differently.