Evan's photography phun
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evangilder
"Shooter"
I'm baaaack! I've had a little trouble getting my groove back since my father died. But today, I think he had a hand in this. I was called Thursday by the CAF to shoot an event there for a memorial service. I went under the impression that I would be shooting the flyovers from the ground. Well it changed after I got there. I was all set up with the long lens on the D300 and was shooting the service inside with the D80. I stepped outside and was told that I'd be going up in the T-6 to get some shots of the fighters. Today was an example of a day that was awesome! I was in the rear seat of the T-6 doing 150 kts with lots of noise and I could still hear those fighters.
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You extremely lucky B@stard Eric...Good on ya...absolutely brilliant shots man....
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evangilder
"Shooter"
Thanks Wayne. Sometimes the planets align right and everything falls into place. I have been itching to get the new camera up for some photos. I never would have believed that my premier air-to-air with the new camera would be this.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
The Mk. XIV Spitfire is sharp but my favorite out of the four would have to be the Bearcat. You have done a magnificent job again Eric!
Excellent shots Eric! You lucky b@stard!
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evangilder
"Shooter"
Thanks guys. I have to admit when I first saw them coming toward us, I giggled like a little girl because I was giddy about it. 
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
You lucky b@stard!!
I have to also say excellent job on the book as well!
I have to also say excellent job on the book as well!
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ontos
Tech Sergeant
Absolutely fantastic Eric, you definitely have been blessed. Also congrats on the book, well done the pictures are great.
Cheers mate.
Cheers mate.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Holy smokes Eric!
If I told you I wasn't jealous, I'd be a lying bastard! What an awesome day you must have had!
Outstanding shots, all of 'em!
*by the way*
How does one go about getting an autographed copy of your book?
If I told you I wasn't jealous, I'd be a lying bastard! What an awesome day you must have had!
Outstanding shots, all of 'em!
*by the way*
How does one go about getting an autographed copy of your book?
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evangilder
"Shooter"
Drop me a PM, or an e-mail, Dave. We can figure it out. It's an on-demand published, so it ships direct usually.
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evangilder
"Shooter"
A word to the wise, from the somewhat wise...
After the shoot over the weekend, I went through the shots and edited some right away. Then I left it alone. Go through the shots again, at least twice. Sometimes all you need to do is do a little creative editing and you can have shots that really pop when you passed over them on your initial look through. I started with about 10-15 shots that I liked and edited. After 2 more passes through, I have over 50 images edited and usable. Some of the second and third pass images I ended up liking better than the initial pass edits.
The key is that on the second and third passes, you can get a better look at the photos and give it a few minutes to get creative. If the lighting isn't quite right for color, think monochrome. With old airplanes, monochrome and sepia are like a time machine. See what you can salvage from cropping. I had a shot that I flat out rejected in TWO passes that is now one that I, and many of my fans, loved! There are so many things you can do with editing that can make a good shot great, and a throwaway shot good, or in some cases, fantastic.
So the takeaway here is get the ones that you nailed on the first pass. The ones that are possibles on the second pass, and the the ones you had no idea you nailed on the third pass. I started doing this last year and there are more good shots that I realized. I am going to try and go through my older stuff as I get time to check for stunners in there as well. The other takeaway is that if the shot doesn't meet your expectations or standards, take some creative time editing. What you may get is another sale.
Here are some examples of composites of originals with the edits, then the completed edits. These two were third pass shots. In the composites, the original is as shot with no editing other than resizing and adding the watermark.
After the shoot over the weekend, I went through the shots and edited some right away. Then I left it alone. Go through the shots again, at least twice. Sometimes all you need to do is do a little creative editing and you can have shots that really pop when you passed over them on your initial look through. I started with about 10-15 shots that I liked and edited. After 2 more passes through, I have over 50 images edited and usable. Some of the second and third pass images I ended up liking better than the initial pass edits.
The key is that on the second and third passes, you can get a better look at the photos and give it a few minutes to get creative. If the lighting isn't quite right for color, think monochrome. With old airplanes, monochrome and sepia are like a time machine. See what you can salvage from cropping. I had a shot that I flat out rejected in TWO passes that is now one that I, and many of my fans, loved! There are so many things you can do with editing that can make a good shot great, and a throwaway shot good, or in some cases, fantastic.
So the takeaway here is get the ones that you nailed on the first pass. The ones that are possibles on the second pass, and the the ones you had no idea you nailed on the third pass. I started doing this last year and there are more good shots that I realized. I am going to try and go through my older stuff as I get time to check for stunners in there as well. The other takeaway is that if the shot doesn't meet your expectations or standards, take some creative time editing. What you may get is another sale.
Here are some examples of composites of originals with the edits, then the completed edits. These two were third pass shots. In the composites, the original is as shot with no editing other than resizing and adding the watermark.
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good advice Eric and well demonstrated i may add !
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evangilder
"Shooter"
Thanks, Karl. Anything I can do to help others who want to take better photos.
Good advice indeed. Excellent work!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Superb material Eric.
And excellent advice to sir. You and I had this discussion last summer if I remember correctly. Never stop looking for photo opportunities even while looking at photos.
And excellent advice to sir. You and I had this discussion last summer if I remember correctly. Never stop looking for photo opportunities even while looking at photos.- Thread starter
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evangilder
"Shooter"
Thanks guys. And yes, Aaron, that is correct. And keep them all when chimping. While it may look marginal, or maybe not so good on the back of the camera, look at it on the larger screen at home before deleting. I had some I though "meh" about on the back of the camera screen. Upon getting home, it was better than I thought. ow if the shot is crap on the big screen, that is when you look it over and determine what went wrong, and learn from it.
ontos
Tech Sergeant
Great advice Eric, thanks for posting. I'll put it to use next Saturday.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Awesome pics!
