Scott Berens Scott Berens http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/ en-us 40 Ron Paul & Judge Napolitano Ron Paul & Judge Napolitano Monday, I spent time following congressman Ron Paul and Judge Andrew Napolitano around Ohio State.

Thank goodness for high ISO's.  I shot most of these at around 4000.

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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:45:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/142843 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/142843
Shooting Tethered Shooting Tethered Having images show up on a big monitor is great.  I like the model to come over right after we shoot a set.  The two of us then flag the favorites right on the spot.  The model also gets immediate feedback as to how well she's modeling and what changes she should make.

What am I using to stay connected? Besides a long USB cable with extension, and a NIkon D3:

Sofortbild and Nikon's ViewNX

These two programs are free!  Plus, they work great.

I used to have the images imported directly into Lightroom, but not anymore.  Since I'm often shooting RAW, I don't like Lightroom's RAW converter as much as Nikon's ViewNX.  (I will use Lightroom later on if desired.)

If you're going to try this, don't forget to:

 

  • change the USB setting, in the camera's menu, from Mass Storage to MTP/PTP.  
  • go into Sofortbild's preferences, select the folder you want the images saved to
  • open ViewNX to that folder
  • connect the camera to computer, and start shooting

 

 

If you're unsure of your exposure open one of the test images in Photoshop.  Do a quick facemask histogram to confirm your not over or under-exposing the model.  

To do this just lasso the face, and look at the histogram.  That way if your monitor is off you won't be fooled.

facemask histogram

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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:14:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/142781 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/142781
New Website New Website We have a new look to our website!  Thank you so much to the people of Bigfolio.  They're customer service is the best.  They were on top of everything I needed.    Thank you!

Also, for all of you iPhone users, we now have a beautiful, smooth iPhone site.

Check it all out at www.BerensImage.com

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Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:48:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/141963 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/141963
Jekyll Island - even at 40 degrees the beach is still awesome! Jekyll Island - even at 40 degrees the beach is still awesome! Img_0986

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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:29:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/141076 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/141076
These images were created using Elinchrom's 27" silver beauty dish Softlite reflector - with the silver deflector inserted. These images were created using Elinchrom's 27" silver beauty dish Softlite reflector - with the silver deflector inserted. Katie_composite

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Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:15:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/137861 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/137861
Sometimes the simplest lighting makes for the prettiest images. Visit Stevie Lynn by clicking here. Sometimes the simplest lighting makes for the prettiest images. Visit Stevie Lynn by clicking here. Steviecollage2small

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Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:14:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/137726 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/137726
Alisha & Kyle - an amazing wedding day! Alisha & Kyle - an amazing wedding day! 0366

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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:37:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/128466 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/128466
07041002042811571395Untitled-21783blogbright]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:23:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/128459 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/128459 Lauren made a stunning bride out in Westfield, yesterday! We had a wonderful time spending the day with her and Conor. Lauren made a stunning bride out in Westfield, yesterday! We had a wonderful time spending the day with her and Conor. 826mdnsftsknsftnrm

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Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:50:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/126151 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/126151
322facebke349354sepianoisefacebk374578851]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:38:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/126150 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/126150 Lauren & Conor are getting married tomorrow! Lauren & Conor are getting married tomorrow! 057

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Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:59:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/125965 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/125965
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Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:32:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/122176 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/122176
D3x_4790drksftD3x_5484D3x_5086D3x_5984stdnrmD3x_6033D3x_6104brightSplashing]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:50:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/122171 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/122171 Another amazing wedding, in NY, with my friend Jamie Jansen. Another amazing wedding, in NY, with my friend Jamie Jansen. D3x_4076-3

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Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:13:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/119975 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/119975
August 6th Wedding in New York City August 6th Wedding in New York City D3x_3509D3x_3939D3x_3860D3x_4125D3x_4156D3x_4164Cakecut]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:23:00 +0000 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/119968 http://berensimage.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/119968