question i tried to do this the other day but with the new A9iii and when i put on the sony fj trigger my live view goes away and does this crazy grainy view on my screen but when i press my button to see what my shot looks like its clear but when i look at my screen it so grainy looking ...its like something makes my live view go like its on 51000iso but my setting is at iso will be 250 or 400 in my studio ....so i dont know why my screen goes all grain looking ...any ideas what can make this happen
Awesome Matt, mine is arriving today, hopefully in the future you can make a user guide in regards to your style of shooting, really want to learn your style especially for those sports portraits…great job
Matt were you able to test this when you had the A9iii. Theoretically with the A9iii wouldn't you be able to lower the power on the flash so it recycles more quickly to fire continuously as it syncs at a much higher shutter speed?
You would yes! So you could use less strobe and use them more than once depending on the power setting. I’ll have to play with that once I get the a9iii!
Check out the video at about 4:40 and Matt shows how to set the sequence on the FJ 400 :). Right before my EPIC behind the scenes video 🤣 - Thanks for watching Matt had a lot of fun making this shot!!
I appreciate you walking us through the full workflow. I have a very similar system but I always struggled with the photoshop step and duplicate files so that helped. Then using the album function to keep the mix of retouched and just toned final images straight was a big piece of the puzzle. The part I add that I wish I did sooner is taking the extra time for finishing with a rating system. I end up with so many photos especially in sports photography. I try to be really selective in my ratings, I don’t rate bad photos so 1 star is good, 2 is the photos I’d want to share from a shoot, 3 might be my best photos from a few shoots, then 4 and 5 are reserved for all time favorites or portfolio builders. Finally, making sure to tag my family members names in individual photos is huge as well for looking back on.
I felt like a better background would’ve been the field. I looked at your website and you have some phenomenal photos! Just wondering if these how to videos is just informational compared to your actual work. Thanks.
I always take shots I would on a normal shoot in my videos. Not everything is going to be a portfolio piece, so keep that in mind. I always use the stands as well as the field for soccer photos. Thanks for watching and the feedback!
@@MattHernandezgeneral question, have you tried shooting inside a pop up tent to control lighting during the day? I suppose you could think of it as mobile studio. Use some black backgrounds, fog and props etc. It was just a thought I had in case weather and lighting wasn't favorable.
I have a question. Is it possible to take the same photo but directing the light so that it doesn't reflect on their glasses? I apologize if English is not perfect, but it is not my first language.
It would be easier to do that with 1 subject but with 2 the angles aren't the same. I personally like the reflection but you would have to play with it to see. Normally moving the light higher works but not when they have a hat on. Thanks for watching and the feedback!
This video made me stop and think: The only time I’ve ever shot directly into the sun are early & late magic hours - I’ve never shot into the sun otherwise, thus I’ve never had a need for such super fast shutter speeds. Your shots were beautiful, but wouldn’t they have been better at magic hour? But if I were to try this daytime concept, wouldn’t an ND filter solve the problem you’re citing with the a7Rv? With a dark enough filter, you wouldn’t need high speed sync.
It was approaching the magic hour as you can see by the direction of the sun in some of the shots. Light is better later in the day, but being a full time professional with a family means I dont always get to shoot during that time, especially in the summer when the days are longer. So having the option to underexpose when it's super bright is very helpful, especially with the power of the a9iii. Yes, and ND filter would solve that probably. I do use one a lot when I don't need to freeze action with fast shutter speeds, but because I shoot so many athletes I need both options. Thanks for watching and the feedback!
Wow global shutter is really the game changer now a9 III pictures have medium format look to them...i mean high speed flash look which you get from leaf shutter to it and super high Shutter speed with flash made day light into dawn...
i dont use cats for any of my editing ....i use PM to cull shots and rate them faster ....then i rename them in PM ....then go to the main folder on my hard drive and delete the old name files ...then take the cull photos into lightroom to edit and tone them and then save those to a new folder on my sdd drive ...that way i dont have 100s of cats on my edting and culling software
What are you referring to when you say cats? It sounds like we do the same thing, you just add an extra step when you re-save the toned photos from Lightroom. I don’t see the need to re-save them, you can just add them into a collection of selects if you need to. I only import the culled photos also, but I don’t delete anything until the shoot is completely done and the client has ordered.
@@MattHernandez catalogs + cats for short ...my bad .....i delete the other raw files that didnt make the culling cut ....the ones that did i edit in lighroom and save into a master folder on my ssd ( i keep those & i send them to the person or team i shot ) but instead of saving all the photos in lightroom to a catalog ...i make a master folder on my ssd drive and save them there and keep them that way lighroom is clean and not so busy with 800 catalogs on my side view and it will help run the software faster cuz less to look through
Hi Matt. Thanks for that. Based on your experiences with both cameras, which is better for general hybrid use not using flash or needing ultra high shutter speeds (ie not solely sports photography)? Thanks .
G’day Matt! Just got the xdrop pro today, and keen for your thoughts on black vs grey vs white backdrops for the easiest cutouts? Love all your content mate. Thanks for sharing!
So helpful!!! Thank you for sharing! One question... Do you have some sort of modifier on your fog machine to make the fog fan up and out like that? Or is that just from blowing towards the bleachers?
Thanks @MattHernandez for the insights (ie., behind the scenes) into your approach to life, work, and family. You are an inspiration to many of us, and we are thankful for you sharing your experiences, skills, and approach in photography. Some things remind me of "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield. Cheers and thanks again....
Jesse - great reference to Steven Pressfield - love his books - just finished Put Your Ass (where your heart wants to be) probably a big reason this Podcast was started :). Wish you all the best - thanks for watching.
Bro, some feedback? Don't have your talking head in the top left where all the damn menu options are. People can't see your mouse and click there with your face covering it.
