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Kernel Summit 2010 group picture

Kernel Summit 2010 group picture

Posted Nov 2, 2010 21:17 UTC (Tue) by corbet (editor, #1)
In reply to: Kernel Summit 2010 group picture by HappyCamp
Parent article: Kernel Summit 2010 group picture

It was a difficult photo environment; the group was crammed in tight and getting grumpy and the space was limited. It was an extreme wide-angle shot from the side, requiring more depth of field than I could summon in those conditions. Backlight didn't help. The pro had synced flash and such, hopefully he did better.


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Kernel Summit 2010 group picture

Posted Nov 2, 2010 22:15 UTC (Tue) by HappyCamp (guest, #29230) [Link]

I was kind surprised that the photo was taken with everyone's back to the window. I can see it though, if the hired photographer was adding in strobes to match the ambient light from the window.

But if you are the photographer without the strobes, then you are kind of out of luck :( Best you can get are the people exposed properly and everything outside the window will be overexposed.

For those who might be interested in off-camera flash this is a very informative site:
http://strobist.blogspot.com/

Again I highly appreciate the photo and I am not trying to be negative. Just trying to give some ideas for future attempts.

Kernel Summit 2010 group picture

Posted Nov 3, 2010 0:18 UTC (Wed) by Tobu (subscriber, #24111) [Link]

It must have been hard to shoot, but I do like the bright sunlight coming from the right, making the faces half golden.

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