Hi All, it's been a long while since I've used my camera. I now have a newbie type question about professional photoshoots, as a customer.
We are using a new photographer to shoot instruments with color themes much like the 90's era PC computers, cream and grays...
The photos seem to be soft to me. I looked at the settings: ISO 6400, 1/125 shutter, f22
This would be inside studio with lighting on a tripod.
I asked the photographer why he uses such a high ISO and he said for increased contrast, but he also plans to make them pop by adjusting the contrast in Lightroom. He also touted the performance of his EOS 5D M3 with noise filter and contrast settings. I just think he is off on the settings and thought he should use longer shutter and bring the ISO down to 100, and even a larger f-stop, say around f11.
But then I found this site comparing ISO of the camera, and these photos look so much better, even with high ISO:
http://www.dpreview.com/sample-galleries/6555296250/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii-low-light-iso-samplesOne other thing that I do not understand, why they insist on shooting on a light or grayish background? I need to make knockouts all the time and quite often the edges get lost. Is there a reason for the background color? I would prefer a high contrast background like green, so I could use the magic wand in PhotoShop!

I think I'll talk to our manager again and see about bringing in my T2i and save us a few thousand bucks. Maybe I'm full of smoke?