A comparison of filters

Sometimes you can completely change the feeling of an image based on how you filter it.

Babies are great

Did a gender announcement shoot recently for a lovely young couple expecting their first child. Some things that I feel really made this a successful shoot were as follows.

1- Make sure you talk to the couple before hand so that you can get a feel for their personality, and let that shine through the photos. In this instance, we talked extensively about their interests and sense of humor, which, led to them choosing sock monkeys as the medium of announcing the gender.

2- Choose the right location, but have a backup. Initially, we were going to shoot in Annapolis. However, due to a combination of atrocious weather, the Naval Academy graduation, and SERIOUSLY awful weather (it was gross and cold and rainy and windy and and and), we ended up using my fall back location the next day. Turns out, it was a fabulous idea.

3- Wardrobe. Talk to the couple before hand and have them dress in colors that compliment each other, but, are comfortable enough that they will be relaxed. A gender announcement shoot is meant to be the embodiment of the love the couple shares for each other and a way to let them shine through. If you ask them to dress more formally than they are accustomed to, you won't get the shots you want.

SO, now that you know the hows, here are the results.

This was the teaser image that the couple released. It drove their friends up the wall for HOURS trying to get them to say what the gender was. Definitely recommended to add some interest if you plan on doing a shoot like this.

Engagement photos are so much fun

Seriously. Engagement shoots are LOVELY. The couples are just so happy and in love and it just feels so easy to get them looking great together. The only hard part is to get them to loosen up a little when you start to shoot. After that, it is smooth sailing and you just need to be ready with the camera.

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Week four

Fun with a creepy shed in the snow and the cold. Long exposure and my SB-900 flash hand held on 1/64 power flashed a bunch of times to get the effect I wanted. Only thing that would have made it better would be a little fog. 

ISO400 14mm f/8 30sec

Progress

Quickie post today. My Nikomat, my D70s, and my D600. The Nikomat isn't what I learned to shoot with, but near enough to my F3 to count for this. :)

52 week photo challenge

SO, I've actually been doing this for three weeks, but, I give you my first three weeks of my 52 Week Photo challenge. The goal is to plan and execute one shot per week. The key with it is to plan the shot instead of just winging it and selecting something. What I have so far is almost planned, but not quite. I have been planning the third shot though. So, getting there?

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

For the images in full lovely glory, check them out on my Flickr. Enjoy!