Trevor and Val
I recently took a few photos of some friends for their Christmas Card. Here are a few of them.
Just sitting around reading Zack Arias
So then, I’m sitting at a bar in Bayview reading Zack Arias’ blog here on tublr and I realized it’s been a really long time since I posted anything. Well, this kinda counts. I’m getting ready to shoot some lovely young lady’s that have been “all done up” in “pin-up” fashion for one day as winners of a contest run by party girls pin-ups (a Milwaukee area non-profit for the USO). I had a little time to kill until the girls are changed, so here I am. Now, the reason I am writing leads me back to Zack. He is not only a wonderful photographer, but his blog is wonderful read that all interested in pursuing a career in photography should read. Well, the girls are about changed so I guess I have to get to work. Hopefully, I will speak on here much more often since time might be freeing me up a bit. Later.
A few weeks back my wife (Maggie) and I took my aunt to see the Cleopatra exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Upon completing the exhibit, we decided to walk through my favorite part of the entire Museum (The Streets of Old Milwaukee). We didn’t have too much time to spend since it was getting late and the museum would be closing soon, but for once I had my camera and was able to capture a few shots before we left. Unfortunately, the lighting is very dull and getting a very descriptive photo is nearly impossible without use of a tripod, but with todays incredibly high ISO settings I was able to capture a few using what light happened to be available.
On March 2, 2012 I went over to Becca and Jared Klug’s home in Milwaukee. Becca is due (with her first child) in late March or early April and was looking to have some portraits done to remember her first pregnancy. I’ve never done a pregnancy shoot before, so I was very willing to give it a go. From my research, I knew that a pregnancy shoot would be tough. You want to show that the woman is pregnant, but keep in mind that even with a new life inside of her, she is still beautiful. With Becca this was incredibly easy, she never once complained about anything and was very confident about her appearance. In the three hours of shooting, I believe Becca made a total of three wardrobe changes, whilst Jared (lucky dog) only changed once.
I’m fairly proud of what has been shot here, but of course there is tons of room for improvement and Becca invited me back anytime before the birth to take some more. I may have to take her up on that.
Waukesha Nature Hike
Mags and I went for a little walk in Waukesha last week-end and just for grins I took along my camera and Canon 75-300 “cheepie” lens. Here’s a couple of snap shots I took. Nothing special here, but it was really fun taking a walk with my wonderful wife.
Chris
I read this article How To Test a Lens on Canon Rumors and figured I’d try it myself. I’ve come to find out I have probably the sharpest possible version of the Canon 24-105mm L you can get. Above are some photos from the test.
Recently I did a simple Christmas shoot with Steve and Shannon. This all sounds fine, until you put little M into the equation. She simply wanted nothing to do with the grey-haired guy and his hefty piece of metal that makes lights turn on-off for no apparent reason. I took a lot of photos and hopefully they are satisfied, but I did realize just how difficult taking photos of children can be. All that aside, it was still quite fun for me; I’m not so sure about Shannon and Steve, however.
Thanks for the opportunity Steve and Shannon and Merry Christmas to all!
Reese’eee Girl
Had a chance to photograph a friends doggie some time ago, but unfortunately I am still using my Canon 20d which is not the best tool to use in low light. I was forced to shoot at ISO 3200 with 1.8 aperture and shutter speeds as low as 1/10th. Not stellar for capturing a cute little doggie that likes to jump around. Maybe if I’m lucky, some cute little elf will bring me a Canon 5d markII for the holidays…
Happy Holidays to ALL!!!
