Michael & Jonathan {Portraits}

Just your typical sweet natured brothers who like to pick on each other. This was actually one of the few candid type shots that I got of the boys this afternoon. Jonathan and Michael were ALL about posing for the camera...and they definitely delivered! :)




Today's shoot only lasted about 45 minutes and I got around 100 shots (around 90 of which were keepers). We were at the Alexan's courtyard and pool areas in the North Hills Mall.



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Time to package up a CD with the images on them and deliver them to my co-worker hopefully tomorrow! =D

Camera Show

Just LOVE the vintage cameras!!

So today...I knocked another item off of my wishlist. I got a Nikon SB-24 Speedlight circa like 1980s!! My new favorite website is strobist.com and I'm finally getting an understanding for what lighting equipment I need/want.


A little bit of a chip in the infrared cover but I'm going to cover it with a piece of black tape and it should be fine. I had the seller test it out for me to make sure it actually works and it does!

Enough dabbling in stuff I know little about. Time for a portrait session with Michael and Jonathan this afternoon. Hopefully I can post a few up here tonight when I get back.

Alan {Portraits} ie. Check out the hubsters!

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I couldn't help myself. Hopefully he won't notice these are up here...lol. The other few favorites need a little more fine tuning since they were head shots more or less. Isn't he cute??? ;) These were also taken at Duke Gardens. Alan is a HUGE fan of bamboo and right when we were about to leave I spotted this mini forest of them!

I just wanted to add that I haven't shot in Auto mode since I posted about wanting to learn manual. And I have to say I LOVE being able to control the camera settings. Makes such a huge difference in my photography. I can already see a progression since I first started this blog, oh what?, a month ago??? ;)

Duke Gardens

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Stopped by Duke Gardens today to get a few more nature/flower shots and practice using my new tripod. I also took some shots of the hubby but I'm not done processing them yet. Hopefully I'll get them up tonight! ;)

Hot Rod

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Went to Brigs for brunch this morning and saw this baby in the parking lot! Wowza!

Tripod!

I am now the proud owner of a tripod! Yay! It's a Quantaray QSX Digi Pro 8500 and it's just wonderful! We were at Brigs for brunch this am/afternoon and we stopped by Wolf Camera to check out what they had. Hopefully tomorrow I am shooting portraits for a coworker of her sons and I could really use the tripod tomorrow to get a good group shot. So that's one item off of my list of things to buy! ;)

JC Raulston Arboretum

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I am SOOO ready for a new big daddy lens. I felt very limited today at the arboretum in getting those up close shots that I just crave! I think these are good...but some of them could have been much better, had I just been able to get closer! I had to crop some of these and lost a little resolution. Those shots could have been MUCH crisper had I been able to zoom in close enough. I'm TERRIFIED of bees so it was pretty hairy for me to get that close. I got dive bombed a few times (or so it seems through the lens!) lol. Next time I'll need to remember to wear bug spray. I went around 4 o'clock this afternoon and the skeeters were out!! I got bit up pretty bad around my ankles and arms. I think it was worth it though! ;)

I love seeing how already my photography has evolved including my post production processing. I used iPhoto alone on these shots and I think the editing turned out pretty well.


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