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Julyett & Adam's Wedding

2009-06-20T22:08:00.010+10:00

It is so good to be free from shooting the important scenes in a wedding, not being the primary photographer! This allows for more creative and risk free photos which may not turn out just the way I want them to...but when they do it is so much more rewarding.

Arriving on a Robinson R44 chopper is so cool. I already had this image sketched out in my mind when I saw the chopper - which actually arrived while I was unloading the baby stroller! Shoot with the foreground, focus, shutterspeed and aperature, and camera orientation the same and you'll have an easier time combining the photos later on.

One of the neglected details in a gown is usually the back. I was lucky this moving shot wasn't too blurry - I love my 5DmII!

Ok, where are their torso? Although their faces aren't in the picture, the hands tell the story without clutter. The pattern on the dress turned out, although I would have loved less focus on the carpet.

Panning shots are a great way of showing movement and provide a more candid feel to a photo. It is wise to perform a quick test before the actual event occurs (usually you don't have a second chance), making sure that the shutter speed is enough to blur the background when panning. This shot was taken at 1/25 shutter speed. Julyett looked and smiled just at the right moment!

This shot is ... well nothing really. Ok, so why are the petals already outside when the bride and groom are on the inside? onto the next pic then...
The focus of the photo above is to tell the story of the two newly weds, taking their first steps on a journey as a married couple. To accentuate the path I have introduced a post processing vignette. The off focused petals provide a foreground which give a sense of depth to the image. I'd like to fiddle around with these pics some more using tonal mapping to make the texture on the pavers really stand out.

So there you have it...something new in my blog at last! hehehe. Oh did I mention I love my 5DmII? of course I did ;) See you next time.

City of 09

2009-04-20T21:59:00.003+10:00

Ok, well I thought I'd start taking photos of Sydneysiders doing their daily thing hoping that someday these pics will turn out to be one of those pics you look at 50 years from now and think ... why on earth do they wear that ... or geeze people actually walked in those days!

Chicken n Chips

2009-04-19T22:00:00.005+10:00

Here is a pic of Chicken n' Chips that someone at work had for lunch (I wonder who???) ... yummo.

The pic was taken by my 50mm 1.8 Mk II lens set at very low aperature to narrow the depth of field (just look how blurry the closest corner of the box!). Care was taken to focus on the chicken as the rest of the chips seem to be too repetitive, it was also cropped and slightly rotated within photoshop.

...more images

2009-04-17T23:19:00.001+10:00

The opera house taken using my 75-300mm IS lens. Still not a bad lens that's for sure!
The harbour was quiet in the morning, this pic was taken looking through the fence.

First image

2009-04-17T22:07:00.000+10:00

My kickstarter for the morning ... a skinny latte. This cafe also has wifi - or shall I now call it 'blog-fi'!?

Luv'n my 5D Mk II

2009-04-17T12:46:00.000+10:00

Pics to come but this camera is just what I have been waiting for!