Dec 12 2011

Family :: The Kings

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If you’ve been following my photography for any length of time, you know I don’t normally shoot families. However for close friends, I can make exceptions.

Baby A is already a couple months old and beginning to smile and show expressions. He wasn’t too sure about me at first, glaring at me like I was crazy! He’s probably got a point, but he eventually came around and we got some smiles before he wore out and fell asleep!

I love in the collection above, the bottom right image, where Baby A looked up and found his Mommy.

Dec 09 2011

Thanksgiving at Sunset Lake Farm

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I’ve been so busy over the last several weeks, so sorry I haven’t posted anything. The extended family spent the Saturday after Thanksgiving up at Sunset Lake Farm. It was perfect weather and we had a great time eating food, playing football, shooting guns and hanging out around the campfire. I’m currently in the middle of a web design project for Sunset Lake Farm and while I was up their wanted to capture another image or two for the website.

I was so busy with enjoying the day, I didn’t even get a camera out until the very end of the day. These girls were having a great time together enjoying good hot dogs by the fire (my daughter is in the middle). I love how candid the last three images are. These girls would be my daughter’s 2nd cousins, and they were having fun playing with their dad down by the pond. I was actually shooting the first image above right before they came down to the pond. It’s so wonderful to share Thanksgiving with family.

Nov 15 2011

Christmas Card Pics [Rejects]

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Rejects is probably a little harsh of a word. Saturday morning after an amazing breakfast my wife made, we all piled into our bed for a quick photo session. Probably the best time we’ve had creating our Christmas card picture. These pictures are a sampling of some of the shots we took. The final images that were selected for our Christmas card are not present, they’ll be revealed after Thanksgiving!

Nov 08 2011

Light Timeline

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We all know the best time to shoot is just before and just after sunset. The lighting is beautiful, soft and the color spectrum is amazing. The difference between perfect light and horrible light, in the case of the two photos below, 3 minutes. The bottom photo was taken only 3 minutes after the top photo. * No color correction was done, white balance was set in camera. Editing was a contrast adjustment, sharpening and a de-saturation gradient applied to the sky. The exterior of the barn was all ambient light.

However the inside of the barn has 1 speedlight with a pocket wizard. The last two windows and last sliding door had no light in the room, so I stuck a speedlight in there with a pocket wizard. You can see how dark that room was below. This shot was taken about 20 minutes before ‘perfect’ light.

You can see my crazy setup below. Because the ground where I needed to shoot the barn was significantly lower, I had to use a 10′ step ladder, and I mounted my tripod to the top. It was a bit tricky to look through the view finder while standing on top of the ladder without falling off!

Nov 07 2011

Sunset Lake Farm

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Last Saturday I had the pleasure of shooting some shots for a website I’m developing for Sunset Lake Farm. Sunset Lake Farm is located in beautiful central PA, offering beautiful mountain views and bejeweled with its own private three acre lake. The recently restored barn dates back to the Civil War era. It boasts beautiful original wood beams, creating a very inviting space. It’s an amazing place to have a wedding or hold a corporate retreat or meeting.

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