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my boys…

Thursday, April 5, 2012

My most loved and most difficult subjects… it’s getting a bit easier though. It only takes a tiny bribe now and they’re all in for just a few quick pics.

My manual settings and a few details to help:
ISO – 200
aperture – F 4.5 (photographing two wiggly kiddos, want them both in focus)
shutter – 1/400 second (what i needed for proper exposure in the given light)
lens – 50mm 1.2 L
camera – canon’s 5D mark II
lighting situation – full shade
time of day – 10am (so bright morning sun)

My manual settings and a few details to help:
ISO – 200
aperture – F 2.8 (love 2.8 when photographing just one child)
shutter – 1/1250 second (what i needed for proper exposure in the given light)
lens – 50mm 1.2 L
camera – canon’s 5D mark II
lighting situation – full shade
time of day – 10am (so bright morning sun)

My manual settings and a few details to help:
ISO – 200
aperture – F 2.8
shutter – 1/800 second (what i needed for proper exposure in the given light)
lens – 50mm 1.2 L
camera – canon’s 5D mark II
lighting situation – full shade
time of day – 10am (so bright morning sun)

Posted in my manual settings | Tags: child photography, children photography poses, taking pictures of my kids

photographing children out on location

Monday, March 19, 2012

A few quick settings and pics of a sweet little person….

My manual settings for the image below:
ISO – 200
aperture – F 3.2
shutter speed – 1/1600 second
lens – 50mm 1.2L

My manual settings for the image below:
ISO – 320
aperture – F 3.5
shutter speed – 1/160 second
lens – 50mm 1.2

Posted in my manual settings | Tags: child photography, fresno family photographer

30 Days of Photography Tips… Day 23

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

DAY #23!

TIP #23: Go with the flow with kids. Be flexible.

Little children can be moody and somewhat temperamental. So… in regards to photography (not parenting, but photography), go with the flow. Push them a little for the image that you want, but…. go with what keeps them happy, joyful and not red-faced and tearful (nobody wants that). I am not opposed to small bribery types of rewards. And I think that it’s best to keep these moving, exciting, and fun for the kids. The pictures turn out better as a result as well.

If you were (for example) planning for a great look-at-the-camera type of picture and the child isn’t going for it. Then be flexible, adjust. Flex to a mommy’s-tickling-you kind of picture. Or have the child walk away from you and then run toward you laughing and capture that. Or play peek-a-boo. Or… or… or… Go with the flow. See what works for that child, during that season of life, during that hour, and go with it. Those images will be far better than forcing them to sit in someone’s lap and perform with a smile. Trust me. I’ve tried that. And… it’s overrated. :)

You may start with this…

But the goal is to end with this…

Posted in 30 days of photo tips, quick tips | Tags: child photography, pictures of kids

blogging for you…

Monday, April 25, 2011

I asked some of you peeps to help me out by filling out my super short online survey and tell me what you want to learn. Thanks so much to so many of you for filling it out. It WILL benefit YOU…I promise. Here’s the first evidence of that. I am aiming to blog more on what you want to learn. :) So I had some people requesting more details on my shot, how the lighting was and how I was positioned. And also some on my editing. I will touch on editing in the next day or two so check back for that.

Update: Survey is closed, but I’d still LOVE your feedback. Just use the “Contact Me” link above.

To give you a little background on this image….

This picture was taken at about 2:30/3:00 in the afternoon (recently)….not the best time of the day to shoot in my opinion. Why? Because the sun is so intense. But when I took this picture we found some shadier spots where the lighting was softer. You can see the top of the picture is getting brighter, that’s because the shade was wearing off back there and it was more direct sun. The little boy was sitting on a blanket in the grass and I was squatting or maybe even sitting on my bootie in the tall grass as well…whatever it takes to get down at his level. There was no flash or reflectors or anything else used in this pic. Just my camera and lots of goofiness. :)

My manual settings & equipment used:
ISO – 160 (bright sunny day)
aperture – F 3.2
shutter speed – 1/160
lens – canon’s 85mm 1.2L (this is quickly becoming my favorite lens)
camera body – canon’s 5d mark II