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taking pictures of babies

By Cori Derksen | Mar 26, 2012

Taking pictures of little itty bitty babies… what a precious time. Here are some recent images both posed and just a family hanging out and the manual settings to go with them. Manual settings for the image below: ISO – 1000 aperture – F 2.5 shutter – 1/125 Manual settings for the image below: ISO…

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new posing product for YOU and your lovely phone!

By Cori Derksen | Mar 22, 2012

Oh….my phone,  if I’m honest…. oh, how I love my iPhone. I didn’t buy into it at first, no, I don’t need that “thing”. But oh, now that I have it… I really do love it. Hardly leave home without it. So, in honor of the love for the iPhone (or other fabulous smart phone)…

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photographing children out on location

By Cori Derksen | Mar 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 –…

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infant photography prop ideas

By Cori Derksen | Mar 11, 2012

Oh, how I love photographing newborn babies. I love how fresh and new they are to the world. I love how quickly they grow and how rapidly they change and that I love I get to capture that itty bitty squishy tiny state forever. Love it. Well at the end of a newborn session I…

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inside with a macro lens

By Cori Derksen | Mar 4, 2012

Some of my manual settings with my fabulous macro lens. You should try one someday. They’re fun! ISO – 1000 aperture – F 3.2 shutter – 1/160 lens – 100mm 2.8L macro inside with natural light from a window, no flash ISO – 1000 aperture – F 3.5 shutter – 1/160 lens – 100mm 2.8L…

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project february: day twenty nine

By Cori Derksen | Feb 29, 2012

Day twenty nine: silly faces from silly kids Manual camera settings and the why behind them: ISO – 400  (cloudy, even a bit sprinkly) aperture – F 2.8 shutter speed – 1/200 distance from subject (rough estimate) – 6 feet away? focal point – a face in the middle lens – 50mm 1.2L camera body –…

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project february: day twenty eight

By Cori Derksen | Feb 28, 2012

Day twenty eight: swim lessons Manual camera settings and the why behind them: ISO – 2000  (inside late afternoon) aperture – F 2.5 (needed light and like the wider open lens look) shutter speed – 1/200 distance from subject (rough estimate) – 4 feet away? focal point – his face/goggles lens – 50mm 1.2L camera body…

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project february: day twenty seven

By Cori Derksen | Feb 27, 2012

Day twenty seven: karate in the evening *I set up the camera and was taking a couple of pics of my boys with their daddy, then I handed the camera to my hubby and he shot a few of me and my boys doing “karate”.  Guess I should be in a shot or two, right? Even…

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project february: day twenty six

By Cori Derksen | Feb 26, 2012

Day twenty six: target *You know you love that I took my camera into target. :) Manual camera settings and the why behind them: ISO – 800  (lots of lights but inside target) aperture – F 3.2 (two kids, wanted both to be in focus) shutter speed – 1/160 (needed light but didn’t want it open…

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