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photo a day: day 5

By Cori Derksen | Dec 5, 2012

Day 5: Me and my little misters Manual camera settings: ISO – 100 aperture – F 4 shutter speed – 1/250 lens – 50mm 1.2L camera body – canon’s 5D mark II Yes…a little bit cheater because I’m in it instead of behind the camera but I need a couple pics where I’m present so…

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photo a day: day 4

By Cori Derksen | Dec 4, 2012

Day 4: My sleeper, not ready to get up yet (….and he has amazing bed head) Manual camera settings: ISO – 2500 aperture – F 2.8 shutter speed – 1/160 lens – 50mm 1.2L camera body – canon’s 5D mark II

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photo a day: day 3

By Cori Derksen | Dec 3, 2012

Day 3: Finding treasures on the beach Manual camera settings: ISO – 100 aperture – F 5.6 shutter speed – 1/1000 lens – 35mm 1.4L camera body – canon’s 5D mark II

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photo a day: day 2

By Cori Derksen | Dec 2, 2012

Day 2: My little people and a squishy hug Manual camera settings: ISO – 100 aperture – F 3.2 shutter speed – 1/250 lens – 50mm 1.2L camera body – canon’s 5D mark II

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photo a day: day 1

By Cori Derksen | Dec 1, 2012

I’m going to post one photo of my family or a portion of our little world each day during the month of December. Even though this will take effort it is kind of like a Christmas present to myself because of the fact that I will have sweet pictures of life with my family. Who…

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black friday…through cyber monday

By Cori Derksen | Nov 20, 2012

Think gift certificates, think Christmas presents, think about finally knowing how to use your camera on manual mode to take better pictures! Yippee!! Better price and better location (at home in your jammies).  :) All the details coming soon on discounted price and more but for now you can start thinking about it and check…

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happy halloween

By Cori Derksen | Oct 31, 2012

Here are my little star wars guys. I had a darth vader and a clone trooper this year. I didn’t take these pictures below in a studio. I took them at home in my backyard. I set up some white photo paper in my backyard and here’s how I took them…. I did not use…

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jack-o-lanterns

By Cori Derksen | Oct 30, 2012

It’s almost Halloween. And…you may wonder (or not, but just in case)… how do you photograph jack-o-lanterns in the dark so that they look lit up? Well, here’s one way that I did it. You know, just in case it helps you. I did not use a flash, because a flash just kind of kills…

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late summer evening light

By Cori Derksen | Sep 25, 2012

Late summer evenings….  It may still be pretty warm late in the summer, even in the evenings but oh I love the warm, cozy, golden light. My favorite time of day to shoot during the late summer is that last hour or so before the sun sets. The light is golden and it’s lovely. Here…

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