pretty afternoon light

Beautiful light coming through the trees. Ahhhh, one of my favorite things. :) Let the bright light be behind your subject just make sure your subject’s face isn’t too washed out. See how his face is facing toward me. If his face was turned much to the left or right then part of his face…

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fall family shots

The end of the Summer sun and the beginning of the beauty of Fall. I’m welcoming in the Fall this year…so very ready for it. With the Fall season comes lots of family photo shoots. Here are some manual settings during a family shoot in the late evening sun. Settings for the image below: ISO…

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soccer season

It’s soccer season for all the little peeps! So, it’s time to get that camera out and take out to the field. This past Saturday was my oldest’s first soccer game. So I took out one camera, one lens, with one battery and one memory card inside. No extras, no white balance target, etc. Gotta…

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first day of school

Some settings from the first day of preschool… manual settings for the shot below: ISO 500, aperture F 2.8, shutter 1/160 second, lens 50mm 1.2 manual settings for the shot below: ISO 1000 (shooting through the window into indoor light), aperture F 2.8, shutter 1/125 second

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