Originally posted by Peter Zack JT, you can't just post these great shots and not tell us more. Good Lord man! where were you and do you do this often? (I guess so looking at the gear). Wonderful images.
DWB. Cool wedding. I shoot 30+ a year but never like this. I love unique weddings that have a cultural flare and different that the traditional North American style.
Now speaking of weddings. Although bookings are solid, the "Weekend Warriors" and Uncle Bob's are causing price pressures that's making things tougher. So I've decided to get into Maternity and Baby photography. It's tougher in some ways and you should have some studio gear which many hobbyists don't own. It's challenging in that baby's are harder to 'control'. One thing I'm considering is adding a new strobe. I have 2 that recycle in less than a second but Alien Bees have near zero recycle times. This seems required with kids as they react so darn quickly and you can never get them to repeat things.
So here's a couple samples from my second ever maternity session. Funny thing is, I over prepared the gear (the shot was done at their home) and was nervous for the first time in a long time. I grabbed the D700 with 85mm f1.8 attached. I completely forgot to take the lens belt and showed up at the house with only that lens.
It forced me to shoot with the 85mm only and I use zooms much of the time. It was nice and really made me think more about composing. Comments welcome.
Hi Peter--it is sooo good to hear form you here. I am happy you like the pics: they all come from the hike up to, and return from, Mt Lafayette in New Hampshire. Hiking is a passion of mine, 1 which I engage in all 4 seasons. You are right using the word cool for Mr Wolfbones--he always seems to be doing cool stuff. And speaking of words, it is so appropriate you use the words "babies" and "challenging" in the same sentence, eh?
However, the words "control" and "babies" do not belong in the same sentence--LOL.
I love your shots, especially the two @ f2--great use of DOF to make a pic--set a mood. This is a great lens and one of the reasons I bought into Nikon. You also do a fine job with the lens @ f/13.
From what I see here, you excel in this genre of picture taking. Always wishing the best to high caliber Pentaxians like yourself.
JT
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