Engagement Ring

Recent engagement shoot gave me this gem of a shot. I really like the symmetry of it.

Grasping the Pommel

I have many photos of the full body of a gymnast performing this move. The whole gymnast fills the frame and you can see the skill. So in this shot I wanted to focus on just what the hands were doing to give a sense of strength and positioning to the event.

Fly Be Free

Fly Be Free

This umbrella was the prop for yesterday's photo shoot and I felt like it needed to take flight. This one only took a few shots before the right one came out. The hands were accidentally in the shot, but I felt it told a bit more of the story here.

Invisible Gift

Invisible Gift

I've been studying color correction and finding out very quickly that the colors displayed on one monitor are completely different on another. The problem is magnified when you attempt to print your work. Calibrating my monitor is just one step of the process. This was another shot taken from the photo shoot with the coffee beans. Unfortunately this was the test shot without the beans and the model was unable to recreate this look for me once the beans were in her hands. I processed this photo with Adobe Lightroom instead of Picassa, and I must say Adobe knows what they are doing.

Mmmm....Coffee

Mmmm....Coffee

When you have such a beautiful model working for you, it's wrong to publish just one pic. Standing on chairs seems to be something photographers need to do a lot of, and this photo shoot required just such an elevation adjustment. Getting the right angle with the lens requires looking from above, below, the side, close and far away. I only wish I had someone behind me with a camera to capture the photographer in the shot to tell the story completely.

Shutter Speed: 1/40
Focal Length: 34mm
ISO: 200
Aperture: F/8

Got Chalk?

Got Chalk?

Gymnastics is a way of life, and chalk is a big part of the sport. Sometimes the rituals before a sporting event are just as interesting as the event itself. The lighting at a gymnastics meet is notoriously horrible, and the shots usually obtained are a bit on the dark side. This one required a bit of a lightening, but the end result works well.

Lens: 70-210mm at 210mm
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100
ISO: 400