Early 2009 wedding

May 31st Senior Photography Shoot

Another photo shoot

These are my latest images from a photography shoot. Enjoy :)

I just did a really great photoshoot last weekend. Pictures to come...

Two Photography shoots under my belt

So I've done two photography shoots. Both days were very overcast -- a fact that I was not thrilled about but it worked out okay. I still need to work on my framing. I noticed I cut off some legs where I didn't really want to do that.

I do LOVE my 50mm lens for outdoor portraits. For larger groups, I will need to use my 18-135mm.

I got my SB600 flash in the mail, but I haven't gotten to play with it that much lately.

Peanut's new hair cut :)

New Lens

Oh, and I forgot to mention I bought the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 lens. I'm still trying to figure it out, though. I was playing around with it in the house for a few minutes last night. It was late when I got home, so I didn't have much time. I'm going to have to find a website or something that explains the lens more. I've never worked with a lens that has an apeture lock.

My next purchase may be a tripod "used" from craigslist.com. I've been emailing the person about the tripod. It's a model that is highly rated by customers on Amazon. A used one on there is listed for $135, but her's was never used and wants $100. The original retail price was $189.

Picture published

I just realized the school posted one of my pictures online. They don't have my name on it or anything, but i know it's mine. I was the only photographer at that event. I'm going to have to write up a contract for the next one to make sure that they post my name attached to any picture. I have the right to request that, shouldn't I?

http://www.sjc.edu/content.cfm/pageid/3193

Anyway, check it out! :) It brightened my day.

Future photo gigs... yay :)

I will be doing some photoshoots in April. I'm so excited :) I'll be sharing my experiences with you here.

I'm also still debating on what lens to get. I know I'll be trying to sell my sb-400 flash to upgrade to a sb-600. I'm thinking about saving the money and getting the 50mm f/1.8. It can do it all for a great price. Then I can save up to get a new Nikon 80-200 f/2.8. I was also looking at the Sigma 17-70 mm f/2.8 to use as my go-to lens. If I got the Sigma, I would sell my Nikon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. It's supposed to be a really sharp lens and great for portraiture. I'd love to test run it.

Stereoatrophy pictures

I got to shoot at my boyfriend's band practice. Here's some of the best ones. :) You can check out their website here.

Some cheap things I want to try....

This looks like a great way to get a little more light from a flash. I want to try and see if I could work this for my sb400 flash.
http://photos.bahneman.com/tricks/article.php/diy_flash_extender

Light tents are usually $100 and up, but I could make this with things hanging around the house. http://desktoppub.about.com/od/scanninggraphics/ss/lightbox.htm

This is the lighting set up that I would be able to afford at this point. It'll work for the time being. http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/hp_cameras_equipment/article/0,2033,DIY_13955_2649651,00.html

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