Since the Citrus Parade was right outside of my office this year, I decided to take the opportunity to practice on event photography. I had difficulty with lighting (the buildings cast HUGE shadows on my subjects) and the fact that everything was moving! I missed a lot of great shots simply because they moved too fast for me to focus.
At first, I tried to take shots of entire lines of people marching on the street, but eventually decided to focus on individual objects, subjects and faces in order to achieve a more moving photo.
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Written on December 31, 2008 | Posted in
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Brunch @ Fifi’s is DELICIOUS! (I suggest going on the weekend…mimosas are 1/2 off). It’s located in downtown Orlando under the Sanctuary. The restaurant is quaint, beautifully designed, and the food is DELICIOUS!
Don’t sleep on the mimosas! They will creep up on you and no one wants to be crunk in the morning!
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Written on December 31, 2008 | Posted in
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Over this past weekend, me and my fellow members from Marium599 were chosen to run the photo booth at our annual District #27 Christmas Ball.
I was a big bag of nerves since I heard the news, but I think we did a great job (and even turned a profit from our sales)
This was definitely a learning experience. It was fast-paced, we had to deal with the wind (knocking down my umbrellas), the cold, and printing issues. But in the end, we came up with photos that I think people will enjoy.
Some of the lovely couples who visited our booth…
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Written on December 15, 2008 | Posted in
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Ebay had a great deal on a backdrop and lighting (For only $150.00). I need it for an upcoming project anyway, and took this chance to try and re-create some images that have inspired me in the past.
Like I said, I’m learning mostly by trial and error (but will be taking a short class in January). For these images, I placed both umbrella lights to the left of the subject. I had him stand about 2 feet away from the black backdrop and had my camera on a tripod.
I tried this several times on program mode, but all of the black tricks out the camera. The shutter speed was very slow, so he had to stand extremely still.
Someone on Flickr suggested that next time, I put the camera in manual mode and focus everything on my own…that way I won’t have to worry about coming up with a blurry image.
Before and afters below….
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Written on December 3, 2008 | Posted in
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