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Hey, Chris and I had a great opportunity to shoot with Lindsay and Mike in Medina. It was a little cold at the end of November, but I think we all had a good time.  We were able to produce some unique images, which you will see in their Animoto video as well as on their Pictage account.

Nikon D200
ISO 100
18-70mm
Large hunting boots
Wool socks

Yes, snow. Always a good time. We still have the responsibility to produce good work, even when we are freezing our butts off.

Its a great idea to show clients great shots as you take them. It builds their confidence, and it re-assures them that you are getting some great photos.

Sometimes you have to go places you may not want to to get the shot.

We’ll be posting some more pics from Lindsay and Mike’s session a bit later this week. Their Animoto video will follow shortly.

Hey everyone! Just wanted to share with all of you our latest engagement session. Chris and I got a chance to hang out with Megan and Jeff at our alma mater, Bowling Green State. We had a blast even though it was a bit cold outside. As a photographer, you may not always have the weather on your side, but it’s your ability to adapt for any situation that forces you to get creative with your lighting, posing, what-have-you.

Megan and Jeff both met each other at Bowling Green, and their wedding is actually taking place in the campus chapel. It’s a very cool location because of the abundance of 100-year old trees located around the chapel. Megan and Jeff also wanted to create some cool “Save-the-Date” invitations for family and friends, so we shot a series of “photobooth” style photography for them to use. They appear at the end of their engagement video.

While I have the opportunity to write, I wanted to tell you about a funny story that happened that day. Chris and I were both shooting with d300’s, and Chris had the 24-70mm lens, and I had the 70-200mm lens. David, one of our up and coming shooters wanted to lend us a hand with the shoot, so as he was assisting, he went to look over my shoulder at what I was shooting. As he bent over, there was a bit of a ripping sound, which I didn’t hear, but he swears to (sorry Dave), followed by a look of surprise and suspense. David then proceeded to wear a jacket around his waist all day. This was all pretty funny throughout the day because the rip in his pants was literally a good 6-8 inches in length. Little did David know that the majority of our shoot would be spent walking from one end of campus to the other, which could total up to almost a mile each way. So, this is my opportunity to embarrass Dave, which I so rarely have the opportunity to do, but a good story nonetheless.

Notice the strategically placed Boda bags and the jacket around his waist. Too funny.

Hope you enjoy the photos!

-Steve

Hi all. I am in the middle of post production on Megan and Jeff’s engagement session, but I thought I would throw up this pic. Jeff requested that we do some headshots that he could use on his website. Of course, we were happy to do what we could. I think the series we did for him works very well. You’ll be seeing an Animoto video of their session later this week. For now, here are the specs:

Nikon D300
SB800 off camera, shot through a large tri-grip
1/200
f/5.6
is0 200
24-70mm

Hey everyone. Shot some more angels this weekend, and thought I would share some of the images. A word to the wise about shooting this type of subject, buy knee pads. These angels, and other statues are sometimes very small, requiring you to get very low to the ground, which can be quite uncomfortable at times. Also, if the ground is wet, you’ll have to walk around with a big wet spot on your pants…trust me, I know from experience.

Camera specs:
Nikon D200
ISO Fairly Low
105 f/2.8 Micro
Lexar and Sandisk digital film
Aperture Priority