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If there is one thing I love doing, it's taking pictures of kids. From the kids at my Daughter's dance studio to my own and the Grandkids – I love taking their pictures. The smiles are just so addicting and the process and comedy involved in taking them is precious.
Taken with my Canon T3i & EFS 18-55mm lens. Hope you see the same joy in them as I do :)
So I've been wanting to purchase the larger sized cards, but caught a sweet deal on woot.com that I couldn't pass up. It came out to a total of $28 for the same card on Amazon.com (Eye-Fi Connect X2 4 GB Class 6 SDHC Wireless Flash Memory Card EYE-FI-4CN). The card was listed as Refurbished, but I wasn't worried since I knew it wouldn't be permanent for my Canon or Olympus.
First impression = was pure awesomeness! The setup was simple and the Eye-Fi View software was awkward at first, but after taking a few shots and seeing them upload to my computer and then uploaded online, I was blown away. The online Eye-Fi View storage is cool, but not anything I could make use of right now. The ability to take pictures and have them transferred to my computer and ready for editing in less than 5 minutes is enough :) I'll definitely be upgrading to the Pro versions of the card with more space soon.
For anyone looking for more info on Eye-Fi, have a look at this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHMFa29pVJM .. Plenty more online you can find.
I also wanted to profess my love of my Canon T3i. It's in my hand every chance I get, and though I haven't shot anything really worth sharing, I've been messing around with the menus and settings and taking plenty of test shots to compare with my PEN E-PL1. It seems to perform a tad bit better in normal shooting environments, but extremely better in low-light environments with the kit lens. The E-PL1 is said to be an incredible camera once the 20mm f1.7 is mounted, but I have not decided to bite that bullet yet. I guess the fact that my T3i kit lens is performing so well, it makes more sense to invest into it like and purchase Canon Speedlite 430EX II flash. The overwhelming performance of the camera has blown me away. I use M mode to shoot most of my photos, but the auto mode performance is also noteworthy.
With the few shoots I have coming up, I've found a gear rental place in NY: http://csirentals.com. Their prices seem very reasonable and they were helpful over the phone yesterday. They have a nice selection of lenses too. This gets me thinking about the "try before you buy" concept :) Anyone who has any feedback about this place or anyone who has a better recommendation in NY, please do share!
Until the next time – take care!
Not exactly any snapshot works here, but I'm shooting a Sweet 16 in March and they had no one to do the invites so I offered my (un)handy-dandy (terrible)designing skills :) The goal was creating a Copacabana "Club" stylized Sweet 16 invitation. The client was absolutely thrilled and excited with them when they arrived.
I did not shoot the picture used on the front of the invite – it's actually a scanned picture that was sent to me. Tried my best on processing. I used a combination of Photoshop for the invite design and Lightroom to clean up the scanned picture.
Just thought I'd share :) I'll post pictures of the invites later.
So I'm a bit late, but like everyone else it's that time of the year. If you're lucky, you are on vacation or holiday and aren't doing anything. I am not on either, but hey being busy is a blessing in an economy like ours today :)
I've got a lot to be thankful for. 2011 has been one of the best years of my life and for my family. It's really been great and I feel so blessed for all of it. 2012 already has so much potential to offer all of us, it's up to us to take the first step toward our own success.
I Wish you, your family and friends all the best as we journey into the new year! Let's make 2012 better in every way possible with nothing but positive and enthusiastic energy!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
OK – Sooo .. Originally I was going to purchase the 20mm panny for my e-pl1 that I talked about here. That changed when I ran into a good deal for the Canon EOS Rebel T3i with a EF-S 18-55mm lens, a EF-S 55mm-250mm lens and a 8GB class 10 SD card with a nice sturdy and strong Canon bag. Couldn’t beat the deal I caught on this so I went ahead and pulled the trigger. First impression is – I love it! It has a very different feel to my e-pl1 that I'm very much like. I think because of the fact that I have such big hands, the e-pl1 sometimes feels like a toy in my hands: P .. The t3i just feels perfect in my hands.
Out of the box I took some pretty impressive shots in a very low light room. This was and is still a challenge with the e-pl1 and the kit lens. I plan to take some more shots, when I find a good subject and I'll post them up shortly – yes I know all I've been doing is making promises on pictures I'll be posting :(
I'm also thinking about getting a ef-s to m4/3 adapter so that I can use the lenses interchangeably.
I'm still very interested in that 20mm for my e-pl1, I'm hoping to make that the next purchase for sure this time. Eventually I'd like to get the Sigma 20mm 1.8 or the Sigma 24mm 1.8 for the Canon, but let’s see how comfy I can get with the kit lenses I have already :)
So today I took lots of time setting the site up. Adding some plugins, moving stuff around and trying to make it convenient for visitors to get right to my pictures and blog posts. Hopefully you find that my efforts met the goal .. If not please do let me know :)
I added a "Shooting Gear" page to show you what I'm currently shooting with. I plan to add my future wish list gear there as well. My next purchase withing a week or so is the Panasonic LUMIX G 20mm f/1.7 Pancake Lens. Excellent lens for nearly any scene it's been said.
Over the next few days I hope to be adding more pictures to the galleries!
So here we are! I’ve decided to start this site to highlight and showcase my photography. So with very little to say – I’ll let my pictures say the rest :)
