Another Week and Another Challenge

To recap from last week and to share the results of that, I did a portrait composition challenge. It was to find my model's personality and find a way to photograph that trait. As well, it was also a great way for me to talk to models, be comfortable giving them directions, and to have some go-to shots that I could use if we both drew blanks. I would say I didn't become overly chatting with the models I met, but I did grow leaps and bounds in giving...

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A Whirlwind of Crazy

So when we last left off, I was amidst the Hooters Swimsuit Contest finale in Kennesaw,GA(here). It ended up being a blast. I definitely got more keepers than last contest. It was hot and humid though, which took a toll on me and the equipment. I literally cooked my flash batteries and had to change them mid strut of one of the girls. Also, with what I learned from last time I got a great spot which allowed me to manually set my flash and therefore get faster recharges. It was that fast recharge that fried the batteries and almost the flash. What I didn't know was that I had some fellow APG'ers down the tent from me. Brian (Dr. Woots) and Kevin...

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Once Again It's the Night Before

The nerves are a lot calmer this time around when it comes to shooting the Hooters Swimsuit Contest. Focus and prepared, I've got the bag ready. The camera and lens are clean. The battery charging in the wall. It's just a waiting game. Thankfully, I have had lots to do to keep me busy this week. Though my goal is to do 1,000 pictures of portrait composition, I didn't do a lot of picture taking this week knowing I had the Hooters shoot to do. In the...

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The Wish List

So I'm enjoying my Monday night epiphanies and brainstorming sessions. So last week was about starting the weekly 1,000 picture challenge. It had its ups and downs, but overall I think it'll be a great way to challenge myself to become better. Any time spent behind the chassis of my Rebel XT is time well spent. Also, I'm loving the blog. It's great to see my ideas and what-not in writing and then able to reference them to go, "Oh yea, I need to do that still." Now, if only I remember to write down the stuff we come up with in our webi-sode brainstorming sessions. So, in keeping with last week's Monday late night ideas session, I figured I'd...

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This Week's Challenge

Well, I don't know about the Two Fish nation, but I loved doing my Nifty 50 challenge(here). It went well, though I am reminded that not ALL my shots were with my 50mm  f1.8 Prime lens. Shame on me, but there were some great opportunities to shoot with a few different lens to capture some good shots. Namely, an amazing 85mm Prime L series professional lens at the Meet and Shoot(here) as well as this night skyline shot of Atlanta,...

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In the Studio

This past saturday, May 28, I went to my first Meet and Shoot(MaS)--a sister program of the APG. I had an absolute blast and met some great people. This was my first time in a studio environment! Photoplex(here), in Alpharetta, GA, was an amazing facility and the owners were some very cool people to hang out with and ask tons of questions to. As well, everyone there that was a veteran of the MaS's were hugely helpful and made us new people feel...

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The Next Step Up

So it might be a little corny, but I have to say the past 48 hours have been amazing. A high that I can't really describe, but want to hold on to so badly. So I think I have been telling this story the entire past 48 hours. It's a story I am proud to tell, but by the same token, I can be very long winded about. So the short and simple version before you read on is this: I've found a great group of photographers, models, and friends.  I've had...

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