November 7, 2006
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A Light Unto The Path…
Canon 350D •
Tamron 24-75mm f/5.6 • 1/200 sec @ISO 200
Canon 350D •
Tamron 24-75mm f/4.0 • 1/1250 sec @ISO 400This weekend I went on a photo shoot with
Junshien
and I was able to use the Tamaron 24-75mm lens and I must say its
a pretty solid lens. The 10-22mm is a really WIDE lens too, I didn’t
shoot with that but I got to check it out and it’s a pretty sweet
lens.
The image you see above was taken using the 24-75mm and the zoom is
pretty decent
too. I wouldn’t say it’s the most ideal lens for the image I took but
I was just experimenting with different things. Junshien had an
actual photo shoot with a couple people and that was a lot of fun to
observe
and learn from. I took some photos of the subjects but won’t be
showing
any since it wasn’t my photo shoot! If anyone wants to do a photo
shoot
with me sometime, maybe you can be my beta experiment. I’ve done
mostly kids but most of the photos are candid. More and more that I
shoot
I can’t emphasize more how much time of day and lighting are crucial.
I
could see a difference in many of my photos when I’ve taken a series of
them
during different times of the day. During about a 3 hour photo shoot
the
suns intensity during about 2pm
till around 5pm
has such a large change in value over the course of just a few hours.
Some of my images came out really harsh but shooting towards the end of the day
things are definitely softer and there is a different feel and experience you
get from the photo. Sounds like a no brainier to many of you
photographers. I can’t wait to get my 12-24mm lens. The 24-75mm
lens I’m still not sure if I want to get the lens quite yet. Lately I
feel so limited just using my 18-55mm and 50mm lens but it’s really taught
me how to work with constraints in photography. Sometimes Id like to say
my work has been limited by equipment constraints but at the same time I think
a good photographer/artist works to the best of their ability to create
something truly original with what they got! Above all I’m having fun!
P.S. – Make sure you drop by Junshien and Scott Robert’s
sites for updates on wedding photography! Scott is a fabulous artist
and the up and coming artist Junshien is making impressive progress!
Comments (29)
woot! =D
So you wanna donate to the “Buy Jessica a Wide Angle Lens” fund??
:sunny: beautiful photos!!
aite I’m gonna have to get myself a camera and do the same!
I have the Tamaron 18-200 on my wish list. I’m a great fan of snapshots and candid photos, so I’d like a lens that lets get farther away from my subject, but still grab those shots when I’m up close.
”I think a good photographer/artist works to the best of their ability to create something truly original with what they got! Above all I’m having fun!”
Having been a profeesional artist for 27 years, your words ring true! God Bless and Guide you
looks like you guys had a great time!
It was a cafe in old-town Pasadena.
all this photo talk gibberish haha =) remember the photoshoot I asked about! hahahaha
hahahha first time ive seen a pic of jun like that…yall should have “camera wars” like trying to take pics of each other while chasing each other through the woods…then see who comes out with the best shots of each other HAHA
hahahhah to jonho’s comment
dude IF camera wars blows up big time! u best give credit to the inventor====> ME! hahaha
it could be similar to that game jun talked about on his site a while back…the water gun wars thingy…except this is CAMERA WARS, like spy caming each other and then voting on the “best shots of other camera whores”…this is gonna be soo tight hahaha
wow. ur getting better and better with the shots.
People think that taking pictures is just point and shoot but there’s definitely so much more to learn about photography.
Okie. i need to get back to doing my paper! i just needed some energy on xanga. haha.
damn steve. i remember when you were just started off with photography. you’ve progressed QUITE a bit. congrats and keep shooting!!!!
So true about the lighting…when we did my niece’s photoshoot/SR pictures we worked about 3 hours outdoors and we caught the late afternoon sun till just dark. I could see the softness toward the end that wasnt there when it was harsh sun. Lighting makes so much difference!!
Great post and I checked out both links…already visit Scotts site but loved his post today!!! Your friend Junshien has a great site!
Gonna go sub him right now…
Have a great evening!
Kerri
Right on! Sweet pics bro! Gonna subscribe to ya..:)
awesome shots dude! why iso 400 on the second one though? your shutter speed looks plenty fast to drop it down to 200 or 100 yeah? awesome shots nonetheless =)
Not really for copyright purposes. More so, I figured it would be a better way to organize them. =p
awww! I miss you two! I wanna go on a photoshoot with you two!
thanks steve! I really have no idea what the red thing is. Actually it was on the cone when i saw it on the ground. felt like some type of seed. shrugs
Love the desaturated processing in these shots!
ryc~ LOL Yes that’s a UC Davis t-shirt. He graduated from there too. He’s now the Head Golf Pro at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on the coast of Oregon
Nice work and how cool to work with Jeeves! And yes, Scott Robert is a very talented photographer. How fortunate that you live so close to them! Thank you for your kind & funny comments on our blog!!! ~ Dawn
LOL, steve you are so funny
. I like the path picture!
i was using a nikon fe film camera.
at my school, we develop our own film and have a darkroom so ahhaha.. i usually use that camera cuz i like working in the darkroom.
for digital, i use a nikon d70s.
but, if i’m lucky and out taking pictures with my photo teacher, he lets me use his Canon EOS D-1 mark 2. OMG. I LOVE HIS CAMERA.
Awww thanks for those very kind comments!!! That really touched me. I just hope that every CPC could have the opportunity to impact its communities wherever they are.
Have a great weekend!!
Kerri
Nice nice. One thing I’ve noticed I DON’T like about the tamron is that it’s not very sharp. It looks sharp, but it really isn’t. there’s not that much detail. It just has really good control for the chromatic abberation. Watch out. highly recomending the tokina.
Sounds like you had a great time. I really like that first photo!