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Finished Reading a Speedliter’s HandbookThursday, February 17th, 2011

I love it when several goals can be accomplished at the same time. I just finished reading the Speedliter’s Handbook – which is a photography book all about using small flashes to create photographs. And I read most the book about 80% while exercising at the gym on the elliptical or the stairmaster or other cardio machines.

The book begins as a primer on the basics of photograph and then goes through everything one would need to know to create photographs with small Canon flashes. It even covers the batteries that people should use.

I never took a photography class in school or in college. Everything I have learned is from other photographers, lots of books, and online trainings. This Handbook definitely felt like it was a book you would read in a high school or college class. It has the theory, the charts, the terminology that goes behind the click of the shutter. I would recommend it to other photographers – especially if they photograph with Canon cameras and speedlites.

At almost 400 pages it did take a few visits to make it to the gym but it was worth it both on the learning and the fitness.

I can’t wait to use some of this knowledge in my photography. I will be practicing a lot before my next wedding and/or portrait session. Woo hoo!

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Blue Leather Kiss Wedding Album - Weighing in at 12 Inches

Blue Leather Kiss Wedding Album – Weighing in at 12 InchesSunday, January 16th, 2011

Who says that size doesn’t matter? Photographers have big cameras, big lenses, big prints and big wedding albums. Sure you can get a little KISS wedding album but you can also get the 12″ wedding album in leather. This thing is a monster and I love it. It really captures my wedding photography and lays it out in a wonderful album to be shared for generations.

And the leather albums are available in 8″, 10″ and 12″

Someone commented that our generation is at risk of losing all their photographs. Everyone keeps them digitally and they are one computer failure away from loosing all their family memories. That is why it is important to have a physical wedding album that will last a lifetime and more.

This is my sample wedding album. The book is photo printed – meaning the paper is just like a printed photograph and it is bound into a leather album. The two page spreads are thick and durable. You of course want to protect the album like any other photograph. The album even comes with a protective cover. The leather cover is smooth and soft so you store it laying flat and you don’t want to put anything on the book.

I do have a gallery on SmugMug with photographs of the albums – the photographs can be enlarged to see the detail of the albums.

Blue Leather Kiss Wedding Album - 12 inches square

Here are a few detail photographs to show you the construction of the book. I will be bringing these books along to any meeting with future and potential clients so they can hold the book in their hand and see the quality and beauty of the wedding albums.

Interior Cover of the leather album

The pages are seamless – I still try to avoid putting key details in the very center of the photograph but there is no page break to worry about.

Closer view of the interiors binding

Corner edge of the album where the leather is bound and wrapped

Not sure how well you will be able to make out the quality construction of the wedding album but it is a work of art. In choosing the color of the album I try to pick one of the colors that is closest to the official wedding colors. And if there is not one close enough I personally go with black, brown or white.

Close up view of the binding and the pages

Here is an example of the two page spread and the seamlessness – a very cool feature and something the craftsman who make the book have perfected.

The spread of two pages lays flat and is seamless - it is one photographic print

Top of the leather wedding album

Blue leather wedding album inside its protective cover

Here is a photograph with the leather album and the swatch samples. We keep the choices simple in color, cover, and size. You can contact me about pricing questions.

Blue leather album with the sample swatches to show the colors

One of the two page spreads in the 12\

All bundled in the protective cover. The leather is soft so you need to store it flat.

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I’ve Switched my Camera Gear to CanonMonday, January 10th, 2011

2010 saw me make some huge changes in my life and in my photography. I guess the only constant in life is change.

Since 2004 I had been using Nikon cameras, lenses and flashes and this year I have switched to Canon. There were 3 lenses that I really lusted for that Nikon would not or could not make. Canon has a larger selection of lenses and they have a few other advantages that I really was sold on.

These three lenses are the Canon 24mm f/1.4 LII, the Canon 50mm f/1.2 L, and the Canon 85mm f/1.2 LII. The lenses are great for photographing in low light situations such as wedding receptions. But more importantly they help me achieve a look to my photographs that is much more ethereal and artistic. I can have backgrounds melt away and my subjects just pop out of the photograph.

Canon Lenses for my wedding photography

For a while I wanted to use both Nikon and Canon, however, I found that would handicap me when I wanted to switch lenses or switch a flash. I also found that with too much gear you can often be limited by the amount of choices. In practice it could be overwhelming to photograph with 20 different lens options. And I was burdened with maintaining the cost of equipment.

I also had one Nikon lens that was a bit of a lemon and was in the repair shop at least 4 times in the past year. That really can sour the experience of Nikon. It also drives me nuts when photographing a wedding knowing that a lens has been unreliable and could break again at any minute. I can’t have that and neither can the bride and groom who are hoping I will capture the moments of their wedding, engagements and bridals.

So I now photograph exclusively Canon. I just hope Canon comes out with an update to the 5DII – one that has better autofocus.

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A Self Portrait on the Utah Salt Flats

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A Self Portrait on the Utah Salt FlatsTuesday, April 27th, 2010

Spring is taking for ever to bloom this year! We have had so much rain, snow and clouds it seems impossible that the weather will every dry out and warm up. On Sunday I was photographing a friend out at the Utah Salt Flats and he wanted to try his hand with a camera so he took a few shots with my camera and lighting.

The Utah Salt Flats are awesome – and this Sunday most of them were covered by water. So I need to find out when they dry out and are perfect for photography. I love this location and there is no extra cost to photograph there for bridals or engagements. We can always stop at Wendover for a quick buffet. Wendover is only 9 miles away from the Salt Flats.

dav.d on the Utah Salt Flats

And the Utah Salt Flats are perfect for me to bring my studio lighting and create some very dramatic photos with some cool lighting setups – and quite often there will be some kind of clouds in the sky to create these amazing backdrops.

I am hoping that the Salt Flats start to dry out in the next few weeks – cause right now most of them are like a giant lake or a puddle.

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Visiting Ogden on a PhotowalkMonday, March 29th, 2010

I was in Ogden on Saturday to meet up with about 70+ photographers. We met up at the historic Union Station which is now a museum for trains, trains and more trains. If you are even a beginner photographer check out the Photowalking Utah website.

And I was the person charged with taking the group photograph. And so I created an HDR image here! I think that is a first for Photowalking Utah.

About 70 photographers attended an Ogden, Utah Photowalk

Photowalks are a chance to meet other photographers and talk technique, equipment, and even make new friends. It is also a great chance to scout locations to photograph. And downtown Ogden is really a remarkable location. And the train museum as well. I can see using the location for some engagement photographs and maybe even some bridals. Who wouldn’t think a bride on top of a train would be a cool image. That would rock!