No matter where you live and/or work, you're never short on subjects to shoot with your camera.
June 2009 Archives
No matter where you live and/or work, you're never short on subjects to shoot with your camera.
I recently attended a retirement party at the Palm restaurant on 2nd Ave (NYC) and anyone who's been there knows how dark it is inside. It's a challenge trying to take photos without having to blast someone with the flash and ending up with the deer in the headlights look. Test shots with and without the flash revealed the nightmarish conditions under which I would be taking photos.Here's where having the right equipment is so important! Knowing the Canon 5D Mark II camera is fantastic under low-light conditions, I'd set the ISO to automatic and spent the majority of the time shooting without the flash.
The most frequent comment heard was, "The flash didn't go off!"
It's pretty tough trying to take pictures in tight quarters, where it's practically elbow-to-elbow in a sea of students, teachers, siblings, relatives and parents. Even harder still when you have a DSLR and need to look through the view finder at what you're taking.After fighting for space to get my shots, bullying everyone with my elbows and almost whacking many heads with my camera, it sinks in... look how easy they're photographing each other with small point-and-shoots. Maybe it's time for me to graduate to a point-and-shoot...
I guess it's time to think about moving...
The wedding photography of Wayne and Angela of Wayne Yuan Photography is truly amazing and inspirational! After viewing their work, I'm still having a hard time closing my mouth.
carol + bryan's // stillmotion special edition sde // NY from StillMotion on Vimeo.
L-R: Anna, Samantha, Sophia and Chandra
My daughter and her friends/classmates after disembarking from their 8th grade prom night cruise aboard Spirit Cruises at Chelsea Piers. It was a long night, waiting for their ship to come back from the evening cruise. As parents, we run around doing everything possible for our children, so that they can enjoy all the activities and socialize while growing up. We keep our fingers crossed that we have done the best we could have to guide them to the right paths to take and to know from right and wrong.
Looking at this picture, seeing my daughter as a young teenager, I wonder... how the heck did she grow up so quickly?
My daughter and her friends/classmates after disembarking from their 8th grade prom night cruise aboard Spirit Cruises at Chelsea Piers. It was a long night, waiting for their ship to come back from the evening cruise. As parents, we run around doing everything possible for our children, so that they can enjoy all the activities and socialize while growing up. We keep our fingers crossed that we have done the best we could have to guide them to the right paths to take and to know from right and wrong.
Looking at this picture, seeing my daughter as a young teenager, I wonder... how the heck did she grow up so quickly?
The Official Photographer. That's usually the title bestowed on to the family member or employee who usually takes the photos at family or corporate events. I don't mind doing it, I love photography. But I tell you one thing, it's work! I enjoy my freedom of taking creative shots, but to perform in a short amount of time, it takes the "creative" part out of photography. I don't know how photographers doing events handle it. You almost become a drone taking photos... snap... snap... snap.
However, when you see the results of your effort... it's all worth it.
However, when you see the results of your effort... it's all worth it.
This person's legs is so bitten up by bugs, I can't fathom what it's like to be at the mercy of the elements and environment. Which brings up the point of posting squeamish photos. Are photos of this nature crossing the line or should photographers feel free to post what they see?
Location: First Avenue and 21st Street (NYC).
Location: First Avenue and 21st Street (NYC).
Since I started DailySnapshots.com in 2004, I've always been concerned about posting photos of my family online. Any parent knows what it is like to automatically keep an eye on your children while they're growing up. It's an instinct you develop. Like moving things out of the way for your toddler or keeping objects away from the reach of little hands.When my almost fourteen year-old daughter posed for this shot in her prom dress, I realized it was time to remove the self-imposed restriction. It's time to let go... but just a little! After all, she's still living under my roof.
