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The purpose of this entry is to keep to something I mentioned a while back. That something is to note other photographers who I feel are notable. In this case it is Nick Brandt. Until I ran into his book “On This Earth” in a Barnes and Noble one day I had never heard of him. The book blew me away. It is a collection of his work with African wildlife. The photos are the best I have ever seen on the subject. Every image stands on its own as a work of art. If you have never seen his work then you don’t know how majestic any of these animals can look. Do yourself a favor and acquire a copy. I say all this while not being a big fan of nature photography. Look for yourself. I can’t imagine that you would not be impressed.
First I will start with a disclosure. I am a Canon homer. That said let me get on with this. Canon and Nikon are the only real choices for modern 35mm digital SLR’s. They both stand on long reputations of performance and reliability with countless professional photographers. One easy way to spot Canon’s influence is to watch sporting events. When you see the sidelines you observe a sea of long white (kind of taupe actually) lenses. That is the signature of Canon’s professional telephoto lenses. Great marketing considering how visible they are. That would be a draw back though for a war photographer unless he/she went about camofelaouging their lenses. Obvious is not good around people with guns.
Now for the possibly interesting parts…Canon and Nikon have both recently announced new cameras. Nikon has put forth the D700. It sounds great. It has a 12.1 megapixel full frame chip without being a D3. Something new for Nikon. It seems that it would be a direct competitor with Canons 5D which had no competition (since it was the only one in its class until now). It uses a cmos chip and has 51 auto focus points while able to shoot at up to 8 frames per second with a special battery pack. If I shot Nikon I would definatly buy one.
Canon has anounced the 5d mk2. It is a full frame cmos sensor camera with 21+ megapixels (the 5d it replaces has 12.1 megapixels). It has 9 focusing points (I like the Nikon for this) and a shooting burst rate of 3.9 frames per second (due to the insanley large file size). A cool and really useful feature is the built in dust removal. If you have been around a little bit then you can empatize with the dust problem that digital slr’s can have. Two features that leave me scratching my head are the ability to shoot HiDef video and the live view feature. Who know’s.
If you would like real reviews (very in depth) then check out dpreview.com. They are a great resource for new camera reviews and info. Lastly, for the mom who want’s better photos but likes the point and shoot ease, Canon has anounced the successor to the G9. Aptly named the G10, it should be an excellent camera if it is even as good as the G9. That said, you can probably get a good deal on a new G9 as stores will be clearing inventory to make room for the new camera. The G9 has been called the professionals point and shoot. That should give you a clue.
Thats all for now. I hope this was of interest to someone. If you have any questions or comments to share them please feel free.
When I photograph weddings I sometimes ( most of the time ) bring along one of my obscure film cameras. I do it to entertain myself. It is fun for me and keeps me in touch with my personal film past. For those that don’t know, film was once used to shoot weddings. I was one of them. One of the cameras I may show up with is my 4×5 view camera. It produces a four inch by five inch negative ( hence the name ). It is very cumbersome but it does produce a wonderful image. This is the type of camera that the tilt-shift lenses emulate. There is software that tries to simulate the effects quickly and easily but I feel it falls short if you know what you are looking at. Anyway… here is a shot of me and my 4×5 at a recent wedding at Sassi in North Scottsdale. Thanks for looking. Fell free to post any questions or comments you may have.
Sincerely,
Keith
P.S. The software mentioned earlier was used in this shot. I am happy that it was only a trial version.
Here is a little boy that I have photographed a few times over the first year of his life. This shot is before he knew we were starting. I am amazed at his growth over the year. It feels special that I have been there from right after his birth. He is a lovely little guy. Please enjoy the photo.
Here are a couple of shots I did recently for a really nice family that I have worked with a couple of times in the past. The boys are always fun and photogenic. The older brother know how and when to strike a pose. He blows me away with the looks I get from him. He definitely has model DNA. We shot in the backyard of the studio and in the Scottsdale Mall. I hope you like the images and share your thoughts. Thanks.
It here are a couple of photos of the two little beauties that I photographed the other day. The older one is the one referenced in yesterday’s post. It’s good that I am not that scary to kids. I would definitely come away with some different shots. Please enjoy the photos and don’t be afraid to comment. I can take it. Really.
We do not usually post our customers comments about their session, but I thought this email was so cute! Keith shot her two adorable daughters earlier in the week…we’ll post a few pics of the session in the next day or two!
Hi Melissa,
I just wanted to thank you and Keith for the photography session today! I’m anxious to see the photos Keith took. It was great to have the girls’ pictures taken in a natural, comfortable environment. Keith was so patient and warm with the girls. Usually when we’ve had Ava’s picture taken she’s in tears and scared of the photographer. Afterwards, Ava said, “I had fun!”
Thanks again and we look forward to seeing the pictures when they’re on the web site. Just let us know where and when to view them.
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I love reading wedding blogs…there is something so special about each wedding and the detail that goes into planning every event. Martha Stewart’s blog is full of great tips and information…but this entry particularly caught my attention because Keith and I were just talking about this camera last night. The Canon G9 is soon to be our new “family” camera - I guess Martha agrees.
September 17, 2008
Calling all bloggers to “The Martha Stewart Show”
Just got back from taping of “The Martha Stewart Show” show. It was a fun show — all about blogging. The highlight was getting to see Mrs. Bee from Wedding Bee blog (she was blogging all show long — be sure to check it out). Also Martha gave a few of us MSLO bloggers a CanonG9 Powershot camera for our blogging — she loves this camera — in case you’re looking for a new camera for your honeymoon!
Here is the slide show that I dispalyed at last night’s wedding. The setting was the Royal Palms Resort in Phoenix. I have to say that the Royal Palms is one of… if not… my favorite resorts in an area that is full of them. Enjoy the show. To view…click on the image. Thank you.
Knew that i had beautiful granddaughters, but you brought out their natural beauty. Fantastic photo’s!
Thanks Ken. They were a pleasure.