Testing New Toys

So I ordered a few different lighting products recently for my strobist set-up. Nothing fancy really, just an umbrella, lightstands, and reflectors.

Of course I had to test everything out, problem is I didn’t have a subject…except for my son. He really didn’t have much of a choice since he can hardly roll over.

Anyway, here’s a few shots. Set up is 1 Westcott shoot-through umbrella with a 430ex strobe as the main and 1 lastolite reflector as a kicker. Shot with the 50D and a loooong 24ft camera to flash sync cord (radio’s are in the mail...I hope).

    

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Gilbert Family Portrait

So what better stuff is there to do on New years day than a portrait for some close friends.

After a fresh snow storm the night before we headed to Ashley Reservoir in Holyoke for a little sledding action. If you’ve ever been to this place before, you’ll know there are really no hills whatsoever, but we made the most of it.

Justin pushed, I photographed..and had a blast. Elora only lasted about a half an hour before she started falling asleep, so we didn’t really have a ton of time before we had to pack it up.

Check out the whole album  Here.

   

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Sopheak and Olivia's engagement session

So this is my very first blog post. No idea what I'm really doing, but I though I'd give it a try...everyone else seems to find success with it, so why not.

I wasn't sure what to expect going to Downtown Springfield, but I was actually surprised with the results. Sopheak and Olivia certainly did make it easy however, so I can't take much credit.

First, we went to the bike path along the river, which I think Springfield poured a few million dollars into and no body really uses. Such was the case during the shoot. Other than one random guy hanging out on the bench we didn't see anyone. So, the bike path was nice, good leading lines and a clean feeling to the photographs overall.

Second we went to City Hall, where actually my Wife and I had our wedding photos done, and I liked the results of that so much I just had to go back. Right across from City Hall is the town common where we just happen to find a tree that had just lost it leaves which made a vibrant yellow carpet on the sidewalk. Overall, we had a great experience hitting downtown, with some great results to back it up.