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Nov 24, 2021 17:18:00   #
Managed to tease the B&G away from the reception at 10pm in-between the cloud bursts to get these. Pitch black night and had to use cellphone lights to walk the B&G 300yds to the theater after staging all the lights. Some challenges to pre-focus but got what I wanted. Big risk for me to blow 30min total time to get these but luckily they turned out. All the lighting was from 4 speedlight otherwise it was pitch black.


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May 6, 2021 19:54:51   #
5 planned, 1 executed so far (Traditional and Nigerian in back to back days). All have big plans and backup plans for 25max in case lockdowns. 2 / 5 are push outs from last year.
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Mar 16, 2021 16:21:24   #
Thomas902 wrote:
Epic pivotal moment Shawn... fabulous reportage... you've capture the very spirit of Alpine Ski Racing...
So enigmatic... so beautifully done...

"...like weddings - "you got one chance to get it...." Albeit you're unlikely billing your Alpine Ski Racing reportage anywhere near your full day of photography support wedding packages which start at $1,895. Shawn commercial sports (in my market) is even more competitive than the Wedding Genre... Although I've done extremely well as a bridal makeup artist... Far more lucrative than photographing sports (again in my market (Washington DC))... might consider a primary focus in the Wedding Market, just a thought.

btw, love your SquareSpace web portal and you have a stellar Facebook presence...
Shawn not only are you an accomplished photographer you have exceptional market savvy...
A winning combination in today's commercial marketplace.

Finally Congrats on having your Wedding Imagery published in the Toronto Star on February 21, 2021!
A wonderful "Rite of Passage" amid the chaos of a pandemic! You are truly an amazing Wedding Shooter!

Wishing you all the best moving forward...
Stay safe and please don't be a stranger to the UHH Sports Forum...
Many Thanks!
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Thanks so much for the encouragement ! I have not updated my website in a couple of years....still doing paid work but started a cycling addiction so funding bikes now . lol. Just in the last week started to return to thinking about photography as a passion again (not just for getting paid reasons)....
Once my superbike is in the stable, will start looking to fund the mirrorless transition....the Canon R series are finally at spec levels that exceed my 5DmkIV in all the categories I care about :-)
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Mar 16, 2021 10:26:46   #
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
The shot is PERFECT! Why make excuses for something that doesn't need to be excused? The image shows a beautiful relationship of a beautiful event happening at a very difficult time. The hands tell the story. You can't "stage" images like this. I love the brides matching mask! Back in the olden days before wedding photographers started to call themselves "photojournalists", we used to call it "candid" wedding photography.

Back in the late 1960s, a wedding photographer for Oklahoma City, Bill Stockwell, came out with a very casual, romantic and emotional style. Many of the so-called masters, ridiculed his images as sloppy and "poorly posed". Bill was a bit hyperbolic and poetic, by his own admission, and retorted.."y'all old-timers walk through the lovely wedding garden path ignoring the lovely delicate flowers and pick up all the stones and rocks instead"! Bill revolutionized the wedding photography industry.

You picked a rare flower. The bride will treasure that image!
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Thanks! ...the staged stuff is important but the "moment" ones are what makes the Bride cry....tears are the barometer of how well I did to capture the day. If the bride doesnt tear-up in the review...I failed :-)
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Mar 14, 2021 09:34:27   #
tshift wrote:
That is a great shot I love it. I live in Overland Park Kansas just West of Kansas City Mo. We don't get these kinds of photos. Please post more this one is excellent and would love to see more. Thanks BE SAFE.

Tom


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Mar 13, 2021 18:19:30   #
Really good...bent gate, getting air, hip on snow....those are the really mint ones...
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Mar 13, 2021 17:28:09   #
Got into photopgraphy when I paid $400 for photos of my kids ski racing and thought, "Hey, I can do this...paying way too much for stupid photos".... 20K of camera equipment later and doing part time paid work ... lol
All the kids are retired Alpine ski racers but we got back on the slopes last weekend and dragged the camera along to get some shots....
Really miss sports photography - like weddings - "you got one chance to get it...."


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Mar 13, 2021 17:21:55   #
One of my COVID weddings got pub'd in the Toronto Star.
A "moment" will always eclipse a perfect technical shot.
...you take enough shots, try to be in the right place and sometimes you get lucky... :-)

In the category of lemonade from lemons, we went to get our "Trellis" shot and the Bride said "Oh no! its overrun with people"... I said "Awesome! Its overrun with bubbles! " .... one of her favorites ... Not technically correct for staging, had to remove some people post-processing etc...still lots of flaws but she loved it ! (and thats what matters)


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Dec 31, 2019 17:28:43   #
70-200 F2.8L IS ii
low light, portraits, sports/wildlife(50%), sharpness, weatherproof, .... ALWAYS in the bag.
24-70 is distant 2nd
35mm F1.4 and 16-35mm are tied for 3rd. (due to wedding work)
150-600 for sports and wildlife (other 50%)
50mm F1.4 is last (keeping for any artistic work I may want to do)


The 85mm F1.4L IS ii is for sale.
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Dec 26, 2019 17:56:21   #
jaysnave wrote:
Well, I had a good one. I had trouble getting her to stop posing and started to get worried I would use up my memory card on her instead of the bride. However, she was only 6 and crashed and burned while traveling around to photo locations with the bridal party. Too cold and windy. She recovered in time for the reception though.

Sparkler send offs? Ever had a cannon?


Here's a couple :-)




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Dec 26, 2019 17:48:21   #
Tripod for posed family shots
I find the folks are more likely to look at me if I dont disappear behind the camera. Challenge to keep all the eyes at me and not the 30 people standing behind me with their iPads. Also, I make them laugh and generally keep them interested. I use a wireless trigger also.
Easier to see them live than through the viewfinder and will snap off a series in bursts when they are all looking good. Also, easier in post processing as I only have to deal with framing. (Unless the sun is going in and out of the clouds).

....otherwise, I run and gun the entire day :-)
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Aug 28, 2019 07:28:27   #
ISO was 16000!!!
What camera were you using?
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Aug 9, 2019 07:27:09   #
Nukepr wrote:
I shoot theater plays at our local community theater, so this is familiar territory for me. I agree that shutter speed as fast as possible and lens as wide as possible, but completely disagree with auto ISO. Auto ISO will result in lots of blown out highlights. I learned this from bitter experience, because lighting varies from set to set and at different points on the stage and the camera ISO may or may not adjust to your liking. I prefer to set my ISO manually and adjust as necessary to achieve the best image. Also, I agree that shooting raw allows adjustment to compensate for shadows and lighting differences.
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Exactly. Take a few sample shots in manual and them set the ISO. Stage lighting does not change that much and the dynamic range between subject and background is HUGE. The camera will almost always get it wrong. Anytime I shoot "stage" I almost always go full manual and make small adjustments...
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Aug 9, 2019 07:22:06   #
kpmac wrote:
I'm not much for cityscapes but these are nicely done. Good job.


It's my lowest desired form of photography but if I have nothing else to do, why not? By myself on a work trip so got to play with my tripod and wireless releases, ND filters for the waterfall etc etc. Still prefer to shoot people (sports, weddings, family etc)
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Aug 8, 2019 07:58:43   #
Gene51 wrote:
If you can get your hands on a full frame camera - preferably a Canon 5Dmk III or IV, or a Nikon D3S, D4, D5 - all of which will provide really good results at ISO 6400, or for the Nikons ISO 25,600..

https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-d3s/4

The D4 and D5 are similar or slightly better.

You will NEVER see usable results from a crop camera - ever.

Couple one of these high ISO wonders with a good 2.8 zoom (24-70 and/or 70-200), stop it down to F4 or F5.6 for some much needed and welcome depth of field, and try to shoot at 1/250 or shorter shutter speeds - and I think you'll have everything you need. If you don't have this gear, rent it.
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6D and 5Diii are comparable in IQ. 5DIV is noticesbly better and is ISO invariant. All 3 will work as you said. I have a 70D (crop) and also agree you will not get good low light results.
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