If you have a few minutes, check out this website. This gal's photography is great...her photos are always so sharp. I know her sister...tried to pick her brain about what she is doing that I am not. All you pros out there...what is she doing??? Thanks.
www.staceyjohnsonphotography.com
thanks for the info on her website.. I'm not a pro so i can't answer your question.. I do agree with you she is great...
i had to take out the spaces to get to the site
Thank you, I made it there. That is one talented young lady. I had to laugh a couple of times at the expressions she was able to capture. I hope she does very well with her business venture.
It is her lighting that fascinates me. She said she doesn't use any additional flash...that is all natural light. Any suggestion about how she gets those photos so sharp!!!
cosmo54
Loc: Easton, PA but will travel for photos
Wow! What a great eye she has. Her clients must be thrilled. If I could only be half as talented...oh well, back to practising.
Wait till all the moms on the forum see these shots
Creakj wrote:
It is her lighting that fascinates me. She said she doesn't use any additional flash...that is all natural light. Any suggestion about how she gets those photos so sharp!!!
I believe she's shooting with a closed down lens opening and post processing the blur into the photos. Not the best practice but effective to the untrained eye.
I couldn't see her website either!?
Wow, can I just say how flattered I am! This is Stacey Johnson... and I was a little curious as to the spike in views of my blog (I check the stats every couple of weeks or so... and it's usually only about 10+ people viewing each day! LOL) The major source of this spike is from this post;)
I absolutely LOVE photography... and I can't express how thrilled I was to hear these kind words!!
I'd be happy to answer any questions you have...
I almost always shoot wide open... (maybe to a fault?) I love the feel of a photo when one can draw your eye to the specific detail you want by having that in focus and the rest of the picture out of focus... I do not add any blur post-process.. that part is done in camera;)
I shoot with a plain old Rebel xti (although I'm hopefully purchasing a 5d tis weekend!!) and up until just a couple of months ago... I only used my nifty-fifty (50mm 1.8... honestly the best bang for your buck if you don't want to spend too much money, you can pick one up new for just over $100) and my Tamron 28-75. I have to say though that about 90% of my photos were done with my 50.
Lighting is very important... I learned a lot from the photography forum over at TwoPeasInaBucket.com
A while back they had a lighting "challenge" they were doing... where some very talented photographers took their time to explain the different effects you can achieve with different lighting scenarios.
I think I might have seen a new one just start up not too long ago. I'd for sure recommend checking that forum out... You'll love it!
Anywho... again, thank you for your kind words... you have completely made my day!
Stacey
You do such awesome work. you have an amazing eye for the moments that really matter! I will be watching you. I agree with twopeas being a great source of info by some very kind and helpful photographers.
Stacey J wrote:
Wow, can I just say how flattered I am! This is Stacey Johnson... and I was a little curious as to the spike in views of my blog (I check the stats every couple of weeks or so... and it's usually only about 10+ people viewing each day! LOL) The major source of this spike is from this post;)
I absolutely LOVE photography... and I can't express how thrilled I was to hear these kind words!!
I'd be happy to answer any questions you have...
I almost always shoot wide open... (maybe to a fault?) I love the feel of a photo when one can draw your eye to the specific detail you want by having that in focus and the rest of the picture out of focus... I do not add any blur post-process.. that part is done in camera;)
I shoot with a plain old Rebel xti (although I'm hopefully purchasing a 5d tis weekend!!) and up until just a couple of months ago... I only used my nifty-fifty (50mm 1.8... honestly the best bang for your buck if you don't want to spend too much money, you can pick one up new for just over $100) and my Tamron 28-75. I have to say though that about 90% of my photos were done with my 50.
Lighting is very important... I learned a lot from the photography forum over at TwoPeasInaBucket.com
A while back they had a lighting "challenge" they were doing... where some very talented photographers took their time to explain the different effects you can achieve with different lighting scenarios.
I think I might have seen a new one just start up not too long ago. I'd for sure recommend checking that forum out... You'll love it!
Anywho... again, thank you for your kind words... you have completely made my day!
Stacey
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Hi Stacey...you have for sure found your nitch! Like the others said your site is great! Best of luck in your portrait venture.
TV
WOW!! I wouldn't have ever guessed that your pic's were taken with a Rebel xti!! Excellent work Stacy!! But since I purchased the nikor 35mm prime lens, I've noticed it WAY outshines my kit and Sigma zoom lens. I've been coming to realize just how important the lens is in the quality of photos.
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