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Welcoming the new year with a Canon 7DMark2

The front of my 'new' 7D Mark II. It's pristine and looks brand new even though it's refurbished. Comes with the same 1-year warranty from Canon
The front of my ‘new’ 7D Mark II. It’s pristine and looks brand new even though it’s refurbished. Comes with the same 1-year warranty from Canon

My last camera body purchase, a refurbished Canon 5DMarkII,  was almost 6 years ago.

Since then, my eyes aren’t what they used to be but more importantly technology has improved by leaps and bounds, so it made sense that I not fight it.

Just like the last time, I bought myself a refurbished Canon 7D Mark II. Continue reading Welcoming the new year with a Canon 7DMark2 →

Photography

Liquid Blue performing at Riverside’s Lunar festival 2016

Liquid Blue keeping the audience dancing with their wonderful stage presence
Liquid Blue keeping the audience dancing with their wonderful stage presence

As your skills improve, you become more and more selective about when you take pictures especially if you’re doing it for yourself.

So don’t be surprised if you catch yourself waiting for the sun to peek out from behind the clouds.

IMG_0356While I was at this year’s Lunar Festival in downtown Riverside, my camera didn’t leave the bag as I was walking around.

It was very overcast all afternoon.

As the sun set, I had to confine my shots to the lit stage. By this time, I was shooting at ISO 1600
As the sun set, I had to confine my shots to the lit stage. By this time, I was shooting at ISO 1600

Fortunately when the band called Liquid Blue performed on the main stage, the clouds parted and we got some nice warm late evening sunlight bathing the stage.

I was able to walk around and keep the backgrounds dark and in shadow so that my subject, the singers, easily stood out without any post-production.

Compare the pictures I made of the crowd and audience not lit by the sun and those of the stage and you’ll get a feel of the big difference it makes.

Energetic, passionate and very entertaining. Liquid Blue on the main stage of Riverside's Lunar Festival
Energetic, passionate and very entertaining. Liquid Blue on the main stage of Riverside’s Lunar Festival

The late evening strong directional light may be a little tougher to expose but it sure makes the singers ‘pop’ because of the contrast.

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Speaking to South County Photo club

Fire dancer performer of Tupua Productions has been performing at Riverside's Lunar Festival every year. ISO 1600 1/90 @f2.8
Fire dancer performer of Tupua Productions has been performing at Riverside’s Lunar Festival every year. ISO 1600 1/90 @f2.8. Later this month, this festival will held in the city of Riverside, so mark your calendars for Sat Jan 30th.

Happy New Year everyone.

It’s been a fun 2015.

Last year I met a lot of wonderful photographers when I was invited to speak to a photography club, the Inland Empire Photo Club, in the city of Temecula.

I’m starting the year speaking to another photography club, this time in Orange County, the South County Photography club.

They are apparently the sister club of the IEPC.

I guess I didn’t blow it when I visited IEPC so I got a referral to speak to their sister club.

Speaking to a group of photographers can be unnerving if I sat down and thought about it too much.

Like the last time, I will probably show some samples of my work then move on to my live demo on using small speedlites for portraits.

By the way, I’m offering my Small Flash Lighting workshop Part 1 this Saturday in Riverside because some of my students missed it but went on the Part 2.

If you are interested in any of these classes please complete the forms found on the following pages.