Colors Got Me

Today's image was taken during my assignment in India.  What caught my attention was the contrast of colors against the wall.  I didn't notice until after I'd shot it, that the man had an artificial leg. I was so focused on the color and the texture in the wall that I didn't notice.  The lighting was perfect as he was sitting in open shade.  In spite of that the colors were still pretty vibrant. I took this image from my car while stopped at a light, so I only had seconds to compose it and check camera settings. I got lucky.
(Shot with  Nikon D100, ISO 200,  1/90 sec. at f/5 at 35mm focal length )

As Simple as Black and White

This is one of my favorite images.  It was shot in a studio during a shoot out.  That means there were several other photographers  there and we were all taking turns shooting several different models.  These can be fun and also a big challenge. These work best with experienced models, as they are used to  posing and need very little direction.   Even with this, if  you are the last one shooting you may still be hard pressed to come up with something different from the other photographers that have gone before you.  I decided to have her lay on the floor for a few frames sense no one else had shot her that way.  The colors she was wearing were bright pink and white.  During a little post work I decided to see what it would look like after a black and white conversion.  Needless to say I liked it better.  Over the years I've also learned if you are shooting in jpeg mode and blow the white balance setting and/or exposure to give the conversion a try before tossing out the image. You may get lucky.
Give it a try.

A Little Competition

At a recent wedding I shot, I had to contend with a little competition (pun intended). Needless to say the pressure was on to make sure I came away with better pictures then he did. It was actually fun shooting with him. He followed me around for several shots during the day. While a lot of photographers would have been upset with the kid following them around I had fun with him. Who knows, he may grow up and become a photographer. This wedding was shot on a farm. It was a fun, interesting and challenging day. Stay tuned for other images from this day.