September 2009
5 posts
Do me a favor? Press play and then read the...
I spent some time in New York this week and was reminded, as I always am when in the city, how palpable the energy is… I love the speed with which everything moves, the way that people carry themselves. It is incredibly stimulating. I can only imagine the space one would need to carve out to find some quiet when it all becomes over-stimulating.
It was a whirlwind trip (as it always seems...
Street|Portraits in the park...
To this point, I have been setting up for these StreetPortrait sessions in pretty high traffic, high activity intersections. People are going somewhere. It seems that the real skill is trying to convince someone to take the time (no matter how little) to have a portrait made. Interestingly, it tends to exclude the “busy” people. So I thought that I would change it up. For this...
(This is a little Post-Script post from...
Gear Geek-out
Ok, a brief gear geek-out. When I am heading out and I think that I might need/want photo gear, or I am heading out on a street/night type of shoot, I will bring the following:
5DMK2 | 24-70L 2.8 | 85 1.8 | Pocket Wizards | SB-800 FLASH | MAUDIO MicroTrack Recorder (record audio separately!) | AT Stereo Mic | Hot Shoe Adapter | Gel Sampler Pack (perfect size for small flashes) | Sync...