Photo of the Week 1/25/10

Good candid opportunities often appear at inopportune times and difficult circumstances for a photo. The setting for this image, a moving dimly lit limo bus backlit by bright sunlight is a perfect example. I like the way this image captures the excitement of the wedding day for not only the bride and groom but also the other guests in the frame.

This image was captured at 1/250th of a second at an aperture of f3.5 and ISO of 1000. I used a Nikor 14-24mm f2.8 lens at a focal length of 14mm and SB800 flash. My Nikon D700 already generates little noise at high ISO and what little was present was cleaned up using Noise Ninja software.

Photo of the Week 1/18/10

This winter I got to take some pictures and play some fetch with the very enthusiastic Maddie, a lab mix who resides in Syracuse, NY. Naturally, I was drawn to the challenge of photographing a black dog on white snow but her great expression and snow sprinkled face are what made this an easy photo of the week pick. This exposure was made at 1/1000th of a second at an aperture of f/2.8 using my Nikor 70-200mm lens at a focal length of 70mm and ISO of 400.

Photo of the Week 1/11/10

This a shot I took for Washington, DC-based musician, Justin Trawick. This shot was actually Justin's idea and the background dancers were a group of teenagers we recruited on the spot. Justin is also the the artist you hear on my website and his birthday falls on this month so I figured he had earned a spot on the photo of the week. That and of course I really like this image.

I captured this image using a tripod and my Nikkor 50mm f1.4 lens at f16.0 and 1/15th of a second at ISO100.

Photo of the Week 01/04/10

After an short break for the holidays, my photo of the week is back. I recently did a head shot session with NYC-based actress, Candace LaRicci. I shot the image above in Grand Central Station using a single softbox. I like the expression and eye contact in this image in particular. This is a real credit to Candace, who had to tune out all the people walking by throughout our shoot.