Photo of the Week 11/2/11

This past weekend, I went to a gathering of my fiancé's college friends to celebrate what they call "Fake Thanksgiving." It is just like Thanksgiving but done on a Saturday and with friends rather than family. I caught this image of one of the celebrants and his son on Sunday morning shortly before we left. I made this image using my Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 lens at an aperture of f/1.4 and shutter speed of 1/800th of a second at ISO 1600.

Photo of the Week 9/7/09

I captured this image at a portrait session for a couple that recently welcomed their first child into the world. Portrait sessions are often viewed as highly staged affairs. I prefer to give little direction and simply try to capture people and their interactions as naturally as possible. I know the new father in this image quite well and feel this picture does a good job of capturing his interaction with and emotion for his young daughter.

This image was made outside using natural light on a cloudy day against a black backdrop. I used my 50mm f1.4 lens at f4.0 and 1/500th of a second exposure at an ISO of 400.