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Practicing

It was a horrible weekend. Weather wise. We got dumped on, and I mean really dumped on. The snow started Saturday morning and it's still snowing, on Monday morning. It hardly let up. Got about 30cm of snow, plus wind and cold. But that is not the object of this post. My lovely wife, agreed to do some practice shots!!! I wanted to test out my Fong again, and different light conditions at home. I must say, that even though my wife does not like her picture taken, she actually liked the pictures. Here are two of the best.

Lady in a Hat


Lady in a hat


The whole reason for doing these, is to get more comfortable with people. I was asked to photograph a wedding of a friend. This being pretty important, I don't really want to screw it up. I'm hoping I'll have more opportunities like this to get some people in front of the camera. Thoughts?

Got me a Fong

At the advise of a friend and after reading some reviews, I got myself a Fong. Basically it's a very cool light diffuser for your flash. The design allows for the flash to be dispersed around, giving a nice uniform light around the subject. It's made out of soft plastic with a lid that snaps on top. You might compare it to one of those tupperware containers. Inside it's not smooth but little ridges, which allow the flash to throw the light all around. So far I'm impressed with the results, and I know I will use my flash more often. Here is what this looks like. Little Sebastian was gracious to give me this pose.... then it was "no more picures daddy" :)

Lost in thought