As promised, this is the shot that the family selected to be printed on gallery wrapped canvas. It's in my portfolio Portraits gallery, the second image:
http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/post/40368293384/portrait-glamour On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Today I shot the family group photo that was the final impetus for my > buying a K-3 several months sooner than I was going to. And it behaved > itself very well, I'm happy to report. > > We all trouped down to the local park where we had a backdrop of > lightly snow-covered leaves and brush. Besides carrying my 42" softbox > umbrella around (with two AF540's inside for extra oomph), the > challenge was keeping Gryphon the family's new Golden Retriever puppy > interested in looking at the camera. :-) > > I was concerned that the batteries in either the flashes or the K-3 > would pooch out early because of the cold (-6C with a -12C windchill), > but they all held up just fine for the whole shoot. When I got back > home I did have to leave the K-3 in its baggie to warm up for about > two hours to reach room temp. I think all the metal in it is to blame > for that. > > The patriarch is happy with the proofs I sent him (his wife hasn't > double-checked them yet), and the images looked good to me too, so I > think we have an overall win. I do need to learn much more about > directing a group though. I had the best luck with the dog as I had a > loud squeeky toy in my pocket to attract his nose in my direction. I > need such a toy for teenaged boys too. > > No PESO/GESO, yet. Maybe later. > > -- > -bmw -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
