i love that art can surprise us, coming from the the things that aren’t planned, or even the things we try to avoid. here’s to many more lovely mistakes, in life and in art. =)
megan + morgan bridals
oh i LOVED this session! one, because i got to photograph my dear friend megan, who i grew up with since 5th grade, two, because i got to meet her husband morgan [who seriously is just perfect for her- i just ADORE HIM!], and three, are they not just drop dead GORGEOUS and sooo stylish? i can’t tell you what a good time we had. don’t ask me why i’m sharing their bridals first, but i guess i’m really not posting anything in order these days. =) enjoy!!
abby + tanner
i had so much fun getting to know abby and tanner and hanging out with them for the afternoon! they are so much fun and just laughed the whole time. which i LOVE! i also couldn’t be more excited to shoot their nautical themed wedding in san diego this month, AND to work with their fabulous wedding planner heather from AMOROLOGY! their work is absolutely incredible, in fact, i have been dyyyying to shoot one of their weddings for like two years. the plans sound amazing and i can’t wait to capture every little detail!
NiKON 17-55 f/2.8 FOR SALE. $950
UPDATE: SOLD
well ya’ll, i’m sorry to say that i’m selling my 17-55mm f/2.8 lens! it’s been my go to lens ever since i bought it from b and h photo last year. the only reason i’m selling it is because it’s not really meant for my full frame d700. boo.
the lens is in awesome condition and a little over a year old. i feel like i should disclose that it was once dropped and the outer plastic rim was damaged. it was repaired by NIKON USA via PICTURELINE though so there is absolutely zero remaining damage. the glass was never damaged whatsoever and is in perfect shape!
if you’re interested, please send me an e-mail or call me!
jesslkettle@yahoo.com 435.770.8966
oh yea, the technical mumbo jumbo. >> Utah Birth Photographer
i couple of you have e-mailed or commented about lighting for the birth story, thanks for reminding me! i was going to write about it but forgot. =)
lens wise, i used my 50 mm f/1.4 the WHOLE TIME. didn’t switch once. i also upgraded to the NIKON D700 about 6 weeks ago and let me tell you, there is NO.WAY. i could have shot this on my D300 and ended up with the same results. i actually brought the D300 and put the 17-55 lens on it so i could shoot with two cameras, and it was pointless because my ISO just couln’t hack it on that camera.
straight up, the lighting was a little tricky. one, it was D A R K. like, really dark. we were going for quiet and relaxing, so all the lights were off except for one small fluorescent light over the sink on one side of the room. the labor shots were all shot at about f/2.2-2.8, 1/50 sec. and ISO 4000. I dropped as low as 3200 ISO and went up to 5000 on a few. told ya it was dark! haha!
once the actual delivery started, we turned on the light in the bathroom and opened the door which helped with the ambient light, plus they turned on this spotlight thing that shined right on (well, you know). so it was still quite dark in the room and then there was a VERY bright light right on the baby. those shots and most of the subsequent shots were taken at 1/250, f/2.5 and ISO 2000. I definitely had some hot spots though, but it was sortof the best middle ground.
i did not and would probably never use flash or artificial lighting of any kind. it seems as if it would be very intrusive and there is no way i would have gotten all the shots of baby with his eyes open… like these ones. haha! =)