Walking Tall

Photographer TJ is in love with his new shoes.

catch his step by step on product photography.

http://photo-sharing-graphy.blogspot.com/2011/11/walking-tall-my-new-shoes.html

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!

Lu Ting Jieh (Lu T.J) is an avid food photographer.

I love his tips as the setup are usually work around a shoe string budget.

More importantly you can enjoy the food after the shoot.

Here T.J showed his setup for shooting one my favourite drinks in a club - Absolut Vodka.

Great job.

Link

EdmundPhoto.com

Shooting with a 2nd Photographer or more than 1 camera bodies

Recently, I brought a second photographer to a wedding shoot. She was trying out her 1st hand in being a wedding photographer and brought along a Nikon D90 for the assignment.

Usually I will get my 2nd photographer to sync their in-camera clock to be exactly with mine. This is to allow me to later sort out the photos according to captured time for getting the sequence of events right.

Well, in that assignment I overlooked this setting and when I got back from the shoot the photo sequence was in a mess. Part of journalistic photography is to tell a story. Therefore it is important that the final delivery of photographs is like a story book.

Lightroom to the rescue.

LR2/3 is able to adjust the captured time of the photographs in BATCHES!!!! (yes!!)

Not only that, it can even change the time in relative to the original captured time. Which means that i could add 1 min to every photo. (DOUBLE YES!!)

Step 1: Compare 2 photos from the different cameras which were taken at or about the same time by looking at the Metadata. (e.g Camera A - 9.00am, Camera B - 9.02am)

Step 2: Filter your catalog with Camera B info.

Step 3: Select All > Metadata > Edit Capture Time

Step 4: Adjust to a specific data and time > Corrected Time > "reduce by 2mins"

There you have it!!

Brilliant!~

What it takes to be a Wedding Photographer?

"What lens should I bring?", "Would my current camera setup be sufficient?"

Here are some common questions which every amateur wedding photographer would ask.

The quick answer is, "Bring everything you need."

However, through my experiences in photographing weddings there is never a complete answer to these questions. So why bother?

Rather than having the "right" lens all the time, it is more important to have the right attitude.

Here are some tips for new wedding photographers.

Night Before

1. Charge your batteries.

Shooting half way and the batteries ran out? AWKWARD

2. Format your memory cards IN THE CAMERA, not in the computer.

There are several file formats i.e FAT32, NTFS, MAC OS Journal. Which to use? Let your camera decide by formatting the cards. Of course, do make sure all the contents in the memory cards were already transferred.

3. Bring an extra set of clothing.

Let's face it. Singapore is hot and humid. Just climbing up 2 fleet of stairs we will be perspiring. So do bring an extra set of clothing for the luncheon or dinner reception. Dress appropriately too. If the occasion requires wear a jacket. No T-Shirt and Jeans for receptions!!

4. Pack and clean your equipments.

You will always misplace an item when you are in a rush. I do have a checklist on the equipments to bring. This also prevents me from leaving any items behind on location shooting.

5. Have enough rest.

Rest your body and mind. Usually, I will browse thru the photos that I had archive for research.

Next instalment ...... What to do during the shoot?