For Photographers
Maybe you’ve just picked up a camera, or maybe you’re a seasoned pro, in any case it’s always fun to take a peek behind the scenes and see how things work!
Many more people seem to be contacting us with respect to workshops (Chill Sessions!) and private one on one consulting.
Private one-on-one consulting: We’ll coach you on any topic from shooting, to technical, processing, branding, album design, business and everything in between! Having some experience with photography is a great place to start, and we’ll take you from there! Please contact us for pricing and availability
Chill Session!!!: We’ll take you on a live photo shoot with us and a real couple, to show you how we get the shots we do, how we process them, and how we design albums. If you would be interested in a 2010 Spring Chill Session please send us an e-mail. Space will be limited to 10 people, the price will be $500 (plus GST) and dinner will be provided.
Also if you’re a couple interested in being models for a Chill Session shoot us an e-mail for more info!
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Alright now for the good stuff. I’m going to start off with a pretty extensive list of equipment we use. If you have any additional questions, or as people e-mail questions I’ll answer them and add them to the list below. Email me your question!
Bodies: We have doubles of some bodies and lenses because Lauren and I will often split up in the morning to cover both the bride and the groom getting ready.
Canon 5D MK II
Canon 5D
Canon 40D
Canon 30D
Lenses:
Canon 50 f1.4
Canon 45 TS-E f2.8
Canon 35 f1.4
Canon 85 f1.8
The above four lenses are our most frequently used portrait and photo-journalistic lenses. The rest of our lenses we use more as specialty lenses for specific situations.
Canon 24 f1.4
Canon 70-200L f2.8 IS
Canon 100 Macro f2.8
Canon 28 f1.8
Canon 15 Fisheye f2.8
Canon 17-40L f4.0
Portable Lighting:
Canon 580EX
Canon 430EX
Pocketwizards
Wireless remote shutter release and interval shutter release
Film:
Zeiss Ikon Rangefinder
50mm f/2 Zeiss Planar (for Zeiss Ikon)
Contax G1 Rangefinder
35mm f/2 Zeiss Planar (for G1)
Polaroid SX-70
Polaroid One 600
Holga
Instax 210
Horseman LE 4x5 view camera
210mm f5.6 Schneider (for largeformat)
Nikon Coolscan 5000ed (for 35mm scans)
Microtek M1 Pro (for 4x5 and instant film scans)
Computers:
Mac Pros Quad Core 2.66 GHz (7GB and 9GB of RAM)
Roughly 12-15 TB of hard drive space. Yikes!
Dell Monitors (30”, 24” and 20”)
MacBook and MacBook Pro
Misc Gear:
- Wacom Intuos3 graphics tablets (6x11 and 6x8)
- Spyder 3 Pro Monitor Calibrator for colour management
- AlienBee 800 studio light
- ShootSacs for carrying our lenses while we are shooting
What programs do you use to process your photos?
We use Photomechanic to sort through photos, Lightroom to process, and Photoshop for retouching only.
Are you a member of any specific photography forums?
http://www.digitalweddingforum.com
- a really great forum if you are interested in becoming a wedding photographer. This is the one paid forum that we are members of and it’s a great resource for all sorts of questions.
http://www.opensourcephoto.net/forum/
- a free forum started by California wedding photographer David Jay. It’s great as a place to learn if you are a beginner. It is known as the “nice forum” and you won’t find much straight shooting honest critique, but is a great place to network.
http://www.fredmiranda.com
- The forum where we got our start. A wide range of experience with the members, but there are a ton of people that offer a lot of advice. Great if you are just starting, not sure what type of photography you are most interested in, or just for a lot of advice in a ton of different genres.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/
- Another forum that deals with a ton of different types of photography.