Finally!

A day with 85L and a model:D. Most of the shots are taken at ISO 800, since I noticed that when I was half way through the session. It was cloudy and I didn't find it weird to have such high shutter speeds, because I got used to having them at f1.2 (the first day I couldn't believe the difference and was checking ISO settings too). Ok it doesn't matter for web size anyway. You can still check the bokeh, colours, DOF and sharpness. But I feel a bit stupid nevertheless...

Ok, here are the photos, all of them straight out of rawshooter and all of them, except for the first one, are taken at f1.2:




EDIT: I've just done a few minor adjustments to this one...

A kiss for all my readers. Contrast is untouched. Colours are so saturated, that I add much less contrast in Rawshooter (shadow contrast also boosts colours), than with my 85 1.8, not to mention the 50 1.8, which has completely "washed" coulours compared to both 85's especially the L version.

f1.2, ISO 100+1 stop in rawshooter,1/2000

100% crop

Another day with 85L and without models

Holidays sux! I ain't got no models. Everyone is on vacation, out of town. I hope I'll have more luck tomorrow, I hate to waste lens like this, since I have to return it next monday.

Anyway here's a snapshot of my father that I took while we were eating Chinese...@f1.2 ofcourse.

85 1.2L Bokeh teaser

Would you believe me if I told you that there was a bike right behind his back?


I can't believe myself I took these shots:o. But I had to show you the bokeh that this peace of glass produces...



All Shots were taken with Canon 350D@f1.2.

Canon EF 85 1.2L II

I got a new toy:D. In the next posts you'll see what min dof is really all about. And super creamy and smooth bokeh. Especially when I'm going to mount it on Canon 1Ds mkII, which I'll get on friday.

For now I have only those two snapshots (no time for PS etc):



Are you scared?:D It looks pretty frightening to me...

A bit fed up...

With model photography. I'm glad for the first time in my life that a session is going to be postponed (from tomorrow to tuesday or wednesday). I've photographed so many girls this week (3 editorials with 5 girls and session with Brina which you've already seen), I usually have that many sessions in a month or two (or even more), not in a week.

But I do look forward to shot this session next week, I just need a few days off. Besides that, I'll probably get a real nice peace of glass next week, so I have another good reason for postponement of the session. I'll also get Canon 1Ds mkII again next weekend, so I'll have a killer combo for the next weekend if all goes according to plan. I'll keep you posted.

Brina

A few pics from yesterday's session:

. . . . Hot



. . . . . Wild



. . . . . Beautiful

My dawgs (locked @f1.8)

I wanted to take photos today. Badly. I felt an urge to have a session. I had a few ideas and a couple of locations to try. But I couldn't get a model, I contacted a bunch of girls. With no luck, a few were studying, one on a trip in Holland, one is sick and the last was outta town.

I said to myself: ok, no models for today, I'll bother my friends (what's not even remotely close to a session with a model ofcourse, but better than nothing).So I brought my camera with me when I went for a cup of coffee with my friends, but the midday sun ruined everything (I didn't even try to take any photos). After I spent the whole day outside, I finally got "lucky" and took a few shots of my friends just before the sunset.

This is it:
Who tha playa, ho


Trippin'




Don't fuck with me, esse




Ker se cenim