Over Texas

As seen from Camp Buckner. No light pollution.
All three of these were taken with my Nikon D300 at exposures between 20 and 30 seconds at f/4.
Click on the images to see them on Flickr and get the full resolution versions.

[Framed]

My friend Zac, who recently got married, asked me for some pictures so that he could frame them and hang them in his living room.  Usually, I would sell my work, but he’s a good friend, so I emailed them to him.  I’m still new to this whole “photography-for-profit” scene; I’m still figuring out the best way to promote myself; I’m still planning on creating an actual website instead of simply a blog.  I’d like to spend more time on stuff like that, but I just don’t ever set it as a high priority.  Maybe it’s a good thing that I don’t have to rely on my photography to bring in the dollars.  Either way, below is one of the three pictures that I sent to Zac.  The other two are already posted in my archives – “I Love You” and “Dynamic Theater”.

I took this picture on the day of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Chicago.  If you want to read more about the tradition of dyeing the Chicago River green, go here.  It was a pretty gloomy, overcast, rainy day, but I got one good picture as a result.  Three handheld shots, Nikon D50, spaced at -1, 0, 1EV, processed with Photomatix Pro. Click to see it on Flickr.

 

Paul & Anne Scharnett [8.7.10]

I posted a preview of these pictures back in September, but since it was my first wedding as the official photographer, I thought a full post of my favorite shots (Flickr set) was necessary.  As I said in my last post, it was a great blessing to be able to capture these memories for Paul and Anne.  I hope you all enjoy these pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them.  If you do, share this on Twitter or Facebook (there’s a “Share Bar” at the bottom of the post) and let more celebrate with the Scharnetts!  Congratulations, Paul and Anne Scharnett! (With regards to lenses, I used mainly a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 (standard) and a Nikon 12-24mm f/4 (wide angle). I also rented a Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 (zoom) from Calumet Photo for the weekend and had a 35mm f/1.8 (prime). Those covered all the bases. Also, i shot with my Nikon D300 and my D50 bodies, in case you were wondering.)