On the 14th November I had a shoot with the awesome Amy O’Farrell. Special thanks to Jenny Ockenden the Make-Up Artist and also to Raymon Suen for assisting with the shoot. Shot was taken place at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Particularly at Miami Beach. I used a Nikon D700 with the Nikkor 50mm 1.8D and 85mm 1.8D. My Nikon D90 is still in the repair shop (Mental note: Don’t ever use Camera Clinic again for repairs, it takes 4 weeks to get them to LOOK at it, and I’ve recently found out they only ship once a week which is just ridiculous). Strangely I found the D700 to have pretty bad ergonomics around the grip. I blame it on Raymond for showing me his Canon 30D, the grip on that body is amazing. Enjoy the photos…
Enjoy. There Will be more coming. As Always, I will appreciate any C&C.
Was asked to take photos of a friend’s car. Turned out okay, but I wish I had a wider lens and more speedlights! But lets not get into that. I’ve come to a realisation, despite what anyone says, it’s not about the body and it’s never about the lens. “But Michael-san what is the key?!” The key kids, is lighting. Let’s all stop worrying about what brand, what body and what lens you have and what that person has. Focus on how light falls on your subject and pay attention to every detail. Avoid hot spots (patches of stray light) and harsh shadows. Make sure your subject is all lit where you want it to be lit.
). Truth be told, all of these cameras produce the same quality and almost identical colours. In this day and age, after it goes through PP (Post Processing), you won’t be able to tell which one comes out of which camera. However, do watch out for noise at high ISO settings. It is ridiculously childish to say that your camera is better than theirs, your “better”camera is not going to help you learn lighting nor will it help you compose better (cue in shattering glass sound effect).
