Fun fun fun stuff cate!

Love the last one... and the wedding one!

oh man. this was next to impossible. But to play along, here's my choices.

Maybe I'm just in a weird mood or something....

Fave Engagement



Fave Wedding


Fave Portrait

OK this one is of a giraffe. Does that count? Hope so. Cuz I love this shot.




Fave Personal/Other

Can I post another wedding one? It's kinda "other"ish. lol.



Nekky Avatar?

dang no.

Smiles,

Kenneth + Elaine

Kate-- All of your images have such a unique feel to them. You really captured each moment well. #1 is my favorite! GREAT images.




WAHHHH! creepy. But, I like it.
Way to get a truly unique engagement shot...!!

Esession
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Wedding - how do you just pick one
last of the year ... sweet kids, spectacular families, great moment
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Portrait
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Personal - the birth of my best friend(s) second child, Hutson
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Wow... your really get a taste for kenneth's personality in those.

seeing as i don't do wedding photography, i'll just post my favorite shot from the year...

Choosing just one image is the hardest thing in the WORLD for me. I have a hard enough time choosing less than 200 from each wedding for slideshows!!!

Since I'm working on my new website right now, I'm going to cop out and use the images I chose as category headers ;-)

Wedding...


Engagement...


Personal art from historic architecture tours... (caught on film)


Nekkie portrait of moi... does this count??

I love these! If you don't mind me asking, how did you get the engagement photo? I've seen several photos that seem to use a similar technique. How the subject is in focus and the background seems to be blurry and even often time almost "spun" is this a special lens, or shutter technique or what? Either way I LOVE it!

2nd curtain sync on your flash with a slower shutter speed will give you this result.

I was wondering if it was something like that. I've heard of it, and been wanting to try it but (obviously) haven't tried yet. thanks

do you use flash to get that effect with the 2nd curtain sync?

go into your custom settings, I believe thatit is setting 15 on the 20/30D series.
and change it to 2nd curtain sync.

when you're using your flash, you'll get this effect now.

just remember to change it back when you start shooting regular flash shots, or you may end up with some ghosting with static objects and such.

awesome thanks! I just a Nikon D50, but I will look at the manual and see how to do it there

That particular image was not rear-curtain synced - which really isn't even necessary when you're spinning an image. The only time you really need rear-curtain sync is when you're capturing something in an obvious directional movement- like capturing a car or runner on the end of the frame rather than the beginning. In most cases, when you can fake a direction and when you want to employ panning, spinning, and zooming with a dragged shutter, it's easiest to compose the image the way you want it and flash on the front end and use the dragged shutter time to put motion into the ambient lighting (dancing is a good example of this, since it's often a back & forth motion rather than directional).

To achieve the effect in the engagement image, I framed the image under neon lighting which was already shaped in such a way that it gave the image motion. Then with a slow shutter of around 1/15-30th and no flash, I twisted the camera as I pressed the shutter... as demonstrated by Turtle Nate here...
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The key to this is to recognize that the center of the lens will receive the least amount of distortion, while the outside of the frame will receive the most distortion (just like how it feels to stand in the middle of the merry-go-round as opposed to hanging off the edge).

awesome! Thanks so much!!!!!

I am totally moved and amazed by everyone's posts....BEAUTIFUL work. Kate, you continue to floor me, girl.
<3 kristy

Great, GREAT stuff everyone
Chris U blow my socks off dude verrrry niiiiiiiice!

Here is my fav engage


fav wed (impossible to pick)


fav portrait, big thanks to Garrett for letting me come along for the ride on this one


fav personal from Joe B's workshop


fav other (because I don't even want to see my nekky self)

Wow, there's some really cool stuff in this thread. I've got to jump in too! ;-)

Kate, I don't know what you're talking about as your images are stinkin' good! ;-)

love that bridal kate!

frank - that "where the wild things are" engagement is so absolutely cool! was she a dancer because there is no WAY that i could jump like that! so fun!

I like it too Kate

Thanks Jenna no, I don't think so. I can't remember for sure but I think she told me no. She is really athletic and up for anything. She is definitely going to be one of my favorite brides this year, I just love her! She loves my work but their whole wedding budget was just a little more than the photo estimate. They changed things and are making it happen anyway. They are the kind of clients we all dream about getting.

Here is a link to their slide show if you are interested
http://frankdimeo.com/userfiles/slideshows/Becky_Rob_5_8_06/

Frank-- Great stuff! I remember when most of them were posted the first time around.

My son's name is Max-- just the little boy in "Where the Wild Things Are"-- and he wants me to take his picture in front of that!

--J.

Frank,

bro, I just LOVE that e-session shot. I remember the first time you posted it, and I loved it back then. Can't wait to see the wedding shots.

Kate, love those shots, thanks for sharing. That fire hydrant one is toally kickin'.