Anne (I changed the order in the folder to accurately reflect my picks. They were out of order.)

[Christine Aguila]

> I've picked 5 to show you all here.  Anne 1, 4, & 5 are my favorites, with 
> 5
>> being my number 1 fav.  In Anne 4, Anne is holding up a diffuser disk to 
>> the right and out of frame (obviously ;-)).  Anne 3 & 2 aren't that great 
>> because of the overwhelming highlights in the background.
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>> All shot with K10D & the DA* 50-135mm & all hand-held.  I'm a little 
>> proud of that latter.  I think I'm getting better at wielding that kit 
>> around: K10D, battery grip & DA* 50-135mm.  Ironically, the battery grip, 
>> though it adds weight, balances the kit for some better handling.
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> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=840824












> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christine Aguila" <caguila at earthlink.net>
> To: <pdml at pdml.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 3:44 PM
> Subject: GESO: Anne
>
>
>> Hi Everyone:  Anne is a colleague of mine, & I wanted to take some photos 
>> of her, and fortunately she was very enthusiastic, and even said I could 
>> come back again if I wanted a reshoot:  I find her lovely, & her eyes 
>> very striking.  We met up at her house, & I had about an hour 1/2 to 
>> photographer her on her deck.
>>
>> But, something very interesting happened:  I actually got so bored--not 
>> because of Anne; she was great and fun; she has a really great sense of 
>> humor--rather, I was so bored with myself photographing her; creatively I 
>> felt dead, and I don't know why--look how lovely she is!!!
>>
>> My 1st guess at an explanation is that it was all starting to feel too 
>> staged, and I think I feel I was kind of letting Anne down because of 
>> that. Also, I'm so inexperienced at reading ambient location lighting and 
>> how to best exploit it--& knowing this, I think all of a sudden I became 
>> extremely self-conscious about this, and I think I had a little inner 
>> panic.
>>
>> Anyway, in 30 minutes I shot 61 frames, and I then said, "Let's quit.  I 
>> feel done."  And I so shocked myself that I said that.  We had a great 
>> girlfriend visit over iced tea afterwards & Anne liked a good many of the 
>> shots.
>>
>> I've picked 5 to show you all here.  Anne 1, 4, & 5 are my favorites, 
>> with 5 being my number 1 fav.  In Anne 4, Anne is holding up a diffuser 
>> disk to the right and out of frame (obviously ;-)).  Anne 3 & 2 aren't 
>> that great because of the overwhelming highlights in the background.
>>
>> All shot with K10D & the DA* 50-135mm & all hand-held.  I'm a little 
>> proud of that latter.  I think I'm getting better at wielding that kit 
>> around: K10D, battery grip & DA* 50-135mm.  Ironically, the battery grip, 
>> though it adds weight, balances the kit for some better handling.
>>
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>> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=840824
>>
>> Comment/s critique/thoughts very welcome.
>>
>> Cheers, Christine
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