Today we have Elmo. This is one of my daughter’s favorite toys, and unfortunately, tonight I didn’t have a lot of time to shoot. Elmo was lit from the front (camera left) with an Alien Bee 800 with large soft box, and with an Alien Bee 800 to the right and behind Elmo with just a 7-inch reflector to create the rim light look. I tried a few shot with the light in the same position, but with a softbox, and just couldn’t get the effect I wanted. With a little playing I threw the 7-inch reflector on there and got closer to what I wanted. It was good practice for sure.

Today I read pages 78-80 in my 5D Mark II manual, Selecting the AF Mode.

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If anyone out there is considering a photographer, do NOT choose these two! Judge Joe Brown, who really knows his stuff, smacks these two “professional” photographers with a judgement $1500 above what the plaintiff was asking for! These photographers were using and entry level DSLR (The Canon Rebel XTi), and kit lenses that come with the camera. Any one can get this kit right now at Best Buy for probably $800 and get a printer thrown in too! I actually started with a kit similar to this to learn the basics, and when I decided to open my business, I opened my check book! A good photographer could probably get away with using the camera, but those lenses are paperweights! This is why I only use top of the line camera bodies, and top of the line lenses, flashes, and anything else I have. These so called “professional” photographers got exactly what they deserved! This is also why it pays to ask the photographer about their equipment. Even if you don’t know exactly what they are talking about, the photographer better! These ladies didn’t even know the speed of their lens! That is probably only the top 1 or 2 things you should know! Rest assured, that this kind of situation would never happen with Adam Marin Photography. Besides acting like and having professional equipment, I absolutely stand behind my work 100%. If you are not happy, 100% money back!

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