Being busy means being exhausted!

twocolor · Sep 16, 2013

It's been a while, and as I sit editing, I realized I miss the forum

I miss posting images - receiving critique, being inspired by others, learning, etc, etc. Today was supposed to be my first day off in 8 days, and I ended up getting a Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep call and rushed into a hospital to photograph a baby who had lived about 5 minutes.

I'm exhausted!

On that note, here's a wee bit of what I've been up to:

1. Newbies

2. Babies

3. Kiddies

4. Teen-ies

5. Brides

6. Families

7. And my favorite image of the week:

8. And my most endearing image (my baby sister and her family)

I look forward to Thursday when I will finally have a day off

I hope to pop in a little more frequently, TPF has been huge part in my journey, and I realize that it has helped me to get where I am and to love what I do. I need to get back to my roots so to speak!

Granddad · Sep 17, 2013

I'd call that pretty good work. It's not surprising that you're busy.

twocolor · Sep 17, 2013

Granddad said:
I'd call that pretty good work. It's not surprising that you're busy.

Thank you!

ColorfulMonochrome · Sep 17, 2013

So many great photos! I'll see some people liking these 'photographers' on FB that do portraits, and I don't see what they like about most of them. The poses, the post-processing, all very blah. I absolutely LOVE your portraits though.

What gear do you use to shoot them? At least for the natural light ones.

twocolor · Sep 17, 2013

ColorfulMonochrome said:
So many great photos! I'll see some people liking these 'photographers' on FB that do portraits, and I don't see what they like about most of them. The poses, the post-processing, all very blah. I absolutely LOVE your portraits though.

What gear do you use to shoot them? At least for the natural light ones.

Thank you! I shoot Canon 5D Markii an 85 f1.8 and a 24-105 f4.0 I switched brands about a year ago, and am starting over again at building up my lens supply. These were rated in the top 10 lenses for what I needed so I bought them first! I think my next purchase will be a micro.

Brinr · Sep 17, 2013

Good stuff two color. Ya the 85 1.8 is pretty sweet. I've never shot to 24-105. I use the 85 for families sometimes as well. I've been using the 70-200 lately though.

play18now · Sep 26, 2013

Those eyes in #2... You've gotten to shoot some wonderfully not camera shy kids. With wonderful results. I think I need that 85 1.8 now haha

tirediron · Sep 26, 2013

Nothing less than that which I have come to expect from you TC - well done all.

snerd · Sep 26, 2013

Nice set. LOVE #2, it's a killer shot!

twocolor · Sep 28, 2013

play18now said:
Those eyes in #2... You've gotten to shoot some wonderfully not camera shy kids. With wonderful results. I think I need that 85 1.8 now haha

Almost all of those adorable kids I've been shooting since they were newborns. I build a little bond with them as they grow. They recognize me when they see me, and I've learned their personalities and the little things that make them tick! It really helps when I'm trying to pull that genuine, fun smile out of them! Buy the lens, it's relatively inexpensive, and provides amazing results!