Some from today...

MissCream · Mar 12, 2011

I did a free shoot today for a family whos mother has stage 4 cancer, it is colon cancer that spread to her lungs and lymph nodes . It touched my heart because my husbands father nearly died from colon cancer. They are such an amazing family with such hope and spirit. She is in serious need of moral support, if you can like this Facebook page (not promoting anything) it would mean so much to someone who feels like she is so little in such a big world.
For Mom | Facebook

Thank you.

On a technical point, I know my backdrop sucks, wb is off, I blew the whites, probably exposure and composition. I am in the middle of building my studio, ie taking over my husbands garage haha, and I had to shoot this in my VERY tiny living room.

GET CHECKED!! My husbands father got diagnosed at 35 with no symptoms other then (as funny as it sounds) his poo smelt different!

kundalini · Mar 12, 2011

Not many of us cannot be affected by the "C" word. Sending white energy your friends way.

MissCream · Mar 12, 2011

Thank you so much :hug::

Samerr9 · Mar 13, 2011

Great shots, they are affective.. .

Thank you for sharing

RockstarPhotography · Mar 13, 2011

well, since you already critiqued your shots, let me give you a little hint. On #2 you stuck them in a corner. Try putting them BY the corner using one wall as a backdrop and the other wall as a reflector.

My prayers go out to the family. It was a nice thing you did for them.

fokker · Mar 13, 2011

Re. photo number 3: It's never a good look to strangle a cancer victim, as far as I'm aware.

MissCream · Mar 13, 2011

RockstarPhotography said:
well, since you already critiqued your shots, let me give you a little hint. On #2 you stuck them in a corner. Try putting them BY the corner using one wall as a backdrop and the other wall as a reflector.

My prayers go out to the family. It was a nice thing you did for them.

That's just my wrinkly backdrop.. I need a new one!

willis_927 · Mar 13, 2011

#2 is a wrinkle? I also thought it was the corner of the room. None the less, some good shots, and I really like #4.

Juice · Mar 13, 2011

My mom had colon cancer, luckily they got it early.

Kudos to you for doing the shoot, I love stuff like this!

o hey tyler · Mar 13, 2011

I can tell you were in close quarters with your 50mm. Judging by your aperture you must have been using off camera flash, no? Did you take any shots with your kit lens? That may have been the route that I took in this scenario. I enjoy the IQ of my 50mm stopped down, but sometimes you just need the versatility of a wider zoom lens while indoors. Yahfeelin'meh? You did a nice thing though, no doubt about that. Kudos. :thumbup:

FoggyLens · Mar 13, 2011

I think they are great! Thanks for sharing. Thoughts are with the family..

MissCream · Mar 14, 2011

o hey tyler said:
I can tell you were in close quarters with your 50mm. Judging by your aperture you must have been using off camera flash, no? Did you take any shots with your kit lens? That may have been the route that I took in this scenario. I enjoy the IQ of my 50mm stopped down, but sometimes you just need the versatility of a wider zoom lens while indoors. Yahfeelin'meh? You did a nice thing though, no doubt about that. Kudos. :thumbup:

Thanks

Yeah, I love the IQ of my 50mm too, thats why I used it, although my kit lens is pretty good too. I did use it for a couple shots. I used two strobes with soft boxes

gsgary · Mar 14, 2011

MissCream said:
RockstarPhotography said:

well, since you already critiqued your shots, let me give you a little hint. On #2 you stuck them in a corner. Try putting them BY the corner using one wall as a backdrop and the other wall as a reflector.

My prayers go out to the family. It was a nice thing you did for them.

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That's just my wrinkly backdrop.. I need a new one!

You don't need a new backdrop you need lighting

gsgary · Mar 14, 2011

MissCream said:
o hey tyler said:

I can tell you were in close quarters with your 50mm. Judging by your aperture you must have been using off camera flash, no? Did you take any shots with your kit lens? That may have been the route that I took in this scenario. I enjoy the IQ of my 50mm stopped down, but sometimes you just need the versatility of a wider zoom lens while indoors. Yahfeelin'meh? You did a nice thing though, no doubt about that. Kudos. :thumbup:

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Thanks Yeah, I love the IQ of my 50mm too, thats why I used it, although my kit lens is pretty good too. I did use it for a couple shots. I used two strobes with soft boxes

Did you have one on each side because the lighting looks flat?

RauschPhotography · Mar 14, 2011

Thanks for sharing. Cancer is never an easy thing for anyone--I lost my godfather two years ago to it, and to capture the feeling of love and support is really a great way of helping out. These shots really capture the emotions very well. You did a great job