Monthly Archives: December 2008

December 21, 2008

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Jayda and Tye

Jayda and Tye Michielsen photographed in their home. Jayda is shot in the Rembrandt style, with Tye shot in the butterfly lighting style.

Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.0
Light: Two Nikon SB-26 Speedlights
Jayda: One bare bulb flashing at hair, 1/8 power; other 1/8 power modified by silver umbrella.
Tye: One bare bulb flashing at background (wall)

December 20, 2008

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Christmas lights

Anjhela Michielsen. Anjhela thought it would be a good idea to incorporate Christmas lights in a portrait.

Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.0
Light: Plain white Christmas lights.
ISO: 400
Exposure: f5.6 @ 1/15sec

December 19, 2008

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Brushing me off

We got a load of snow today, and I spent much of the day brushing my pants off after walking the dogs, shoveling snow.

Camera: Canon EOS 20D – triggered by PocketWizards with help from Anjhela Michielsen
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8 @ 28mm
Light: On-camera Canon 550EX.
ISO: 400
Exposure: f8 @ 1.3 sec

December 18, 2008

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Sleeping in

Anjhela Michielsen. Anj is off school for a few weeks, so she’s been sleeping in; just so you get an idea of what that means, I’m actually getting up earlier than she is for once!

Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.4
Light: Two PocketWizard triggered Nikon Speedlight SB-26s, one bouncing off ceiling (key light), and another modified

December 17, 2008

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Puppy Love

Best friends Abby Martin and Toffee Michielsen in portraiture.

Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2
Light: Off-camera Nikon Speedlight SB-26 bounced off white blinds in living room.
ISO: 200
Exposure: f2.8 @ 1/100 sec

“It all happened so fast”

How a day at the beach changed Reagen Robinson’s life Exeter toddler Reagen Robinson’s life will never be the same after an outing to a private beach near Grand Bend in August. Soon after arriving at the beach with his parents Brad and Katrina and brother Jordon, Reagen ran toward an extinguished, but still hot,… Continue Reading

December 16, 2008

365-1

First Steps

This is the first of 365 photo posts leading to my 35th birthday, my goal being to create new work every day for a year, and perhaps longer than that. The photo(s) above were taken in front of my home after returning from Humber College, where I teach photojournalism, for a semester ending marks meeting.

Camera: Canon EOS