A new member in the Bag :)

I recently gone through all the pictures I took over the past 4 months to find out that I did not use my 28-70mm 2.8 L for any of serious photo shoot at all. That has been in my cupboard and getting dust on it. That made me thinking if I actually use that at all. I decided to sell it to invest in a lens that I needed - 135mm F/2 L. I bought it second hand for a good price about 2 weeks ago, but never had a chance to go and try it until yesterday.

Giang & Tri Engagement

Becky in The Rain

This was a rainy day, we were unsure if we would still go on. Luckily, the rain eased down a bit before and stopped completely halfway through the shoot. We incorporated an umbrella, which turned out to be a nice prop.

In this photoshoot I used canon 5D MkII and 85mm 1.8 USM (I love this combo) and just one reflector to bring the light to the face of the model.

A few pictures from recent trip to Hanoi - Vietnam

I have a chance to see a lowering flag ceremony that takes place at Ho Chi Minh mausoleum everyday at 9pm

 Night bazar on weekends

The Mask

During a trip to Venice I bought a mask as a souvenir, you know one of those masks that are sold everywhere over there. I forgot about this for a while, but one day I found it on a shelf and got an idea to incorporate into my portraits to make those more interesting. I wanted to create something mysterious so decided to go for lowkey.

I used only 2 lights - on camera right and one camera left from behind for a bit of hair and back light. I used a black side of my reflector for background. I only have 1 reflector so there was not anything to bounce the light back for the right side of the model. But I like the results :)

A Pre-Wedding shoot a while ago

It has been a while since the last post on this blog. I have not invested much time in my hobby for the past few months and have been busy with other activities - day job and a few gigs I played with my band (one of my hobbies too :) ).

It is winter here now and the photographic opportunities are fewer than they are in summer. I went through my collection of photos on my pc's hard drive and decided to post a few photos from a pre-wedding shoot I did for friends of mine back in 2010.

An Upgrade

My new system

I have recently upgraded from APS-C system to Full Frame format system. Before the switch I used to have a Canon 40D and 2 lenses, a Canon 17-55 f/2.8 IS and a Canon 85mm f/1.8. The system worked fine to me, there probably was not a need for me to make the switch, but I always wanted to test how a full frame system would work for me as a main system. I of course had opportunity to borrow a Canon 5D mk I to do a few shoots, but owning the system had always tempted me.