It was full moon (or at least to an amateurs eye it looked like one 🙂 ) today. So when we got home I quickly put the kids in the shower and headed outside for some quick shots of the moon. It really is magnificent how much the moon gives light. You could really see the difference as there were periodically thick clouds covering the moon and everything would be pitch dark. Couple of more shots of the moon at: http://kansala.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Antti/2011-12-11%20Full%20moon/
Deep thoughts
Today was a rainy day so we did some inside shots. I really liked this deep thinking photo of Oona. A couple of more shots are at: http://kansala.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Antti/2011-12-10%20Lapsista%20potretteja/
Shooting in, on and under water
Oona shot from underwater (Ewa-Marine bag with on camera fill flash)
This blog post is trying to tell how and what I have learned when trying to take the camera near and into water. I am not a diver, so the camera is not going very deep so the hard diving camera boxes are not touched in this post. In the beginning it was just about finding a proper (and cheap) underwater bag, but later I wanted to be able to take flash photography in water, so I had to figure out different ways of taking the speedlights into water. Continue reading
Frosty nature
Yesterday was a beautiful day. In addition to taking photos of the kids, I was able to capture a few frames with the frosty nature. Last year around this time we had ½ meter of snow, quite a contrast compared to this years weather. Rest of the shots are at: http://kansala.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Antti/2011-12-03%20Frosty%20nature/?action=slideshow
Kids in park
We were in the nearby park this morning. It was a sunny, clear day, so I decided to take my camera along. The kids were enjoying it…as you can see: http://kansala.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Antti/2011-12-03%20Puistossa/?action=slideshow
For tech geeks:
This shot is taken with the sun behind Ode. I had a window behind me, that is reflecting the sun light back to Ode and giving some fill light. This is a location I have used earlier to gain a free reflector.
Painter Ode
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Today when I got home from the workshop, the kids were painting. I decided to pull out the camera and get some shots. The kids are pretty productive…20 papers per day: cut papers, drawn papers, painted papers… 🙂 I guess they try to keep the forest industry alive.
Rest of the shots are at: http://kansala.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Antti/2011-11-27%20Ode%20maalaa/
For tech geeks
The lighting for these shots was created with two speedlights. One with a diy grid and an orange gel for the background and the other with a small diy beauty dish. I used my 18-50/2.8 Sigma lens.
Christmas card photoshoot
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Things seem to get tougher year by year…yesterday we had a shot at this years Christmas card photo. The above is the one from last year. In addition to getting Oona and Ode in the photo (at the same time), wearing the hats, looking at the camera, trying to smile…this year we had Iisa also. It was a hectic trial and error one hour, but the end result was pretty close to what we had in mind. You have to wait until Christmas to get your card or see the photo from my blog after Christmas, if you’re not on our Christmas card list 🙂
Frosty macros
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Today the temperature finally dropped below zero. It was a clear night so there was beautiful morning frost. While taking the kids to play outside, I took my camera along to capture some macros of the morning frost. Rest of the set is at: http://kansala.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Antti/2011-11-20%20Frosty%20macros/
For tech geeks:
These macros are all shot with Nikkor 85/1.8 lens with a 36mm extension tube.
Halloween party portraits
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We had our traditional neighborhood Halloween party yesterday. This time it was time for adults to get dressed in costumes as well as the kids! I decided to set up a photo corner to get the costumes documented. Actually it turned out to be a hell of a lot of fun! Please check out the rest of the pictures at: http://kansala.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Antti/2011-11-05+Halloween/ .
For tech geeks:
I used two SB28’s as rim lights and one SB80 through an umbrella as key light. The black backdrop is hanging from our bookshelf. The space was very limited, so that kind of shows in some photos. The ISO400 was a mistake from shooting at the party, where I used ISO400.
Swan and the moon?
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We spent the weekend setting the summer place for winter. It was a beautiful weekend with sunshine on Saturday. Saturday evening right after sunset I went to photograph this swan that lives close by.
After coming back I realized a funny looking lighting phenomenon. I think it has to be the moon. What do you think it is?
For tech geeks:
Both of these shots are taken with Sigma 120-300/2.8 lens.