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February, 2009

Cameras & Coffee

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

I got a new camera yesterday! After test shooting the new Canon 5D Mark II on the Jeff Johnson Band shoot I had no choice but to purchase it for myself. So, today I met up with a few friends at one of the 3 great coffee shops in Dallas that I frequent, The Pearl Cup (brand new place, check it out). I figured, why not bust out the new camera and play with it some. The Larsens were there with their little baby, Life Lucia, who is an absolute gift from God and a total miracle of His hand. I could not have asked for a more perfect subject. What an honor it was to break in my new camera on such a precious little token of His love.

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Posted in Personal | 6 Comments »

Jeff Johnson Band

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

The Jeff Johnson Band totally rocks. They are based in Dallas, but every Tuesday they lead worship for a huge bible study, Break Away Ministries, in College Station, TX for 2000+ college kids. A few weeks ago I went with them on their trip. Driving from Dallas to College Station is like going through a time warp. You drive out of the modern, fast paced DFW Metroplex and pass through towns that are no bigger than my street block, all of which look like they are straight out of 1953. We stopped in Calvert, TX along the way to do a promo shoot for the band and I also photographed the live performance that evening.

Side note for photographers: I got to test out the new Canon 5D Mark II on this shoot, and it was sweeet! 21mp does NOT disappoint. The clarity of the shots through my 24-70mm L series was impeccable. The low light use was also nothing short of outstanding. I shot the majority of the live performance at ISO4000 and could have easily bumped it to ISO6400 and still had relatively no noise. Pretty awesome, I highly recommend it.
[Jeff said I could show all the images I wanted, so I'm posting all my favs]

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Posted in Music, Portraits | 3 Comments »

Jackie & Josh Engaged

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Jakie and Josh were SO much fun to shoot with. They kept it lively and we had quite a time. There has been this particular location under this crazy awesome bridge in down town Dallas that I’ve been dying to shoot at, so we tried it out…and it ruled. On another note, I also had the pleasure of shooting Jackie’s bridal photos too, can’t show you yet, but they’re gonna be hot! Keep an eye out.

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