I’m getting ready to run out the door but not before I show you this image. Boise just re-vamped their Spirit of Boise Balloon Rally and I made sure I was there. I’d never seen it before and didn’t want to miss it. We’ll be heading back out there tomorrow for some shots at a different angle. I’m super excited.
For now, here’s a fun peek at some of the shots I got today.
We are heading out again tomorrow morning to a different spot. Let me know if you want to join!
The other day I posted about a photography technique called panning and had promised an example or few. Here is a photo I took at Ironman Canada this year. My husband and some friends were competing in the race. This is a random guy I was using to test the technique. I have some others of our guys but I don’t want to share them just yet 
Some specs for you:
Focal Length: 130mm
Lens: 70-200mm
F/4
Iso: 200
Shutter Speed: 1/250
You’ve probably noticed I’ve been on a little hiatus. I spent the last 5 days in the beautiful British Columbia in Canada. I have lots of photos to share (from the trip and from some recent photo sessions) but I’m still getting caught up. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with a cute photo of my assistant.
I’ve been on a writer’s block lately. I’m not sure what is up, but I think I’ll jump out of it soon.
To get some inspiration I decided to look through my iPhone to see some photos I’ve taken recently. Usually there is a story behind these photos.
Here is the first photo I saw that struck a story.
This photo was taken during the Twilight Critierium. Again, keep in mind that this is on an iPhone. But what I’m getting at is the idea behind the photo (don’t worry, I have better photos coming soon). This certain technique is called Panning and I will be taking some photos like this on my real camera because I’ve been wanting to do it lately.
Things you’ll need to do:
1. Slow down your shutter speed
2. Hook your camera up to a tripod
3. Have the subject move across the front of you
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Okay so I’m going to try to explain how to do it in the most basic way. This is “Tamara Language” so just bare with me.
- Set your camera up on the tripod.
- Properly set up your exposure, but keep in mind that you will be slowing down your shutter speed so you’ll have to compensate your ISO and aperature so that the image isn’t blown out.
- Have the subject run across the front of you. You will move your camera with the person and take the photo at the same time.
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Does that make any sense? It is one smooth motion and a pretty awesome technique.
Obviously the image above is not a very good example, but hopefully I’ll have some more for you soon (bigger, brighter, and crisp). I will of course go back and say what I’ve said in the past – become more comfortable with your camera. Experiment and try new things. It will make you a better photographer.
Here are a couple more I took.
And the next one is probably my favorite.
So hopefully this post was somewhat helpful and you were able to keep up (I know it was all over the place… whatev).
I had soooo much flare during this session. Loved it.
I had a hard time coming up with a title for this one. Mostly because there really aren’t words that can say how stunning this girl is. I might be biased because I’m related to her – but you be the judge.
Yes… pun totally intended.
I love little blooper shots of dogs like this. Always makes me giggle.
Baylee contacted me when I was doing my special in July. She wanted some fun portraits – just for fun. No specific reason.
I always love it when clients call me for photos just because. I think that life shouldn’t ALWAYS need to be documented at a certain milestone in life. Here are some of my favorites.
I would have to say this next one is probably my favorite. There is something about the red.
I was processing these files from last night’s session and I had to share this one. I had so much beautiful summer sun. I can’t wait to share the rest.
