Title: Pouring It On.Outtake from Our Brewing Co. in Holland, Michigan.

Title: Pouring It On.

Outtake from Our Brewing Co. in Holland, Michigan.

Title: Craft Beer.Shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L lens, and off camera flash provided by a 580 EX II Speedlite on a sync cord.

Title: Craft Beer.

Shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L lens, and off camera flash provided by a 580 EX II Speedlite on a sync cord.

Title: Pale Ale.Outtake from a photo shoot at the Grand Rapids Brewing Co. Image taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L, and off-camera flash on a sync cord via a Speedlite 580 EX II. 

Title: Pale Ale.

Outtake from a photo shoot at the Grand Rapids Brewing Co. Image taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L, and off-camera flash on a sync cord via a Speedlite 580 EX II. 

Title: Glassed In.Outtake from a recent shoot inside the new Grand Rapids Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Have to say… this one is my favorite shot of the day! 

Title: Glassed In.

Outtake from a recent shoot inside the new Grand Rapids Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Have to say… this one is my favorite shot of the day! 

Title: Attitude Adjustments.Today I’m sharing an article written by Suzanne Williams on “Sharpness” from the Knowledge Center on Steve’s DIGICAMS. Whether you love it or hate it… or have a love-hate relationship with sharp photos this one is definitely worth taking the time to read.SHARPNESS: www.steves-digicams.com/knowledge-center/sharpness.html#b 

Title: Attitude Adjustments.

Today I’m sharing an article written by Suzanne Williams on “Sharpness” from the Knowledge Center on Steve’s DIGICAMS. Whether you love it or hate it… or have a love-hate relationship with sharp photos this one is definitely worth taking the time to read.

SHARPNESS: www.steves-digicams.com/knowledge-center/sharpness.html#b 

Title: Super-Powered.It’s not often that one gets to photograph a Super Hero… had to make the shot count! I only wished he would have been able to tell me his superpower - I’m guessing it was all the beer that made him forget. Just a thought.Shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III and a EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM with a custom white balance and fill flash. 

Title: Super-Powered.

It’s not often that one gets to photograph a Super Hero… had to make the shot count! I only wished he would have been able to tell me his superpower - I’m guessing it was all the beer that made him forget. Just a thought.

Shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III and a EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM with a custom white balance and fill flash. 

Title: Happy Hour.I can’t take credit for this… as it was emailed to me today. Had to share!The Seven Levels of Photography The Snap. Just capture the moment. Point and click. It’s a Moose isn’t it? What more do you want? Will be shared in the bar that evening. With laughs and mojitos.  The iPhone Snap. The snap but cooler. No unnecessary weight. Able to text while lining up the shot. And ring for help while bear approaches.  The Picture. Bit of simple preparation e.g. sun behind the photographer. Sun dappled water etc. Will be sorted and kept in carefully annotated digital album.  The Photograph. Chosen carefully. Much functionality of digital camera understood. Framing done carefully. Some will be printed and framed and hung in the den. Others will become Christmas cards.  The Shoot. The picture will be taken and re-taken until perfect. A beautiful girlfriend will sit restlessly on a rock nearby. Later editing may well be carried out to enhance the beauty of Banff, Alberta, Canada.  The ‘Artist at Work’. Tripod, full portfolio of lenses will be in use. Nothing will be ‘as is’, all will be ‘an impression’.  Camera Nullus. Observe, enjoy and be in the moment. 

Title: Happy Hour.

I can’t take credit for this… as it was emailed to me today. Had to share!

The Seven Levels of Photography

  1. The Snap. Just capture the moment. Point and click. It’s a Moose isn’t it? What more do you want? Will be shared in the bar that evening. With laughs and mojitos.
     
  2. The iPhone Snap. The snap but cooler. No unnecessary weight. Able to text while lining up the shot. And ring for help while bear approaches.
     
  3. The Picture. Bit of simple preparation e.g. sun behind the photographer. Sun dappled water etc. Will be sorted and kept in carefully annotated digital album.
     
  4. The Photograph. Chosen carefully. Much functionality of digital camera understood. Framing done carefully. Some will be printed and framed and hung in the den. Others will become Christmas cards.
     
  5. The Shoot. The picture will be taken and re-taken until perfect. A beautiful girlfriend will sit restlessly on a rock nearby. Later editing may well be carried out to enhance the beauty of Banff, Alberta, Canada.
     
  6. The ‘Artist at Work’. Tripod, full portfolio of lenses will be in use. Nothing will be ‘as is’, all will be ‘an impression’.
     
  7. Camera Nullus. Observe, enjoy and be in the moment. 
Title: Marcus with Bevi.Straight out of Camera (SOOC) portrait - 5D Mark III / EF 50mm f/1.2L, breaking out the expensive Nifty Fiddy again!

Title: Marcus with Bevi.

Straight out of Camera (SOOC) portrait - 5D Mark III / EF 50mm f/1.2L, breaking out the expensive Nifty Fiddy again!

Title: Blow Before You Go!Nothing much to say today… so I will let some humor do the talking! This photo from last weekends Hoptoberfest makes me giggle.

Title: Blow Before You Go!

Nothing much to say today… so I will let some humor do the talking! This photo from last weekends Hoptoberfest makes me giggle.

Title: Hopfenkatze.I know I always say I have the best job… but in many ways I just do! This is one of my favorite images from last weekends Hoptoberfest in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For a first year event this one really seemed to go perfectly. People were out in attendance, the food was awesome and the music was rocking. Of course, I may have drank on to many beers that night - but that is a whole different blog to tell! =) SIDE NOTE: Blogging about Hopcat has me craving some of their Crack Fries and Mac ‘N Cheese like no other!!! I think I know where I’m going for dinner tonight. 

Title: Hopfenkatze.

I know I always say I have the best job… but in many ways I just do! This is one of my favorite images from last weekends Hoptoberfest in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For a first year event this one really seemed to go perfectly. People were out in attendance, the food was awesome and the music was rocking. Of course, I may have drank on to many beers that night - but that is a whole different blog to tell! =) 

SIDE NOTE: Blogging about Hopcat has me craving some of their Crack Fries and Mac ‘N Cheese like no other!!! I think I know where I’m going for dinner tonight.