Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Don’t be afraid to share your snapshots

Sierra - my sweet little caterpillar

In this digital age where people scrutinize every detail of a shot zoomed at 100% so they can find something to complain about with your exposure, composition, white balance, etc… it can be hard to share some of your cherished snapshots of your loved ones. To that I say let the naysayers be damned and enjoy your snapshots and share them with the world to see. While they may not be appropriate for a professional portfolio, they are perfectly fine for your personal portfolio on a service like Smugmug.

This shot was taken with a Canon 5D Mark II using a EF 16-35mm USM lens zoomed to 35mm at f/3.5 and 1/60 sec using ISO 100 using a camera mounted Canon 580EX II flash with a LumiQuest ProMax Softbox. The carpet areas at the top left and right edges were darkened in one step (and no masking) with Nik Software’s Viveza.

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