Kacey (my oldest) finally got her braces off and we were able to do her drape photo for the yearbook. Anything I should change before submitting? This was taking in my garage with natural light and a bit of fill flash - white reflect below her.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Senior Girl
Kacey (my oldest) finally got her braces off and we were able to do her drape photo for the yearbook. Anything I should change before submitting? This was taking in my garage with natural light and a bit of fill flash - white reflect below her.
ok still no animals sorry
Thursday, August 30, 2007
My Grandmother's Hands

I took my camera with me today when I went to visit my grandmother. I've been wanting to take this picture for a long time, but she's a tough one to get to agree. Fortunately, today she was in a good mood. I think that seeing the photo actually made me "see" the years in her hands more than I had before. I'm sorry I didn't make a note of the settings.
I'm finished...
first try at gels

I bought a bag of gels at a garage sale. So I played a little this morning. Hair light 8.0 main 8.0 fill 5.6. And the back light I just did several shots to see what would happen at different lights. These are turned all the way up so they are super saturated. Wow all of these on the same background. This may be my NEW addiction!!! LOL and will save space in my studio too.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Pigs former home
Pet pig.....?

Okay, there's a story here. My dh works for a company that does work at the college I'm attending. So he was there today changing 1000 watt (yes 1000 watt ) bulbs in the parking lot. They take the blown bulbs down and draw faces on them. (oh, did I mention they were working. lol) They said they look like pigs? Anyway. This is sooc. Dragged the shutter to get it exposed correctly. It was such a bright day and the bulb being white, the camera meter wanted to underexpose the bulb. And what I like is the apeture was at 5.6, I focused on the eyes and the nose is oof, but the mouth and eyes are in focus. That's the apeture at work for you! settings. ISO 200, SS 1/500 f/5.6.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
I think I love butts:P
Okay these r old I DIDN'T TAKE ONE SINGLE PIC TODAY i have been busy shopping ect all day haha :) but here r some more animal buts for ya, u prob already seen them but they r some of my favs hhehe...I took these when I was at the San Diego Zoo
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My latest Senior
Lady
ok so this is animal week?
Monday, August 27, 2007
Will work for food

I hope there aren't any cat labor laws! If you saw the picture of the kittens in the teacup, this is two of them.I've been learning to use my speedlight as a "natural" light look. These were taken in a pretty dark, unfinished basement. The slow ss picked up my office light which was the brightest light down there!
settings ISO 400 ss1/30 f/5.6 flash boucned to the left and I think a +1 compensation. This is sooc.
How many cats...

...does it take before you finally run out of names for them? This little sweetie is Thing 1 (and his sister is Thing 2)... I do believe we may have reached critical mass here.
ISO 500, ss60, f4 with flash
ps. my son said that he wanted to give Thing 1 a 'real' name, so he has decided to call him Couch....yeah, that's much better :)
Sunday, August 26, 2007
It once was kinda of an animal right? lol
ohhh and it has red just incase I am wrong about this weeks theme lol

Not sure what this weeks theme is...
ok ...just one more LOL
Dirty Bird :)
I'm waiting for the hubby as he runs into the shopper's drug mart and I look up in the sky.......what do i see????? its a bird, mabye, a plane, no, ohhh its the dirty bird!


another senior
Saturday, August 25, 2007
My poor lil baby! :(
from my last shoot
Friday, August 24, 2007
Senior in Red
Thursday, August 23, 2007
I'm going to put this senior in here with her trombone....ha ha ha if I'll be able to do it again it will be a miracle.
Danny and Mr. Darcy
Red Gatorade...
Salsa
Red Finally!
I've been working hard to get my latest wedding edited and online. Let me just say that 10mp images take WAY LONGER than 6mp images to upload!!! Anyway, here is my hot red toaster oven. ISO 100, ss 1/60, f 5.6 with fill flash dialed down to -1.0
I'd love CC on my latest wedding. you can view it at www.lifescapturedmoments.smugmug.com Client Galleries - Weddings - Kaitlin and Serhiy I'd say 15% of the images I used from my second shooter - so feel free to comment on any and all images. Please email CC to shaver51@comcast.net THANKS!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Hi all!!
Sizzleeeeeeeee-lee-leeeeee - Red HOT-HOTTIE :)
Thought I would heat things up with this young hottie............ohhh wait........isn't that my hubby? lol....Ok nobody (LINDY) tell him I called him red hot, or sizzly haha :) but wow he is hot isn't he? :P I gotta go find him and give him a slap! :P Imagine if he knew I liked him! lol


Monday, August 20, 2007
I am back :)
Well I am so happy to be home hehe :) Here is a shot I took of Will while we were at the park, with his new RED Superman hat :) I played with it a bit in PS cuz it was so sunny, so many shadows ect but you can see the hat is still red :) Hope everyone had a great weekend, and yahhh I am still on holidays!

Settings: f16, ss 200, iso 200 (sunny16rule)
Red flowers
Sunday, August 19, 2007
red truck
This week ladies I'm going to do red...AND work on my Rule of thirds. I found a tutorial on how to quickly use it in photoshop. Pretty cool. So this week I will emphasize on that.www.lunacore.com/photoshop/tutorials/tut023_2.htm
This weeks theme is RED....it is pouring down rain here so I'll be doing something inside. ok, I'm off to find red and do something interesting with it.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
introducing Vincent
I just finished proofing this session so it is my picture for the day.
www.photographybyruth.com/Vincent
later.........
www.photographybyruth.com/Vincent
later.........
attention everyone!!!
(clearing her throat) We are going to invite Kelly Cook to join our little traveling minstrel show. I think she will add an abundance of what ever........... LOL I'm just NOT a literary person! LOL
I think everyone but Tesa knows her...and Tesa you'll just have to get to know her! She'll be popping in really soon. As soon as I can get her invitation out to her.
Thanks all!!! Now everyone get back to work either with sessions or something in your backyard! :)
I think everyone but Tesa knows her...and Tesa you'll just have to get to know her! She'll be popping in really soon. As soon as I can get her invitation out to her.
Thanks all!!! Now everyone get back to work either with sessions or something in your backyard! :)
session tonight
session tonight
Thursday, August 16, 2007
I won't be posting for the rest of this week so here they all are :)
One more from last session
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Once again NO picture of my backyard. I'm so sorry but I've got to get these sessions out because they just start backing up.
www.photographybyruth.com/Savannah
and I have two more seniors this weekend. But I'm glad to be busy.
Nity Nite!!!
www.photographybyruth.com/Savannah
and I have two more seniors this weekend. But I'm glad to be busy.
Nity Nite!!!
Sorry I have been away for awhile :)
I thought I better get back in gear, so many things going on lately! Anyways here is one:


Settings: 50mm lens @ f1.8, ss 1000, iso 400 (Don't Ask :)
Defog/Sharpen4Web/hotfudge
Golf Course
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Tiffany's wedding in California
k kids I couldn't take a picture today but I finally finished my wedding from last month. Go and have a look see
www.photographybyruth.com/Pierce
And what does everyone think about bringing someone else on? Our numbers seem to be dribbling and maybe some new blood would give us a kick in the pants.
Nite all I'm exhausted!!!
www.photographybyruth.com/Pierce
And what does everyone think about bringing someone else on? Our numbers seem to be dribbling and maybe some new blood would give us a kick in the pants.
Nite all I'm exhausted!!!
Extensive DOF
Another flower...
Monday, August 13, 2007
flower in backyard
Look at me!
Sunday, August 12, 2007
my new sports business card
Saturday, August 11, 2007
my senior today
This is from my senior session today. She brought her "captain of the football team" with her. This session was so much fun! iso 100 I metered the background to F11 and the main F8 and the Fill F5.6 and shot at 8 ss125 Didn't quite nail the high key because one of my back light as a grid on it and I'm just too lazy to switch it out!! She did both an indoor and outdoor session today so I'll post an outside one tomorrow.Rehearsal Play
Friday, August 10, 2007
Thursday, August 9, 2007
I'm tired
yawn.....two nights in a row proofing this senior. I have no energy to post. So you can just go and see her proofs...LOL
www.photographybyruth.com/Amber
WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE ORDER SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for letting me vent. :) nite all!
www.photographybyruth.com/Amber
WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE ORDER SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for letting me vent. :) nite all!
me either
TIPS
Okay Ladies, You might not want this info, but I'll share for those who do. These are notes that I took as I read through the ILP forum on dragging the shutter.
Dragging the Shutter (basically, using a lower shutter speed in a low light situation in order to balance the ambient background light to your flash output)
You Want to ignore camera meter and let the flash do the work:
high ISO (400-600)
slow SS 1/40 or less
AP begin around 4.0
WB: Auto
Bounce the flash if possible, adjust flash output as needed (this can be done on the flash or
with the camera's flash EV - or as you learn more, by opening up the Aperture
FACTS:
1. Aperture controls the light output from the flash
Shutter speed controls the amount of ambient light
2. If you want more flash power you'd use a smaller aperature. BUT smaller aperture means a stronger flash so you'll have a longer recharge time for the flash to fire again (so try adjusting the flash output on the flash or in camera first)
Another setting for nighttime interior - posted by MLK
ISO 400
F 4.0
SS 1/30
bounce flash if possible
note: the dark room will make the pupils of a person really large, so take a couple of consecutive shots so that the flash reduces them
Hope this helps, Cindy
Dragging the Shutter (basically, using a lower shutter speed in a low light situation in order to balance the ambient background light to your flash output)
You Want to ignore camera meter and let the flash do the work:
high ISO (400-600)
slow SS 1/40 or less
AP begin around 4.0
WB: Auto
Bounce the flash if possible, adjust flash output as needed (this can be done on the flash or
with the camera's flash EV - or as you learn more, by opening up the Aperture
FACTS:
1. Aperture controls the light output from the flash
Shutter speed controls the amount of ambient light
2. If you want more flash power you'd use a smaller aperature. BUT smaller aperture means a stronger flash so you'll have a longer recharge time for the flash to fire again (so try adjusting the flash output on the flash or in camera first)
Another setting for nighttime interior - posted by MLK
ISO 400
F 4.0
SS 1/30
bounce flash if possible
note: the dark room will make the pupils of a person really large, so take a couple of consecutive shots so that the flash reduces them
Hope this helps, Cindy
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
I am lost...
Yap I am lost sorry guys I haven't been posting but I been working lots and now have a sick lil boy on my hands....hopefully I will catch up soon :) "sorry ma"
Another from the loser....
candle light
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
I'm here Ruth....
...just haven't had a chance to even read the ILP thread yet...SORRY!
I was asked to do the photography for the High School Football program and of course they want it done yesterday....football, band and cheerleaders - just some action shots...up close...so you can see their faces...Varsity and JV - no biggie!!!
I am now in the process of proofing 432 pics and I haven't even done the girls yet (one of the joys of digital is that you can take SO many photos....geez!!!).
Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know (or at least those willing to read this far:) what next weeks theme will be. Lets take the 'In your own backyard' idea and add shallow DOF to it. So we'll be doing a backyard DOF shot.....OK?
And I will say that I am having a hard time coming up with other additions to my original themes so would it be out of line to ask everyone to contribute one theme....since I really don't know what I'm doing here and would appreciate some help? Or maybe one of you (hint,hint, Ruth) could do this first set instead of the moron (that would be me:). Let me know!!!
I was asked to do the photography for the High School Football program and of course they want it done yesterday....football, band and cheerleaders - just some action shots...up close...so you can see their faces...Varsity and JV - no biggie!!!
I am now in the process of proofing 432 pics and I haven't even done the girls yet (one of the joys of digital is that you can take SO many photos....geez!!!).
Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know (or at least those willing to read this far:) what next weeks theme will be. Lets take the 'In your own backyard' idea and add shallow DOF to it. So we'll be doing a backyard DOF shot.....OK?
And I will say that I am having a hard time coming up with other additions to my original themes so would it be out of line to ask everyone to contribute one theme....since I really don't know what I'm doing here and would appreciate some help? Or maybe one of you (hint,hint, Ruth) could do this first set instead of the moron (that would be me:). Let me know!!!
sorry no post
sorry guys but I had a session last night from the time I got home from work until 10pm. I'll post a photo from that session tonight.....
AND I promise to do a shutter drag.
So????????????? where is my posse?????????
AND I promise to do a shutter drag.
So????????????? where is my posse?????????
Monday, August 6, 2007
Trying for Distance

Okay, settings are listed on image. I tried to bounce inside, but my ceiling in this room was just too high, so I shot straight on with Omnibounce, I still have pinlights in her eyes.
I wanted to know about how far from a subject I could get and still have it work, so out to the back yard we went. As you can see, the DOF for light falls off drastically behind her and she has RED EYES!
Sunday, August 5, 2007
my first shutter drag

ok I totally don't get it. But with practice maybe I'll understand. The article says iso400 f4.0 ss30 No way did that work for me. so I had to play with stuff, with my iso 1000 it is really grainy and I don't like it. Also, you can see the pin flash in his eyes. How do you get rid of that?
Oh...and it came out really warm...even on the flash mode and on AWB. wassup with that? Yup, this is going to take some practice. Cindy I noticed you took it at f8.0. I got all kinds of ghost at 2.8 when he moved.
Dragging the Shutter
Okay, my house is VERY well lit from window light - so I shut all doors to my room and threw a blanket over the window because I couldn't wait until dark to give this a try. Now, I see that the focus isn't sharp. I do need a touch more flash on her (this is SOOC). I raised my ISO to 400, lowered the shutter speed to 1" and ended up with AP at 8 to keep from getting a ghosting effect. Once the flash fired, she left the scene - so as you see, it works. Now, to get willing subjects!!!
OK my pic for Saturday (even though it's Sun morning)
Ok, we went to the demolition derby last night and we let a friend borrow our trailer so they could get their derby car to and from the derby. Well, since we let them borrow the trailer they wrote my url for my website on the side of it for everyone to see!! This was taken with my P&S camera, so no settings for this post!
Saturday, August 4, 2007
ok I've been thinking and have heard back from a few. Jen??? did you not get the email cause I didn't hear from you! I'm really sorry if you didn't. But here goes.... All still want to be in the blog, all of us have good intentions....summer is BUSY BUSY BUSY. And we are photographers on top of that.
I agree with what everyone has said.
1. Make the themes meaningful
2. allow for our business to grow and feel overwhelmed
3. have fun with it and not make it a chore
so............. this is what I'm thinking. We started this blog for us to grow individually, so if you want to grow you have to push yourself. But there are gunna be days that you JUST CAN'T.
so, lets keep with the themes but lets' look for ways to make it meaningful. For example. If the theme is red.... (good one) also add a twist... dof, long exposure, flash, ps it, and we can repeat those things over and over because it is good for us.
So for next week. (starting tomorrow) and this is a biggy....please read.
http://ilovephotography.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=215560&st=195
...at ILP and lets do it. You just need complete darkness. I think you will all be very surprised at what you'll find out. I'm gunna have to re read it for me to understand as well. But the premise is, your flash freezes the action and your camera lets in the light. You can make a completely dark room look like daylight. It is called dragging the shutter. You set your shutter really slow but the flash stopped the action so you could totally walk out of the frame while the shutter is still open and you photo will be tack sharp. Best to ready it.
So Meg, could you redo your themes?? Using the ones you did and put something else with it. Life DOF for the whole week....or flash for the whole week.
sorry for being so long winded. Man, I'm tired now!! LOL
I agree with what everyone has said.
1. Make the themes meaningful
2. allow for our business to grow and feel overwhelmed
3. have fun with it and not make it a chore
so............. this is what I'm thinking. We started this blog for us to grow individually, so if you want to grow you have to push yourself. But there are gunna be days that you JUST CAN'T.
so, lets keep with the themes but lets' look for ways to make it meaningful. For example. If the theme is red.... (good one) also add a twist... dof, long exposure, flash, ps it, and we can repeat those things over and over because it is good for us.
So for next week. (starting tomorrow) and this is a biggy....please read.
http://ilovephotography.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=215560&st=195
...at ILP and lets do it. You just need complete darkness. I think you will all be very surprised at what you'll find out. I'm gunna have to re read it for me to understand as well. But the premise is, your flash freezes the action and your camera lets in the light. You can make a completely dark room look like daylight. It is called dragging the shutter. You set your shutter really slow but the flash stopped the action so you could totally walk out of the frame while the shutter is still open and you photo will be tack sharp. Best to ready it.
So Meg, could you redo your themes?? Using the ones you did and put something else with it. Life DOF for the whole week....or flash for the whole week.
sorry for being so long winded. Man, I'm tired now!! LOL
a la foot
Friday, August 3, 2007
Oh yeah baby!!
Thursday, August 2, 2007
I'm baaaaaccckkkkkk!
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Did you miss me?? Ok so I'm tryin to get outta my photography rut so here goes...
If you look closely at Brianna, you can see my minivan in her sunnies! Look REALLY hard and you can slightly see my Walker Photography logo on the back windows too! :)
ISO 1600 (yeah one of those times I forgot to change it) SS 1/500, f/7.1
Hmmm doesn't this look familar??? lol
haha yap that would be JD doing a Britney Spears with Will on his lap :) hmm at least I "think" she was watching the road! :P

My Freakin List... (hope you're happy, Tesa!!!)
MY FREAKIN LIST….. (I hope you’re happy, Tesa!!)
Eyes
Panning shots
Still life
Old time photos
Landscapes
Self portraits
Textures
Exposure
There's a list of ideas from me.. LOL
Eyes
Panning shots
Still life
Old time photos
Landscapes
Self portraits
Textures
Exposure
There's a list of ideas from me.. LOL
Let's Talk Themes
Okay, I confess, I'm a slacker. There are days when I don't pick up my camera (hanging head in shame). Then there are others where I do a shoot, but don't take the time to photograph the "theme" item for the week.
Here's what I'd like to see come of this blog:
I'm in this to learn. I'd love for us to try new techniques/skills that others have displayed and done with success. For example, easy ones would be depth of field, stopping and blurring motions, etc. More complicated might be shooting with one light, shooting with two lights, bouncing flash off a poster board to the side of your subject, etc.
I know that it seems every time I shoot I learn something, so it would be great that as we take on these techniques, we also post lessons learned. For example, the 10 second shutter speed just doesn't work on a sunny day, no matter what filter I used!
I think Lindy's idea of posting an image from a client shoot on those days is also acceptable. Especially if you are posting the exif data and maybe telling about how you set up the shot. I've learned a lot just reading comments made on images on the ILP and Shuttermom forums.
Just my 2cents!
Here's what I'd like to see come of this blog:
I'm in this to learn. I'd love for us to try new techniques/skills that others have displayed and done with success. For example, easy ones would be depth of field, stopping and blurring motions, etc. More complicated might be shooting with one light, shooting with two lights, bouncing flash off a poster board to the side of your subject, etc.
I know that it seems every time I shoot I learn something, so it would be great that as we take on these techniques, we also post lessons learned. For example, the 10 second shutter speed just doesn't work on a sunny day, no matter what filter I used!
I think Lindy's idea of posting an image from a client shoot on those days is also acceptable. Especially if you are posting the exif data and maybe telling about how you set up the shot. I've learned a lot just reading comments made on images on the ILP and Shuttermom forums.
Just my 2cents!
All group conference
ok everyone I just sent ya'll an email. Please repsond asap so we can get a conversation going :) Let's make some decisions....my vote is sitting by a pool in Hawaii. Oh wait I AM GOING TO HAWAII... lol anyone want to come with me?
Themes
OK, I was asked by Ruth to come up with some themes for the next couple of weeks and since no one objected (you snooze you lose) here's what I have come up with (and I couldn't find a list so I made up my own)
Week of Aug. 5th.....Flash - as per Ruths suggestion (I will let her explain the parameters because I'm not sure what they are:)
week of Aug. 12th....In your own backyard (pretty much anything in your yard or garden)
week of Aug. 19th...Red
week of Aug. 26th...Pets/animals
week of Sept. 2nd...Everyday objects (seen in a different or interesting way)
week of Sept. 9th...windows
I am only picking 6 so more people will have a chance to participate in choosing themes (and because I can't think of anything else!)
Did I do this correctly Ruth???
Week of Aug. 5th.....Flash - as per Ruths suggestion (I will let her explain the parameters because I'm not sure what they are:)
week of Aug. 12th....In your own backyard (pretty much anything in your yard or garden)
week of Aug. 19th...Red
week of Aug. 26th...Pets/animals
week of Sept. 2nd...Everyday objects (seen in a different or interesting way)
week of Sept. 9th...windows
I am only picking 6 so more people will have a chance to participate in choosing themes (and because I can't think of anything else!)
Did I do this correctly Ruth???
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
It's right side up if you twist your head enough
oh I got a car for you
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