REFLECTION OF A HEART BEAT

"We don't take photographs with our cameras, we take them with our hearts and our minds. They are a reflection of ourselves, what we are, and what we think."
~Arnold Newman~



Honestly people he was such a darling little thing. Very gentle and lovable! I had a great day on Sunday having session with little J and his family. Again Using three different lenses for the day. Canon 85mm L f/1.2, Canon 70-200mm L f/2.8 and Canon 24-70mm L f/2.8. I find the 85mm one very difficult for studio especially if I have to go and shoot on location. The room was big enough but not sufficient for such a long prime lens. Almost all the time I was glued on to the wall and it was so difficult to focus using my lights on minimum power, it was so dark, though I wanted to give it a go with the smallest aperture number I could afford. In that case it was f/5.0

So what about lenses?
Well, for children, you need fast reactions. Primes produce best quality, but it’s very hard to use when shooting children, especially running around little kids. You have to move in and out to change your frame. Of course, primes that are 50mm or less, still work just fine. Longer primes, like a 135mm prime, are more difficult. I actually prefer my Canon 24-70mm f2.8L zoom for shooting children. It allows me to zoom in and out of a scene, but because it’s an L lens with a fixed aperture, it still takes sharp, clear shots. Many times, I will shoot an entire child session with just that one lens on my camera. Of course, if the 24-70L isn't in your budget, Tamron makes a decent lens at a decent price. Most of their lenses have a slight red cast to them, but they still will take a good photo for the money.