Out of the Office

June 30, 2008 – 8:52 am

Just a little note to mention that I will be out of the office Friday July 4th to Sunday July 12th.

I am really hoping to completely unplug to allow the creative side of my brain to rest for a bit. Sometimes it gets going and then I drive my husband crazy.

I will still have limited access to email, but I will only be checking it once a day.

If you have any business that needs to be completed or you want to schedule a session, please do so by Thursday afternoon. Most weekends are booked into August but I still have plenty of weekday afternoons available. My favorite time to shoot because it cools down a bit and there is nothing like the light here in the evening during the summer. Gorgeous!

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Ferry at F/1.4

June 29, 2008 – 7:34 pm

While on the ferry a few days ago, I decided to do a small personal project.

I walked around the ferry with my 50 1.4 and forced myself to stay at an aperture of 1.4 (Manually, of course).

It was a really fun project. All these happened in just 15 minutes. Here’s what I saw.
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  1. Allie   -  

    Love these! I need to start doing this more often.
    Do you mind posting what the project is about or is it a secret?

  2. vanou   -  

    wonderful little project.
    the colors are great! I really love the fact that you stayed at 1.4

  3. Erin   -  

    David: I shoot manually because if I stayed on Aperture Priority, I’m allowing the camera to make exposure assumptions that may not necessarily be what I want creatively. Also, if you shoot RAW, then manual is really the only way to go, because if you are on the same settings, then you can adjust one photo in ACR Bridge and then apply the changes to the rest. This is why I can edit a session in lighting speed!

    Jaime: I don’t find the auto focus to be slow at all. But this could be because I have also shot with the 85 1.2 and that puppy is PAINFULLY slow (for me). I have really enjoyed the 1.4, it is a beautiful lens, especially for the price.

  4. Jamie Sampson   -  

    Love them! You are amazing!

    The 50 1.4 is my next big purchase but I was reading some reviews and many of them said the autofocus was very slow, have you noticed this? Or do always shoot in manual focus?

    Thanks!

  5. wendy   -  

    They are all incredible! But my favourite is the shot of the feet.

  6. claire   -  

    I love this project! I live in Denver, but have a lot of fond memories of the ferry from Seattle to Vashon Island, so these photos are like seeing an old friend… only better because they’re artistic, too. Thanks!

  7. Jennifer Kitrosser   -  

    I love the challenges you give yourself Erin! I think this helps us all to remember to shoot for ourselves and not our clients!

    I think I like the last one the best. Something about the bench. It’s inviting you to sit and enjoy the ride!

  8. kristie kulik   -  

    what a great project! I love the idea of pushing yourself, and seeing where you can go with it.

  9. David   -  

    Amazing that you could create such great compositions within such limited parameters. But, then again maybe placing such limitations actually aids the creative process. Just curious as to why you insist on manual instead of aperture priority?

  10. Mike Fullerton   -  

    Wow, nice job. I like the one with the tennis shoes… :-)

Oops!

June 27, 2008 – 10:18 am

So a few weeks ago I posted something about a future mentorship program. I set up an email address just for this program and had it set to forward to my gmail.

Apparently that didn’t work.

After a few emails from some folks telling me that they had signed up, it dawned on me.

The emails never forwarded.

So I logged in to my regular mail client and I am totally overwhelmed at the amount of people that emailed me. And I have not responded to any of them. So to all of you out there that that expressed interest, I am so sorry I have not responded yet. I am going to go through them all this weekend and when I’m up and running, I will let you all know.

I did a small personal project while on the ferry yesterday evening and I will share that soon, but here is a fun one!

[Every stall was filled, 5 on each side, so I had to shoot quickly! FYI … The shutter on a 5D is NOT quiet!!]
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  1. Teresa   -  

    Oh silly Erin - always with a good story up her sleeve. Can’t wait to see the details on this! :)

  2. Lauren   -  

    At least you didn’t have a tape recorder. :)

  3. Annie   -  

    I’m so glad to hear this. I check your blog and am excited to read it every day, but I have *really* been waiting for the mentor program news! Can’t wait to see your new project!!

  4. kristie kulik   -  

    you’ve got me curious to see what this project is…especially if it involoves pictures from a br stall on a ferry!!!
    *and yay! I guess I wasn’t crazy afterall about the email thing ;p!

  5. Nicole   -  

    LOL I always get nervous when taking photos somewhere I dont want to be noticed.. I wonder what the people in the stalls were thinking…

The Connection

June 26, 2008 – 4:09 pm

I was digging through my archives today grabbing some images for a project I am part of and ran across Dylan’s session. It was one of my early faves!

From the archives. Dylan + Mom. Soooo cute!

(Oh and just for fun, Gracie is in my office with me. Dreaming away and wagging her tail in her sleep!)

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  1. Iowa Victory Gardener   -  

    What a gorgeous pup Dylan is! The pride and joy of Dylan and his mom just shine! So is Dylan all grown up now or still young?

  2. Dennis   -  

    Love that naked puppy belly

  3. Jen (dylan's mom)   -  

    hey erin… i’m still SOOOOO in love with all the pictures you took of dylan. i truly treasure them! can’t believe i use to be able to pick her up!!! ;) happy summer!

  4. Lassie   -  

    Oh thats just too cute <3

Venus

June 25, 2008 – 10:49 am

This shot of Venus is too delicious not to share.

I had a very special session with Venus + Brodie this week. Mom will need to see them first before I share them, but this brother and sister stole my heart the moment I walked in.

Can you see why?
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  1. Maria   -  

    Venus, you are stunning.

  2. Kim Hayes   -  

    i want to kiss that face!!

  3. Matt Nicolosi   -  

    This might be the coolest dog image I’ve seen in, well, ever. The caption possibilities are endless.

  4. Ashley Skjaveland   -  

    I am totally in love with Venus … I am totally in love with you and that camera in your hands too ;P

  5. kristie kulik   -  

    I gasped when I scrolled down and saw this mug!!! The color is amazing…and the tongue! *sigh* love it!

  6. Sheona   -  

    Perfect!

  7. michelle   -  

    as kristie said in an earlier post…. this shot is the exact reason you need to mentor both of us :)

  8. Amy R   -  

    This is an outstanding shot–I love it! Give your brother & mom hugs & kisses from us :-).

  9. Kodie   -  

    What a DIVA you are Venus!!

  10. Tammy   -  

    Wonderful picture!

  11. Vicky Langager   -  

    Oh, Venus you are such a beauty.

    Have not seen you in years and you are still so stunning.

    Hug your mom and Brother (Grandma too)

  12. Michelle Hipskind   -  

    She is so precious!!!! You capture her sweetness! Too, too cute!

  13. robyn   -  

    OMG, this shot just KILLS me DEAD with it’s absolute adorableness!

  14. Jennifer Kitrosser   -  

    oh my goodness…i need to smooch him NOW!!!!!

  15. Jill   -  

    so precious!

  16. Laurie Luck, CPDT   -  

    I’m in love!

  17. Bonnie Berry   -  

    OH MY GAAAAWWWDDDD! Freaking amazing!

  18. Dennis   -  

    Oh my gosh that is fantastic!