Kiawah Island, SC

A photo taken on the beach this past weekend in South Carolina near Charleston.

Canon 5d Mark II video mode to have full exposure control

Canon has added full exposure control to the 5D Mark II…. this is the most requested feature by far for the 5D II and thankfully Canon has been able to add it via a firmware upgrade. The firmware upgrade will be released on June 2, 2009

LONDON, UK, 27th May 2009: Canon announced today it will release a firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark II allowing users to manually control exposure when shooting video. The new firmware will be available for download from 2 June 2009 on Canon Europe’s support web site.
Following the launch of the EOS 5D Mark II in September 2008, Canon’s Research and Development team has listened closely to customer feedback to develop additions to the camera’s movie recording functionality.

Allowing EOS 5D Mark II owners to achieve even more stunning video results with the camera, the firmware update will include the following manual controls when shooting video:

Full aperture selection
ISO speed: Auto, 100 – 6400 and H1
Shutter speed: 1/30th – 1/4000th second

Canon for more info

Canon T1i $830 from Amazon

Amazon is now selling the Canon T1i with kit lens for a low price of $830

free shipping and no tax in many states.

Canon T1I price reduction $829 for kit

BuyDig is now selling the Canon EOS Rebel T1i EF-S 18-55mm IS Kit
for an incredibly low $829, this represents a $71 price discount.

 

5D II captures shuttle and ISS/ hubble!

Thierry Legault has captured a few outstanding images of the shuttle intercepting the Hubble telescope… to add drama to an already impressive photo he timed out the appearance of the crafts in front of the sun.

http://www.skynyx.fr/legault/atlantis_hst_transit.html

http://legault.club.fr/iss_atlantis_transit.html

Atlanta Photo Guild

A flickr group based out of Atlanta called the Atlanta Photo Guild meets every other Tuesday and brings out models and photographers of all walks…

Just sharing my photos from my first visit to this group

May Tech Tips

Chuck Westfall is back this month with May 2009′s Tech Tips

Quick and Easy Portraits

You too can quickly and easily make professionally lit portraits. In 30 seconds I setup a shoot through umbrella along with a 430ex on a light stand, placed my subject on a couch and fired up the camera. Here is what I used, and the setup:

Quick and simple portrait result

Check out the portrait photography guide for more indepth info. To get started all you need is an inexpensive shoot through umbrella with your off camera flash! I also recommend this affordable light stand and a high quality umbrella adapter. You place the adapter on the light stand, and then place the flash on the adapter and umbrella through the adapter. You can then easily adjust the positioning of the flash and umbrella in relation to your subjects.

Now is the best time to purchase a Canon EOS speedlite, the 580ex II and the 430ex II are both rebated and discounted currently to low prices.

Bogen Umbrella adapter only $29.50 at BH Photo

Atlanta Falcons Mini Camp Photos

Niagara Falls Photos

Wanted to share some of my Niagara Falls photos from a recent trip

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