New Beginnings, soon anyway!

My good friend Chelsey stopped by yesterday morning with a last minute decision to get some maternity photos taken... Very last minute in fact, she has something like 9 days until little Baron is to be deployed into the world! Here are some of the photos... It's easy when your subject is photogenic!

Justin Cary

Renter.... NEVER, well maybe just this once!

I would have never thought of renting a lens... but now that I'm shooting so many weddings and supporting my family it's hard for me to buy the tools/toys that I need to get the results I really want to get. I have stumbled upon a company out of ATL that rents just about every Canon lens ever to hit the market. I can't wait to get my hands on this lens for my upcoming wedding this weekend. Talk about possibilities! For a photographer a fast lens like the EF 85mm f/1.2 L II is an essential "available light" lens. I love shooting with my 50 f/1.4 but it's no 85mm. We'll see what comes of this $100 rental for the week, good things I hope!!!

Justin Cary

Adobe... Need I say more?

So, I can't say my life is complete... but my job sure might be. I downloaded the newest release of Lightroom (2.0) Beta test today. I cannot believe how far this program has come. If you are unaware of what the modern day wedding photographer goes through, I'll shed some light.

I show up early in the morning... Snap off my first 500 photos hanging with the Bride and her girls getting ready and doing what it is they do to prepare for the biggest day of one of their dear friends lives! I download the card before arriving at the Ceremony and start over fresh. By the end of the day I have 1500 or so photos to edit and prepare for the newly married couple when they return from their honeymoon.

With Photoshop it was impossible, with early versions of Lightroom it was doable. Now, it's on... If I could shoot two weddings a day I would but there some issue with me being one person, or something of that nature.

I can't wait to put this program to the ultimate test, but the day is upon me very soon... this weekend in fact :) Adobe, keep doing what it is you do to make our lives and jobs more efficient!

So I'm a nerd, Shut-up!

JC