The Munchkin's Notebook

On November 7 th ,   I attended a D.C Cosplay Photo Shoot meet up held along Ellanor C. Lawrence Park in Chantilly, VA. It is a very large public park with a few historic structures on site. Due to its overall size, the group stayed in the area near the Walney Visitor Center. For these sessions I used: Canon 80D 2 Speed light Trigger Light stand 18-200mm lens The weather that day had a nice beautiful blue sky with a few fluffy clouds, a perfect fall day. While the trees in the park were a nice mix of yellows, oranges, and some green. I ended up using a 100 ISO without a light modifier. My aperture varied from F6.3 to F8, with most shots being taken at F8. My shutter speed ranged from 1/40s to 1/250s. My shutter speed seemed to be concentrated between four speed 1/60s, 1/80s, 1/200s, and 1/250s which was most likely related to the locations I was shooting in; going from sun to shade. My focal length ranged from 18mm to 80mm, with most shots being at 18mm. I need t...

On September 25th I did a parachute dress session with Ms. Brickhouse at BigBarn1810 in Maryland.   The location is a restored historic barn with these very beautiful windows that light up the main space of the barn, and were just perfect for this session.   I made the dress from a 30-foot diameter military parachute.   It is a very large dress that can be hard work, thus I always tell the model to bring a handler/assistant for this dress.   I’m very thankful to the two assistants the model brought with her and the help they provided throughout the session. For these sessions I used: Canon 80D 2 Speed light Trigger Large painter’s pole Assistants The start time for this session was around 10:00AM, which allowed us to maximize the beautiful light coming through the windows of the barn.   However, I still used flash to add some fill light and to light images taken in the loft of the barn.   I used an assistant with a painter’s pole for this...