On April 22, I attended the D.C. Cosplay Photo Shoots ’ meet up at Burleigh Manor Animal Sanctuary and Eco Retreat in Ellicott City, MD. The Federal-style manor house was built by Colonel Rezin Hammond in 1802 as well as several other out buildings. The sanctuary provides unwanted, neglected and abused farm animals a home to live out the rest of their days. The animals are well cared for and guest of the manor can interact with the animals. For these sessions I used: Canon 80D 1 Speed light Small square soft box Trigger Light stand 18-200mm lens Camera Settings: For this shoot we had access to all the outdoor areas, to include a few of the animal pens. We also had access to the wine cellar, guest cottage, and pool area, which I did not use for my mini sessions. For this event I shot at ISO 100 and ISO 200. There was a big storm rolling in that day and the lighting conditions where slowly changing throughout the course of the eve...
Photography and Travel