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. So in the end it was mom and dad ended up putting together this 948 piece Lego set. Thankfully it was only 948 pieces because after a trip to the Lego store last weekend we discovered some Lego sets have more than 4,000 pieces lol. It’s kind of funny because when I was growing up in the 80′s Lego’s were around but kids really did not play with them and I cannot recall ever asking for Lego’s as a child. An d the prices for some of these sets are ridiculous!! Apparently this castle must be a hot item because I see the set listed on Ebay for close to $150! Maybe I am just becoming an old grumpy curmudgeon because at that price I would expect it to come pre-built out of the box lol. At the end of the day my son was happy and that is what really counts!
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]]> . Thankfully us Marylander’s will miss the major brunt of the impending storm and I am keeping my fingers crossed that when I wake up tomorrow things won’t be so bad. We have been thwarted by the weather a few times in January and I am waiting not so patiently for some decent weekend weather. At this point I will just settle for a sunny Saturday or Sunday! In this post I am just sharing a few more images from our session with Michelle that occurred a couple of weeks ago.
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The unfortunate weather we have experienced on our weekends here in MD has forced us to cancel two portrait sessions in January. I was getting tired of testing out the camera by shooting objects in my house so I decided to give a friend of mine a call to see if she would be willing to take some environmental portraits in nearby Ellicott City Maryland. Thankfully Michelle was free so we met up for a quick photo session and here are a few of the photos taken on that day.
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Interesting that It was only about 2pm and this pirate appeared to be inebriated. But hey he is a pirate so I guess that fits the bill?
From this side of the harbor you can get a clear view of Federal Hill. During the Civil War Federal Hill was occupied by Union Forces. Canons were placed on the hill and aimed at the city as a warning to be faithful to the Union.
In Front of Federal Hill is one of Baltimore’s most popular restaurants the Rusty Scupper.
It was really cool to see this ship pull in. Crowds immediately formed to tour this ship as well as take pictures with the soldiers.
My son wanted to take a picture with a soldier. It’s a shame that in both photos his eyes were not open lol!
These folks were quite lucky. They were able to catch the air show from the comfort of their rooftop balconies!
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]]>Dino and I had the opportunity to photograph the engagement session of Hilda and Clarence last weekend in Georgetown. Fortunately, we’ve been having some pretty amazing weather, so conditions were better than we could have imagined. During the wedding consultation Hilda mentioned that they were dog owners and that they would possibly be at the wedding. So, when Hilda and Clarence arrived with Chance and Sunshine leading the way, we were really excited. Below are some of our favorite shots from the session.
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There he goes with the feet again
At this age everything gets a taste test
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]]>We are all just happy that Eric came back from Afghanistan in time for his daughters birthday. If you remember from a blog post this summer I had done a few portraits of his wife and daughter so they could send them to him while he was deployed. He came back in the middle of October and we were all so happy that he arrived home safely.
All of these photographs were taken with the 7D and the Tamron 28-75mm combo. The lighting was rather difficult inside and the ISO stayed at between 3200 and 5000. After looking at these photos in LR it really pushed me into thinking about going the full frame route.
Maddy’s Uncle
My wife and another close friend
Maddy’s grandpa
Eric and his wife rented one of those big bouncy jumping thingy’s for the party.. Yes I said bouncy thingy’s.. It took me forever to get my children to settle down for a photo
Maddy was more concerned with the Angry Birds than she was with anything else going on around her
Uncle Wayne being silly!
Uncle Wayne being silly again!
Little Wayne offering to share a marshmellow with his new friend.
His new little friend is appalled that he took a bite out of the marshmallow and tried to put it back with the rest
A portrait of Maddison’s aunties and godmother.
Its hard to look tough with Hello Kitty sunglasses on! But John gives it a try lol!
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I will admit it I am probably the only guy that I personally know that has a pinterest account and I am always scouring the photos on there to come up with new ideas for portrait sessions. I like some of the senior portrait sessions that utilized railroad tracks and I was planning to contact a model to work on a similar project soon. Well since Lisa was available I ran home grabbed some old bags of luggage and off we went.
Since this was not a paying client it allowed me the freedom to use LR and PS to do edit in ways that the average person may not appreciate. I also realize that I should have noticed that in some shots here pink tank top was showing and should have tried to either change the color to match the green sweater she was wearing. I may have gone a little crazy with some of the presets I chose to use I but I wanted to do something different and I like how many of the photos turned out. In this series of photos my favorites are #1 and #4.
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I will admit it I am probably the only guy that I personally know that has a pinterest account and I am always scouring the photos on there to come up with new ideas for portrait sessions. I like some of the senior portrait sessions that utilized railroad tracks and I was planning to contact a model to work on a similar project soon. Well since Lisa was available I ran home grabbed some old bags of luggage and off we went.
Since this was not a paying client it allowed me the freedom to use LR and PS to do edit in ways that the average person may not appreciate. I also realize that I should have noticed that in some shots here pink tank top was showing and should have tried to either change the color to match the green sweater she was wearing. I may have gone a little crazy with some of the presets I chose to use I but I wanted to do something different and I like how many of the photos turned out. In this series of photos my favorites are #1 and #4.
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]]>Photography has opened up a whole new world to me. As a child I will admit that I was pretty bad at trying to create anything. When it came to sports and playing the piano I excelled. When it came to drawing, painting, sculpting, wood working… Lets just say I never wanted to bring any of those items home from school to show may parents . In high school and my freshman year of college I took a few courses on photography and I really enjoyed going out and trying to create nice images. But back in those days photography was not cheap. I am not saying that photography is cheap now but back then you had to keep track of how many photographs you were taking back then and in high school and college funds did not runneth over. Over the course of the last few weeks I have gone back and viewed some of the images I have taken over the course of the last year and half and I am kind of proud! I realize that I still have so much to learn and I probably only know 20% of what I need to know but over the course of the next 40 years I hope to get there . Not only have I gotten to meet and photograph some pretty wonderful folks but I have also gotten to know a little about quite a few people here in the blogosphere. The criticism’s and the compliments have allowed me to improve my photography as well as gather some new ideas and for that I am very thankful!
The images below are from the portrait session that I mentioned earlier and not only did I have a great time but it was the first time ever that I did a shoot under an hour and I felt as though I was able to provide enough images that they got their monies worth. Dalton their baby boy was just full of smiles and giggles and it was a joy to work with such a happy baby.
Really like this shot but I should have seen the pole in the back ground. Will try and remove it in post but arrgghhh.
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. In high school and my freshman year of college I took a few courses on photography and I really enjoyed going out and trying to create nice images. But back in those days photography was not cheap. I am not saying that photography is cheap now but back then you had to keep track of how many photographs you were taking back then and in high school and college funds did not runneth over. Over the course of the last few weeks I have gone back and viewed some of the images I have taken over the course of the last year and half and I am kind of proud! I realize that I still have so much to learn and I probably only know 20% of what I need to know but over the course of the next 40 years I hope to get there 
. Not only have I gotten to meet and photograph some pretty wonderful folks but I have also gotten to know a little about quite a few people here in the blogosphere. The criticism’s and the compliments have allowed me to improve my photography as well as gather some new ideas and for that I am very thankful!
The images below are from the portrait session that I mentioned earlier and not only did I have a great time but it was the first time ever that I did a shoot under an hour and I felt as though I was able to provide enough images that they got their monies worth. Dalton their baby boy was just full of smiles and giggles and it was a joy to work with such a happy baby.
Really like this shot but I should have seen the pole in the back ground. Will try and remove it in post but arrgghhh.
]]>Well after the announcement I went to work on a spreadsheet to see if I could justify selling my gear and switching over to Nikon and although I would have enough money to buy the camera and maybe 1 or 2 decent lenses I realized I would have to replace flashes, grips, batteries and learn a whole new camera system. So I told myself I will wait until Canon releases the 6D and I start seeing some reviews and photographs before jumping ship.
Last week Wednesday I saw an article that stated that the Canon 6D started shipping in Singapore and I got a little excited again but after googling everything about the 6D that was the only recent article I came across that talked about a ship date. Then Thursday night I saw another article that stated B&H and a Canon Authorized dealer on Ebay were shipping the camera’s here in the US. The next morning I talked with Marcus and while talking he whipped out his phone and called a local camera store and they informed him that they just received the camera that morning and they were offering a $300 rebate on the kit and a $200 rebate on the body. I was only working a half day so after I left work I ran down to the store with the intention of possibly purchasing the 6D body only. But when I got to the store they told me that the kit was all that they had and they would not have the camera without the lens for sale until possibly the following Friday. $2,599 was the price of the 6D with the 24-105L and I thought why not just buy the kit and sell the lens because after checking out the lens on my phone I realized that the lens sold new for $1,200. On my way home I felt a little nauseous which frankly I always do whenever I buy something for myself. I even went back to the office to discuss the purchase with Marcus before going home. I actually once bought a playstation and returned it later that afternoon only to buy one again the following day . This was no play station purchase. Thankfully I told my wife that I was going to be purchasing a new camera with the money that Marcus and I have made this year. But even I did not expect to spend what I did. Oh well I will be selling the 7D and another lens or two on Ebay to help ease some of the pain.
If you have made it this far into this blog post I am surprised because I just realized I may have done quite a bit of babbling so I just wanted to share with you a photograph I took after a family portrait session I had on Saturday at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore MD. This is a photograph of the power plant which was built between 1900 and 1909. I will post the photographs from the family portrait session shortly. When I got home and downloaded the images off of the camera the first thing that struck me was how sharp everything was. Also the better high dynamic range was also evident at least to me. I said to myself wow I feel as though I don’t really even need to to edit the photographs from the session . The sharpness and level of details had me calling Marcus right away!! The only problem I have is trying to figure out what made the biggest difference. The camera or the lens? I will post some more photographs later today. Oh one last thing. I took quite a few shots at ISO’s ranging from 4,000 to 12,000 and then compared them to shots on my 7D. This is where I think most people will find the value because at an ISO of 10,000 I thought that the images blew away the ones taken with my 7D at 6,400 ISO and that will come in handy for future weddings!
The Baltimore Power Plant
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So after weeks of deciding do I leave Canon and switch to Nikon I have decided to stay with Canon. I took some test shots earlier today and at 12,000 iso I was pretty blown away. I plan on doing some test shots shortly and will share them later tonight. I also have to say I have seen the light when it comes to why some folks prefer to stick with L series glass. My intention was to sell the kit lens as soon as I came home. Now I fear that I may sell my Tamron 24-70 to justify keeping the 24-105 that came with the camera.
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So after weeks of deciding do I leave Canon and switch to Nikon I have decided to stay with Canon. I took some test shots earlier today and at 12,000 iso I was pretty blown away. I plan on doing some test shots shortly and will share them later tonight. I also have to say I have seen the light when it comes to why some folks prefer to stick with L series glass. My intention was to sell the kit lens as soon as I came home. Now I fear that I may sell my Tamron 24-70 to justify keeping the 24-105 that came with the camera.
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. The guys in this photo were swimming when they heard the commotion and they quickly swam in to the shore. On this day there a group of maybe 8 dolphins that made an appearance and it was quite the site to see!
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]]>I would wake up around 5:30 in the mornings and head out to Assateague Island which is about 30 minutes away from our location. Every morning I would go hunting ”with my camera” to shoot “photograph” some of the wild ponies that run around on the Island and sadly I struck out on capturing any of them on my early morning jaunts. The good news is that I would always find something else to shoot. As a child I have always had a fascination for bridges and on one of those mornings I stopped to shoot the Verrazano bridge which connects Assateague Island to the mainland.
]]>I would wake up around 5:30 in the mornings and head out to Assateague Island which is about 30 minutes away from our location. Every morning I would go hunting ”with my camera” to shoot “photograph” some of the wild ponies that run around on the Island and sadly I struck out on capturing any of them on my early morning jaunts. The good news is that I would always find something else to shoot. As a child I have always had a fascination for bridges and on one of those mornings I stopped to shoot the Verrazano bridge which connects Assateague Island to the mainland.
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Okay well this is just a photo of behind the bar that I really like .
Hmmppph.. Who could that be?
Clue # 2
Clue # 3
It’s the King of Rock n Roll
The comedian Nick Carter
miss j NYce one of Baltimore’s hottest radio personalities co hosted the event.
miss j NYce and the event coordinator Kim Reed announcing the winner for the raffle.
- Everyone seemed to have had a great time and Marcus and I were glad to offer our services for the night..
The Artist Wordsmith. The crowd was pretty moved when he performed the song “A Hero’s Welcome”. His father served in the Army for over 20 years and retired as a Full Colonel.
The Shoes the Socks the Pants??
The real name of this performer is Matt Macis who is the only tribute artist to have performed lived in concert with Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT band! Having toured worldwide in his tribute to Michael Jackson.
Arrival of the Charm City Roller Girls
The Charm City Roller Girls in the air guitar contest.
Lead singer of the band Meridian One
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Okay well this is just a photo of behind the bar that I really like 
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Hmmppph.. Who could that be?
Clue # 2
Clue # 3
It’s the King of Rock n Roll 
The comedian Nick Carter
miss j NYce one of Baltimore’s hottest radio personalities co hosted the event.
miss j NYce and the event coordinator Kim Reed announcing the winner for the raffle.
- Everyone seemed to have had a great time and Marcus and I were glad to offer our services for the night..
The Artist Wordsmith. The crowd was pretty moved when he performed the song “A Hero’s Welcome”. His father served in the Army for over 20 years and retired as a Full Colonel.
The Shoes the Socks the Pants??
The real name of this performer is Matt Macis who is the only tribute artist to have performed lived in concert with Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT band! Having toured worldwide in his tribute to Michael Jackson.
Arrival of the Charm City Roller Girls
The Charm City Roller Girls in the air guitar contest.
Lead singer of the band Meridian One
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Look at that smile
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Look at that smile 
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]]>The event went from 6pm – 10pm and there were numerous people that volunteered to put on the event including the King of Pop and the King of Rock n Roll. I just just wanted to share some of the photos from the event and Marcus and I were very glad to have had the opportunity to cover it.
The contributors to the event were The Hard Rock Cafe – Baltimore, Barbarian Media, Bennet’s Curse, Black Rose Photography, Boutique of Quality Books Publishing, Bret Michaels Pets Rock!, Canvas on Demand, Charm City Rollergirls, Charm City Cakes, DeSantis Entertainment Group, Earth Treks Climbing Center, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Great BIG Canvas, Ian Brown, Jiffy Lube Live, Langton Art, Marcus Dilano Photography, Matt Macis, miss j NYce, Meridian One, Mike’s Music, Modcloth, Nick Carter, Night of 100 Elvises, Parkway Corporation, Platinum Hitz Promo, Radebaugh Florist & Greenhouses, Really Big Coloring Books, Inc., Rob “E” Lutz, Roadrunner Records, Sam Roth, Stephanie Martin, Tavis Stanley’s Guitar School, Titorian’s Event Management, Wordsmith and many volunteers
View from the Hard Rock
The woman in the Ravens jersey is Kim Reed and she was the one responsible for organizing the event.
The host of the event Kim Reed
This little girl was so adorable I could not resist taking a few photos of her.
We are not sure who this gentleman was but when he walked in quite a few people were whispering and glancing his way so we made sure to take numerous photos of him
The lead singer of the band Meridian One relaxing before his performance.
The Hip Hop Artist Wordsmith
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The contributors to the event were The Hard Rock Cafe – Baltimore, Barbarian Media, Bennet’s Curse, Black Rose Photography, Boutique of Quality Books Publishing, Bret Michaels Pets Rock!, Canvas on Demand, Charm City Rollergirls, Charm City Cakes, DeSantis Entertainment Group, Earth Treks Climbing Center, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Great BIG Canvas, Ian Brown, Jiffy Lube Live, Langton Art, Marcus Dilano Photography, Matt Macis, miss j NYce, Meridian One, Mike’s Music, Modcloth, Nick Carter, Night of 100 Elvises, Parkway Corporation, Platinum Hitz Promo, Radebaugh Florist & Greenhouses, Really Big Coloring Books, Inc., Rob “E” Lutz, Roadrunner Records, Sam Roth, Stephanie Martin, Tavis Stanley’s Guitar School, Titorian’s Event Management, Wordsmith and many volunteers
View from the Hard Rock
The woman in the Ravens jersey is Kim Reed and she was the one responsible for organizing the event.
The host of the event Kim Reed
This little girl was so adorable I could not resist taking a few photos of her.
We are not sure who this gentleman was but when he walked in quite a few people were whispering and glancing his way so we made sure to take numerous photos of him 
The lead singer of the band Meridian One relaxing before his performance.
The Hip Hop Artist Wordsmith
]]>We met Chrissy at the Jolie tete spa where she was getting prepared for her big day. It’s funny because when I walked in I was immediately taken back to my childhood. At one point my grandmother had owned three hair salons in Jamaica and I remembered running around them when I was younger and I have not been inside of a Salon since then. I would visit Jamaica twice a year for a week or two every year until I was a teenager and I would help my grandmother and the other stylists with whatever needed to be done. I also remember the wonderful tips that I would receive and that I would usually come back to the US with over a hundred dollars for a weeks worth of work . A fellow blogger recently mentioned that he was amazed at how much there was to photograph inside one of these spas and I told him that I felt the same way. From the art on the walls to the numerous colors of nail polish aligned on the tables to even the folded towels. Below are some of the photographs taken that morning at the salon prior to the wedding. And I have to give props to the young woman that did Chrissy’s make up that day. Earlier that morning she had an accident in which her car door slammed into her hand and I believe she was going to the doctors office after she finished doing Chrissy’s makeup. Now that is dedication. We also want to say thanks to the nice folks at Jolie tete for letting us take these photographs!
| 410.740.1990 | |
| [email protected] | |
| Jolie Tete Salon & Spa | |
| 8860 Columbia 100 Parkway | |
| Suite 105, Columbia | |
| MD 21045 |
]]>We met Chrissy at the Jolie tete spa where she was getting prepared for her big day. It’s funny because when I walked in I was immediately taken back to my childhood. At one point my grandmother had owned three hair salons in Jamaica and I remembered running around them when I was younger and I have not been inside of a Salon since then. I would visit Jamaica twice a year for a week or two every year until I was a teenager and I would help my grandmother and the other stylists with whatever needed to be done. I also remember the wonderful tips that I would receive and that I would usually come back to the US with over a hundred dollars for a weeks worth of work 
. A fellow blogger recently mentioned that he was amazed at how much there was to photograph inside one of these spas and I told him that I felt the same way. From the art on the walls to the numerous colors of nail polish aligned on the tables to even the folded towels. Below are some of the photographs taken that morning at the salon prior to the wedding. And I have to give props to the young woman that did Chrissy’s make up that day. Earlier that morning she had an accident in which her car door slammed into her hand and I believe she was going to the doctors office after she finished doing Chrissy’s makeup. Now that is dedication. We also want to say thanks to the nice folks at Jolie tete for letting us take these photographs!
| 410.740.1990 | |
| [email protected] | |
| Jolie Tete Salon & Spa | |
| 8860 Columbia 100 Parkway | |
| Suite 105, Columbia | |
| MD 21045 |
]]>What I really enjoy about working with a model as opposed to doing an event – wedding is that you have some time to experiment a little. I mean you can experiment while shooting a wedding but I would not risk it especially if you are getting paid and frankly even if your are not because you don’t want to take those kind of risks on someones special day. I used the 85MM Sigma for the entire shoot and Marcus shot with the 70-200mm f2.8. I have always wanted to do a shoot with a really shallow DOF and for the majority of the shoot I stayed between f1.4 and f2.0. Yes there were a few photos where focus was not nailed but for the most part I was able to nail roughly 60-70% of the shots at f1.6 and at f1.4 ehhhhh close to 50%. We were pleased that by the end of the shoot we were able to deliver over 200 photographs which all in all means we had a successful day. Again thanks Michelle and we are really looking forward to working with you later this year.
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What a beautiful Smile!!! These photographs were taken literally within the first 45 minutes of the shoot and I think you will notice some subtle differences from the photographs here in comparison to the ones that I will share that were taken later during the session. Marcus and I have come to realize that we prefer to book 2 hour shoots due to the fact that typically the first hour is spent getting to know one another.. The feeling each other out period usually last for a good 30 minutes or so but for this shoot I think we were pretty warmed up within the first 15 minutes due to a few poor jokes told on my part and Marcus rolling his eyes at almost everything I said. As a matter of fact the more I type the more I recall that Marcus was hogging up a lot of the face time with Michelle. I would literally setup a shot with Michelle and the next thing I know Marcus’s big head would be in my frame setting up to take the shot!! Lucky I consider him to be one of my best friends and I digress. We will be posting quite a few more of Michelle over the course of the next week or so. In our next post you will see that Michelle has the ability when smiling to bring some color into black and white photos .
]]>What I really enjoy about working with a model as opposed to doing an event – wedding is that you have some time to experiment a little. I mean you can experiment while shooting a wedding but I would not risk it especially if you are getting paid and frankly even if your are not because you don’t want to take those kind of risks on someones special day. I used the 85MM Sigma for the entire shoot and Marcus shot with the 70-200mm f2.8. I have always wanted to do a shoot with a really shallow DOF and for the majority of the shoot I stayed between f1.4 and f2.0. Yes there were a few photos where focus was not nailed but for the most part I was able to nail roughly 60-70% of the shots at f1.6 and at f1.4 ehhhhh close to 50%. We were pleased that by the end of the shoot we were able to deliver over 200 photographs which all in all means we had a successful day. Again thanks Michelle and we are really looking forward to working with you later this year.
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What a beautiful Smile!!! These photographs were taken literally within the first 45 minutes of the shoot and I think you will notice some subtle differences from the photographs here in comparison to the ones that I will share that were taken later during the session. Marcus and I have come to realize that we prefer to book 2 hour shoots due to the fact that typically the first hour is spent getting to know one another.. The feeling each other out period usually last for a good 30 minutes or so but for this shoot I think we were pretty warmed up within the first 15 minutes due to a few poor jokes told on my part and Marcus rolling his eyes at almost everything I said. As a matter of fact the more I type the more I recall that Marcus was hogging up a lot of the face time with Michelle. I would literally setup a shot with Michelle and the next thing I know Marcus’s big head would be in my frame setting up to take the shot!! Lucky I consider him to be one of my best friends and I digress. We will be posting quite a few more of Michelle over the course of the next week or so. In our next post you will see that Michelle has the ability when smiling to bring some color into black and white photos 
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]]> .In July Marcus and I met up with Ty and Marisa at Brookside Gardens for their engagement shoot. I have said this before but I will say it again that we have been very privleged to meet up with several wonderful people over the last few months and for that we are grateful. I really got the impression that Ty absolutely adores Marisa due to the constant hand holding the whispering in her ears and just the joy on his face whenever he looked at her. It was very clear that Ty is a romantic at heart. A few nights before the session he mentioned that he downloaded some music on his iphone and while we were shooting the music was playing and they honestly at times looked like they were in their own little world. It really was quite amazing to see and I started realizing that I may have to kick up my game when it comes to romancing my wife lol. The way they were together allowed me and Marcus to just step back outside of the scene and document the couple just spending time together walking around the beautiful gardens. We will be seeing them again in 3 weeks when we photograph their special day.
Not sure if this shot works. I was trying to shoot the couple thru a fountain and I think I like the shot but curious to see what others think.
They were full of smiles for the entire 2 1/2 hours of the shoot. I think my face was hurting after this shoot because I had a goofy grin on my face too.
I remember why Marisa had a big smile in this photo. I had ran ahead of them and hid in the woods so that I could capture them walking on the trail. Marisa noticed me and jumped at first then started cracking up when she saw me in the woods. Marcus rolling his eyes and asked me if I thought I was a Ninja or something.
I really liked this photograph because the way the light was hitting the tall grass behind them.
Sigh.. I have to say again how easy of a shoot this was for Marcus and I. They just did their own thing and we barely had to guide them when it came to posing.
While walking around we came across this chess table. Ty suggested to Marisa that they should arm wrestle lol. Marcus and I shared a look, shrugged our shoulders and started firing away
Ty picks up a flower and starts singing to Marisa.. A part of me was like who is this guy? Its easy to see why they should be happy together because it was very evident that they really enjoy each others company.
We had a fabulous time with the happy couple and we are ooking forward to photographing their wedding at the end of this month.
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.In July Marcus and I met up with Ty and Marisa at Brookside Gardens for their engagement shoot. I have said this before but I will say it again that we have been very privleged to meet up with several wonderful people over the last few months and for that we are grateful. I really got the impression that Ty absolutely adores Marisa due to the constant hand holding the whispering in her ears and just the joy on his face whenever he looked at her. It was very clear that Ty is a romantic at heart. A few nights before the session he mentioned that he downloaded some music on his iphone and while we were shooting the music was playing and they honestly at times looked like they were in their own little world. It really was quite amazing to see and I started realizing that I may have to kick up my game when it comes to romancing my wife lol. The way they were together allowed me and Marcus to just step back outside of the scene and document the couple just spending time together walking around the beautiful gardens. We will be seeing them again in 3 weeks when we photograph their special day.
Not sure if this shot works. I was trying to shoot the couple thru a fountain and I think I like the shot but curious to see what others think.
They were full of smiles for the entire 2 1/2 hours of the shoot. I think my face was hurting after this shoot because I had a goofy grin on my face too. 
I remember why Marisa had a big smile in this photo. I had ran ahead of them and hid in the woods so that I could capture them walking on the trail. Marisa noticed me and jumped at first then started cracking up when she saw me in the woods. Marcus rolling his eyes and asked me if I thought I was a Ninja or something. 
I really liked this photograph because the way the light was hitting the tall grass behind them.
Sigh.. I have to say again how easy of a shoot this was for Marcus and I. They just did their own thing and we barely had to guide them when it came to posing.
While walking around we came across this chess table. Ty suggested to Marisa that they should arm wrestle lol. Marcus and I shared a look, shrugged our shoulders and started firing away 
Ty picks up a flower and starts singing to Marisa.. A part of me was like who is this guy? Its easy to see why they should be happy together because it was very evident that they really enjoy each others company.
We had a fabulous time with the happy couple and we are ooking forward to photographing their wedding at the end of this month.
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Heading off to the beach for vacation and this year I am looking forward to it. I look forward to it every year of course because this year I will be able to take along my dslr. I hope to capture some of the beautiful wild ponies on Assateague Island while I am there and plan on posting those photos as soon as I get back.
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Heading off to the beach for vacation and this year I am looking forward to it. I look forward to it every year of course because this year I will be able to take along my dslr. I hope to capture some of the beautiful wild ponies on Assateague Island while I am there and plan on posting those photos as soon as I get back.
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It was kinda cool. You could hit the balls off of the deck onto the driving range about 50 years away. So I asked Matt to pick up his golf clubs and try and walk through a few swings with Chrissy.
And another kiss
Acting like big kids. lol
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It was kinda cool. You could hit the balls off of the deck onto the driving range about 50 years away. So I asked Matt to pick up his golf clubs and try and walk through a few swings with Chrissy.
And another kiss 
Acting like big kids. lol
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And just what was Matt planning to do??? lol
And another kiss
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And just what was Matt planning to do??? lol
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]]>We plan to post a lot more frequently after we get through this rough week at work. This post contains the rest of the photographs that Marcus and I took at the Victory bike show a few weeks back. We are invited to photograph another show next weekend and we hope to get some good shots from that event too. The funny thing is Marcus and I have went on about 7 photos shoots since we did this one and our editing styles are slowing starting to meld together. After editing our last shoot there were quite a few photos that I thought that I took and they were actually his. But looking back at these photographs I can clearly see the differences in our processing styles .
]]>We plan to post a lot more frequently after we get through this rough week at work. This post contains the rest of the photographs that Marcus and I took at the Victory bike show a few weeks back. We are invited to photograph another show next weekend and we hope to get some good shots from that event too. The funny thing is Marcus and I have went on about 7 photos shoots since we did this one and our editing styles are slowing starting to meld together. After editing our last shoot there were quite a few photos that I thought that I took and they were actually his. But looking back at these photographs I can clearly see the differences in our processing styles 
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The eyes have one language everywhere.
~ George Herbert
Reblogged from Brian Gaynor Photography:
The eyes have one language everywhere.
~ George Herbert
We ended up approaching the models and asking for some alone time so that Marcus and I could shoot them individually. The photographs below are of Brittani and it was very challenging due to the relatively close quarters and the amount of people milling around but we did get some decent shots. This was a bike show with models so of course the theme of most of the photographs tend to be a little racy, edgy, sexy etc… We wanted our photographs to be sexy yet tasteful for the most part and I think we were able to accomplish that. I will show more photographs of the models from that day in later posts.
Brittani
]]>We ended up approaching the models and asking for some alone time so that Marcus and I could shoot them individually. The photographs below are of Brittani and it was very challenging due to the relatively close quarters and the amount of people milling around but we did get some decent shots. This was a bike show with models so of course the theme of most of the photographs tend to be a little racy, edgy, sexy etc… We wanted our photographs to be sexy yet tasteful for the most part and I think we were able to accomplish that. I will show more photographs of the models from that day in later posts.
Brittani
]]>Unlike Marcus I have never really had the opportunity to ride a motor bike while Marcus on the other hand has had quite a few over the years. Three years ago I was on the verge of buying one partly due to a large chunk of my friends owning one including my best friend. I remember visiting a local cycle shop a few years back and I worked out what I thought was a great deal on a Ninja ZX-R and then I made the huge mistake of calling my wife to let her know what I was doing. After a 30 minute phone call I went back inside and ended up cancelling the deal. I guess I should not have tried the tactic of promising her I even tried promising that I would never go over 150 mph like some riders that I know lol.
Marcus and I also had a chance to work with a few of the models that were there for the event and the next blog post will contain those photographs.
]]>Unlike Marcus I have never really had the opportunity to ride a motor bike while Marcus on the other hand has had quite a few over the years. Three years ago I was on the verge of buying one partly due to a large chunk of my friends owning one including my best friend. I remember visiting a local cycle shop a few years back and I worked out what I thought was a great deal on a Ninja ZX-R and then I made the huge mistake of calling my wife to let her know what I was doing. After a 30 minute phone call I went back inside and ended up cancelling the deal. I guess I should not have tried the tactic of promising her I even tried promising that I would never go over 150 mph like some riders that I know lol.
Marcus and I also had a chance to work with a few of the models that were there for the event and the next blog post will contain those photographs.
]]>I could not help but smile like a darn fool while taking the photos below. It is a wedding I know and everyone seemed to be filled with happiness and joy which of course is ideal for a wedding so I did kind of got swept up in the moment . Joshua and Stacy make for a lovely couple and I hope these photos display the joy and merriment that was in the air on this day.
Focal length 85 mm
Max lens aperturef/1.4
Exposure1/80 at f/3.2
FlashNot fired,
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 3200
Father and son.
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Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/60 at f/4.5
FlashFired, compulsory mode
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Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
Joshua’s parents
44 mm
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Exposure1/60 at f/4.5
FlashFired, compulsory mode
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Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
63 mm
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Exposure1/60 at f/4.5
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
63 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/160 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
59 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/100 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
185 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/125 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
100 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/125 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
200 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/125 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
28 mm
Max lens aperturef/3.7
Exposure1/125 at f/3.5
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
73 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/125 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
65 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/250 at f/4
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
32 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/250 at f/4
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
75 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/250 at f/4
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
- Stacy’s mother
Joshua’s mother
75 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/250 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
75 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/250 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
75 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/250 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
]]>I could not help but smile like a darn fool while taking the photos below. It is a wedding I know and everyone seemed to be filled with happiness and joy which of course is ideal for a wedding so I did kind of got swept up in the moment 
. Joshua and Stacy make for a lovely couple and I hope these photos display the joy and merriment that was in the air on this day.
Focal length 85 mm
Max lens aperturef/1.4
Exposure1/80 at f/3.2
FlashNot fired,
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 3200
Father and son.
Focal length50 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/60 at f/4.5
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
Joshua’s parents
44 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/60 at f/4.5
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
63 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/60 at f/4.5
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
63 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/160 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
59 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/100 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
185 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/125 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
100 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/125 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
200 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/125 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
28 mm
Max lens aperturef/3.7
Exposure1/125 at f/3.5
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
73 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/125 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
65 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/250 at f/4
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
32 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/250 at f/4
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
75 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/250 at f/4
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
- Stacy’s mother
Joshua’s mother
75 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/250 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
75 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/250 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
75 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/250 at f/2.8
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 1250
]]>The first series of photographs that I would like to share are photographs of the bride preparing for her wedding day. I have to say that I was a nervous mess being in a room with a bunch of beautiful women getting prepared for the wedding. I spent so much energy trying to avert my eyes and camera to ensure that they felt as comfortable with us in the room while they were getting ready and I was almost drained after the experience .. I watched the bride getting prepared and I could almost feel the joy and happiness radiate from her. It was like a switch that went off in my head and I said to myself its game time! It felt to me like this was the 4th quarter in a playoff game and we had to win. It may seem silly but I envisioned Marcus and I being down by a touchdown and every minute counts if we had to pull out a victory. That is what shooting the wedding felt like for us. I wanted to win and a win in this scenario meant that when Stacy and Josh got their photographs we had to ensure that they were not just happy but ecstatic that they chose us to capture their special day.
]]>The first series of photographs that I would like to share are photographs of the bride preparing for her wedding day. I have to say that I was a nervous mess being in a room with a bunch of beautiful women getting prepared for the wedding. I spent so much energy trying to avert my eyes and camera to ensure that they felt as comfortable with us in the room while they were getting ready and I was almost drained after the experience 
.. I watched the bride getting prepared and I could almost feel the joy and happiness radiate from her. It was like a switch that went off in my head and I said to myself its game time! It felt to me like this was the 4th quarter in a playoff game and we had to win. It may seem silly but I envisioned Marcus and I being down by a touchdown and every minute counts if we had to pull out a victory. That is what shooting the wedding felt like for us. I wanted to win and a win in this scenario meant that when Stacy and Josh got their photographs we had to ensure that they were not just happy but ecstatic that they chose us to capture their special day.
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4. Don’t forget to tell the bloggers you’ve awarded.
5. If you don’t want to pass on this award, that’s okay to. Just admire it.
This award quite interesting and different from the usual blog awards, because it recognizes your blog’s top readers (by the number of comments posted). So based on the rules above we are nominating the fellow bloggers below. Thank you for taking an interest in our blog posts as well as being an inspiration to continue to learn the craft of photography. If you follow us for another 10 years we promise to get better. Not saying by how much but it is inevitable.. Right??
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Here’s the rules:
1. Award your top 6 bloggers who have commented the most.
2. Be thankful.
3. You cannot award someone who has already been awarded. And you cannot give the award back to me.
4. Don’t forget to tell the bloggers you’ve awarded.
5. If you don’t want to pass on this award, that’s okay to. Just admire it.
This award quite interesting and different from the usual blog awards, because it recognizes your blog’s top readers (by the number of comments posted). So based on the rules above we are nominating the fellow bloggers below. Thank you for taking an interest in our blog posts as well as being an inspiration to continue to learn the craft of photography. If you follow us for another 10 years we promise to get better. Not saying by how much but it is inevitable.. Right?? 
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]]> . Talk about additional pressure!
When it comes to weddings I have come to realize that the engagement shoot is really important because it gives everyone involved the opportunity to get to know each other better. It also allows the bride and groom to get comfortable being photographed. There is also the added benefit of using these as part of your save the dates or just to keep as a reminder of this amazing time of your life together. Marcus and I wish that you have a life time of love and happiness and we are looking forward to your big day in Oct.
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. Talk about additional pressure!
When it comes to weddings I have come to realize that the engagement shoot is really important because it gives everyone involved the opportunity to get to know each other better. It also allows the bride and groom to get comfortable being photographed. There is also the added benefit of using these as part of your save the dates or just to keep as a reminder of this amazing time of your life together. Marcus and I wish that you have a life time of love and happiness and we are looking forward to your big day in Oct.
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James
In the elevator
Gametime!
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James
In the elevator
Gametime!
]]>Over the course of the years there have been numerous similar situations such as telling me while we are in D.C ” You can park here I park here all the time” and yeah like a dummy I listened only to come back to the car later to see a white slip of paper on my dashboard indicating that once again my know it all best friend does not know what he is talking about at times. I remember when school was out for the summer, before wifi gaming was accessible I would actually bring over my 32 inch screen television and my playstation to his house so we could play war games against each other. But I also remember that he had given me my first real camera a Canon EOS rebel which I currently still own and I used it for photography class my Junior and Senior year of high school. I remember Erick installing a new stereo and speakers in my car because I could not do it. I remember even though we would joke and make fun of each we always had each others backs when it came down to it. I cherish all of those memories and experiences today because those experiences have made our friendship what it is today.
As you can see Erick has a beautiful wife and a little girl and they are waiting patiently for his return. Be safe bro and we are all looking forward to seeing you when you get back this year especially these 2 beautiful women below.
]]>Over the course of the years there have been numerous similar situations such as telling me while we are in D.C ” You can park here I park here all the time” and yeah like a dummy I listened only to come back to the car later to see a white slip of paper on my dashboard indicating that once again my know it all best friend does not know what he is talking about at times. I remember when school was out for the summer, before wifi gaming was accessible I would actually bring over my 32 inch screen television and my playstation to his house so we could play war games against each other. But I also remember that he had given me my first real camera a Canon EOS rebel which I currently still own and I used it for photography class my Junior and Senior year of high school. I remember Erick installing a new stereo and speakers in my car because I could not do it. I remember even though we would joke and make fun of each we always had each others backs when it came down to it. I cherish all of those memories and experiences today because those experiences have made our friendship what it is today.
As you can see Erick has a beautiful wife and a little girl and they are waiting patiently for his return. Be safe bro and we are all looking forward to seeing you when you get back this year especially these 2 beautiful women below.
]]> . I should be out of the office early today to start the long holiday weekend and I can’t wait to catch up and see the photos that my fellow bloggers have been sharing with the blogosphere. Another bit of good news is that Marcus and I did break out of the office for a few hours over the weekend to shoot our first wedding and what a wonderful experience that was!
A few weeks ago Marcus and I were granted the opportunity to photograph a fashion show for a Macy’s here in Maryland that was hosted by Paul Wharton. Mr. Wharton previously made numerous appearances on MTV, The Ricki Lake Show & The Real Housewives of D.C. and he is the owner of Evolution Look Modeling Agency in Washington. In my opinion have to say that he seemed to be a very pleasant man. He stayed after the show for almost an hour and allowed numerous people to take photographs with him most of which we got to shoot .
Marcus and I had a fantastic time and we were pretty pleased with the outcome. The issues that we ran into was the fact that it was very warm at the location we were shooting in and the lighting was kind of all over the place. A part of the ceiling was one big sky light so we also had a few spots in which we could not shoot due to some lens flare but the stage itself started under a part of the ceiling that was under Macy’s which was very dark. So we ended up cranking up the ISO to 1250 to 1500 and just kept it there for the majority of the shoot. We also were not able to shoot directly in front of the stage due to the lens flare issue so we stood slightly off to the sides in order to avoid the problem. A lot was learned that day and we cannot wait to do an event like this again. I also want to say thank you to Diane, Matt and Cristy for giving us the opportunity to photograph the event. Below is a sampling of the photographs and if you want to see more just click on the link below.
http://www.marcusdilanophotography.com/p962181647/slideshow
Paul Wharton
Everyone else was getting pictures!!
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. I should be out of the office early today to start the long holiday weekend and I can’t wait to catch up and see the photos that my fellow bloggers have been sharing with the blogosphere. Another bit of good news is that Marcus and I did break out of the office for a few hours over the weekend to shoot our first wedding and what a wonderful experience that was!
A few weeks ago Marcus and I were granted the opportunity to photograph a fashion show for a Macy’s here in Maryland that was hosted by Paul Wharton. Mr. Wharton previously made numerous appearances on MTV, The Ricki Lake Show & The Real Housewives of D.C. and he is the owner of Evolution Look Modeling Agency in Washington. In my opinion have to say that he seemed to be a very pleasant man. He stayed after the show for almost an hour and allowed numerous people to take photographs with him most of which we got to shoot 
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Marcus and I had a fantastic time and we were pretty pleased with the outcome. The issues that we ran into was the fact that it was very warm at the location we were shooting in and the lighting was kind of all over the place. A part of the ceiling was one big sky light so we also had a few spots in which we could not shoot due to some lens flare but the stage itself started under a part of the ceiling that was under Macy’s which was very dark. So we ended up cranking up the ISO to 1250 to 1500 and just kept it there for the majority of the shoot. We also were not able to shoot directly in front of the stage due to the lens flare issue so we stood slightly off to the sides in order to avoid the problem. A lot was learned that day and we cannot wait to do an event like this again. I also want to say thank you to Diane, Matt and Cristy for giving us the opportunity to photograph the event. Below is a sampling of the photographs and if you want to see more just click on the link below.
http://www.marcusdilanophotography.com/p962181647/slideshow
Paul Wharton
Everyone else was getting pictures!! 
]]> . I decided to try to use the force to get in touch with my inner Joanna to see what I could accomplish. After squeezing my eyes shut and looking to the heavens I raised my canon like a light saber and started firing away. When the force left I quickly ran inside and imported my images into light room. I thought not too bad and I really like 2 of the images in this post but yeah you better go to her blog site if you want to see incredible images of anything H2o. H20byDino will be taking a hiatus for now until I can get a better handle on how to use the force to create fantastic H2o images! Thanks for stopping by.
Canon EOS 7D
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I promise if you zoom in 500% there is water in those leaves!!!
Canon EOS 7D
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ISO 640
Just trust me the water is inside the flower you just can’t see it!
Canon EOS 7D
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. I decided to try to use the force to get in touch with my inner Joanna to see what I could accomplish. After squeezing my eyes shut and looking to the heavens I raised my canon like a light saber and started firing away. When the force left I quickly ran inside and imported my images into light room. I thought not too bad and I really like 2 of the images in this post but yeah you better go to her blog site if you want to see incredible images of anything H2o. H20byDino will be taking a hiatus for now until I can get a better handle on how to use the force to create fantastic H2o images! Thanks for stopping by.
Canon EOS 7D
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Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/160 at f/4.5
ISO 640
Canon EOS 7D
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Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/60 at f/4.5
ISO 400
I promise if you zoom in 500% there is water in those leaves!!!
Canon EOS 7D
Focal length75 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/125 at f/4.5
ISO 640
Just trust me the water is inside the flower you just can’t see it!
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Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/160 at f/4
ISO 400
Canon EOS 7D
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Canon EOS 7D
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Canon EOS 50D
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Exposure1/640 at f/2.8
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Canon
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Canon
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Canon
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Canon EOS REBEL T3i
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ISO 125
Canon
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Canon EOS REBEL T3i
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Canon
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ISO 200
Canon
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Canon
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Canon
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ISO 125
Canon
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Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/1250 at f/3.5
Canon
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ISO 125
Canon
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Canon EOS REBEL T3i
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Canon EOS REBEL T3i
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Canon
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Exposure1/800 at f/3.5
ISO 200
Canon
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Canon
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Exposure1/125 at f/3.5
ISO 125
Canon
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Max lens aperturef/1.4
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ISO 125
Canon
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Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/640 at f/2.8
ISO 125
Canon EOS REBEL T3
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Exposure1/800 at f/3.5
ISO 200
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ISO 125
Canon
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Canon EOS REBEL T3i
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It was funny because Marcus literally picked her up by her waist and threw her in the tree.
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Candid shot of Melissa. Cynthia’s friend..
]]>Hampton House was the mansion of Charles Ridgely. He made his fortune from the Northhampton Furnace and Forge. The Iron produced from this location was then shipped to England. The family also cultivated and exported their tobacco crop. The Mansion is built in Northern Balitmore County and it took 7 years to completed. Construction started in 1772 and it was completed in 1790 right before Charles died. After it was completed the Hampton House was the largest private home in Northern America. The mansion originally consisted of 24,000 acres of land and today the property consist of 60 acres of lans. There is a huge terraced garden and twenty buildings which include slave quarters. Also on the property are six state champion trees. The Hampton National Historic Site still retains many of its original outbuildings and landscape features that made the estate a showplace for the last 3 decades. We were also told that nearly all of the furnishings seen in the Mansion today were originally owned by the Ridgelys.
While listening to the ranger we learned that there is a lot of interesting history behind the wealth of the family. Slaves preformed the lowest-skilled, dirtiest jobs such as hauling materials. Indentured servants often worked as tradesmen; these higher-skilled jobs included molding the pig iron into bars and maintaining the correct mixture of iron ore, limestone, and lumber in the furnace. Free blacks also held both skilled and unskilled jobs. While white and black, free and enslaved, families worked together, working conditions were awful for all; food rations were poor, and child labor was common.
Well we did not want to bore you guys with too many photographs in one post so all of the photos in this post are taken from was was seen from the front of the mansion. We will post additional photographs of the mansion sometime later. If interested feel free to click on the following links below to learn more about the mansion and the family that owned it.
http://www.nps.gov/hamp/historyculture/some-notable-ridgelys.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_National_Historic_Site
http://www.mdslavery.net/html/casestudies/fifrh.html
Front view of the mansion
Front of the mansion
Stables
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Greenhouse #1
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Jeesh Marcus.. I guess you could not take a little time and do some airbrushing huh??? 
]]>Marcus and I finally did get together for a short time this weekend and we visited Loch Raven Resevoir as well as the Historic Hampton Mansion located near Hunt Valley MD. Loch Raven Resevoir provides most of the drinking water for the City of Baltimore and it was originally built as a Dam in 1881. The lake also serves as a park for families to enjoy. On its 2,400 acres you can find shooting ranges, numerous trails and picnic areas.
We were only here for about an hour because it was rather chilly near the water due to the high wind and we were not prepared for the conditions. Once we decided to call it quits due to our hands becoming a little numb we headed out only to run into a police officer. His name was mike and it just happens that he was watching us for awhile and he wanted to let us know a little about the numerous birds that could be found at the reservoir. Turns out he is an amateur photographer and he pulled out his iphone and I have to say he had some of the most amazing photos of birds that I have seen taken on a phone period!! Granted he is at this park 12 hours a day for 4 days a week but still I could not believe that they were all taken on his iphone. He mentioned that he has come across the Wilson Storm Petrel, Red Tailed Hawk and a Red-winged Blackbird. We chatted with him for a good 1/2 an hour and we decided then and there that we would come back when we had a good portion of a day to spend there.
These are just a few of the shots that I took while I was there and I will be posting the shots that Marcus took tomorrow.
Canon EOS 7D
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Max lens aperturef/1.4
Exposure1/2500 at f/4.5
ISO 250
Canon EOS 7D
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Max lens aperturef/5.7
Exposure1/1250 at f/5.6
ISO 250
Canon EOS 7D
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Max lens aperturef/5.7
Exposure1/1250 at f/5.6
ISO 250
Canon EOS 7D
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Max lens aperturef/5.7
Exposure1/1250 at f/5.6
ISO 250
Canon EOS 7D
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Max lens aperturef/5.7
Exposure1/640 at f/5.6
ISO 250
Canon EOS 7D
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Max lens aperturef/5.7
Exposure1/1250 at f/5.6
ISO 250
Canon EOS 7D
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Max lens aperturef/5.7
Exposure1/2500 at f/5.6
ISO 250
Canon EOS 7D
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Max lens aperturef/4
Exposure1/1250 at f/4
ISO 250
Canon EOS 7D
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Max lens aperturef/1.4
Exposure1/2500 at f/4.5
ISO 250
Canon EOS 7D
Focal length179 mm
Max lens aperturef/5.4
Exposure1/2500 at f/5.6
ISO 250
Trying to make a Lexus commercial 
Canon EOS 7D
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Max lens aperturef/4
Exposure1/3200 at f/4
ISO 250
Canon EOS 7D
Focal length55 mm
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Exposure1/2500 at f/4
ISO 250
Canon EOS 7D
Focal length85 mm
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Exposure1/500 at f/4.5
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Yeah I know this does not fit the theme but I thought it was a cool shot of Marcus's ear 
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After viewing these photos and looking at the lighting in these images I have decided that its time to invest in some mono lights and speed lights. The speed light I recieved yesterday yippe! Don’t get me wrong I do like these particular photographs but I can see the value in getting to know and practice different lighting setups. All of these images were shot with Canon’s nifty fifty lens at f/1.8 with an ISO of 3200. I think that using an ISO of 3200 is pushing the limits with the T3I and I am not sure how much of an improvement the 7D will provide but we will soon see.
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On a completely different note yesterday I finally broke down and decided to upgrade my T3i for the 7D . I have been looking to upgrade my camera to the 7D or the Mark II and I went to Canon’s website and noticed the price for a used one was literally $400 less than it costs brand new. I called the customer service line around 8am and was trying to get some general information when they told me that since I was a loyal customer I also qualified for a 15% discount. I could not resist the offer because I would literally be saving almost $600. I also asked about the condition of the camera and the customer service rep claimed that most of their refurbished camera’s have less than 1000 shutter clicks. I also only had to pay an additional $8 for them to overnight the camera so hopefully I will receive it today. Around noon yesterday I received an email with a coupon from Canon for 20% off of my next purchase and I made a mistake and went back to the Canon site to look at accessories for the 7D. Well I ended up looking at external flash units and I ended up using my coupon and getting the 430exII for less than $200 and that would also be shipped over night at no cost to me. I am calling this a Bday present to myself and I realize that I will not be able to purchase any thing else for the rest of this year and probably next year too 
but the prices were just too good to resist. If anyone is interested in buying Canon equipment I highly suggest you check out their site first because not only will you probably end up getting a good deal but you are buying from the manufacturer and all of their refurbished cameras come with a 90 day warranty. I believe the Mark II is listed for $1729 but with the customer loyalty program I got a quote of $1419. In my opinion that price is a steal but you almost have to check the site hourly to see if they have one in because I was advised that they sell within hours of the item being listed.
Since I have not had a chance to shoot recently I had to go back and pull out some photos that were taken of my beautiful niece over Easter weekend. This weekend Pirates are invading Fells Point so Marcus and I are hoping to get down there for a few hours to take photos of swashbuckling pirates and hopefully we sill spot Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
]]>In the previous blog post I mentioned that I wanted to take photos of my mother-in-laws flowers using different lenses than the one I had used over the Easter holiday but due to everything that was going on that did not happen. I did take some portraits of Dawn, my wife’s cousin over Easter weekend and I have posted them below.
Dawn entered the Weight Watchers Inspiring Stories Contest and by losing 60 lbs over the course of 9 months she ended up being one of the 100 winners nationwide. While attending college I was a personal trainer at Golds Gym and over the course of 4 years I met a lot of people who struggled with their weight. I know how hard it is to change your lifestyle and to be consistent with a diet and excercise program and I would say that the average client used to burn out over the course of 1 to 2 months. To this day I still remember the names of clients that stuck it out and achieved their weight loss goals and I admire them because I saw how hard they worked to get there. Surprisingly Dawn says she never stepped into the gym but she did do some additional walking around the neighborhood 3 to 4 times a week. Congratulations Dawn, I am happy that you were able to achieve what you set out to do and picked up an award along the way. Here is a link to a news paper article where she gives a little insight about what made her set out to achieve this goal.
http://www.pennlive.com/bodyandmind/index.ssf/2012/02/inspiration_for_weight_loss.html
The Before
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]]>Now my question to my fellow bloggers is which color scheme works best for what we were going for with this shoot. As you can see below we processed some photos in color, sepia and black and white. Marcus and I lean towards the sepia and black and white photos but my wife and her entire family leaned towards processing these pics in color. I don’t think anything is wrong with the color photographs but do they work best for what we were trying to achieve?????
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Focal length 250 mm, Max lens aperture f /5.7 Exposure1/500, ISO 100
Focal length 250 mm, Exposure1/640 at f/5.6, ISO speed ISO 400,
Focal length 250 mm, Exposure1/500 at f/5.6, ISO speed ISO 100,
Focal length 250 mm, Exposure1/500 at f/5.6, ISO speed ISO 100
Focal length163 mm, Exposure1/500 at f/5.6, ISO speed ISO 100
Focal length 250 mm, Exposure1/160 at f/5.6, ISO speed ISO 100
Focal length 250 mm, Exposure1/500 at f/5.6, ISO speed ISO 100
Focal length163 mm, Exposure1/500 at f/5.6, ISO speed ISO 100,
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