Felicity and David - Images by Stephen McCurry
Late 2011 I had the pleasure of spending the day shooting a wonderful wedding at Ellingham Hall, Northumberland.
It was a case of good people, good humour and a good day.
Adrian and Wendy - Images by Stephen McCurry
An absolutely wonderful wedding at the gorgeous Dissington Hall, Northumberland.
Dissington Hall is one of my favourite locations to shoot at, their marquee which is permanently attached to the building has the most gorgeous light which diffuses perfectly onto the guests. Add to that gorgeous scenery outdoors and a spectacular centrepiece staircase and it all adds up to a gorgeous location for a wedding.
Of course a wedding is nothing without a Bride and Groom and Adrian and Wendy just happened to be as great a couple as the location itself.
Enjoy!
A good read. Personally I would miss flash like a hole in the head but I know others mileage may vary!
I recently purchased the d7000 as a back up to my d700. This short hands on review is being written during a break in the camera’s first outing to a wedding!
First things - the camera feels lovely, not as tank like as the d700 but still hardier than any other crop sensor camera I have shot with.
Secondly having shot with the drum like d700 shutter, the d7000 is sublimely quiet and unobtrusive. This was especially appreciated while shooting candid portraits during the wedding breakfast. Obviously the d700 has to shift larger shutter blades and mirrors but being able to shoot during quiet periods without alerting people to the fact you were there was wonderful.
Downsides - must point out this is with no prior reading of the manual!
Spot metering - unlike the d700 this doesn’t seem tied to the selected focus point, a feature I use a lot on the d700.
Also, the outer focus points seem more susceptible to not achieving focus. The center point is great but the performance overall is not on par with the d700 for fast paced wedding work!
ISO (or rather, high iso) - the ISO is great, don’t get me wrong but it is about a stop lower than the full frame d700. Of course the good to take from this is that once similar tech makes its way into full frame sensors people will be able to shoot in complete darkness!
It is damned impressive for a crop sensor and certainly the best I have used but again I am spoiled by having the d700 as my main camera!
So there we have it a quick five minute review of the camera while it is in use capturing a great wedding.
More to follow soon!
Gemma and Owen - Images by Stephen McCurry
Thanks to Gemma and Owen I had the pleasure of shooting in one of the most idyllic environments I have visited, College Valley, Northumberland.
Noted as one of the quietest locations in the the UK the valley was a stupendous location which was an absolute dream to shoot in. Gemma and Owen had paid such attention to the detail of their wedding as well that the entire day was a complete pleasure to capture.
The real film looks excellent this spoof trailer is on another level though!
A Letter from Tokujin Yoshioka:
As you may already know, Japan was hit by the largest earthquake ever recorded on Friday, March 11th. The huge quake and devastating tsunami has left overwhelming damage to the country and we are still facing terrifying conditions.
As I have received messages from all over the world, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere appreciation for your warmest concerns.
This is the time for us to think what we can really do. I have thought what I could do now, at this moment. I believe that there can be more than just watching the situation of this disaster on television to help the lives of people there.
I know I am not in a place to ask such a thing, yet one of the things that we can do for the people in the afflicted areas is to donate to their relief and recovery.
There are babies in need of milk, people who has lost their families, and houses.
Here are links to donate for the relief and recovery of the Japanese earthquake and Pacific tsunami afflicted region:
+ Japan Red Cross Society
+ American Red Cross
We truly appreciate your support, even the very small support from your pocket, for the relief and recovery of my country.
(Source: changeobserver.designobserver.com)
Dave Allen, meet Benjamin Franklin!
The end is coming for IE6! I would like to say not a day too soon but it is actually well overdue!
It is rather ironic that Microsoft are running their own kill IE6 site!!
Crowdfunding for photojournalism.
With the seeming decline of funds for photojournalism from newspapers and magazines perhaps it is about time that Joe public started funding the stories they really want to see! The final nail in the print industries coffin?
