YY3 Day 2: Liz
Canon 5D 70-200 @70mm ISO100 f2.8 1/2000
We were glad to have had the beautiful Liz, one of Huy’s upcoming 2009 brides, come out to model for us on Day 2 of YY3. We were demoing how we shoot synergistically to get a variety of imagery from the same location and pose in a minimum of time and fuss. Using different lenses and points of views helps add variety during the tight timeline of a wedding shoot.
Nikon D700 14-24 @17mm ISO200 f5 1/1250
Canon 5D 16-35 @35mm ISO100 f6.3 1/400
But the real fun begins when we start to light things up; something we fondly call “guerilla lighting techniques.”
Nikon D700 14-24 @14mm ISO100 f11 1.250
Canon 5D 16-35 @27mm ISO100 f20 1/200
What?!? <gasp!> You shoot Canon?!!? Don’t be silly 
Thanks to Tyler and Becca who lent me their 5D and glass to shoot with for the demo time. Tyler: you soooo gotta clean your sensor! LOL!
Who knew Huy would be such a detail oriented portrait dude?
Nikon D700 14-24 @24mm ISO100 f13 1/250
Nikon D700 14-24 @24mm ISO100 f14 1/320
Simply knowing how to light is different than being able to pull it off during the stresses of a real wedding. We’re glad to share with the YY gang how we pull it off every time with the right tools, techniques and by making lots of mistakes 
Day to Night and Night to Day … all in a days shoot …
Canon 5D 70-200 @80mm ISO100 f2.8 1/500
Nikon D700 14-24 @14mm ISO100 f16 1/250
We were blown away at what the YY3ers were shooting when it came their turn to work the lights. Can’t wait for them to blog them!! Gonna be scary to turn y’all loose with lights of your own!!
Here are some background shots from our shoot time, all taken with my trusty Panny LX3 (mostly by Huy … I think)
Super-duper bonus: not only is Liz gorgeous, she’s a fellow photographer too! She took the “official” YY3 group pic below 
Panasonic LX3 ISO100 f5 1/30
All images were processed in Adobe Lightroom with QuiKeys … mostly on the plane ride home. Tried a little itty bitty tablet for mouse-work but preferred using the pogo sketch on my Macbook pro’s trackpad instead. Also works on my iPhone, but I digress
Liz: Thanks for being so easy-going and accommodating and all the best to you and yours on your wedding later this month!!
hugs ….. dq
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