For Photographers: 7 KM Trail Run

July 2010

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Cliff Mautner
Cliff is a fantastic wedding photographer, one of the best in the world. He doesn't need a plug from me, trust me, he has achieved a number of well deserved accolades, but he is a personal favorite. To me, what makes a really great photographer is his or her personal style. To distill it down for idiots like myself, it's what makes him different that makes him special. He is a master of low light composition and he creates incredibly beautiful and poignant images that capture the essence of his clients. Suffice to say, I am a huge fan.
David Ziser
David Ziser is incredible. I recently attended his conference as he toured 60 cities across the USA and I learned a ton sitting in the audience in the Atlanta Hyatt in Buckhead about how to create dramatic lighting with a Qflash and a speedlight. I was fortunate enough to shake his hand and tell him thanks for be so open and giving; it was his character and his willingness to share the knowledge he has accumulated over 30 years that impressed me, but it was his personal charm that endeared him to me. What a great human being.
Joe McNally
Joe McNally is one of the premiere professional photographers on the planet. He shoots Nikon and I read anything he writes, listen to anything he says and is one of the ten people I would love to have a cup of coffee with one day.
Kevin Kubota
Voted one of the world's best wedding photographers, his work is beautiful and astounding. Additionally, Kevin is a Photoshop guru and markets a number of action products and tutorials for Lightroom workflow and album production. I had a chance to meet Kevin for the first time at a WPPI Roadshow here in Atlanta in September of 2009. He was affable and down to earth and enjoyed his presentation and learned a few things as he spoke.
Kristy Dickerson
Kristy is a fantastic photographer that I have had the pleasure to shoot a few weddings with. I love her style and she has a beautiful sense of timing and a great eye. She is very talented and establishes a great rapport with clients; they just love her.
Marcus Bell
Marcus Bell is a phenomenal photographer from down under. Very talented Nikon shooter that is extremely versatile and a really talented wedding shooter.
Steve Glass
A consummate professional with a real flair for the artistic and amazing timing on the shutter. He is a fantastic talent at capturing those tantalizing candid shots at weddings. Always learning, teaching and growing in his craft. His style is unique, distinctive and beautiful. Steve is a personal friend, but more than that he is a brother from a different mother, someone who shoots me straight, no varnish, no sauce, just the facts and I appreciate his honesty and candor more than he'll ever know. God bless him and his family and if you are looking for a finger on a trigger he's your guy.
Thom Hogan
Premiere nature photographer, Nikon equipment expert, prolific author of exceptional DSLR & Flash eBooks.
Tricia Whitmer
Tricia is a fantastic photographer. Her portrait and wedding work is amazing and worth a look. She is an inspiration to me and a fabulous talent that recently shared some of her trade secrets in a workshop; money well spent and I highly recommend you attend one of her workshops if you ever get the opportunity.

Friday, February 19, 2010

2010 Garage Games - Day One - Trail Run

Before the world starts turning again, I wanted to thank everyone for some very kind comments I received over on my Facebook page concerning the death of my aunt and Godmother. Thanks again for your kindness, it was much appreciated. I know that my first cousin and the rest of the family and friends really appreciated your kindness, thanks again.

The images I am posting are some of my favorites from the two day event - the 7 Kilometer Trail Run. There was a stream crossing that made for some incredible images of splashing water as the runners battled the thigh deep stream. For you photographers out there, I was shooting with a Nikon D3s and an Elinchrom Ranger RX Speed AS portable battery powered pack and an A head plugged into the 'B' connector which gave me a flash duration of 1/5,120 sec that was firing through a huge 16 inch wide and 24 inch deep sports reflector. To bore you non-photographers even a little more, think of flash duration the same way you think of shutter speed; with the camera, the shutter is limited by its flash synch speed. If you over shoot the camera's flash synch speed you will get black bands in your images, so, to my point, the Elinchrom flash equipment is AWESOME BABY!!! The super fast flash duration is what gives you those crisp clean images that you just cannot get with flash that has slow flash duration; so like everything else, it really helps to have the right kit for the circumstance and I was lucky to have the right kit shooting the runners at the stream.

I want to give Wade Meetze, the owner and coach at Hit CrossFit in Mauldin, SC, a huge shout out for his assistance in humping the equipment to the stream. There is a six pack of Fat Tire, a very tasty Belgian ale, his favorite brew, and a collection of nice prints on the way to his gym early next week as a way to demonstrate my appreciation for his critical support. He held the light during the shooting and he deserves a lot of credit for these shots. Thanks Wade, you da man!

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