I was one of the first to own the Canon 5D MIII in Wisconsin on March 19 I drove to Mike Crevellos in Milwaukee, WI to pick up my new camera. I shot several text shots comparing to the 5D MII. I used a 25-105 f4 L lens on both cameras. For the outdoor photos I shot in Landscape mode, ISO 100 and had identical settings on both cameras. I was hoping to see a greater vibrancy in the blues and greens. For the indoor photos I shot in increasingly high ISOs with f8 and increased the shutter to maintain a proper exposure. I used a video light with white shoot through umbrella from Lowell Tota and set a custom white balance to 3200 Kelvin. I shot all the photos in Large JPG with no editing except to composite the photos next to each other. When I cropped the photos I cropped them exactly proportional.
Yesterday I had the opportunity to be a guest on a MPTV show called Hard Hitters: The Game of Racquetball. I was the resident amateur racquetball player while all the others were sponsored or professional players. Intimidated? No...I was honored to be a part of such an illustrious group of men.
Brant Spiewak one of racquetball's elite sportsmen was our esteemed moderator for the 30 minute show along with Paul Krueger, Tom Griffith, and Dan Hodges. The show was written to be a good introductory explanation of the game and some key aspects to the game. I was impressed with how natural Brant was as a moderator, using the teleprompter like an old pro. It was as if he had once been a weather man or something!
What a fun experience though! We stepped into the TV studio and were told we need to go to Make Up to get the shine out. We all took this in stride and actually got a kick out of sitting in the make up room being made up for the show.
Then we went into the TV room and got all "miked up." The rehearsal was hilarious. Brant and these guys were a never ending stream of jokes while we waited anxiously for the show to start. Below are some photos from that unique experience.
I had the honor of shooting Adrienne & Tad's wedding on Saturday July 10th at Windwood Country Club in Watertown, WI. The colors Adrienne picked were stunning! I absolutely loved everything she did to make this wedding unique and gorgeous. If you would like to view some of my favorite photos from the day follow this link: Windwood Country Club Wedding.
