Will's Blog

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In an effort to spend out tax return before we get it, thus performing the "good American consumer" action and stimulate the economy, we purchased some "photo studio" equipment. We found some cheap, low end equipment and decided to try out creating our own home portraits. There are no "Sears" type cheap photo studios around us, only professional photographers. By the time we pay for two photo sessions, we can buy the basic equipment.

There are quite a few sites dedicated to the amateur photographer, like Strobist,equipment reviews, and other forums. The Strobist is one of the best resources, since it is a professional giving tips to un-educated photographer like us. So the internet is a plethora of great information and tips to aid us along our journey.

The equipment did not take long to set up, once we cleaned out an area to work in. The "equipment" consists of a couple of lights, back drop stand, and back drops (besides the computer software that I already have). Below is a couple of quick examples of the fun we are having. Liam made a mobile during Sunday school time here at the house. The first picture is of Liam with a Chroma key backdrop behind him. I can then edit the photo and do what ever I want to, like put him on a different background as in the second picture. The photography session and editing was done in less than 20 minutes.

My intent was to just play with the new things we received. The picture quality and positioning are, at best, "crap-tacular". We will get better with time and hopefully you will witness our evolution. I can already tell the difference in our outdoor photographs:)

The best picture Aine would let me get: