Photos on this blog : what are my cameras?
I get people asking me about the cameras I use when taking photos of the kids. And so I thought I’ll share a little bit about it today.
>> I (almost always) have my Canon IXUS 850 IS in my bag. And I take most of my photos with this.
And so far I’m very happy with it.
It’s compact enough for me and reasonably light-weight. It comes with wide-angle lens too (which is ‘necessary’ for my case since I take lots of self-portrait of me and the kids, hehe)
Other than its many functions, I’m pretty happy with its video function too!
Really. It lets me keep memorable actions and sounds of the kids that photos alone can never ‘show’.
[This is me in December 2006, holding my one-day old IXUS]
>> When we’re at home, I sometimes use my hubby’s Nikon D200.
Fortunately, since he’s a photographer, I get to enjoy his camera lenses too, hehe.
Shots taken with his camera – like those of the kids above – naturally turn out ‘nicer’, hehe.
[oh btw, that’s still-pregnant-with-Vai me taking a self-portrait in front of a mirror in May 2006]
>> I usually switch off the camera’s built-in flash and take advantage of ‘natural light’.
Colours turn out much more natural this way (when we use built-in flash, generally we get ‘brightly-lit’ objects with dark background).
>> I have certain preferences as to how I’d like my blog photos to look, and so all photos here in my site go through some colour enhancements process in photoshop.
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Well, after sharing all that, I think I need to let you know too that I’m not a photoshop expert nor a photo expert. Actually, I’m VERY far from it! Most of the time I use the camera’s ‘auto’ settings! And so yes, I’m still learning, testing and fiddling as I go along.
One thing is for sure though, I’m passionate about capturing moments, especially those of the kids, because I feel time flies real fast, moments go unrepeated and kids grow in the blink of an eye.
And with my rusty memory, I would love to look back one day, browse through our photo and video collection (however huge they’ll be), and be reminded again of those moments our loving God has blessed us with through the years.
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Hi Bing,
Thanks for leaving a comment and hey I checked out your blog too! Wow nice yummy food!! Love the photos too! After looking your blog, now I’m reminded how I need to somehow improve on my cooking … at least by a bit 🙂
So you’re in Auckland too! So nice to get to know more and more people from different walks of life through this blog!
Keep in touch ya!
Hi Leonny
I stumbled into your blog and totally enjoyed reading it.
I love the photos that you take of your children. That can’t be easy because children move so much and are often so unwilling to cooperate while you try to do your camera settings!
Keep shooting and writing!
Cheers!
Bing
http://storyofbing.com
Hi Rei,
Thanks for dropping a message! 😀
I’ll email to you the outdoor shoot info today ya!
As for the basic photography course, ya had that done before … and now that you mention, am thinking if I should have another of such session again this year 🙂 If I do, I’ll let you know ya …
hi,
i think ur fotos are great and definitely capture the best moments of ur kids! can i find out how much it cost to take a family of 3? my kid is 2 yr old, really have problems taking a nice shot of our family, really need sm professional help. email me the details when u can?
Also if you haven’t. I think u shld do basic photography course for parents, like a “Dummy guide to shooting your active kids”, so we can get some insights to capturing our kids in print
Hi Edwin! 🙂
Thanks heaps for dropping a note and sharing! (and btw, pls say Hi to your wife for me 🙂
Since my Canon Ixus fell face down onto hard gravels during our March trip to Perth, it sort of ‘half-died’ though (ie. if I zoom in, it’ll all be blur, and if I don’t zoom at all, it’s usually not focused around the sides 🙂
And so, whenever I can, I use our Nikon D200 (but not when I’m going out and about just with the kids hehe … definitely too bulky and heavy).
Stay in touch ya …
Hi Leonny,
My wifey loves your blog and pictures and has been bugging me to reach the standards of your pictures. I find it amazing that you actually use compact cameras for shoots. Keep it up and hopefully, maybe in the future, I can take equally great pictures soon.
Hi Andrew!
Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment!
I checked out your site and wow … LOVE your photos! Now I have another site to check out regularly 🙂
Cool. Came across your blog in IDObaby forum and just dropping a comment to say you’ve got some lovely kiddo photos in here. I am also ‘addicted’ to photographing my 2.5 yr old boy and it’s always a joy to view photos of those innocent ones. Cheers.