So after reading tons of reviews, half of which were total and complete crap, I decided to treat myself to a new lens. I need it for a couple of things that I’m going to be doing here in the next few weeks, one of which includes a weeding, that i’m shooting for practically free.
I can’t believe how great this lens is. For a zoom lens the bokeh is amazing. I freaking love the smooth tones i’m getting, and the contrast is awsome. I went down to Santa Fe for the 4th of July, and I’m still going through the tons of pictures from that trip. I’m sure there will be tons of those shots up soon on my blog.
Sorry I haven’t been posting as much lately, but look for a flurry of stuff soon. I’ve just been so busy going on vacation, and planning things like that.
So I guess you could call these denver pet portraits. As right now I’m trying to build up my portfolio a bit in pet portraits.
Thank god my girlfriend got me a sweet leather bound daily planner so I can keep track of all the things I have going on. It’s been super helpful.
So both these shots were shot at f/2.8 and 1/500 on ISO 500. I love that this lens allows me to get up close and personal without being in someones face. As far as post processing goes. Just added a little vignette with layers set to multiply and a circular mask. Punched the contrast with an S shaped curves layer. And that’s about it.
-Dave
Denver Photographer Blog 