Im a mother of two girls ages 8&12 and owner/photographer small natural light portrait photography business. as soon as i pass my scuba classes and my underwater photography course I will be adding "underwater portraiture" to my list of portrait services. take my final release dives april 19th. :D
My Photography Equipment:
not really a high end professional set but here all my toys :D
Canon 350D
Canon 400D
Sealife DC 600 elite set (FOR UNDERWATER PORTRAITS)
Canon lens:
2-EFS 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 II
EFS 75-300mm f4-5.6 III
EF 50mm f1.8II
Opteka HD/MC 500mm mirror lens f8.0 (dont really like this lens) with skylight/ND-2x/ND-4x filters & 2x converter
macro lens kit (cheap) +1/+2/+4
cokin filters:
P830 diffuser 1 filter
P123s gradual blue B2 soft filter
P197 sunset 1 filter
quantaray cross screen filter(58mm)
quantaray cross 6x filter (58mm)
3-29-08 update thanks to a good friend for sending me a copy of PS. im up and editing as of today :) I usually post a few a day so feel free to comment
Thanks for the welcomes and i will be looking (and maybe commenting) on works that strike my fancy. I hope you all have a super day! ~~Cher~~ Portraits Ive Done:
Hi Cher, I don't get on here very often, but saw you left a comment for my San Clemente Surfer picture. Thank you for the kind words. It was taken from a restaurant/bar at the base of the pier....SUPER Happy Hour.....wonderful for sunsets all year long!! C'mon out sometime and enjoy! I see a lot of great comments about your work---I'll check it out the next time I have a minute! Thanks again.
Mel
Hi Cher, just checked out your website..........awesome photos. I want to add that I thinks it's wonderful that you do the free photos for children with cancer.
Well, i'm sorry Cher, I mean, i'm also planning to put up a photography business. Actually, it's kind of generalize photography, you know. I love taking pictures of all kinds of stuff. But what I love most is Fashion and Advertising photography. I'm dreaming to be a commercial photographer. But right now, since i'm doing this part time, i'm mostly taking pictures of events (graduation, wedding, seminars, etc.). I'm waiting for some projects to get finalize coz i'm having trouble with my schedule. Most of the clients wants me to shoot during my working hours and it's too risky for me. It might coz me my job and i'm not yet ready to go professionally. I don't have my own equipments. I'm just borrowing from my friend and I can't do that all the time. Well, I like your style, taking portraits with natural lights. Honestly, that's one thing I love doing most. till then Cher...
Hi Cher, i'm Noel and i'm new to the group. Just want to ask permission if I could add you to my friends list. Thanks, By the way, I saw that you own a photography business, I'll take this opportunity to ask you for some tips as i'm also planning to put up a small photography studio. I'm still in preparation stage. Thanks again