My favorite glass….

I’ve got asked many times what my favorite lens is…if I haven’t answered it’s because I don’t know.  I have more than one favorite lens I guess, I change it up, the lens I have are all good and I use them all for different reasons.

* 50mm L f1.2 – My first L lens and it is awesome!  I love the 50′s, I started with the 50 f1.8, then the 50mm f1.4 and I just had to get the 1.2.  It’s sharp, and holy cow it goes all the way up to 1.2.  Well I rarely shoot wide open at 1.2…but it helps while indoors =)

* 16-35mm L f2.8 – So good for family and bridal party shots during weddings, there are some big family members and it’s wide!  They always ask me if I got everyone in the shot, and yes I did!  I also love using this for sunset photos.  The sky and sunset is just oh so awesome!

*  35mm L 1.4 – My new baby, it’s perfect, so far it’s been my go to lens.

*  85mm f1.8 – I rarely used this because I didn’t like backing up so far, but I love using it for couples, candids, and portraits.  The bokeh is amazing!  It’s so yummers!

I HAD the Canon 70-200mm f2.8 USM….but I made the mistake of getting the lens without the IS, my skinny little arms couldn’t hold the thing and all my shots were blurry and my back hurt a lot just holding it up!  So I sold it and now saving up for the one with the IS.   If you’re deciding whether or not to get the IS or not, get the IS…even my brother didn’t get sharp pics…did better than me but still soft, I love SHARP!

The Canon 24-70mm f2.8 is the 2nd L lens I got and it wasn’t as sharp as the prime lens are.  I know some would keep it just in case, but I can’t keep a lens I don’t use, so I sold it and got something else…back then it was the 16-35mm 2.8

My next lens?  Oh my….I want an 85mm f1.2 sooo badly!  One day =)

Hope it helps!

September 1, 2010 - 4:07 pm

Janell Hughes - ahhh I love it! Love the information you give and so thankful I know you and can get great tips! I always wondered how you got the shot of us on the beach, the sky looks so cool and amazing. :)

September 2, 2010 - 4:36 pm

Alisa Greig - awesome pinky! and i’m with you on dreaming about that 85 1.2 :) and the 35 and the 70-200 and the 16-35 and the 24 and the 14….

Rocking the OCF workshop…

Ali Hohn of Rock that OCF may be visiting Hawaii for an Off Camera Flash workshop in Kona or Oahu.  It’ll be a one day workshop for a great rate at $495!  I met her WPPI and she’s an amazing person and the reason why I understand OCF so well.  If any of you are interested please email her at ali@rockthatocf.com and check her work here:

Tell me what you think!  =)

Many faces of NYX….

Nyx is an awesome and animated kid, my camera loved him  and his beautiful family.  Thanks for the laughs Daniella, Preston, Nyx and Gramma!

August 28, 2010 - 4:34 am

Alisa Greig - such a fun family!!! and nyx just took over the whole shoot–hah! love it!

August 29, 2010 - 3:00 pm

Molly - Love this family session, excellent work!!!

My view through film….

My mom still uses film camera, she’s still with the old ways, no digital, the only thing she does on the computer is play solitaire, no internet.  So I spent about $400 on a high tech solitare machine for her to play on since she wouldn’t try email.  So when I got invited to a friend’s bday party I asked to use her Canon film camera…after meeting Jose Villa I got interested in playing with film.  So I used the camera, I only had a a roll of 24, and it was hard to not see what I had.  It took me much longer to get a shot because I wanted to make sure my exposure was right, etc.   It was an awesome experience and after I got it developed, I wanna get me my own.  The best thing is not having it edited and the colors are beautiful!  No editing involved!

August 28, 2010 - 4:35 am

Alisa Greig - pinky!!! these are so great!! now you MUST get a camera body, you’ve already got the lenses–woohoo!

Kauai….

I’ll be shooting a wedding on Kauai once again.  All you know it’s my home and I love it there, not only do I get to go back to the laid back pace, I get to eat home made filipino food!  YAY MAMA!  So I’m heading there, with my assistant.

ps…yes Chad wanted to be credited for his shots… =)

After the shoot we saw a double rainbow!  I just learned the 2nd rainbow is a reflection of the first…I did not know that!  Gotta love random knowledge…

August 18, 2010 - 8:13 pm

Jen May - He’s a cutie! love your work. are your on Oahu? would love to met up :)

August 18, 2010 - 8:13 pm

Jen May - scratch the “your” and make it “you”!

August 24, 2010 - 1:25 am

Carmen - Look at him, he’s a lttle pinky in the making.. So frickin cute!