Project Fall Graduation 2012..
Apart from the ridiculous title of this particular blog post, i think i will keep this post pretty short as i woke up with a searing muscle pain shooting up and down my right forearm. I'm just hoping that it's not a tennis elbow type deal as i stutter through the next few paragraphs.
I would, first and foremost, like to congratulate all graduates of UNB this fall. They were, un-surprisingly, comprised of 50% masters and pHD candidates. Now i'm not sure if any of you 5 people reading this know that i've already clicked graduation pictures for the spring graduation back in may 2012. Essentially i wasn't too keen on doing it again but i had to cave to the requests made by my 'so-called' iraqi elder sister Roua Razak. Oddly she graduated her undergrad with me while she was already a quarter into her research and well the rest of the specifics is quite complicated to explain. Short and simple, she completed her research work a full year ahead of my 'expected' date.
I would, first and foremost, like to congratulate all graduates of UNB this fall. They were, un-surprisingly, comprised of 50% masters and pHD candidates. Now i'm not sure if any of you 5 people reading this know that i've already clicked graduation pictures for the spring graduation back in may 2012. Essentially i wasn't too keen on doing it again but i had to cave to the requests made by my 'so-called' iraqi elder sister Roua Razak. Oddly she graduated her undergrad with me while she was already a quarter into her research and well the rest of the specifics is quite complicated to explain. Short and simple, she completed her research work a full year ahead of my 'expected' date.
I tried learning from my mistakes, on my last outing, and tried to keep things simple. The Sigma lens i was using helped make things easier with its wide range of focus from 18-200 mm. This meant that i did not have to keep switching from my 50 mm f1.8 to my telephoto lens constantly. The wider focal point also let me click pictures with better prospective (although i would still love a 10-20 mm right about now!).
The pictures above and on the left are of Roua and of her brother (yes they graduated masters together..quite the family celebration followed later). I'm not sure how i feel about the Sigma lens. The images were not as clear as i would have liked even though i was ready for camera shake at 200 mm. The images seemed to be grainy even at ISO 400. That said i think it just needed a few minor adjustments in post processing to really make the images pop and i'm happy with the results.
The weather was quite wet but i wanted to give it a summer-y feel to the images.
The pictures above and on the left are of Roua and of her brother (yes they graduated masters together..quite the family celebration followed later). I'm not sure how i feel about the Sigma lens. The images were not as clear as i would have liked even though i was ready for camera shake at 200 mm. The images seemed to be grainy even at ISO 400. That said i think it just needed a few minor adjustments in post processing to really make the images pop and i'm happy with the results.
The weather was quite wet but i wanted to give it a summer-y feel to the images.
By the time the ceremony was done and dusted with, the light outside was fading quick with fall slowly creeping into winter. This meant that i had to pull out my trusty 430 EX II speedlite for outdoor photos. It was a difficult to shape the light as there were no immediate surfaces to bounce light off of. I sucked i up and lowered the flash to 1/16 the original power and got shooting.
The pictures seen below are some of the results i'm extremely happy with.
The pictures seen below are some of the results i'm extremely happy with.
Now, i know that these pictures seem over processed at times (maybe?) but i've explained it in one of my blog posts why it is necessary to give graduation type photos a vintage look and feel.
With that, i bid farewell as my forearm screams in pain. Until the next post..
cheers
-ABK
With that, i bid farewell as my forearm screams in pain. Until the next post..
cheers
-ABK
