Tag Archives: 1D MkIV

Engineers

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Michael Willems

I have always been a good teacher because I am, at heart, very simple. I think intelligence means “making complex things simple” – not the other way around. Ask any consultant. The consultant who uses obfuscatory language (complicated words) is … Continue reading →

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Setting sun

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Michael Willems

Look at this photo I shot of Yasmin Tajik, Sunday in Nelson, outside Las Vegas, NV: Nice late afternoon light, and lit by the late afternoon sun. Except it wasn’t. Yes, it was late afternoon, but Yasmin was not lit … Continue reading →

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Site of the day

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Michael Willems

I see that this site is today’s Site of the Day at http://www.1001noisycameras.com/ – that’s great! Welcome, 1001 Noisy Camera fans. As you will see, on this blog I teach daily – a teaching post every single day. Enjoy, and … Continue reading →

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Hyper real

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Michael Willems

With today’s fast cameras, big sensors, and great noise reduction technology, like that in Lightroom 3 tha I described earlier (magic), we can see better with our cameras than we can in real life. It is fun to experiment with … Continue reading →

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Le Chat, etc: Montréal ce soir

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Michael Willems

A quick walk through Montréal. 32-12800 ISO and Lightroom noise reduction.. Wow. Wow. And wow. Both Montreal and the low noise performance: And my favourite: All this shot handheld with a 1D Mark IV and a 16-35 f/2.8 lens. At … Continue reading →

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1600 is the new 200

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Michael Willems

I am now using Lightroom 3, having upgraded from 2.6. Strongly recommended. Very strongly: worth every penny of the $99 upgrade fee. If you do not yet know about Lightroom: you need it (or if you use a Mac, Aperture, … Continue reading →

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Why I use 1-series cameras

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Michael Willems

They don’t do anything more than a Digital Rebel. But they do do it better sometimes, and that is important when you shoot for a living. They are more waterproof and more shockproof and shoot faster. And they have several … Continue reading →

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Shooting Rugby

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Michael Willems

I have never shot Rugby before, so I thought I would enjoy this morning’s newspaper shoot, a high school rugby game. And I did. Here’s a shot. Of course it is one that I did not send to the newspaper, … Continue reading →

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Using light today.

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Michael Willems

I shot Victoria Fenner today. But only, you will be glad to know, with a camera. Let me talk you through that, shall I? Victoria is an audio expert. She used to run the studio at McMaster University that we … Continue reading →

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A portrait with three speedlites

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Michael Willems

Here’s a portrait I just shot. I used the Canon 1D Mark IV with a 580 EX II flash on the camera, used only to drive three 430 EX II flashes using remote e-TTL. This is easier than ever: with … Continue reading →

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