Knapp Imaging

Saturday turned out to be just as miserable a day as the weatherman predicted - at least on the outside!  Inside Josh and Melissa had a truly magical wedding day, and I was lucky enough to be there to share it with them, and to help them record their memories.

Although things got started a bit late (is there a wedding that ever starts on time?) we were able to get through everything, including the part people hate the most - the formals.  Everyone was a trooper and made the entire shoot a breeze, despite the tight schedule.

This event was my first opportunity to try out my new Nikon D700, which performed like a champ.  I really made use of the High-ISO/Low-noise feature of the D700, sometimes shooting at has high as ISO 3200 with no noticeable graininess.

Thanks again Josh and Melissa for allowing me to share this special day with you.

Below are a few photos from the wedding.

Today I took the day off because I was a bit under the weather, but my girls ended up convincing me that we should head out to Cox Farms for the afternoon, which we did.  Since I haven’t been posting much on this blog, I decided I would take the camera with me and capture the day.

I am typically a reactive shooter when it comes to informal events, such as this was.  I don’t plan what I am going to photograph like I do with a wedding, for instance.  However, in this case there was a shot that I decided ahead of time that I really wanted to get.

Cox Farms has a series of slides, one in particular that both my girls love.  It is a 6-lane side slide that you can ride a burlap bag down, and it is very fast due to the wax they spray on it.

My thought was to pick a lane next to one of my girls and launch a second ahead of them, turn around, and fire away while they were coming down after me.  Given that the side is pretty quick, I only got a couple of shots off before I had to turn around in order to keep from falling over.

Here’s what I ended up with - two very interesting shots from a very unique perspective.

Camera settings:  ISO100, Aperture Priority mode @ f4.5, Continuous Focus mode

– BK