This past Sunday was a gorgeous day for a photo shoot! Dawn and I met up with Jenn Childress and Tom and Beth Smith at Ridley Creek State Park. Jenn had a family portrait session scheduled with Tom, Beth and 9 month old Tommy (who was VERY well behaved all afternoon). I came along because Jenn has a new toy for me to play with!
While Jenn was shooting photos of the Smith family, I borrowed her new Canon 5D Mark II to shoot some HD video of The Smiths.
Being able to use this camera was like opening the Atari 2600 on Christmas morning in 1983. Except I held the jumping and screaming in check this time. And, now that I think about it, I probably would still refuse to let me sister play with the 5D.....so maybe it's exactly like the Atari 2600. But I digress.
The footage from this camera just looks sooooo good! Shooting with top notch still photo lenses and their superior image quality was a real treat to a gear nerd like me.
Onto the video! This clip mixes some of Jenn's beautiful images with video footage into a unique look at a moment in time with the Smith Family and their young son, Tommy. These types of videos only get better with time. As Tommy grows up, he and his family will have this one afternoon frozen in time to look back on for years to come. I know that ALL of the photos and film/video that my family has are some of the most treasured items in our homes. I hope Tommy will feel that way about this short clip in the years to come....after the teenage years of course when he will be embarrassed at the very existence of the video! Enjoy. PS: To see this clip in all of it's true HD glory click here.
While Jenn was shooting photos of the Smith family, I borrowed her new Canon 5D Mark II to shoot some HD video of The Smiths.
Being able to use this camera was like opening the Atari 2600 on Christmas morning in 1983. Except I held the jumping and screaming in check this time. And, now that I think about it, I probably would still refuse to let me sister play with the 5D.....so maybe it's exactly like the Atari 2600. But I digress.
The footage from this camera just looks sooooo good! Shooting with top notch still photo lenses and their superior image quality was a real treat to a gear nerd like me.
Onto the video! This clip mixes some of Jenn's beautiful images with video footage into a unique look at a moment in time with the Smith Family and their young son, Tommy. These types of videos only get better with time. As Tommy grows up, he and his family will have this one afternoon frozen in time to look back on for years to come. I know that ALL of the photos and film/video that my family has are some of the most treasured items in our homes. I hope Tommy will feel that way about this short clip in the years to come....after the teenage years of course when he will be embarrassed at the very existence of the video! Enjoy. PS: To see this clip in all of it's true HD glory click here.
