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Top to bottom, left to right: proof that you can get amazing results from a huge range of lighting scenarios with a little patience and selection of the right lenses. If you're interested in the numbers...
#1: f/4 @ 400 ISO, 70-200 lens;
#2: f/4 @ 1000 ISO, 70-200 lens; #s
3 and 5: f/4.5 @ 100 ISO with a studio light, 17-40 lens;
#4: f/4.5 @ 100 ISO with a studio light, 70-200 lens;
#6: f/4 @ 100 ISO, 70-200 lens;
#7: f/4 @ 400 ISO, 70-200 lens;
#8: f/9 @ 100 with a studio light, 70-200 lens;
#9: f/4 @ 1600 ISO, 50mm lens;
#10: f/4 @ 100 ISO, 17-40 lens;
#11: f/2 @ 400 ISO, 50mm lens; and
#12: f/4 @ 100 ISO, 70-200 lens. (No flash used, except as noted.)
Thanks to Pasadena, Venice Beach, and a family we love! Up next: we have got to do a mini-shoot of our growing-up-all-too-fast niece Aubrey! Stay tuned... (But while you wait, check out
our travel blog, where we have a few more pictures on display from the trip!)