On our final day in Uganda, we were honored to have a group of Ugandan and Sudanese children perform cultural songs and dances. Its been a longtime dream of mine to visit Africa and this was an amazing way to spend my last day there.
africa on my mind
18Aug10Some more images from Jinja, Uganda during my visit with another family who fosters many children.
african portrait
19Jul10This woman was gracious and agreed to let me photographer her for a few frames. She’s standing in front of her house in the first two photos and was a great model.
Jinja, Uganda 2010
jinja, uganda
24Jun10I was able to meet and hang out at with Olivia at her house for an afternoon while in Jinja, Uganda. Olivia cares for seven girls and is part of the Foster Family network–a group of adults/families compelled to house those without a home. It was one of those rare opportunities on the trip when we didn’t need to rush off to our next stop. All but two of the girls were home, and the quiet neighborhood was scoping the scene. It was great!
nile
21May10A snap from my first evening in Jinja, Uganda. We stayed very close to where the Nile River begins its epic journey through Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. It’s been a longtime dream of mine to be in Africa and to see the Nile was really special. Beautiful land. Amazing people.
golden gardens
08May10One from last night’s portrait session with Kris and Kari at Golden Gardens…the scene of my wedding, just about a year ago. Kris and Kari will be hitched in a few months and they are lots of fun. Big thanks to them for choosing me as the cameraman.
portrait lens
02May10I don’t really use this blog to talk about gear, so if you’re not into it, feel free to skip to the photos. Those of you who’ve shot with me know I love putting my camera right in the mix and usually the glass is wide. But there are times I’ll need to create a certain style of portrait that puts me further away from my subject. I’ve been using Canon gear for many years and think one of the best combos for portraits is with a full-frame camera (in my case, the 5D) and the 85mm f/1.8. Canon does make a ‘better’ lens, an 85mm f/1.2, but the price tag is over five times that of the f/1.8 and I haven’t seen the need to upgrade. It goes without saying that having f/1.2 is beneficial at times, but the quality and sharpness of the f/1.8 continually impresses me. And, I don’t feel I’m skimping on gear by using it…in fact, it’s almost like I’m getting away with something.
The two images below were shot in the little village of T’ede in Ethiopia. The one on the left was shot at f/2.8 and the other is at f/2.0, both with the 85mm. Since you probably can’t tell just how good the 85mm can be, I’ve cropped the right image so you can check it out.
