Destination Sacramento Wedding Photographer fun alternative » midtown sacramento http://dshillingphoto.net Fun Sacramento Wedding Photographer Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:59:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2010 means better choices. http://dshillingphoto.net/2010/01/2010-means-better-choices/ http://dshillingphoto.net/2010/01/2010-means-better-choices/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:57:21 +0000 daveshilling http://dshillingphoto.net/?p=155 It isn’t every day that I watch something on television that directly impacts the way my day begins and ends.

I watched Food, Inc. after being recommended by Jasmine Star on her Wedding Photography Blog.  She mentioned how watching this documentary about where our food comes from shaped her food choices, and after watching it myself, I understood why.  I don’t want to list out every awesome point that the movie made, just watch it, but at the end of the day my family and I decided to make a stronger effort to know where our food comes from, support local growers who grow their food naturally, and find a more responsible choice for our meat purchases.  Today we headed to a local Farmers Market behind Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights to check out what local growers had to offer during the winter season,  and we came home with a bag full of goodies! Everything we ate was delicious and the cost was not prohibitive to doing this every week, so it has instantly become house law.  Jenny is headed to the Farmers Market downtown under the freeway to see if they will have any locally raised meats that weren’t corn fed and raised in their own excrement ( seriously, watch this documentary) and I look forward getting pictures on my phone of these delicious treats!  For you photo-nerds and the generally curious, here’s a setup shot for the delectable fruit display above:

NERD ALERT!!!!
Two SB-800′s both fired with CLS on manual at 1/80th power. The flash at camera left is snooted with a piece of tin foil, and the flash at camera right is diffused through an extended roll of paper towels help up by a flashlight. D300, 85mm@f8, ISO 200, 1/250th sec

P.S.  We all tried the Asian pear on the right for the first time this evening . It was so freakin delicious. We’ll be getting more next time!

Much <3,

Dave

]]> http://dshillingphoto.net/2010/01/2010-means-better-choices/feed/ 0 New Years Day in Photos http://dshillingphoto.net/2010/01/new-years-day-in-photos/ http://dshillingphoto.net/2010/01/new-years-day-in-photos/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:08:45 +0000 daveshilling http://dshillingphoto.net/?p=153 A rare moment of child-free leisure led us to Midtown for Crepes and coffee, and I didn’t dare be without my camera!

Bellies comfortable but not stuffed, we strolled around midtown for a few and enjoyed the solace of the New Year. Jenny is super patient when I’m shooting random eye-catchers on the street, and she holds stuff for me, models, and points out cool stuff of her own.

Jenny commented on how quiet it was in Midtown today, and I concurred. It was peaceful, strangers seemed to stride optimistically towards their destinations, and birds were dancing around from tree to tree.


Maybe everyone is excited about the possibilities of 2010, and they are starting their year on a peaceful note, setting the tone for the rest of the year.



I picked up a fashion magazine from the UK that is as thick as my thumb, and it spurred photo-shoot ideas which I’m looking forward to embarking on. Anyone want to model? Comments are welcome!

Happy New Years to my friends and blog stalkers!

Much <3,

Dave

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