Ben and his BMW

Ben and his BMW, originally uploaded by LShadrack.

This past Sunday we took some time out around sunset to take some pictures of our friend Ben and his bike. We pulled off onto a very short side road, it was only about 25 yards long. Needless to say there wasn't any traffic, thus perfect for pictures. We used 5 strobes for this shot, 3 in umbrellas and 2 bare. The only thing this picture didn't capture was the humidity!
Thanks Ben!

Nikki's Men

_5316394, originally uploaded by 2&3Designs.

This past weekend we had the opportunity to photograph our good friend Nikki's wedding. Her husband Tommy (second from the right) and his groomsman and ushers paused for this shot. Kinda Blues Brothers, kinda Men In Black and a lot of fun! This is my personal favorite out of the formal shots. We shot this one with 3 strobes, one high camera left at 1/2 through and umbrella, one low camera right through an umbrella at 1/4 and a strobe on the floor below the cross aimed up at 1/4.
Thanks Nikki and Tommy!

Top 10!

Yeah.... she's better than me!, originally uploaded by LShadrack.

Sarah and I entered this photo into a photo competition which was voted on by the public and we made the top 10! Now we are waiting to be judged by a pro photographer to see who gets the top spot. The winner gets a $1600 7-14mm lens!! We're cossing our fingers over here. I think we definitely have the most interesting image. We'll see what the Judge thinks...
Here is a link to the Top 10:
http://fourthirds-user.com/2008/06/top_ten_finalists_for_spring_photo_competition.php

We've been published!

Through flickr I was able to get one of my images published. In a discussion forum, a writer from "What Digital Camera Magazine," based in the UK, asked the opinions of those who have an Olympus E-3. I submitted my comments and was asked if I wanted to submit them to their magazine. So, long story short, we got the magazine in the mail today.

The picture is one I took on my trip to Kansas City, Missouri for a teacher workshop. It was taken in one of the walkways that connect surrounding buildings called "The Link."









Here is the original:

Jenna's Bridal Portraits

Jenna, originally uploaded by 2&3Designs.

We recently were blessed to be a part of Ben and Jenna Sugg's wedding this past weekend. They are an absolutely awesome couple and we enjoyed working with them every step of the way.
Earlier this month we shot Jenna's Bridal portraits at Duke Gardens. The second one is the one she chose for her Bridal Portrait. Here are a couple of our favorites.
As for strobist information, we shot all of these with a single shot through umbrella with 2 SB-28s mounted.
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Seeking: Prince, Got: ??????

Seeking: Prince, Got: ??????, originally uploaded by LShadrack.

Or awesome photographer friend Aaron Nace took a picture which my mind immediately related to Sarah and I. So of course we had to do an image in response, since we are also doing a 365. I originally wanted Sarah in my hand as if I had found my Queen. Sarah decided to switch it up, which really adds to the humor of the image.

Day 65 of 365

Speak, See, Hear no Evil

Speak See Hear no Evil, originally uploaded by Capa12.

We had another get together last night with
Aaron to do a photo shoot. This was pretty much all his idea. We took three different pictures of each other and photoshopped them together into one image. So each of us is effectively in each image; either in the form of hands, mouth and chest, or eyes. As usual, Sarah had the best image... seen here in center.