http://davidmartinezphotography.com Long Beach Wedding Photographer Serving: Long Beach, Bixby Knolls, Signal Hill, and Belmont Shores. (323) 854-7099 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:03:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800" caption="Check Out My New Rope Light!"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800" caption="This is me being blurry..."][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800" caption="I want to get up!"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800" caption="How about a kiss mom?"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800" caption="Ghost kiss!"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800" caption="Night y'all."][/caption] http://davidmartinezphotography.com/grandpa-scores-a-rope-light-and-i-infuse-it-into-elans-bed-frame/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800" caption="Elan Get's Squeezed By Grandma and Grandpa"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800" caption="Be careful with me Grandma!"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800" caption="There's X-Mas Lights!"][/caption] http://davidmartinezphotography.com/elan-gets-a-visit-from-the-grand-parents/ Elan Martinez Swims for the First Time from David Martinez on Vimeo. http://davidmartinezphotography.com/elan-martinez-goes-for-his-first-swim/ [caption id="attachment_201" align="alignnone" width="960" caption="Just checking things out."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_196" align="alignnone" width="960" caption="Enjoying his new floor mat!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_197" align="alignnone" width="960" caption="Hola!"][/caption] http://davidmartinezphotography.com/elan-doing-some-floor-time/ Elan did a great job in the swimming pool this last weekend. He went underwater a few times and was pretty brave about the idea of 'going under'. The instructor liked how comfortable he was in the water (thanks to his recent new baths in the tub, shhh!). I was ... http://davidmartinezphotography.com/elan-gets-first-swimming-lesson-at-7-months/ [caption id="attachment_176" align="alignnone" width="960" caption="Elan Gets his Banana On - Check Out My Room Peeps!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_182" align="alignnone" width="960" caption="I thought you would want to see my big ugly mug!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_183" align="alignnone" width="960" caption="Boo!"][/caption] http://davidmartinezphotography.com/happy-hollaween-everyone/ OK I'm currently drooling over the new solid state option in the refreshed 2008 Macbook Pro. I've seen youtube videos where it plain boots the OS and apps faster. Very exciting stuff. Way less moving parts and just so cool. Where it still hurts in in the pricing and disc ... http://davidmartinezphotography.com/macbook-pro-solid-state-option/ When shooting subjects that are back lit (strong light source behind them) and you want to avoid a strong silhoutte of the subject, get up close on the subject (droping out any background highlights such as the sky and use the AE Lock (*) button) to lock the exposure) then ... http://davidmartinezphotography.com/use-ae-lock-for-lock-into-the-exposure-you-really-want/ If you only focus with the back AF-ON button and disable the shutter auto focus button do this: Turn the Camera On Hit Menu, Go to Custom Functions (Orange Camera Icon on Right) Scroll to Custom Funtion IV (4) and Select On 1, (Shutter button/AF-ON Button) Select 2 To Enable the high ISO (3200/H) feature: Go ... http://davidmartinezphotography.com/40d-custom-function-tips/ http://davidmartinezphotography.com/behind-the-scenes-fun-interact-with-your-subjects-to-connect-with-them/