Dustin Diaz Photography

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This is Lisa and Cameron. They just got married in Sydney, Australia at the Sergeants Mess as Erin and I (Flash Bullet) had the pleasure of shooting their wedding.

304/365. I'm a School Girl — Happy Halloween

This is, without a doubt, Erin, looking extremely hot and sexy in her Halloween costume.

Unfortunately ,between getting a trick, or a treat... it looks like you'll be getting tricked into not getting strobist info tonight — even thought the big mama softbox came thru with a second performance.

And since it's nearing on 2AM, it's time to hit the sack. See ya tomorrow.

297/365. cold shoulders, warm hands — well worth the larger view

I casually asked Erin if I could photograph her tonight... she told me to get things all setup, and then text her when I was ready. I finished the lights, pinged her, and she showed up in this outfit.

Awesome.

Anyhow, there's two others I wanted to post because there was literally no going wrong and it felt like every picture was a winner.

be sure to see both of them.

And of course, most importantly...

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

241/365. Love at first sight — see for yourself

It's shots like these where everything clicks. This includes Erin, the BART station, the D3, the 85mm, and a few margaritas... and of course being in lurve.

171/365. Never, never gonna give you up ~ Barry White
have a dance

Despite avoiding "Crazy Mike" (a drunkard passer-byer who wouldn't leave us alone), we managed to grab a shot for the night. Erin bought this new under dress thingy (that's the technical term) from Betsey Johnson (same place where the wedding dress was purchased), and it makes for pretty awesome twirling! :)

But of course it was freezing and windy outside so this had to be done quick.... so this is one of four shots we got out of the series.

Alright... and on with some Q & A from emails...

Q: "The distances, flash power settings, aperture, and ISO settings don't match Guide Number (G.N.) of your flashes in your diagrams... help me understand?"

A: Anyone curious enough to break down my shots from the strobist info set may often scratch their head around the numbers.

If you've tried to duplicate these setups, take special note that there are other things that contribute to altering light such as light modifiers themselves. This includes the umbrellas, softboxes, and gels. Not to mention in other cases you have to account for feathering, whereby when a light is not directly pointed at a subject, but simply feathered off in another direction.

Q: "What font is that in your photos?"

A: Although answered a dozen times, it's Trajan Pro. It's a very pretty serif font. I recommend "if" you're going to use it in your photos, you should at least buy it (I did). There are a million other fonts out there, try some of those.

And finally, for the strobaholics, read on...

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

170/365. A metaphor for many things ~ Me
try 'em on for size

These are our wedding rings. There is a long back story to how we arrived to these ones... but... not for here.

I also had about a thousand quotes going through my head for this photo... all a bit funnier than the previous.

Regarding details on the rings themselves... you'll have to ask Erin. They're made of a metal of some sort... and I'm sure that's a diamond on hers.

Finally, if you're curious on wanting to make your jewelry look like this, read on...

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

169/365. Untitled ~ fall in love again

With the official arrival of our wedding rings, Erin and I decided to take a vacation day and renew our wedding vows at city hall.

We put back on our wedding clothes and off we went with Britt & Laura as witnesses.

This shot was taken in the main hall, just below where the ceremony was held where 31 others would follow that same day (that's what the clerk told us).

Notice the warm "effect" as if the sun was pearing through a nearby window... but for anyone who's been there, knows there aren't "nearby" windows.

More details on this setup... clicky on. Oh, and Erin, I lurvy you :)

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

73/365.
Kiss me, fool
It's that kind of a week here in Austin at the SxSW conference. Thanks to Hugh Forrest I managed to get my press pass again. (Thanks a ton Hugh!). The next dozen or so photos are just a brief experience of the first day. So be sure to check out that set as well as more to come.

And for those counting, there is a day missing in my 365 which is on my memory other memory card, so I'll get to that later.

strobist info: SB-900 @ 1/16 on a portable human lightstand (Erin) attached to a 43" reflective umbrella — camera left.