Photography By Kevin

Nikon 50mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor

Jul 6th, 2007 | By smilepak | Category: Photography By Kevin

A few weeks before going to Disneyland, I was pondering which lens to bring along. I needed something light and flexible. The Tamron 28-75 2.8 Di lens I have is great, but often time indoor shots require a flash, which is a pain to have on the camera while walking around Disneyland. After reading a [...]



Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VR

Apr 2nd, 2007 | By smilepak | Category: Photography By Kevin

Mention in my previous post on the 80-200 2.8 AF-D, I was curious on the performance of the 70-200 2.8 VR and decided to try it out. I went back to Samy’s Camera and exchange my one week old 80-200 2.8 AF-D for the sparkling new 70-200 2.8 VR lens by Nikon, Nikkor lens as [...]



Nikkor 80-200mm ED 2.8 AF-D

Mar 25th, 2007 | By smilepak | Category: Photography By Kevin

The lastest addition to my setup recently purchased is the Nikkor 80-200mm ED 2.8 AF-D lens. While I drool to get the 70-200mm 2.8 VR AF-S lens, the price is way out of my range. The 80-200mm is about 1/2 the price.

The lens is a bit shorter than the latest generation 70-200 2.8 VR. It [...]



Soften B&W Shot

Feb 22nd, 2007 | By smilepak | Category: Photography By Kevin

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to work with RAW format a little more while I was up in San Jose, CA. During my visit, we stopped by Santana Row, a very nice shopping area.
Website: http://www.santanarow.com/shopping/
Here is a shot I took from there. The original shot was done in color using RAW format. [...]



Masking With Photoshop…

Sep 17th, 2006 | By smilepak | Category: Photography By Kevin

A few weeks ago, I attended a wedding of one of my friend. It was a very interesting wedding and I have to say, one of the more fun one I’ve been to. I had taken two separated pictures and did a little photoshop masking (merging of photo) for the fun of it and see [...]