Alaska Photography

Off Camera Flash

Mike Criss — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:22:39 +0000

Took some senior pictures of my daughter yesterday and had a lot of fun. It was a very sunny afternoon with the sun high in the sky. A very rare day this summer! Made it challenging finding the right light to photograph her. Of course the truck was loaded with gear so I grabbed my 580EX II with an umbrella. The fill flash made all the difference.
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Using flash in shade

Flash using Canon 580EX II and STE2

Our Setup with a 580EX II and a 430EX II

Harsh Lighting in Direct Sunlight

Flash using Canon 580EX II and STE2

Put Sarah's back to the sun and used fill flash

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Rarefied Light

Mike Criss — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:10:24 +0000

Rarefied Light exhibit opens tonight at the Anchorage Museum. You are invited to the opening reception at 7 p.m.

Anchorage Exhibit

I have one photograph in the exhibit this year. From here, it will travel to Fairbanks, Kenai and Cordova for display.
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Juneau at Colony Slideshow

Mike Criss — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:34:25 +0000

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Juneau at Colony Football

Mike Criss — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:26:26 +0000

On this football night, I had to use my flash rig (580EX II mounted below the camera on a monopod) through the entire game. Last week I shot exclusively with my 100-400mm Canon lens. This week, because of the darkness, I shot with just my 70-200mm 2.8 L. Love that fast lens.
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Colony Football

Touchdown!

Colony Football

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Juneau at Palmer Football

Mike Criss — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:03:16 +0000

I love photographing football and tonight was a great night for it. I did have to put my flash rig together as the clouds and darkness moved in. It worked well and I will do a post on how I did it.

I am uploading tons of photos here

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