Nixon shoot @ Hibernia Park

Sometimes you wake up and the birds are chirping, the sun is shining and you know it's going to be a good day. However today was not one of those days. It's overcast and gloomy. The heavens looks like they could open up without a moments notice, even though rain isn't in the forecast. It's Sunday afternoon and I'm meeting Dave, Angela and family at Hibernia park in Coatesville for a family shoot. We thought Chambers lake would make a nice back drop. I've been here a million times but this is the first time I've come for a photo shoot. I usually go here to relax and soak up the lake and walk the trails that follow the Brandywine creek. 

For the shoot I will be using my Fuji X-T2 with a rental Fujinon 56mm 1.2. The whole shoot is done in natural light lakeside. 

Elysha @ Chickies Rock

This is my first photoshoot in a very long time. Definitely the first since switching to Fujifilm from Canon. I have only concentrated on nature and landscape shots for years it seems. So after plenty of family shoot requests, I'll be slowly dabbling into portrait photography. Maybe this is a new chapter for me. Whatever it is, I'm excited for something fresh. Today I'm meeting up with Elysha and we are heading to Chickies Rock Overlook in Columbia PA. This is my first time going to Chickies Rock. The plan was to get there for golden hour. Unfortunately traffic had us running a little late and we were racing the sun. It is a light walk with a 20-30% grade from the parking lot to the overlook. The trail is wooded and slightly rocky, so make sure you wear sneakers. Once you're at the overlook you get a great view of the Susquehanna river. For the shoot I used all natural light with my Fuji X-T2. The lenses for the shoot are the Fujinon 50mm F2 and Fujinon 16mm F1.4. Unfortunately I had the grain on during the shoot. Yeah it's been awhile! 

Washington shoot @ Longwood Gardens

Laraine and Larry contacted me about doing a shoot at Longwood Gardens. I'm always excited to shoot so I agreed. Longwood Gardens is a beautiful place. For anyone that hasn't been there, I highly recommend it for any season of the year. From the fountains, the clock tower, the conservatory, to the meadows and fireworks. There is always a beautiful display going on at Longwood. It can be difficult to shoot there at times because of the amount of people. So I had to time the shots and shoot places within the gardens that were less dense with foot traffic. It was an overcast day but nice overall. This is one of the first shoots with my Fuji X-T2. I shot the whole time with natural light while using a rented Fujinon 56mm F1.2.