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Philadelphia, 2007
Graham, Anderson, Probst and White's 1933 30th Street Station features a pretty darn fabulous main passenger concourse.
Thanks to low, low airfares (at least for winter travel), I was able to snag a round-trip, non-stop LAX-Philadelphia airfare for a trip in March. Why on earth would I be traveling to Philadelphia in winter? Because a friend and former co-worker asked me to come and be the photographer at his daughter's Bat Mitzvah reception (coincidentally, that will fall on my birthday), that's why! At first, I was nervous, thinking I was also photographing the ceremony itself. But Steve clarified I'd be there just for the reception and perhaps the day prior for some portrait shots of him and the family at the synagogue.
I went to my go-to camera tips guy, [ raymond ], and he offered me some frank and helpful advice, as always. So I'm going to bring two cameras (mine and, I hope, my sister's -- she's also got a Rebel), a wide angle lens for crowd and dance shots, and a longer lens for speeches. I smiled when I read his admonishment: "[L]eave your bokeh at home!" Ha! Of course, the macro lens is coming with me, I'll be using that for detail shots out by Independence Hall, etc., when I'm poking around on my own. I've got my flash already, and Steve has a tripod, so I'm just about set.
Well, Ray did tell me I ought to just buy a 24-70mm lens, rather than rent it. We'll see about that. =)
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Philadelphia, 2007
Graham, Anderson, Probst and White's 1933 30th Street Station features a pretty darn fabulous main passenger concourse.
Thanks to low, low airfares (at least for winter travel), I was able to snag a round-trip, non-stop LAX-Philadelphia airfare for a trip in March. Why on earth would I be traveling to Philadelphia in winter? Because a friend and former co-worker asked me to come and be the photographer at his daughter's Bat Mitzvah reception (coincidentally, that will fall on my birthday), that's why! At first, I was nervous, thinking I was also photographing the ceremony itself. But Steve clarified I'd be there just for the reception and perhaps the day prior for some portrait shots of him and the family at the synagogue.
I went to my go-to camera tips guy, [ raymond ], and he offered me some frank and helpful advice, as always. So I'm going to bring two cameras (mine and, I hope, my sister's -- she's also got a Rebel), a wide angle lens for crowd and dance shots, and a longer lens for speeches. I smiled when I read his admonishment: "[L]eave your bokeh at home!" Ha! Of course, the macro lens is coming with me, I'll be using that for detail shots out by Independence Hall, etc., when I'm poking around on my own. I've got my flash already, and Steve has a tripod, so I'm just about set.
Well, Ray did tell me I ought to just buy a 24-70mm lens, rather than rent it. We'll see about that. =)