"Rock On, I Wanna Be President" - Kiss

grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
edited September 17, 2009 in People
Davev and I had a opportunity on Saturday afternoon to photograph President Obama at the Target Center.

The lines and the wait were long but it is not everyday you get to photograph a sitting president.

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  • goldilocksandmy3bearsgoldilocksandmy3bears Registered Users Posts: 423 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2009
    cool! you look like you got to get close (or do you have a good zoom lens?) makes me laugh to see the people in the background taking pictures with their cell phonesrolleyes1.gif
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  • RBrogenRBrogen Registered Users Posts: 1,518 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2009
    thumb.gif That is kewl.
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  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2009
    some great shots!thumb.gif
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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2009
    grimace wrote:
    Davev and I had a opportunity on Saturday afternoon to photograph President Obama at the Target Center.

    The lines and the wait were long but it is not everyday you get to photograph a sitting president.
    Well worth it! You got a good range of expressions and gestures. The tonality, however, seems a bit off - too much of a redish glow to everything.
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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2009
    I agree that the WB seems to be off a bit. Too warm.

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  • grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2009
    ront wrote:
    I agree that the WB seems to be off a bit. Too warm.

    Ron

    I agree. The setting was still set on Landscape mode with the presets messing things up a bit.
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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited September 15, 2009
    grimace wrote:
    I agree. The setting was still set on Landscape mode with the presets messing things up a bit.

    Ahhhhh....Since you can't make all those "modes" disappear from your camera, just vow to never, ever, use them. Use Aperture preferred, Shutter preferred, or, if you're up to it, Manual. Or, if you absolutely feel you must, use P for Programmed. But the idea is for you, not the camera manufacturer, to decide what you need under what circumstances. mwink.gif
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  • grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
    edited September 16, 2009
    bdcolen wrote:
    Ahhhhh....Since you can't make all those "modes" disappear from your camera, just vow to never, ever, use them. Use Aperture preferred, Shutter preferred, or, if you're up to it, Manual. Or, if you absolutely feel you must, use P for Programmed. But the idea is for you, not the camera manufacturer, to decide what you need under what circumstances. mwink.gif

    I always shoot in manual. What happened was the the contrast and sat. were turned up on landscape setting of my 5D causing the reddish tones to pop up on the faces of the people.
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2009
    Adam - congrats and how awesome to be there!

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  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2009
    grimace wrote:
    Davev and I had a opportunity on Saturday afternoon to photograph President Obama at the Target Center.

    The lines and the wait were long but it is not everyday you get to photograph a sitting president.


    Looks like he is standing...lol3.gif

    Must have been incredibly exciting to have that opportunity! Thanks for sharing.
  • Wil DavisWil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2009
    Looks like you certainly captured the spirit of the moment

    Nice job!

    …and great advice about not using any of the presets thumb.gif

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited September 17, 2009
    Great shots, Adam! clap.gif Those pics you will treasure for a lifetime. thumb.gif


    Cheers,
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