First photo shoot with my new Canon f/2.8 24-70mm

nightpixels

I purchased a Canon f/2.8L 24-70mm lens 2 weeks ago and I put it to use for the first time last weekend. I was happy with the results that I got from it. Here are some I'd like to share.

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DeeCajun

Congrats and wow !!!

#2... breathtaking!

craig_d

I can see you're making good use of your new lens! Nice work. I have that lens too, though I'm finding I don't use it as often as I had thought I might. More often, if I want something in between my 17-40 f/4L and my 70-200mm f/2.8 IS, I end up reaching for my 50mm f/1.4. But the 24-70mm f/2.8L is a terrific lens, and it always gives good results. (Now if Canon would just hurry up with that long-rumored 24-70mm f/2.8L IS...)

Of these pics, I like the pose and composition of #5 best. I like the fact that you're not afraid of "wrong" WB; your use of warm tones in the sunlit shots, and the cool coloring of #10, is really nice.

kidzmom

2,3,4,6,9,11, and 14. OH MY GOSH, Allen! Your model is stunning and you also did an equally stunning job on the treatments, poses, setting, comps..the works!

I am going back and forth between this L and the 70-200. My problem is that I often have very tight quarters when I shoot inside with natural light and my 50 is just not cutting it. I can't back up far enough. I think the 24 would be perfect. At 1,500ish I waiting a bit more...but now I just can't wait to get it. I think I'm sold on the 24-70 now.

Sincerely AWESOME work.

And how did you do the panning, lens baby effect in 6? LOVE!

adbsgicom

Though I've been using the 24-105 f/4L more, this was my first L lens. Very nice images, but #2 was simply WOW!!!

D'Buggs

Some REAL nice stuphhh.
For me, the icing on the cake, is #10.

nightpixels

DeeCajun wrote:

Congrats and wow !!!

#2... breathtaking!

Thanks DeeCajun! #2 is my favorite too.

nightpixels

craig_d wrote:

I can see you're making good use of your new lens! Nice work. I have that lens too, though I'm finding I don't use it as often as I had thought I might. More often, if I want something in between my 17-40 f/4L and my 70-200mm f/2.8 IS, I end up reaching for my 50mm f/1.4. But the 24-70mm f/2.8L is a terrific lens, and it always gives good results. (Now if Canon would just hurry up with that long-rumored 24-70mm f/2.8L IS...)

Of these pics, I like the pose and composition of #5 best. I like the fact that you're not afraid of "wrong" WB; your use of warm tones in the sunlit shots, and the cool coloring of #10, is really nice.

I can see why you are not using your 24-70 much considering that you own a f/1.4 50mm. I would love to buy that lens some day. Thanks for your comments!

nightpixels

kidzmom wrote:

2,3,4,6,9,11, and 14. OH MY GOSH, Allen! Your model is stunning and you also did an equally stunning job on the treatments, poses, setting, comps..the works!

I am going back and forth between this L and the 70-200. My problem is that I often have very tight quarters when I shoot inside with natural light and my 50 is just not cutting it. I can't back up far enough. I think the 24 would be perfect. At 1,500ish I waiting a bit more...but now I just can't wait to get it. I think I'm sold on the 24-70 now.

Sincerely AWESOME work.

And how did you do the panning, lens baby effect in 6? LOVE!

Thanks Kelly! #6 is nothing but "Radial Blur" with the "zoom" option selected in Photoshop. I applied it everywhere but on her. It sounds like you are going to need the 24-70. I bought mine around $1,300 from B&H Photo.

nightpixels

adbsgicom wrote:

Though I've been using the 24-105 f/4L more, this was my first L lens. Very nice images, but #2 was simply WOW!!!

24-105 is a quite good L lens. I just sold it with my 5D (since I have 5D Mark II now) on ebay and instead bough the 24-70mm. This made sense to me because I already own a 70-200mm f/2.8L.

nightpixels

D'Buggs wrote:

Some REAL nice stuphhh.
For me, the icing on the cake, is #10.

Thanks D'Buggs!

Qarik

I love the colors, textures, posing, framing, the models smile, hat, and twinkle in her eyes. great stuff!

lilmomma

Stunning work! and beautiful model, so elegant!

nightpixels

Thanks Qarik and Melissa! Much appreciated.