Today I assisted Bruce Dorn and Maura Dutra at the Digital Photography Edge Seminar in Boston. I manned the registration table, help setup, and break down the equipment. I was pleasantly surprised to find out the Bruce was an avid biker. Not bicycle but, motorcycle. He’s built them, rode them, and put many miles on them. I really dug his riding stories. I rode my Dayton 675 to the seminar even with the threat of rain looming but, I knew it would hold for me and it did. I had the chance to try out the 50 1.2 and the 85 1.2 from the kind Canon rep that attended. The 85 1.2 was still sort slow for me compared to the Mark1 but, for studio work or better lighted situations I suppose it would be a better performer. Personally, I’ll keep my 85 1.8. The 50 1.2 on the other hand was pretty sweet. It has better focusing than the 50 1.4 but, is significantly more expensive. Most ot the shots I took were at 1600 or 3200iso with no flash.
It was also pretty cool to see some of the our local Bmob clan. Jamie, Joe, Stacey, Laura, Renee, Robert, and Connie. I also met some new faces that and put them to names that I’ve seen many times before. Bruce’s lighting work is incredible. He truly has a higher level of understanding of flash, lighting, and scenes. It’s amazing how a people have the capacity to create images that are distinctly theatric in style and lighting. This doesn’t mean that they look unnatural. Bruce’s images are dramatic, captivating, and lit exceptionally well. Maura has in ingenious means of taking breathe taking imagery and turning into one off pieces of vibrant art. Her Painter skills are monstrous! Wow!
Take a look at the site and check them out.
