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Posts Tagged ‘Romania Photography’

RadioPopper Goes to Romania

October 29, 2010

I have been a HUGE fan of RadioPoppers since they liberated me from the line-of-sight limitations of my Nikon Creative Lighting System.  I absolutely LOVE the versatility, dependability, and control that the whole Nikon CLS flash system gives me.  Extending all those qualities to HUNDREDS of feet instead of a couple dozen, and being able to place remote flashes around walls and behind subjects, all while maintaining full i-TTL functionality and high-speed-sync, truly allows me to bring my vision to life without any limitations. 

This past July I traveled to Romania with a very compact lineup of gear that included a RadioPopper Px System.  (To see some my other posts and photos from Romania, Click Here.)  I have a couple of tricks I’ll share some day that allow me to attach the units in a more compact and streamlined manner to my flashes.  This maximizes my opportunities and minimizes set-up, tear-down, and excess space in my camera bag…especially important while doing run-n-gun street-level travel assignments like this!

In spite of the different radio frequencies floating around most of Eastern Europe, I had absolutely no problems with interference.  My RadioPoppers worked every time and made for some really dramatic shots that never would have been possible without them!  Since I’m such a believer and real-world tester of their products, the wonderful folks at RadioPopper have been kind enough to sponsor my “Light Bending 411” wireless lighting workshops like the one I’m doing in Maine next week.  So please check them out at www.radiopopper.com and let me know if you have any questions or would like a discount code so you can order your own set!

Tags: CLS, Creative Lighting System, D3, Humanitarian Photographer, Humanitarian Photographers, Humanitarian Photography, Nikon D3, Nikon SB-800, Nikon SB-900, Off-camera Flash, RadioPopper, RadioPoppers, Romania, Romania Photographer, Romania Photographers, Romania Photography, SB-800, SB-900, Strobist, Travel Photographer, Travel Photographers, Travel Photography, Wireless Flash
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Mihaela & Vicintiu’s Romania Wedding

October 2, 2010

Yesterday I had the pleasant surprise of a wonderful phone call from Mihaela, who’s wedding to Vicintiu I photographed in Romania back in July.  She was in the US visiting friends and family.  I was so honored that she would take the time to reach out and thank me again for being a part of their wedding!  What a sweetheart!!!

So I thought I’d post a few photos from their gorgeous day.  I have to say, this was by far the most surreal wedding I have ever had the privilege of photographing!  It was on a beautiful, pristine, mountainside near Campulung.  A light afternoon shower had cleansed the landscape and brought a crisp freshness to the air.  A dreamy mist was rising from the valley below.  And we weren’t alone…wild horses had also discovered the picturesque meadow we were in.  They pranced and played in the background throughout the service.  Then just as magically as they appeared…wandered off to an adjoining hill side just before we left.  It was one of those serendipitous experiences I’ll never forget for as long as I live.

Congratulations again to “Miha & Vic”.  Always remember the magic moments of your life!!!

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Faces of Romania

September 1, 2010

As days turn into weeks…and weeks turn into months…I often catch myself thinking of the amazing people I met in Romania.  It’s hard to believe that was July and we’re now moving into September!  So I thought I’d post some of the images that gripped me the most from that amazing experience.  Not surprisingly, they were all images of the beautiful faces I met along my journey.  Enjoy!

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Streets of Romania

August 16, 2010

Did you know Irish author Bram Stoker based his horror novel ‘Dracula’ on the fifteenth century Wallachian Prince, Vlad Dracul of Romania?  So many photos from my trip to Romania last month…still trying to find time to edit & share them all!  J  Here’s a few scenes from the streets.  Enjoy!

Tags: Chris & Cami, Chris & Cami Photography, Chris and Cami Photography, Cumpalung, Romania, Romania Mission, Romania Mission Trip, Romania Photographer, Romania Photographers, Romania Photography
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Romanian Orphanage

August 12, 2010

One of the reasons for going to Romania was because I had offered my services to photograph the children in the orphanage at Campulung.  These kids had probably never had a professional portrait taken of them in their lives.  As we all know, having a great portrait of yourself can do wonders for your self-esteem!  What better way to share with someone who speaks a different language than you do, that they are loved unconditionally and that they are uniquely and wonderfully made, than to give them a beautiful portrait of themselves?!? So I brought a small lighting kit with 2-Manfrotto 5001B light stands, 2-Westcott Collapsible Umbrellas, and 2-SB800 strobes.  All of this stored perfectly into my ultra-compact lighting kit, which you can see here with the rest of the gear I took:  http://chrisandcami.com/blog/2010/07/30/packing-for-romania/.  I used a white window curtain with the sun back-lighting it for a nice high-key background.  Along with this setup, we brought a small Canon Selphy die-sub printer, thanks to Erika.  I set my D3 up so that one CF card slot was recording RAW files, and the other was recording a duplicate medium sized JPG file.  As I photographed each child, Terry would take the card with the JPG image, help them pick out their favorite, and instantly pop out a print for them.  Then Erika would take it over and help them place it in one of the colorful frames she’d brought.  They LOVED IT!!!  We were so blessed to see the excitement on their faces as they walked out and showed their portrait to their friends.  J

 

Tags: Chris & Cami, Chris & Cami Photography, Chris and Cami Photography, CLS, Creative Lighting System, Cumpalung, D3, Nikon D3, Orphan, Orphanage, Orphans, Romania, Romania Mission Trip, Romania Photographer, Romania Photographers, Romania Photography, Romania Portrait Photograhy, Romania Portrait Photographer, Romania Portrait Photographers, Romania Wedding Photographer, Romania Wedding Photographers, Romania Wedding Photography
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Gypsy Village in Romania

August 12, 2010

One day while we were in Romania we visited a Gypsy Village.  It really touched my heart to see the conditions these people live in.  They were so kind and gracious, allowing me to photograph them, photograph their families.  One lady even came up to me and motioned for me to follow her.  We wound our way back through the shacks to HER shack.  It was a humble one-bedroom home…but it was HER home and she wanted her portrait in front of it!  I was honored to oblige.  

Tags: Chris & Cami, Chris & Cami Photography, Chris and Cami Photography, Gypsies, Gypsy, Gypsy Village, Romania, Romania Mission Trip, Romania Photographer, Romania Photographers, Romania Photography, Travel, Travel Photographer, Travel Photographers, Travel Photography
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Welcome to Romania!

August 12, 2010

As most of you know, I recently traveled to Romania.  Here are a few of my favorites of some young people dressed in traditional outfits.  We saw them warming up for a performance they had later that evening.  When my new friends Mihaela & Ana asked them if they’d be interested in working with me, they went for it!  Zack was there with me and did an excellent job as a lighting assistant, holding an SB-800 with a warming gel for a little extra kick to the lighting in some of the shots.  I loved the colorful details in their outfits!    

Tags: Destination Wedding, Destination Wedding Photographer, Destination Wedding Photographers, Destination Wedding Photography, Destination Weddings, Romania, Romania Photographer, Romania Photographers, Romania Photography, Romania Wedding Photographer, Romania Wedding Photographers, Romania Wedding Photography, Travel Photographer, Travel Photographers, Travel Photography
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Packing for Romania

July 30, 2010

While thinking about what I wanted to take to Romania, I knew I wanted to pack light.  So I left my main ThinkTank Take-Off bag at home.  But I also knew I wanted to have as full a range of equipment at my disposal as possible, since I didn’t know what kinds of photographic opportunities were going to avail themselves.  So here’s what I packed:

 

Nikon D3

Nikon D300 + MBD10 Grip with ENEL4a adapter

Nikkor 10.5mm f2.8 fisheye

Nikkor 24-70 f2.8

Nikkor 70-200 f2.8

3 – RadioPoppers (1 transmitter, 2 receivers)

3 – SB800 strobes

2 – Bogen 5001B light stands

All of this gear along with spare batteries, chargers, compact flash cards, lens cleaning pens, and the usual assortment of doodads all fit into my ThinkTank Streetwalker Pro and this super small generic light stand bag pictured in the photo.  I was very happy with my selection and used every piece of equipment I brought, without being left wanting for anything I didn’t! 

My thinking on bringing the D300 instead of two D3 bodies was because it gave me a little more reach, turning my 70-200 into a 105-300 f2.8 if I needed it.  Plus in a pinch I could command my remote flashes with its built-in pop-up flash.  Both proved to be scenarios I would be glad I had.  I fitted it with the MBD10 Grip with the ENEL4a adapter so that I could use the same larger capacity batteries for both cameras and only have to bring one charger. 

For image management and storage, I brought my smaller 14” Toshiba laptop in a small backpack.  That and my Streetwalker Pro were my carry-on luggage.  The light stand case fit easily into my checked bag.  I’ve mounted this laptop with a small 320GB external drive and software that backs up all the important data off my laptop every night.  After each day of shooting I transferred all the images from my CF cards to my laptop, which then got backed up to the external hard drive.  I brought enough CF cards that I never had to re-use them.  I kept each copy of my images separate from the other…especially during the 26-hour trip home. 

I hope some of this info helps you out the next time you have to pack light…

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Photographing in Romania

July 17, 2010

Buna!  (Hello!)  I’ll be photographing in Romania all next week!  Our church sends a mission team there every year to work with the orphanage, school children, and others in need.  This year I’m excited to be going along as the “team photographer”.  We’ll be flying into Bucharest where we’ll be picked up for the long drive to Campulung.  I’ll be gone from July 18th – July 26th.  If you have any questions while I’m gone, don’t hesitate to call Cami at 843-324-0010.  I look forward to catching up with everyone when I return!

Tags: Chris & Cami, Chris & Cami Photography, Chris and Cami Photography, Mission Trip Photography, Romania, Romania Mission Trip, Romania Photography, Travel Photography
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