Shooting with Rick Sammon
A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to go shooting with Canon Explorer of Light, Rick Sammon. Rick is a great guy and a lot of fun to hang out with and he really enjoys teaching photography and it shows.
Rick was in Portland for a couple of days working with Pro Photo Supply and Canon and he led a photo shoot in the Japanese Gardens. We had great weather and it was a lot of fun and I even got to try out the Canon EF 16-35 f/2.8 L II lens. Wow. I really want that lens now after shooting with it. Here's one of my shots that I took with it.
Later, Rick stopped several of us and reminded everybody to have fun while shooting and to try new things. Here's Rick teaching one of the attendees how to be creative by setting a slightly longer shutter speed, point the camera down at an object, start rotating the camera and then click the shutter.
Here's my attempt.
So if you ever get a chance to go shoot with Rick, make sure to get out there and do it. You won't regret it. If you can't go shoot with Rick, here's the next best thing.
If you can't get to one of Rick's events here's the next best thing. Rick has a new live-action DVD: Rick Sammon's Canon EOS Digital Rebel Personal Training Workshop. The 1.5 hour DVD covers everything you need to know abou the Canon Digital Rebel XTi and digital SLR photography in general. So even if you don't have a Canon camera, the DVD will help turn your snapshots into a great shot. Learn more here.
All images copyright Mike Wong 2007