"The best camera is the one in your hand"

So I've been thinking a lot of that phrase recently, "The best camera is the one that is in your hand." I really like the idea a lot and love the truth behind it. But then the question inside me is, "Can I really perform that truth in me?" So recently I've been trying that from time to time by pulling out my 5D Mark II and my 50mm f/1.4 and taking some images then pulling out my iphone and taking some images too to see if I can still get something that I think is pretty cool.

It's been a fun little challenge and I am really enjoying it. I'm a huge fan of coming up with things to do to just grab my camera and push myself a little. If there was one thing I could say to photographers, it is to practice practice practice. It's not just about having an eye for photography, it's about doing it so it's second nature. And in this case this is an exercise in doing something amazing no matter what the tools are that are in my hand.

These top three images are from my DSLR. And the last one if from my iphone and the editing was all done on my phone with the exception of my name on the image.

Quick update on my upcoming workshop Oct. 5 2010. It looks like I'm about full of students. There are a couple on the fence still so if you are still interested I could put your name on the list. But I'm amazed at how fast people jumped on it. Thanks everyone for spreading the word by posting the links, the re-tweets on twitter and conversations you have had with photographers you think could learn from this.

You can see a few more images here on my fan page.
If you would like a copy of these images you can get them here.

Signing off for today. God bless your socks off,

Capture. Create. Discover.

Something Amazing!

Britton Felber

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Announcement for upcoming workshop!

I know this is a last minute notice for a bunch of you who have been asking me about the next time ... but I'm doing another all day workshop in Chicago Oct. 5. We will start at 7:00 in the morning at the Chicago Bean and go till sometime after dinner when all of your brains are on over-load and my mouth cannot form words anymore. LOL. (And yes, we have a GREAT time)

We are going to start out just photographing each other, doing a little landscape, learning how to find awesome light, how to make awesome light, how to compose images, how to pose based on the light you have and finally how to manage and process your images in Adobe Lightroom 3.2 so they always come out looking as good as you intended them to when you pushed the shutter button of your camera in the first place. . . I hold nothing back from my students on these days. Anything you would want to know I will tell you and explain to you as many times as you need till you not only understand it but can do it too. This a hands-on workshop. I am only excepting 4 more students. I have three more talking to me so if you want to have a seat in this all-day fun way to learn photography don't waist anytime contacting me. First come first serve.

Again, this workshop can go as fast or as slowly as YOU need it too. That's why I keep the numbers small. I want you all to walk away totally stoked with the new techniques and tools you have learned and understand. Keeping the numbers down helps us all learn much faster and makes it a comfortable group in which we all become close friends.

If you know anyone who would be interested please spread the word! Thanks! (There are two easy little share buttons on the right side of this page if you want to share it on facebook or twitter. Thanks!)

October 5. 2010
All day.
Cost is $150 each.

my email is: Britton@photographybybritton.com

These images were taking during a previous workshop I taught. Yes, they were posted before.

Signing off for today. God bless your socks off,

Capture. Create. Discover.

Something Amazing!

Britton Felber

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The Couple and Their Wedding Flowers

Amy and Logan are so perfect for each other in about every way. It was so cool to watch as the two of them pulled together such a beautiful wedding and reception. If you made it to the wedding you know it was about the guest as much as it was about them in many ways. They just really wanted everyone who came to have a good time and enjoy the day. It was really cool! Not something you see everyday. 

Amy has been looking forward to this day and planning for it for a really long time and I was so glad to see things go as smoothly as they did. And that was in large because of Amy. When something went different from the plan she just kept her cool and was determined to have a great day.

I'm at the brides home capturing all the little detail images of different things the morning of Amy's wedding and then I come to the flowers... 

The flowers were fun! They never talked back once... but they didn't laugh at me like most of my clients do when I trip over something of say something that I totally didn't mean to...  I kind of missed it! HAHa. jk! 

And I had to end with another picture of the couple. :) One of those happily ever after shots. 

Signing off for today. God bless your socks off,

Capture. Create. Discover.

Something Amazing!

Britton Felber

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