Yes, that's what they're called in some places. This was a pre-wedding shoot of a bride and groom who will be married on Saturday.  We had partly cloudy skies, and while we did deal somewhat with direct sunlight, we had enough shade, high overhead clouds and benefit from the slowly tilting earth of late autumn to give us rather nice light overall.  We lucked out for mid-to-late November and found lots of beautiful foliage. Overall I'm thrilled with the shots we got today and look forward to the actual ceremony and reception on Saturday.  The f/4 24-105 Canon L lens that I used was the rock star everyone says it is. Clear, vibrant, reliable, and comfortable.  Worth every penny.

PS. While some of these have some obvious post-processing effects quite visible, the red and orange leaves were not processed at all. In fact, I found that bumping up the saturation or the vibrance even the least bit made the leaves look strange. So, they are au naturel, straight out of the camera.

This is the family of my running pal and they are very photogenic. It was easy and fun to capture lots of nice shots. It was windy, so I'll have to decide whether to do meticulous fixing of stray hairs. There are a couple shots in which I will do that, especially for the mom, then there are some facial blemishes that she told me about right from the get-go. Anyway, we didn't have much time so Savage Mill it was again. We didn't go up to Carroll Baldwin Hall, but I love how there are so many different options here that it never seems to get stale. These folks were very natural and playful with each other, so we got a lot of great personality showing through in the photos.











What I learned from this shoot:

• I like to use aperture priority when I won't have the luxury to change the settings for each shot. I can choose the aperture based on the depth of field I need, then the camera does the rest. It allows for a lot more confidence and ease when working with families.