Let’s face it: I’m probably older than you (if not, I’m probably younger than you). I bring that up to say that I’ve been shooting for a while now, and have photographically captured many, many different weddings, concerts, events, portraits, itty-bitties, rings ‘n things, products, and people . . . but I’ve never been asked to shoot a birthday hike before. What a great idea.
This is Christa, and this photo was taken on her birthday, on which she brought me along to shoot her and her friends on a playful hike around Thetis Lake.
Canon EOS 70D · Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM · 22 mm · 1/200 s · f/1.8 · ISO 1600
L–R: Hazel, Courtney, Katie, Matt, Christa, Natalie, Jen, and Claire. And yes, as you can see by the attire and the environment, this was a rain or shine event.
Canon EOS 70D · Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 · 70 mm · 1/250 s · f/2.8 · ISO 400
Everybody lined up for ye olde hands-on-the-shoulders-of-the-person-in-front-of-you shot . . .
Canon EOS 70D · Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM · 18 mm · 1/250 s · f/2.8 · ISO 1600
. . . but what made it amazing is that Natalie’s dog Charlie put up her paws, too.
Canon EOS 70D · Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM · 18 mm · 1/250 s · f/2.8 · ISO 1600
Can you shoot a gaggle of friends like a band of rockstars? Of course you can.
Canon EOS 70D · Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM · 32 mm · 1/400 s · f/2.8 · ISO 1600
Thetis Lake in the rain doesn’t disappoint as an amazing spot for taking photos. Helps if you’ve got fun people with you, too.
Canon EOS 70D · Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM · 23 mm · 1/500 s · f/4.5 · ISO 1600
The funniest part of the day, however, was when they sent Courtney (y’know, one of the smallest people there) to retrieve eight people’s worth of stuff from up the hill.
Canon EOS 70D · Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 · 70 mm · 1/500 s · f/4.5 · ISO 1600
GROUP HUG!
Canon EOS 70D · Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 · 90 mm · 1/500 s · f/4.5 · ISO 1600
As we were preparing to (playfully) hike out, Christa found this amazing tree-which-looks-very-much-like-a-hand, and stepped inside to commune.
Canon EOS 70D · Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM · 18 mm · 1/200 s · f/3.2 · ISO 1600
Strobist: Canon 430EX II, 1/16 power, 3′ behind subject, remote triggered
Happy flippin’ birthday, Christa!
=)
Would you like to have birthday photo fun with me like Christa and her pals? Please, get in touch!