Sunday, October 12, 2014

Butterfly Photo

A couple of weeks ago my wife and I were at Alexander Photo in Valley Junction in West Des Moines. When we came out this is what we saw. I took a photo of it with my cell phone.


Equipment Update

I decided to do an equipment update since I have aquired more goodies since I started this site. Here is a list of my equipment along with some photos. I got a lot of my stuff from Cowboy Studio. They have good quality equipment at inexpensive prices.
PHOTO EQUIPMENT:

Camera Equipment:
  • 1 - Canon Rebel T2i body
  • 1 - Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS II Lens
  • 1 - Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II Lens
  • 1 - Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens
  • 1 - Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
  • 2 - Canon LP-E8 Batteries
  • 1 - San Disk (Extreme) 8GB Memory Card
  • 1 - San Disk (Extreme) 16GB Memory Card
  
Filters:
  • 2 - Rocketfish 58mm UV Filters
  • 2 – Pro Master 52mm UV Filters

Flashes:
  • 1 - Canon 430 EX II Speedlite Flash
  • 1 – Meike LED Ring Light Flash
  • 1 - Yongnuo YN-560 II LCD Screen Speedlite Flash
  • 1 - VILTROX JY-670Micro Ring Light

Miscellaneous:
  • 1 - Canon RC-6 Wireless Remote
  • 1 - Cowboy Studio NPT-04 wireless flash trigger
  • 1 - UNPT-04 Wireless Flash RECIEVER with Umbrella Holder
  • 1 - Slik U-212 Tripod
  • 1 - Canon Camera Bag
  • 1 – Tamrac Ultra Pro 13 Camera Bag


  • 1 - Cowboy Studio HK Carry Case Length: 36in. Width: 7in. Height: 4in.
  • 2 - Cowboy Studio T CASE Carrying case Length: 30in. Width: 8in. Height: 6in.
  • 1 – Cowboy Studio Large Carrying Case
  • 1 - Lens care kit
  • 1 - Cowboy Studio 6ft. x 9ft. Backdrop Support System

LIGHTING EQUIPMENT
CS-333 Reflector Kit:
  • Three (3) 7ft. Light Stands
  • Two (2) 45 Watt 5500K Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
  • One (1) 26 W 5000 K Compact Fluorescent Bulb
  • Two (2) Premium Quality 9" Reflectors with AC socket
  • One (1) 5 Inch Reflector with AC socket
  • Two (2) 33" White Translucent Photo Umbrellas
Single Kits:
  • Two (2) 6ft. 8in. Top Quality Light Stands
  • Two (2) High Quality Light Sockets
  • One (1) 5500K  45w UL listed Fluorescent Light Bulbs
  • One (1) 5500K  65w UL listed Fluorescent Light Bulbs
  • Two (2) 33" White Translucent Photo Umbrellas
Softbox Lighting Kit:
  • Two (2) 6ft. 8in. Top Quality Aluminum Adjustable Light Stands
  • Two (2) Quickset-up 24in. Octagon Softboxes with AC socket
  • Two (2) 20 x 28in. Rectangular Studio Softboxes
  • Two (2) 85 watt, 5500 K compact fluorescent light bulbs
Single Boom Reflector:
  • One (1) 6ft. 8in. Light Stand
  • One (1) 5ft. Telescoping boom arm
  • One (1) Sandbag
  • One (1) Premium Black/Silver Reflector with light mount
  • One (1) Daylight Balance 26 Watt Fluorescent light bulb
Flash Mount:

  • One (1) 7ft. Light Stand
  • Two (2) Flash Shoe Holder
  • One (1) 40in. Soft White Shoot Through Umbrella