I spotted Raymond – while out on an evening bike ride – a french painter, who lives in NYC, as he was working on a sketch depicting the Williamsburg bridge and the moon. I stopped and asked him if he would allow me to take a few pictures. Shot with the Ricoh GR wide open at ISO 6400 and 28mm.
Does anyone recognize this very nice painter from France? I got his email, however, my Droid was so low on battery it didn’t save the contact info. As soon as I realized what happened I rode back but Raymond was gone.
Sophie Boesen #2: Fear
Sophie Boesen #1: Desire
I was at a loss of words during this shoot and still am when looking at my fav’s from this session. I will post a few more over the next couple of days, what else was I going to say? Ah, yes, I remember now
shot with the Nikon D800E and the fantastic Nikkor 85mm f1.8D, wide open. That’s right, I tested them both, the 1.4 and the 1.8 and decided to get the much lighter one since it will serve as a secondary portrait lens for tighter places when I can’t use my ultimate bokeh machine, the Nikkor 135mm f2. For you guys wondering why I switched back to D lenses: the aperture ring. Now I can use my main Nikkor lenses on combo/photo/video shoots with any camera, Canon 5Dmk3, Canon C300 or Sony FS100/FS700 and don’t have to carry double glass.
Exposed: Sophia’s DNA

Shot with my trusty D800E.
Travel shot of the day: Portrait of a stranger
shot with the D800E
and the Nikkor 50mm 1.4 D wide open



