Benjamin David Photography » portraits http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog Blog Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:39:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Top 100 from 2011 http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/top-100-from-2011/ http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/top-100-from-2011/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:49:51 +0000 admin http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/?p=2507 as i reflect on 2011 and the 25,000+ photos i took, there are many moments that stand out. moments i had a privilege to take part it. moments i feel honored to have been able to capture. these photos are some of my favorites. i narrowed it down to 100 just like last year. these photos stand out to me for several reasons; beauty, passion, love, joy, desperation, color, texture, light, composition, and just plain crazy fun. they all represent life in some way. the life i thank God i have the pleasure of capturing with my camera. i’m absolutely thrilled about what 2012 will bring! enjoy the photos and i’d love to hear from you, so please, please comment! much love & happy new year!

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]]> http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/top-100-from-2011/feed/ 0 some new work http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/some-new-work/ http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/some-new-work/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:25:11 +0000 admin http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/?p=2298 here are a few new senior photos. this has been the busiest fall ever and i’m really excited about all the new stuff i’m editing. here are a few favorites.
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]]> http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/some-new-work/feed/ 0 rachel & matt | engagement session http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/rachel-matt-engagement-session/ http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/rachel-matt-engagement-session/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:28:54 +0000 admin http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/?p=2206 here are some shot from my session with rachel and matt. i have another group of photos to post later from a particular set in this shoot. don’t miss them. they are killer. :-)
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]]> http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/ashlee-brandon-engagement-shoot/feed/ 0 mini photo shoots for haiti | june 18th http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/mini-photo-shoots-for-haiti-june-18th/ http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/mini-photo-shoots-for-haiti-june-18th/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:07:33 +0000 admin http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/?p=1990

i’m going to haiti at the end of this month! on saturday june 18th, i’m scheduling mini photo shoots all day at frances park in lansing, mi. come and get a photo shoot by benjamin david photography with a donation for my missions trip to haiti. all the money will go directly to journey life church to help with different costs for the trip as we partner with the organization arise haiti. Go HERE to schedule your shoot. I’ll be in contact with you on monday june 13th about details. please share this link!

]]> http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/mini-photo-shoots-for-haiti-june-18th/feed/ 0 laura & tyler | engagement shoot http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/laura-tyler-engagement-shoot/ http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/laura-tyler-engagement-shoot/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:54:31 +0000 admin http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/?p=1904 IMG_2341 IMG_2342 IMG_2439 IMG_2453 IMG_2461 IMG_2465 IMG_2472 IMG_2479 IMG_2487 IMG_2506 IMG_2508

]]> http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/laura-tyler-engagement-shoot/feed/ 0 amy & michael | engagement session http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/amy-michael-engagement-session/ http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/amy-michael-engagement-session/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 03:58:15 +0000 admin http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/?p=1852 here are a few shots from an engagement session with amy and michael today. the rain held off, the colors were so vibrant and the light so diffused from the overcast sky. awesome. i look forward to this wedding this summer.

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]]> http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/corey-caleb-engagement-session/feed/ 0 My favorite 100 photos from 2010 http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/my-favorite-photos-from-2010/ http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/my-favorite-photos-from-2010/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:17:43 +0000 admin http://benjaminfriedkin.com/blog/?p=1522 in 2010 i took over 25,000 photos. from new orleans to alaska to montreal and west virginia. you’ll see beer and prayer, and everything in between. from individual portraits to crowds of people. rockers, rappers, worshipers and a dog. these are my favorite photos from 2010 and i hope you enjoy them. if not, that’s ok. they are what i saw, what i loved, and what i shot. here is some technical stuff for those of you who care: every photo was taken with my canon 5D mkII with one of the following lenses: 16-35L 2.8, 24-70L 2.8, 50 1.4, 24 3.5 tilt shift, or a 70-200L 2.8. mostly all on manual ranging from iso 100-6400, an aperture of anywhere between 1.4 – 22, and shutter speeds from 1000ths of a second to several seconds long.

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