No Sweat

One of the benefits of working at such a large company brings the opportunity to network with a lot of people.  A fellow co-worker and friend of mine, Carla Palomera, allowed me the chance to take photos at her younger sister's quinceanera earlier this month--one my first times being the "main" (and only) photographer.  Although I was rather flustered at the beginning, I was told to relax and enjoy, which I did, AFTER I made sure everything was taken care of.  Running through my mind the whole time were things like, "Do I have enough batteries?", "How fast can I change my lens?", and "Help!  How do I pose them?"

Being more of an event photographer with a photojournalistic style, I'm typically used to taking candid shots of my subjects--no posing required.  Apparently, I will have to learn, and learn fairly quickly, how to pose my subjects if I ever plan to get good at doing more birthdays and weddings.

To add to my fluster that day was my spanking new 16-35mm f/2.8L lens which I bought just before I arrived at the venue.  I had been wanting this lens for a very long time, after renting it a number of times from Samy's.  Tested in Hawaii and other photo shoots, I was convinced this was definitely a lens to have in my arsenal.  However, I never could find the nerve to fork in the cash for it, and bought a number of sub-par lenses in the interim.  Should've just got this one from the get go.

And just in case for those you who might be wondering. The answer is 'Yes'. The photo of Melina below was taken with my new wide-angle.