I am so back-logged on blogging! So much going on, and so little time to talk about it. I’m going to try to catch up over the next few days, so bare with me. Today I want to talk about an awesome photo shoot hat I had at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) with the FH family. I got to spend an entire afternoon following momma S, daddy J, and little P around, as they explored the museum.

The ROM makes you check bags as a security measure, so I had to pack light, taking only my 24-105mm lens with me. I really love this lens, and it’s great for portraiture. Unfortunately, the lens’ maximum aperture f4. This is totally fine for outdoor shots, and works reasonably well for indoor shots; however, the day of the shoot was gloomy, which meant that I couldn’t rely as much on natural light. I didn’t have my external flash on me, nor did I want to use one. I normally don’t like shooting with a flash because it doesn’t even compare to using natural light. To compensate, I shot everything at f4 with a high ISO (between 1250 and 1600). For subsequent ROM shoots, using my 50mm f1.8 or my 17-55 f2.8 proved to be much better choices.

In spite of the initial equipment challenges, the shoot went really well. I had a great time capturing candid family moments, especially when they didn’t even realize that I was taking pictures. The FH family were really pleased with the shoot, and I even made them a coffee table photo book as a souvenir of their adventures. Check out some of my favorite pics below. And you can check out the sneak peek album here.