Kelsey Studio

• Canon 300D (a.k.a. Digital Rebel)
• Tamron AF LD 200-400mm 1:5.6 Zoom
• Tamron AF 100-300mm 1:4 Zoom
• Canon 28-80mm
• Canon EF 50mm 1:2.5 Compact Macro
• Kenko Extension Tube Set (12mm, 20mm and 36mm)
• Sigma EF-500 DG ST TTL Flash
• Manfrotto Tripod
• Manfrotto 322RC2 'Pistol Grip' head
• Canon Angle Finder C
• Various polarizers, step-up rings, etc.

I usually shoot onto 512M CF cards so that I can load the entire card onto a single CD without editing first. I have a portable disc burner that I use for this. I find it very useful doing it this way. I can clean up my cards and worry about sorting them later. Although I try to avoid doing much in the digital darkroom, when I do I use Photoshop Elements for all of my work. I guess I prefer the image taking as opposed to the image making.

Close-up/Macros

When shooting macro and close up, there are a few different arrangements I use depending on the situation. For 'still-life' I will usually try to use the 50mm macro. For outdoor use such as flowers or other items, I will likely turn to one of the zooms and put an arrangement of extension tubes on it. While I do like the macro, it does not allow a long enough focusing distance for work that has any movement in it.