Official White House Photographer
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It was taken by the official White House photographer Pete Souza. It shows President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as they are leaving the Red Room of the White House on their way to deliver a tax policy statement May 4, 2009.
I think their facial expressions indicate that they get it. They really understand the difficulties that the American economy faces. Many reputable economists say that we are not anywhere near the bottom. Not by a long shot. Maybe years away.
It was taken by the official White House photographer Pete Souza. It shows President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as they are leaving the Red Room of the White House on their way to deliver a tax policy statement May 4, 2009.
I think their facial expressions indicate that they get it. They really understand the difficulties that the American economy faces. Many reputable economists say that we are not anywhere near the bottom. Not by a long shot. Maybe years away.
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Pete Souza uses a Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR, and for this shot he had an EF 24mm f/1.4 L II USM lens mounted on the camera. It was wide open at an aperture of f/1.4. The shutter speed was 1/80 and he had to use an ISO speed of 640. White balance is set at a temperature of 3400K. In order to get the exposure correct Souza frequently sets up aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and WB manually.
Pete Souza is a fantastic photographer. No doubt about it.
I recently heard someone, maybe it was Ken Rockwell or perhaps it was Joe McNally, commenting about those people who shoot using DSLRs which are filled with modern high tech chips and electronics. The idea expressed was that mostly to enhance their egos, these people do not utilize the built in automatic focusing or automatic adjustments of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
Whoever I am thinking about used the following analogy. He said that this was like buying a Supercar. Maybe something like a Lamborghini or a Ferrari, which is capable of doing 200 mph (320 km/h), and then always driving it around town at 30 mph. Never getting above 65 mph.
His thesis, with which I agree, is: What is the point in using an expensive camera like a Nikon D3X or a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and then refusing to use the super-neat and modern automatic features?
Pete Souza uses a Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR, and for this shot he had an EF 24mm f/1.4 L II USM lens mounted on the camera. It was wide open at an aperture of f/1.4. The shutter speed was 1/80 and he had to use an ISO speed of 640. White balance is set at a temperature of 3400K. In order to get the exposure correct Souza frequently sets up aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and WB manually.
Pete Souza is a fantastic photographer. No doubt about it.
I recently heard someone, maybe it was Ken Rockwell or perhaps it was Joe McNally, commenting about those people who shoot using DSLRs which are filled with modern high tech chips and electronics. The idea expressed was that mostly to enhance their egos, these people do not utilize the built in automatic focusing or automatic adjustments of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
Whoever I am thinking about used the following analogy. He said that this was like buying a Supercar. Maybe something like a Lamborghini or a Ferrari, which is capable of doing 200 mph (320 km/h), and then always driving it around town at 30 mph. Never getting above 65 mph.
His thesis, with which I agree, is: What is the point in using an expensive camera like a Nikon D3X or a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and then refusing to use the super-neat and modern automatic features?
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Utilizing fully automatic focusing and exposure on a fast DSLR like the Nikon D300 means that the photographer will be able to capture LOTS OF shots that the guy who insists on setting up everything manually will be missing. If one is not going to use the really useful features made possible by high speed digital electronics, one might as well stop carrying around all the weight of these top of the line DSLRs and just shoot with a fine but also lightweight camera like the Nikon D40.
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Put a good lens on the D40, and in most cases it will hold its own with these super cameras.
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(This official White House photograph is being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated or used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.)
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(This official White House photograph is being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated or used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.)
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