2-year old photoshoot in Washington D.C.

Some shots from IDIC Photo's photoshoot of a 2-year old in Washington D.C. from last weekend. It was a beautiful day and early fall was in the air -- you can almost see some leaves turning color. We shot in the family's home, the child's room with his fave toys, in a nearby park (he loved the swings!) and in their backyard.

Fatima and Scott: Traditional Pakistani Wedding in Richmond, Virginia

IDIC Photo covered Fatima and Scott's traditional Pakistani wedding a few weeks ago in Richmond, Virginia. Their 'mehendi' (Henna) ceremony was a colorful, joyous affair full of dancing, singing and traditions. The regal and elegant reception was held the following day. For the bride and groom portraits we were able to utilize some excellent outdoors lighting as well as our cool-flo studio lights. Here are some shots from the two days.

Gear and glass used:

• Nikon D300
• Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8
• Nikon 50mm f/1.8
• Nikon 18-200mm VR f/3.5-5.6
• SB-600
• Britek "Cool Flo" Daylight Balanced continuous flourescent lights

IDIC Photo covers celebrity baker Warren Brown's 'Cakelove' book-signing event

This afternoon IDIC Photo had the opportunity to cover the book-signing event of Warren Brown's new book - 'Cakelove' at the Barnes and Noble in Tyson's Corner Virginia. Warren Brown is a lawyer-turned-baker and has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show and now has his own Food Network show - Sugar Rush. Warren gave a humorous and informative talk about his passion for baking cakes and the entrepreneurial challenges encountered along the way.

Here are some shots from our coverage of the event. Lighting was quite bad but the D300 with the 50mm f/18 produced some excellent shots:

Engadget.com's roundup of Nikon D700 reviews

Engadget posted an excellent round-up of Nikon D700 reviews here:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/08/nikon-d700-review-roundup/

As we had previously posted in our hands-on with the Nikon D700, it is essentially all the features of the bigger, heavier $5,000 D3 in a D300 body. Follow the review pointers in the Engadget post for more detailed analyses.