On our recent trip to the icy cold shores of Canada, I took advantage of the healthy exchange rate and purchased a new lens – the Canon 50mm f/1.4 – merry Christmas to me! On the trip home, we had several hours wait during transit through Sydney airport. With little to do and armed with my brand new lens I was ready for action. Sharon kindly posed for a few casual portraits to help pass the time and below are some of the results. But first, a little back story…

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My brother Cairn and his wife Becs were recently visiting us in Christchurch to attend the wedding of some good friends who were getting married in the area. I hadn’t seen them for a while, so it was great to catch up.

I really wanted to take some portraits of my brother and his wife while they were staying with us. I knew we were going to be pushed for time since they were only in Christchurch for a few days, so just before they headed off to the wedding I grabbed a few lights and hijacked them on the way out the door -  taking advantage while they were all dolled up for the wedding.

This was a very quick portrait shoot – less than 20 minutes including setup – but we managed to get some fantastic images despite the lack of time! These two are very natural in front of a camera.

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