This is my second year photographing Christmas caroling at Freedom Inn with James Telich and friends. I had a great time last Sunday and thought I’d share some photos for those who follow this blog as well as those who attended this year’s event.
Below is a is a slideshow of all the images. You may also view the same slideshow large by clicking here.
If you would like to individually click through the photos in a gallery format, click here for the event photos on flickr.
A few of the best photos from the event:
Last year Santa said some really nice things to me about my photography. He said I was famous in the North Pole, but this year Santa didn”t even talk to me. I wasn’t even sure if it was the same guy, he looked thinner. (Maybe it’s recession or the economy?!)
I felt like doing something, crazy or silly, like the guy below, but I held back…. Trying to maintain a professional demeanor.
Take that Santa Clause.
Flowers are great, there’s always a lot of floral goodness, which is donated by somone. If you know, drop a comment at the bottom the the article and I’ll update this post w/ some credit and “link love” to them.
Sometimes other photography “geeks” like to know how photos are made….
On the photo above I bounced a Nikon Sb-800 into the ceiling (and slightly to the left) to bounce some nice light from a direction creating nice soft light which is not standard for “flash on camera” . I also was using a high ISO to capture some of the ambient light. The strobe was gelled with CTO (color temp orange) to balance for the tungsten light.
Some exposure settings:
| Exposure: | 0.013 sec (1/80) |
| Aperture: | f/4.5 |
| Focal Length: | 120 mm |
| ISO Speed: | 1000 |
One can never go wrong with photos of cute children.

Cute girl with mom
I nearly forgot, people came to sing, so here are some singers.
There was also some dancing. This was the mild dancing. I heard rumors that things go “crazy nuts”, then was told that I would get in trouble if I posted those photos.
This is the end.
Remember all the photos are here. If you like what I do you could always *cough* hire me.
Until next year,
Adam Nollmeyer
Phoenix Arizona Photography
http://acmephotography.net


















