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Ok, we been checking the webstats and found that a lot of people are linking to the blog for an old post about “error 99″ on a canon 30D camera. anyway, to make a long story short, we got this error 99 thing about a year ago on my canon 30D and we had to shoot a wedding the following week. followed the instructions from the canon website (below) and come to find out, that the camera had to be serviced by canon, so sent it in, and found out it was a faulty shutter. good luck with trouble shooting, but anyway error 99 sucks!!!! hope to never see it again.

if you have a Canon 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D & Rebel xti

this is what was on the Canon USA website. It may help some of you isolate the problem before you post a comment/question.

To isolate the cause of the issue, we suggest that you do the following:

1. Turn off the camera.
2. Remove the lens, battery, and CF card.
3. Allow the camera to sit without power for approximately 20 minutes.
4. Insert a fully charged battery, and turn on the camera.
5. Depress the shutter button as you would to take a picture.

Does the “ERR 99? message appear? If it does, then the camera should be
serviced. If it does not, then please proceed to the next set of steps:

1. Turn off the camera.
2. Insert the CF card.
3. Turn on the camera.
4. Format the CF card in the camera.
5. Depress the shutter button as you would to take a picture.

Does the “ERR 99? message appear? If so, then the CF card is the most
likely source of the issue. Try using a different card.

If the message does not appear, please complete the following steps:

1. Turn off the camera.
2. Clean the lens contacts by gently rubbing them with a pencil eraser
or soft cloth. Be careful that you do not let any debris fall into the
camera body.
3. Reattach your lens.
4. Turn on the camera.
5. Depress the shutter button as you would to take a picture.

If the “ERR 99? message only appears when one particular lens is
attached, then that lens should be examined by a service technician.

If you see the “ERR 99? with a different Canon lens attached, then the
camera should be serviced.

if you want post your experience with error 99 to help all the other frustrated photogs out there searching google for the fix to this error 99 thing.

Aloha

The best time to shoot portraits is at the ”Golden Hour” about 30 minutes before sunrise/sunset and the 30 minutes after. There is about an hour window to get a few magical shots. 

Sunset, is the time at which the Sun disappears below the horizon in the west. It should not be confused with dusk, which is the point at which darkness falls. (continue reading…)

Have you ever heard of the photographer, Dave Hill? probably not, but check out his images www.davehillphoto.com. He has a special look like he illustrates his images, but if you look at it closely, the images are real photos. It’s in between fantasy and real life, making his images have the surreal look to them.

This has inspired me to play with lightroom and photoshop more to create my own Dave Hill look. check out some of my test images that i have played with for now. 

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 This it the photo from the past blog. taken in the elevator with mirrors. Used lightroom and some tweaks with white balance and tint. added a filter and this is what came out of it.  

 Another beautiful sunset, went to the beach to do a photoshoot today. Did you know that the best lighting of the day for portraits is the first and last hour of sunrise and sunset. If you want to hire us, please keep this in mind when you book your next photoshoot with us. We can work at anytime and we can adjust to whatever we are shooting. check out the site and book us for our next headshot or engagment photos. Aloha B