Garrett Ross Photography

• Best of 2011

  Just wanted to note a few “best of” items for me for 2011:

  Favorite Book: Unbroken - Hillenbrand 

  Favorite Book Series: Mitch Rapp series by Vince Flynn - great mental escape and I’m into my 5th of the series.

  Favorite Learning Book: Sketching Light - Joe McNally

  Most Inspirational Book: Steve Jobs - Isaacson - his life was just too impactful for what I currently do even though the book could have been a lot better.

  Favorite Movie: Crazy Stupid Love. I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t see a lot of great movies in 2011 - or really a lot of movies in general. It was a busy year. But this one was a pleasant surprise. 

  Favorite Kid Movie: Kung Fu Panda 2- I have to include this now as I see way too many of them, or at least parts of them. And this one blew Cars 2 away.

  Favorite Song: Secrets - One Republic

  Favorite New Group: Angus and Julia Stone

  Favorite Camera: Nikon D3S. Hands down still the most incredible camera I have had a chance to use.

  Favorite lens: 70-200 2.8 (Notice I didn’t say favorite lens to carry around. A close 2nd and 3rd is the 24-70 2.8 and 85 1.4).

  Favorite Editing software - NIK filters - Had to include these into the editing arsenal this year and I use a lot of them now along with Lightroom and Photoshop.

  Biggest Editing Failure - Wacom tablet. I need to sell this thing as I still have not fallen in love with it. I just don’t get the passion that so many editors have for this thing. 

  Favorite New Technique - It’s close between HDR and Light Painting, but I’m going to have to go with HDR as it is more practical and it made me buy more gear (another tripod).

  Favorite trip: Nags Head Beach trip with the fam

  Favorite work trip: New York - there were a lot of good ones up there but the best was when I had half a day to explore.

  Favorite photo shoot: Sunrise shoot on the beach. Hey, I’m just proud that I got myself up that early - and oh yeah, I was on the beach.

  Favorite date with Ellen: Anniversary date - I have to admit that I need to do more dates, major failure from this past year. But on this date we got to think back and laugh a bit on the past 11 years of marriage while we walked along the water in Yorktown.

  Favorite memory of Will: There are plenty to choose from but going to the beach at Nag’s Head and boogie boarding with him had to be the best. He could not stop laughing and he did not want to get out of the water. 

  Overall, 2011 was a good, growing, and exciting year. At some point I’ll try to post 2-3 of my favorite photos from the year. Hope everybody had a nice 2011. I’ll also try to post a few goals for the new year soon.
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  2 Jan 2012 / 13 notes