I have posted a couple of the headshots from this job, but the main purpose of the shoot was to photograph Antonio in action as a dancer for the HCAC.
The combination shoot is appropriate, IMO, as what I have learned over the past few years shooting static portraits has really started to inform my more kinetic photos, too. Read more »
Lots of good discussion in the comments and on Twitter about the Antonio Beverly shoot from earlier this week.
In particular, three questions involving light, motion blur and post processing: Read more »
Pretty essential question, right? Nothing you do with lighting, shutter speed, lens choice, etc., will nave nearly so much impact on your photos as deciding what to shoot.
Right out of college I landed in the excellent Patuxent Publishing Co. photo department, which was run by a guy named Tenney Mason. One of his many mandates was to ensure each of us maintained an idea list, which was a 50,000-foot view of what we wanted to explore with our camera.
Nearly 25 years later, I am still doing it. Here is my current list as a window into how I develop subjects. I hope it encourages you to start and develop your own. Read more »
Many 3D models start out as 2D profiles that are extruded, lofted, revolved, or swept into 3D space. This video provides an overview of how to create 3D objects from 2D objects. www.autodesk.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Trailer of the movie Ocean Circus 3D. The whole 3D Blu-ray (105 min) is now for sale at: www.unterwasserkameramuseum.de “yt3d:enable=true”
Video Rating: 4 / 5
The second chapter of the Music Box Chronicles is an explosion of light and colour. Lumitone is the story of a lonely music box who dances to electric dreams and sings with spectral audacity. Written, Animated and Directed by Aaron Bradbury – www.luniere.com Music Minuit Jacuzzi (DatA Remix) by TEPR – www.tepr.net Lumitone is a follow on from Twinklebox, a short film about the mechanics and music of time. The Music Box Chronicles is a collection of films exploring image and sound. Read the production blog at http
GeForce 3D Vision Demo Video
Video Rating: 4 / 5
BronImaging has introduced a $ 489.00 bracket that will allow you to mount your Profoto head on a $ 2,317.00 Para 88 reflector.
Meanwhile, on a remote planet all the way back into your price range, a $ 10 Home Depot lamp globe will mount directly onto your Einstein and/or AlienBees flash, right out of the box…
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A-ha – The Swing of Things – London Royal Albert Hall – 08/10/10
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Well we had a fantastic show last week interviewing the one and only Chrysta Rae who so many of you know and love on Google+. We talked with Chrysta about her own work as well as her work as one of the great Google+ curators with her wildly popular Scavenger Hunt.
Not only has Chrysta broken G+ is some truly epic ways, she has introduced us to so many great photographers each month with her hunt.
Joining Lotus Carroll and myself for this show were panelists Keith Barrett, Mandy Sloan, Alan Shapiro, Daniel Milnor and Lynne Goodwin.
In this episode we revisit the The Google+ One Year Anniversary Photowalk and talk about the walks that we went on, including mine in Denver, CO and Lotus’ in Austin, The July Scavenger Hunt, Trey Ratcliff’s Top 5 Tips for photographing people, Colby Brown’s Heart of a Sunflower and Ron Clifford’s post about photographing fireworks.
Thanks as always to our wonderful show sponsors SmugMug, Blurb Books, Drobo and Adorama. Be sure to check these awesome companies out at http://smugmug.com http://blurb.com http://drobo.com and http://adorama.com
Join us this Wednesday night when our special guest for Episode 30 will be Adobe’s Lightroom Product Manager Tom Hogarty. Tom’s going to talk about what’s new in Lightroom and hopefully what may be in store for the future from the web’s most popular image processing software company.
