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Day 56/365
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Sleeping with my eye's open
If you can't see the dream in your head, you will never know how to get there. Dreams are made through hard work and dedication.
I decided to take a little drive after work and look for some inspiration. I came across this scene not too far from the house. It's a combination of three images bracketed at 0, +1 and -1 exposure value and combined into an HDR(high dynamic range) image. I looked up the company Dover's Super Market but I couldn't find anything about them.
Day 55/365
I decided to take a little drive after work and look for some inspiration. I came across this scene not too far from the house. It's a combination of three images bracketed at 0, +1 and -1 exposure value and combined into an HDR(high dynamic range) image. I looked up the company Dover's Super Market but I couldn't find anything about them.
Day 55/365
Monday, December 5, 2011
The Hand-Me-Down
This camera was my dads, given to me by my brother for me to use, it is the Canon A-1. I have only used it on a couple of occasions and one of the times, I messed up and opened the back part up before the film was all the way rewound and it ruined my whole roll. There are two lenses that I received with the camera, a 75mm-300mm f/3.5-f/5.6 telephoto zoom lens and a 50mm f/1.2. The 50mm is pretty much what I use with this camera and it is a super fast lens, I'm sure this one cost a pretty penny back in the day. The Canon A-1 was introduced to the world in 1978, right before I was born. It was the first camera in history to have an electroinically controlled exposure mode which a lot of traditionalists were mad at because they said that the camera too much "automation" and it ruined the art of photography. I never got the chance to ask my dad about his camera and what exactly he used it for. I don't remember any photographs hanging on our walls but I do have a lot of pictures from my childhood but I'm not sure with what camera they were taken with. I always wonder if I got my love of photography from him, maybe it runs in the family. Maybe he just bought it because it was the new thing to have (which he was known to do.) I'd like to think it was because he had the intention to change the world with it, just like me.
For this picture, I used one strobe and one canon flash. For the main light I used my strobe with a 7" reflector on it with a grid spot, camera left, at about a 45 degree angle pointed down. The grid spot helps to diffuse and direct the light in a more concentrated area. I wanted the camera to stand out and make it the focal point by using the two lights. The second light was a Canon 580ex flash positioned camera right, behind the Canon A-1, with a grid spot on it also. The only thing I wish I did differently was to add a white reflector to the right of the camera to open up the shadows a little bit.
Day 54/365
For this picture, I used one strobe and one canon flash. For the main light I used my strobe with a 7" reflector on it with a grid spot, camera left, at about a 45 degree angle pointed down. The grid spot helps to diffuse and direct the light in a more concentrated area. I wanted the camera to stand out and make it the focal point by using the two lights. The second light was a Canon 580ex flash positioned camera right, behind the Canon A-1, with a grid spot on it also. The only thing I wish I did differently was to add a white reflector to the right of the camera to open up the shadows a little bit.
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
On a mission....
to be the best I can be, whatever that is. The best fiance, son, brother, friend, photographer, artist, blogger, etc....
For this picture I used a softbox directly behind me and shot it into the camera, which in turn, made the background completely white. I then had a strip light in front of me to light the front. When shooting into light like this you have to be careful and keep your f/stop pretty high, mine was set at f/11, to keep the edges nice and sharp.
day 52/365
For this picture I used a softbox directly behind me and shot it into the camera, which in turn, made the background completely white. I then had a strip light in front of me to light the front. When shooting into light like this you have to be careful and keep your f/stop pretty high, mine was set at f/11, to keep the edges nice and sharp.
day 52/365
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Hot sauce and fire
Boy I love me some hot sauce, I think it adds flavor to every meal. I love all kinds of hot sauce, from mild to burn your face off hot sauce. One christmas my sister and niece got me a bottle of hot sauce and it was called "colon cleanser", I loved it, I used the whole bottle. My face gets sweaty just thinking about hot sauce, I can feel it getting all warm. Just thought I'd share that with you, now you know something that you might not have about me. Anyone else care to share something personal about them....hmmmm?
My nephew came over and we had fun playing with some strobes and flashes. The shot of me with the hot sauce we used a total of 5 all together. One main light beauty dish camera right up high and about 45 degrees to the subject. The second light was a strobe with a grid spot on it to the left of the subject to light up the back of the hat. Light number three, a flash was used to light up the hot sauce bottle from the back and was located to the back, right of the subject with a grid spot pointed in the direction of the bottle. Light number four was also a flash which was left, and behind the subject to add a little rim light and to light up more of the hat also with a grid spot. The fifth light was positioned on the floor pointing up to skim across the background to light it up a little bit.
For my nephew's shot, we used a three light set up and a silver reflector. Two lights were on both sides of him about a foot away. The third light was blasted towards the back of his head for the rim light. I wanted this shot to play with a little more shadows. Apparently he likes lighters, he doesn't smoke, but decided he would like to play with them. That is something about him you might not have known....care to share something personal yet?
Day 51/365
My nephew came over and we had fun playing with some strobes and flashes. The shot of me with the hot sauce we used a total of 5 all together. One main light beauty dish camera right up high and about 45 degrees to the subject. The second light was a strobe with a grid spot on it to the left of the subject to light up the back of the hat. Light number three, a flash was used to light up the hot sauce bottle from the back and was located to the back, right of the subject with a grid spot pointed in the direction of the bottle. Light number four was also a flash which was left, and behind the subject to add a little rim light and to light up more of the hat also with a grid spot. The fifth light was positioned on the floor pointing up to skim across the background to light it up a little bit.
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For my nephew's shot, we used a three light set up and a silver reflector. Two lights were on both sides of him about a foot away. The third light was blasted towards the back of his head for the rim light. I wanted this shot to play with a little more shadows. Apparently he likes lighters, he doesn't smoke, but decided he would like to play with them. That is something about him you might not have known....care to share something personal yet?
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Day 51/365
Thursday, December 1, 2011
I'm Baaaaaack!!!!!!
Sorry for the 3 people who keep up with my blog, I've been battling the flu for the last week. As you can tell from the picture I have been on plenty of meds. I must say one thing about the medicine, my dreams were very vivid and slightly scary, not sure if it was the Nyquil but I'm thinking it was. I haven't had the urge to do much of anything photographically, just been working on my website and trying to get that together.
This photograph right here I used a classic rendition of Rembrandt style lighting. You can tell because there is a triangle highlight under my right eye which is an example of this specific technique. One side of the face is lit well from the main light while the other side of the face interacts with the shadows and highlights to create this geometric shape on the face. I used another light from the back of me to seperate myself from the black background and give a highlight on my right shoulder. They say this style is good for people with round faces because the shadows add dimension and slims the face, but that's truly subjective.
Day 50/365
This photograph right here I used a classic rendition of Rembrandt style lighting. You can tell because there is a triangle highlight under my right eye which is an example of this specific technique. One side of the face is lit well from the main light while the other side of the face interacts with the shadows and highlights to create this geometric shape on the face. I used another light from the back of me to seperate myself from the black background and give a highlight on my right shoulder. They say this style is good for people with round faces because the shadows add dimension and slims the face, but that's truly subjective.
Day 50/365
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