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Weekly Image: 9 September

Brian — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:03:10 +0000

What do I take more pictures of than anything else in my personal time? Definately my kids! This week’s image is courtesy of them and of my G9, which I’m still lovin! Click it for a larger image.

Shot info: Canon G9 at 27 mm, ISO 80, f8, 1/1000/sec

Weekly Image: 19 August 2008

Brian — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:00:53 +0000

Our daughter’s almost 4 months old, and as expected, has been photographed once or twice. A shot from the most recent photo shoot brings you this week’s weekly image. Click on the image for a larger view.

Weekly Image: 12 August 2008

Brian — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:00:21 +0000

Both images this week were taken with my Canon G9. The first was a macro shot of a flower I liked. The second was of my son, Zachary, who recently celebrated his birthday. Of all my kids, his ‘cheese’ smiles make me laugh the most.

Click on either picture for a larger version.

A Fun Feature on the Canon G9 – Time Lapse Video

Brian — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:00:24 +0000

I’m loving my Canon G9 – it’s arguably the best camera I’ve ever owned (I also really like my Canon 40D – different camera, though, for different purposes). I was out on a walk with my family last night and decided to shoot it in time-lapse mode. It takes a 640×480 pixel picture every second, which allows for about 1000 minutes of shooting on a 4 GB memory card – very nice.

I put the G9 on my trusty GorillaPod (more about it, here).

I then turned on time lapse and the camera spit out this fun movie. I didn’t add any music to it or any other effects, but you can definately get an idea for how this fun feature works.

Denver’s Photo Walk

Brian — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:00:43 +0000

If you haven’t gone on a photo walk yet, you’re missing out. They are a great opportunity to meet other photographers and have fun taking pictures. Coming up on August 23 is Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk.

I’ll be attending the Denver walk led by Timothy Tonge. If you live in the Denver area and would like to make sure we meet at the walk, drop me an e-mail or a comment. If you aren’t in the Denver area, check out the site and register for one of the other 200+ walks around the world!

Weekly Image: 15 July

profadmin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:00:47 +0000

You may have noticed that my posts have dropped off a bit recently. Honestly, I’m taking a step back to brainstorm how I can continue to add value through the blog. I’ve really enjoyed the last six months of posts and want to make sure that things don’t become stale – for me, or for you.

In the meantime, I’m still posting weekly images and will finish up my series on Studio Strobes for Beginners. See the picture below, taken with my 2 studio strobes, some white paper and a $12 item from Home Depot. Stay tuned for more!

Weekly Image: 9 July

profadmin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:00:22 +0000

This week’s image is another shot from my brother, an expert landscape shooter. As you can see, he’s also able to get some interesting wildlife.

Click each image for a larger view.

Photojojo – My Favorite Photography Newsletter

profadmin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:01:55 +0000

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’ll know that I love reading other resources – blogs, books, newsletters. You name a free resource and I probably consume it. While I read a lot of blogs through my feed reader, I still receive a fair number of newsletters via e-mail.

Of all the newsletters I receive, only 1 photography one currently ranks highly enough for me to save each and every one. Photojojo is one of those e-mails that I really look forward to receiving. They are brief, well written and genuinely interesting and/or useful. Nothing is held back – they’ve sent everything from top father’s day gifts to putting your photos on M&Ms to tips on taking better pictures for eBay.

If you don’t currently subscribe to their twice-a-week newsletter, you should. Go and join today. (Oh, and they also sell some pretty interesting gear on their site – check that out while there).

Happy 4th and Shooting Fireworks

profadmin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:00:05 +0000

Happy 4th of July all! (For those outside the U.S. reading this, July 4th is the day we celebrate our independence from British rule).

I’m particularly grateful for the blessings I’ve received as part of living in this country – have a safe and fun weekend!

If you plan on going to see some fireworks, why not also take some pictures? If you’ve never taken any before, check out Scott Kelby’s brief how-to here. The one thing he didn’t mention that I found useful was to set my lens to Manual focus instead of automatic. If you open your shutter before the firework actually explodes, it won’t have anything to focus on. If you switch to manual focus and focus out to infinity, though, you should be good to go.

Click the image below for a gallery of my shots from a fireworks show I went to last night.

All shots are directly from the camera – I didn’t have the time to combine multiple fireworks into one collaged shot. I’ll try and do that in the near future and post it.

Weekly Image: 3 July – Using the Strobes

profadmin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:59 +0000

This week’s photo is courtesy of my Elinchrom D-Lite strobe set. If you’re interested in learning more about those or studio lighting, check out the studio strobes for beginner series here, here or here.

Click on the image for a larger view. Its specs are: Canon 40D, 24-70 2.8L lens at 70mm, 100 ISO, f14, 1/200 sec.

I’ll be posting more specifics on the photo (diagram, setup shot, etc.) in a series installment.