Photography
Scott Kelby – Photo Recipes Live
So last night my copy of Scott Kelby’s new book/dvd combo, arrived in the mail, Photo Recipes Live: Behind the Scenes, I was pretty excited. This new book/dvd combo is an extension to his popular Digital Photography series and goes into greater detail as to how particular shots where made in each book. If you have not read his Digital Photography books (volumes 1-3) I would highly recommend it. I didn’t get a chance to watch all the videos last night, I still need to watch the last four, but I’m slightly disappointed with what I’ve seen so far. Don’t get me wrong, Scott does a great job explaining each shot and how/why he sets up things...
Read MoreWhere’d the blog go?
Wow, last semester kicked by butt; I’m glad it’s over! It’s sad to think that I didn’t write a blog post all semester. I’d recommend you add my Flickr photostream to your rss reader instead of my blog feed , at least I always post to Flickr and you’d know I was still alive. I put together a collection of my favorite images from my first year of photography over on my Flickr site. It’s crazy to think I’ve only been doing this for a little over a year, but it has become one of my favorite things to do; I just need more time to do it. Brandon and I went to a Joe McNally lighting seminar in Houston; it was awsome! I’ve...
Read MoreCanon EOS 7D Rumored to have built in flash master
Wow, I hope this rumor is correct. According to CanonRumors the much anticipated Canon EOS 7D will have a built in flash master!! This new addition would allow you to control off camera flashes via your EOS camera without having to purchase another device such as the ST-E2. Looks like Canon is finally listening to the strobist community and adding some features that Nikon has had for years. It would be great to have something on the Canon EOS line that could compete with the Nikon Creative Lighting System. Don’t get me wrong, I like my Pocket Wizards and they work great but sometimes you want to travel light and the less gear you have to carry around the...
Read MoreHelp Me Pick The Best Photo From This Weekend
Yesterday was Scott Kelby’s Second Annual Worldwide Photo Walk and here at A&M we had a blast. We started at the Administrative building and walked down to the Albrighton Bell Tower and then looped back though campus; I took over 700 photos!! At first I was skeptical about filling a two hour shoot with just buildings on the TAMU campus, but after yesterday I have come to the conclusion it is really a several day process. The hardest part is running out of time before the sunlight becomes too hard and harsh. So I’ve narrowed my selection down to the following five photos. Please take a look and comment on which photo you like best. I have till the 25th to...
Read MoreAperture Nature Photography Workshops Contest
Checkout my submission for the Aperture Nature Photography Workshops Contest. Here is a description from the website… “The Aperture Nature Photography Workshops at Olympic, Tetons, Yosemite and Yellowstone National Parks will take four groups of professional and amateur photographers to America’s most scenic destinations to make spectacular images while learning how to get the most out of Apple professional photo editing application, Aperture. Beginning in September, 2008 and contiuing through August 2009, we’ll run contests. This is the second of four and for this contest, a group of four professional photographers will be joined by four amateur...
Read MoreLastolite Ezybox Hotshoe and Pocketwizard FlexTT5
For those of you familiar with the Lastolite Ezybox Hotshoe softbox you will probably agree with me that it is a must have for any strobist doing portraits. While I really like the lighting results the hotshoe bracket leaves a lot to be desired. I usually trigger my off camera flashes using IR with an ST-E2 or for longer distances I use a PocketWizard FlexTT5 and MiniTT1. But If I’m using an IR trigger I usually have to mount my flash backwards in the Ezybox so the IR will work, which makes it impossible to adjust the flash settings. You’ll also notice that there is now a decent gap from the front of the flash to the back of the Ezybox. While this is not...
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