Every Time a Bell Rings....

An Angel Gets It's Wings.

Good Morning Everyone! Been a while, eh? Yup. Holidays are busy, and with all the snow we've had, it still feels like December. There's only been one full day of school since Christmas Break ended, the past 3 days were snow days. We had a lot of snow.

Anywho, who wants a photograph?

Exp: 1/80th

f/stop: f/2

ISO: 800

Exposure Bias: - 2/3rdEV

PP: + .45 Exp, Aperture 3.

Boom, Christmas Morn. All of the family gathers at the Elder House, they eat a feast of food, usually comprising of Cinnamon rolls, Li'l Smokies, Sausage, Danish, Cookies, and the like.

Not to mention Egg Nog, Coffee (Maxwell House), Chocolate Milk, And OJ.

Then they open presents, socialize some more, take lots of Blurry, Horribly composed, Lack Luster snapshots. So. Many. P&S's. How much you want to wager that 90% of those shots had flash bounce off AT LEAST 1 reflective item? You know it happened, there's no denying it.

Then the family disperses back to their respective homes, to nap, play, and edit photos. Well, I guess that last one's just me. Only to soon realize that it's time to leave, to eat the Christmas Beast. A Turkey, I do believe. 'Twas a good buzzard.

And so concludes my Christmas Story, humor and all. Ciao.

When The Ice Melts Away, The Commuters Play

Bad Title. Good Morning All! Hope your week is starting off nicely. Last week, we had a winter freeze session. Lots of ice. Lots of FWD cars amusing me. But, as I've mentioned, this is the time of year for pictures. This is exciting stuff, people.

Ice! A great layer of ice decided to make home of the garage-side Crepe Myrtle.

Exposure: 1/250th

F/stop: f/2.2

ISO: 800

Exp. Bias: - 2/3rds

Got about a 1/2 inch of ice on everything. Gravel driveway was an ice rink. Tried to head out at 11:00 and our splendid Japanese engineering couldn't crest the hill leaving.

I suppose that's all for now, I'll finish sorting Thursday's shots and maybe get another one up tomorrow.

Ciao.

Walkin' In A Winter Wonderland

Morning, Folks! Back again I am. Sincere apologies for not blogging, but the past month has been just crazy. I had a two week run of Harvey, Family, Thanksgiving, Birthdays, so much stuff, I just haven't been waking up the last 2 weeks. My Google Reader had 700 unreads.

But, now the Holidays are here, and the Holidays were made for photography.

It's snowed twice in the month of December here and the second was legitimately great. I didn't get too much done due to several different things, but I did get this:

Not exactly what I wanted, but I ran out of light. Definitely not good at the self timer yet. I need a remote.

The fun side of these shots is the self timer part, though. Press shutter, run like heck, stop and breath and stand still. You can't help but laugh at how stupid you must of looked. I fell once, darn snow.

Nikon D60 w/ 35mm F/1.8 DX

Exp: 1/40th

F/stop: 2.8

ISO: 800

Exp bias: -2/3 EV

I'll try again next time it snows, I also really need a remote. I want Winter self-portraits and have some ideas.

Welp, that's all for now!

"Cold Beer, and MORE Cold Beer!"

Hello There All! It's that time of year, another production is here!

We're doing Harvey. Yes, the Rabbit. The set is insanely complicated, and I am loving it!

Great set of actors, great crew, and a great time. But you want to see pictures.

DELIGHTFUL! John Cherry playing the roll of Dr. Chumley in "Harvey"

Techy stuff-

Nikon D60

Nikkor 24-70 F/2.8G @ 34mm (OMG more on that later)

Exposure: 1/400th

F/stop: F/2.8

ISO: 800

So, my Assistant photog came Wednesday, and we both shot full dress. My Assistant happens to be a pro. Like D700 and a ton of lenses. He does good stuff. He wasn't using his 24-70, and let me shoot with it. WHAT? That's awesome! It's an amazing piece of glass. Balance fail with my scrawny little D60, but amazing nonetheless. I highly recommend it.

That's about all for this time, more to come Monday.

Ciao.

A Fall Portrait

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Back Today with another image from Sunday (see previous post) but this time, a portrait.

The Girl behind those awesome shoes.

Techy things.

Aperture Priority

Exposure: 1/640th

f/stop: F/2.8

ISO: 800

+ 1/3 EV

Looking back, I wish I had shot f/2. My fault.

ISO was 800, it was bright out and I wanted to be at a safe shutter speed. Remember, I do a lot of walking around spontanity (My word, don't judge) and don't have time to fiddle with knobs and dials. The exposure compensation is usually the only thing I touch.

(Note: Jimmers, if you're reading this, I'm waiting for an I Told You So.)

Jim is a pro photographer that I met through a photography class. I was yarping about shooting manual, he said I'd learn to love Av and Exp. Comp. He was right.

Anywhoo, this took about 14 seconds from thought to shot (rhyme), with the words "Lauren. Tree. You. Now." shot was cropped, annoying kids in right background. Centerweighted metering is my best friend at this point in time, the sun was directly through the leaves. I almost switched to spot.

Enough rambling. There's the image, there's my take, now I want yours.

Remember, Quantaray kills, don't do it.

These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

And That's Just what They'll Do.

Good Morning! Cheesy title, I know, but I'm really happy with today's photograph.

First, the Techy stuff.

Nikon D60 - Nikkor 35mm F/1.8G DX AF-S

Exposure: 1/640th

F/stop: F/2.0

ISO: 800

+1 EV

I'm pleased impressed how blurred I got with F/2.

Today's shot is from Sunday evening, a group of friends and I went to the park.

This shot features an undeniably teenager's shoes, as if I had to tell you.

Yes, this was shot in a road.

I believe my exact words were "Stand in the road, I don't see any cars!"

We didn't get ran over, and we did get a good shot. My brother snapped a shot of me taking this with his phone, I need to get it.

I took about 200 photos within the hour, with more good than I was expecting, so this isn't the only shot from that night you'll see. And, I became friends with spot metering. Handy Dandy.

That's about it, I'll get to a post I have in my head about ISO soon.

It's a beautiful day, go shoot something! But always remember,

Quantaray Kills. Don't do it.

A Pondering

Photography is so cool. Once you forget you're looking through a viewfinder, you're set. You watch life happen. The only difference is, as a photographer, you can capture life, and share it with the world in seconds. As if everyone was there. Are you a pro photojournalist? You have one of the coolest jobs ever. You get to watch life, the ups and the downs, but then, you get to show the world what you experienced. You have one of the most important jobs, too.

Think about this next time you're shooting candid work. You're providing the world with an experience. Take pride in that.