Sep/100
Quick Post: X-sync
The other day I was playing with the idea of using my Dynalites to sync up with my camera to something greater than the 1/250 limit. I know that at full-power, the light duration is 1/64,000. The camera's fastest shutter speed is 1/8000, so theoretically the camera is slow enough to capture that glimpse of light.
I needed very shallow depth-of-field to blur out the busy bookshelf and keep focus on the subjects. I used a 50mm lens at f/1.6 and 1/6400 (at 1/8000 a vignette is more apparent), ISO100. I think it worked great - just can't wait to use it outdoors to kill the ambient or do some motion freeze with the power of Dynalite strobes.
Sep/100
Rendering Backgrounds
One of the things I've been experimenting lately is creating 3d mattes for background. One of the difficult things involved is matching the camera location and angle, and then lighting. Just imagine a room with matched lighting and angles (and even receive shadows from the subject) - and the best part is that you can change it within seconds.
Sep/101
Tv Repair Shop
It was one of those rare occasions where I got an assignment with plenty of time to prepare. Danny Sertich owns and operates a tv repair shop in Sandy Springs, and it's the place where tv comes back to life, one way or another. Gutted parts covered the walls just waiting for their day to resurrect an appliance.
Sep/100
When Time Is Not On Your Side
The assignment was simple enough: photograph a pilot for an upcoming airshow story. Of course, sometimes no matter how much you plan, life will throw you a curve ball. The kind where doors and landing gears are missing. And you only have 10 minutes to shoot.
May/100
Ad shoot (part 1)
The project was simple enough: shoot a big bag being used in construction/ renovation projects for the company's new website. I bet if the bag had a plastic lining, you could turn it into a pool.
But even "simple" projects can take a lot of work to produce. More details after the jump.
Oct/090
Ariel
After hearing the non-Disney version of The Little Mermaid, I made this image to see how it would turn out.
The Little Mermaid
Sep/090
Photoshop tricks
So what do you do with a bunch of coffee beans being spilled around?
Make them fly.
Nothing like coffee during Fall