11.21.08
Posted in Photoshoot Projects at 3:36 am by Administrator
My greatest apologies to you all. I have found myself to be quite busy, more so then usual. Bare with me, I will catch up on all of our news!
Today’s latest and greatest, producing photos for a Mustang car club. This car club is called StangPede. They have decided to take on a project to help raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a calendar! A calendar featuring beautiful Mustangs and sexy women standing next to them!
When this project fell into my lap, it was last minute due to their previous photographer bailing out on them! Knowing this is for a good cause, I agreed to be their photographer. Not only that, but I know how it feel for people to bail on me!
Last Saturday’s photo shoot was awesome. And considering that it was last minute, and I was not completely prepared for it, the photos from that day came out rather well! I did a series of a car drifting around one of the models! Bless her little heart for not flinching! I have to give her great props for a job well done!
There have been some issues with one of the models. Which I will get into another time! “Models, what to do and not do!”
Next on the list, a FULL day of shooting on Sunday with at least 9 models, and I don’t know how many cars! But I am now prepared and ready to tackle this task! I will get back to you on the details of the shoot that day!
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11.18.08
Posted in Reviews and Opinions at 7:57 am by Administrator
Hello Ladies and Gents!
I am sorry it has been so long, but there have been a few issues with Computers and a Very busy weekend, which sadly left a few cancellations and miss communications which sadly made for a somewhat un-productive weekend… V and I did make it to Disneyland for Bats day though, and the pictures from that can be found on my Myspace. I am very glad I had my P&S, though I am continually learning that I really wish I had something a bit… Higher End that I can carry around with me at events like that that im not getting paid to shoot, but want a higher quality, and more control over my images. That leads me to my subject today, I had a customer come into the shop and outright purchase what I am finding to be a GREAT camera! The new Canon Powershot G10 is becoming more and more popular as people are spending money, I honestly think the economy being slow helped this camera a little, it gave people the time to see the reviews of it and make a more educated choice for it. Its predecessor, the G9 was also a great camera! But it had a few Achilles heals, including VERY bad ISO noise performance. Those things have been immensely improved in the G10. First and foremost, they re-designed the body. From holding it, I honestly cant tell if I like it better or worse than the G9, but it certainly feels different… in re-designing the body they also had to re-format the buttons and dials a bit. This is certainly not a “first” camera, I definitely only recommend this camera to people who have some sense of photographic functions, someone who doesn’t have that knowledge will be seriously outmatched by this camera. Now, inside this camera has all the advantages of an SLR with the size advantage of a P&S. It has only one true weakness to an SLR, and that is the lack of changeable lenses, meaning the lens you get is all you get. Some people will consider the lens on it to be an improvement though over the G9, its shorter (5x compared to 6x) but starts at a much wider point (28mm equivalent compared to 36mm), and with the 14.6MP sensor, you can crop into the image if the lens simply wont reach where you want it to. Inside they also re-formulated the Processor, and so far the results from the 14mp sensor are consistently rivaling that of the older 10mp 40D. I was skeptical at first, but the results I have seen have really impressed me. This is a camera I would HIGHLY recommend for a professional photographer who is looking for a smaller lighter weight camera to carry around when they aren’t working and still wanting the SLR quality of image!
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11.06.08
Posted in Reviews and Opinions at 9:25 pm by Administrator
Hello Ladies and Gents!
So, ‘twas a very slow day today, my boss left at 6pm, and I worked till 9pm with only two customers coming into the shop in 3 hours… one picking up a roll of APS film that we developed and one picking up a camera strap… oh joy.
Anyway, the lack of business made me really think on the importance of people having camera’s! On Monday I got out of the shower to hear a huge squawking in my backyard! I look outside and see at least 10-15 crows circling my backyard. I take a closer look to see what they are squawking at and look under the tree, through the lower branches (my backyard is a hill), I see a Hawk sitting on the ground with a Huge Crow pinned under it! I turn around and yell at Vanessa to get me a camera and hurriedly get dressed grabbed the camera and ran for the backyard. Well, circumstances (and two dogs) conspired for me to not manage to get any shots of the spectacle, but it definitely made me glad I had camera’s on hand and ready to go!
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11.04.08
Posted in Reviews and Opinions at 4:41 am by Administrator
Hello Ladies and Gents!
So I do apologize for my extended leave of absence, but I have had a very busy couple of days and simply haven’t had the chance to sit down and write to you, as my deviant art account can attest to (322 un-viewed deviations >_<). heh, I need to catch up badly I guess, but I start here, with you!
Now, there are many things I can talk about right now. but I’m going to limit myself to just one topic (hey, I need something to write about tomorrow don’t I!). now, this is a subject that has come up a time or two in my experience, both working here at the shop (yes I’m at work right now) and in my professional experience. here is the scenario, your out shooting, nothing high end, or professional, and not using terribly high end equipment, but you drop your camera and your lens shatters! first of all, too bad you didn’t have a UV Filter over the lens, its not 100% guaranteed, but often times the Filter will take the brunt of the damage and possibly save you the trouble of what you now face in having to buy a new lens. well, often times the lens you broke is the kit lens to the camera, for Nikon and Canon the standard 18-55mm. first off, very few stores will carry that lens in stock, some might be willing to break a kit for you to get that lens, but you might pay a small premium for the lens due to the inconvenience it may cause the shop in having to replace to lens in the kit they broke up for you. now, most people will expect that lens to be a real cheap basic lens, often anticipating between 50 and 100$, sorry to burst your bubble, but even that kit lens sold separately will run you closer to 200 to 225$. now seeing that price tag on the lens you just broke, your heart sinks (now you wish you had spent the extra $15 on a UV Filter). Now you look around to see what other options might be there, but if your looking at price alone, you will only really find one lens cheaper than that, the 50mm F/1.8, which runs between 100 and 150$. price on that lens might be tempting, but you realize that that lens give you no zoom power, so it can be limiting for those of you who just want to walk around and have fun with your camera, also if you’re a Nikon shooter, depending on what camera you are using, you might also lose your AutoFocus. now you get even more discouraged so you ask for suggestions, and the guy behind the counter will be very happy to show you some. but prices could range from 300 to 500$ much more than the 50 to 100$ you where originally expecting. now, many of these lenses that the clerk is offering you will offer incredibly zoom ranges, some from 18mm to 270mm, and some lenses the clerk will say offer higher quality than your original 18-55mm Lens. this is where you need to make your decision. this decision from a question stand point is fairly simple, but when personal interests come into play it becomes MUCH more complex. the question becomes, where do you want to take your photography? if you simply want the cheapest lens you can get, your best bet would be to just have them break the kit, be forewarned if you take this rout, you might end up buying a second lens later wanting more range for farther distance shots. if you aren’t looking to move forwards into making some money in photography, and don’t mind spending a little extra money right now for a very convenient lens, then go with the SuperZoom lens, most people who just do walk around shooting, but aren’t looking to really move into the profession so aren’t worried about having the highest quality are VERY happy with these lenses and barring another drop incident, will never have to buy another lens again. but if your thinking you might want to start possibly making money off photography, then quality is of great importance, you want to give your customer (someone who is paying you for the quality a professional photograph implies) the best quality image possible so that they can spread the word to others about your photo’s and others will see you for the quality you offer.
So, the decision to make is simple, where do you want to take your photography…
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