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Goofy Self Portrait 2008-03-03 08:16:39
Ok, I figured if I was going to get others to have fun in the photo booth, I should too.
Strobist Info: 1 Vivitar flash camera left set at about 1/8 power. 1 Sigma flash set at 1/4 power pointed at the background about 6 foot away from the subject.
EXIF: 1/100 f/2.8 at 68mm iso 100 Read more:Portrait
Happy Retirement! 2008-03-02 21:32:25
My Mother recently retired from working at State Farm. Well, Saturday we threw a surprise retirement party for her. It was a really fun time, music, food and drinks. Well, I had this idea to set up a photo booth in part of the place and did portraits of folks. It was fun working with [...] Read more:Happy
More Natalie 2008-02-28 10:51:09
This is another photo from the Austin Strobist meetup on February 17th. Natalie
was such a trooper, putting up with a barrage of photographers. Once I had a chance to squeeze off a few frames, this image really stuck in my head. When I shot it, I was trying to keep with the Rule [...]
Rebekah 2008-02-21 17:28:30
As far as Models go, Rebekah is a great one! She is very talented, actress, juggling clown, and firefighter. From a lot of the photos that I’ve seen on the Flickr Strobist: Austin group pool, she had a TON of great looks! This was particular photo was a natural light portrait. I love the way [...]
Strobist: Austin Meetup Part 3 2008-02-19 19:53:59 Finally, Rebekah. She had SO much fun with the firefighter gear on. How could I not get a great photo of her??
Strobist info:1 Vivitar Flash, camera right set at about 1/2 power.
EXIF: 1/200s f/3.2 at 54.0mm iso100 Read more:Austin
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Strobist: Austin Meetup Part 2 2008-02-19 19:51:22 Here is the beautiful Cara.
Strobist info:Vivitar camera right set at about 1/2 power shot into an umbrella and a sigma flash in the back with a yellow gel in it set at about full power aimed at the back of the model for rim lighting.EXIF: 1/200s f/3.2 at 45.0mm iso200 Read more:Austin
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Strobist: Austin Meetup 2008-02-19 19:48:24 I was fortunate enough to get a few people together (read:40 photographers, 3 models, 2 makeup artists) at a parking garage in Austin
. Since I was the organizer, I couldn’t do much in the way of shooting, but after a couple of hours, I was able to snap off a few frames.
This is [...] Read more:Meetup
Flash Test 2008-02-10 11:13:04 So I’ve finally gotten around to working with off camera flash. I have 2 strobes at my disposal, so why not make the best of it?
I played with the angle of the light itself and also with the aperture of the camera. Here is the first example, using my very uncooperative foster dog [...] Read more:Flash
Rock Star 2008-01-12 13:26:45 Saw Vallejo last night at Merkabas bar and grill. I used to go watch them play all the time. They are still just as great as ever. The lighting in that bar is very low and hard to shoot with. I tried using the band’s spotlights to help with my [...] Read more:Rock Star
Tiger 2008-01-09 14:04:36 Another one from the archives. It’s kind of fun to look back at the last 2 years of photos that I’ve taken and seen my progress. I can tell that my composition has gotten better and my grasp of how to use the camera has vastly improved. However, This tiger [...]
Now Showing: Bridal Portraits 2008-04-07 15:16:50
I have finally stepped into the unknown world of portraiture. Better yet, bridal portraits. I actually felt pretty comfortable shooting the portraits. It’s about the same as doing any other portrait session. I had a lot of fun switching between using an off camera flash and natural light. The above photo is a compilation of [...] Read more:Bridal
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Wonder Woman 2008-04-23 16:59:08
After spending 4 days in a hospital room, this tells the story the best. My girlfriend had major surgery which required a stay at the hospital. She was required to walk as often as possible and this Wonder Woman
cape went with us each time! I actually won this cape for her while we [...]
Blue Eyes 2008-05-09 12:02:47
Eyes are one thing that draw me in to other people. Sometimes I can be completely captivated by someone’s eyes. Well, I was at a baseball game at the Dell Diamond last week with a bunch of other Farmers Insurance Agents (my day job) and saw this little boy. He is the son of [...]
If you’re gonna play in Texas… 2008-05-12 21:47:30
You can have a steel guitar in the band too. Went out Friday to see an old friend, Dave Jorgenson play out at the Coupland Dancehall. It was great to get out and shoot a little and dance a little. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard Dave play and he always plays [...] Read more:gonna
, Texas
Country with style 2008-05-15 11:47:37
That’s how I would describe Dave Jorgenson’s show. He really knows traditional country music. Check out his gig’s page and see his next show.
EXIF: 1/125 f/1.8 ISO 800 Read more:Country
Day at the Lake…Pt. 2 2008-06-09 00:14:14
This is one of my favorite photos from the day I spent at the lake. The sun was starting to set and I caught some good side lighting. I was really going for a somewhat serine yet minimalistic shot.
EXIF: 1/400 f/2.8 @ ISO 100
Day at the Lake 2008-06-09 00:10:19
I’m really trying to push myself lately when taking photos of people. My main focus is the eyes. I’m working on learning how to bring the colors and brightness of the eyes out. Here I had my subject facing the sun, but had her turned slightly away, so that the sun was at about [...]
My Angel 2008-06-19 23:58:41
So, about 2 months ago I blogged about My Wonder Woman and how my girlfriend was such a trooper after major surgery in the hospital. Well, yesterday she got a brand new hairdo that floored me. When I saw her, I was in love all over again. After getting over the initial shock, I [...]
Two of my favorites 2008-07-11 00:22:16
Two of my favorites
from my trip to the Texas Capitol a couple of weeks ago.
EXIF: 1/320 f/7.1 ISO 100
EXIF: 1/3200 f/9 ISO: 100
Texas Capitol 2008-07-11 00:12:04
A couple of weeks ago, Honey and I went to the TexasCapitol
for her birthday. We both loved to just roam around there and gaze at the buildings. I’ve been down there many times before for various photo gatherings, so this time I was really looking for things off the beaten path. I [...]
Strobist: Austin 2008-07-28 00:45:17
Today the Flickr Strobist: Austin
group had a portfolio shoot. This was a really fun shoot with a lot of models. We had the opportunity to shoot at Siena Restaurant. After shooting for half the day, I saw Kaitlin hanging around waiting to get her picture taken, so I offered up my camera :) [...]
The Big Announcement 2008-08-18 00:52:41
So in my previous post I alluded to my ulterior motive for being in Washington DC. Well, that motive was to ask my girlfriend to marry me! The first day we arrived in Washington DC, we went walking around the White House past the Washington Monument down to the Reflecting Pool where we sat [...] Read more:Announcement
Washington D.C. 2008-08-13 15:20:16
I was fortunate enough to go to Washington
D.C. at the first of this month. Wow. What an amazing experience!! The history that is in this town is breathtaking. My main reason for going was for a conference with Farmers Insurance. I did however have an ulterior motive that I will save fo
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