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8/7/2011 9:59:20 AM

I played with my camera this morning. I definitely need some edumacation on these lenses. Also, my cat needs to learn how to model.






[Edited on August 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM. Reason : .]

8/7/2011 10:32:51 AM

I'm looking for some recommendations for a new lens for my D90. I'm visiting Hawaii at the end of October and was thinking about either renting the 24-70 2.8 lens or purchasing 1 or 2 additional lenses. I already have the Nikon 35mm 1.8 but I have been looking at the various 50mm, 60mm, and 85mm primes that Nikon offers and can't quite narrow it down to make a selection. What should I look to get that is fast and sharp? What about any of the Sigma mid-range zooms?

8/8/2011 2:24:48 PM

Any tips for an engagement session?

I'm shooting at some gardens i think. should i bring a monolight? or just a reflector. I think i'll have an assistant with me.

[Edited on August 11, 2011 at 7:20 PM. Reason : .]

8/11/2011 7:13:42 PM

Nothing fancy.

8/11/2011 10:04:43 PM

Y'all can just call me 7Dfreestyler from now on.
Got an early b-day present from Joie and the in-laws.

8/12/2011 5:40:40 PM

congrats, i love my 7D so much i practically sleep with it

At the moment I'm really really loving to shoot with the 24 1.4L. I think it compliments crop sensor cameras perfectly

8/12/2011 5:42:55 PM

Thats a pretty $awesome birthday present!

Time to experience badass HD video

8/12/2011 5:45:29 PM

If anyone has a second, the film I shot on my 7D earlier this year is in a little contest. http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/a0c4cf16e5636a891e155e422fac8827/225

It's in the top five which if it stays there I think means Brett Ratner will watch it and pick the winner from the top five to PA for him or something (I think that'd be my friend that directed it and not me but whatever, it'd be cool), but more votes would be great to push it above the garbage that's #2 and #1 (http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/a714f73bd15396fa4992ce5ac5cfed41/225 and http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/a91b21c20ba436763107df38de3bdd44/225)

You can vote using facebook, twitter, or text. I think you can set it to not post on your fb or twitter.

thanks

[Edited on August 12, 2011 at 9:31 PM. Reason : /]

8/12/2011 9:24:01 PM

cottonmouth

8/13/2011 10:31:09 PM

^^ cool video except for the.. beer pong? really?

8/13/2011 10:42:26 PM

if that is a water mocassin i once cut a head off of one

it chased me thru a pool

8/13/2011 10:42:27 PM

good for you.

8/13/2011 10:45:08 PM

i relive it in my nightmares

did you kill that one

8/13/2011 10:47:26 PM

umop-apisdn studies animals, he doesn't kill them

8/13/2011 10:48:27 PM

Quote :

"^^ cool video except for the.. beer pong? really?"

Thanks.

And sure beer pong, the idea is that it's a lame party/somewhere the guy doesn't wanna be.

8/14/2011 3:51:19 AM

Nikon 55mm F1.2 non-AI
T2i




[Edited on August 14, 2011 at 7:45 AM. Reason : specs]

8/14/2011 7:35:13 AM

where's that hosted, the first one seems like it's sharp but has been downgraded in quality

8/14/2011 3:33:21 PM

picasa?

8/14/2011 7:59:17 PM

oh i thought picasa died or something

8/14/2011 10:12:54 PM

Picasa...

Its somewhat soft as it was wide-open at f1.2. It was a jpg I nabbed off of a RAW image file.

8/15/2011 11:13:39 AM

I shot an Art Walk slideshow for the Miami New Times the other night: http://www.miaminewtimes.com/slideshow/august-2011-wynwood-art-walk-34003812/

8/15/2011 2:48:03 PM

a few from my first engagement session:



















[Edited on August 22, 2011 at 4:20 AM. Reason : /]

8/22/2011 4:10:33 AM

^where were those taken?

8/22/2011 4:59:58 AM

Vizcaya in Miami

8/22/2011 5:43:45 AM

Very nice shots! What lens/cam setup you use? What about post-processing?

I especially like the 'shoes shot'...

8/22/2011 10:35:53 AM

thank you. mostly a canon 7d with a sigma 30mm f/1.4.

Edited them mostly in lightroom and a bit in photoshop.

Lightroom was for curves, saturation, some selective contrast and clarity, and photoshop was for removing sweat. which was pretty tedious, the guy was sweating a ton.

[Edited on August 22, 2011 at 4:00 PM. Reason : .]

8/22/2011 3:50:43 PM

Updated my site with some recent nonsense.


http://ronnynause.com/recent-work

8/23/2011 1:54:18 AM

damn good work man

8/23/2011 4:55:11 AM

I like your post processing Alex. Very modern and vibrant. #1 is nice, def a good pic to add to your main portfolio.

My only complaint with the pics is the bags under his eyes. Gotta put some makeup on him before shots or spend some time with the airbrush in photoshop. Honestly, hire your girl friend for 75 bucks an hour as makup artist, charge to the clients and shoot away. Shit, anyone could do simple makeup work.

Also, if you add a large white fill card below their heads or waist on tighter crops, it could fill in those shadows a little bit as well.

The weakest pics in your set is 4, 6 and 7. 4 and 7 because of the guy's emotionless face and 6 because the mood/lighting doesn't go along with the set.

[Edited on August 23, 2011 at 8:42 PM. Reason : ]

8/23/2011 8:40:50 PM

thanks for the critiques.

I intended to bring my girlfriend along to hold a reflector but it was too early I guess, she was sleeping.

Yeah I guess I should have edited the bags under the eyes. I didn't do much face PP besides getting rid of razor burn and obvious acne. Most of the cloning was the sweat though.

The couple seems happy. they posted them on FB and people seemed to enjoy them, although they kind of wrecked a few pics. the guy added some saturation and cropped some, I guess they were unhappy with how pale they looked:



I'd complain but i'm not pro enough to be all macho.

[Edited on August 24, 2011 at 2:48 AM. Reason : ,m]

8/24/2011 2:43:51 AM

8/24/2011 9:14:31 AM

i know, right

8/24/2011 3:44:57 PM

Ugh, that looks like garbage. If you've got your name attached to it and they're murdering them, I'd say something.

Those photos, that gig, is a reflection of your talent and the work you can do. That last photo isn't anything I'd want my name on (not because it is a bad shot, but because of whatever the fuck they did to it)

8/24/2011 6:00:10 PM

yeah you're right, I think I'm going to re-edit a bit to make them look fake tanner but not terrible I suppose if that's what they want.

8/24/2011 6:20:53 PM

Yeah, I'd ask them to take that down ASAP.

8/25/2011 10:49:10 PM

^^^

8/25/2011 10:52:36 PM

I know a lot of photographers do not give permission to edit, crop, or remove their watermark when using them on facebook and such.

That is such a slaughter,

8/25/2011 10:54:01 PM

blue gravel, rosy knees and noses.

sorry he couldn't appreciate your hard work.

8/25/2011 11:12:37 PM

I have $205 to spend at Best Buy and I want to use it on a DSLR

I'll probably only use it a few times a month, so I'm not looking to spend $1000

what should I go with in the $600-800 range?

http://tinyurl.com/3g79vcl


[Edited on August 25, 2011 at 11:24 PM. Reason : ,]

8/25/2011 11:21:40 PM

Thanks for the words guys.

so, the UM magazine has a fashion spread every issue, I helped out some friends still in school for one today. Snapped a couple when I had the chance, which was not often. Came up with this:



Haven't retouched the hair yet, I guess I should.

[Edited on August 27, 2011 at 3:42 AM. Reason : .]

8/27/2011 3:41:40 AM

I like it.

Though, the reflection under her wrist is distracting me for some reason more than her hair.

8/27/2011 10:49:01 PM

ahhhhhhh good catch thanks

[Edited on August 27, 2011 at 11:31 PM. Reason : .]

8/27/2011 11:23:49 PM

Mardi Gras party at Castle McCulloch this weekend:









So you've got an idea of how I was looking down at the strippers:





And of course one of the girlfriend...

8/28/2011 11:45:22 PM

Crazy stripper party, there

8/28/2011 11:50:03 PM

Nice party.


What time of day were those engagement pictures taken? Midday? The light doesn't look good on the day those photos were taken.

8/28/2011 11:55:52 PM

10:30. it was the only time that worked for them.

lesson learned

8/29/2011 12:25:27 AM

Early morning or evening usually has the nicest light. Midday sucks -- too harsh and doesn't cast good shadows.

[Edited on August 29, 2011 at 1:12 AM. Reason : .]

8/29/2011 1:08:56 AM

yeah I know. they were a long distance couple, the dude lived in gainesville and the girl in boca raton and that was literally the only time possible.


[Edited on August 29, 2011 at 1:24 AM. Reason : .]

8/29/2011 1:22:28 AM

another from the other day:

8/30/2011 6:08:30 PM