Photo Tip: How to stitch a sequence shot.
Rather than just post a recent photo, I wanted to share a tip that I used to produce this last photo. A couple weeks ago, I attended an event known as, River Rock, which had lots of freestyle biking, kayaking, along with other action sports. I took this opportunity to shoot some sequence shots, only [...]
“Shut Up and Make Better Pictures”
I can across an article the other day that couldn’t have spoken more truely. Browsing through the blog of Tim Tadder (one of my favorites), one of his entries entitled “Shut Up and Make Better Pictures“. Briefly, he goes onto saying that photographers, as visual communicators, need to spend less time focusing on updating our [...]
Guidelines for a great photo assistant
As a photographer, many of us started out as an assistant, working under other photographers: setting up lights, carrying camera bags, the list goes on. I’ve gathered some tips that I’d like to share that will help you succeed as an assistant. Some through experience, others by having to make mistakes, regardless, using these tips, [...]
Keeping yourself moving in slow times.
If you’re like me, December and January are reasonably slow times for a freelancer, whether a photographer or designer. I find that when times are slower, when the cash flow is slow coming in, i’ve been finding ways to keep myself occupied that could also potentially bring you more exposure and possibly more income. Keep [...]
Preferred settings of sports photographers
I recently found an interesting post online having to do with sports photography. It is a series of graphs that display the trends in camera settings for photographers. Interestingly enough, I use the same settings as the majority. That depends on what I’m shooting though and the results I’m looking for. I’m not surprised, typically [...]
Photo Sequence: Chase Jarvis
This is one the latest on-location video from Chase Jarvis, one of my favorite photographers. In this video, he goes into detail about how to shoot a sequence shot, in this instance, shooting some action with a skier. This was right up my alley because sports and action is exactly what i want to do. [...]
Other Great Blogs
Sorry for the delay on posts, but the past week or so has been real busy with photo jobs and traveling out of town for the holidays, so I fell behind at keeping up with posts. I’ve been spending a lot of time reading other blogs that relate to the strobist/speedlight theme and i wanted [...]
DIY Sunbounce
I recently found a link that gives detailed instructions on how to build a California Sunbounce. It will take a little bit of ingenuity and a saw, but your efforts will save you around 600 bucks. I had looked into saving up and investing in one, I’ve seen the quality of photos you can create [...]
Da Grip
Here is a great video I came across recently featuring my new favorite photographer, Joe McNally. He is very knowledgeable about photography. This video demonstrates the best way to hold your camera, known as “da grip”, i’ll assume. It really only applies to left-eyed photographers, but the principles can be used and adjusted to fit [...]