tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498100699951196392012-02-16T02:06:32.029-08:0090% photography, 10% motorcyclesNYU Freshmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04370243739830968443noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949810069995119639.post-58215817264457296272010-02-25T13:49:00.000-08:002010-02-25T14:52:35.220-08:00

For those of you who weren't put to sleep by my rant on light and physics.....Here are a couple of books you might be interested inhttp://www.amazon.com/Vision-Art-Margaret-S-Livingstone/dp/0810995549/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267132687&sr=8-1-spellhttp://www.amazon.com/Art-Physics-Parallel-Visions-Space/dp/0688123058/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267132798&sr=1-1In case it isn't obvious,

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I just wanted to acknowledge Sam's post on painting with light by showing a few photographs by Chip Simons, one of my old competitors (back when we were the two photographers that magazine editors had typecast as "funny").Chip was always much funnier, and he took the painting with light concept farther than just about anyone else.Remember that there is no Photoshop in these images, and if I am

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The digital revolution cuts in many ways; It's easier to market, but harder to get noticed, easier to share but it is also easier for someone to find your photo on flickr, infringe on your copyright and use your work without paying for it. I know of three cases involving recent alumni in the past couple of years.Here's great blog on the ongoing fight for photographers to protect their

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I am Sam Heesen, age 21, and this is the first blog post of my life. To the photographer--What is time? Time is fluid, but we freeze it. Time runs, but we catch it. Time moves, but we stop it. Yet so rarely do we let it bloom. The studio photographer has planted his flag in a world of strobes and sub-second shutter speeds. In most cases, we only care for the smallest shards of time. But

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This blog has been dormant for quite a while as I have been busy writing a book and shooting professionally more and more lately. It's nice to be busy again, this is the third recession I've been through as a photographer and the hardest part for me (aside from money) is that I just miss having projects in production. If I could, I would be on a set shooting at least three days a week. I just

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This is officially my first blog entry of any kind. Fairly Exciting....So I'm in the process of "tricking out" my 5D for a doc I'm going to shoot in Albania. It's been a ton of research and I still don't have all the answers, but basically the 2 main options for turning your still camera into a viable option for video are: www.zacuto.com or www.redrockmicro.comAlthough Zacuto is way more

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So I ran into a very nice guy in the park the other day named Marc Steiner who had a great rig for recording sound on the 5D Mark II. It's a Sony UWP-V1 Wireless Lavalier ENG Microphone Package.Marc was kind enough to upload a photo of his system..It's about $525 at B & H. I noticed it specifically because the biggest problem I have found with shooting video on the 5 D is the fact that there

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There's an internet contest sponsored by Microsoft that is a $50,000 grant to do any photo project you want.  You simply propose it and then people (family and friends) vote for itfind it hereAlso, The Eddie Adams Workshops are currently accepting applications for the summer workshops.  The final date is  May 11,

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One of the most awesome aspects of the  1Ds Mark III and the new 5 D Mark II is the fact that the resolution of the new cameras actually outstrips the performance of (some ) older Canon L series lenses. This is why there have been so many new " II " series additions to the Canon lens line.Chromatic aberration in particular was never a huge problem in the past when a print from a 35mm negative was

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So yes. It is all that. Quite simply the most capable, best camera I have ever used. The files are as close to perfection as I have seen from a digital camera that was less than $ 40,000. I tested it against the 28 MP Leaf back and preferred the Canon images (which I think had more to do with the Canon lenses vs. the Mamiya lenses).So should everyone run out and buy one?Sorry, but if you are

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One thing that a lot of younger photographers take a chance on is trying to get away without health insurance, and fewer employers are providing care for their full time employees.   Ceci and Eli racked up over a half a million dollars in hospital bills when he was born between both of their hospital stays, and we won't even start on my doctors bills from crashing into things when I was still

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Mastheads.org is a fantastic resource.  It lists the masthead directory for every magazine in the US.  It's free if you have a .edu email address.  The only caveat is that it isn't updated as often as I'd like.Rob Haggert's blog, A Photoeditor.com is fast becoming the best source for news about the photo industry.  I log on at least once a week and there is always something

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I love this blog stuff, it's so easy to put stuff up.Here's a little film I did for the Machineart (an industrial design firm)  prototype motorcycle. It was shot old school, on a 16 mm Arriflex."Get Off" They're working on a new prototype that will be done by the middle of February.   If everything works out we'll be shooting it as a demo in my Advanced Lighting class.About two years ago I

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Death to filmOne of my students, Kyle Newberry, turned me on to this site.  It's written by a group of digital techs/assistants in L.A..It is very techy but full of useful information (including a few video tutorials)  on digital workflow, back up storage solutions, and digital specific exposure techniques for professional digital photographers.  StrobistThis is an absolutely amazing site and

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  In November I got to test some new ATV's in the Moab desert. Unfortunately,  I only got to ride/shoot for one day due to my teaching schedule, I could have spent a week there, it was one of the most insanely beautiful places I have ever been This was also the first time I really had trouble with the limited dynamic range of digital capture.  I tried some "psuedo" HDR but I couldn't get them to

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Among photo students there seems to be a certain pessimism that seems fairly pervasive.  Virtually every internship I approved  this semester was for a J-O-B rather than working for an inspiring artist or an NGO.  Photography has never been a secure profession, and I think anyone who is considering a career in a freelance profession has every right to be a little scared given the current economic

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Jake Stengal has started a really great new blog called "Too Much Chocolate" .  Terrific interviews with photo editors, design pros and a rotating gallery of young photographers.Aaron Shuman has been publishing Seesaw, an online magazine for about 6 years.   The current issue has an Essay by alum Rian Dundonseesawmagazine.com/Sophie Morner has been publishing Capricious magazine (practically

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