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iPad Photoshoot

iPad Photoshoot

Stop me if you've heard this one before. A restless mind... or maybe too much late night pizza has you laying awake in bed. You decide that if you can't sleep you might as well do something productive, so you fumble in the darkness for your iPad for one more round of Angry Birds. You power up and are instantly struck blind by a beam of light so bright that it burns "slide to unlock" into your retinas. You squint, roaches scatter, wife stirs, "Damn, that's bright." Sound familiar? This happens to me too often. Eventually, it dawned on me that, given the right context, the iPad screen is actually pretty bright. ...

November 4th, 2010 | 101 Comments | Trackback | Tags: , , , ,

Wireless DSLR Tethering to iPad

Wireless DSLR Tethering to iPad

I love shooting tethered. Viewing my photos on a large screen *while* shooting makes critical evaluations of exposure, focus, and composition much easier. Clients love it, too. They get a confidence boost from being able to see the photos as they're taken. On commercial shoots, tethering is a must. You can't have the client, art director, and make up artist all crowding around a tiny 3" screen on the back of the camera. As much as I love shooting tethered, sometimes it's just not practical to lug a computer around, especially on remote location shoots. More gear means more crew. And more crew means bigger budgets (something that's sadly lacking in the industry ...

June 21st, 2010 | 91 Comments | Trackback | Tags: , ,

iPad + Velcro

iPad + Velcro

Two of mankind's greatest inventions, together at last. Note: this is an exploration of what is possible, not necessarily what is practical. Tweet from the street at your own risk! iPad Version Here ...

May 19th, 2010 | 143 Comments | Trackback | Tags: , , , ,

Strobist Jet Pack

Strobist Jet Pack

Here's a quick little video I did for an online photography contest. Hopefully we’ll win some schwag from PocketWizard and Strobist.com. [gallery order="DESC" columns="4"] Matt Hoplin liked this idea and photoshopped me a few extra strobes for good measure.  Matt says:  “I see where you're going and its just crazy enough that it just might work.  The only problem is you haven’t taken it far enough.  Hence I give you: the human ring flash.  This is the entry level model. The full version I’m building has 250 WS strobes in flash boxes powered by the gas powered electric generator mounted to the back pack. Weighs in at a couple hundred pounds and  ...

August 18th, 2008 | 7 Comments | Trackback | Tags: , ,