Saturday, February 26, 2011

Whoa! A Self Portrait?!

Another week down, and another month as well. This project is quite fun, I'm having a blast and learning all sorts of new tricks. This week I played with my new 50 1.8 quite a bit more, and took the time to experiment more with light.

Enjoy!

Day 051 - Urban Wonder

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I headed into the city this week to work with my good friend from high school on my website. I bought a domain last week and I'm hoping to have the website live in the next few weeks! Stay tuned!!

Day 052 - Food Porn

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Having Monday off from work, the lady and I went out to a nice brunch at the local iHop. I know, classy. This is the french toast cinn-a-stack and holy heck was it good! Tasted exactly like a giant cinnamon bun! Oh, and I'm in love with my new lens.

Day 053 - Anti-Picturetaker Portrait

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This is Alex's step-brother Jared. He doesn't enjoy pictures too much, but I knew I could snap a keeper of him! Ok, I'll admit it. This was taken on Sunday but I couldn't let it miss the project, I love this shot.

Day 054 - Wild Card

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Alex and I spent the night at my Mom's house and played a game of Five Crowns. If you guys haven't played, it's a great game and worth it to pick up if you see it. I totally won... not really :(

Day 055 - Food Porn: Take 2

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Now this, this is a breakfast. I am usually in a rush for work but this time I had time to make me some food, and take a shot! Again, I'm in love with this lens.

Day 056 - The Man Behind the Lens

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This is me.

This week I took the time to read some about lighting and decided to try what I've been reading. I don't use strobes, I use constant lights so I can see what I'm going to shoot without having to guess at settings. I'm really proud of this shot, and happy at how it came out.

For lighting I made a snoot for the main light and placed it about 3 feet away and raised it above me. The back light was about a foot away from me and about two feet from the wall.

Day 057 - The Proposal

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This is another shot that happened on a different day :/ Man am I slacking or what? This happened on Valentine's Day but I was asked to keep it on the DL for a few days. My best friend Bobby proposed to his girlfriend, awww. Look forward for an engagement set come spring time!

Well, that's all folks! Expect a website in the future, til then:

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Lot of mall time, and a new toy!

Day 042 - Diner Days

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Went out for a bite to eat on lunch with my friend Bobby and his Dad. I was expecting pizza, but a plate of mac n cheese is good enough for me! I've been trying a bit more street photography, I really like the style.

Day 043 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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Today was my brother's friend's birthday so we threw a little party and had a delicious cake.

Day 044 - Reflection Pool Church Panorama

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I'm really liking shooting pano's, they're fun. I took my fiance Alex into Boston with Bobby and his girlfriend Ashley for a double Valentine's date. A nice night skating on the Frog Pond, a nice dinner at TGI Fridays, and a romantic walk around the reflection pool. It would have been more romantic had I remembered that they drain the pool in the winter :|

Day 045 - 100 Blooms of Love

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Happy Valentine's Day!

I got these Peruvian lilies for my fiance for Valentine's Day. Flowers, a bear, chocolates and a lavender bath kit were well needed.

Day 046 - Paradise

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This turned from a shot of the sky to demonstrate what shooting the sky without a polarizer looks like, to a pretty decent shot of the clouds. Now that I mention it, I really need a polarizer...

Day 047 - Confined Nature

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Boy I've been spending a lot of time at the mall. Apparently, I'm not supposed to take pictures since it's private property. Oops. Oh well. I got the number for the mall's marketing manager thanks to the inspiration of a good friend. It would be so cool to sell some of my panos to the mall.

Day 048 - Bobby

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This is the Bobby I've spoken of, just a quick portrait testing my flash bouncer.

Day 049 - New Toy!

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Again, more time spent at the mall. I picked up a nice 50mm f1.8 at Ritz. I really like the lens, and I've only had it a day. Can't wait to see what it can do.

Day 050 - Cat Teaser

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What a morning for my cats! They were going crazy over the birds sitting outside the window as the sun came up.

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Oh, Hey Blogspot!

I skipped a week posting photos, but I didn't miss shooting them! It's been pretty busy, but I should fall back into my weekly posting schedule.

Here goes the longest blog post ever:

Day 031 - Natick Mall Panorama

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I took a trip to the Natick Collection Mall to shoot another pano. I like their new-ish "yuppie" section, as it has a nice waterfall/reflection pond and the general architecture is awesome. Boy is that place busy, nothing what it used to be like.

Day 032 - Little People, Big World

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This is my first attempt at street photography. I didn't have my 70-300 so this was shot pretty close as I was walking by to avoid looking like a pedophile. I usually shoot people, but delete the photo because it looks, idk, weird. I liked this one though.

Day 033 - Glass Trees

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After a ton of snow, the skies opened to rain, making everything freeze over. It wasn't fun at all, but it sure made the trees look awesome, almost as if they were made of glass.

Day 034 - Our Future

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With my fiance being a CNA and her mom studying to be an RN, scenes like this are all too common.

Day 035 - Spring's Final Stand

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While driving home from work something compulsed (sic?) me to look up, and there I saw an apple, frozen over from the recent rain. This was a pretty cool shot, showing "Spring's final stand."

Day 036 - Wylie

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Audience, meet Wylie. He is my best friend's Puggle and is an awesome doggie. He could nip less, but he's fun as hell. I managed to catch this shot after he had calmed down quite a bit and actually sat still. I edited this shot a bit differently than I usually do, and I really like the outcome, almost like a painting.

Day 037 - Very Funny

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I had the opportunity to shoot Rooftopcomedy.com's nationwide search for the funniest college standup comic, sponsored by TBS. The show was hilarious and had a full house, despite it being Superbowl Sunday.

Check the full set:
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Day 038 - It's Here

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When the iPhone was first announced, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Unfortunately, it was strict with AT&T. After years of waiting, the iPhone has finally been announced for Verizon. After staying up until 3am on 2/3/11, I pre-ordered the phone and it came in on 2/7/11, three days before it's in-store debut. Finally, and iPhone AND service :P

Day 039 - Taste the Rainbow

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MMMMM, nothing like some candy and a movie after work. This was actually shot in a book case, not my lightbox, but shhh, don't tell anyone.

Day 040 - Love

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Love.

Very simply put. With Valentine's Day coming, love is in the air. Plans are being made, and gifts and flowers are on their way. Don't be down on yourself those who are single out there, just have fun and you'll find someone <3 Day 041 - :unamused: P365 - Day 041

Finally, this is how I felt about me not posting for two weeks, :unamused:. My bad.