1. March 2010 by Friedhelm.

I had the opportunity to photograph at a dress rehearsal. The light was extremely dark so I had to set my ISO as high as possible. I was still able to get some decent shots, like this one. Camera setting: Focal length 60mm, f4, 1/100sec., ISO 6400.

Enjoy and have a great week!

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24. February 2010 by Friedhelm.

The difference between a portrait and a fashion shot is that in a portrait you want to show the person. In fashion shot like in any other product shot you want to show the product. This is more a fashion shot than a portrait. The jeans are really popping out. The message is: you can do anything with these jeans!. Watch also the position of the feet. They are in an almost 90 degree angle. The arms are almost in a 45 degree angle. Al this supports the overall structure of the image.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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26. January 2010 by Friedhelm.

I experimented with water by plashing water on concrete.  There was a building to my left and a large tree to my right. It was overcast and I photographed the”whole mess”. It turned out better than I thought.

Have fun with photography!

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23. January 2010 by David.

Once again I was inspired by a video on uTube featuring Gavin Hoey.

I won’t tell you how I got water to shoot out of a bottle. I will tell you that a friend of mine, Teri Seale, lent me a really cool bottle with four parts that allowed me to get two different colors of water, and Teri, I didn’t break the bottle, Thanks a lot.

I used two stobes to wash out the background and one to highlight the bottle. Manual focus at 1/200 to sync the flash, f14, at 75mm. Don’t forget the large bucket and towel.

Keep clicking,

Dave

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16. January 2010 by David.

Several months ago our photo club had a monthly theme of candles. My idea was to photograph candle smoke. Most candles don’t give off much smoke!

After recently seeing a u-tube video by Gavin Hoey I decided to give it another try. The key, use incense, and some lighting techniques. Nothing too difficult.  This isn’t a composite, I just dug a hole in the candle and put the incense inside.

Manual mode, handheld, 1/200sec, f11, ISO 200 with single strobe.

Keep clicking

Dave

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17. November 2009 by Friedhelm.

This is another exercise I am considering for my new Photoshop Class in February. I photographed these boys on Halloween using the beautiful colored sunset as my back drop.

Enjoy!

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16. November 2009 by Friedhelm.

I am preparing a new Photoshop Boot camp. I am creating several exercises and I hope I have everything ready by January 2009. We will create compositions, working with layers and having quite some fun. Enjoy this creation!

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13. November 2009 by David.

While setting up our Photo Clubs annual Christmas Photo Shoot I was testing the flash sync to make sure it worked ok. I had to make a few adjustments and when I looked at my test shots this one caught my eye. For some reason the camera data does not show the shutter speed but I would guess it was a couple of seconds, F11 at ISO 200, definitely not tripod mounted.

Keep clicking

Dave

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26. September 2009 by David.

For some great fall photos without going very far, lots of color and free try one of the local pumpkin patches.  There’s usually tons of photo opportunities and great atmosphere.

These were taken at a pumpkin patch near LeGrand.

Keep Clicking

Dave

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12. September 2009 by David.

Every year the Chowchilla District Chamber of Commerce sponsors a car show. While I was supposed to be working I did take a little time off to snap a few photographs. These cars were beautiful with their perfect paint, restored interiors and of course lots of chrome.  I used this particular chrome hubcap like a fisheye lens to capture the car next to it.  Telephoto lens set at 40mm, 1/5o sec. at f10, handheld.

If you were wondering how the weather was:

Bet you wish you were at the car show today. Well, it’s just another 12 months away, mark you calendar.

Keep clicking

Dave

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