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Words I never thought I would be saying:
“I’m going back to school next week”
In fact about a week or two ago I wasn’t planning on it.
But now I’m a school bound fool.
Learning from past roads
Good news though… It won’t be the typical schooling experience.
It will be heavy emphasis on the learning this time around.
Taking from the 16yrs of schooling experience in my life I believe this experience will go about things in a much improved system.
My personal belief is they shouldn’t just pump more money into a bad system… but change the system. Or perhaps take the old horse out back behind the shed carrying the trusty gun and a shovel.
If you can’t find the perfect solution … Create it!
I try to make it to Photo meetups in the area when I can.
One of my favorites is the Strobist Meetup.
I’ve only been to 3 of them… but they’ve always been very informative for me.
Or at least a great chance to play with lights and do things I wouldn’t normally do in my shoots.
It’s not just girls I take pictures of… but i actually took some of some of the dudes.
This next entry is from a photographer I met recently. He’s never been one of my workshops and he actually teaches lightroom where he works. So not only is it a fresh perspective but it’s a pretty knowledgeable viewpoint
SAM SCHOLES
What types of photography you do: Urban Decay, Landscape/Scenic, Portraits, Travel/Lifestyle
Vist Him Here>>: http://samscholes.carbonmade.com/ & http://www.flickr.com/photos/pictobox/
I know other photographers do things way different… I know and respect and understand… let me explain my way for a moment or two
My goal is often to mix great art, making someone look good and showing off who someone is.
This of all the pics is Kambria’s smile to me. The real one.
I can be lazy i know this… and most others know this.
OK so I’m a tad lazy sometimes and that’s what leads to a lot of this style.
I know how to do a bunch of things with lighting… but i don’t often do it.
I stick to easy lighting situations and simple techniques.
But there’s a reason…
thing is my style doesn’t really allow for some of this fancy stuff.
It’s a whole experience being around me… I usually want happy faces and good experiences.
Or for them to feel like they can be creative.
I set up the shot… i picked the background… i got the camera set. But she did the moves.
I told her “look here”… or “look to your right” – she picked the rest… and i thought she did good. And since she did it herself… it’s much more likely to be something that is who she is.
My style??
Well I’d like to think that what I offer is a very fluid interaction and that people so often feel very very comfortable around me.
Even those that aren’t into pictures… they become into it. Or at least have a non-painful time.
My style is bringing out their style…. facilitating their ability to come up with ideas and make them their own.
This leads to more pictures.
Sure i could pose them and put their head and hands right in the perfect spot… but each time i do that we just lost 10 more pictures… at least.
Sure I personally have a distinct way of shooting and a look to my pictures… and I have poses that i fall back on. But each time they get to put a flare on those… as i get to put my own flare on concepts I’ve done before.
Quantity
So, i suppose i go for the quantity approach.
People love that i take lots of pictures in so many styles and views.
They certainly get their bang for their buck when they walk away with 100+ good pictures of themselves.
And it also increases the odds of ones they absolutely love.
See the thing is we might have an idea in our mind and work super hard to make that spot and that lighting perfect. But it doesn’t always assure that is what the client loves the most.
So often they love the moment. They love their expression, they love the memories associated with that moment. Or perhaps they just like another spot a bit more. They might prefer a picture of a lesser quality than the one you made look imaculate. And it just takes exploring and playing around to find that spot.
It’s so interesting to see what someone likes in the end and finding out why they like it.
This girl loved these little piglets… she’s going to love these series of pictures.
The joys of working with another photographer on a shoot.
Let me give you a short glimpse into this subject.
These are my thoughts as of now… as i’m just venturing into some of these paths.
Suffice it to say it is a whole new joyful world to working with and working well with another good photographer.
Working with another photographer & having another person assist you are different.
Both can be great things! And both pose problems
But they are different things.
Antelope Island’s buffalo roundup… thought I should put some buffalo on here.
Antelope Island just before sunrise.
Marina at the island and some pretty cool reflections
If I were face to face with an adobe developer what would I personally ask him/her?
Obviously: How do I make lightroom faster?
Would i have a better experience if I upgraded to 64bit operating system?
The answer is probably yes… but then I would ask… How much better and how?
What I’m getting down to… Is it even worth bothering?
Would things be better with more than 4GB of Ram?
Again the answer I expect is yes…. but then I would ask…
How much better and how will I notice the effects?
What I’m getting down to… Is it even worth bothering?
How big can I make my catalogs?
He’ll say… it depends.
I’ll say of course it depends… that’s how computers and technology works…
Now expand on that thought.
Is there a perfect way to install Lightroom and set the preferences?
He’ll probably say there’s no “perfect” way or it depends.
Then I’ll ask ok… what’s the “best” way you know of?
Would a sub $2000 mac be better than a quad-core PC with 4GB of ram 5-6 HDs?
Follow up if the answer is yes… would it be worth giving up my 3 screen setup? (And having to classify myself with annoying Apple Fan Boys… I mean I did get an iPhone so I don’t suppose it’s way out there)
Because if it’s only a tiny bit faster then what’s the point?
Why does it seem that Lightroom is specially sluggish when I leave for a while. Or when I wake in the mornings?
I don’t turn off my computer or even shut down lightroom.
Is that a terrible thing and the root of all my problems?
Does lightroom need to be shut down from time to time just like a computer?
Will add more to the post as I think about them or you suggest them.
I wish I could recommend foresters camera service in SLC.
I enjoyed talking and working with the guy at Kew’s Camera service in Provo…
and would recomend him as he has great prices.
Even though he gave my D200 back to me and said there were no prices. (didn’t charge anything)
And replaced the grip for like 25$
And there was most certainly a problem… backfocusing… but his type of test would have never found it.
FORESTERS
Then i called nikon and they said send it here or take it to an authorized fixer upper.
So i drove to SLC and left it there.
They promise to call back within 48hrs… First off that’s a Bold Faced LIE!
I called back instead the first time.
They thought they might have the machine to fix it… they don’t so they would send it to Nikon and take care of things. I paid them money to ship it… i like that convenience for me.
But this is where it went down hill… that was like 2+ weeks ago.
I’m suppose to get a call back giving me an estimate on cost to fix.
Let alone the fixing time! NOTHING. I called and they’re closed…
I will call back tomorrow and then let you know what’s up.
I’m on the list for a D700… but I don’t know if I really was going to get it.
Now I might have to! Now if I only had the $3000 to actually get it!
I really had hoped I could recommend them in good faith… but foresters has let me down terribly.
Before liftoff!
Making sure they don’t lift off.
A lot of people come for the bright colored Balloons…
Or for the Fire
Contained fire… sorry to disappoint.
I enjoy seeing the mass of people and the human interactions.
Lotsa pointing going on.
We did both driving loops of Yellowstone. And I also took picture on the way there and back and around camp.
I also got to use my GPS device extensively for the first time. The battery I bought almost lasted the whole time.
Northern Loop – Gallery
Includes such areas such as Mammoth, Roaring Mountain, Norris Geysers and Upper and Lower Falls.
Southern Loop – Gallery
Included Old Faithful and the other geysers around it, Yellowstone Lake, Fountain Paint Pots and Fishing Bridge
There and Back – Gallery
The day of the trip to Yellowstone and the Trip back.
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