Could I have pared it down to less than 100ish? Absolutely
Did I want to? No friggin' way.
All of the above photographs speak to me, or remind me of something important in 2011.
Now - on to 2012, and the END OF THE WORLD MAYAN CALENDAR!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Weak(s)!
It has been ages and ages since I blogged last, I know.
What's more, this post doesn't even count.
Some things:
I got a Nikon p7000 for Christmas and I am diligently putting it through its paces so I can post a review of sorts.
I got some books as well, some of which I will recommend, and some of which I will not.
My little bro gave me one of those awesome lens-mugs that every photographer in the world should have. Yes!
Another thing:
I am contemplating a movement. Not a bowel movement (though perhaps one of those too...) but a shift away from this blog being almost entirely photography-related, to being about other things that I care about too. Guns and computers and phones and cars and stuff.
If doing that will destroy the minds of my (few but loyal) readers, I will consider keeping this site photo-only. If you all can handle me switching things up every once in a while, then I'll do that.
This is your one and only chance to sound off on the topic. Drop a comment below and let me know!
What's more, this post doesn't even count.
Some things:
I got a Nikon p7000 for Christmas and I am diligently putting it through its paces so I can post a review of sorts.
I got some books as well, some of which I will recommend, and some of which I will not.
My little bro gave me one of those awesome lens-mugs that every photographer in the world should have. Yes!
image from 100milligrams.com
Another thing:
I am contemplating a movement. Not a bowel movement (though perhaps one of those too...) but a shift away from this blog being almost entirely photography-related, to being about other things that I care about too. Guns and computers and phones and cars and stuff.
If doing that will destroy the minds of my (few but loyal) readers, I will consider keeping this site photo-only. If you all can handle me switching things up every once in a while, then I'll do that.
This is your one and only chance to sound off on the topic. Drop a comment below and let me know!
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Help-Portrait 2011 Summary
Hello world,
Yesterday, with a team of 23 amazing volunteers, only 5 of whom were shooting, we gave away free photographs to 240 people.
Holy cow.
That is almost exactly double what we did at the same location in 2010.
I spent most of my day doing workflow, rather than bouncing around as I had originally intended. As such, I did not get the opportunity to shoot many behind the scenes photos.
The ones I do have are shown below for your enjoyment
I look forward to another smashing success next year, and to the video that Danger Charles is producing. I am told we will have access to it on Wednesday or sometime mid-week-ish.
Yesterday, with a team of 23 amazing volunteers, only 5 of whom were shooting, we gave away free photographs to 240 people.
Holy cow.
That is almost exactly double what we did at the same location in 2010.
I spent most of my day doing workflow, rather than bouncing around as I had originally intended. As such, I did not get the opportunity to shoot many behind the scenes photos.
The ones I do have are shown below for your enjoyment
We had 5 setups in the commercial studio and 2 setups in the portrait studio. We could have gotten away with a lot less.
Next year, we'll do three big setups and one or two small ones. I'll also bring more black duct/gaff tape next year: one roll wasn't enough.
Having two people on post production was an absolute treat. Neither of us were overloaded at any given time, there was plenty of time to eat and chat and wander around the event.
We finished off our original 100ft roll of paper, and got well into our next roll. I still have probably 100 feet total from the original 300 that my parents donated in 2010.
Having sponsors this year was amazing, and definitely something I hope to repeat in coming years. We owe huge thanks to the following businesses in Flagstaff:
NAU School of Communication
Biff's Bagels
Biff's Bagels
Starbucks
Crown Railroad Cafe
Subway
Wildflower
Safeway
AEC Reprographics
NAIPTA (free bus transportation!)
Staples
Tyrrell Marxen Chevrolet
Dillards
I look forward to another smashing success next year, and to the video that Danger Charles is producing. I am told we will have access to it on Wednesday or sometime mid-week-ish.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Help-Portrait Interview Videos
A couple quick videos I did this morning with the NAU Franke College of Business...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Resource: cjLIVE
I just want to take a quick moment to discuss one great resource for photographers from all walks of life.
It's a series of videos featuring all kinds of creative people, relating their experience and their expertise to photography and life as a creative person.
Right now, I'm watching an interview with Allegra Wilde. They're chatting about portfolios and how to use your images to get clients.
CJ and crew stream these videos live every once in a while, but more importantly, they are posted online for easy access if you can't make the live showing.
It's a series of videos featuring all kinds of creative people, relating their experience and their expertise to photography and life as a creative person.
Right now, I'm watching an interview with Allegra Wilde. They're chatting about portfolios and how to use your images to get clients.
CJ and crew stream these videos live every once in a while, but more importantly, they are posted online for easy access if you can't make the live showing.
During these videos, they take questions from people via Twitter, as well as an in-person studio audience. Thousands of people can log in, watch, ask questions, and create a dialogue between artists from all over the world with a great variety of experience.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Off Road in the Snow
Ryan and his 1998 Toyota.
8" of virgin snow.
Me and a 70-200mm lens.
As always, click to enlarge the images.
Nothin really fancy to it. You gotta overexpose snowy scenes by 2/3 stop or so to get everything to look white, so I did. Still ended up at 1/800 at F/4.
It's always nice to provided the roommate with an excuse to drive his truck like it was meant to be driven....
8" of virgin snow.
Me and a 70-200mm lens.
As always, click to enlarge the images.
Nothin really fancy to it. You gotta overexpose snowy scenes by 2/3 stop or so to get everything to look white, so I did. Still ended up at 1/800 at F/4.
It's always nice to provided the roommate with an excuse to drive his truck like it was meant to be driven....
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Help-Portrait 2011 in the press
Help-Portrait is in the news!
This is great news for us - as I've already had a fair few offers for additional volunteers as well as snacks/munchies.
We are now full on volunteers, assuming everyone who has signed up to help actually comes on Saturday (the 10th) morning at 0700.
If you have questions, comments, or you are interested in having photographs done for your charity, non-profit, or for-profit organization, drop me an email: help-portrait@mattbeaty.net
This is great news for us - as I've already had a fair few offers for additional volunteers as well as snacks/munchies.
We are now full on volunteers, assuming everyone who has signed up to help actually comes on Saturday (the 10th) morning at 0700.
If you have questions, comments, or you are interested in having photographs done for your charity, non-profit, or for-profit organization, drop me an email: help-portrait@mattbeaty.net
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