Sand Dune Arch

Sand Dune Arch in Arches National Park is a short and easy hike into a narrow canyon between two fins of sandstone.  The hard part of the hike is the soft sand but the tall canyon walls makes the area cooler than other more exposed hikes elsewhere in the park.  This image was taken with my 24mm lens with an exposure of 1/50 seconds at f/5, ISO 100.

URL: http://pixofmyuniverse.blogspot.com/2012/07/sand-dune-arch.html

Nadav Kander on Portraiture

Settle in for an outstanding 13 mins on the philosophy of portraiture from one of the most interesting portraitists working today. (If you are not familiar with the work of Nadav Kander, you may want to take a look at his website [some NSFW] first.)

Produced by the National Portrait Gallery as a tie-in to the 2012 Olympics, this is by far the most detailed look I have yet seen into how Kander works. As a bonus, there are several still BTS shots showing his portrait sets.

(Via APE)

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URL: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2012/07/nadav-kander-on-portraiture.html

Two Worlds Collide: Zack Arias on Digital Rev

Wasn't planning on doing a post today, but this "cheap camera challenge" from DigitalRev combines two things of which I am a very big fan:

1. DigitalRev's Kai Wong, and
2. Watching Zack Arias sweat.

Normally we have to wait until Gulf Photo Plus to watch Zack sweat out an improv shoot like this. And we still wouldn't get Kai and DigitalRev in the bargain.

The main problem (other than the POS P&S) is that Zack's Cantonese is about as good as his subjects' English. Which is to say, not very. (Dude, at least learn how to say please and thank you in the local language.) Fortunately, Alamby was there to pick up the linguistic pieces.

Fun to watch, but I am noticing a disturbing trend with DigitalRev and visiting photographers. Getting a little worried about my trip to Hong Kong next winter…

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URL: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2012/07/two-worlds-collide-zack-arias-on.html

Blogger Hangout: Building a Successful Photo Blog

On Tuesday I did a G+ hangout on air with the community manager from Blogger at Google in Mountain View. At the last minute we were joined by photographer Patrick Smith, who brought the perspective of a more traditional photo blogger.

It's a wide-ranging discussion (video after the jump) and we answered a variety of viewer questions. If you have any related Q's of your own, feel free to drop them in the comments afterwards. Read more »

URL: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2012/07/BuildingASuccessfulPhotoBlog.html

John Jackson Photographs his Love of Cars

"Just when you think, you know, you should be jaded and everything, somebody builds something new and really cool."

Indeed.

You want a textbook case of how to use a camera and a few lights to channel your passion? Just watch this video.

Oh, and to John Jackson, if you are reading this, the beers are on me next time you swing down through the Baltimore/DC area.
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Check out John's portfolio, here.

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URL: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2012/07/john-jackson-photographs-his-love-of.html

Begun, the Expensive Light Mod War has…

BronImaging has introduced a $489.00 bracket that will allow you to mount your Profoto head on a $2,317.00 Para 88 reflector.

Meanwhile, on a remote planet all the way back into your price range, a $10 Home Depot lamp globe will mount directly onto your Einstein and/or AlienBees flash, right out of the box…

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URL: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2012/07/begun-expensive-light-mod-war-has.html

Deciding What to Photograph: Keeping an Idea List

Pretty essential question, right? Nothing you do with lighting, shutter speed, lens choice, etc., will nave nearly so much impact on your photos as deciding what to shoot.

Right out of college I landed in the excellent Patuxent Publishing Co. photo department, which was run by a guy named Tenney Mason. One of his many mandates was to ensure each of us maintained an idea list, which was a 50,000-foot view of what we wanted to explore with our camera.

Nearly 25 years later, I am still doing it. Here is my current list as a window into how I develop subjects. I hope it encourages you to start and develop your own. Read more »

URL: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2012/07/deciding-what-to-photograph-keeping.html

Q&A Antonio Beverly: Light Direction, Freezing Motion and Duotones

Lots of good discussion in the comments and on Twitter about the Antonio Beverly shoot from earlier this week.

In particular, three questions involving light, motion blur and post processing: Read more »

URL: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2012/07/q-antonio-beverly-light-direction.html

Photographs: F LIne

F Line, Fisherman’s Wharf. San Francisco, California. June of 2012.

URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MostlyPhotography/~3/64X7E1DbVPo/

Who Are You People, Anyway?

This summer I am trying to get a better grip on just who visits this site, and how you use it.

So I will drop in the occasional two-click, one-question poll. I am using Google "Plus 1's" because you can't game The Google.

This week, an update of an earlier survey which revealed us to be, depressingly, 94% male. Please, let it be more balanced this time. (UPDATE: It's not looking good.)

Click here to stand up and be counted for your gender.

Many thanks,
DH

URL: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2012/07/who-are-you-people-anyway.html

It's DIY Thursday

Fancy yourself a bit of a … modder?

You're not the only one. In fact, of the ~10,000 people who arrive at Strobist via a Google search on a given day, many of them are looking for a specific DIY solution.

Today, the top ten searched for DIY projects on Strobist—and how practical it is to attempt each of them... Read more »

URL: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2012/07/fancy-yourself-bit-of-modder-youre-not.html

Flickr Update for Niels Henriksen

Just a short note to let my readers know that I have reached 10,000 plus viewers on Flickr.

So a little jump for joy.

While for many this may not be momentous, for all those who have photos on Flickr, it is a step for me in trying to get more exposure for my photographs. While I joined in 2007 I did start to add image until a couple of years ago after my first trip to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.

F/24 @ 1/6 sec

I like this image because it takes a moment to figure out that this is a person on a bike jumping, flying through the air in a skateboard park.

 F/16 @ 1/250 sec

These photos are 2 examples where controlling the shutter speed is important. In the first photo a slower shutter speed is used to blur action and the other photo a faster shutter speed to freeze it. Do take the time to drop by and view some of my images and do take the time to connect on Flickr so that I can view your photos.

 You can view my photo-stream here .

Niels Henriksen

URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kecE/~3/wq_D5LYqzkU/justa-short-note-to-let-my-readers-know.html

Photographs: Dogpatch Cafe

Dogpatch Cafe, 3rd. Street. San Francisco, California. May of 2012.

URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MostlyPhotography/~3/WHaKWMeO2wo/