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Almost There

OmniLabs — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:31:16 +0000

Day 333 is here and now gone. We are really close to finishing this one.

Smoking Up Close

OmniLabs — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:34:52 +0000

I had a couple of really long days this week so my ability to do alot of pictures went down. As a last ditch effort I took my camera to a friend’s birthday party. They do a good deal of smoking while drinking so several artistic pictures surfaced from that.

Buddy allowed me to take some pictures of his slow smoking suicide. The one below is another interesting one.

Buddy Headshot

OmniLabs — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:55:24 +0000

A friend of mine who is on the photographic journey as well wanted to get a head shot for his myriad of social media projects. I like this one just due to the green in the background (which in the desert is not always easy to find).

Engagement Photoshoot

OmniLabs — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:57:43 +0000

A little while ago I was lucky enough to attend an engagement party for a couple at work. They always seemed like such a great couple so I offered to do their engagement photos for free (I am no professional). We talked about it and a few months later we were able to make it happen. All of us met up at the Springs Preserve (a city sponsored desert garden) and we spent a few hours just shooting them wherever they were. They were such a cute and happy couple that we had no end of fun and cute shots.

Technically, the shoot posed many issues that were unrelated to the happy couple. The lighting was tricky as the sun really enjoyed turning my cute couple into underexposed cutouts. Some shots I tried flash on but that seemed to do strange things. Luckily for me, I have a copy of lightroom that can help cover over my obvious photographic deficiencies. Overall, the shots turned out great and the experience was a blast as the couple was so sweet.

First Family Shoot

OmniLabs — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:33:40 +0000

So yesterday I was asked to do a family portrait for my sister. Never done one before so was pretty nervous. Overall, it was a blast. Kids are so full of energy and if they are cute it is even better. I found that getting the light right and framing is really difficult when the shortest of the subjects is like 3 foot tall and the tallest is 6+ feet tall.

Additionally, my lightroom seems to really enjoy blowing my pictures out when it is getting the “correct” exposure. Not sure why it hates me.

Ibanez Guitar

OmniLabs — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:11:11 +0000

So at a photoshoot last weekend we happened to have a guitar as a prop. I am still deeply in love with my macro lens so i decided to use it a bit to take some pictures. The strings are really fun because when they go out of focus they almost look like they are moving.

My First Studio Shoot

OmniLabs — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:50:26 +0000

Ok strictly speaking it isn’t my first studio shoot. It is however my first of being in control and actually using flashes. I loved it. The light is fun to play with. My sis was good enough sport to not beat me up over taking the picture so my cat got a break for once