Here is a preview of the wedding I photographed on June 12th at the antique auto museum. There is more to come, and I think I’m winding down on the post-pro.
As most any parent knows, children love to go to parks, and in the interest of Father’s Day we all decided to pay a visit to our local community park this evening. I viewed this as a great opportunity to do some photography, so I quickly packed a few items, grabbed my homemade FrankenFoto umbrella, [...]
DAILY PHOTO – Yesterday was like Christmas for me, in that I received a variety of toys via USPS. So last night and today have been spent testing out my new RF wireless triggers, my new speedlight, optical slave triggers, and the like. Naturally, my family is my first prey, much to their often boisterous [...]
DAILY PHOTO – Yesterday was an enjoyable and relaxing day, albeit very hot (I spontaneously combust at 93 degrees F). My cousin, William (commonly referred to as “Buddy”) graduated from high school, so we attended his ceremony in the morning (more photos to come) and then hung out at his graduation party in the afternoon. [...]
DAILY PHOTO – Wow, I am just having waaaay too much fun with Frankie. This is a portrait of Carole from this afternoon. Shot this with the Frankendish and off-camera flash mounted to a flash bracket slightly above the subject. Camera settings were: Exposure – 1/80 sec. ISO – 200 Aperture – f/6.3
I have previously shared the original tutorial by Brannon Estis for the DIY foam beauty dish as well as my own results. And, upon further testing, I am completely amazed by what “Frankie,” my own foam Frankendish is able to accomplish. Today I had the opportunity do a brief photo shoot with Lauren, and I [...]
Yesterday I shared a tutorial (of sorts) for a DIY foam beauty dish, but at the time I had yet to try it myself. Well, today I have been playing around with "Frankie," my Frankensteinesque take on the original foam beauty dish. And, honestly, I’ve been pretty impressed with the results when used off-camera. This [...]
I recently came across Brannon Estis’ tutorial for this ingenious DIY beauty dish made largely from foam. Cost: $3.50, or $10 if you pimp it out with Velcro Materials: White craft foam Sticky-backed Velcro Bottom of a Ziploc container Piece of emergency blanket Scissors Spray adhesive Brannon explains the process: I used a bowl to [...]
