I've added a great new tool to my arsenal... A StickyPod Director Kit.
This kit is great for any type of vehicle based shooting. It will hold cameras as large as the Sony F900 and can hold on to a vehicle at incredible speeds. So far I've only tested it with a FlipHD and a Canon EOS 7D. Hit the jump to learn more about this rig, and to see more pics.
Over the past year I took over 500 photos with my iPhone. This video contains most of them. This is a great way to look back at the past 12 months and remember all the great experiences and fun I've had. I would encourage anyone with an iPhone or other camera phone to do the same, you'll be amazed at the things you've forgotten about. Enjoy and Happy New Years!
Inspired by a recent blog post by Chase Jarvis , I decided to get out and do a little creating this week. I've been wanting to get started on a new personal project to create some art for my house. After some sketching, I decided that a grid of photos of Tammi, in a bunch of different poses and settings would be perfect. So I'm setting out to shoot 25 different photos of her for this project. See the first round of candidates for this project on Flickr.
A few weeks ago I spent an evening shooting portraits w/ the Mankey's. Their new daughter was a delightful addition to this quarterly event. As usual all were shot w/ a Nikon D80 and 1 or 2 SB-600 Strobes. We used a black background (because it's all i had) and introduced some christmas props for the kids. See the rest in this Flickr Set
I've read a lot about this lately, but for those of you that haven't: It's closer than you think. There have been multiple magazines that have expiremented with video inserts and advertising. They have all been special edition releases to a select set of readers. However, if when this takes off and becomes affordable, it's going to give a new delivery medium to videographers...
It doesn't stop there though:
As this technology evolves, it can be joined with touch technology which would allow for interactive video + user response enabled media. For those of you that are developing true multimedia content like this, just imagine the possibilities...
Final thought...
Imagine you're walking into a church for a wedding, you are handed a program, in that program is a video page w/ a video of the bride and groom thanking you for attending. -just one of a million uses...
Ever wish you could Shoot, Edit, and Share all in one app on your iPhone? I have. And now, thanks to Chase Jarvis and Ubermind, it's here. BestCamera not only enables the iPhone to shoot and apply various filters to images, but also to share the images directly to facebook, twitter, and the new Best Camera Website, BestC.am. Watch chase explain the app and then buy it! It's well worth 3 duckets. See my BestCamera Pics here.
On December 12, 2009 photograhers, content producers, and other media folks will be participating in Help-Portrait. I plan on participating, and you should too.
A brief note on this project:
Those of you that do "service" as required by a certain "university," should really consider participating. The majority of you participate in "service" as part of mission trips vacations. This is a great way to help those in your own backyard rather than cleaning up trash on a hillside in Kentucky as an excuse to explore caves. If you want to participate and don't know how, feel free to contact me, as I am working with others in the area and we are still determining how best to approach this project.
My headshot assignment for the Strobist Boot Camp. Matt was kind enough to cooperate w/ me one evening to achieve the head shot. To read about the assignment, look here.
Strobist is the premier off camera lighting blog. It doesn't get much better than that. Any one interested in taking better flash photos. I strongly recommend checking it out. Watch for the next assignment in the next few weeks.
With the social networking boom all around us, I've decided that rather than combat those clients who wish to repost my photos on their blogs, profiles, and websites, I'll provide them an avenue to do so (legally) and get some advertising out of it. I am going to begin bundling "Social Networking" licensing with my photography. This way clients (mainly high school seniors) will be able to include their images on their facebook & myspace pages, as well as many other sites. All the while, linking back to my site. Have a look below, and as always, contact me at cclutter@gmail.com for information on senior portraits, maternity & newborn shoots, or live event coverage.
Well I was motivated by Chase's blog post two days ago, but due to the constant influx of new projects, I was stuck in my office until late... Subsequently, I snapped this with my iPhone:
Not exactly what I had in mind when I said "going to do something." Luckily, I am going to have a pretty free weekend so I'll be super creative to make up for it! Look for Pic updates as the weekend goes... I've set up a flickr set here
Also, I'm shooting family portraits tonight w/ Julie, Kris, and Ashlynn. Look for those updates in the next few days.
One of my favorite blogs is that of Chase Jarvis. Today, chase blogged about getting out and doing something either for yourself or something that you rarely do. Just do something creative! See Chase's post here. As a result, I am going to do something. Not quite sure what yet, maybe 100 iphone pics by the end of the day, maybe write the script I've been thinking about writing, maybe go to the local nature trail and take pics, or maybe I'll organize some prints to have made into a book. Regardless, I would encourage you to do the same. Check Chase's Post, there are some great ideas on there! What ever I do, I'll share it tomorrow. Any ideas, please feel free to leave comments!
My company, Grön Concepts, is looking for models. This would be a great opportunity for anyone interested in getting some pics taken for free. The offer is as follows: Free Photo Session Free 8x10 of 1 image of your choosing. (additional prints from the shoot may be purchased, if you choose) All you (the model) have to do is sign a release stating that we may use your images in advertising and/or other promotional pieces.
The types of photography we are looking to do in this session include: Maternity, Senior Portraits, Engagement, and possibly even some newborn/child sessions. Anyone interested should visit the link here, to learn more.
