TDP #4, January 4th, 2016. 34 Years. We were doing some test shots around midnight, as it turned to my birthday, January 4th. This sort of represented to me the shedding the last year, both 2015 and my own 33rd year. It was achieved by using a long exposure of 3.2 seconds, and using a […]
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After writing about selfies last week, I got to thinking about the last time I’d taken a self-portrait. It had been almost an entire year since I put effort into capturing a quality self-portrait, and as per Kevin Deskin‘s suggestion to “turn the light and lens on myself” once a year. I’d only been working at […]
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Kevin Deskins is the Product Manager for LumoPro. He’s also the author of the fantastic lighting blog Spekular. Spekular in Syndication revisits Kevin’s recent posts. Modifiers Kevin looks at the different types of modifiers and how to best take advantage of their capabilities. “Modifiers can be broken down into 3 types: Spread, Focus, and Color. Each has a different […]
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For the first few challenges, I’ve been fitted with a trusty Nikon D7000 and a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8. So far, I really like using the D7000. I’m new to Nikon, but it took me no time to learn how to use the D7000. The 16.2 MP CMOS sensor is awesome, and it’s actually quite good […]
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