Monday, August 17, 2020

Okay. I'm convinced. I need a gimbal for moving shots. We never have time to lay down dolly track....

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  Backpack of gear for video.  Moving quickly is sometimes important.  We completed our second day of video shooting for our Zach project to...
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Sunday, August 16, 2020

We've started the video project. Now we've got stuff to do and it feels great.

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  Renae. At one time the world's greatest photo assistant and manager.  We're on schedule to shoot three set-ups tomorrow morning. T...
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Saturday, August 15, 2020

Oh Boy. We're having a heat wave. It's just before noon and the temperature is already over 100°. Can't wait to be out shooting video tomorrow, it's supposed to be even hotter....

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  Somewhere on Sixth. I was out this morning scouting our upcoming filming locations. Our first video shoot is scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorro...
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Friday, August 14, 2020

The mysteries of bidding, billing and saving. Photography mysteries I'd love to see demystified.

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I'm starting to assume that many people are unfamiliar with the whole underbelly of freelancing; the part where we figure out what to ch...
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Thursday, August 13, 2020

More photos from my romp around downtown channeling my mid-1970's black and white documentary persona. Cue the G9 once again. And a saga of the worst plane flight home EVER.

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  I love trying new (old) stuff with my G9. The walk I took last week with the G9+60mm f1.5 lens and the camera set to L. Monochrome yielded...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

You've got to hand it to vintage lenses. In concert with black and white camera settings they make something as mundane as a mannequin's hand seem mysterious and somehow consequential.

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  I've walked by the poorly merchandized shop where this mannequin has languished in the window for several seasons. Each time before I ...
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When I take photos in downtown Austin I like to pay attention to signs. Store signs. Sale signs. Informational signs. And signs from the universe...

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At some point last week I was brushing up on my relationship with the Panasonic G9 camera. A camera that is actually too good. I actually sa...
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