Traveler's mancave 4

Stories about traveling surfer guy.
Need ideas for styling the photo more reflectively of the subject.
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Travelers mancave 3

Self explanatory
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Travelers mancave 2

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Traveler's mancave 1

The first image in the second part to my Mancave series.
Light photoshop work
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Traveling Surfer guy

First in my series of mancaves.
hours involved: about 10
2-3 shooting
2 editing
5 lightroom and photoshop
equipment: Canon 7D, 1 travelite bounced into the wall and ceiling.
Lighting was flat - need to do the room and subject justice, required lots of photoshop.
Reviewed Joe McNally classes on environmental portrait
Any advice for a better way to light the room?
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climbing vine in the shed

This vine from the making friends picture keeps growing. Here it is in the middle of the shed making a circle on it's own. Climbing plants are amazing the way they know where to go.

Manual pages 87 setting Shutter speed Priority


Communication Arts August 2008 photography edition

7/5/10 Random Spider web 2

Random Spider Web

Manual pages 84 - 86 P AE mode, Shutter speed Priority

Kelby Training: Lightroom 3
1. Intro Web Module
2. Creating a basic web gallery
3. Customizing your web gallery

Annie Liebovitz photo shoots on Youtube

Day 33 Playing Godzilla

Disclaimer - No animals were injured in the making of this photo

Resuming a photo a day June 22, 2010.
Life is better through photography, I just got thrown by the remodel.

Details - manual review and classes to be resuming later this week.

10 seconds later

Day 32 Ocean Beach Sunset

Will resume lessons and manual reading tomorrow.

Day 31 Ocean Beach Parasailing

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 lessons

Manual pages 80, 81 When Auto focus fails, Manual focus and Selecting the Metering Mode
Kelby Training: Fantasy Portraits
1. Intro
2. The Model Shoot
3. Creating Backdrops
Found photo net for critiques and other photo questions
http://photo.net/

Day 30 Self Portrait

Ya know how people look like their pets...

Day 29 Chinese man

Has it really been 10 days since my last picture post? Yikes. Today I almost left the house without my camera. I am so happy I turned around and fetched it. On  my way to work I pulled over to snap pictures of the finger of fog coming into the bay. The best vantage point was here next to this man. In his hands are bells. He made the bells chime the whole time I was taking in the scenery with my camera. Before leaving I asked to take his picture. He thanked me as I left, I bowed and thanked him. As beautiful as the landscape was, this was my favorite photo. So many stories could be taken from this shot. I will not forget the remarkable sound of those bells which made the moment so special.

It's late and I need more sleep, will catch up on my lessons and postings over the weekend.

Day 28 Shadows on the grass

Page 78 - 79 Using focus lock

http://rssilverandlight.com/thebuzz.html Incredible photographs of France in infrared

Day 27 Church at USF

 Page 76-77 About predictive AF & Selecting the AF Point
All 12 lessons of Scott Kelby's light it, shoot it, retouch it Part 2 Beauty Retouching
http://www.arnaldostudio.com/

Day 26 Ocean Beach Dog

Manual pages 74-75 AF modes
http://www.wegmanworld.com/

Day 25 Novato Marsh / Tall Grass

Page 73 -74 manual Setting the AF, metering, and drive mode

Lesson on what is color
www.johnpaulcaponigro.com

Day 24 Calla lilly

I picked this Calla lilly from my back yard and once in the vase realized how incredible the shape is. I took out my lights, set everything up and shot 105 pictures of it. The curly cue at the end looks like a swan type creature leading it's grand chariot.

Finished Scott Kelby's light it, shoot it, retouch it class part1 and read his blog.
 http://www.scottkelby.com/

Day 23 Making Friends in the Shed

This vine is making friends with the rake. Weird how climbing plants do that. I tried to set off the green to make the vine part of the gang.

Light it, shoot it, retouch it. Kelby training finished part 1

http://www.jefftse.com/

Day 22 Golden Gate

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Day 21, Trees Sunning

All I have time for today.

Day 20, wine and cat

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Pages 72 Checking Camera Settings
Light it, shoot it, retouch it. Kelby training
1) What are you using
2) Quick Test
3) One Light at a Time
4) Shooting Trial and Errors
5) Changing things up
Recommended on my friend's blog http://brockstreet.blogspot.com/
http://www.douglasfriedman.net/

Day 19, Two Turkeys

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons
Pages 70-71 File Numbering Method
Automating Photoshop CS3
1) Intro to actions
Falling asleep, need to make up classes tomorrow.

Day 18, how many rooftops in this picture?

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Pages 68-69 White Balance Bracketing
Made up classes watching the entire series of Dave Cuerdon Beauty and Retouching kit on Kelby Training
Will resume 3 more lessons tomorrow.
Great class, learned lots of photoshop tips and tricks
http://www.steveskoll.com/index.php

Day 17, Broadway Tunnel

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Pages 66-67 Setting the Color Temperature and White Balance Correction
Made up classes watching the entire series of Dave Cuerdon Beauty and Retouching kit on Kelby Training
Great class, learned lots of photoshop tips and tricks
http://www.steveskoll.com/index.php

Day 16, Going for a Workout

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Pages 64-65 White balance, color White Balance
Need to make up classes later
http://www.cuerdon.com/

Day 15 Legion of Honor in the Fog

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Pages 62-63 Picture Style Cont., Setting Color Space

Photoshop Down and Dirty Tricks

1) Intro

2) Watch Ad

Beauty and Portrait Retouching Kit

3) Intro

http://www.cuerdon.com/

Day 14 ocean beach

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons


Pages 60-61 Filter Effects
7 pt. System for Camera Raw
1) Intro
2) Opening jpegs in camera raw
3) Updating your process
http://www.steelmoxie.com/
Looking to reshoot my portfolio and need to find a new theme. 

Day 13 Pink Sky

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Pages 58-59 Customizing Picture Style
Lessons from Moose Peterson Landscape Photography
1) Forest and the fisheye
2) Finishing images from the lake
3) Part 2 Intro and composition
http://www.orangephotography.com/
It was a good day for a tripod. Too bad I forgot to take one with me.

Day 12 45th Ave. Park

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons


Pages 56-57 Selecting Picture Style
Lessons from Moose Peterson Landscape Photography
1) Choosing lenses - fisheye, wide, mid, telephoto
2) Shooting streams fisheye
3) Shooting streams Polarizer
Moose Peterson landscape photography
Hopeing these classes will improve my photo a day exercise. Need to start carrying my tripod.

Day 11 Fan Frond

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Pages 53-54 Continuous Shooting, ISO Speed

Lessons from Lightroom in Depth, Part Two
1) Editing in Photoshop and back to LR
2) Working with Panoramas
3) Working with HDR

Jock McDonald website - saw him speak years ago at school. I wonder if he needs an assistant?

http://www.jockmcdonald.com/

Day 10 Spider Web

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Pages 51-52 manual Image Settings, About Raw
Lessons from Lightroom in Depth, Part Two
1) Getting Creative with the Adjustment Brush
2) Retouching with the Adjustment Brush
3) Getting Ready to Move to Photoshop
It was right in front of me.

Looked at Gerald Bybee website. Wow! I want that kind of life.

Day 9 Moma Mia

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Pages 48-50 manual Basic Zone Modes / Self Timer operation
Lessons from Lightroom in Depth, Part Two
1) Saving and Loading Presets
2) Removing Spot Tool
3) Removing Red Eye Tool
Didn't see this until I uploaded the picture.

Day 8 Into the sun

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons


Pages 45-47 manual Using Full Auto setting
Lessons from Lightroom in Depth, Part Two
1) Chromatic Aberration
2) Frames and Vignettes
3) Creating and Using Presets
Who says don't shoot into the sun?

Day 7 Marina party hats

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons


Pages 43-44 manual Set the power off time/auto poweroff; Dioptric adjustment, Holding the camera
Lessons from Lightroom in Depth, Part Two
1) Color Saturation and Vibrance
2) Sharpening
3) Noise Reduction

Seeing differently

Day 6 Sailboat

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Pages 39-41 manual Replacing Date/time battery (didn't know there was one), Cleaning CMOS sensor
Lessons from Lightroom in Depth, Part Two

1) Black and Whites/Grayscale

2) Split Toning

3) Creating Versions

4) Adjustment Brush Basics

Had time today to take lots of good pictures. I forgot how carrying my camera around makes me see more. Maybe it will make me more mindful.

Day 5, Turkeys

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons


Pages 37-38 manual Setting language, time and date
Lessons from Lightroom in Depth, Part Two
1) HSL/Saturation/Color
2) History and undo's
3) Before and Afters

Appropriately named photo today.
*Need to find best / cheapest film scanning method still.

Day 4 Sunset House

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Pages 35-36 manual LCD monitor, restoring default settings
Lessons from Lightroom in Depth, Part Two
1) Working with Shadows
2) Vibrance and Saturation
3) Tone Curve
*Need to find best / cheapest film scanning method

Day 3 Rain

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons


Backed up lightroom catalog onto external hard drive
Pages 34-35 manual Menu Setting Procedures
Lessons from Lightroom in Depth, Part One
1) White Balance
2) Crop tool (measuring stick for straightening)
3) Exposure - tonal Controls and using histogram
*need to clean sensor in camera - charging battery

Day 2 Cat food

1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Used flash unit with mini diffusion box
Pages 32-33 manual operating quick control dial and menu operations
Lessons from Lightroom in Depth, Part One
1) Applying the painter tool
2) Finding photos
3) Backing up photos *tomorrow need to plug in external hard drive and back up

Day 1 Golden Gate

Starting today 4/09/10 1 photo, 2 pages in the manual, 3 photo lessons

Why not start today?

Pages 30-31 manual

Lessons from Lightroom in Depth, Part One

1) Saving your Favorites into a Collection

2) Using Smart Collections

3) Keywording