Fun With Photoshop

Now I am a believer in you should try as hard as you can to make your image in the camera. This goes back to my strong roots in film. We are lucky now that we can take our darkroom and lab anywhere with us. (ie: our laptops and photoshop) Its still fun to get your hands a little dirty, and go overboard in photoshop. Here are a few projects I did today for fun.

"Red" Lightning
Here is my buddy Red jumping the Expedition... again.

Bodie State Park
I went crazy with the Camera Raw adjustments

Original photo

Succulent Wreath

This is so easy to make and most of the plants I used were cut straight from my garden! Now the question is will the roots take hold or will everything just fall apart? So far everything looks good and I did dip the stubby end in root tone. Am so excited about making these for Christmas gifts this year! Stay tuned for more fun project!

Product Photography

DigitalTechToo {Color} {Laser} Full color print and custom black etch

DigitalTechToo {Laser} Custom black etch

Stealth Armor: Hp Dm1z with brushed aluminum Stealth Armor.  

DigitalTechToo{Color} {Laser}: Hp TouchPad, Custom full color print and laser etch

Currently I do design work for Fusion of Ideas, located in Irvine, CA. We customize all sort of digital devices form iPads to TouchPads. Here is a sample of some of the product photography I have done while working for them.

www.fusionofideas.com

What Happens When The Minister Doesn't Show Up To The Wedding?

Well you get Rev Joey to preach your wedding.

True story! The last wedding I photographed the minister never showed up, so the lead photographer Joey Broccardo stepped in as the only ordained minister in the house. They had no vows written down for him. Luckily they had theirs memorized and they were in Mandarin... so all Joe had to do was just stand there with a big smile, while I ran around trying to capture that one moment. I earned my beer that night.

The Adventure Continues...

So it has been a long time since I wrote about my adventures in mountain biking. I have come to a point in my adventure that am sure every working person has come to, and that is trying to find the time to ride. In the beging I would ride 3 times a week. Going for a ride before work was an amazing way to prepare for a day locked away in a windowless office. I was hesitant when they offered me full time because I knew my precious days of riding would be severed. Working 9 to 6 has put riding on the back burner during the week. Weekends would be a fine alternative, but to keep up with car payments, bills, rent and student loans, keeping my weekend job at the state park was essential. Now I work 7 days a week, and the only dirt my bike sees are the dust bunnies that have now accumulated around the tires. 

Last night I lubed the chain and tweaked the back brake. I still find enjoyment in my bike even if am not on the trail. But I fear am losing my mind. With out the escape I find from pedaling till I think my little heart is going to give out, then the reward of zipping back down, I have seen my quality of work decrees and I have become increasingly more irritable. Humm sounds like someone else I knew once.  Anyways, of course a logical solution would be get a job that is in line with my new found love affair, but those are about as rare as they come. I would properly have to start my own business to find that kind of job. Maybe that’s not a bad idea. I sense another adventure brewing.

My poor bike sits in the back of my car reminding me of mornings on the trail.

Fun With A Wide Angle

This is what happens when you drink a bottle of wine and a have wide angle lens. My impromptu photo shoot was done with a Jawa action figurer I found earlier. My inspiration was a series of photo I saw a month ago, of Storm Trooper toys doing everyday tasks, in our large human world. I had to hold my camera in one hand as I tipped the glass for the little guy. Needless to say with no flash I shot the whole thing at an ISO of 3500! My kitchen is also yellow with a green stained glass chandler so lighting was a problem. This is one of those photos that you just have fun with it and throw art and class out the window. Enjoy!!!

Dana Point Grand Prix of Cycling '11

It was a beautiful day for a race. Sunny and warm with a breeze off the Pacific.