After reading through Maciek Lesniak’s Flickr stream I found it to be overflowing with helpful diagrams and setup shots.  You see, if you are a photo geek like myself, you enjoy the setup shot almost as much as the shot itself.  It is great seeing what someone came up with, how they positioned their equipment, and what settings they used to produce the final image. In several setup shots I saw a DIY beauty dish for Nikon Speedlights and became intrigued, which led to a trip to the store, and obviously to this post. Read more »

“Midnight Snack” | 52.9

Something interesting happened to me the other weekend. Someone asked me “Hey man, what is going on with your weekly project thing?” I was not really sure anyone had been following along, which is partly why I did not feel super guilty for missing a few weeks. So where have I been? Read more »

“Required Reading” | 52.8

Any sensible person knows that you need to stay up on your zombie knowledge in order to survive the coming apocalypse of darkness.  I hope that these recent additions to my current collection will help further guide me to the right steps to take when the dead walk the earth. Read more »

Target Acquired | 52.4b

Deep in the furthest mountain recesses, I conduct my secret missions.  Void of curtains, plants, family photos, my bunker decorations consist of bullets and schematics.  Under the security of night, I roam.  Yet lately I feel eyes of the enemy, possibly scanning my location.  I need to be more careful in maneuvering the countryside. Whole out on patrol, ensuring my sector has not been breached, I hear rustling.  Subtle, but I certainly heard something.  My training will not let me avoid it.  Could the enemy have found me? Read more »

“Not Tonight Honey, I Have a Headache” | 52.4 | Larger view Read more »

“Something is afoot” | 52.2

Sitting at home, draped in Nike shorts and sipping on a funky fresh cup of fruit punch, a disturbing noise could be heard outside the window.  A slight groan. Possibly from one of the undead?  Had I found myself in the middle of the zombie apocalypse?  Something is afoot…  It might be a zombie.  I better grab the shotgun and check it out. Read more »

“Professional” | 52.1.b

Because wearing a tie makes you professional… Read more »

“My Eyes Hath Seen The Light”

So I am not quite ambitious enough to begin a 365 project, taking a photo every day of the year.  I would be setting myself up for failure.  A photo each week sounds much more my speed and an attainable goal, so I figured why not, right?  The idea I had in mind was one that I actually shot and had planned on posting.  However, while waiting on the rain to calm down at work the other day, I started experimenting a bit with the Speedlights and ended up taking something entirely different. Read more »

Recently some of the South Atlanta Flickr folks gathered for a model shoot out.  With many photographers comes many talents, specialties, ideas, and equipment.  Through these meet-ups and shoot outs, I have met many people and try to take away elements here and there to build it into what I would like to do personally.  This past shoot really opened my eyes to lighting.  Not just lighting in general, but creatively using light to totally change the environment you are working in.  All of that was made possible by Matthew Miller. Read more »