Joe is one of those funny geeks who gets paid top dollar to photograph models.  The models must get paid a lot as they even laugh at Joe’s lame jokes.  The cool part of this video lies in this tree of small strobe lights.  There’s no less than 10 lights on this rig.

You can’t  help but smile when you are playing in the pool.  Kinda’ like you can’t help but yell at your brother when he splashes you either.

Strobist Info:  30 degrees behind the model is a 550EX laying flat on the ground at full power.  45 degrees and to the left of the model is the 285HV at half power.  Both triggered by the Cactus v4 triggers. 

Flickr Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/michael_reynolds/4054053429/

Photo Info:

Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 140 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Strobist

I’ve never been a good swimmer.  I can float on my back all day and get a bright red sunburn.  The kid and I have very similar swimming styles…not pretty but it gets us to the other side.

Strobist info:  285HV and Canon 550EX bare bulb.  One to the left of the subject and one pretty straight on.  Triggered by Cactus v4 triggers.

Photo Info:

Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 125 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Strobist

Flickr link:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/michael_reynolds/4051385745/

After watching this video I feel like I can be a pro photographer!  Kevin is inspirational in the fact that he doesn’t blow $100,000 on a set, uses his own space and turns in some edgy Soccer photos.  Kevin does this in a low ceiling, room with very simple backdrops and good command of his subjects.

I’m flagging this video for my further review for when I get a big assignment and need to calm my fears with simplicity in shooting.

I’m giving this video a full 5 stars for inspiration.  Kevin’s not teaching technique in this vid, but he’s illustrating how he runs the show, which definitely makes this episode a must see!

Tonight, Dylan and I were talking about Art class while we were building in the basement.  I was thirteen at the time and in the eighth grade.  Many times I had seen my father use a chisel but I had yet to make my mark on the world with one.  Turns out that back when I was in school, knives didn’t get you 45 days in the kid slammer.  Instead our Art teacher, Mr. Wardlaw encouraged us to use knives and chisels to carve an owl out of a log.  That’s right we started out with a LOG!  Eight weeks later I was taking home an owl.  I doubt Dylan will carve an owl, but I’m glad he got to see me use a chisel instead of the typical power tools.

Strobist info:  Directly above the chisel and to the camera’s right was my trusty 285HV in a straw gridded snoot at 1/16 power.  At camera level and to the right was a bare Canon 550EX at 1/128 power all triggered by Cactus V4 triggers.

Photo info:

Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length:  125mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Strobist, two flashes

Flicker link: 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/michael_reynolds/4009924955/

TinEye is a web site that takes an image and then crawls the web to see if that image resides elsewhere on the Internet.  In theory this would help me determine if any of my images are being used by other web sites without my permission.  In practice I don’t think TinEye has crawled enough web sites to be effective.  For example, the image below is located on this web site.  The same image also resides (with my permission) at Lima Lima’s web site.  TinEye didn’t catch this.  Until TinEye crawls more images, I’m afraid the service is only a novelty… but once they get more data I hope they turn into a powerhouse!