Where has the time gone? It’s almost the end of November and I am about ready to head back East for 2 weeks. This is just a quick video update and I plan on doing a few more videos of my travels in the next few days. See you all then!
SPINNING
11.12.08 – 10:00 pm
We just got back from Mark’s birthday dinner and decided to have some fun as we were leaving. People were skeptical about spinning on an escalator railing and I said i’ve seen it done before. Since it was Mark’s birthday, he wanted to try it. Here is a quick video that I recorded from my iPhone. Enjoy!
DON’T COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES
11.12.08 – 12:00 pm
The title of this post can also go hand in hand with, “Make your bed”, “Clean up your toys” and “Eat your vegetables”. Now that the wedding season is officially over for the year, I’ve had more time for all of that. I’m not saying I’m a slob or a messy person, because I’m far from that. I’m always organized and a bit of a neat freak I must admit, but it happens when you’re busy. The past few days I have been spending late hours cleaning our pad and moving furniture around. Doesn’t it always feel great after you cleaned up everything? It’s almost the same feeling you get when you rearrange your furniture for a fresh look. We’ve made some additions to our place that makes it feel so cozy and all we’re missing is a fireplace and some marshmallows! Ok, I’m not sure where I’m going with all of this, but the one thing I know, is that I’m excited to be returning back to Connecticut next week and I’m looking forward to another fun year. This year went by so quickly and it’s great to take a step back and reflect. I’ve met all of my goals this year which I’m so proud of and I’ve already set my new goals for next year.
In other news, I’ve been on Twitter now for the past year and I love it. It’s the next best thing to my iPhone. If you’re not on it already, go sign up and click here to follow my twitter to see what I’m up to. I’m also on Facebook too, so make sure you add me as a friend.
Here is a sneak peek on the new textures in our place.
ON MY CHRISTMAS LIST PART 1
11.10.08 – 4:00 pm
I know it’s a bit early to be asking Santa for some shiny new toys, but this is something that I must have. Of course everyone is familiar with a company called Polaroid, I’m sure you must have heard of them. Well they came out with the coolest thing, that I’m sure I’ll find tons of uses for. It will probably be the hottest christmas gift this year or a gift for any photo junkie. Meet Polaroid’s PoGo. You ask what it is? Well, it’s a printer that is hand sized, that can print 2×3 photos/stickers in about 60 seconds. You can print off of your cell phone via bluetooth, but not yet iPhone compatible and you can print off of any USB camera or laptop or computer. Another great thing is that it doesn’t use any ink cartridges. All of the developing is done on the actual photo paper. Think of it as the old Polaroid kicked up a notch in the digital age. I check on the paper pricing and you’re not going to believe how inexpensive it is. It’s about $12.99 for 30 sheets. From the demo’s I’ve seen online, the printing quality is pretty good and I’m sure it can only get better in the future. So, I’m looking forward to getting my hands on one and putting it through a trial run. The PoGo’s msrp is $99!
SHOOTING FOR FUN
11.09.08 – 11:00 am
Now that the wedding season is winding down, I look for any opportunity to shoot for fun. It’s even better when you get to shoot a fun happy couple. This past Friday I was invited by Matt to shoot one of his couples, for their engagement session. We headed down to a small beach in Laguna for their session. I really wanted to take more risks this shoot and shoot as wide open as I can and at ISO’s I couldn’t shoot normally. The whole idea is to really push the limits of the camera and myself at the same time. Thanks again Matt for inviting me out.
It’s all fun and games until you take a tumble head first to the sand.
This is where I wanted to see the difference. We completely lost the light at this point. There was a faint sunset light remaining. Here are the specs on these shots.
(left) 50mm, F/1.4, ISO 1600, 1/40 (right) 50mm, F/1.4, ISO 3200, 1/50
You be the judge on how much more grain there is.
I tried a semi-long exposure shot. This was shot at 28mm, F/4, ISO 400, 4 second shutter. I placed the camera on a brick wall and did a timer shot. Again it was pretty much dark at this point.
WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING?
11.07.08 – 2:00 pm
I think I have a new segment for my blog, which I will appropriately call, what have I been doing? I guess during the whole busy wedding season, it’s difficult to really talk about what I have been up to or doing, due to blogging all the weddings, so I will try to do this at least once a week.
Since the wedding season is winding down for the year, what I have been doing this past few weeks is attending as many networking dinners and lunches possible. I think it’s great to meet new faces and talk about business and non business related stuff. And how you might ask have I been able to connect with so many peers in the industry? Through the [B] School of course. If you haven’t signed up already, I would get on it asap! You’ll be able to network with tons of people in your area and get together over lunch or dinner like I have.
Next week will be another busy week of networking with other photographers, so I am definitely looking forward to that. Ok I am going to keep this post short and sweet and I just want to share with you all a few photos from the past events. The photos below were shot by Matthew Saville, Michael Campbell and my trusty point and shoot. The photos were converted by Poladroid.
Love the new videos you’re doing! The escalator one was pretty funny!
I like how you roll! Affordable primes and non-gripped bodies. Exactly my style…
Good luck dude!
=Matt=
Definitely.. nothing is better than that!
We are heading back to the east coast on Thursday for 2 weeks also. We are hitting up MD, OH, and PA. Great choice on the gear you are taking with you!
Nice Rustin, are you taking the little one too? I heard it’s cold back East, so dress warm!
Hey Brian! I have some free time at work so I’m catching up on your blog. Just watched the video. Lucky you with 80 degrees and higher. Our record lows for this time of year will be greating you when you get back east! It was 25 this morning and all the pretty fall leaves are gone
Sound like you have a fun job Brittany, are they hiring? I know, we just landed and my feet felt really cold for once. Darn, I’ll keep any eye out for some fall colors.