PotD: 2010.11.11 Date Taken: 2010.07.04 Photo Specs: Nikon D700 + 28-70/2.8 lens @ 70mm, 1/3,200 sec, f/4, ISO 200 Lighting Specs: Ambient light – hard sunlight Why it’s cool & how I got it: This is a simple snapshot taken during the Chester,CA (Lake Almanor) 4th of July parade this summer. We go every year […]
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Tags: 4th of July, American Flag, chester, child, Fourth of July, holiday, Kiwanis, lake almanor, parade, Veteran's Day, veterans
PotD: 2010.10.21 Date Taken: 2010.10.18 Photo Specs: Nikon D3 + 24mm/1.4 lens @ 1.4, 1/200 sec, ISO 1400 Lighting Specs: Ambient only Why it’s cool & how I got it: My family and I were up in San Francisco this Monday for a mini vacation with our good friend Erin Brummett and her two rugrats […]
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Tags: ambient, chris schmauch, goodeye, night, nighttime, nikon 1.4, photo of the day, potd, san francisco, street photography, wide open
PotD: 2010.10.19 Date Taken: 2010.04.30 Photo Specs: Nikon D3 + 85mm/1.4 lens, 1/250 sec, f/4, ISO 1600 Lighting Specs: Ambient only Why it’s cool & how I got it: Mill Rose Inn hired me to shoot some interiors / exteriors of their cozy hotel, and there were some leftover floral arrangements hanging from the large […]
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PotD: 2010.10.18 Date Taken: 2010.01.30 Photo Specs: Nikon D700 + 28-70/2.8 lens @ 70mm, 1/30 sec, f/6.3, ISO 500 Lighting Specs: Two un-modified Alien Bee B800 strobes in the corners of the large room – the rear left providing the backlight (you can see the flare at the top of the frame) and the closer […]
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Tags: 18, 18th, birthday, e40, eighteen, goddesses, gods, GodsGoddesses, goodeye, illusions, palo alto, party, photo of the day, photography, photos, potd
PotD: 2010.10.15 Date Taken: 2010.03.11 Photo Specs: Nikon D3 + 60mm/2.8 lens, 1/800 sec, f/8, ISO 500 Lighting Specs: The setup and location for this shot is much less pretty than the shot itself (see below). The key light is coming from three Nikon SB-800 speedlights optically triggered and shooting through a 30″ softbox camera-right. […]
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Tags: action, creative, Dining, dish, dropping, Food, foursquare, kaama lounge, lighting, matt mermod, movement, photography, photos, plated, radhika, restaurant, san jose
PotD: 2010.10.14 Date Taken: 2010.03.14 Photo Specs: Nikon D700 + 28-70/2.8 lens @ 52mm, 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400 Lighting Specs: This is a two-light setup, the first being the sun (ha!) coming in from the right/rear. The key light, or main light, is coming from four Nikon SB-800 speedlights shooting through a 30″ softbox […]
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Tags: christian, exploring, family, farquhar, fun, morgan hill, nature, photo of the day, photography, photos, portrait, Portraits, walking, wayne
PotD: 2010.10.13 Date Taken: 2010.07.05 Photo Specs: Nikon D700 + 28-70/2.8 lens @ 50mm, 30 sec, f/8, ISO 1000, no flash (lighter photo taken @ 28mm, ISO 200) Why it’s cool & how I got it: OK, so I’m including two pics – the second photo is the one I originally wanted to write about, […]
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Tags: chester, deer creek, dusk, feather river, forest, highway 32, lake almanor, light painting, long exposure, nature, night, painting with light, river, stream
PotD: 2010.10.12 Date Taken: 2010.02.11 Photo Specs: Nikon D3 + 28-70/2.8 lens @ 30mm, f/7.1, ISO 200, no flash, 7-shot bracketed HDR Why it’s cool & how I got it: If you’ve been following my work for a while, you’ll know I am fairly adept at this whole High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography thing. It’s […]
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PotD: 2010.10.11 Date Taken: 2009.11.01 Photo Specs: Nikon D3 + 28-70/2.8 lens @ 45mm, f/3.5, ISO 220, no flash Why it’s cool & how I got it: Sometimes photography is all about changing perspective. Whether it’s crouching down low to shoot a newly-crawling baby to see life from their point of view, or taking a […]
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