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Photo-A-Day, Vlog

New Filming Location

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Place to Film
Photo-A-Day #4360

I had to move my filming location because I need to get the house in order to prepare the house to be shown. The office is getting really full of stuff and because of that I need to move out the biggest stuff that I have, which is the filming equipment. You can’t get around without some serious maneuvering and that just won’t work. So, for the time being I’m shooting my videos in the basement. I hope that when we move there will be a dedicated space that I can use to film and I can make it have some permanent lighting and more. I also want to capture better sound. I’m slowly making changes to make even better videos. So, if there are sounds from the furnace, I apologize.

Photo-A-Day, Photography, Toys, Vlog

Easy Photo Tips – Inexpensive Backgrounds

Classic Comicbook Donatello
Photo-A-Day #4359

My friend Linsey asked me how I was getting a certain effect to my photos recently. She wanted to know what I was using and the answer was super simple. I bought two pieces of posterboard that had a two tone color to them. One is blue to yellow and the other is yellow to pink. I’ve been using them for a while now and I am noticing that my photos are looking very much the same. They are better for filming and for showcasing the toys. I’ll be picking up some more posterboard soon in different colors to match the different toys better.

So the technique is placing the posterboard down at a curve so that there are no angles. Then the light makes the poster a bit shiny at the curve. I’m going to figure out better ways to use these and the lights that I use for filming my videos. As I learn more I will make more videos like the one below.

Photo-A-Day, Photography, Technology, Vlog

Let There Be Light – How I Light my Vlog – New Equipment Haul

Lightng
Photo-A-Day #4337

It was well past time for me to get some more professional lighting in my office so that I can make better looking video. I picked up the LimoStudio 600W Photography Triple Photo Umbrella Lighting Kit, Video, Umbrella Continuous Lighting Kit, CFL Photo Bulbs, Black/Silver & White Umbrella Reflector, Light Stand, Carrying Case, AGG2263 from Amazon.com through one of my favorite podcaster’s Amazon.com affiliate link.

I’m just learning how to do all of this and so the process will be a bit slow, I’ll make mistakes and will, hopefully, learn from them. I’ll certainly pass along what I’ve learned to you!

Photo-A-Day

Digital Days Boston – Model Shoot

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Digital Days Boston - Model Shoot
Photo-A-Day #1472

Today was the second day of the Digital Photography Seminar, Digital Days. It was really pretty amazing. I’ve never done a model shoot and it was really fun. I learned from great tips and tricks. I also learned that I need to upgrade some of my equipment and software.

After the model shoot John Omvik took us through Adobe Lightroom 2. I was drooling over what you can do with that program.

I came home and spent three hours pouring over my photos to get a few good ones to show you. The major problem I had was my workflow is slow, my photos had too much camera shake (we had to shoot freehand, no tripods) and I wanted to look at what I got closely, I filled two memory cards. So it was a great time!

Here are the rest of my favorite shots from Digital Days Boston.