The Nikon FM10 for Class Arrived

 

Created a Postcard for Rick

 

Image->Adjustments->Color Match

Giving your pictures a whole new look in Photoshop or in this case a look of an old Master. (open both your image and the image to color match)

My picture... (make sure your picture is selected then chose Image>adjustments>color match from the drop down menus)



Color Match Monet (chose the picture to match in the pop up box)



Result

 

My Pen Friend's Grandkids

This is a combination Photoshop, Scrapbook, Picasa project. These were scanned old pictures that were wallet sized to start.

 

Old School

I've been bad in posting lately and hopefully this will change in the next few days. I've been fighting the flu here and now the rest of my household is down with it so there have not been any new pictures and I still have not gotten my garden in.

I did sign up for an intoductory photography class, but since I tried to register 1 hour and 15 minutes into it the digital class was full and I was forced to sign up for the old school film photography class to satisfy the prereq's for all the classes I really want to take.

So, now I'm patiently waiting my new Nikon FM10 kit to arrive from B&H. I hope I can figure out how to put the film into the little ole thang.



I'm actually looking forward to learning about developing and dark rooms

Scanned, Shopped, & Scrapbooked

 

I recently discovered that you can do a lot with free backgrounds and object salvaged from the the scrapbooking community. I made this card from a scrapbook layout I got for free by joining Scrapbook Flair.

Trying on backgrounds

 

Urban Collage

 

Garden 2009:pre-clean up

This was last years Herb Garden if you look close you can see the Chives are already coming in strong!



Bed 4 needs replaced this year; maybe it can be fixed.



Here are all five beds. It's amazing in just this small amount of raised garden I get moved veggies than my family can eat. I use the Square Foot Gardening System.

 

Christmas in April

 

More Photoshop

 

Photshop fun of the day

 

Mentor

I have been a huge fan of Scott Kelby's since I started playing around with pictures. I recently came across this post he made detailing his photography and studio gear and thought it would be a great thing to not only share but archive for myself somewhere I can find it always.



I love Scott because he is so willing to share his techniques and reveals all of his insider secrets.

Camera Bodies:
Nikon D3
Nikon D300

Nikon Lens:
12-24mm f/4
17-55mm f.2.8
70-200 f/2.8 VR
18-200mm VR f/3.5 - f/5.6
200mm f/2 VR
10.5mm f/2.8 ED DX
1.4 Teleconverter
200-400mm f/4 VR
Nikon Micro 105mm VR f/2.8 G ED-IF AF-S

Camera Support:
Gitzo GT3540 Tripod Series 3 Mountaineer
Really Right Stuff BH-55 Ballhead
Gitzo Traveler Tripod
Really Right Stuff BH-40 Ballhead

Flashes
(3) Nikon SB-800 Flash
SU-800 Wireless Speedlight Commander
Two (2) Nikon SB-900 Flash Units

Digital Film
4 Hoodman RAW UDMA 300X 8GB Cards
1 USB 2.0 UDMA RAW Reader
2 Firewire 800 UDMA RAW Reader

Studio Lighting
(Scott's main gear)
1 Elinchrom Ranger RX (Battery Pack and Flash Head)
1 Elinchrom 7′ Octabank
1 Elinchrom 54″ Softbox
3 Elininchrom Digital Tyle 600RX Monoblocks
1 Elinchrom 27″x 27″ Square Softbox
1 Elinchrom 39″x 39″ Square Softbox
6′ x 7′ Hilite background
2 Westcott TD-5 SpyderLites
1 Westcott TD-3 SpyderLIte
3 Westcott Softboxes (2×2, 2×3, 3×4′)
1 Westcott 30″ Collapsable Reflector (Silver/Gold)
1 4′x7′ Scrim Jim Reflector (Silver/White)
1 3×4 California Sun Bounce Refelector (Silver)
1 4×6′ California Sun Bounce Reflector (Silver)
3 Elinchrom Skyport wireless RX flash triggers
2 Elinichrom Skyport Universal wireless flash triggers
2 PocketWizard Plus II Wireless Transmitter

(Other Lighting Gear)
1 Profoto ComPact Special 600 Monolight
2 Chimera Softboxes
2 Photogenic 1250DR UV Monolights
2 Chimera Super Pro Plus Softboxes (2×3′, 3×4′)
33″ Lastolite Trigrip 1-stop Diffuser

Camera Bags
1 Think Tank Belt System
1 Pelican CaseCruzer Rolling Case

Printers
Epson Stylus Photo R2880
Epson Stylus Pro 3800

Accessories
ExpoDisc White Balance filter
ExpoDisc Warm White Balance
Westcott Illuminator Collapsable Background 5×6′ (White/Black)
Really Right Stuff “L” Bracket
MB-10 Battery Grip for the D300
Epson P-7000 Multimedia Storage Unit
LaCie Rugged 80GB Portable Firewire Hard Drive
(2) OWC 160GB On-The-Go Drives
Singh-Ray Vari-ND Variable Neutral Density Filter
Wacom Intuos3 6×11 Graphics Tablet
Noiseware Professional (Plug-in for Photoshop)
33″ Lastolite Trigrip 1-stop Diffuser
NikSoftware Silver EFX Pro
3″ Hoodman Professional

Easter Dinner

 

jackson & perkins

 

This tells a story ;)

 

off-campus learning links

Poached with credit from Yanik's Photo School.

Scott and Matt over at D-TownTV just finished a 3-part series on the basics of using Nikon flashes like the SB-800. Start at Episode 4, then 5 and 6.

Planning on shooting babies? Digital Photography School has a Baby Photography 101 article.

Ever dreamed of gogin on asignment with National Geographic? Check out this complete series on tips from a science photographer.

Have you ever checked out Layers Magazine? They currently have a promo going to get a free issue! LM also has a great article on photography composition. It’s a good compliment to Yanik's photo composition tutorial.

Looking for a cheaper small flash alternative to the SB-900 or 580EX II? Have a look at this post over at Strobist.

A great tip over at LightroomKillerTips on Lightroom and Photoshop automation.

YourPhotoTips is giving away a nice little P&S Canon PowerShot SD770IS

Coquina Beach Bradenton, FL

 

Pelican

 

Sunset

 

Blue Heron

 

Sarasota Bay Sunset

 

A Few of My Favorite Things