Bullets

First off I would like to thank all of you guys that commented on my last post!! It's nice to see that people still stop by!!! 

So I was playing around with my external flash some more!!! I didn't change my camera angle because I wanted to learn more about flash placement. What would happen if I put my flash here or there. Let me know what you think?

Oh! For those of you into guns. The ammo is 7.62x54r it's Russian ammo, for my 1931 Russian Mosin Nagant.... I ought to do a photo shoot with that. It's really cool with the bayonet and pretty wood finish. I ought to try and find some old WWII looking torn up or military cloths that look Russian and do something. Although I would need a model for that and the only thing I seem to be able to take pictures of lately are inanimate objects.  :_(

Yea I have been really discouraged lately. It almost feels like people are afraid of me as a photographer because I am a guy.  It's really discouraging... it seems God has given me a gift but people aren't letting me have the chance to use it.

Oh! I am sorry, I am sure your not interested in my problems.  I hope you enjoy the photos.

My blog should be getting updated fairly regularly now that photography class has started. 

Rain + Puddle + Off Camera Flash = This Shot!!

Yea so Photography Class has started back up and I am so stoked about it. Anyway we got to photograph anything we wanted for our first assignment.

Well one of those days it rained and there was a puddle in out front flower bed (which doesn't have any flowers, so would it be a weed bed or dirt bed? Hmm must look into that.). There was also a kind of steady stream of water flowing down from out gutters into that puddle. So I figured what a great time to experiment with off camera flash.

So a little about the setup.

I had my SB-900 about 6 feet to my left and about 5 feet from the subject, no diffuser, with the little white  bounce card pulled out, and last but not least I had the flash head angled at 90 degrees. Now I was about 4 to 5 feet away from the subject, and my camera was pretty much on the ground.

Let me know what you think!!

If Your Looking Into College

If your next big step in life is college and you don't know what you want to do or where you want to go then I think you ought to check out College Plus. If you fill out the form they will send you a free packet telling you all about their program.

I just enrolled and plan on getting my Bachelors in General Management in just 2 years, and for a fraction of the cost compared to actually going to a college.

The way this works is by getting your first 90 college hours through CLEP exams.  When you pass a CLEP you get the same college credit that you would get if you went to take the course.  The difference is you're able to do it in less time and at a fraction of the cost of actually taking the class.  It also provides flexibility in your schedule since you work at your own pace and during the times that are best for you!!

NOW, you might be thinking that it really isn't all that much cheaper.  On average a student who goes to a private college will spend about $107,000 for their 4-year degree. If they go to a public college they would spend on average $41,000. Now doing it with College Plus a student will generally spend $10,000 to $15,000 and be able to get their degree in half the time.

So I would highly recommend that you at least check it out here.

If you do decide to enroll please use the tell a friend code 7639. It will give you a discount and also help me. :)


I will also be placing the link on my side bar.

Stars

This is my first attempt at trying to get the movement of the stars. I am no sure how long this exposure is but long enough to get quite a bit of movement. 

You will have to excuse the fake color of the sky and the lack of stars. Being in the city is not the greatest for these types of shot. (from what I have read anyway)

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So I couldn't really come up with a title  for this post, but at least I am posting....... :)

Sound Board

Rudolph the Play

About 2 weeks ago I got to go see a friends play, and it was really good. Although I seem to always forget to bump up my ISO in situations like this, but I did shoot in RAW so I was able to bring them back