Put that flash away before you hurt someone with it
I've come to the conclusion today that some professional (meaning they make money from taking photos) photographers don't think. Whether it is choosing the right lens, place to stand, moment, equipment. . . the list goes on and on. However, today I came face to face with one of my biggest pet peeves, on camera flash. Now, don't get me wrong, on camera flash has its place, but if you get paid to do this work, you NEED to know where that place is.
Today was graduation, and as I was shooting some photos of the speaker, I was shocked to see other photographers hired by the school using on-camera (well, in fairness, speedlight on a bracket) flash. There was plenty of light, on a lit outdoor stage on a cloudy day, and clearly the on axis directionality of the light would not improve the dynamics of the photo.
Now for show and tell time. I was lucky enough to catch a burst of their light in one of my shots and I think the comparison backs me up pretty well.
This first image is my photo, it's no Pulitzer Prize winning shot, but it's properly exposed and accurately represents what was going on.
Bittersweet Memories
An image captured during yesterday's masters graduation ceremony at CBU.
Photographer in the Sky
Why is Mike up in the air? Stay tuned to find out.
Passing Over
I just felt the need tonight to go out and look for a good freeway photo. I think I found one.
Shinybinary - Art and designs of Nik Ainley via Delicious
Nik Ainley did some work for Imaginary Foundation, my favorite surrealist clothing supplier (and the only one I know). He has some really great type work as well as some interesting photomanipulation stuff.
Simon Høgsberg via Delicious
Simon has some really impressive journalism type stories up on his site that he has shot both commissioned and freelance.
CBU Teacher of the Year
Dr. Amy Stumpf was selected by the students as the teacher of the year.
Bumper Sticker Revealing
Pastor Greg Laurie reveals the bumper sticker to the congregation Easter Sunday.
thirtytwoRound - Andy Gugel via Delicious
Incredible Portfolio of Web Designer Andy Gugel. This guy's Flash Skill is off the chain, hook, and. . . anything else.
New Website!
Hey guys, I just launched my new website (as you can clearly see here). The design was done by the man, the myth, the legend Dirk Dallas, and yours truly added some magic to it to add it to the tubes.
I still have to add some more stuff, namely a portfolio, pricing, and stuff like that, but we're off and rolling for now. I decided that I liked the lifestream concept, so you can see not only what I have posted here, but also what I'm Twittering at the moment, or bookmarking on del.icio.us. Also, I'm bringing back the photo a day. . . except that I might not do it every single day :).
Anyway, leave me some comments, let me know what you think of the new site! Peace.
