Tuesday, January 10, 2012

{CameraGear} My YouTube Channel


Hi everyone!

I just thought I would extend the invite to all my readers who are interested in the latest camera gear from Sony (Alpha and NEX cameras) to subscribe to my YouTube channel. Basically this channel is me reviewing new gear and giving tutorials on how to use Alpha and NEX products as well as talking about photography in general. I'm open to suggestions on tutorials and requests for lenses and other accessories for review. This is a fairly new channel and videos will only get better so check it out.

So far I have reviewed the following:
  • Sony a77
  • Sony a65
  • Sony NEX-C3
And I have made a short tutorial on how to use sweep panorama and picture effects. I'll have a couple more reviews and tutorials (hopefully) with in the next few days so stay tuned and thanks for watching!

YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE BY CLICKING HERE

Monday, January 9, 2012

{Self-Portrait Project} Runaway Pudding

exposure: 1/8000sec f/stop: 2.8 iso: 800

Hi everyone! This self-portrait was sort of my Christmas themed one (changed my idea a few times). For Christmas 2011, I dressed up as a pudding for my friend's party. It was full of stuffing and it tempted all of my friends to continually chase and tackle me. This inspired the shot of the pudding chase where I envisioned myself being chased by a mob of hungry Johns because I looked pretty tasty.

The photo was taken with my camera mounted on a tripod and pre-focused. I took several shots of myself in different positions and outfits. I then merged all the photos in photoshop to get the final image.

Gear used:
- Sony a77 with Carl Zeiss 24-70mm 2.8 lens attached
- one flash (HVL-F58AM)
- tripod
- remote cable

{Self-Portrait Project} Snorting Coke... Coca-Cola

exposure: 1/60sec f/stop: 2.8 iso: 800

Hi everyone! I saw a photo by Wesche Photography where he was pouring red wine into his mouth and I was inspired to do the same thing. I like his idea and you can check out his version by clicking here. As you can see, it was a big fail for me but it was so funny trying to do this. I completely missed my mouth and the coke poured into my nose. I had the weirdest fizzy sensation in my nose.

This shot was taken with my camera lying down on the ground with a flash mounted on top of the camera. I had the remote cable in my hand and I was taking the photo at 8 frames per second so I could pick the best shot later. 

Gear used:
- Sony a77 with Carl Zeiss 24-70mm 2.8 lens attached
- one flash (HVL-F43AM)
- remote cable

{Self-Portrait Project} Bang!

exposure: 1/60sec f/stop: 8 iso: 400

Hi everyone! I've seen so many photos like this where a person has a gun and shoots themselves in the head with something coming out on the other end. So this is my take on that concept. 

The shot was taken with myself lying down on a white crinkled backdrop with party streamers lined up on the floor. The photo was taken with my camera and flash mounted on a monopod facing down. I used a remote cable to trigger the camera.

Gear used: 
- Sony a77 with Carl Zeiss 24-70mm 2.8 lens attached
- one flash (HVL-F58AM)
- monopod
- remote cable 

{Self-Portrait Project} A silhouette against the sunset

exposure: 1/4000sec f/stop: 2.8 iso: 100

Hi everyone! Today I thought I would do a silhouette with the a77 and the 70-400mm lens. I love this combo and I shoot with it quite a lot now even though its quite heavy.

The photo was taken with Marione helping me with the lighting and angle of the photo and after that we mounted the tripod to set up the shot. The camera was pre-focused and metered to get the silhouette effect. The camera was on a self-timer for 10sec. Enough time for me to get ready in the shot.

Gear used:
- Sony a350 with Carl Zeiss 24-70mm 2.8 attached 
- tripod