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Light Zones and Beyond / Radio Poppers JR's

« on: September 12, 2011, 03:22:07 PM »

Maybe I should do a more detailed review on the new RP JR's that I got, I have the PX series which worked really well. But after the studio theft of some lighting gear this year I decided to replace them with the JR. They were cheaper (only about $350 for a trans and two receivers. But really I wanted them because they give you a manual dial on the trans that allows you to control flash power.

I have to say it's very cool. Setting flash power zones and ratios is a huge pain when on the fly. These are manual, but literately give you a little knob on top that you can dial up or down. So far I'm not missing ETTL wireless. These are small and seem reliable and they can be adjusted so fat that once I get used to them it should be second nature.

G

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Going Analog (NEW) / Scanning on the V700

« on: September 12, 2011, 03:18:25 PM »

Really liking the Epson V700 for Neg scanning. It's not quite what a drum scan is, bit for a $500'ish unit it's pretty impressive.

I'm going to try a wet scanning adapter for it from these guys... http://www.betterscanning.com. Word on the street is that should help with dust and even increase the scan quality. We'll see.
G

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Inspired by Art (NEW) / Saw the original painting - Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast.

« on: September 12, 2011, 01:29:06 PM »

It closed this weekend and I really wanted to go to the Beauty & Bounty exhibit at Seattle Art Museum. We made it Saturday and it was stunning.

There were dozens of stunning wall pieces, but this was the centerpiece. The original was hanging on a huge wall of it's own and under near perfect light. At about 84x42, this is a serious wall portrait. But it fits the scope of the scene so well. You can get the idea here, but if you can ever go see originals of the Hudson River School, early American works by people like Bierstadt, Church and Cole, don't miss it.

I find these inspiring not only for my pictorials, but for portraits. Look at the delicacy of the light, the careful thought to detail and composition.

There's loads of dynamic range, the tonal control is very measured. Albert used paint instead of burn and dodge, but look as how certain areas are carefully fading dark so the attention in this complex scene is not taken from the main subjects. Everything complements.

You can click the attachment to view larger.

Gav

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Pro Photo Show & Beyond / Writers Wanted. Inquire Within.

« on: September 11, 2011, 05:51:34 PM »

Pro Photo Show is looking for writers for the main site, prophotoshow.net. Nothing high volume. Just photographers that can find time to make a post or two a month. Tips, techniques, video, news.

If you think you have something to day and would like to get a bit of cred form byline on pro Photo Show, then get in touch with me. prophotoshow@gmail.com and tell me a little about yourself and your experience level.

Gav

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Pro Photo Show & Beyond / Gavin's New HDR Video Workshop.

« on: September 11, 2011, 04:40:56 PM »

Gavin here. Pretty stoked about new video workshops just released on Seim Effects. This is the highlights years of dynamic range study tolled into about a 2hr video workshop.

You can check it our here. And as always get 15% off with code PPS... http://www.seimeffects.com/hdr.

Also for retouching, check out the nearly as new, Cloning Magic video workshop... http://prophotoshow.net/seim_effects/video-clone

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Inspired by Art (NEW) / Posting here. Copyrights.

« on: September 11, 2011, 03:34:20 PM »

I get very inspired by classic landscape and portrait paintings. For you it may be other works. Either way, we can learn a lot from past art. In fact, the header of the forum is not a photograph. It's paying a little homage to early American art with a snippet from Albert Bierstadt's, Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains, painted in 1866. Looks like he had HDR figured out

You can post actual images but you are responsible for copyright. For example most old painting are no longer copyright and you can get image if them from google, Wikipedia etc.

You your inspired by a piece you think could be a copyright issue to post an image of, juts post a kink to where it can be seen.

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Pro Photo Show & Beyond / The New Improved Forum

« on: September 10, 2011, 03:09:39 AM »

Things are looking a bit different around here. The forum software was old and spam was becoming a huge issue. This new install should get the PPS forums back on track and make things a lot more enjoyable.

Bear with me as I refine the new look. In the meantime everything should still work fine. Logins etc will still be the same.

Gav

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Large Wall Portraits / 40 inch 4x5 senior portrait.

« on: August 25, 2011, 10:31:34 PM »

So I used 4x5 film on a recent senior session and had them in to proof today. They bought a 40inch on canvas and I'm pretty stoked. Nice size for a senor portrait and it should look great with all the info in this file. There's so much resolution in the large format film when scanned. Posting soon.

UPDATE. Here's the final image in my journal... http://bit.ly/pEOVul

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Pro Photo Show & Beyond / Pro Photo Podcast #79RT. Lightning Rounds.

« on: August 17, 2011, 04:57:33 PM »

Tried something new on this show. Hope you enjoy... http://www.prophotoshow.net/2011/08/17/pro-photo-podcast-79-lightning-rounds/

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Say HELLO / MOVED: Hollywood Effects 2 work flow

« on: July 18, 2011, 12:15:03 AM »

This topic has been moved to Seim Effects.

http://prophotoshow.net/forum/index.php?topic=3479.0

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Pro Photo Show & Beyond / Pro Photo Podcast #78RT Discussions

« on: June 28, 2011, 01:32:58 PM »

It's live. Nicknames, Data & Latex Pants... http://www.prophotoshow.net/2011/06/28/pro-photo-podcast-78rt-nicknames-data-latex-pants/

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Pro Photo Show & Beyond / Pro Photo Podcast #77. Concepts and Evil Laughs.

« on: May 27, 2011, 06:02:19 PM »

Here's the latest. Discussion welcome as always... http://www.prophotoshow.net/2011/05/27/pro-photo-podcast-77-concepts-and-evil-laughs

Gav

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Pro Photo Show & Beyond / Traveling Spring

« on: April 26, 2011, 10:38:39 PM »

Hey all. I'm out on the road in the camper with the wife and kids. Just finished teaching workshops in CA. Gonna spend two more weeks seeing sights and finding pictorials.

Just a heads up. I check in, but don't get a lot of time on here while on the road.

If you want to follow along I post often to the Facebook page... www.facebook.com/seimstudios. You can also see the images I come up with on f164.com

Gav

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Pro Photo Show & Beyond / Photo Couch Podcast #21. Competitions

« on: April 01, 2011, 07:37:58 PM »

Here the latest Photo Couch. Competitions are the topic of the day. Share your favorites ones to enter and your competition experiences.

http://f164.com/photo-couch-podcast-21-competitions/04/2011/

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Pro Photo Show & Beyond / Pro Photo Podcast #76. The First LIVE show.

« on: April 01, 2011, 06:00:04 PM »

Heres the results of the first live show. Thanks to all who joined in. We'll do it again if people like it. There a few rants and a little chaos, but overall it went well. Hope you enjoy... Gav

http://www.prophotoshow.net/2011/04/01/pro-photo-podcast-76-the-live-show/