A trip to the backyard to find something that I had not shot before and I found this plant coming up in our garden. I liked the texture and the shape of the leaves so I got down close and shot a few frames with the Canon 7D, 24-70 f2.8 @ f7.1 and 65mm, 1/100 sec at 100 ISO.
Another image with the iPod Touch. Shot on June 29th and processed in Pidtureshow. I am looking at doing a series on dials and knobs and this is the first attempt.
I was not feeling well the last few days so this and the next images are posted a few days late but where shot on the appropriate day. This one was shot on June 28th.
I warned him not to wander off alone at the Royal Tyrrell Museum, but he did not listen. It cornered him and this was his expression just before ....
In the backyard under an early evening sun and photographing a variety of images with the iPod Touch. One of the funniest things is to look at the metadata in bridge and see that the touch is shooting this image at f2.4, 1/900 sec at 80 ISO. Edited and border added with the Camera+ app.
I shot Jeremy & Rene as part of the location shoot for the Wedding Photography class I teach. This was down in the Parkade and I like the light that comes in from the big windows and then the depth of the hallway behind them. Canon 7D, 24-70 f2.8 @ f9 and 35mm, 1/400 sec. at 3200 ISO.
Looking out the front door window. I loved the reflections but waited till later in the evening when the light out side was flat to avoid hot spots. iPod Touch camera processed in "Camera+" and the sepia filter and the Instant border.
Last night on what was a short soccer season. With the late spring and all the rain the boy's did not get to many games in. Still they had fun and received their participation medals tonight. Cool's level was a little more serious playing more of a positional game. Yet Luke's is more fun to watch as it can be so funny watching five year old's running all over the place. Took a quick shot of their medals on Luke's jersey with the iPod touch and did the post processing with the Camera+ app.
My boys little drum set was a perfect subject for today's image. Shot on the iPod Touch then processed using two different apps. First was "Camera+" which I used the miniaturize filter and then in to "Pictureshow" to add the border. Love the look and feel that combining the two allowed me to accomplish.
In celebration of the first day of summer I headed out to the backyard to see what I could shot. I had decided to use the iPod Touch camera as I downloaded a new app today called "Camera+" and wanted to try it out. It looks quite good as it also has a variety of controls to enhance ones images. I find that this is necessary with the touch as the camera is not as good as the iPhone but still adequate. The above image was darkened, cropped and a border added in Camera+.
Was trying to figure what to shoot today when I saw this reflection in the kettle. Canon 7D, 24-70 f2.8 @ f5, 1/13 sec, 3200 ISO.
It's a busy day when you are having the whole family over to celebrate two birthdays. Cool turned 9 yesterday while Luke will turn 5 on the 21st. This year they decided to have their favorite cake, McCain's Double Chocolate which I added the B day message on them. This is also one of the few occasions where I will throw the Canon 7D on to full automatic and just snap away. Any way both boy's had a great day and I wish them both very Happy Birthday's.
Had another great class at SAIT for my wedding photography. Here are subject Lindsay kicks up her heels as I did a quick demonstration for my students. Canon 7D, 24-70 f2.8 @ f8, 1/125 sec, 100 ISO.
I love how Pictureshow can create some wonderful looking images once you have the understanding what the app can do. This smiling fellow is actually my rain barrel and knowing what the mirror filter would do I was able plan this shot.
I liked the way the colours of this stained glass window ornament came out against the grey sky. They really had more jump then when the sky was clear. After photographing it with the Canon 7D, 24-70 f2.8 @ f7.1 at 1/100 sec on ISO 200 I brought the image into photoshop where I added a slight mosaic filter to add some texture.
Congratulations to the Boston Bruins on winning the Stanley Cup. Here is an image of me from 1989 after the Flames had won the Cup. I had done some freelance photography through the season and a few days after the final game was able to get a photo with the beloved mug.
A close up of a section of an Antique Gramophone I picked up in India six years ago. Light is one small LED spot light at an angle to the record player. Canon 7D, 24-70 f2.8 @ f3.5, 1/80 sec., 2000 ISO.
We had a fun time in tonight's lighting class with Claudia and Alvin. After the students wrapped up their shooting, I jumped in and shot about 19 quick images. Channeling my inner Jerry Ghionis I asked them to get a little affectionate and then directed them for a couple of minutes. A little post production in photoshop gave me the look I was trying to achieve. Canon 7D, 24-70 f2.8 @ f5.6 at 55mm, 1/125 sec., 100 ISO.
Can you guess what this is (answer below)? One of the most difficult things in doing this project is that I find that I have a very limited life right now. I spend most of the time at either SAIT teaching or at home taking care of the boy's. I am finding then that most of my images are taken with in 10km of my house. Most are actually created at home. So is today's image. I actually shot the image using my Canon 7D and the 24-70 f2.8 @ f7.1 and 63mm, 1/30 sec. at 12,800 ISO. I then downloaded the image, resized it and then brought it in to my iPod touch where I worked on it in Pictureshow. The above image is using the mirror filter.
I loved the colours on this vase that we have and how the soft window light brought out the texture. I positioned the Canon 7D in a way that the vase was against the black of the wall unit to keep the emphasis on it. With the 24-70 f2.8 @ f4.5 and 59mm I set the shutter speed at 1/80 sec at 6400 ISO.
Walking on the campus at SAIT tonight after meeting with some of my colleagues I happened to see this spigot on one of the buildings. There was a nice, soft warm light on it so I quickly took a couple of shots before going on my way. When I got home I really liked the image above but decided to enhance it in Photoshop. In this case the Poster Edge filter was added and that was all. Canon 7D, 24-70 f2.8 @ f5.6 and 63mm, 1/40 sec. at 100 ISO.
Doing a little experimenting today. Shot the above image with the Canon 7D and the 24-70 f2.8 lens. Settings were 1/80 sec, f.56 at 1000 ISO. I then downloaded the image resized it and downloaded it to my iPod touch. Using both Instagram and Pictureshow to manipulate the image to achieve the final result. Can see a number of uses for this process to create unique images.
I've been doing a lot of running around that last while and today decided to give my feet a rest. Got out the old Epsom Salts, got a tub of warm water and let them soak. So nice. iPod Touch camera processed with Instagram.
On my way home from SAIT after teaching my lighting class I came across this scene as I drove by the LRT station. Pulling my car over I quickly changed the lens on my Canon 7D to my 70-200 f2.8 lens and walked down the road to get a shot of the Plus 15 walkway with the sunset clouds behind it. Shot at f6.3 at 1/80 sec, 800 ISO at 200mm handheld.
