Pixel Darkroom Photography

It was about time to get them wizards out and shoot some more in a “controlled” environment. I’m talking about the lights, not the kids. They did fine. We had a wonderful day, so right before playing a few games of Uno and some memory game, I set up quickly (no setup shot, sorry) and had them come over and help me out with today’s shot. Those interested read below for geeky info. The rest of you, come back tomorrow.

Strobist info: 580 EX II into softbox and 580 EX II clamped (w/ Justin Clamp) onto chair with a few gels of some sorts of blue) via Pocket Wizards. BTW, my iPhone application that triggers flashes via Pocket Wizards is almost done. I’ll be doing some tests and I hope you’ll be able to play around with it soon. More to come.

Today I saw a short film with a man who was comparing the domino effect and the decisions in our life. They are so many and they influence other decisions, other people and so many other things. The key thing was that we take so little time making so many of these decisions and the effect applies so quickly, just like the domino pieces, as they move from one to the other so quickly. It made me think about my decisions.
I thought about building the image below with the empty chair because so many times we are not even “there” as we make decisions. Most of them happen fast, little time goes into making them and we want to move on to the next thing. Then we might end up wondering why our life is the way it is, why our children are the way they are, why our relationships are where they are and many times we are looking for someone else to blame. Just a thought.

Strobist info: 580 EX II CL with snoot and blue gels, CR with snoot and red gels, and CL on the chair in the background with a coroplast (corrugated plastic) grid-spot. Shot at f22 with a diopter filer and flashes anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 +/- EV.

Beautiful beautiful flowers. I did a self portrait today and after grabbing the setup shot, I made this. It came out amazing and there you have it. I vetoed the self portrait shot and stuck with this. No post-production whatsoever. Jump below for secret recipe and link to licensing this image. Most of the images you find on the site are available as fine art prints. Just drop me a line and I’ll see if I can pull a few strings to get you some.

Strobist info: 2×580 EX II via Pocket Wizards. Background 1/8 power zoomed to 24mm with two gels CalColor Blue 60 and 90 (whatever that means?), and one into softbox at 1/2 with 1/2 CTO zoomed to 24mm. Shot at 1/160 of a second, ISO 200, f4 through Canon 50 mm prime. Setup shot here. License this image here.

Today I’m visiting my home town. I had the chance to take this shot at a friend’s house. This chair was made by his uncle when he was a little kid, only a few years old. He has just turned thirty.
Shhh, shhh, it’s a surprise and he doesn’t know yet. That’s why this post is going live only after his surprise birthday party tonight. I love this picture. I love being here.

Strobist info: one 580 EX II CR snooted at 1/8, hand held by a VAL (voice activated light stand) triggered via pocket wizards.

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