Posts by trader

lately i've been doing a lot of the heavy sun drenched look. too bad summer is gone =/ it's a set i built. behind the curtain is a strobe with a CTO gel on it to simulate the sun

it mostly depends on location. you need to get somewhere where light pollution from cities is minimal. i think the general guide line is 300 km from a major city center. for shots of stars you have to be aware of the planet's movement....

here's my first try at the milky way galaxy. gonna try it again in new zealand and stack several frames together to get some more detail. could only get one frame here (30 sec exposure) cause my gf and me were in the middle of nowhere...

Szeph, what kind of monitor do you have? One thing I've learned is you can't please every monitor out there. Mines perfectly calibrated but 99% of the worlds monitors aren't but I still edit pictures for my monitor, and for print...

Here's a short behind the scenes video of the shoot I just did. My lowndes give away that I'm an SFer lol. http://howied.com/media/videos/8631/16651 And for anyone wondering about cost of insurance for your equipment against damages,...

Me and my gf are going to australia next week for a couple weeks and I'll try to not bring out the camera too much. Though I'll probably carry a point and shoot all the time just in case. She has to be at a conference for a few days so...

Quote:Originally Posted by Szeph el raton  1) I'll need an UV filter for the beach so I don't get water, sand or rum into the lens. No problem, I'm going to bring the 17-40 and 24-105 L lenses, these should be somewhat sealed if I...

Quote:Originally Posted by Kas Yup, very cool IC! The main night club I usually work for has more professional lighting and a very high ceiling so the light's diffused, but another venue I shoot at is the opposite: low ceiling,...

Quote:Originally Posted by ghostdog123 trader in reference to shooting diamonds you should take a look inside a pretty affordable book (compared to any other camera gear) called Light, Science, Magic. Product photographers swear by...

thanks. ya, the whites were a problem when i wanted to shoot natural light. it was a really bright day and when the sun peeks through the trees you get a really wide dynamic range that a 35mm camera can't handle. here's a couple SOOC...