Volkswagens...

I love old Volkswagens.  I've owned two, but never had the chance to drive them as much as I wanted to.  I would love another.  Tonight, I was stuck at a shoot on Lower Greenville that was taking forever.  Luckily, I had this beauty to look at and keep me happy:  

I know this post doesn't really have much to do with photography, but I just HAD to talk about it.  I've got Volkswagens on the mind right now...

Another video...

Yup, I did another Cinco de Mayo video, this one was of a middle school celebration.  If you just can't get enough of the May 5th celebration every year, you may need to watch this video ASAP:  

http://lakewood-dallas.blackwhiteread.com/view/article/10421

Keller's at night...

Who in Dallas doesn't like Keller's drive-in?  I am forced to drive by it almost every night, thinking about it's tasty, greasy, salty goodness.  Often, I drive past when it's closed, with only a few lights on and an empty parking lot.  

Last night, around 1am, I decided to stop and grab a quick pic of the burger joint.  It just looks so interesting when there's nobody around.  So quiet, so peaceful... like something out of another era in time.  

I bet I could get a much better image if I actually went with a tripod and waited for a bold night sky.  This was just handheld at 1600 ISO, 1/50 sec, and f3.5 - so you can't expect to get a wonderful poster-sized print out of it.  Maybe one day I will go back at night and shoot it right.  The place deserves it...  

Birthday video...

Here is the other video I mentioned earlier.  It is a documentary short on the 25th anniversary celebration of the Dallas Children's Theater:  

http://lakehighlands-dallas.blackwhiteread.com/view/article/10781

I have two more videos that were recently finished, but it may be a few days before they get published.  When they are finally up, you can bet I'll be sharing them with you.  I'm really enjoying the whole video thing.  Hopefully, you are, too.

Cinco De Mayo video...

I have another video up today.  Actually, I have two new videos, but I'll post the other link in a little bit when I find it.  In the meantime, enjoy this first video - a Cinco de Mayo celebration at a local high school:  

http://lakewood-dallas.blackwhiteread.com/view/article/10416  

Though I mainly do editorial and advertising still photography, I definitely enjoy video.  It's still new to me, so I'm not quite at a David Leeson level yet.  But, I'd have to say my little documentary shorts aren't too bad so far...

Kids and cameras...

I spoke to an elementary school class today, during career day.  A couple of them said they would like to be photographers, but most of them said stuff like football star or astronaut.  I speak to classes once every few months, though mostly it has been middle school, high school, and college level classes.  It was quite different talking to little kids.  It was definitely fun, though.  

  

Now it's back to the real world again.  I have a mountain of work to do.  I need to get as much done as I can tonight, because I have three shoots tomorrow...

You deserve a break today...

Guess who I got to meet while shooting for a client this weekend?  The coolest clown around:  

 

The shoot was pretty early in the morning, so please excuse my less than stellar looks.  However, Ronald McDonald still looks absolutely perfect!  

Sitting on the dock of the bay...

I was at the Chandler's Landing Yacht Club the other night for a shoot.  While I was waiting, I decided to take this shot:  

For those of you who like to know technical details, it was at about 8:51pm, hand holding my Canon 5D and 16-35mm 2,8L lens.  Other important details...  ISO - 3200, Aperture - 5.0, Shutter speed - 1/4 sec.  

Since I didn't have a tripod, I had to go for a maxed out ISO.  This means the full-sized image will be pretty grainy, to use an old film term.  It is very sharp, considering that I did it hand held at a quarter of a second.