Scanned and Printed Type 55...

I was able to finally scan the negative and print the flower image I made a week or two ago using some old Polaroid Type 55 film I had. If you aren't up to speed on what I'm talking about, read here: janikphotography.blogspot.com/2010/09/polaroid-type-55-lives-forever.html

I think the image turned out pretty well. I wish I had more than just one box left, as I could see doing a lot more with this stuff.

ASMP 30/30 Gallery Show...

The ASMP Dallas chapter's gallery show that I put together (with plenty of help from the other board members) seemed to be a big hit last weekend. The show is still hanging at Kettle Art Gallery tonight and tomorrow night, if you want to check it out for yourself. In the meantime, here's a little video of the opening reception...

Tom Petty in the DMN...

I hope you saw today's issue of the Dallas Morning News. Besides some pretty good stories and features in the other sections, you would've had the chance to read Mario's review of the Tom Petty and ZZ Top concert at Superpages.com Center... Starplex, as most of us still call it, decades later.

Of course, the main reason to read the Tom Petty review is to see my pics of the show. I was actually asked to shoot both acts, but only Petty made the paper. Too bad, because I had some real nice ZZ Top stuff. Maybe I'll share it here on the blog later. Anyway, be sure to pick up the paper this weekend, too. It looks like I'm shooting Slayer and Megadeth, which should run in the Sunday edition!

Photographing Governor Perry...

It was an interesting day today. It started with a photo session in Dallas with actress Diane Lane, to promote her upcoming film, Secretariat. I can't share those photos, yet. They have to stay under wraps until the movie premiers. However, I can share a photo from my evening shoot...

I had the chance to photograph Texas state governor Rick Perry tonight. Whether you love him or hate him, I learned something tonight. The man is very persuasive in his discussions and speeches! Unlike my earlier shoot, where I pulled out my Profoto strobe gear and light modifiers to shoot Diane Lane, I had little choice but to use natural light for this quick shot of the governor. I think it works well, though...

It Got Pretty Busy...

It has been pretty busy, well... very busy over the last week. That's why I've been slacking on my blog. I've been busy shooting The Blue Man Group, a CEO for a trade magazine, a Halloween feature story shoot, some night spots, marketing/PR stuff for the museum, some doctors for an advertisement, Tom Petty and ZZ Top! And tomorrow morning I will be doing a portrait of actress Diane Lane and shooting a fundraising event for governor Rick Perry. Let's not even talk about this weekend's shooting schedule?!?!? It's just as packed!

Oh, one thing I was able to squeeze in was some testing with the ring flash. I had a model scheduled, but she had a last-minute casting call for some reality show come up, so I had my sister substitute. It wasn't a problem, since my main goal was to keep in practice with my Profoto ring flash... I liked the locations I used enough that I'm eager to go back out and shoot them again with a professional model - one that won't have to cancel next time!