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Jeremy > April 29, 2009; Day 362. Domain. To shoot for this week’s photography class, I shifted my living room lights around. After I took the shots for the class, I noticed that the light was falling on these little pups in a pleasing way. Good thing; the shots for the class were shots of the front of my house which has been a daily subject many times. I returned to the gym tonight for a light workout. It was the first since I became ill last week. Normally exercise suppresses my cough but tonight it was actually worse instead. Not sure why. But it was nice to do something. Raw: Color Temperature: 2850K; Tint: 0 Raw: Recovery: 40 Raw: Saturation: +8 PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > April 24, 2009; Day 357. Don’t Go Into the Light, Carol Anne. They say that botulism is an argument for gun control that no conservative can refute. I daresay the delirium, fatigue, shivers, sweating, coughing, drooling, and possible fever of a runaway head cold is a close second. I hate being sick. I understand that it’s a good way for the body to get a fresh stock of antibodies, but it’s no fun. It’s also a good forced time-out from the things in life that give you stress. Sitting on the couch all day getting caught up on South Park and Nova was a nice change of pace. I did finally succumb and took some medicine which restored my mental state sufficiently to process another day’s worth of photos from the Vermont workshop, here. If I’m not well enough to do either of the planned activities I had lined up for tomorrow, I may be able to finish the set this weekend. I am relieved to notice that there isn't any gum stuck under the coffee table. Raw: Color Temperature: 4400K; Tint: -1 Raw: Recovery: 100 Raw: Fill Light: 10 Raw: Saturation: +8 PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > April 21, 2009; Day 354. Diagnostic Test. Just a quick, dull snap to take advantage of a still-clean house and get in a little practice with interior lighting. I have much to learn. There’s a big shadow on the floor (that's my desk) and I had to use a little Photoshop light bending to balance the light; the edges were bright and the center was dark. I may have been able to solve both problems by moving the light source at camera right to the edge of the desk. But then I'd need to be careful to avoid a bright ceiling... Those pillows don't look very happy either. Kashaaf makes me laugh and think. I also was aware of my eyes lingering in all the places he mentioned in yesterday’s photo. Is that a chair in the alley? Could the car be persuaded to reflect more? Do I want viewers thinking about any of these things? I hope there will come a day when I will know my mistakes simply by observing how easily my eyes are diverted from the main subject. Thank you again. Raw: Crop: 9.5MP Raw: Color Temperature: 2850K; Tint: +2 Raw: Recovery: 100 Raw: Fill Light: 20 Raw: Saturation: +8 PS: Curves adjustment for additional contrast PS: Healing Brush to remove a spec of sensor dust PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > July 17, 2008; Day 76. Printerless. Until today, this view of my office had been almost fully obstructed by my Xerox 8200 solid ink printer. Late last month it started to bang, and then it started to jam. (If it were a musical instrument, it would be rocking.) If I had waited another week, it might have taken up smoking. I took it to the very friendly Xerox repair place today. They told me it that it needed a $478 part and 2 hours of labor install it. Alternatively, I could trade it in for the fourth-generation replacement (Xerox 8560). The difference in price was about $150, so it didn’t take me long to decide. The new printer is cheaper than the old printer when it was new, and the ink is cheaper too. The sales guys promised me that it uses less ink too. The new printer may arrive as early as Monday. This won’t be in time to fulfill my monthly commitment to Brian Dustin, who relies on me to print his newsletter. Since his deadline is Monday, I’ll have to either use Peter’s inkjet or run to Kinko’s. There are two light sources here. At camera right and near the ceiling is a shaded lamp with a 75 watt incandescent bulb. Attached to my Gorillapod atop the TV is my SB-600, wearing a warming gel to balance the color. After playing in Photoshop, I liked this desaturated version best. This object in the foreground is the 500-sheet tray, which was not standard for the 8200DP model. Since it still works, I will try to sell it on eBay. Raw: Exposure: +0.7 PS: Crop: ~15% PS: Desaturate PS: Exposure: +0.5 PS: Unsharp Mask: 20-30-0
Jeremy > June 8, 2008; Day 37. Peter came over to push me into the gym so that I continue to burn away some of my winter fat. It was a brutally hot day in New Hampshire (96 degrees) so afterwards, we arranged the chairs so that my sole window A/C could wash over us. Peter thought he'd read the paper but decided to doze instead. It is a really comfy chair. Yeah, that's a hot window. The graduated ND filter would not have helped, and an HDR would have revealed a lot of diffused light coming through blinds. Sometimes you have to live with life's compositional hurdles. No post processing...JPEG from camera.
April 29, 2009; Day 362.

Domain.

To shoot for this week’s photography class, I shifted my living room lights around. After I took the shots for the class, I noticed that the light was falling on these little pups in a pleasing way. Good thing; the shots for the class were shots of the front of my house which has been a daily subject many times.

I returned to the gym tonight for a light workout. It was the first since I became ill last week. Normally exercise suppresses my cough but tonight it was actually worse instead. Not sure why. But it was nice to do something.

Raw: Color Temperature: 2850K; Tint: 0
Raw: Recovery: 40
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > April 29, 2009; Day 362. Domain. To shoot for this week’s photography class, I shifted my living room lights around. After I took the shots for the class, I noticed that the light was falling on these little pups in a pleasing way. Good thing; the shots for the class were shots of the front of my house which has been a daily subject many times. I returned to the gym tonight for a light workout. It was the first since I became ill last week. Normally exercise suppresses my cough but tonight it was actually worse instead. Not sure why. But it was nice to do something. Raw: Color Temperature: 2850K; Tint: 0 Raw: Recovery: 40 Raw: Saturation: +8 PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
April 29, 2009; Day 362.

Domain.

To shoot for this week’s photography class, I shifted my living room lights around. After I took the shots for the class, I noticed that the light was falling on these little pups in a pleasing way. Good thing; the shots for the class were shots of the front of my house which has been a daily subject many times.

I returned to the gym tonight for a light workout. It was the first since I became ill last week. Normally exercise suppresses my cough but tonight it was actually worse instead. Not sure why. But it was nice to do something.

Raw: Color Temperature: 2850K; Tint: 0
Raw: Recovery: 40
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
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