I love NHAU. NO LADY Please

Posted By James / February, 17, 2012 / 0 comments

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“My name is NHÂU.
I love NHÂU
NO LADY please_ “

NHÂU, you aren’t making a lick of sense, but enjoy your yoga.

Sorry, kid, The Bull Pen is closed…

Posted By James / February, 11, 2012 / 0 comments

No refreshments for you today! Photo taken with my iPhone and processed with the Lightroom 4 beta. Incidentally, this was the first time I’ve gotten around to trying out the new beta. I like it so far– I’m not interested in some of the brand new features, like the Book and Map modules, but Adobe has refined the Develop module to squeeze  out even more image quality  than Lightroom 3 could. But the Basic Adjustments panel has been reworked, with some sliders renamed and moved around. That will take some getting used to…

Lady Fest

Posted By James / February, 7, 2012 / 0 comments

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Lady Fest!

…And Now I’m Blind

Posted By James / February, 5, 2012 / 0 comments

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Lens flare this cool can’t be faked with a Photoshop filter.

Messy Living Room Panorama

Posted By James / February, 2, 2012 / 0 comments

My wife is working late. The babies are already sleeping. My son is watching PBS Kids. Tracker is napping on the couch. Meanwhile, I am doing a photography thing because I’m kind of obsessed. The wife would probably prefer me to pick up some of those toys…

This panorama was made using the iPhone app 360 Panorama by Occipital. I also used a tripod and an improvised panoramic iPhone mount.

YES! It’s from Korea.

Posted By James / February, 1, 2012 / 0 comments

Seen on a recent expedition to H-Mart (Korean supermarket) with my mother. Since we're not Korean, we had no idea what half the stuff there was.

The smell will shoot to your nose. Please be careful.

“Sleep with the best”

Posted By James / January, 24, 2012 / 0 comments

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Suspicious Bulldog

Posted By James / January, 24, 2012 / 0 comments

…is keeping an eye on you.

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Family Facepalms (& Photo Advice)

Posted By James / January, 20, 2012 / 0 comments

Going through my old photo blog, I found this 2009 post amusing enough to share here. It’s my brother-in-law and my newborn son, probably signalling me to stop taking their picture.

Brother-in-law facepalm

Baby facepalm

Which actually leads me to some professional photography advice:

In event photography, know when to stop taking pictures!

I’ve learned this from experience shooting at conferences, parties, and other events.

When the people there are almost at the point of getting annoyed with you taking their picture, you can cross the line and grab a few more shots. But then quickly thank everyone (if appropriate) and make yourself scarce!

The primary goal is to get good shots and make the client happy. If the attendees get slightly annoyed, that’s OK. But if you keep shooting, they’ll go from annoyed to angry, which means you won’t get any more useable shots. And they might complain about you. No good, my friend!

My new camera

Posted By James / January, 8, 2012 / 0 comments

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