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1. Mai

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The first of May has historically been a day of rebellion, burning cars, and abuse of police officers, but has developed more into a street festival with bands along Oranienstraße. Mel and I went for a couple of hours this year, and I brought along my camera for some shots you can check out.

Here are some tips for shooting street festivals:
1. Bring a zoom lens ... [read more]

One-Flash Pony

One thing I’ve been struggling with since I got my flash is not having more flashes. It sounds greedy, but only having one light makes for harsh shadows, and a lack of detail in the dark areas of the photo.

Thanks to a number of tutorials, I’ve found a way to get around it.  Now, this only works for shots on tripods and still subjects, but a good little nugget of information nonetheless.  Here’s how I took the shot:

1. I set up my subject and camera where I wanted them.
2. Set my settings manually (1/200 @ f/1.8, ISO 200) so that there is no change between shots. ... [read more]

Flash Resource

I was just stumbling around the internet, and I found this great resource, particularly on flash photography. It’s more on the science-y side of things than the practical or creative, but extremely informative.  If you don’t know what guide number, inverse square law, and rear-curtain sync are, then this resource is for you.

http://www.scantips.com/lights/

You’re ... [read more]

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[11.05.12@13:59]
Happy birthday to the best wife in the world!

[01.05.12@18:32]
There's helicopters floating around kreuzberg - it must be the 1st of may.

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[30.04.12@22:21]
@quietlybinary yeah! I'm craving pickles like crazy too.

[30.04.12@19:26]
Just finished our own pregnancy shoot - stay tuned for photos!

[28.04.12@08:48]
Woke up to my dog's bum this morning. Cuter than it sounds.

[23.04.12@04:57]
Two 4 day weekends for the month of May? Why thank you Berlin government!

[17.04.12@19:40]
Feel like I just got run over by a truck - oh wait no, that was 18 kids after a vacation break.

[14.04.12@18:33]
Looking forward to some Angry Chicken (no, not angry birds). http://t.co/UJfl6aEq

[13.04.12@10:37]
Photobooth for zombies, or the invisible man taking a picture at night? http://t.co/t1WWMMAs