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They asked for another photo for the calendar today:

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For them to use this one, I've got to get permission from Captain Jim. Not sure if that will happen or not, but if it does it means double cha-ching for me!

EDIT: Got permission this morning 7/8/08! CHA CHING!!!
 
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So for all you camera nutso prospect camp veterans, I know camp is "camera friendly", but how friendly is camera friendly? I was thinking about renting the 300mm f/2.8 for Fri-Sun, is this behemoth going to be causing problems if I bring it?
 
ValleyFan said:
Alright, then I guess I'll go ahead and make an ass out of myself with that lens then! :)
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Wear your "I don't answer questions!!" t-shirt!

(sorry...accidentally hit the EDIT button instead of the QUOTE button in your post above.)
 
I've never had a problem shooting at TSC, but I've never used anything bigger than 70-200. Sometimes with the camps there are a lot of people trying to get pictures so might have to fight for a good spot along the glass. When I shoot my son's games I shoot from a spot just above the glass. Right after you go up the stairs to the bleachers, there is a gap in the netting you can fit a lens through. They might not let people do that during the camp though.

Make sure you post some of you pics when you get em!
 
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OK, better, but I do wish Lightroom used bicubic sharper when reducing photos, in the originals you can see all the individual panels at the top of the US Bank building, and here it just looks mushy.
 
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Went over to the convention center this morning to check out Anime Expo. It's a great place for colorful portraiture! Lots of costumes and stuff. Other than that, it was geek central!

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(I wanna see ketel&tonic dressed like this ^^ :) )

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Rest here.
 
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Very nice, a good exercise as well, I need to get better at anonymous people photography, I always feel weird sticking a camera in a random persons face.
 
Well...the thing about this sort of event is that the people who get all dressed up in costume expect to get their pictures taken. What they don't expect, typically, is for a photographer to get as close to them as I wanted to. Most of the above were taken just beyond the minimum focusing distance of my 24-70 f/2.8 lens...so about a foot-and-a-half from the subject. Because of their costumes, every photographer takes full-body shots of the players, but I wanted to try and get a different result. All I had to do, though, was ask them politely if I could take their picture close-up.

It was definitely a good exercise, but looking at the stuff when I got it home made me realize that I still need to be more conscious of my f-stop. I found that I ran it wide-open most of the time. My images could probably have been much sharper had I stopped down a bit.
 
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Well...the thing about this sort of event is that the people who get all dressed up in costume expect to get their pictures taken. What they don't expect, typically, is for a photographer to get as close to them as I wanted to. Most of the above were taken just beyond the minimum focusing distance of my 24-70 f/2.8 lens...so about a foot-and-a-half from the subject. Because of their costumes, every photographer takes full-body shots of the players, but I wanted to try and get a different result. All I had to do, though, was ask them politely if I could take their picture close-up.

It was definitely a good exercise, but looking at the stuff when I got it home made me realize that I still need to be more conscious of my f-stop. I found that I ran it wide-open most of the time. My images could probably have been much sharper had I stopped down a bit.
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Nice work. I'm with you on the closeups. Since I started taking photography classes, I've noticed that closeups, imo, are much more dramatic and appealing for something like this. I have the same tendancy with my f-stop as well. Running it wide open is nice though when you have a bunch of garbage in the background.



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It sounds like the Derby Dolls. I have no problem asking the people who are dressed elaborately to pose for a photo because they are begging for it by the way they look and have no problem with people documenting it. Sometimes they will even ask me to take their picture, it's that easy.

If I see a person that I want to photograph I just kind of point to the camera and say "Is it ok if I take a picture" and they usually put on the pose that they practiced in front of the mirror all morning.
 
BleedingPurple...

I don't know how you linked to my images like that (you shouldn't be able to with the settings I've set in flickr), but there's a reason those two pics weren't put up in the original batch above.

;) Mind taking them out of your post? I don't mind you quoting the one I put in the first lot, though.
 
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BleedingPurple...

I don't know how you linked to my images like that (you shouldn't be able to with the settings I've set in flickr), but there's a reason those two pics weren't put up in the original batch above.

;) Mind taking them out of your post? I don't mind you quoting the one I put in the first lot, though.
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I explained via PM. I removed them for you since you asked so nicely... ;)
 
FlyBoeingJets said:
BleedingPurple...

I don't know how you linked to my images like that (you shouldn't be able to with the settings I've set in flickr), but there's a reason those two pics weren't put up in the original batch above.

;) Mind taking them out of your post? I don't mind you quoting the one I put in the first lot, though.
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Ooo, this sounds interesting, now I am going to HAVE to look at the full set on flickr!
 
Aww bummer, I was hoping for some spill over from the convention center's annual erotica convention ;) There are some great shots in there though.
 
LAist: This Week's Most Commented & Recommended

Second most recommended entry of the week in the LAist was my photo gallery on the LA Derby Dolls (my first LAist "assignment"). Most recommended article was a review of Master Kush, how can you compete with Master Kush?

I like the photo credit with the Michael Zampelli/LAist. Looks good. Can't wait to see it on more galleries. ;)
 
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