December 25, 2008

Here’s wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. The blessings of Christ abound around us. I’m thankful for my family, my customers and my colleagues. Here’s a little collage of self portraits we made in the studio yesterday. It would be tough to send cards to everyone since I know so many people.

Since this is the Pro Photo Show edition, I’ll talk shop a little. I did these self portraits with the 5D MKII. I used a white paper backdrop and two Alien Bee’s strobes in the studio. One aimed low and behind us to totally whiten the paper and another in front aimed downwards and bouncing off the floor to fill the front.

The layout was done very simply using InDesign just like I would do a wedding album page, though on an 8×10 layout. That’s all there is too it. Nothing amazing, but I did have fun.

Lastly don’t forget about the PPS Christmas contest. It’s our gift to you, and even if you don’t win one of the big prizes, everyone who enter will receive a free effect goodie pack from PPS and Seim Effects early next year. You can’t lose, so if you haven’t already, go here to enter.

Again merry Christmas to you all… Gav

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December 17, 2008

Click To Listen>>  Photography Roundtable Podcast PPS #53

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~Today’s topics. D3X, 5D MKII, Gadgets Galore, Marketing, Web~
The Panel:
Gavin Seim ~ Seim Studios

Kerry Garrison ~ Camera Dojo
Dennis Zerwas ~ DZ Photography
Scott & Adina Hayne ~ Hayne Photography
Kevin Swan ~ Kiss Books, New School, Weddings

Notable Time Indexes:
29:00 Gadget Guide
44:28 Kevin Swan joins the show. He has some great marketing tips.
1:57:30 After Show (Marketing and wedding talk)

Disclaimer: Do not use film cameras as fireplace fuel. They could cause hazardous fumes.

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Podcast #53 Forum Discussion:

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December 17, 2008

by Gavin Seim:

This is no full review on the 5D MK2, but I wanted to post a few quick samples of the final product we can get from this camera. I just received it yesterday but so far I’m really impressed. ISO 25000 is pretty bad, but that’s to be expected.

These are a few quick shots I took of my son Cyrus and Niece Grace. Only natural light was used. I’ve included versions with basic LR processing, as well as finals with more processing, Click each image for details. You can also Download Full Res Versions Here.

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December 15, 2008

John Bell, who’s a listener to the show recently sent me a link to a cool video he made. It’s all about the mechanics of dealing with an ariel photo shoot and the things you might encounter. besides all that John’s cool accent is fun to listen too. It’s great that we have PPS listeners all over the world. If it doesn’t load below here’s the direct link.


Aerial Photo Shoot from John Bell on Vimeo

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December 12, 2008

This image was taken by Scott Bourne, a renown bird photographer. You may remember him from Pro Photo Show Podcast #46. Cranes In the Fire mist was taken at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in central New Mexico, and needed perfect conditions. Scott had it in his mind for 12 years before he nailed it.

I wanted to post this not only because it’s an inspiring shot, but also because Scott wrote telling the story behind it. If you have photographer blood you’ll feel the excitment when you read him telling about it. Check out the article. It’s full of inspiration, and when finished you’ll probably want to pick up camera and head to Mexico. Only to have me remind that there’s a masterpiece of some kind waiting right out your back door. Gavin Seim

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