Special thanks to my SanDisk Extreme 90mb/s 16gb cards for allowing me to capture the fast action so fast !  I love being part of the team !

Ben Wallace + his shadow !

Would you attempt this ?

Jeremiah's nickname should be 3-stories-tall

Jeremiah Smith flies right over you

Sunset Bliss on the BMX street course

Beach Strobe (Canon 580EX IIs) syncs with an Impact receiver

Ahhhh, paradise.  Well, very close (anyway) for a photographer.  What else do you call it when you get to combine shooting on the beach in So Cal with using an incredibly effective and light-weight transmitter / receiver system that you can use with any camera and any flash system?  I’m telling you, paradise!   Otherwise known as the Impact Power Sync 16 Radio Slave System (which retails on B&H for $149.00 for the pair).

I used Impact and the following gear for my personal project that  I started photographing back in May ’11 (images to start being shared before the end of the year).

Gear:

Canon 7D

Canon 580EXIIs

Impact brand Transmitter + Receivers

Battery Pack = Lumedyne

Cards = SanDisk Extreme Pro 16gb, 90mbps

Thanks to @LightenUpShoot who were talking about the Impact Brand.  Not only do these radio slaves do the job so well but at a fraction of the cost of their competitors … and with very handy on/off switches on both devices (like extra fruit in the tropical drink you ordered).  See you at the bar after we wrap.

Fireworks over Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Per usual my speedy SanDisk cards (16gb, 90mb/s) crunched through the .CRW files I was shooting off of the fast blasting final fireworks display that myself and friends witnessed from Echo Park, Los Angeles going off over Dodger Stadium.  You can see all the smoke and even the beautiful crescent moon that made an appearance last night on the Fourth.  Certainly glad to be able to celebrate !

I (Amy Tierney) (www.f8f11.com) am casting for an Asian or Latina female model, age 18-25, height 5’7″ for June 16th, Thursday.

The Shoot:   You, wearing a one of a kind floor length gown by an amazing stylist friend Lauren Bradley of Le Sang Bleu  , in amazing make-up, looking glamorous and joyous while swinging on a swing-set on the sand in Venice Beach.

When:   Thursday, June 16^th

Time of Day:  Call-time has been changed to:  10:00am.  Start shooting:  noon.   Wrap:  3pm.

What:   A portrait for my portfolio.  TF / for trade.  Not commercial.

Your Look Is:

Female

Latina or Asian

Age:  18 – 25

5’7” – 6’1”

size 2 or 4 max

**YOU ARE ALSO A DANCER OR GYMNAST, AND VERY COMFORTABLE BEING ACTIVE IN A DRESS – JUMPING, HOLDING ONTO GYMNAST RINGS + SWINGING (no upside down swinging necessary though).

Where:  On Venice beach, just north of Shutters hotel, where the swingset + gymnast rings are.  Address provided if you are cast !

Make-up & Hair:  Provided on-set

Images:  Final, retouched images will be provided to you via a pass-worded on-line gallery that will allow you to download hi-res, print versions of the retouches for use in your own portfolio.

You can see my work at my site:  www.f8f11.com – or watch a video interview of me there by clicking on the Video link.

If you are interested – call me at (323) 314-5293, or email at amy@f8f11.com.   I look forward to hearing from you !

For you casual digital photography users, a CCD is a charge coupled device.  It is the sensor that many (but not all) digital cameras use to essentially transfer light properly from light to electrical signals and help it record as an digital image to your data card, or in my case SanDisk cards all the way).  Many other cameras use CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) sensors.

In 2003 when digital SLR cameras were first hitting the market in a major way for all professional photographers, I had a choice – CCDs or CMOS sensors.   I went with CMOS sensor cameras because I liked the way the pixels were arranged on the sensor – each color was stacked on top of each other like a perfect piece of cake for the light to bite into vs. being arranged next to each other on a plate.  The debate is still out there.   In fact, depending on what job you are doing one technology will likely end up being more beneficial for you than the other.

Some good reads on CCD and CMOS sensor technologies and their benefits can be found here:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/newsLetter/Comparing-Image-Sensors.jsp

http://www.canon.com/technology/s_labo/light/003/05.html

http://www.digitalphotopro.com/gear/imaging-tech/misinformation-sensor-tech.html

Video here:

Images here on the site under Style Portfolio: http://www.f8f11.com/#a=0&at=0&mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=1&p=0

Video on www.f8f11.com here: http://www.f8f11.com/#a=0&at=0&mi=1&pt=0&pi=5&s=1&p=-1

Big thanks to BC’s Art Director Jess Gary who gushed, “eeeeeeeeee.  These pictures are blowing my mind!”.   She + I worked together to bring a look that is current and also speaks to BC’s vintage influences.  I created my own Adobe Photoshop filters to make our images take on that Holga film flair so I could still shoot digital (the Olympus EPL1 for the stills, the Canon 7D for the video), fast (on SanDisk Extreme Pro cards www.sandisk.com), and get the look we wanted.

Marketing Director Elaine Pow made the shoot day an absolute treat ! ; not to mention the models (Carre Callaway, Charlotte Toates, Marie DeSauvage and Alexandra Feldman) who brought great energy.   Thank you ladies !  I had a great time !

Credits:

Photography / Video Director: Amy Tierney

Art Director: Jess Gary

Marketing Director: Elaine Pow

Wardrobe Stylists: Miranda Selwyn, Katie Mae Anderson

Hair: Tara Jean Mann

MUA: Sara Wilson

Two days ago myself and a bunch of fellow LiveBooks photographers were invited to give some feedback on our user experiences; glad to do it!

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