2011 Best Photos of the Year – Touching, Moving, Incredible

The Denver Post has always had some amazing photography. In addition to that, photojournalists around the world have captured some amazing images last year. Here are a few to recap.

http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2011/12/15/captured-2011-best-photos-of-the-year-part-3-of-3/5139/

Ipad CF Card Reader and USB

Have you been patiently waiting for a card reader for your Ipad, how about one that reads Compact Flash. Well wait no longer!!!

iPad CF and SD Card Readers at the Photojojo Store!

iPad CF and SD Card Readers at the Photojojo Store!

http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/ipad-cf-sd-reader/

Reducing Moire and Aliasing on your 5D Mark II – Mosaic Engineering

Shooting film on your Canon 5D Mark II. Got problems with Moire or Aliasing? Then look no further, Try this little puppy out inside your camera and you’ll be fixed. Not a bad little filter if you’re doing a lot of wide angle, slow moving scenes.

http://www.mosaicengineering.com/products/vaf-5d2.html

Test Videos:

Retails for $385
Enjoy!

Photographers who party, Canon Shot Glasses

The Shot Glass Lens Set at the Photojojo Store!

Yes, you read the title right.  First there were Canon Coffee Mugs, now there are Canon Shot Glasses.  These little 3 packs look exactly like the real thing, only smaller.  Photomojo is selling them online for $18 but are currently out of stock.  Yep, they’re going like hotcakes.

So grab you Sake, Purple Hooters, or Sex on the Beach and get ready to party, Photography Style.

http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/lens-shot-glass/

Photo Themed Video from 2D Photography – Rube Goldberg

If you haven’t seen a Rube Goldberg project work, then you’ve never seen the OK GO Video or Honda Commercial.  These big projects took months of planning to create for only 4 minutes of a finally.  But last year, a Canadian photography company called 2D Photography created a photo themed Rube Goldberg with donated items as well as some of their own.  This is not only a video to watch and figure out where they got all those Gorilla pods or why they would smash a lens, but how the hell they did it.

It’s an amazing video, so make sure to watch the whole thing.

Episode 17 Make up!

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This is our first photosode where we’re actually not the expert at the topic at hand, in fact we know very little about this week’s photosode. So we bring Jen who’s a professional make up artist to talk to us about her techniques while she’s putting make up on our model Mylinh.  In this photosode you’ll see the step by step process from start to finish on what a make up artist does to a bride. You may or may not know that make up and hair can completely transform someone’s appearance, and if done right, make up can turn you from awesome to super awesome.

Thank you Jen and Mylinh for coming into help us!

Episode 16: Swimsuit Episode!

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We have a treat for you, we really do. We’ve changed everything! Everything. In this episode, we’re on location, we have a  sexy swimsuit model, and we have a live shoot! It’s very very exciting! And in case you missed it, we said we have a sexy swimsuit model Lana. Sexy. Swimsuit. Model. Lana.  And for the technical boring stuff, we’re using studio lighting with a variety of modifiers and diffusers so you can see the differences.

We know you’ll enjoy this episode :)

Episode 15: More flash!

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We realized that our last flash episode received great response, so we wanted to do another episode with flash, and this time we’ve brought a lot more to the table (pun intended.) Not only are wee using and show you more products, we also have two more additional angles/cameras and we have an actual model. In our first episode you might remember that Nathan and Erich were each other’s models, but let’s admit it we’re not very pretty. So we brought in somebody pretty today.

A couple of the different tools we used were a mini beauty dish, a flash bender, and a little bit of off camera flash. It’s a little bit of everything and that’s what we like. We wanted to show you the variety of effects given by the diffusers because depending on the look that you want, you’ll need a different diffuser (or maybe no diffuser at all.)

We hope that you enjoy this episode like all our other episodes and stay tuned for our next episode in which we plan to bring in another model!

Episode 14: Albums and Album Making

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Wedding Albums are one of the most treasured keepsakes after a wedding day.  With so many companies out there to choose from, who do we as Photographers use.  Well luckily for you, we know a lot of photographers and have brought in one of our experts who uses a different company then us.  So jump online, order your sample albums, and check out Finao, Black River Imaging, and West Coast Albums.

Additional album companies to note that we’ve used are; White House Custom Color, Albums Unlimited, Pro Dpi, Leather Craftsman, Pictage, and Visionart.

Thank you to Kaysha Weiner for being a guest on our show.  Please check out more of her work at www.kayshaweiner.com.

Episode 13: Meeting the Wedding Client

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We changed it up a little bit this week, and instead of talking about something related to the technical or creative side of photography we go over something that we would say is just as important if you’re a (aspiring) wedding photographer: the consultation!

Think about it. It’s the first time they meet you and first impressions are everything! You could have the best work in the world, but if you’re not vibing with the client and if there’s awkwardness, chances are you probably won’t book the client. Unless you’re incredibly good looking like Nathan…or Jasmine Star. :)

So in this photosode we guide you through what we do at a consultation from start to finish. We’re also having another give away from BlackRapid! Wanna know how to win? Send us your best consultation technique or story. What does that mean? What’s something you do to sell to your client? Or tell us about the story  when you were supposed to meet a client but they turned out to be axe murderers and they ended up holding you up at gunpoint at Starbucks. Send it to photosodes@gmail.com

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