Trash the dress II (The Sequel)

The PSG ROCKS THE FROCK!!!!! its official1!

Just back from his vacation - sorry - work trip to the caribbean he made an amazing podcast about the shoot, here is this weeks phototips podcast episode where he films the behind the scenes footage of the shoot and shares the results.

Want to know what a trash the dress is all about?

Wonder no longer

Watch and learn how fun these shoots are.

For any potential customers of mine, I also offer these shoots and I don't have that strange american accent ;)

Jimmy I love what you do and hopefully you don't mind me reposting this to share.

Full respect to Jimmy Beltz at BC Photo Oklahoma, the Pro that knows! AKA the PSG (Photography Spirit Guide)

This shoot looked like a lot of fun, come on, admit it, it wasn't all WORK WORK WORK! lol

Enjoy the video everyone

HOLY EXPENSIVE LENSES BATMAN!!!!

Now this looks like a sweet lens.

Nikon 200mm F2!!!!

Super Sharp, super fast and boy do I want it!!!

Now all this Nikon Goodness comes at a price, and a HEFTY price at that.

Anyone got a spare $6000 they want to give me? NO? hey and i thought you were my friend :(

Well hopefully all you lovely people out there will be buying the range of iPhone Apps soon to hit the iTunes App store. Watch this space for more info on those puppies.

Until I sell a bazillion of those I cant afford this lens, so hey, hook a brother up yeah?

Watch the awesome "Fro" man do an unbox and sniff test on this lens.

This guy is Wild, love it.........



and here are some test images on flickr from the guys that brought you the review and inbox video.

Check out FroKnowsPhoto.com

Nikon Cameras Used in Space

OK so vie been a little off topic surrounding photography lately, (i warned you of the waffle) but today im back to photography, and my favourite brand. NIKON.

Many of you know me as a Nikon Fanboy of sorts but although I do see the benefits in other brands, my kit bag is now so full of Nikon stuff, im not likely to change.

When I see videos like this one I think im still firmly planted in the right camp.

If people like NASA trust Nikon Products, I think I can too.

Watch the video and learn how Nikon have been supporting the Space programs for many years now.

Data displaying mirror Technology

Ok Im a geek and I love my gadgets, but this is way cool.....

We are managing to fit information displays everywhere: televisions, phones, the fronts of refrigerators. It’s almost a race to identify locations around the house that are not displaying data to us so that wrong can be corrected. Well, you can cross the bathroom mirror off the list of unitasking flat surfaces.

The Cybertecture Mirror promises traditional reflectivity combined with data displays, both those keyed to personal health like weight and body mass index records, as well as general display tasks like weather, social networking, and video. The mirror is customizable with multiple user accounts maintained through a companion web site. It also comes with a sensor pad to gather the weight information mentioned earlier. And since it’s a light-generating display, it can even act as a simple self-illuminating mirror. It’s controlled through a television-style remote, or a smartphone app, your choice. The mirror/display is Internet-connected and measures 800 mm high by 500 mm wide, with a depth of 50 mm.

But all this comes at a bit of a cost. The mirror is priced at HK $60,000 or about $7,700 US. If that hasn’t scared you off, you’ll be able to pre-order one in December, with predicted availability in Summer of 2011.

Lexmark change the Rules in All-In-One Printer/scanner/copiers

Blogworld have many videos available of the stands, but as a photographer this new approach to scanning caught my eye.

Not only have they changed the form factor of the all-in-one, but most notedly the way they scan. It amazes me nobody has done this before but it is a stroke of genius.

Gone are the days of scanning in older prints and waiting 30 seconds for your result to appear on screen.

This boasts a "scan" time of less than a second.



I'll Not give away too many details but let you watch the video and see for yourselves.

Enter a Competition to win

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ITS MY BIRTHDAY TODAY!!

No news posted yet as Im taking a day for myself and doing very little, so all my followers, join me in raising a glass and having a drink with me to celebrate!

Have a great day everyone as I intend to also

heres my birthday portrait from last year!

Gamers of the World EXCITE!!!!

Under the clearly awesome leadership of someone known only as "Fresch" as project leader, my friend Gareth Halpin as part of a team of 10 game designers have made a great new version of the cult classic "Duke Nukem".

Called "Duke Nukem Next Gen" it sports the latest in next generation graphics dragging an awesome classic game, Kicking and screaming into the 21st Century.

Please show your support to these talented individuals for a great accomplishment.

Now, when do I get to play this on my Mac then people? huh?

Watch the graphics demo below and see just how cool this will be when released.

Remember, You heard it here first!

Wedding Photography Tips! By Andy Comber Photography

Some very successful podcast Host and pro photographers would probably at this point give you a whole bunch of tips and tricks, a check list of do's and don'ts, not me.

I think its always best to show a simple explanation as visually as possible to make the message sync in quicker.

Watch the following video and see if you can guess my one single tip?

HINT: it has just 3 words in my tip

OK this IS photography related (sort of)

Now this was blogged some time ago by my friend James Beltz at BC Photo and Phototips.biz but I only just got the chance to watch it. Another example of basic equipment and tools used to accomplish something amazing.

Here an HD Camera is sent to the edge of space with an iPhone being used as a GPS locator. The footage is amazing considering the equipment used.

It just goes to show you, you don't need fancy expensive equipment to make something cool.

Watch and Enjoy............

Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo.

OK Another Non Photography Post (Sorry)

I saw this some years ago and it has allegedly since been banned.
Now im not a fan of Microsoft generally but I do have an Xbox 360 for some games.
This advert was a stroke of genius, why it was banned defies logic.

I have posted this just for a bit of fun, no hidden meaning, not clever link to photography, no relevance to anything other than I find it a great advert.

What say you all?

Motorola now suing Apple for patent infringement

Some of you will know I am a Machead. "Once you go Mac you never go back" and all that jazz.
Its fair to say I am a computer Geek, I get that too, no really I get it!!

Recently Apple (among other large companies) has been in the firing line for law suits about copyright or patent infringements ranging from the completely probable to the downright absurd particularly in the mobile market.

Whilst looking into this latest law suit I came across the following diagram and it made me laugh but does actually make some sense in trying to explain the complex system of the legal battles infrastructure.

See what you think.....

 Now for all I know this could just be the DNA diagram of the genetic structure of a caffeine powered frog or the love child of a praying mantis and a goat, but I thought id blog it for a bit of fun to be poked where you see fit.

I may be a MacHead and a complete Apple fanboy but I can still laugh at adversity sometimes ;)

New Nikon Body Rumours Hot Up!

There are considerable speculations about an announcement for a Nikon D4 and now it seems a replacement also for the D700 - the D800.

The D4 is likely to boast a 16MP sensor and 11 FPS with a new AF system as well as HD video recording. With the possibility of a D4X having a 34MP sensor this would drastically improve the current lineup of both Pro and Prosumer bodies in the Nikon range.

More on the Rumours can be found here

http://nikonrumors.com/

WOW just WOW!!!

Ok now I realise that this may not mean a lot to many of you but one of my photos has been featured on Flickr EXPLORE pages. The photo features was this one........

Getting featured on Explore is notoriously tricky and Im amazed one of my photos has featured. I look on it as a prestigious event, no matter how insignificant it may seem.

I can only assume that this was due to the huge interest this has generated in a short time and I now have had my first "EXPLORED" Image.

Thank you to all who have viewed my image, added as favourite or just left comments. Your support is greatly appreciated and this has truly made my day.

I Love you all!!!!

here is a link to where it was featured

Im Stoked!! :D

Shooting A Celebs Enzo

On wednesday evening I was a very lucky individual. I was invited by a friend to a top secret location for an opportunity to shoot some images of a celebrities Personal Sportscar, Namely a Ferrari Enzo.

No I don't know if you have been as close as I have to one of these babys but it just screams "Menacing"

The engine doesn't purr along, it GROWLS. when you touch the throttle a tiny bit it yells "GET OUTTA MY WAY"

This car left me awestruck. Now im not normally a Ferrari Guy, Im more of a Lamorghini Fan myself but you cant help but drool at this thing.

Its a shame the owner was not around as I would have loved a portrait shoot with them with their car, but sadly it was not meant to be.

I Hope you like the image as much as I did shooting it

WWWWHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whilst I was there I saw Numerous other really special cars. Ferrari Sagliettis, Challenge Stradales a whole range of them, not to mention maybe a dozen Bentleys also. The amount of money in that place was jaw dropping.

Although surrounded by all these wonderful cars this particular Ferrari Enzo was clearly the star of the show.

I hope I did it justice with my shots and would welcome an invite to any other Super Car manufacturers Garage or showroom or "Secret Location".

Here me Lamborghini? 


Im available!!!!!! 


Im happy to travel..........I'll even let you loan me one for a week to do a really nice review and magazine cover shoot for you?

Hey, You gotta Ask, You never know who might glance there eyes over this blog right?

Id also like to say a big thanks to Anders Hareskov for the advice and help in post.

Cheers my Crazy Dane Buddy! :)