JAS: The eternal FAIL of synchronization

Oddly fitting for the script that I’m currently writing....

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:42:02 -0700

Oddly fitting for the script that I’m currently writing. :)

Sunrise on Flickr.

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:30:05 -0700

Sunrise on Flickr.

Sleeping in public on Flickr.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:30:05 -0700

Sleeping in public on Flickr.

Friday afternoon in the office… You know what I mean. ;)

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:50:21 -0700

Friday afternoon in the office… You know what I mean. ;)

Here is some artwork for a game I was working on with a friend. ...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:30:05 -0700

Here is some artwork for a game I was working on with a friend. A long time ago in a galaxy far far away.

This is so how I feel today. Feelin’ good. :)

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:55:56 -0700

This is so how I feel today.

Feelin’ good. :)

The FLY! on Flickr.

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:30:06 -0700

The FLY! on Flickr.

Smoke em if ya got em. on Flickr.

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:30:05 -0700

Smoke em if ya got em. on Flickr.

Small town in Spain on Flickr.

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:30:05 -0700

Small town in Spain on Flickr.

Satisfaction on Flickr.I dig this pic. Despite whatever those...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:30:05 -0700

Satisfaction on Flickr.

I dig this pic. Despite whatever those involved might think I think this is really what it’s like to be able to work on a set and hit a cool pic that is worth sharing with your model/actor/actress. :)

Not that they really looked at this pic and disagreed. ;)

A quick mock-up just because I thought this pic needed to be an...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:43:00 -0700

A quick mock-up just because I thought this pic needed to be an old noir novel cover. :)

Poise on Flickr.

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:30:06 -0700

Poise on Flickr.

Small town in Spain on Flickr.

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:30:05 -0700

Small town in Spain on Flickr.

Stockings on Flickr.

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:30:06 -0700

Stockings on Flickr.

Dreaming on Flickr.Shot through the arm of the photographer,...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:30:05 -0700

Dreaming on Flickr.

Shot through the arm of the photographer, Kindra Nikole. :)

Shadows on Flickr.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:30:05 -0700

Shadows on Flickr.

Vintage lips on Flickr.

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:30:06 -0700

Vintage lips on Flickr.

Retro Glam on Flickr.Neon!

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:10:00 -0700

Retro Glam on Flickr.

Neon!

JAS's guide to understanding Manual Mode

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:41:25 -0700

When shooting in Manual mode on your camera you become completely in charge of how your camera receives light. For the record, “P” does not mean “professional” or “photographer”. :P There are three elements you must balance in manual mode. They are ISO, Aperture (or F-stop) and shutter speed.

There are benefits and drawbacks to each one, so you should figure out what the best balance is between them to create the best picture possible.

ISO:
ISO is the sensitivity of the sensor on your camera. The higher the ISO the faster you can take the picture, but with the drawback of having more grain in the image. Typically, you want to keep this as low as possible and balance out with the other two elements, but there are times when you have no choice as in shooting in low light and trying to capture a moving object.

Aperture:
Aperture is size of the hole inside the lens for light to get through, for lack of better wording. The higher (see below) the aperture the more light will hit your sensor and the quicker you can capture an image. The drawback (though you can use this for style once you are comfortable) is that the wider the aperture setting the lower the depth of field you get. Landscapes are typically taken at 16, for example, so that you get the entire landscape in focus. However, a low aperture allows for an out of focus background and that can be of use when you want bokeh, when out of focus lights become round in the background, behind your subject.

Understanding aperture settings is tricky since a high aperture is 1.2f as where a low aperture is 16f. We refer to them backwards because the lower the number the larger the hole is and the more light gets in. Also, when someone refers to a lens as being “fast” they mean that its aperture can go higher than standard lenses of the same type.

Shutter Speed:
Shutter speed is pretty straightforward. The faster it is the less motion blur you get from moving images. If you are not using a tripod you will probably want to avoid going lower than 1/60 since that compensates for the natural shaking you are likely to do while holding a camera.

*If I’ve noted something down incorrectly feel free to let me know.

Here is a 30 second spot that I edited for the local film...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:55:51 -0700

Here is a 30 second spot that I edited for the local film festival MIFFF. Watch it, like it, love it, share it and attend the shit out of it!