Canon 7D, Lensbaby Composer, Double Glass Optic, 1/1600 sec at ƒ/4, ISO 100

Thanks for all the responses to the “Give me a caption!” blog post from a few days ago. I got a lot of comments and thought I’d post a few of my favorites … here they are!

“Hey, I found a sandwich!” (Matthew)

“After several years of seeking further music video employment, the guy from that A-Ha video finally lowered himself to living on the streets.” (David Getsfrid)

“Hey Gus, I found the missing caster wheel to the dumpster!” (Tim Braun)

I saw this in a parking lot the other day and felt it just needed to have its photo taken. But this image is in desperate need of a clever caption … help me out, will ya! :)

Canon 7D, Canon 50mm ƒ1.8 lens, 1/80th sec at ƒ/2, ISO 1250

Can you tell what’s wrong with this photo? :)

UPDATE: The answer is that Rich (the photographer in the photo) is holding a Hoodman HoodLoupe to the back of a Pentax K1000 (a film camera with no LCD). The thing attached to the hot-shoe is a Pocketwizard he was using to trigger some lights in the studio, not a flash as some people suggested.

Great guesses, everyone! :)

Canon 7D, Canon 50mm ƒ/1.8, 1/100 sec at ƒ/2, ISO 100

I spent all day yesterday installing the flooring in my new studio. I couldn’t have done it without the help of some really amazing friends—Harley and Diane. When it comes to power-tools and math I’m definitely a fan of having other people help me out, especially when the tool involves a big cutting device (scary!).

I’ll be doing bits and pieces of work to the place this week and will hopefully be moving stuff in on Friday … the goal is to start shooting in it next week! :)

I subscribe to a lot of websites, most of them tech and photography-related, and I thought I’d share some of my favorites with you. I have Google Reader opened up in a tab on Chrome at all times and I make an effort to read through all of the new articles every day. In a world of social-networking I tend to find out about blogs and websites through other people, so here’s my “two cents” on some of my faves:

Photofocus: I’ve been a fan of Photofocus for a long time, and I even wrote a few articles for them not too long ago. What I like about this site is that there are daily posts about photography, photo-editing software, and even sometimes some info on video and audio for those with video-capable DSLRs. You’ll see posts about composition, lighting, news, gear, etc, and the posts are usually nice and to the point (good for people with short attention spans!). If I could only read one photography-related blog then this would be the one.

Digital Photo Experience: This is another great blog for photographers. There are several contributing writers so you’ll always see a good variety of information about photography and photo-editing software. There are also a ton of really great beautiful photos on the blog in each post. Check it out!

Photoshop Insider: This is Scott Kelby’s blog, so you’re guaranteed to find out information on Photoshop, and also photography. It’s not as much of a “how-to” blog but a “here’s what’s going on” blog. I really like Scott’s writing style and it’s a good place to find out about happenings in the photography/Photoshop world.

DIY Photography: This is a really fun website to read. There are a bunch of un-conventional methods for do-it-yourself photography techniques. I’ve seen a few ideas just over the last week that I’m excited to try out on my own. It’s also a great place for the “budget minded” photographer. :)

Photoshop Disasters: If you’re a regular Photoshop user then you NEED to read this blog. It’s a very good “what not to do” when editing photos, especially if you do any design work.

This is Photobomb: Okay, this isn’t really a “photography” site, but more of a “nice laugh in the middle of the day” site. Seriously, if you’ve never seen this before you have to check it out. I’m also now on an ongoing mission to create my very own “photobombs”. ;)

Canon 7D, Canon 70-200 ƒ/4L IS lens, 1/50 sec at ƒ/4, ISO 100

Here’s a nice, clean stock image from my trip to the iStock event in St. George earlier this month. There are a few other images in this series and I have to say that this set was my favorite from the event … really shallow DOF, sharp focus, nice lighting, clean colors and great models/expressions.

One thing that helped with the lighting in this image is that I was fortunate to be able to shoot this in the early morning before the harsh sun started shining down on us. The models in the background are in the shade and I used an off-camera speed-light to fill in the model’s face.