tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72356414972791076812011-07-08T04:42:46.371-07:00ebkhunerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14676347620453285498noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235641497279107681.post-26516931770405154372009-05-22T18:17:00.000-07:002009-05-22T18:23:18.962-07:00<span style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I am looking forward to photographing Joanne and</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lnfGTzT5OX4/ShdPWK2nKyI/AAAAAAAAAOE/WiOJ-LMBuBY/s1600-h/joanne-will2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lnfGTzT5OX4/ShdPWK2nKyI/AAAAAAAAAOE/WiOJ-LMBuBY/s400/joanne-will2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338823125560142626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> Will's wedding. They'll be at the Hacienda in a few months. They are really fun to hang out with. I know they are going to have a great set of friends and family.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />They'll have a Chinese banquet in Oakland's China Town. I hope there is enough room for me to squeeze between the tables.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7235641497279107681-2651693177040515437?l=ekphoto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ebkhunerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14676347620453285498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235641497279107681.post-17668430992458344032007-07-31T09:36:00.000-07:002007-07-31T10:41:59.418-07:00Yesterday, Monday, I had a shoot out in Concord - about a freeway exit or so from where I bought my computer, actually. I was to photograph the owner of <a href="http://www.proclaimpromotion.com/">Proclaim Promotions</a>:<br /><CENTER><BR><br /><img src="http://www.theproofs.com/blog/proclaim-201-.jpg" /><br /><P></CENTER><br />This may look like a simple shot, unless you know the environment: Proclaims large format ink-jet printers are jammed into an area of the warehouse that is protected from dust from above and sides. Interior dividers (above head height) cut the ceiling area into four sections, so that light in one section does not spread into the next section.<P><br />The tight space precluded me from using one light in each section, and I also needed to be able to set up for several shots - interior work area, external area, conference - very quickly so that I would not be wasting the owner's time moving and setting up my lighting gear.<P><br />The ambient light (fluorescents) were way too dim and poorly placed to get both a good image of owner Bill Welland and the wide format printers.<P><br />Instead I used two battery-powered, light-weight flashes on light-duty light stands. As usual, I use a remote-control radio attached to the camera to set off the flashes.<P><br />Notice that he is lit from the side, giving a more three-dimensional quality to his face. That light was positioned to light two sections of the ceiling to create the good portrait lighting. The area behind him was lit by a flash out just out of picture range, set below the partition height. It was aimed across the room so that the both printers behind the subject would be lit. Since these are the printers that produce Proclaim's most important products, the printers' importance demands that they be well lit. Given the baffles, low ceiling and tight quarters, it took some finesse to get the little light to cover the background so evenly.<P><br />My client, <A HREF="http://www.bizx.com"> BizX in Seattle</A> selected five images for their web page and monthly magazine.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7235641497279107681-1766843099245834403?l=ekphoto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ebkhunerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14676347620453285498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235641497279107681.post-67683891755067365332007-07-29T21:32:00.000-07:002007-07-29T21:38:24.451-07:00Hi,<br /><br />Thank so much to another EK (Evan Kruse) who graciously gave me his blog name (EKPhoto) so that I could shorten my blog name from EK-Photo.blogspot.com to EKPhoto.blogspot.com.<br /><br />But, all of you are flocking to EK-Photo.blogspot. Dare I switch?<br /><br />Let me know if you want to stay at EK-Photo, or if you want to migrate to EKPhoto.<br /><br />Much Thanks,<br /><br />Eliot<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7235641497279107681-6768389175506736533?l=ekphoto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ebkhunerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14676347620453285498noreply@blogger.com0