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BTS Video of Mad Mike Drifting The Highest Roadway in New Zealand

Jerrit Pruyn — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:34:02 +0000

Red Bull just put out this BTS video of Mike Whiddett drifting the Crown Range in Queenstown, New Zealand. The Crown Range is the highest paved roadway in NZ and has some amazing views. A ton of Go Pros, slow motion cameras, and some unreal helicopter video were used to make this final production. Check the rest of the post to see the final video and link to Mike’s interview.
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Free Invoicing, Accounting, Receipts and More with Wave Online.

Jerrit Pruyn — Thu, 02 May 2013 00:42:27 +0000

Recently I have been on the watch for a good web based accounting and invoicing program. There are numerous services out there that are top notch but they all have the dreaded monthly payment. The most common web based software runs around $30 a month, that is a total of $360 for the year. For some semi professionals this is a little steep. My problems were solved when I ran across the free web based app Wave.

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Dave Kai Piper Shoots in a Historic Theatre

Jerrit Pruyn — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:45:40 +0000

While on a recent trip in the US, Dave Piper had the chance to stop by The 1905 Academy of Music Theatre in Lynchburg, VA. This historic theater is in the middle of a fund raiser to help raise money to complete their renovations. However while there, Dave had the chance to shoot a model with his Fuji X-Pro in this amazing historic environment.
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Google Image Search Helps Find Stolen Photos and Lying Girlfriends

Jerrit Pruyn — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:49:55 +0000

Noam Galai recently wrote an article showing us how to use reverse image searching like Google Images and TinEye to see where your images are being used online. Today I used reverse image searching to prove that my ex-girlfriend is a liar.
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How to Shoot through Glass Without Reflections

Jerrit Pruyn — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:04:33 +0000

We all have been in the situation. A great shot pops up through a building, plane, train, maybe even a submarine window and you snag it. Only to see after that you got more of your reflection then the scene. Well photographer and web designer Michael Courier has a simple DIY project he discovered while preparing for a train trip.
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How Camera Angle Affects the Body Shape

Jerrit Pruyn — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:42:17 +0000

Jay P. Morgan takes us out to the Bonneville Salt flats in Utah to teach us how camera angle affects body shape. Shooting with a 50mm and 24mm lens, Jay takes us through various heights and shows us the outcome from each level.
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Google Street View Makes it to the World’s Highest Peaks

Jerrit Pruyn — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:01:44 +0000

There are two things I love, the outdoors and Google. When these two come together great things have to happen. Google employee (and bad ass) Dan Fredinburg lead a team up mountains, Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Aconcagua (Argentina), Elbrus (Russia), and Everest Base Camp (Nepal). Dan used a simple tripod and fish eye lens to capture the landscape and travel as light as possible. Check the rest of the post to see the interactive mountain views and some behind the scenes photos of the team.
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Joe McNally Deconstructs his Cowboy Portrait

Jerrit Pruyn — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:07:32 +0000

Joe McNally takes us through his lighting setup for a recent Cowboy portrait he shot. Joe’s vision was to have the photo look like it was being lit by daylight coming through a window. He accomplishes this with a set of speed-lights and a 6×6 diffuser. He also adds additional lights to add fill for the shadows that the cowboy hat creates. Joe breaks down the gear… [more]

Dali’s Collaborated Photos NSFW

Jerrit Pruyn — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:09:57 +0000

Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist painter, known for his mind bending paintings that border on nightmare and fantasy. So what happens when this creative mind teams up with award winning photographer Philippe Halsman in 1951… amazing creative work. See the post for their NSFW photos and portraits of Dali’s mustache.
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Interview with Motorsports Photographer Darren Heath

Jerrit Pruyn — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:17:15 +0000

Videographer Mario Muth spends a couple hours interviewing Darren Heath regarding his Formula 1 photography. Darren covers a ton of information in this interview from what he looks for in composition, gear, to post production. If you have any desire to get into Motorsports photography or just want to hear an award winning photographer give some advise, you should watch the video. To see more of Darren’s unique Formula 1 photos check out the rest of the post.
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