I did not really work that many events this week due to the holidays. Surprisingly I did not get depressed yesterday from missing family members as usual. I think it was because I got a phone call from my brother, and that made me feel like I was home with them. When he married my sister, I knew he was a great guy, because he is very considerate and a genuine caring individual. Those kind are tough to find, especially in Lost Angeles 🙂
I wanted to do a follow up posting to the one about Depth of Field.? I forgot to mention that as I learned when I started taking indoor photos with flash, depth of field can be affected by using a flash too.? Let me post a few example photos so you can see what I mean.? In the two examples above, the differences are subtle.? For example, the drag queen clawing at you, the only blurry area is the lower part of her dress.? That is closest to the lens.? Everything in this background is clear.? Also in the photo with male acrobats notice the man’s face on lower portion is blurry while the other face and the equipment on the left are clear.? The clapping hands are blurred too.? This result for f4 should have given slightly less depth of field.? My intent was actually to just get the stilted guy on top in focus and have the rest blurred.? To do that, I would have needed f2 or f1 and would have needed a longer lens and to distance myself from the subject.? The other challenge was the fog machine.? In clubs with a fog machine that makes a fake smokey environment, the flash often can bounce.? And thus you get less light in the exposure.? I guess I could go on and on about flash photography variables since this has become my specialty now but just ask in comments if you are curious about a certain scenario.
I did not do crap all day yesterday or today really. I feel unproductive but hey, it happens sometimes. What is an artist to do? I did try changing a fav picture into a sort of drawing or cartoon. let me know what yall think.
I met the guy on the right a few times at dragstrip and always thought he was cute. But alas he told me he lives in the OC and does not come up to Los Angeles very often. Maybe he will read this and consider going on a date. Heck I do not even recall what his name is 🙂
Russell Shokra and friend
I am gonna try to motivate and get my butt to weho for halloween on the blvd. I hate staying out late these days but am going to try and make an exception since it is such a popular event with fun costumes and such. I always get good shots but doubt any publication is going to pick them up this time around. Ah well.