dslr video

Take a look at this video. In terms of content, it's just a crappy Ralph Lauren ad, but I want you to look at the cinematic quality of its production. And then I want you to know that it was all shot on a Canon 5D Mark II. A DSLR still camera that just happens to have full high-def 1080p video capability. Unbelievable. I never really had any aspirations to shoot motion pictures before, but this kind of thing (and there is getting to be a lot of it out there) is making me think twice.

The dreamy quality of shallow depth of field. I've been doing more and more shallow depth of field work with the still photography, but now take that same nifty fifty lens and shoot video. The possibilities are limitless...

We.own.the.sky from Camille Marotte on Vimeo.

Theresa

Spent some time this weekend playing with images from Julien and Theresa's wedding from back in '07. I particularly like this new edit of this shot of Theresa.

new pocketwizards

I know we've talked about the new pocketwizards before, but, since I don't have any yet! I'm going to go on and on about them. Hopefully I'll get a mini and 3 flexes by Christmas to add some flexibility to those spring weddings. Here's a great little video introduction to the devices by Mark Wallace.

a biplane wedding

all about the aussies

I admit it, this week I'm all about the awesome Australian Shepherds. These are really great dogs!

variation on a pooch

Mo-mo's at it again

dragonfly lady

she likes the dragonflies, what can I tell you?

brochure

This is the front and back of a trifold brochure design I'm considering. What do you think?

funny wedding commercial

food photography, it's no piece of cake

a little sunday night monsoon for you

is that a great face, or what?

This is Tom. He's the father of the bride (below). Terrific guy with a great attitude!

Katie at the window

secret service of love

The two groomsmen in the background look like Secret Service protecting the happy couple from any and all anti-love factions.

Beck/Lerczak Wedding

fireworks at tempe town lake 7-4-09

wolf wants pork, of course

Wolf Wants Pork Stop Motion @ Yahoo! Video

next round is on the bounty hunter

That could be a lot of beer!

west town

Dawn randomly steered us to this little bit of wonderful over by the Superstition Mountains on Wednesday. There should be an old saloon/hotel around every corner!

Review of MeridianPro.com print lab

Last week I placed my first order with MeridianPro.com, an online print lab that I found out about via an ad in Professional Photographer Magazine. I'd like to tell you about my experience.

First, I applied for an account and was promptly emailed with an account number and information on downloading their ROES software. I had a little trouble with the download, but we got there sooner than later. Then I watched a quickstart tutorial video and they made it look very easy. Which it was. I selected my folder of images, picked a sized/format and dragged in a picture. Then another size and a whole batch of images at once. The system understood that I needed 20 images at 10x10 at a quantity of 1 each.

Finalized my order and sent it off. So.... system easy to use. Price very competitive. All that was left was the quality of the prints. Can you say "suspense"!?!

Note: I meticulously edit my images and did not want them color corrected by the lab, so I turned off that feature. Hence, I can't speak to their correcting.

Yesterday, I recieved my package via Fedex. I opened the package to find...... that the prints were bright, crisp, and (nearly) perfect. Nearly? Well the prints were great but there was a slight dent in the corner of the batch but I am going to blame Fedex for that (altough MeridianPro might consider more padding in the package).

Verdict? I have myself a new lab! MeridianPro.com will be getting my future business (I've already sent another batch) unless the quality or price dramatically changes for the worst. I recommend MeridianPro.com (and no, I'm not getting any consideration for this review, but it's never too late -- hint, hint MP)....!