Kris D'Amico Photography

September 24th, 2010 by Kris

So, here I am waiting on files to transfer. Earlier this morning I was waiting for videos to upload. Last night I was waiting for image files to import.

I spend the majority of my day waiting on the technology I use.

Hey Adobe, hey Apple, hey AT&T, hey Vimeo, why are we always waiting? If google can figure out what I’m typing before I type it in, why can’t my file transfers be almost instantaneous?

In your defense, my average file transfer is 1.5 gigs with some as high as 8 to 10 gigs at a time, videos do have to be converted, and not everyone has fiber optic or cable connections to their severs. But I implore you people who make the imaging technology and internet work,  think about us little guys who still have large data transfers and simply need a bit more speed. Yes we NEED 6.2 GHz processors with 22 cores, 1024-bit graphics cards, 512 GB of RAM, and unlimited battery power – oh yeah, did I mention, all this needs to be in a lightweight, good looking laptop with a wireless card that reaches a half mile and I’d still like to be able to update my facebook and twitter at the same time… did I ask if you had anything faster than fiber to the desktop?

Looks like my transfer finished, back to work. Now I get to wait on Lightroom to process these 854 images from 50Mb raw files into web ready jpgs, automatically build me a web gallery, post it to my website and automatically send emails to the four people who need to see it. . . guess I’ll go read a magazine and get another cup of coffee.

Wait, it’s already finished. Damn, guess I’ll save that article about Ryan Reynolds for lunch.

September 21st, 2010 by Kris

We aways have good clients and we usually get to do good work. Every now and again, we get the chance to go out on a limb and do whatever we want to. I know, that’s dangerous.

We’ve had a great relationship with Solutions Consulting here in Franklin. They do training and training collateral material for companies in and around the deli industry. They approached us with a quick flip project for Smithfield Hams, four appetite appeal images that showcase four flavor injected hams in a non-cold cut manner. They gave us two recipes and had the chance to come up with two. All these images were shot in the evening in my kitchen with two lights. For you who are curious, I posted up a lighting diagram a few weeks ago here. Enjoy!

We called this “ham butter,” thanks for the inspiration, Paula Dean!

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September 6th, 2010 by Kris

My good friend Chad McClarnon always says the same thing when you ask him his lighting technique, “I want a window there, so I put one there.” What a great simple straight forward technique! Sometimes there is a bit more to it than that, but often times not. Just think about that the next time you are stumped on how to light something.

So here’s a little example of this technique at work:

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