September 28th, 2011 by Kris
So, this past shoot, we shot on a RED Mysterium X. I’ve got some thoughts and feelings about this “new” media, but overall it was a positive experience. Like many of the reviews I have read, there are just some things that are a little janky about it. For example, our DIT told me that if we changed the ISO lower or higher than the chipset’s ISO800 default that we’d get noise. Furthermore, if we really wanted to change the ISO, we could do it in REDCINE post program… Really guys? That makes me think you don’t know what ISO means. But, other than a few of those things, the picture is beautiful and huge. And shooting video in RAW puts me back in a very comfortable place where I can play with color and curves before I leave the set, much like Lightroom. Anyway, I’ll post up a few clips from the shoot as we get into editing and exporting, but I will leave you with this little beauty from the first day of test shooting. Thanks Chad.
September 19th, 2011 by Kris
Not so fresh from the garden.
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August 29th, 2011 by Kris
Quick post today about exclusivity.
What do you do well? Where are your weak spots?
I believe strongly that we should all play to our strengths, not our weaknesses. In your brain, you are literally “hard wired” to do some things better than others. The more that we push into our areas of strength, the more that area of our brain grows. Guess what? When we work on our weak spots, there is still growth, but not the exponential growth that happens with strengths.
Now, I’m not saying abandon your weaknesses. I still need to work on my timeliness, I still need to work on fiscal fastidiousness. But, where I excel, now that’s where I can expect real growth. Keep this in mind this week as you run into your daily challenges!
With this in mind, think about that one thing that you shoot, that one thing that you design, that one thing that’s not work, that just flows out of you. Is your business built on this? Can it be? It probably should be. It might be something completely esoteric.
Meditate on the things that bring you joy and the things you look forward to and your gifts will shine thru. Try working on something where you are already a rock star and see what happens! Good luck! We’re all looking forward to the results.
KD
August 24th, 2011 by Kris
A few snaps from a trip out to the bay area last year. Finally had a chance to mess with them, anyway these were the three strongest. Let me know what you think! Enjoy. -KD
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August 19th, 2011 by Kris
June 29th, 2011 by Kris
From dinner last night, a slice of Cone De Port Aubry from Hervé Mons, a bit of peppered pork sopressata, some fresh basil, and a few crostini. We ended up making some bruschetta from these ingredients, but they were not as pretty as the raw ingredients in the setting sun.
June 13th, 2011 by Kris
We passed the Arizona wild fires on our way back from Anaheim, here are a few of the snaps from the plane.
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April 12th, 2011 by Kris
Shot in NYC for a few days last week and I stole a few images with my phone while we were circling above New Jersey, Long Island, and Manhattan.
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January 19th, 2011 by Kris
We did a quick late-night shoot on Monday; no lights, hi ISO, 1.2 50mm and a little bit of rain. Here are a few from that shoot:
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