Photo projects

I'm always looking for new and different ideas on what or how to photograph. This article on the New York times blog is my new favourite photo project idea.
I love the simplicity of the idea and yet how personal and revealing it can be of people's lives.
As the article states, it's been done by several people before, but I'd love to try this on my friends and family.

New Photo Series

Today I started shooting photos that are to be used in a documentary about a church based here in Texas. I don't go to church at all these days and this service was different than anything I'd ever experienced.
I'm very excited about working on this documentary project and can't wait to see how it all looks in the end.

St. Patrick's Day Dallas

St. Patrick's Day Dallas
Originally uploaded by d double u

Today I braved the (small) crowds and headed to Lower Greenville Ave to shoot some people on the street. Finding a location was tricky - my setup was some white seamless on a North-facing wall. I found a spot and that worked for about 15 minutes - a group of girls on bikes showed up and parked their bikes in such a way that my backdrop was useless. I moved on, but wasn't able to find another spot suitable.
Not exactly an overwhelming number of shots taken, but it was a fun little trip.

Cloak Bag

There is a lot going on in the world of David Wilson Photography, but I wanted to post about this new device - the Cloak Bag.
With this, you can (somewhat) secretly take photos while keeping your camera in a bag. I think this would be great for when you're trying to shelter your camera from the elements while shooting.

This seems like it could be really popular with photojournalists and tourists alike.

Snow Fair Park Planet

Snow Fair Park Planet
Originally uploaded by d double u

Last summer, I took a panoramic shot by the lagoon at Fair Park and turned it into a planet in photoshop. Today, Dallas is covered in a blanket of snow, so I thought I'd make another planet.
It turned out really well, so now I have a Fair Park planet for two seasons.

DeeJay CeePee

DeeJay CeePee
Originally uploaded by d double u

Whenever I can, I like to hang out with Chris Penn when he DJs. The owner and manager of Good Records, he has access to some cool music and usually plays stuff I request, which is cool.
DeeJay CeePee (as he goes by) 'spins' every Wednesday night. Tonight, I didn't really feel up to going out, but thought I should at least stop by and try to get a quick portrait of him doing his thing while I was there. I had an idea for a quick and easy setup, and it really was quick and easy - the results weren't half bad either, considering the time I spent on the setup.

Setup was a 580EXII at 1/128 power through a StoFen omnibounce between the keyboard and monitor and a 430EXII behind Chris at 1/64 power, pointed towards his head. Triggered by Radiopoppers (one can be seen just below the monitor)

Gear Porn

Pelican case
Originally uploaded by d double u

After carrying a video camera around for over 4 months, I came to love the Pelican case it came in. It made it so easy to carry the camera and all the accessories needed in a safe and easy to transport way.
I even took out the video camera and packed all my still camera gear into it for a photo shoot. After that experience, I decided to get my own Pelican case.
The case arrived while I was on the road, but today I picked and plucked the foam inserts and packed up my most-used gear. I have a feeling I'll be ditching the foam and getting the compartment inserts instead at some point in the future, but for now, it's nice to know (almost) all of my gear is safe and in one place.