Two Camera Setup

Today’s photo really took two different cameras… that is, unless I had two cameras ready to go, I never would have gotten it.  Do any of you walk around with a two-camera setup as well?

Daily Photo – Late for a Very Important Date

I spent most of one morning shooting in Union Station in Los Angeles, and I highly recommend this to any photographer!  Not only did they let me use my tripod, but there are all kinds of cool people-watching along the way.

My tripod was set up for an HDR of the interior, but I saw this couple walk in and start doing, well, whatever they are doing.  I had my hip-shooter on, so I squatted down to take this shot…

Filed under the categories: California, LA, Nikon D3X, Travel

The Disney Castle Shot video

I mentioned this yesterday after I edited the post later in the day, but I decided to go ahead and embed the video now as well. This was made by William Beem when we were together, shooting the Disney castle…

PhotoWalk Live Stream

Watch it here. We had only half an idea for the Austin Photowalk – to have the always-unpredictable Gino Barassa follow us around and do a live Hangout from the event. The video quality is REALLY bad, but you still get a sense of the event in a way…  and an accidental shot inside the women’s bathroom…

Thanks to Keith Barrett and Dave Veffer for helping it happen!

Daily Photo – Girl Running in Santa Monica

And speaking of PhotoWalks, this is the first photo I got during the LA PhotoWalk. After I was on the steps and gave my little speech-thing, I went down right to the water’s edge to see what I could find. This little girl was running up the beach to her dad, so I grabbed a quick one while I talked through the shot for the crowd. I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out, since everything was unplanned.

Filed under the categories: California, LA, Nikon D3X, Photography Tips, Travel

New eBook Available over at Flatbooks!

Here’s a new kind of eBook for you over at FlatBooks.com.  Most ebooks, like my recent one about Photoshop, are photography-centric. This one is a bit different and more of a life-centric book.  It has gotten great reviews – hope you enjoy it!

3-2-1 Stop was written by Lorilee Lippincott and it’s filled with over 80 pages of advice, experiences, and application from someone who has experienced the freedom and power of being a minimalist in a consumerist world.

How I upload photos to Google+

I get this question a lot, so I made a little how-to video so you can see a little of my workflow.

Daily Photo -Deep inside the Haunted Engine Room

Right after the LA PhotoWalk, I decided to do something that may or may not have been illegal.  There is a haunted ship docked off the coast of Long Beach that has been partially converted to a hotel – the Queen Mary.  There is a little tour that takes you around haunted bits here and there.  Tom and I left the tour to start exploring on our own….  we found all sorts of amazing and creepy, abandoned places… this is one of them.

Filed under the categories: California, LA, Nikon D3X, Photography Tips, Travel

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Daily Photo – Los Angeles from Runyon Canyon

I spent most of the day at Tom’s house in the Hollywood hills doing interviews.  Getting interviewed all day is kind of a draining thing, in a way.  The day was dreadfully cloudy, but around 5 PM, I started to think the sky would be interesting at sunset and into the night.  So we wrapped up everything quickly then headed up to the top of Runyon Canyon to see the city from above.

I used the 28-300mm lens here in portrait mode and zoomed in all the way to the 300mm setting.

Filed under the categories: California, LA, Nikon D3X, Travel

LA PhotoWalk soon with me and Tom Anderson!

• Time/Date: Sunday Feb 26th starting at 4:30PM – Arrive early to shake hands!
• Location: We’ll meet in Santa Monica at the base of the pier. You can’t miss the mob-o-photographers!
• RSVP here on Google Schemer
• Not yet on Google Schemer and want a free invite?  Just click this invite link: goo.gl/RoxQg

The event is open to all skill levels.  Even bring your mobile phone camera!  And it’s also a family-friendly event, so feel free to bring your kids.  See you soon!

Daily Photo – LA Traffic

This is a cool little spot I found using the app Stuck On Earth - it’s a free app I made recently to help me find awesome locations like this.

This particular spot is right in the middle of downtown on one of the many bridges that goes over the highway.  I zoomed in with my 300mm lens to get a bit of compression and special flavor in the shapes of the light trails.

I remember that capturing light trails was one of the things I was most excited about when getting into photography many years ago… and I am still never tired of it!

Filed under the categories: California, LA, Nikon D3X, Travel

Printing 101 eBook

Printing 101! If you are printing-curious, and I know many of you are, here is a great eBook from Ron Martinsen.  From emails and other communications, I know many of you are interested in learning more about how to make your own prints at home.  This eBook is incredibly approachable and thorough.  Enjoy!

Daily Photo – Brian Rose in the Holodeck

When I was in Venice, I visited the beautiful new Google offices there.  It’s where most of the photos team is based.

We had a fun little giveaway where I invited a winner to join me for the day at Google.  The winner was Cam Meadows, so he joined me and Tom Anderson on a grand tour around the offices.  Along the way, our host, Brian Rose, led us to the Google Holodeck.

It’s fully integrated into the latest version of Google Earth, and you can zoom and fly around anywhere in the world.  I grabbed the controls to zoom into San Francisco then asked him to smile while I grabbed a quick photo!

Filed under the categories: California, LA, Nikon D3X, Travel

Great Hangout Last Night!

Art is sort of a peaceful Switzerland where people from all walks of life can come together.  And I think this Switzerland of sorts is why Sergey Brin, who is also quite an enthusiastic photographer, joined the hangout last night.  We had a great time talking with Sergey and Gordon Laing, Thomas Hawk, Karen Hutton, Kelli-Seeger Kim, and Chee Chew.

Watch YouTube.com/stuckincustoms for the video when it comes online!  You may have to click on “Uploads” to see the most recent things.  I have a number of playlists on there too.

Daily Photo – Google Doodle

The new Google offices in Los Angeles are right in the heart of Venice.  After passing through some hardcore security, you walk down this hallway, which I guess is a bit like dying and going to Google heaven.

You probably know about all the various Google doodles that decorate the home page.  I heard the first one was of Burning Man.  I didn’t see that one on the walls… but maybe you can!

Filed under the categories: California, LA, Nikon D3X, Travel

Big Chance-of-a-lifetime opportunity tomorrow!

Be sure to watch this space tomorrow…  something very very very very cool is coming…  I’m excited to offer it to you here on the blog!

Daily Photo – Blade Runner

I was staying at my friend Tom’s house (see the post tomorrow!!!) in the Hollywood hills, and we decided to head off to one of the nearby trails that overlooks the city.  I took photos in one direction of Century City, but then turned around to zoom in on downtown LA to get this shot.

I don’t know if this is fog or a cloud or smog or a combination of all of them, but it made for a lucky and nice effect!

Filed under the categories: California, LA, Nikon D3X, Travel

Trey’s Variety Hour #15 – Getting Great Photos with Newbie Equipment

Wondering if you can get great shots with newbie equipment? Guests include with Lisa Bettany, Thomas Hawk, Gordon Laing, Matt Steiner, Lisa Bettany, Mel Peifer, Dave Veffer, Thor Carpenter, Keith Barrett, Matt Kloskowski!

Daily Photo – Futuro House

Remember those old timey visions of the future? They usually involved people in all-white suits sashaying around hyper-realized modernist structures that were just on the edge of imagination. Most of them never came to pass, but this reminded me of one of those scenes.

I found this one via Stuck On Earth while recently in LA. It’s very close to the water processing building, which sounds incredibly boring, but it a gold mine for photos!

Filed under the categories: California, LA, Nikon D3X, Travel

Live Hangout Tonight!

I’ll be interviewed tonight — I’ll talk about some new things perhaps.

Time: 8 PM PT. Your World Time: http://goo.gl/PSE55
Location: www.VidCastNetwork.com - thanks +Keith Barrett !

I’ll be on with +Thomas Hawk +Lotus Carroll and some others (not sure yet!). I guess they are interviewing me or something. See you there!

 Q&A Hangout

This is a great Q&A hangout from a recent recording.

Hollywood Story

This reminds me of a popular post from last year…  it was a series of posts called My Hollywood Adventure.

Daily Photo – Century City

When I stayed with Tom earlier last week, we went up the hill from his home to take a few photos of the sunset.  One area looks towards downtown, and the other looks towards Century City, Hollywood, and the Pacific ocean beyond.

Filed under the categories: California, LA, Travel

Last Chance for 2011

The Black Friday special was such a success that I decided to extend it for the rest of the year!

Daily Photo – Electric LA at Night

I took this a few nights ago in Los Angeles. I’ve always wanted to get a good shot of the downtown action, and Stuck On Earth helped me get it.

Luckily, I saw a few hints of this kind of a shot from other photographers that had geotagged shots in the area. I went out there with Tom Anderson and we spent a few hours exploring the area. We got countless great shots and this was the first one I processed.

Filed under the categories: California, LA, Nikon D3X, Travel

Reminder for Support

We have a bunch of people buy stuff here all the time – from Flatbooks.com to the HDR Video Tutorial. Remember, if you have ANY trouble at all, contact our real humans at support at stuckincustoms.com — we have 24-hour support, and they’ll email you back pretty darn quick. Ask them anything – big or small

Daily Photo – The Private Pool at Hearst

This is the second photo of this pool I have published. It’s from the other side — the wider side. How cool would it be to have a little party in here. Let’s set that up!

Filed under the categories: California, Hearst Castle, LA, Nikon D3X, Travel