Some people use their dining room tables for eating. I use mine as a photo studio. It doesn’t really work for people (or animals), but it’s fine for small objects. Two lights and six pieces of foam-core are all you need. Oh, and a camera. You need one of those, too.
While we’re on the topic of photos, I had the opportunity to tackle two photo shoots over the past month. The first entailed a few portraits for a so-cal company, and the second was for a state-wide magazine.
After the break, take a look at a few fruits of my labor. Enjoy!
It’s been a busy few weeks. I just completed editing the first of four videos for Life Factor Research (see above). Tomorrow, I’ll share a few images from two photo shoots I’ve completed recently.
Beyond that, the only other exciting thing would be that Jessie and I built a screen for my office window. I picked up a build-it-yourself screen kit and 30 minutes later, we had an ill-fitting, poorly constructed screen for my window. It mostly fits and should keep out a majority of the bugs – that is, if it doesn’t fall out. I figured it would be easy. Is anything ever easy?
It’s June 1st, and I realized that I haven’t updated this in awhile. It’s been a busy few weeks. Let’s see what you’ve missed last month… (Insert flash-back sound effect here.)
On May 2nd, I headed down to Liberty Station in San Diego and shot a video for “Sleepless in San Diego,” an event where people spend the night under the stars to raise money for homeless. I didn’t plan ahead, so when it got dark I went home to sleep in my own bed, under my own stick on stars. You can watch the video above.
That next Sunday, the 10th, I went to the Red Bull Air Races. You can read more about that in the post below.
Then, on the 20th, Jessie and I drove up to Hollywood and saw Ben Folds again. It was a great show, and the tickets were only $10! (Plus $7 in Ticketmaster fees!!!). On the way back, I ran over some kind of plastic or metal sheet and scratched up the side of my bumper. But, it gets better. That next Friday, I was on the 8 freeway and a rock hit my windshield, cracking it! Ugh. It was not my car’s week. At all. I’ll be getting a new windshield soon.
Since then, I’ve been finishing up a big website project, and last Thursday was a big video shoot. It was a long day, and reminded me that I’m getting old. I’ll post those videos as soon as they’re done. In the meantime, if anyone knows someone who needs HD video, let me know.
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That brings us to this weekend. Yesterday, a quick trip to Ikea bought home a heavy-duty shelving unit. Now, all my equipment is securely locked away and not cluttering up my office floor. If you’re someone who likes things organized and labeled, you’d be proud of me. It feels good to have a clean office again.
A plane competes in the Red Bull Air Race in San Diego on May 10th.
A few friends and I headed out to the Red Bull Air Races today here in San Diego. For those who’ve never heard of the races, here’s a quick explanation from the Red Bull website:
Using the fastest, most agile and lightweight racing planes, pilots navigate a low-level aerial track made up of air-filled pylons, flying at speeds reaching 370 km/h (230 mph) while withstanding forces of up to 12g.
Besides coming away with a sunburn, I also came away with some photos. Take a look at a few more initial shots after the break… Read the rest of this entry »
Danboard action figure from the Japanese manga series Yotsuba&!.
It’s Saturday, I’m home alone for the weekend, and I’m procrastinating. In the spirit of procrastination, I headed outside and took a snapshot of a “action figure” I ordered last December. I had seen a few photos of “Danboard” and decided it would be cool to get one. I’ve never seen the Japanese Manga series “Yotsuba&!” where the character comes from, but that didn’t stop me. For now, he sits on my shelf, looking extremely sad.
On a happier note, I’m off to the Red Bull Air Races tomorrow. Should be fun.
Genevieve Schatz of Company of Thieves performs at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach on April 29th.
Wednesday night, Jessie and I headed up to the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach and saw the band Company of Thieves perform. I had arranged a photo pass (which was just a free ticket we gave away), and I took some photos. I was nice to get out and exercise my camera operating skills. You can check out the rest after the break. Enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »
Where does everyone go on a nice Sunday afternoon in San Diego? Apparently Balboa Park, which is why it took us 15 minutes to find a parking spot. Once we did, Jessie and I headed out to shoot some test video for an upcoming project. Once we got home, I threw together this short video for your visual enjoyment. The video was color graded to give it a warm feel. Hope you enjoy!
I was approached a few months ago about having a few photos shown at a one night event in downtown San Diego. Since I’ve never had any photos shown, I figured what the h-e-double-hockey-sticks, I’ll do it. So, on April 28th, you can head to downtown San Diego and see four nautical-themed photos on display.
For those of you not in San Diego, I figured I’d give you an advance sneak peek – just don’t tell anyone. You can check out the other three images after the break. If you are in San Diego, here are the event details: Bar Basic – Basic Tuesdays, April 28th, 7pm-2am, 410 10th Ave, San Diego, CA. Read the rest of this entry »
Last friday was the big Coronado Islands trip. It’s getting late, so here’s a quick recap: 7 hours long, I got sunburned, We saw boobies (the birds, silly), and it was very cool. Thanks, Randy for inviting us!
A mostly-feather-less lorikeet at the Wild Animal Park. Poor little guy.
No time for an elaborate story. But, here are a few notes from the Sean Popke notebook. I don’t even have a story about the bird above. It’s a bird. With no feathers.
Coronado Islands
This friday, Jessie, my friend Randy and his wife, and I will be heading on a three hour tour (ok, more like 5 hours) of the Coronado Islands. They’re a few miles off the coast of San Diego and actually belong to Mexico. Should be fun. If you want to read a little about them, check out this article. While you’re there, don’t miss the part where a Navy commander named L. Ron Hubbard used them for target practice. And yes, i’m talking about that L. Ron Hubbard.
Meet Sean Popke, iPhone Developer
I’m going to try my hand at developing an iPhone application. I’ve signed up for the program and am ready to go. Honestly, I don’t know how to build an app yet, but I’ll learn. I have one app idea in mind, but if you have any ideas, please send them my way.
Broken Blog
There’s nothing like showing a client your blog and having it not work. If you’re a Internet Explorer 7 user (sorry), then the map pop-ups now work correctly. If you’re using IE 6, then I really don’t know what to say, except upgrade now if at all possible. After all, do you really want to be stuck in 2001?
Oh yeah, and I just realized that the photo above is huge – steal me and use me on your christmas cards huge. Sorry. It’s late and I’m going to bed.
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