Texas Male Photography

Sophia the statue

PatrickMark — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:50:45 +0000

miss sophia sitting pretty in the sun, originally uploaded by Man of Austin.

Caught Sophia sitting pretty in the sun.

Austin Rainy Night

PatrickMark — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:38:17 +0000

Attended OctoTeaXIV tonight and had a blast. It was held at the Long Center which has great views from every angle. I got this shot of Austin’s cityscape as we left. Very cool clouds over the tops of the buildings and the wet concrete just adds to the whole shot.

Photo is untouched…

Diffuser “Ring Flash” Test

PatrickMark — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:29:30 +0000

One of the ‘flashy’ items on my wish list is a Ring Flash. But until I have $500 to grab one, I’m trying different DIY fixes. I found this one on a great site for photography tutorials, tips and forums: http://digital-photography-school.com/

By cutting up a plastic milk/water bottle, I made myself a cool little diffuser in under 15 minutes.

Here are the results:

See before and after shots… after the jump

All pics are thumbnails so you can see the original by clicking on them.

(left) w/o diffuser – sharp pic but the colors are blown out and the flash makes Sophia blink.

(right) w/diffuser – colors look great, Sophia can keep her eyes open, light is soft which is great but some of the crispness is noticeably gone.

Once I try it on a person I’ll post more test shots.

See the original post of a “Poor Man’s Ring Flash”

Now go shutter something!

Site Under Construction

PatrickMark — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:19:18 +0000

Please excuse my mess while TexasMalePhotography.com is transformed. Most info is here now but feel free to contact me if you have questions or experience problems with the site. More of my work will be included very soon.