December 2011
8 posts
“In the end, 2011 was a good year for photography.. I finally joined PPA this...”
– Best of 2011
Best of 2011: Abby and Thumper →
Abby was one of the seniors I photographed over the summer and this image has rapidly reached the top of the list when I do any kind of sports photography advertising. From start to finish, I just love how this one turned out.. its tough, but still feminine.. and really shows off what a good sports portrait can be.
http://bradbarton.us/best-of-2011-abby-and-thumper/
Best of 2011: Jack the Ripper →
This is the only place I’m sharing this image publicly since it is going into the competition circuit next year and I want to reduce the odds of a future judge seeing it.
As people who follow me know, Texas Scaregrounds plays a large role in my life – and not just at Halloween time. We are always thinking and planning and marketing – ready to scare the pants off our customers each year. This ...
Siri Ported to 5D Mark II
solsticeretouch:
I want a list of all the values it changes.
A Swedish hacker and robotics student named Björn Mabrö is claiming that he has successfully developed a custom firmware for the Canon 5D Mark II that adds Apple’s Siri voice assistant to the DSLR. Mabrö claims that the hack allows the camera to respond to 124 different voice commands that control everything from the shutter to...
“Another sports image - and another composite - stands out on my best of list for...”
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Best of 2011: But the Fighter Still Remains
“Composite work is something I’ve been inspired by this year after seeing a...”
– Best of 2011: Catching a Train
Random Inspirations
There has been some discussion of late in my circle of friends and colleagues about inspiration.
Where do you get yours? What inspires you? What do you do when you encounter something that inspires you? Can you jump start inspiration?
I plan to use this space to explore those little, random, daily things that inspire me.. both to see if there is a pattern there for myself and in an attempt to...