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One of These Days ™ I'll make
a much better interface to this publicly available , but for now I just take semi-logical
groups of images and dump them into roughly dated and named
directories. Images which are either complete technical failures
(focus, blur, exposure, etc) or that would incriminate/excessively
embarass folks don't get put up, but almost everything else does.
S/N ratio is a little low in some places, but I've found that many of my
favorite images would have been in the trash on a first edit. Some of my thoughts on automatic metadata generation and access systems for photographers are online.
philosophy
There are many reasons I might be inclined to take a
picture and put it up on the web, but for the most part I'm interested in
ensuring that I can maintain an accessible and interesting record of what's
going on in my life. I subscribe to the notion that a picture is "taken" from
a situation -- either by changing the dynamics of the situation, or at least
altering your participation in it. Thus, for some of the most picturesque
moments in my life I've happily left the camera in the bag or at home. On the
other hand, if I take pictures from a situation I feel that it is only fair to
share them with others.
workflow
If you could call it that, I use a fairly simple set of steps and tools to get my images up on
the web. That document tends to be out of sync with current practices, but
it worked back then.
equipment
Like just about everything else, it's possible to get so
wrapped up in camera equipment that you forget what you were trying to
accomplish in the first place. I've found other people's gear comments useful
when trying to figure out how they make images, so that's why I list mine. My
camera stuff is nice enough that it's quite clear that the difference between
me and somebody good has nothing to do with their camera or lens.
- gear
- GoPro 10
- Sony RX100 IV
- GoPro Hero 7
- Canon EOS 7D II
- Canon EF100-100/4L
- Canon EF100/2.8 macro
- Canon EF 28-105/4L
- Canon EOS 5D Mark II (December 2008)
- Canon EF 20/2.8 USM (January 2003)
- Hoya HMC 72mm circular polarizing filter for EF20/2.8 (August 2003)
- Canon EF 70-200/2.8 L IS (August 2002)
- Canon EF 50/1.4 USM (late 2006)
- Canon EF 1.4X teleconverter (July 2005)
- Canon EF 17-40/4 L (November 2004)
- Canon Speedlight 550EX (January 2002)
- Canon off-camera shoe cord 2 (January 2002)
- Canon TC-80N3 timer remote release (August 2003)
- GoPro Hero 4 (Chesapeake Bay)
- Sony RX100 (climbing)
- Canon SD100 (dropped ~100' from Windy Corner belay while rock climbing at Seneca Rocks, WV; friends later found and returned the memory card while developing a route they named Lost and Found)
- Canon Powershot G2 (January 2002) (see my page of Powershot
G2 fun)
- Aiptek Pencam 1.3 megapixel (for sending up on model aircraft)
- Kodak DC280
(summer 2000; given/returned to my mother spring 2002)
- Canon EOS 20D (listed under Digital)
- Canon EOS D60 w/ BG-ED3 grip (July 2002; given to parents)
- Canon EF 28-105/3.5-4.5 USM (June 2001; sold July 2003)
- Canon 18-55/whatever (November 2004)
- Canon EF 50/1.8 (June 2001-2006)
- Tokina AF193 19-35 for Canon EOS (January 2002; sold late 2002)
- Canon EOS Elan 7E / BP-300 (June 2001; sold August 2002)
- Canon RC-1 infrared remote release (sold August 2002)
- Daniel's Sigma 70-300/4.5-5.6 APO macro (December 2001; returned November 2002)
- home-made remote release for long exposures (built May 2003)
- misc
- Really Right Stuff TQC-14 Tripod with BH-30 LR ballhead
- Gitzo GT2530 Mountaineer 6X carbon fiber tripod with BH-40 ballheda
- PhotoFlex 5in1 32" reflector
- PhotoFlex soft gold/white 20" reflector
- Bogen 681B monopod (April 2003)
- Bogen 3021B-pro (055proB) legset
- Bogen 3413QR (ProBall 308RC) ballhead.
- REI-branded Ultrapod II (mini-tripod)
- LowePro Orion AW bag
- AlienBees strobes: 2*B400, 1*B800, softbox, umbrellas, stands, etc
- PocketWizard Plus radio slaves (so much better than the ebay ones I tried that I've almost forgotten how expensive they were.)
Camera gear weighs a lot. I have an Excel spreadsheet where I weighed all of
the stuff I carry around most of the time. The broad overview and detail views in HTML are probably
the easiest way to look at it. Conclusion: I'm usually carrying 13 or
14lbs in my bag.
I occasionally rent nicer lenses for the Canon EOS system from Professional Photo Resources in
Atlanta or other places, so far including the EF 20/2.8, 100/2.8 macro, 70-200/2.8L,
300/2.8L IS, 300/2.8L, 300/4L, 400/2.8L, 400/2.8L IS, and 600/4L.
fair-use philosophy
See the legal info about pictures if
you have any questions about how I use my photographs
other people's pictures
Philip Greenspun has photo.net, an excellent example of
photography, Internet ethics, and community. Vadim Makarov also has a really nice
page.