The beauty in bread making
Here’s a short video produced by our friend at Complex Motion, showing you the beauty of making something as simple as bread. [vimeo clip_id=”28468393″ width=”640″]
Posts by James Tang
Playing with food
My Nikon 35-70mm has a macro mode at 35mm. I decided to try it out while doing a project for a client. Using a shoot through umbrella light and a YN560 flash, I was able to take a few close up shots. If I do more of these in the future, I will most likely […]
EXIF extension for Google Chrome
This can be useful if you want to to see EXIF information direction from your web browser, in this case Google Chrome. Here’s the link to the extension and below are the settings I have for myself but you’re welcome to use it. ${ExifViewer.CameraModel} | ${FocalLength}mm F${FNumber} | ${ExposureTime} | ISO${ISOSpeedRatings} | ${WhiteBalance} | ${ExposureProgram} […]
New softbox
I recently bought a new 36×36″ softbox with a speed light adapter, and decided to test it out with my “model”. I setup the softbox about 45 degrees above and to the side of my model, using just 1 speed light triggered by popup flash, for this test. If it was an actual shoot, I […]
Dramatic lighting
This was shot at a salon. We had permission from the owner, who’s also a hair stylist, to take over his salon after hours to do a shoot. This was done with 1 strobe light in a soft box above the model, triggered by a pair of Pocketwizard plus II.
El Mirage dry lake bed
El Mirage dry lake bed is a popular place for movie filming, land speed testing, and many other outdoor activities. You will need a permit for commercial filming and photography. I took this picture using my 10-24mm lens and a polarizer filter, and a bit of fill in flash.
