What do I think of the cage? Are you KIDDING me?

Posted Sat, 08/14/2010 - 06:44 by Eight Hour Lunch

"Ok, honestly? I'm a primate. I don't philosophize much. They feed me, clean my cage, and I'm safe from predators. I sure could use a TV and some smokes, though. Everyone loves a smoking monkey—am I right? Oh, and love the retouch, Doug. Thanks! It's so hard to get a good picture to send home when I'm stuck behind this glass all day."

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What do I think of the cage? Are you KIDDING me?
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P.S. As it turns out, I also do retouching for humans. What's better, it's included in your shoot! Talk to me for details.

Kids Change Everything

Posted Tue, 08/10/2010 - 19:43 by Eight Hour Lunch

From time to time, there are little unpleasant things which, while you're experiencing them, seem to be moments that last forever. While I'm in the middle of them, these small but necessary occurrences often seem at the time as though they are in places where I've always been, and as if I'm going to be there for ever. Case in point: dental exams. They seem to be the kind of exam I can only fail. Every endured grinding assault on the enamel of my teeth reminds me of the last time I was being tortured on the dental rack—and I have a wonderful dentist.

Larry Miller Motorsports Park Photo Shoot

Posted Sun, 07/25/2010 - 09:22 by Eight Hour Lunch

Last night I wrapped up edits on a shoot I did at the Larry Miller Motorsports Park with BMW Motorcycles of Sandy, Utah. A few days prior to the shoot, I picked up a Cokin filter system and put it to good use right away. I was impressed with the new range of options open to me for portrait work. It was nice, for example to be able to shoot full sunlight without worrying how I’d balance the exposure between the sky and my subjects. Between the flashes, the graduated filter on my 18-200mm lens and talented models, there were plenty of great images to work with when I got home.

Jen