3 Mile Christmas 2009
Dec/090
Once again, the holiday season has come, and once again the men of 3 Mile bring you a little video to brighten your holiday. Enjoy the final installment of “A 3 Mile Christmas!”
Matt & Beth Wish
Oct/092
I was honored to photograph the wedding of two of my friends, Matt & Beth. The setting was amazing. The weather was great. The bridge and groom made getting good photos easy. Enjoy some snapshots from the day!
~jeff
Being natural. Just Relax.
Jul/093
Why do band photos look so cool? I think it’s rather funny to be a part of a photo shoot for a band or singer/songwriters. What do I tell them? Just look cool. Ok, so how do they look cool on command? Well, here’s a tip, if you’ve gotten to those questions/informatives on a shoot, you’re probably headed downhill from the beginning. How do truely “natural” pictures look “natural”? Here’s a little hint…. THEY ARE!
Whether you’re doing an interview for a video/film shoot or you’re taking band photos, wedding photos, or whatever, you need to take some time to get to know your subject/client/friend– make them feel comfortable working with you. Even if you have a 1/2 hour, don’t tell them about the 30 different kinds of lenses you will be using, ask them how there day was. Ask them what they like to do for fun. Ask them about their dog, Buddy. THEN, by the time you actually start snapping away, they feel relaxed and they LOOK RELAXED. Learn to be relational while keeping all those crazy camera settings in line. Your final photos will improve!
For the photography peoples, I used these settings (photos left to right)
Left: F/8, 18mm, 1/40th sec, ISO 200
Middle: F/8, 24mm, 1/100th sec, ISO 200
Right: F/8, 55mm, 1/125th sec, ISO 200
Touch-ups in Adobe Lightroom.
Have you stood next to Aslan?
Jun/092
Aslan
So, I was at the Madison Zoo taking some pics inside by the Lion’s Den. This little girl walks up to the glass and sticks her hand and face right up close. The massive lion strolls right over to her and matches his face up with her hand.
Photograph.
There was hardly any light in place, so I ramped my ISO up to 1600 and shot at 1/80th of a second with my Sigma Zoom Lens. There was so much grit that I had to bring the levels way up in post (Adobe Lightroom). I also reduced the saturation. It wasn’t until I was done that I looked at the picture and was like, “Holy Smokes!” That could be a book cover for “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.” Every time I show someone this photo, immediately the response is, “Oh, it’s Aslan and Lucy.”
I hope that if someday people look at a picture of me and a ferocious lion, then would say, “Oh, it’s Jeff the Mighty Lion Slayer.” But if I marry a girl named Lucy, I probably wouldn’t kill a lion.
Surf’s Up! Wake surfing that is…
Jun/092
Mills is a wake-surfing genius
Since it’s summer, I thought I would post this throwback picture from last year. A little wake-surfing at Chris Mills’ cottage.
Chris (pictured) is a freakin’ stud when it comes to riding the wake. We cruised for about 5 minutes of him just chillin’ on the wake, throwing in a tasty trick here and there. I, on the other hand, made it up for about 30 seconds at best. I was a pretty rad 30 seconds though.
**For the camera enthusiats, I used a Canon Digital Rebel with a Sigma Zoom Lens. Color correction done in Adobe Lightroom.
Mackinaw Island, Sunset.
Jun/090
It has been a little while since I took this photo, but it remains one of my favorite. I was on the beach at Mackinaw Island around sunset. I set up my camera on a rock and took a 30 second exposure. The waves were rolling up on the beach, and it almost looked like a little mist was coming up from the water. I was using a first generation digital Canon Rebel with the stock lens. Nothing too fancy on the camera end, but it turned out kickin!
Mackinaw Bridge
**For the photography enthusiats, I used a Canon Digital Rebel with a Canon zoom lens.
Smokescreen wins Second Place and People’s Choice!
Jun/091
Another Compass Arts 24 film festival has come and gone. This year we were very pleased with our product. It wasn’t nearly as crazy making this film as some have been in the past. For those you unfamiliar with the 24 hour film festival, you get 24 hours to write, shoot, edit, and turn in the final product. There are 4 requirements that must be a part of each movie. This year, the requirements were:
Location: Under a table
Theme: Two can play this game
Prop: Thermos
Line: “We’re paying you to sing, not share your thoughts on life.”
After a great evening, our film, “Smokescreen” took home second place and people’s choice award. There is a cool film vibe in the place each year. This year, the films were played at Celebration Cinema North and there were some notable guest judges, one of them being Ralph Winter. Anyhow, this is our film. Enjoy!
For the film enthusiats, we shot with the Sony Ex-1 with a Letus 35mm lens adapter.
So much in Love!
Jun/090
I had the privilege of shooting engagement photos for two of my good friends Matt and Beth. We shot in a few different locations. My two favorite locations were an alley underneath US131 and an empty floor with nothing but columns and dust (and a random piano). Enjoy the pics!
For the photography enthusiasts, I shot with a Canon Rebel XTi, with a 2.8 Tamron Zoom Lens. Color correction was done in Adobe Lightroom.
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- Couch sitting.
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- Enjoying each other and the day.
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- Levi Commercial
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- So much in love.
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- Playing.
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- A#?
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- Sweet Serenade
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- Waiting for her music man.
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- Playing something sweet.
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- Hanging.
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- Sing me a song.
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- Making Music.
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- The Ring (Part II).
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- The Ring (Part I).
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- Hanging out.
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- The nuzzle.
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- Sunshinie (Part II)
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- Chillin.
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- Stud.
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- Just waiting.
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- Nice.
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- Dang.
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- Sunshine.
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- Funny funny
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- Kissing in the Alley
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- A Stroll
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- Kiss the girl
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- Feet
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- Under the Umbrella
