I got paper!

Attention Tech heads! Our final four has to be printed on the 13x19 Luster. Well, B&H has it for $80+$8 shipping. This is the absolute cheapest I have found thus far! Get it. I should be sponsored by B&H... oh, annnnnnd B&H.

Can you hold my camera?

My friend Taylor gave me a freaking Manfrotto by Bogen tripod today!!! Apparently his friend was getting rid of them. Unfortunately it was missing the quick release mounting plate. Fortunately it's a $10 peice and I bought one on Amazon! Hmm... $10 for a $300+ tripod. I'll take it! Thanks Taylor!

But they are soooo comfortable...

What is my obsession with Crocs? They are the most ridiculous and ugliest shoes I have ever seen! But I wear them... Just purchased a new pair for a whopping $2.99! Can't beat that! Oh, they are orange. They are actually the pair pictured above.

Final Four Yo!

My topic for Final Four Color Theory has been approved! I'm extremely excited and can't wait to post the pics!!! I need to Print and Critique first. I don't want to "influence" anyone... :) I need and amazing Final Four! Expect great things guys!

Vino you didn't!

This is a photo I did or the Skills USA Comp. My goal was to show the judge that I could shoot more than just outside photos with available light. I am very pleased with the outcome.

what boat? I'm on a helicopter.

Yesterday was Snellville Days, day 2 of 2. I didn't even plan on going. Fortunately, my sister made me and I decided it would be a great photo opp. as well. Well, they were doing helicopter rides! What a great experience. We got to circle around Snellville for about 10 minutes before we were hurled to the ground and plummeted to our deaths. Well, I was sure that would happen... clearly it didn't. My nephew had an absolute blast!

Skills USA

Posted on the Gwinnett Tech Website:

"Latest News

Gwinnett Tech Students Take Top Honors at SkillsUSA State Championships Six gold medalists will continue on to national competition
Lawrenceville - April 30, 2009
Gwinnett Technical College students earned medals in nine different competition categories at the SkillsUSA State Championships, taking home six gold medals and 11 medals overall.
The 2009 Georgia SkillsUSA Championships showcase the skills of Georgia's postsecondary students through hands-on competitions in leadership, health occupations, trades/industry and technical contests. SkillsUSA is a nonprofit organization that serves teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations.
In addition to Gwinnett Tech's six gold medalists, GTC students also won three silver medals and two bronze medals. Winners include:
Diedrich Smay: Gold Medal in Architectural Drafting
Parnell Roberts: Gold Medal in Cabinetmaking
Ben Johnson: Gold Medal in Carpentry
Justin Beck: Silver Medal in Carpentry
Jonathan Mashburn: Gold Medal in CNC Milling
Rob Patterson: Bronze medal in Precision Machining
Damian Aching: Gold Medal in Photography
Ryan Tyrl: Bronze Medal in Photography
Kelli Hefton: Gold Medal in Preschool Teaching Assistant
Christopher Krekemeyer: Silver Medal in Welding
Paul Martini, Erin McKee and Samuel Watson: Silver Team Medal in Welding Fabrication
Also representing Gwinnett Tech were Richard George in Automotive Service, Jorge Gonzalez in HVAC, Amanda Abercrombie in Photography, and Kaitlin Thomas in Early Childcare.
The six students who won gold medals qualified to advance to the National SkillsUSA Championships, to be held June 21-26 in Kansas City, Mo.
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to develop a strong workforce for America."

They spelt my name wrong... :(

I'm a little jealous. I'm not gonna lie...

So, I've been doing research on the new Canon Dig Rebel T1i. For $900 you get way more camera than you pay for! This has liveview, a 3" display screen, 3 frames a second, 15.1 megapixels, and the most amazing part of all is HD 1080 video!!! Back in March I purchased the 50D and I'm currently extremely bitter with Canon. Not only does the new Rebel have, essentially, all the major features and same quality the 50D has, it has HD video! Which the 50D does not. The sensor size is the exact same! Megapixels are the exact same! Screen size...same! The only major difference is the 3 frames p/sec compared to the 50d's 6.5 f/p/s. Which I would gladly trade 3 f/p/s for HD video. I guess I paid several hundred more for the honor of walking around and be able to hold my head high knowing I don't shoot a rebel...

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Dear Canon,

WHY!?

Sincerely,

Damian

Who knew?

So, I attempted to shoot my 2 year old nephew a while back. Man... this kid will never sit still! If I recall correctly, he ended up picking up the chair he is sitting in and throwing it... yikes.

Color HDR?

I was just informed that this photo doesn't meet the criteria for the color hdr assignment. Ms. Finch wants us to go crazy with it and have fun! She did however say she likes the photo. Well, I'm going to go shoot and have a friggin blast! I hope your ready... :)