I spent a few hours poking around PDX Pop Now! at Rotture in southeast Portland. I met some cool people and heard some great music. This is what I saw. I just noticed that all but one photo was shot with a 50mm lens. The other was shot with a 24mm lens.
I haven't posted much to my blog these days for a couple reasons. For the month of July I've been shooting and editing video. I have shot stills on two assignments that needed stills as well. And, there's another assignment that I can't talk about or post photos from, but I'm very excited to share when I can. In the middle of all this, I was messing around and changed my Graph Paper Press WP theme. This sounds like a no big deal but it ended up being a huge undertaking. In the process I decided to use SmugMug as my photo hosting site. This also caused a huge amount of work to get photos uploaded and organized.
I've finally got the bull by the horns and feel like my website and the corresponding portfolio galleries are coming together. So, please stick with me here, I'll posting more soon, especially when football season cranks up.
< I went to the Vale Rodeo with the intention of photographing the suicide race. I certainly did that, but it since it was over in in about 3 minutes, I shot the rodeo both nights as well. I had a great time. Everyone was friendly and open to being photographs. I full run of the place. While the weather didn't cooperate, it did make for some interesting images.
Thisl is a test post of a smugmug gallery. It contains some recent images from the first half of 2010.
Here's a few snaps from my four days at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
I shot this at the Oregon State Track and Field Championships and it ran double truck in Sports Illustrated.
I'm currently testing a Canon 800mm/5.6L IS lens and a Canon 1D Mark IV camera. I shot this Timbers game at ISO's from 2500 to 5000 as the light changed. I was very impressed with the focusing and handling ability of the lens. It's is a large and long, but not that heavy. I think a 400/2.8 is more difficult to handle. I especially like the reach from at the goal. What it was perfect.
Here's what I saw walking around Bourbon Street in the middle of May, 2010. See a video that describes how I used Aperture to adjust the first image.
Here are some of the photos I shot in the Gulf for for the oil spill last.
I think it's always interesting to see how editors and designers choose to use photos I was assigned to shoot for them. I didn't shoot the cover, but I wanted to show what the magazine looks like. But, I think they did a good job with the inside pages and used the right photos. After the photos of the pages you'll see every photo I submitted to them. They chose from this edit. I had no input on what I thought they should use.
Sample from the Thomas Boyd Aperture 3 Advanced Adjustments Video from Mac Creative Network on Vimeo.
I just released a new video on maccreate.com. I've posted a sample video above. You can buy it on the maccreate.com store if you like.
Blitzen Trapper at The Woods in Sellwood.
Read MoreHere's some video I shot with the help of Fred Joe at Craig Mitchelldyer's Lighting at 7000 feet workshop on Mt. Hood.
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Craig Mitchelldyer had a crazy idea. He wanted to lead a lighting workshop at Silcox Lodge on Mt. Hood. He called it "Lighting at 7000 feet". I was crazy enough to help. I shot video and stills, I asked Fred Joe to help and he was crazy enough to follow me. I must say though, I thought it worked out great for everyone. We all learned a lot and everyone made some great photos. Timberline Lodge even sculpted some jumps for the snowboarders. The food was even good. This gallery shows the still photos Freddy and I shot.
In this episode, Matthew Dae Smith interviews pro photographer Thomas Boyd for the 6-part YouTube series Pack Your Kit. Director Philip Clayton-Thompson, also a pro photographer, used to quiz his assistants on how other shooters packed their kits to go on the road. That's how this concept was born. Since pros rarely meet one another on the job, this series is a way to share information about the biz.
Read MoreI could never see myself bringing a shovel on my wedding anniversary. But right there, shovel in hand on the beach in Seaside, was Norman Byrd, shovel in hand. He not only brought that shovel for the weekend when he and his wife celebrated their 20th anniversary, he used it to dig a big hole to shelter his wife and daughter from the winds off the restless Pacific. Seaside is a place to go to celebrate. There’s a gauntlet of shops full of things you don’t need, a singing Candyman luring you into his shop full of sweets, carrousel rides, 1963 Lusse Auto Scooters and carnival games, all there to lure you away from the beach itself. But the sand and ocean are the unmistakably star attractions as Oregonians flock to the small tourist town for Spring Break.
Read Morehe Seaside Candyman has a motto:, "let the Seaside Candyman sweeten your Day!" Autry Elher sings as he hands out samples of his saltwater taffy and points passersby in the direction of this shop. Ehler's store is an institution and opened in 1996. He claims to have the largest selection west of Rockies with 170 flavors.
Read MoreI’ve discovered a product I’ve wanting for years. Creative Light sells a speed ring that, with minor modification, will hold two strobes and is strong enough to support nearly any softbox or octobox.
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