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Friday, October 14, 2011

Don’t let the rain slow you down

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So it’s raining outside… Who cares there is a ton of stuff you can do inside that will keep you motivated in the photography world. For instance today I started playing with time lapse images and video.

Sitting at my office working and the sound of ‘click…click…click’ just hammering away in the background. I have my trusty 7D aimed out the window and the timer set for 1 image every 1 second with a shutter speed of 1/8, iso 100, f/22. A time lapse pro named Drew Geraci (http://vimeo.com/user2987882) has gotten me addicted to time lapse.

This is not my first attempt at time lapse but it is my first attempt with dragging the shutter like Drew suggests. Enjoy the short clip.

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

SPOOKtacular Photo Contest!!

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Win a FREE, FRIGHTastic Halloween photo session from Woodburn Photography when YOU play photographer and submit a snapshot of your lil ghost or gobblin!

Every ghost or goblin entered will be awarded free 5″x7″ print and a $25 credit, to be used toward their own FRIGHTastic Halloween portrait session with Woodburn Photography.

Entries will be posted on Facebook, in an album titled “Costume Contest” for two age groups:10 and under and 11-17. You will have three days to get as many ‘LIKES’ for your photo as you can. How? Tell people about it on Facebook, e-mail your friends, Blog about it, Tweet about it… or get creative.

Earn votes when friends and family become a fan of Woodburn Photography and click on the “like” button underneath your photo entry. Only the “like/thumbs up” votes will count, but if someone posts a comment… that’s always pretty rad!

The FRIGHTastic winner will be announced via Facebook Oct. 9, 2011.

Because every contest has some rules:

1. Email photo entries to admin@woodburnphoto.com and type PHOTO CONTEST in the subject line. Entries submitted via Facebook will not be eligible in the contest. Include the child’s first name and age, this information will be posted for viewing during the contest.

2. Deadline for entries is: midnight Oct. 4, 2011. Deadline for voting will be 9p.m., October 8, 2011. There will be one winner prize for each age group: 0-10 years of age/11-17 years of age.

3. Only submit photos you have taken so as not to violate any copyrights. Photos must have been taken within the last six months, of children 17 years-old and younger.

4. The winner must be able to travel Oct. 16, 2011, to Woodburn Photography Studio’s (4280L Henninger Ct., Chantilly, VA 20151) for their FREE, FRIGHTastic Halloween photo session. All entries may redeem their free 5″x7″ print and $25 discount during their FRIGHTastic Halloween photo session, a $100 value for only $75.

6. The session is valued at $100 and can not be altered or changed in anyway, cannot be redeemable for cash, and can not be transferred. No additional promotions, coupons or discounts can be applied. Photo credit must be used towards prints and no other specialty products.

7. You must be the legal guardian of the child(ren) you are entering. Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents and well meaning friends, please send the link to parents for contest entry.

8. Votes will only count if they are a “fan” of (or under the new Facebook system “like”) Woodburn Photography. “Likes” from non-fans will NOT be counted. Comments do not count as votes.

9. In the event of a tie, the photo submitted first will be the winner, based on the time stamp on the entry email.

10. Woodburn photography has the right to disqualify any entries for inappropriateness.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

How I make my videos..

Posted in Blog, Events, How-to, Random, Vacation, Video

Well I have gotten a few questions about how I make my videos and how I mount my camera.

My wife bought me a GoPro Hero for my birthday this year and since then, I have been addicted to that thing. I try to mount it on everything, even the dog… Yes, poor Sky had a mount on her collar for a while but I have to figure out a better way to stabilize it.

For my bike though, I have a few mounts on the bike which are pretty standard. I have sticky mount on the lower part of the windscreen, 1 sticky on the gas tank and 1 under the seat on the battery box. I also have the suction cup mount for the fairings and tail. As for the helmet cam, I have attached some pictures.

This is my placement for my helmet cam. I tried mounting it on the side at first but didn't like the angle of the road. With this mount with the GoPro it records what you are actually looking at and it will pick up your voice without yelling.

This is how I configure the back of the GoPro to attach to the mount. I have the low base with a 1 link extention. If you notice, I also have the mount facing down to click into the base incase one of the clips breaks the camera will not slip out.

From this angle you can see why the extra link is needed. I turn the mount to touch the back of the water proof case to allow for helmet lean. This way when you are looking straight ahead, so is the camera.

Here you can see the GoPro attached to the helmet and the angle of the camera to allow for head lean. As you can see the camera points a little higher than the level look of the helmet.

This is the front view while mounted to my helmet. What I like about this position is that it is easy to start/stop recording, the mic can pick up my voice and the camera doesn't look like a blob on top of my helmet like some others I have seen. It also still allows me to use the front vent without a problem.

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