Michael Shane's geekery, photography, and shenanigans » Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

Thom Moore of Telarc

Michael — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:56:40 +0000

Thom Moore, four time Grammy award winner and producer and senior recording editor with Telarc, listens during a recent session with Massimo La Rosa, principal trombone of the Cleveland Orchestra.

Great guys, the both of them.

Massimo has created a new website to help provide information about his forthcoming CD and other activities. I highly recommend you check it out if world-class trombone playing is your thing.

A few different treatments of a few different photos of one very special lady

Michael — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:21:43 +0000

I’m experimenting with some different treatments of one earlier photo and one new photo using some custom presets in Aperture 3. I agree with Scott Bourne that Aperture 3 is definitely slower than its predecessor in some ways. That said, it’s also true that Aperture 3 could marginalize or eliminate Photoshop from many photographers’ workflows. I have shot little to no HDR recently, so I haven’t launched Photoshop in months. And now that Aperture 3 has a curves brick, I may never need Photoshop again.

I’m on a bit of a 16:9 kick tonight. Can you tell? If you’ve got a preference for any of the photos below, please feel free to share it in the comments.

Hello Aperture 3

Michael — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:10:39 +0000

Nice to meet you.

You Are My Sunshine

Michael — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:59:06 +0000

Riverside Park, New York City

What a week…

Michael — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:13:44 +0000

Well, my friends, it’s been one hell of a week. I’ve just now processed and uploaded the portraits that tell the story. Whenever I get more than a few days behind, I like to just put all the portraits into a single blog post for convenience.

Day One hundred and ninety-one: Back in Black

Day One hundred and ninety: I ain’t superstitious

I ain’t superstitious,
but a black cat crossed my trail.
Bad luck ain’t got me so far,
and I won’t let it stop me now.

Jeff Beck

Day One hundred and eighty-nine: I like your style

Day One hundred and eighty-eight

Day One hundred and eighty-seven

Day One hundred and eighty-six: Three-sixty

Try to be patient and optimistic in the face of trouble. Trust in yourself, and be true to yourself. Sometimes things turn around.

Day One hundred and eighty-five: One-eighty

Day One hundred and eighty-four: Define Success

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” – Bill Cosby

Day One hundred and eighty-three: A strange game

Michael — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:57:07 +0000

The only winning move is not to play.

Day One hundred and eighty-two: Forget regret.

Michael — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:45:42 +0000

Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.
No other road.
No other way.
No day but today.

RENT

Day One hundred and seventy-six: Cycles

Michael — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:22:12 +0000

Day One hundred and seventy-four: Look out

Michael — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:48:36 +0000

Day One hundred and seventy-three: Look in

Michael — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:46:27 +0000