I’m trying to start posting more of my daily workflow on the blog, but since I don’t really have any shots of me pushing paper or sitting in meetings today, I’ll go with this image from Friday’s promo shoot at Miller Outdoor Theater. On that afternoon I had a chance to play with some wicked, new lighting equipment.
For an impromptu still image (I was shooting video at the time) I think it came out rather well. Though I can’t take too much credit. Between Dominique and my Canon 5DII being awesome, all I had to do was push the button on top of the camera.
It’s actually called the “10PM to AM” promo internally at the station, but somehow “Dusk till Dawn” stuck with me. (Unfortunately, the anchors don’t turn into vampires halfway through the promo)
It’s like 99% shot with my 5D, except for like three shots. I’m not terribly happy with the encoding I did for this Vimeo upload, as it’s choppy and contrasty. But it’s a decent example of what I’ve been working on – the standard, thirty-second version of this spot is crazy fast compared to this extended promo.
NBC sent the affiliates a video toolkit, so that we can join our local morning anchors with The Today Show brand. Here’s Local 2’s versions of the spot, which I shot….(wait for it)….on my Canon 5DII.
Here’s a quick video embed of how my still pics were incorporated into the “Dr. Oz Show” today. Basically I just cobbled together two quick photo-related segments, nothing fancy. If you want to see the actual segments from the show, you should check them out on the Oz website.
I ended up shooting a few hundred photos, and then narrowing those down to around 100ish. It was cool to see which photos they chose from both mine and Lewis’ (the other, stellar photographer) pools. There were a few that I knew would be used, and then some that I was surprised didn’t make it – though I’m sure they’ll have some eventual use. Also, I appreciated the “shout out” from Dr. Oz. Anyway, it was a great learning exercise, an awesome freelance paycheck, and an all-around memorable experience. I put a mini flickr slideshow of about a dozen random-ish pics from that day (below)…
While working with the Houston Symphony on a video project, I recorded some sequences with thousands of sfolks attending some daytime performances. Basically this is video that’s sped-up – next time I plan on using a shutter timer an getting an actual time-lapse sequence (possibly with my new tilt-shift lens).
Here’s one of the shots I got while working as a freelance photographer for the “Dr. Oz Show” this weekend. The production came to Houston, holding a massive all-day free clinic in the Reliant Center (which broke records, I’m told). This photo is just one of the many captivating, heartbreaking stories we experienced during the event.
While I can’t reveal the circumstance behind this photo until the show airs, I can tell you how I got it. When all the camera crews from the show piled into the makeshift exam room, I was the only one left without an angle. With the help of some medical volunteers I jumped up on a nearby exam table and sorta fired blindly over the top of the curtain.
I have a reverse image with Oz and the patient in focus, but for some reason I felt like this version resonated more with me. And, as many folks have already asked me: Oz is a decent, cool guy.
photo (c) 2009 ZoCo l LLC./JL Wakins All rights reserved.
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