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    a little outside the box marketing

    in Wedding & Event

    Posted

    hehe...i honestly didn't notice that lock....it's a small cable lock that locks my leather

    brooks saddle (which i think are the best saddles) to the bike frame....the lock I use to

    actually secure my bike is a 10 lb (not kidding here...) kryptonite chain lock that could

    double as a boat anchor :)

    a little outside the box marketing

    in Wedding & Event

    Posted

    conrad thanks for the tips....these pics were meant to just show some friends my new zany

    idea and won't be used in an ad in of themselves....

     

    i do plan and taking a portrait with the new setup and putting it on my webpage though

     

    the bike is pretty stable. the extension is made by xtracycle and can carry up to 200lbs. i

    usually carry my camera stuff on one side and lightstands on the other...works great!

    a little outside the box marketing

    in Wedding & Event

    Posted

    hey all....just wanted to share some pics of a little marketing experiment i'm trying out....i'm a

    photographer in long beach, ca and i'm car free....i haul my equipment via bike and ride

    everywhere...<br><br>

    i've decided to advertise while doing my daily errands and had some signs printed...<br><br>

    hopefully the response will be good<br><br>

    <img src="http://www.russroca.com/xtra/xtradvertising1.jpg"><br><br>

    <img src="http://www.russroca.com/xtra/xtradvertising2.jpg"><br><br>

    <img src="http://www.russroca.com/xtra/xtradvertising3.jpg"><br><br>

    <img src="http://www.russroca.com/xtra/xtradvertising4.jpg"><br><br>

    <img src="http://www.russroca.com/xtra/xtradvertising5.jpg"><br><br>

    <img src="http://www.russroca.com/xtra/xtradvertising6.jpg"><br><br>

    <img src="http://www.russroca.com/xtra/xtradvertising7.jpg"><br><br>

    <img src="http://www.russroca.com/xtra/xtradvertising8.jpg"><br><br>

    finder question.....

    in Nikon

    Posted

    hey all....my local camera store just got a delivery of d200s....i was impressed by the

    overall feel of the camera but not exactly blown away by the finder....i brought my d100

    with me to compare and although it seemed a bit brighter, it wasn't exactly looking

    through an F2....

     

    so...my question is....having never looked through a d1 or d2 camera...are the finders for

    the d1x or d2x/hs noticeably better? how's it look compared to the finder of a F2 or

    F100?

     

    i'm looking for a dslr that i can use to focus manual lenses with some relative ease...

     

    thanks

     

    r

    Poll - Big prints

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    well...i've been doing it for the last few months more or less every other night....for my

    current show I decided to do 16x20s, the largest i think i can print in my 5x6 darkroom....

     

    i use an ikea shelving unit i bought and stack the trays vertically..slowly moving the print

    down from dev, stop, fix, etc.,...

     

    i'd like to print 20x24 esp for the xpan shots, as they don't seem to come to their own

    unless you print them to 16x20, but right now i don't have any room...

    Exhibition Teaser....some scans

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    photo #2 is one of my faves as well...i wanted the boy to pop so i dodged him out a bit....i

    was sort of on the wall about how obvious i wanted the dodging to be...then i decided to

    go with a print that was a little more obvious, because i wanted the image to feel surreal

     

    that image was shot off the pier...one thing i'm finding with the xpan is that since it is so

    wide, it's difficult sometimes to get a clear background....the beach makes a great canvas

    though...

    Exhibition Teaser....some scans

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    thanks for the enthusiasm for my show...i'm excited too...nice to see hard work come to

    fruition....i'm building an online gallery for those of you who can't attend in person...just

    couldn't help but share the xpan stuff right now though :) <br><br>

    view my site for show details: www.xcapekey.com<br><br>

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    <img src="http://www.xcapekey.com/strangelight/xpanpics_awest.jpg"><br><br>

    <img src="http://www.xcapekey.com/strangelight/xpanpics_boywave.jpg"><br><br>

    <img src="http://www.xcapekey.com/strangelight/xpanpics_pacific.jpg"><br><br>

    <img src="http://www.xcapekey.com/strangelight/

    xpanpics_againstwave.jpg"><br><br>

    <img src="http://www.xcapekey.com/strangelight/xpanpics_dragon.jpg"><br><br>

    </center>

    OT: Having a Show and Your All Invited :)

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    i'm building an online gallery as we speak...i actually hadn't thought of it but there seemed

    to be enough interest...hmmm...i may send the link to curators as a sort of sneak peek in

    lieu of sending boxed prints....

     

    i'm scanning the images today and I should have it up and ready by tommorrow...

     

    c.chen...yes, doing shows is sort of thankless work unless you're established i

    guess...most of the footwork and expense is on the artist....i'm still waiting for the day

    when i don't have to hang my own phots and the wine and cheese are paid for :)

     

    yeah...unfortunately i'm about to lose my day job...so things will get quite interesting in

    my life, financially speaking...

    OT: Having a Show and Your All Invited :)

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    thanks everyone for the kind words...i'll set up a virtual gallery for those who can't

    attend....

     

    portfolio hosts different shows..not just photography...

     

    rene-

    well...the trick is to keep your costs low...trying to find wholesale prices on mat and

    frames...i was lucky in that i was able to get 20x24 frames from a friend of a friend who

    wholesales frames for $12 a piece....

     

    i also have a Logan 750 which is big and sturdy enough to size 30x40 mat boards (the

    size they come when u buy a box), so that cut down tremendously on mating costs...

     

    there is a saying...art is cheap, framing is expensive...how true that is

     

    printing the photo seems to be just the beginning of the whole fine art process...a lot goes

    into the presentation...

     

    you also have to do a lot of footwork to get people to come and increase potential

    buyers....i have been bicycling all around town leaving postcards with businesses,

    galleries, coffeeshops in Long Beach to make sure the opening reception is packed and to

    create a buzz...

     

    i just ordered another 1000 postcards that should come today and I'll do the same all this

    week until the reception....

     

    i'm also preparing 2 portfolio boxes to show to curators and collectors...one i will send out

    and the other i'll keep to show personally....all my photos are mat with window hinges and

    photo corners and all my pictures are printed the same size, so everything is modular....i

    can repurpose a portfolio to the tastes of a particular client

     

    buy quality materials that you can reuse...esp. the mat. Alpharag is great stuff....you can

    clean small smudges off of it with a white eraser lift dimples or dings with a swab and

    some water, scrape off deeper marks with a razor, etc., because the mat is solid cotton rag

    and can take some abuse....

     

    for this show to break even, I will have to sell 2 pieces ($500/per)...the second the show is

    done, I'm moving the images to a high end furnishing store that wants me to do a show

    there...after that i'm planning to repurpose the framing to do a show in a gallery, etc.,

     

    i'm just starting to really exhibit...i've done one solo show in the past and lots of group

    shows...i'm getting laid off from my job and have decided to take the time to really go at

    photography, so a lot is riding on the success of this show and the following ones (like

    food in my mouth :).

     

    ok..sorry to be so long winded....

    OT: Having a Show and Your All Invited :)

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    ok...shameless plug...if you live in Long Beach or in the surrounding Los Angeles

    environs..I'm having a show of some street photography....everything is

    handprinted....16x20s matted to 20x24 and they look quite beautiful if i do say so myself

    :)

    <br><br>

     

    here is the invite....hope to see some fellow members there<br><br>

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    <img src="http://www.xcapekey.com/images2004/portinvitewebfinal.jpg" border="1">

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    Who still shoots Leica M professionally?

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    i use it for paid jobs whenever i can....i just finished shooting an annual report for a

    nonprofit that creates affordable housing for low-middle income families...i shot it with

    my M's and a nikon f100....

     

    almost all the fine art images i sell through different stores are shot with my M's

     

    right now i'm working on a photo essay for the local paper on krumping and have been

    shooting it with an M, f100 and xpan....

     

    photography isn't my main line of work yet, but i plan to transition full time in a year or

    year and a half...

    ? (Maybe OT) Shooting with wild abandon

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    i tend to do both, depending on the situation....

     

    when i'm in a zen state of mood i may take 1 or 2 snaps...but other times i really like to

    "work an image"...trying different angles...changing composition...looking for the best

    light..and when i'm doing this, i'll shoot a roll on one subject...

     

    i don't think the latter is bad, as long as it's not random shooting, but a controlled and

    thought out process....i think photography is like additive sculpture in some ways...you try

    different approaches to see what sticks, until you get something you like...however taking

    all the inbetween shots is very important as it clears and refines your vision...

     

    don't know if you ever saw War Photographer, but jim goes through a lot of film and i

    doubt that anyone can say he's just randomly shooting...he's composing...or as he called it

    in an interview, "accelerated seeing", the act of looking at the world compositionally in a

    fraction of a second and trying to capture it..

    Photo Agency that only use Leica! Group M35

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    i think some people are being overly harsh here....it's great that an agency would even

    attempt to go forward with analog work in this day and age...

     

    granted, some of the jpgs aren't that great quality, but i have no doubt they're beautifully

    printed in the flesh and blood

     

    also, there may be too much pumping up with the leica bit, but it is no less obnoxious

    than other photographers that advertise they use the latest in digital technology, medium

    format digi backs, 5 G5 cluster, with a 2000mm zoom lens....

     

    i do admire their sentiment that their approach is one that encourages intimacy and

    interaction with their subjects...

     

    some of the people in m35 have occasionally posted to PN and I have had transactions

    with one of them and he was a gentleman and gave me some advice on getting my own

    work put together in a book

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