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Monthly Archives: October 2009
He's come a long way
Bill Ritter, guitarist and mastermind of The Scarlet Paradigm, and his own side project, William Alden Music. My title for the photo describes Bill as a budding audio engineer.
Caption: Bill recorded some drum tracks from James in the garage. I took this while they were listening to it. (May 24, 2009)
Sneak peek: Ginger and Joe
I wanted to share a few shots from Ginger and Joe’s wedding on October 18th, 2009. Even though I wasn’t feeling 100%, I’m stoked with the images we were able to create.
Oh, and a Damon D’Amato sighting![1. Actually, Damon offered to be a second shooter. It was very generous of him. Thanks!]
Flickr's People in Photos
I’m glad Flickr finally released People in Photos. It’s a feature that Facebook and Myspace had for a while.
Tip: If you write generous keywords on all of your photos, especially of people, you can label people in bulk.
- Head to Flickr Organize.
- Click more options and search for the person by tags only.
- Select all.
- Drag up to the batch area.
- Click Add People near the top[1. Fourth item from the left.].
I figured this out after going through my 100th page. Better late than never.
My "new" film camera
I’m taking basic photography at Citrus College, which is mainly film-based. We need to develop film and make our own prints.
My Pentax ME Super[1. My mom gave me her old camera.] has ticked me off for the last time. I’ve shot through about five rolls. A lot of photos weren’t exposed properly. To make things worse, a couple of those rolls weren’t winding after a certain point.[2. I threw away a lot of film because of that.]
I promise I was following what its meter told me! And yes, I tried metering with my Canon EOS 40D and they essentially matched.
Since some photos were turning out just the way I imagined, I don’t think it’s a broken meter.
I digress.
I was jealous of my classmates’ correctly exposed photos. A couple of them had Canon cameras that supported EF lenses. Why not me?
So, I started searching for a Canon 35mm film camera. I got close to buying a Canon EOS Rebel G for $54 from a nearby eBay seller.
Fortunately, Gerald heard my plea on Twitter and gave me his unused Canon EOS Rebel XS (35mm film SLR)[3. Body only. I already own that lens.]. Thanks man!
Perhaps I’ll send him my best print of the semester as a gift. Of course, I need to pull that off first. 
Bonus: My current lenses will work with it — score!
You're all important
No paycheck for you
I stopped at Starbucks on the way to work today. I clearly said I wanted an extra espresso shot in my drink, but — no. Apparently, I wasn’t loud enough.[1. I promise I wasn't mumbling or talking fast!]
While waiting for my drink, I made eye contact with this really cute woman a couple times, especially when I walked by her to grab my drink from the counter. I didn’t say hi.
Outside, she was parked next to me. I had another chance to strike up a conversation when we both got into our cars.
Nah, not me. I am the shy wallflower. I am idiot.
The kicker?
I forgot to turn in my time sheet at work. I knew about it Wednesday, but I didn’t turn it in right away. So, when I called the office manager, payroll was already sent.[2. Nothing against her. She always gives us plenty of warning. It's entirely my fault.]
Happy Friday, everyone.
Sure, I’m complaining and ranting. But, I know things could be much worse. I just thought you’d get a kick out of my stupidity.
*****
Fortunately, I’m shooting a wedding on the 18th and will be getting the other part of the couple’s payment. Otherwise, I’d be broke until next payday (30th).
Although this won’t happen again[3. It was my first time.], missing a paycheck is an emergency. My idiocy would be another good reason to get an emergency fund built up.
Update 2009-10-09 1:38pm — My office manager was able to force my time sheet through. I’m so relieved. She’s awesome. I told her that I vowed never to submit my time sheet late again. (Oh boy.)
