http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/ Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:31:04 -0800 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:31:04 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/96/buddyicons/36079815@N00.jpg?1293700171#36079815@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/8301104722/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/8301104722/" title="|painted heroes - storm vs. dark phoenix|"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8363/8301104722_38bdc08637_m.jpg" width="240" height="170" alt="|painted heroes - storm vs. dark phoenix|" /></a></p> <p>Models: Stefanie Suttner (Dark Phoenix) &amp; Madeleine Wagner (Storm)<br /> Bodypainting: Tobias Kramer (<a href="http://de-de.facebook.com/tobystuff" rel="nofollow">de-de.facebook.com/tobystuff</a>)<br /> <br /> The second out of four motives for the Painted Heroes calendar. Have you ever wondered how a cape is mysteriously attached to the superhero's body? Well, me neither. Until I tried to attach the massive &quot;Storm&quot; cape to the model's body. We had to use lots of matic gum. And according to the brave model it wasn't very comfortable. At all. But she cut quite a figure anyway, don't you think?<br /> <br /> Two photoshoots in front of a greenscreen and countless hours of editing went into this one. I hope you enjoy it!<br /> <br /> Happy Holidays everyone!</p> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:31:04 -0800 2012-12-16T15:39:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8301104722 |painted heroes - storm vs. dark phoenix| <p>Models: Stefanie Suttner (Dark Phoenix) &amp; Madeleine Wagner (Storm)<br /> Bodypainting: Tobias Kramer (<a href="http://de-de.facebook.com/tobystuff" rel="nofollow">de-de.facebook.com/tobystuff</a>)<br /> <br /> The second out of four motives for the Painted Heroes calendar. Have you ever wondered how a cape is mysteriously attached to the superhero's body? Well, me neither. Until I tried to attach the massive &quot;Storm&quot; cape to the model's body. We had to use lots of matic gum. And according to the brave model it wasn't very comfortable. At all. But she cut quite a figure anyway, don't you think?<br /> <br /> Two photoshoots in front of a greenscreen and countless hours of editing went into this one. I hope you enjoy it!<br /> <br /> Happy Holidays everyone!</p> |md|photography| portrait storm female photoshop canon studio eos 50mm indoor bodypainting concept walimex greenscreen darkphoenix nissin 500d batterygrip interfit strobist speedlites phottix lp120 lumopro cactusv4 yongnuo di866 yn560 tobystuff paintedheroes petergerlesberger http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/8281163023/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/8281163023/" title="|painted heroes - the flash|"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8491/8281163023_b032a94f65_m.jpg" width="240" height="170" alt="|painted heroes - the flash|" /></a></p> <p>Model: <a href="http://www.model-kartei.de/sedcards/fotograf/9806/peter-gerlesberger/" rel="nofollow">Peter Gerlesberger</a><br /> Bodypainter: Tobias Kramer (<a href="http://de-de.facebook.com/tobystuff" rel="nofollow">de-de.facebook.com/tobystuff</a>)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Fellow Flickrees!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> I know it's been an awfully long time since I've last been seen here on Flickr. But I can assure you I'm still alive and kicking. And as you can see I'm still into photography and creative editing. As a matter of fact, I've been quite busy throughout the past year. I've been working with a large creative team, consisting of 3 photographers (including myself), one bodypainter and a bunch of stylists and visagists to create a promo-calendar called &quot;Painted Heroes 2013&quot;. Even a casting took place, and we had to choose our male and female models out of almost 90 applications from Germany and Austria. I had carte blance regarding the concept and execution of 4 out of 12 motives for the final calendar. Countless hours went into 8 seperate photoshootings, bodypainting, styling and a huge amount of photshopping, to bring my visions to life. The whole process was covered by local media and we had a huge amount of publicity. And last but not least, we had a BLAST creating the final product. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> I'm proud to finally being able to present you the results of my work, that extended over almost a year of my life. I will upload the remaining 3 pictures in the coming weeks.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> It feels so good to be back.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Cheers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Marco</p> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:27:50 -0800 2012-12-16T15:39:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8281163023 |painted heroes - the flash| <p>Model: <a href="http://www.model-kartei.de/sedcards/fotograf/9806/peter-gerlesberger/" rel="nofollow">Peter Gerlesberger</a><br /> Bodypainter: Tobias Kramer (<a href="http://de-de.facebook.com/tobystuff" rel="nofollow">de-de.facebook.com/tobystuff</a>)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Fellow Flickrees!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> I know it's been an awfully long time since I've last been seen here on Flickr. But I can assure you I'm still alive and kicking. And as you can see I'm still into photography and creative editing. As a matter of fact, I've been quite busy throughout the past year. I've been working with a large creative team, consisting of 3 photographers (including myself), one bodypainter and a bunch of stylists and visagists to create a promo-calendar called &quot;Painted Heroes 2013&quot;. Even a casting took place, and we had to choose our male and female models out of almost 90 applications from Germany and Austria. I had carte blance regarding the concept and execution of 4 out of 12 motives for the final calendar. Countless hours went into 8 seperate photoshootings, bodypainting, styling and a huge amount of photshopping, to bring my visions to life. The whole process was covered by local media and we had a huge amount of publicity. And last but not least, we had a BLAST creating the final product. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> I'm proud to finally being able to present you the results of my work, that extended over almost a year of my life. I will upload the remaining 3 pictures in the coming weeks.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> It feels so good to be back.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Cheers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Marco</p> |md|photography| portrait male photoshop canon studio eos 50mm indoor bodypainting concept walimex theflash nissin 500d batterygrip interfit strobist speedlites phottix lp120 lumopro cactusv4 yongnuo di866 yn560 tobystuff paintedheroes petergerlesberger http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/7156712836/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/7156712836/" title="|kill bill - vol. 1|"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5458/7156712836_07ff71f5db_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="|kill bill - vol. 1|" /></a></p> <p>**** <br /> EXPLORED May 8th, 2012 <br /> ****<br /> <br /> Model: Theresa<br /> Bodypainter: Tobias Kramer (<a href="http://de-de.facebook.com/tobystuff" rel="nofollow">de-de.facebook.com/tobystuff</a>)<br /> <br /> Greetings, my fellow Flickrees! I know this might come as a surprise to you but yes, I'm still alive and kicking! And taking photographs again. Obviously. :-)<br /> <br /> This one's the result of a collaboration with DJ and Bodypainter Toby. He's got hell of a talent and we will be working together again soon. He came up with this idea when we first met. He wanted to do a Kill Bill bodypaint and asked me if I could shoot and retouch it. He even provided the Hattori Hanzo replica. Poor Theresa had to sit and stand still for nearly 5 hours. The photo shoot itself took about 1,5 hours.<br /> <br /> As you might have noticed I've been on a creative break lately. After finishing my 52 weeks project I hardly felt the urge to pick up my camera again. But since drama group was put on a hold for this year, I started to think about doing some bigger photo projects. And then my fellow photographer Andi came up with this intriguing idea for a calendar and asked me to get involved. It's called &quot;Painted Heroes 2013&quot;, which means there's superheroes involved so I needn't give it a second thought *g*. For me, it's the biggest collaboration so far with 2 other photographers, one bodypainter and about 8 stylists / visagists. I ended up doing 4 of the 12 calendar sheets, including concept, shooting and processing. Right now we're choosing the models and shooting starts by the end of May. The whole project is covered by the local media and I can't tell you how excited I am about it! I don't know if or when I'll be able to post some results here on Flickr, but at least you will get to see some behind the scenes shots. Stay tuned! :-)<br /> <br /> Strobist info: One Yongnuo YN560 at 1/2 power zoomed to 50 mm shot through a Westcott umbrella from high left. One Nissin Di866 at 1/2 power zoomed to 50 mm shot through a Westcott umbrella from low left (makes two aligned umbrellas, one on top of the other). One flagged LumoPro LP120 at 1/4 power zoomed to 24 mm from back left for some rimlight. All flashes were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers.</p> Tue, 08 May 2012 00:44:06 -0700 2012-04-14T17:16:37-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7156712836 |kill bill - vol. 1| <p>**** <br /> EXPLORED May 8th, 2012 <br /> ****<br /> <br /> Model: Theresa<br /> Bodypainter: Tobias Kramer (<a href="http://de-de.facebook.com/tobystuff" rel="nofollow">de-de.facebook.com/tobystuff</a>)<br /> <br /> Greetings, my fellow Flickrees! I know this might come as a surprise to you but yes, I'm still alive and kicking! And taking photographs again. Obviously. :-)<br /> <br /> This one's the result of a collaboration with DJ and Bodypainter Toby. He's got hell of a talent and we will be working together again soon. He came up with this idea when we first met. He wanted to do a Kill Bill bodypaint and asked me if I could shoot and retouch it. He even provided the Hattori Hanzo replica. Poor Theresa had to sit and stand still for nearly 5 hours. The photo shoot itself took about 1,5 hours.<br /> <br /> As you might have noticed I've been on a creative break lately. After finishing my 52 weeks project I hardly felt the urge to pick up my camera again. But since drama group was put on a hold for this year, I started to think about doing some bigger photo projects. And then my fellow photographer Andi came up with this intriguing idea for a calendar and asked me to get involved. It's called &quot;Painted Heroes 2013&quot;, which means there's superheroes involved so I needn't give it a second thought *g*. For me, it's the biggest collaboration so far with 2 other photographers, one bodypainter and about 8 stylists / visagists. I ended up doing 4 of the 12 calendar sheets, including concept, shooting and processing. Right now we're choosing the models and shooting starts by the end of May. The whole project is covered by the local media and I can't tell you how excited I am about it! I don't know if or when I'll be able to post some results here on Flickr, but at least you will get to see some behind the scenes shots. Stay tuned! :-)<br /> <br /> Strobist info: One Yongnuo YN560 at 1/2 power zoomed to 50 mm shot through a Westcott umbrella from high left. One Nissin Di866 at 1/2 power zoomed to 50 mm shot through a Westcott umbrella from low left (makes two aligned umbrellas, one on top of the other). One flagged LumoPro LP120 at 1/4 power zoomed to 24 mm from back left for some rimlight. All flashes were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers.</p> |md|photography| portrait female photoshop canon studio eos sigma indoor bodypainting concept katana 1770 walimex killbill nissin hattorihanzo 500d batterygrip interfit strobist speedlites phottix lp120 lumopro cactusv4 yongnuo di866 yn560 tobystuff theresamoritz http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6672488033/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6672488033/" title="|public service announcement|"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6672488033_5f58aef9ac_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="|public service announcement|" /></a></p> <p>Dear fellow Flickrees! <br /> <br /> I'm pleased to inform you that my 52 weeks photo book is now available for sale as an eBook for only 2,49 €! It can be viewed on all iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices. Get it while you can! :-) <br /> <br /> <a target="_new" href="http://www.blurb.com/books/preview/2879347?ce=blurb_ew&amp;utm_source=widget" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2879347?ce=blurb_ew&amp;utm_source=widget" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">52 WEEKS by Marco Dirscherl</a> | <a href="http://www.blurb.com/landing_pages/bookshow?ce=blurb_ew&amp;utm_source=widget" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Make Your Own Book</a></p> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:09:06 -0800 2012-01-10T11:31:55-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6672488033 |public service announcement| <p>Dear fellow Flickrees! <br /> <br /> I'm pleased to inform you that my 52 weeks photo book is now available for sale as an eBook for only 2,49 €! It can be viewed on all iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices. Get it while you can! :-) <br /> <br /> <a target="_new" href="http://www.blurb.com/books/preview/2879347?ce=blurb_ew&amp;utm_source=widget" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2879347?ce=blurb_ew&amp;utm_source=widget" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">52 WEEKS by Marco Dirscherl</a> | <a href="http://www.blurb.com/landing_pages/bookshow?ce=blurb_ew&amp;utm_source=widget" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Make Your Own Book</a></p> |md|photography| ebook blurb 52weeks flickrandroidapp:filter=none http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6630037111/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6630037111/" title="|insert catchy promotional title here|"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6630037111_1367150e9d_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="|insert catchy promotional title here|" /></a></p> <p>I'm proud to inform you that the photobook of my collected 52 weeks shots is now available on blurb.com. It's rather expensive but since I did want to get one myself I thought I'd give you the opportunity to own one, too. :-) It's up to you.<br /> <br /> <a target="_new" href="http://de.blurb.com/books/preview/2879347?ce=blurb_ew&amp;utm_source=widget" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://de.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2879347?ce=blurb_ew&amp;utm_source=widget" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">52 WEEKS by Marco Dirscherl</a><br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:13:32 -0800 2012-01-03T12:42:18-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6630037111 |insert catchy promotional title here| <p>I'm proud to inform you that the photobook of my collected 52 weeks shots is now available on blurb.com. It's rather expensive but since I did want to get one myself I thought I'd give you the opportunity to own one, too. :-) It's up to you.<br /> <br /> <a target="_new" href="http://de.blurb.com/books/preview/2879347?ce=blurb_ew&amp;utm_source=widget" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://de.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2879347?ce=blurb_ew&amp;utm_source=widget" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">52 WEEKS by Marco Dirscherl</a><br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| photobook blurb outnow 52weeks getitwhileyoucan http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6606041011/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6606041011/" title="|52/52 - this is it|"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6606041011_779b1d2b92_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="|52/52 - this is it|" /></a></p> <p>This is it. It's finished. Over. Ended. Concluded. Finalized. Completed. Mission accomplished. The last entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> I'm uploading this image with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I'm glad that it's over. No doubt about it. I know, all you 365ers out there will shake their heads in pity, but to me, a 52 weeks project was all I could muster and even that regularly stretched the limits of my spare time. As charged and ready I was in the beginning, as drained and empty I felt towards the end. I think I've simply grown tired of photographing myself.<br /> But on the other hand, it was a highly educational journey. I've grown accustomed to my gear and to standard lighting techniques. I've sped up my workflow, learned a lot about how to use Photoshop and last, but not least, I realized what's important when standing in front of a camera. And the best thing about this project was definitely the overwhelming and unexpected response it caused. People kept telling me constantly how much they liked my work and how inspiring I am to them. Funny, since there are many of them I look up to myself. I would have never ever considered myself to be a source of inspiration for anyone. I just wanted to make people smile. A goal I hopefully achieved.<br /> <br /> Some of you asked me what my plans are for 2012, hinting towards another 52 weeks project. I'm deeply sorry to disappoint you. But there will definitely not be another binding photo project like this in 2012. Will I keep creating pictures? Most certainly! Will I keep pushing myself to do it on a regular basis? I fear not. I actually will lie down my camera for a certain time for two reasons: First of all I want to gain back the feeling of wanting to pick it up, not having to. Secondly I will concentrate my creativity on another project, namely our local drama group. I've been given the opportunity to write, direct and act in our next stage play. Since I temporarily suspended the drama group due to my photo project in 2011, I want to get involved again and immerse myself into something completely different. This will take up most of the time of early 2012, ending around Easter. Enough time to regain a certain, photographic momentum I guess. After that, I want to get back into model photography, with the main focus on creative editing. I want to expand my horizon towards on-location photography and combining it with my gained knowledge. Yeah, that's pretty much my plan for the upcoming year. Plus all the expected unexpected stuff of course. And there will be one or another half-marathon to run, too. <br /> <br /> Now that you fought your way through this lengthy text there's only one thing left for me to do. Thanking you all for your overwhelming, continuous support! It has been an incredible experience for me. A very special thanks goes out to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/big_alp/" target="blank">Alper</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanasteinberg/" target="blank">Alana</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47181226@N05/" target="blank">Laura</a>, who wrote me those lovely, flattering testimonies. I will stay faithful to this beloved Flickr community and stay in touch with all those of you I've come to know a little better. And watch out, I might sneak in another self-portrait from time to time. I just can't help it... :-)<br /> <br /> Oh, and another thing. Due to popular request (from Alexander *g*) there will be a photo book with all my collected 52 weeks images, available shortly on blurb.com. The majority of the work is already done, so expect an announcement in the coming week.<br /> <br /> <b><i>In the meanwhile, I wish you all a Happy New Year 2012!</i></b><br /> <br /> Cheers<br /> Marco<br /> <br /> <i>Camera info (silhouette shot): ISO 200, 28 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info (silhouette shot): One flagged LumoPro LP120 at 1/2 power zoomed to 28 mm from back left and right. The flashes were flagged towards the camera, so most of the light hit the white background which provided a nice and even backlight. Flashes were fired by Cactus V4s, camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.</i><br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:48:03 -0800 2012-01-03T21:01:45-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6606041011 |52/52 - this is it| <p>This is it. It's finished. Over. Ended. Concluded. Finalized. Completed. Mission accomplished. The last entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> I'm uploading this image with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I'm glad that it's over. No doubt about it. I know, all you 365ers out there will shake their heads in pity, but to me, a 52 weeks project was all I could muster and even that regularly stretched the limits of my spare time. As charged and ready I was in the beginning, as drained and empty I felt towards the end. I think I've simply grown tired of photographing myself.<br /> But on the other hand, it was a highly educational journey. I've grown accustomed to my gear and to standard lighting techniques. I've sped up my workflow, learned a lot about how to use Photoshop and last, but not least, I realized what's important when standing in front of a camera. And the best thing about this project was definitely the overwhelming and unexpected response it caused. People kept telling me constantly how much they liked my work and how inspiring I am to them. Funny, since there are many of them I look up to myself. I would have never ever considered myself to be a source of inspiration for anyone. I just wanted to make people smile. A goal I hopefully achieved.<br /> <br /> Some of you asked me what my plans are for 2012, hinting towards another 52 weeks project. I'm deeply sorry to disappoint you. But there will definitely not be another binding photo project like this in 2012. Will I keep creating pictures? Most certainly! Will I keep pushing myself to do it on a regular basis? I fear not. I actually will lie down my camera for a certain time for two reasons: First of all I want to gain back the feeling of wanting to pick it up, not having to. Secondly I will concentrate my creativity on another project, namely our local drama group. I've been given the opportunity to write, direct and act in our next stage play. Since I temporarily suspended the drama group due to my photo project in 2011, I want to get involved again and immerse myself into something completely different. This will take up most of the time of early 2012, ending around Easter. Enough time to regain a certain, photographic momentum I guess. After that, I want to get back into model photography, with the main focus on creative editing. I want to expand my horizon towards on-location photography and combining it with my gained knowledge. Yeah, that's pretty much my plan for the upcoming year. Plus all the expected unexpected stuff of course. And there will be one or another half-marathon to run, too. <br /> <br /> Now that you fought your way through this lengthy text there's only one thing left for me to do. Thanking you all for your overwhelming, continuous support! It has been an incredible experience for me. A very special thanks goes out to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/big_alp/" target="blank">Alper</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanasteinberg/" target="blank">Alana</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47181226@N05/" target="blank">Laura</a>, who wrote me those lovely, flattering testimonies. I will stay faithful to this beloved Flickr community and stay in touch with all those of you I've come to know a little better. And watch out, I might sneak in another self-portrait from time to time. I just can't help it... :-)<br /> <br /> Oh, and another thing. Due to popular request (from Alexander *g*) there will be a photo book with all my collected 52 weeks images, available shortly on blurb.com. The majority of the work is already done, so expect an announcement in the coming week.<br /> <br /> <b><i>In the meanwhile, I wish you all a Happy New Year 2012!</i></b><br /> <br /> Cheers<br /> Marco<br /> <br /> <i>Camera info (silhouette shot): ISO 200, 28 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info (silhouette shot): One flagged LumoPro LP120 at 1/2 power zoomed to 28 mm from back left and right. The flashes were flagged towards the camera, so most of the light hit the white background which provided a nice and even backlight. Flashes were fired by Cactus V4s, camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.</i><br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| cactus portrait selfportrait male home me collage composition photoshop self canon myself studio poster eos diy theend basement sigma indoor digitalediting michaeljackson concept 1770 ef thisisit selfie restinpeace flashes v4 v5 500d batterygrip 52weeks 1770mm sigma1770 strobist speedlites creativeediting phottix lp120 lumopro cactusv4 cactusv5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6561148171/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6561148171/" title="|51/52 - the end is nigh|"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6561148171_9dd7835cca_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="|51/52 - the end is nigh|" /></a></p> <p>The fifty-first entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> Oh my. One more picture to go. I'm seriously starting to get sentimental (as you might tell from my sad facial expression). As some of you might notice I was not standing in the middle of a cemetery in winter. The sign is real, though. I made it myself in our garage two days ago.<br /> <br /> <i><b>Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones! I hope you can enjoy a few days of peace and tranquility.</b></i><br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 25 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: One Nissin Di866 at 1/2 power zoomed to 50 mm shot through a Westcott umbrella from the front left. One Yongnuo YN560 at 1/2 power zoomed to 50 mm shot through a Westcott umbrella from the front right. All flashes were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:00:49 -0800 2010-02-02T09:14:07-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6561148171 |51/52 - the end is nigh| <p>The fifty-first entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> Oh my. One more picture to go. I'm seriously starting to get sentimental (as you might tell from my sad facial expression). As some of you might notice I was not standing in the middle of a cemetery in winter. The sign is real, though. I made it myself in our garage two days ago.<br /> <br /> <i><b>Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones! I hope you can enjoy a few days of peace and tranquility.</b></i><br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 25 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: One Nissin Di866 at 1/2 power zoomed to 50 mm shot through a Westcott umbrella from the front left. One Yongnuo YN560 at 1/2 power zoomed to 50 mm shot through a Westcott umbrella from the front right. All flashes were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| winter cactus portrait selfportrait snow male home me cemetery photoshop self canon myself studio eos basement sigma indoor digitalediting westcott 1770 walimex malemodel selfie nissin flashes v4 v5 500d theendisnigh batterygrip interfit 52weeks 1770mm sigma1770 strobist speedlites creativeediting phottix cactusv4 yongnuo di866 yn560 cactusv5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6532868867/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6532868867/" title="|the gang|"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6532868867_ba94f0165e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="|the gang|" /></a></p> <p>Here we go. This is a group shot of my very first lighting class I was teaching every Tuesday evening for the past 5 weeks. I had such a blast passing on the &quot;Strobist&quot; torch and according to them, it was educational and fun. And of course I had to do a group shot like this... :-)<br /> <br /> From left to right: <br /> back: Eduard, Reinhard, Max, Rudi<br /> up front: Andi, Kerstin (our model for two evenings), Diana, Carina<br /> <br /> Thanks a million, guys! <br /> <br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:24:31 -0800 2011-12-06T21:03:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6532868867 |the gang| <p>Here we go. This is a group shot of my very first lighting class I was teaching every Tuesday evening for the past 5 weeks. I had such a blast passing on the &quot;Strobist&quot; torch and according to them, it was educational and fun. And of course I had to do a group shot like this... :-)<br /> <br /> From left to right: <br /> back: Eduard, Reinhard, Max, Rudi<br /> up front: Andi, Kerstin (our model for two evenings), Diana, Carina<br /> <br /> Thanks a million, guys! <br /> <br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| groupshot participants lightingclass http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6532736567/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6532736567/" title="|50/52 - under siege|"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6532736567_f4c9b740f4_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="|50/52 - under siege|" /></a></p> <p>**** EXPLORED December 18th, 2011 ****<br /> <br /> The fiftieth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr. Whoa, only two images left!<br /> <br /> As I told you before the last images of this project have already been planned out in my head. Also I promised to put a little bit more effort in creating the finalists. So this one took me about one hour of shooting and about 3 hours of editing. Mostly extracting and shadow casting. As close to perfection as I could get in the available amount of time. Hope you enjoy it!<br /> <br /> I can't even begin to imagine that this project is almost over. Seems like yesterday when I took the very first one...<br /> <br /> Please press &quot;L&quot; to see the whole besiegement.<br /> <br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 70 mm, f/6,3, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: One bare, flagged LumoPro LP120 zoomed to 28 mm at 1/8 power from back left and right for rim. One gridded Nissin Di866 with a lilac filter at 1/32 power zoomed to 24 mm pointed directly at the background behind me. One Yongnuo YN560 zoomed to 105 mm at 1/2 power shot through a Westcott collapsible umbrella from high front. All flashes were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:00:19 -0800 2011-12-17T21:36:21-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6532736567 |50/52 - under siege| <p>**** EXPLORED December 18th, 2011 ****<br /> <br /> The fiftieth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr. Whoa, only two images left!<br /> <br /> As I told you before the last images of this project have already been planned out in my head. Also I promised to put a little bit more effort in creating the finalists. So this one took me about one hour of shooting and about 3 hours of editing. Mostly extracting and shadow casting. As close to perfection as I could get in the available amount of time. Hope you enjoy it!<br /> <br /> I can't even begin to imagine that this project is almost over. Seems like yesterday when I took the very first one...<br /> <br /> Please press &quot;L&quot; to see the whole besiegement.<br /> <br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 70 mm, f/6,3, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: One bare, flagged LumoPro LP120 zoomed to 28 mm at 1/8 power from back left and right for rim. One gridded Nissin Di866 with a lilac filter at 1/32 power zoomed to 24 mm pointed directly at the background behind me. One Yongnuo YN560 zoomed to 105 mm at 1/2 power shot through a Westcott collapsible umbrella from high front. All flashes were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| cactus portrait selfportrait male home me composition photoshop self canon myself studio grid eos basement sigma indoor digitalediting concept westcott 1770 honeycomb walimex ef minime malemodel selfie nissin flashes v4 v5 500d batterygrip undersiege interfit 52weeks 1770mm sigma1770 strobist speedlites creativeediting honeycombgrid lp120 lumopro cactusv4 yongnuo di866 yn560 cactusv5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6494970993/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6494970993/" title="|49/52 - beaten|"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6494970993_4104fc4f79_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="|49/52 - beaten|" /></a></p> <p>The forty-ninth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> There were times when this project almost got me beaten. But I fought back. And you should see the other guy :-) The last quick and dirty one, I promise. The last three shots are planned out and will mark a worthy conclusion to my project. Until then... I hope you enjoy this one anyway!<br /> <br /> Ah, by the way. Kitchen renovation is over! We are now official owners of a shiny new kitchen. And it is spec-ta-cu-lar! :-)<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/6,3, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: Just one single Yongnuo YN560 zoomed to 50 mm at 1/4 power shot through a Westcott umbrella from front right (at about 30°). Flash was fired by a Cactus V4 radio trigger. Camera was triggered by a V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:35:19 -0800 2011-12-11T22:22:08-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6494970993 |49/52 - beaten| <p>The forty-ninth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> There were times when this project almost got me beaten. But I fought back. And you should see the other guy :-) The last quick and dirty one, I promise. The last three shots are planned out and will mark a worthy conclusion to my project. Until then... I hope you enjoy this one anyway!<br /> <br /> Ah, by the way. Kitchen renovation is over! We are now official owners of a shiny new kitchen. And it is spec-ta-cu-lar! :-)<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/6,3, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: Just one single Yongnuo YN560 zoomed to 50 mm at 1/4 power shot through a Westcott umbrella from front right (at about 30°). Flash was fired by a Cactus V4 radio trigger. Camera was triggered by a V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| portrait selfportrait male home me composition photoshop self canon myself studio eos 50mm basement indoor digitalediting concept beaten walimex ef malemodel screwed selfie flashes v4 v5 500d batterygrip 52weeks strobist speedlites creativeediting phottix cactusv4 yongnuo yn560 cactusv5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6454402665/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6454402665/" title="|48/52 - talk to the hand|"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6454402665_172ddfd617_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="|48/52 - talk to the hand|" /></a></p> <p>The forty-eighth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> To all those of you who wanna give me a tongue-lashing because I'm neglecting my 52 weeks project lately: talk to the hand! :-D<br /> <br /> Sorry for another quick shot. But it is the last day of a very long and exhausting week of work, kitchen renovation, child's birthday party, lighting course and Christmas party (the latter was the more relaxing part of course). Coming Wednesday is &quot;K-Day&quot;. That means no more kitchen renovation and more time for my weekly shot. And I'm so looking forward to a grand finale! :-)<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> <br /> Strobist info: One LumoPro LP120 zoomed to 85 mm at 1/2 power shot through a Westcott umbrella at about 45° from front left and right. One bare Nissin Di866 with an blue filter gel at 1/8 power zoomed to 105 mm shot a the background behind me. All speedlites were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:14:42 -0800 2011-12-04T19:55:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6454402665 |48/52 - talk to the hand| <p>The forty-eighth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> To all those of you who wanna give me a tongue-lashing because I'm neglecting my 52 weeks project lately: talk to the hand! :-D<br /> <br /> Sorry for another quick shot. But it is the last day of a very long and exhausting week of work, kitchen renovation, child's birthday party, lighting course and Christmas party (the latter was the more relaxing part of course). Coming Wednesday is &quot;K-Day&quot;. That means no more kitchen renovation and more time for my weekly shot. And I'm so looking forward to a grand finale! :-)<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> <br /> Strobist info: One LumoPro LP120 zoomed to 85 mm at 1/2 power shot through a Westcott umbrella at about 45° from front left and right. One bare Nissin Di866 with an blue filter gel at 1/8 power zoomed to 105 mm shot a the background behind me. All speedlites were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| cactus portrait selfportrait male home me photoshop self canon mouth studio eos 50mm basement indoor filter digitalediting concept westcott walimex ef malemodel selfie nissin flashes talktothehand v4 v5 500d batterygrip interfit 52weeks strobist speedlites creativeediting phottix lp120 lumopro cactusv4 di866 cactusv5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6413360641/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6413360641/" title="|47/52 - me mariachi|"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6110/6413360641_97db520dbd_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="|47/52 - me mariachi|" /></a></p> <p>The forty-seventh entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> I know it's neither highly creative nor funny. But it's all I could muster this week. I spend every free minute with renovating our kitchen. I'm SO glad when K-Day (the day our new kitchen arrives) comes on December 7th. Furthermore I'm teaching a lighting class once a week which means unpacking and packing all my equipment for every single 52 weeks shot. I have planned some more sophisticated shots by the end of this project. When renovation and lighting class will be over. So please bear with me here. I pledge amendment! :-)<br /> <br /> Oh, I almost forgot to mention that this is no real weapon. It's just an alarm gun.<br /> <br /> Please press &quot;L&quot; if you want to see the big version.<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/6,3, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: One gridded Yongnuo YN560 at 1/64 power zoomed to 50 mm directly from the left The flash was fired by a Cactus V4, the camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:47:26 -0800 2011-11-27T20:59:42-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6413360641 |47/52 - me mariachi| <p>The forty-seventh entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> I know it's neither highly creative nor funny. But it's all I could muster this week. I spend every free minute with renovating our kitchen. I'm SO glad when K-Day (the day our new kitchen arrives) comes on December 7th. Furthermore I'm teaching a lighting class once a week which means unpacking and packing all my equipment for every single 52 weeks shot. I have planned some more sophisticated shots by the end of this project. When renovation and lighting class will be over. So please bear with me here. I pledge amendment! :-)<br /> <br /> Oh, I almost forgot to mention that this is no real weapon. It's just an alarm gun.<br /> <br /> Please press &quot;L&quot; if you want to see the big version.<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/6,3, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: One gridded Yongnuo YN560 at 1/64 power zoomed to 50 mm directly from the left The flash was fired by a Cactus V4, the camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| cactus portrait selfportrait male home me self canon dark myself studio eos 50mm basement indoor lowkey honeycomb walimex ef malemodel selfie flashes elmariachi v4 v5 500d 52weeks strobist speedlites honeycombgrid phottix cactusv4 yn560 cactusv5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6365173033/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6365173033/" title="|46/52 - two-face|"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6039/6365173033_ec9536b1dd_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="|46/52 - two-face|" /></a></p> <p>The forty-sixth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> Nothing fancy this week. Just an image I had in mind for quite some time now. Most work went into the lighting. The black and white separation in the background is not photoshopped. I think I'll upload the lighting setup to my blog in the coming days. If you can spot the color keyed part in this image, you may keep it *g*<br /> <br /> You even might press &quot;L&quot; to see the whole nine yards.<br /> <br /> Oh, and I almost forgot. A big &quot;Thank you!&quot; goes out to the talented <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanasteinberg">Alana Steinberg</a> for the beautiful testimonial she wrote me. I feel honored and deeply flattered! :-)<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/4,0, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: One Nissin Di866 at 1/32 power zoomed to 24 mm pointed at the white background wall. A black cloth is clamped between floor and ceiling at about 1 m in front of the white wall, separating the background in two halves. One flagged Yongnuo YN560 at 1/64 power zoomed to 50 mm directly from the right. The flashes were fired by Cactus V4s, the camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:12:37 -0800 2011-11-19T21:07:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6365173033 |46/52 - two-face| <p>The forty-sixth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> Nothing fancy this week. Just an image I had in mind for quite some time now. Most work went into the lighting. The black and white separation in the background is not photoshopped. I think I'll upload the lighting setup to my blog in the coming days. If you can spot the color keyed part in this image, you may keep it *g*<br /> <br /> You even might press &quot;L&quot; to see the whole nine yards.<br /> <br /> Oh, and I almost forgot. A big &quot;Thank you!&quot; goes out to the talented <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanasteinberg">Alana Steinberg</a> for the beautiful testimonial she wrote me. I feel honored and deeply flattered! :-)<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/4,0, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: One Nissin Di866 at 1/32 power zoomed to 24 mm pointed at the white background wall. A black cloth is clamped between floor and ceiling at about 1 m in front of the white wall, separating the background in two halves. One flagged Yongnuo YN560 at 1/64 power zoomed to 50 mm directly from the right. The flashes were fired by Cactus V4s, the camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| light cactus portrait blackandwhite bw selfportrait male me composition self canon myself studio eos 50mm diy basement indoor digitalediting concept lowkey ef cracked malemodel twoface selfie nissin flashes v4 v5 500d batterygrip interfit 52weeks strobist speedlites phottix cactusv4 yongnuo di866 yn560 cactusv5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6335863368/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6335863368/" title="|45/52 - brothers in arms|"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6031/6335863368_ab660cdd46_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="|45/52 - brothers in arms|" /></a></p> <p>The forty-fifth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr. Only seven more to go...<br /> <br /> It has become quite late editing this one, that's why it's more like an &quot;upload and run&quot; today. Still not as perfect as I'd want it to be but I ran out of time and energy. And I think you get the point... err... the pun. :-)<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 30 mm, f/6,3, 1/200 Sek.<br /> <br /> Strobist info: One flagged LumoPro LP120 zoomed to 24 mm at 1/8 power from back left and right for rim. One bare Nissin Di866 with an orange filter gel at 1/16 power zoomed to 24 mm shot a the background behind me. One Yongnuo YN560 zoomed to 108 mm at 1/1 power shot through a Westcott collapsible umbrella from high front. All speedlites were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:23:22 -0800 2011-11-11T21:13:12-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6335863368 |45/52 - brothers in arms| <p>The forty-fifth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr. Only seven more to go...<br /> <br /> It has become quite late editing this one, that's why it's more like an &quot;upload and run&quot; today. Still not as perfect as I'd want it to be but I ran out of time and energy. And I think you get the point... err... the pun. :-)<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 30 mm, f/6,3, 1/200 Sek.<br /> <br /> Strobist info: One flagged LumoPro LP120 zoomed to 24 mm at 1/8 power from back left and right for rim. One bare Nissin Di866 with an orange filter gel at 1/16 power zoomed to 24 mm shot a the background behind me. One Yongnuo YN560 zoomed to 108 mm at 1/1 power shot through a Westcott collapsible umbrella from high front. All speedlites were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| 1770 1770mm 500d 52weeks basement batterygrip cactus cactusv4 cactusv5 canon clone composition creativeediting di866 digitalediting ef eos indoor interfit lp120 lumopro male malemodel me myself nissin photoshop phottix portrait self selfie selfportrait sigma sigma1770 strobist studio v4 v5 walimex westcott yn560 yongnuo twins brothersinarms http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6316342096/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6316342096/" title="|44/52 - jerk-in-the-box|"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6045/6316342096_aabfe8fe7e_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="|44/52 - jerk-in-the-box|" /></a></p> <p>The forty-fourth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> This is what happens when I head down to my studio without the slightest idea what to shoot for this week and therefore rummaging in a storage room in the search for suitable accessories. And look what I found! A Jerk-in-the-Box! :-D Just kidding. I found an old accordion that I put to a good use... I hope you like its new purpose. <br /> <br /> What else is new? Well, my wife returned from her vacation in Egypt two days ago (thank God!!), the kids are back and we started renovating our old kitchen today by tearing apart the old one. The renovation will consume the next four weekends and will hopefully lead to a brand new kitchen on December 7th. And on a side note: I finished the main story and all except for one side mission of &quot;Arkham City&quot;. What a spectacular game!!<br /> <br /> Please press &quot;L&quot; to see the big box!<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> <br /> Strobist info: One flagged LumoPro LP120 zoomed to 28 mm at 1/8 power from back left and right for rim. One gridded Nissin Di866 with a purple filter gel at 1/16 power zoomed to 24 mm shot a the background behind me. One gridded Yongnuo YN560 zoomed to 80 mm at 1/1 power shot through a Westcott collapsible umbrella from high front right. All speedlites were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:36:34 -0700 2011-11-05T20:37:20-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6316342096 |44/52 - jerk-in-the-box| <p>The forty-fourth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> This is what happens when I head down to my studio without the slightest idea what to shoot for this week and therefore rummaging in a storage room in the search for suitable accessories. And look what I found! A Jerk-in-the-Box! :-D Just kidding. I found an old accordion that I put to a good use... I hope you like its new purpose. <br /> <br /> What else is new? Well, my wife returned from her vacation in Egypt two days ago (thank God!!), the kids are back and we started renovating our old kitchen today by tearing apart the old one. The renovation will consume the next four weekends and will hopefully lead to a brand new kitchen on December 7th. And on a side note: I finished the main story and all except for one side mission of &quot;Arkham City&quot;. What a spectacular game!!<br /> <br /> Please press &quot;L&quot; to see the big box!<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> <br /> Strobist info: One flagged LumoPro LP120 zoomed to 28 mm at 1/8 power from back left and right for rim. One gridded Nissin Di866 with a purple filter gel at 1/16 power zoomed to 24 mm shot a the background behind me. One gridded Yongnuo YN560 zoomed to 80 mm at 1/1 power shot through a Westcott collapsible umbrella from high front right. All speedlites were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| cactus portrait selfportrait male home me composition photoshop self canon myself studio eos 50mm basement sigma indoor jackinthebox digitalediting westcott 1770 honeycomb walimex ef malemodel selfie nissin flashes v4 v5 500d interfit 52weeks 1770mm sigma1770 strobist creativeediting honeycombgrid phottix lp120 lumopro cactusv4 yongnuo di866 yn560 cactusv5 jerkinthebox http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6289820546/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6289820546/" title="|43/52 - becoming batman|"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6104/6289820546_d66f03c744_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="|43/52 - becoming batman|" /></a></p> <p>The forty-third entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> Sorry for this rather simplistic approach, but I had something like this in mind since the beginning of this project. And what better reason could there be to realize it as the release of the new Batman: Arkham City video game? :-)<br /> <br /> Did I mention that I'm on vacation again? Well, not the kind of vacation one might suspect. My wife's enjoying her one week stay in Egypt (on her employer's account) while her dutifully husband stays at home with 2 kids, a dog, ten chicken, two rabbits, two mice and all the chores that come along with. To ease my mind I granted myself an Xbox 360 lately. If you'd excuse me now, I have to roam the streets of Arkham City... ;-) See ya next week!<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 100, 44 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> <br /> Strobist info: Just one gridded Yongnuo YN560 at 1/1 power from front right. Flash was fired by a Cactus V4 radio trigger. Camera was triggered by a V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:54:30 -0700 2011-10-28T20:23:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6289820546 |43/52 - becoming batman| <p>The forty-third entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> Sorry for this rather simplistic approach, but I had something like this in mind since the beginning of this project. And what better reason could there be to realize it as the release of the new Batman: Arkham City video game? :-)<br /> <br /> Did I mention that I'm on vacation again? Well, not the kind of vacation one might suspect. My wife's enjoying her one week stay in Egypt (on her employer's account) while her dutifully husband stays at home with 2 kids, a dog, ten chicken, two rabbits, two mice and all the chores that come along with. To ease my mind I granted myself an Xbox 360 lately. If you'd excuse me now, I have to roam the streets of Arkham City... ;-) See ya next week!<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 100, 44 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> <br /> Strobist info: Just one gridded Yongnuo YN560 at 1/1 power from front right. Flash was fired by a Cactus V4 radio trigger. Camera was triggered by a V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| shadow cactus portrait selfportrait xbox360 male me composition photoshop self canon myself eos blackwhite shadows basement indoor batman digitalediting concept 1770 honeycomb walimex ef darkknight malemodel selfie flashes v4 v5 500d batterygrip interfit 52weeks 1770mm sigma1770 strobist creativeediting honeycombgrid phottix cactusv4 yongnuo yn560 arkhamcity cactusv5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6261878806/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6261878806/" title="|42/52 - ubermummy|"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6237/6261878806_eb413c182f_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="|42/52 - ubermummy|" /></a></p> <p>This is the forty-second entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> Sorry Elana, but I couldn't resist this pun forever, could I? :-D<br /> <br /> I think my wife actually enjoyed it a little, wrapping me up in bandages. Let me tell you it was the most uncomfortable shooting so far. Thank God I had the lighting set up before being turned into a mummy...<br /> <br /> The bandages were clean as a whistle by the way. I added all the dirt and grain in post.<br /> <br /> Please press &quot;L&quot; to see the mummy's shroud.<br /> <br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> <br /> Strobist info: One flagged LumoPro LP120 zoomed to 24 mm at 1/8 power from back left and right for some (nearly invisible) rim. One Nissin Di866 at 1/16 power zoomed to 24 mm directly from below in front of me. All flashes were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:52:33 -0700 2011-10-19T20:54:51-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6261878806 |42/52 - ubermummy| <p>This is the forty-second entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> Sorry Elana, but I couldn't resist this pun forever, could I? :-D<br /> <br /> I think my wife actually enjoyed it a little, wrapping me up in bandages. Let me tell you it was the most uncomfortable shooting so far. Thank God I had the lighting set up before being turned into a mummy...<br /> <br /> The bandages were clean as a whistle by the way. I added all the dirt and grain in post.<br /> <br /> Please press &quot;L&quot; to see the mummy's shroud.<br /> <br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> <br /> Strobist info: One flagged LumoPro LP120 zoomed to 24 mm at 1/8 power from back left and right for some (nearly invisible) rim. One Nissin Di866 at 1/16 power zoomed to 24 mm directly from below in front of me. All flashes were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| cactus portrait selfportrait male me composition photoshop self canon myself studio eos 50mm basement indoor digitalediting concept mummy walimex ef malemodel selfie nissin flashes v4 v5 500d themummyreturns batterygrip interfit 52weeks strobist phottix lp120 lumopro cactusv4 di866 ubermummy cactusv5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6244702874/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6244702874/" title="|41/52 - facebook|"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6106/6244702874_4c66dbf273_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="|41/52 - facebook|" /></a></p> <p>This is the forty-first entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> Facebooks are everywhere nowadays, aren't they? <br /> <br /> I can't even begin to tell you how long it took me to edit this shot. Not because it was that difficult, but because every attempt just didn't turn out the way I wanted. I even went down to my studio again to re-shoot some images (namely my face on the book). I replaced the background, changed it back and forth, just to leave it the way it was in the first place. *sighs* Sometimes being a perfectionist (or a fusspot, for that matter) can be a real pain in the ass...<br /> <br /> Press &quot;L&quot; to see the picture in-your-face!<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: One flagged LumoPro LP120 zoomed to 24 mm at 1/4 power from back left and right for rim. One Yongnuo YN560 zoomed to 105 mm at 1/1 power shot through a Westcott collapsible umbrella from high front left. All flashes were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:45:00 -0700 2011-10-12T20:58:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6244702874 |41/52 - facebook| <p>This is the forty-first entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> Facebooks are everywhere nowadays, aren't they? <br /> <br /> I can't even begin to tell you how long it took me to edit this shot. Not because it was that difficult, but because every attempt just didn't turn out the way I wanted. I even went down to my studio again to re-shoot some images (namely my face on the book). I replaced the background, changed it back and forth, just to leave it the way it was in the first place. *sighs* Sometimes being a perfectionist (or a fusspot, for that matter) can be a real pain in the ass...<br /> <br /> Press &quot;L&quot; to see the picture in-your-face!<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 200, 50 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: One flagged LumoPro LP120 zoomed to 24 mm at 1/4 power from back left and right for rim. One Yongnuo YN560 zoomed to 105 mm at 1/1 power shot through a Westcott collapsible umbrella from high front left. All flashes were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. The camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| 500d 50mm 52weeks basement batterygrip cactus cactusv4 cactusv5 canon composition concept digitalediting ef eos flashes home indoor interfit lp120 lumopro male malemodel me myself photoshop phottix portrait self selfie selfportrait speedlites strobist studio v4 v5 walimex westcott yn560 yongnuo http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6223621947/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6223621947/" title="|40/52 - moonwalker|"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6060/6223621947_6a7346587a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="|40/52 - moonwalker|" /></a></p> <p>This is the fortieth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> Again, this was already done before by Christophe Huet. But since I had this idea before I discovered Christophe's work I decided that only half the credit belongs to him this time ;-) <br /> <br /> My special thanks goes out to NASA, who provided me with the original shot of Buzz Aldrin gazing back at Tranquility Base. The hardest part was trying to merge two completely different image qualities and color tones. I didn't succeed one-hundred percent. The perspective and angle was another thing I had a tough time with. But after a few hours of trying and (partly) succeeding, I decided to leave it at that. I hope you enjoy it anyway.<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 400, 25 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: Two LumoPro LP120 at 1/2 power zoomed to 24 mm shot through a bedsheet from behind the door. A Yongnuo YN560 at 1/2 power zoomed to 50 mm shot through a Westcott umbrella from front left. All flashes were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. Camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> You may even press &quot;L&quot; if you like.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:02:06 -0700 2011-10-08T21:52:13-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6223621947 |40/52 - moonwalker| <p>This is the fortieth entry for my 52 weeks project here on Flickr.<br /> <br /> Again, this was already done before by Christophe Huet. But since I had this idea before I discovered Christophe's work I decided that only half the credit belongs to him this time ;-) <br /> <br /> My special thanks goes out to NASA, who provided me with the original shot of Buzz Aldrin gazing back at Tranquility Base. The hardest part was trying to merge two completely different image qualities and color tones. I didn't succeed one-hundred percent. The perspective and angle was another thing I had a tough time with. But after a few hours of trying and (partly) succeeding, I decided to leave it at that. I hope you enjoy it anyway.<br /> <br /> Camera info: ISO 400, 25 mm, f/7,1, 1/200 Sek.<br /> Strobist info: Two LumoPro LP120 at 1/2 power zoomed to 24 mm shot through a bedsheet from behind the door. A Yongnuo YN560 at 1/2 power zoomed to 50 mm shot through a Westcott umbrella from front left. All flashes were fired by Cactus V4 radio triggers. Camera was triggered by a Cactus V5.<br /> <br /> You may even press &quot;L&quot; if you like.<br /> <br /> <b>NEW!</b> Add me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/108519169505335017525" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> <br /> Become my fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/mdphotography/218503958174744" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. <br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/MD_ photog" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.<br /> Read my <a href="http://md-and-photography.blogspot.com/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>As much as I appreciate your feedback, please don't post any glittery, ridiculously huge ads or invitations! They will be deleted without further notice.</b></p> |md|photography| cactus portrait moon selfportrait male me backlight composition photoshop self canon myself eos diy basement sigma indoor digitalediting concept westcott 1770 cosmic walimex ef moonwalker malemodel selfie flashes v4 v5 500d buzzaldrin batterygrip manonthemoon interfit 52weeks 1770mm sigma1770 strobist speedlites tranquilitybase phottix lp120 lumopro cactusv4 yongnuo yn560 cactusv5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6200298532/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/der_guru/">|md|photography|</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/der_guru/6200298532/" title="Flickr Massage"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6163/6200298532_55f5125e7d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Flickr Massage" /></a></p> <p>Eating Flickr M&amp;Ms during the Flickr downtime. What else is there to do, right?</p> Sat, 01 Oct 2011 05:06:55 -0700 2011-10-01T12:37:02-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (|md|photography|) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6200298532 Flickr Massage <p>Eating Flickr M&amp;Ms during the Flickr downtime. What else is there to do, right?</p> |md|photography| flickrandroidapp:filter=none flickrmassageoct2011