The Eye of Brad

Grief

2009-02-25T13:53:00.001-08:00

17February 18th 2009In the last two weeks there have been four deaths within two degrees of me. It's been a strange and sad time. The departed are a Grandfather, an eighteen year old by Her own hand, a Man dedicated to the safety of others, and a person on a flight with icy wings. In each case I know several people who where close to the departed. With any of these I would try and give comfort to

356 DVD Boxes

2009-02-13T00:10:00.000-08:00

The image you see here is one of my DVD shelves, It's been rotated to make it easier to read. I always wanted to catalog the DVD collection but we have 10 of these in the house. That's a lot of typing, barcode scanning, or just about anything. Last week I came up with an idea on how to solve this and tonight I pulled it off. With only 30 minutes of my time and $5.50 I got the names of every DVD

I can haz Video

2009-01-30T17:53:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Russian programer Valexvir, my 40D can now record video. it's 1024x680 and looks just stunning.There are a few issues with it but for free you really can't complain.Without further, adieu I present: WRONGVERIECreated with the help of Karl Rasche and his windows laptop and typing hands.Music: "The Stars" by MobyShot with a Canon 40D and 24-70mm f2.8L.Some interesting things I found out

Through the Viewfinder

2009-01-24T20:43:00.000-08:00

The inspiration for this post comes from cardboard. Strobist and cardboard go together like peanut butter and jelly. If you add in some duct tape you have just about any light modifier. Any time I have a camera out you can be sure my 16 month old son Elijah is going to be reaching for it. He likes anything with buttons and especially things with buttons that he is not supposed to play with. To

Upcoming Reviews

2009-01-08T22:21:00.000-08:00

I am going to be doing full reviews of each of these apps in the coming weeks. Just a quick preview of what's on the docket and handy links to the app store if you don't want to wait for the review.Photogene Photo editor for the iPhone, Color Corrections, frames, text bubbles.CameraBag CameraBag is a dedicated filter program, with 9 filters. This image is the 1974 filter on a current pic of

Welcome and Welcome Back

2009-01-05T15:52:00.000-08:00

This post is aimed at everyone who just got there first Digital SLR. You may have shot film before but things are very different in the digital realm. I am going to go down a quick list of things you should know about your new camera and photography in general.Shoot in RAW, This will need to be a post of it's own, but just do it. You should Rendering: Rendering the Print: the art of photography

Aebleskiver

2009-01-05T01:04:00.001-08:00

AebleskiverOriginally uploaded by The Eye of BradBreakfast is a great invention. I am a big fan of sleeping, even bigger fan of sleeping in. About the only good thing about waking up on the weekend is Breakfast. It helps that my Wife is a trained Chef. As you would imagine this gives me lots of opportunities for food photography.My wife decided that this morning would be a good time to try and

Product Review System

2009-01-04T22:51:00.001-08:00

One of the main features of this blog is the product reviews. As I prefer to take pictures and edit them more than write lengthly reviews you can expect clear, concise, and to the point reviews. My goal is not to waste you time, it's to help you decide if something is right for you. For iPhone Applications I use a 0 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Every app gets rated on the following

Pool Shoot

2009-01-02T17:04:00.001-08:00

Nick vs BallsOriginally uploaded by The Eye of BradOver New Years I had the chance to shoot at my brother-in-laws house. He has this fantastic red pool table in the lounge that I thought would look great in some shots. It was a very quick setup start to finish it was done during half time of the USC / Penn State Game. It was also when Elijah was taking a nap so it worked out well. Nick is going