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nycHorn

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  1. Here in Brooklyn it’s like 50 degrees and people are out and about. Kids playing basketball, little fucktrophies are zipping around on plastic scooters. When the weather gets consistently warmer NYers will need mandatory lockdown otherwise they are just going to do whatever they want. Hell the farmers market next to McCarren park was packed this morning. Can’t be quarantined without their artisanal honey.
  2. I just flew back from Miami this morning. I can tell you nobody there is acting like there is a pandemic. It’s spring break and people are acting like it. Before you say it, here you go, dirtbags...
  3. Tom and Rita Hanks will be performing their Houston Rodeo act at the halftime of every remaining NBA game this season.
  4. Shit man. I thought I was bad. Miami next week, Orlando the week after, Denver to Aspen the following week. If I’m still alive after, I’ll try my luck with Moscow in April.
  5. TFB update on TreVeyon Henderson titled: "Boulware set it up & Drayton knocked it out of the park" A little early for the "knocked it out of the park" jargon, but mark that one on your 9.95 bingo card kids.
  6. Never mind. Got it. https://247sports.com/Player/Sawyer-Robertson-46059515/
  7. Remind me who Robertson is? With me stockpiling for the Coronapocalypse I’ve fallen behind on my recruit knowledge.
  8. Nice knowing you all. Start stretching out now, so you can bend over and kiss your ass goodbye.
  9. Ok, so this thing can doppleganger you, or enlist you as a neckblister soldier....SuperAngryCop guy and cousin (i think) of the black nurse both were blister guys. What's the deal with the StripClub guy saying he's going crazy in his head? As far as the show told us, Terry Maitland never had those "going crazy" moments...he was just coaching little league and got pinched by the lisp. Anyone else notice that?
  10. For sure...there are so many depending on what you're after... Dan Winters (lives in Austin) - beautiful light, definitely moody Martin Schoeller - you've seen his work on Time. Has shot everyone with his characteristic look - short lens, shallow depth of field, right up in there, matching stripbanks - unflattering, but interesting. Platon - famous portraits Then classics like Sally Mann, Albert Watson, Avedon... street photographers like Garry Winogrand. I work in fashion and have soft spots for people like Paolo Roversi & Philip Lorca DiCorcia...
  11. Nice man, yeah Strobist is a great resource. And I'm always watching Craigslist to see what kind of stuff people are selling - seamless paper, rolls of gels or diffusion, modifiers. The redneck family sounds like an awesome photo opportunity. Depending on what your end goal is with photography - corporate headshots, beauty, portraits, etc... start identifying peoples work that you like or find interesting and start reverse engineering how they did it. You can tell a lot from catch-lights in the eyes, quality of light (hard/soft), direction of shadows, etc.. and start to emulate and adapt your own work. Looks nice, keep firing away...
  12. Doug nailed it with the Jaime Lee Curtis thing. You're using a umbrella that you're still into and reflect back (not shoot thru)? And you have a 2nd light that is lower and more frontal? How many light heads do you have? I would get some sort of white bounce on the camera left - fill in shadows. This can be anything white...a white tshirt, a poster board, etc...or just move your set closer to a wall and that'll reflect light back into the shadows. You could also try a hair light from up high and behind her - ideally with a grid so the light doesn't spill out all over the place and turned down low. A subtle hairlight is plenty, just to separate from the background. Or throw some light on the background. Finally, using the shaft of the umbrella as a guide, "aim" the umbrella so the shaft if pointing just in front of her - like a shot across the bow, if you will. It'll allow the light to wrap around her face and also keep the hottest portion of the light off her for an even light. That'll also throw light off set that you can easily bounce back into the shadows. What kind of strobes are you using? But it's looking good. Just keep shooting and trying different things. And when you're ready, get a human in there. Getting comfortable directing your subject is important to getting what you want from the shoot. I have a good amount of experience with this so don't hesitate with questions man.
  13. What’s the latest on him? Is he still taking visits? The most odd recruitment I can remember.
  14. As a tall guy, I never recline. I feel like it moves your knees closer to the tray table. I fly often so I have status and end up with extra legroom anyways. Although last summer I had to take an overnight to Dublin and ended up in coach on Delta. The row in front of me all reclined and I was literally trapped in my window seat. It was rough. The Guinness at McDaid's helped when I landed.
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