Tag Archives: Camera toss

Dueling Camera Toss

So, Mike is out here for the Pictage User Group meeting. His presentation was great, as always, but I wanted to share these images with you from our first-ever Dueling Camera Toss. The vertical image is from Mike’s camera, and you can see my camera in the shot, pointing down. I put up a couple...

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Surrounding myself…

Reagan said, “Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere as long as the policy you’ve decided upon is being carried out.”
I think that’s a good policy. This weekend, I had one of the more complicated weddings I’ve ever had the pleasure of shooting. Several downtown Chicago locations, lots...

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The Camera Toss

People ask about the camera toss a lot. Mike Larson has some info and videos at his blog, but when I was shooting a wedding last weekend with Ray Pryor, I decided to do an impromptu little “class” on how to do it. Ray shot it with his killer 5d MkII, which did an amazing...

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Take that, mike!

Here’s the evolution of the camera-toss challenge I have thrown down to Mike. Yes, Lake Michigan was cold, but it was worth the shot. I just took myself out of the shot with Lightroom’s healing brush. Kurtis Bowerstock was shooting with me and got this fun sequence of me doing the toss.
 
Makes me a little...

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Indy PUG, with Jim Collins

Jim Collins, the new CEO of Pictage, was kind enough to show up to our PUG meeting yesterday. It was awesome! He’s a genuine guy, who is capable (in my opinion) of pushing Pictage toward a very bright future.
Here’s a shot of the group:
Here’s a shot of me and Jim.

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