I am a big fan of bringing music to photoshoots because it gets the models to relax and have fun and that is the best way to get great images when someone is having fun and dancing around a bit capturing a NOT so posed moment tends to be the best

I just purchased these speaker from my favorite spot amazon of course and I couldn’t be happier!

Motorola MOTOROKR EQ5 Bluetooth Portable Speaker

They hooked RIGHT up to my Apple iPod touch 8 GB and they sound great.. now dont expect a ton of bass from these speakers but they are pretty loud for speakers that are about the same size as your ipod touch/iphone.

The great thing about them is.. you can keep your iphone/ipod in your pocket or protected from the elements and just place this speaker on the sand dirt whatever and if it gets messed up thats only $25 bucks out of your pocket vs. $200.00 or up for an ipod touch or heavens forbid your iphone!

Now they do work for other bluetooth phones as well but I have not tested them out.. just wanted to pass along the info!

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Alien Bees Vegabond II too expensive? or out of stock? Just piece together your own for $170.00 around half the price. I wanted to to have a battery for each light stand so as to keep cords out of the way AND to act as its own weight to keep the stand from tipping over so it serves many useful purposes. Also if one power supply goes out you will at least have more than one on location so worst case scenario you can still power all your alien bee strobes.

Here is the shopping list:

The Install Bay ATFH10C-10 10 GA ATC Fuse Holder With Cover (10 Pieces) – $9.99 ($2.00 for each homemade build )
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_20949_The+Install+Bay+ATFH10C-10.html

2 x Polarized 2 Conductor 10 AWG Connector Set – $5.00 each ($10.00 per set )
http://skycraftsurplus.com/polarized2conductor10awgconnectorset.aspx

Powersonic PS-12180NB – 12 Volt/18 Amp Hour Sealed Lead Acid Battery with Nut-Bolt Connector – $30.00 each
http://www.portablepower.com/powersonic_ps-12180nb-p-65.html

Samlex 150W Pure Sine Wave Inverter – $99
http://www.donrowe.com/inverters/puresine_150.html

Alien Bee Vegabond II Carrying Bag = $19.95
http://www.alienbees.com/battery.html

GFCI cord $10.45
http://www.lowes.com/pd_145275-33536-30339011_0_?productId=1135923&Ntt=gfci&Ntk=i_products&pl=1&currentURL=/pl__0__s?newSearch=true$Ntt=gfci$y=0$x=0

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also if you want a good 12 volt charger go with: SUPER SMART BATTERY TENDER JR. – $19.98
http://www.derbycycles.net/productdetail.htm?productId=9174965&catalogId=1795&fpg=1

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Hey guys we finally got this video done and I think you all will love it! It is an hour long full of great information on the photoshoot I did for CAPRISTAN clothing and with the model Carrie Cameron. The video will take you through the camera settings for each shot, the 3d Virtual Lighting setup which EVERYONE loves, the final results shown AND great photoshop tutorials all in ONE video!

Click HERE to download the the FULL video

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Well FINALLY I have LOTS of new content.. I have been on a bit of a journey learning ALL new sorts of photography stuff to share with the world! stay tuned this is just a tiny taste of whats to come from me video wise!  Keep checking back!

JTP

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UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE:

Ok i got fed up with this shopping cart not being fully automated SOOO i built an entirely new site with a FULLY functioning shopping cart!!!

http://www.myjtp.com/

that shopping cart will allow you to pay through paypal and INSTANTLY send you the link to download without having to wait for my SLOW boat self to manually approve it.. that is of course if you pay instantly and not with an echeck.. the echeck still takes up to a week to clear… SOOO anyone who tests out the new website and shopping cart let me know how it goes OH and im editing my latest video which is going to be WAYY better than this so hold on tight

UPDATE: my shopping cart IS FIXED!!!

Thats right kids after a pain staking couple of weeked editing, rendering, rerendering, rerendering, re… u get the point. I have finally editing down the Natalie Starr Photoshoot behind the scenes video.

This is the FINAL version ready for downloading!! This is a photoshoot I did with Natalie Starr using CAPRISTAN clothing. It will show 7 shots from the photoshoot, video before and after the shots, diagrams of the shot setup, strobe placement, and f-stop, shutter speed, lens, body used on each shot. To see all the shots in this video click the link to view this full blog post.

…click here to read more

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Here is a photoshoot of model: Natalie Starr using the designer CAPRISTAN’s swimwear and apparel.

If you want to know how I setup these shots and what my camera settings were you can download the FULL 17 minute video here

Here is a little teaser video I uploaded on youtube.. the quality is really bad compared to the FULL video but gives you a good idea of whats on the full video

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I just installed a shopping cart system into my blog and I need help testing it out. I am going to be selling ( for a small fee ) videos of behind the scene shoots from most of my shoots from now on.

I have 3 videos ready to be edited and put up for sale. Basically it will be video of me shooting models, having some fun silly interaction so that the video isn’t just some boring snooze fest of a video and showing you my whole setup for each shot highlighted in the video.. …click here to read more

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Well I FINALLY got around to editing some pictures from my wonderful shoot with Jaycelle. I have been SOO swamped with other work but im glad I finally got a chance to edit just a few from all of the great photos I got out of Jaycelle.

to read about the shot setup and lighting click the more text …click here to read more

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FINALLY!!! i made some business cards for my personal photography. I wanted to use an image that would grab your attention. Here is a fun shot i took after a shoot I did for STROBE magazine with Jaycelle (back of card). These cards are made to pass out to models and people in the industry who understand the art behind the shot on the back, I wouldn’t pass these out at some little league game or a wedding or anything I have different cards/company for that

note:the full grey portion of the front card is a spot uv coat, and the small logo on her arm is spot uv coat

Front of the business card:

Back of the business card:

Want to know what she is snorting?? …click here to read more

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This was a pretty interesting shoot. After Jaycelle and I got done with a photoshoot for STROBE magazine I said lets do something totally off the wall. We were shooting at my boy Michael’s house err mansion umm castle and he happened to have about 7+ Gibson guitars laying around so we grabbed one and came up with some nifty shots.

Click the more link below to read the full explanation of this unique shoot …click here to read more

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