Saturday, April 30, 2011

Graduation


Graduation, originally uploaded by Music Man5.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Animoto - Refer a Friend Program

Animoto - Refer a Friend Program: "Create hi-quality video slideshows from your photos with @animoto to share with friends and family."

I use a product called Animoto to create really cool video-slideshows for myself, my family and my customers. If you have not checked them out you really should.

Here is a link to one of my recent videos.

If you'd like to join up and say $5 doing so just click on this link to get started.

Have fun!

HDR Photography from Realistic to Fantastic!


HDR Photography from Realistic to Fantastic! from Sekonic Webinars on Vimeo.
HDR or High Dynamic Range Photography has been all the rage for the past year or so. There are many new tools available to the photographer to capture and process this type of image, but much of the subject still remains elusive to many who would like to take full advantage of what you can achieve with these techniques.



In this hour long, free webinar sponsored by Sekonic and hosted by Joe Brady, we’ll cover many of the ways available to create HDR images. We’ll also explore using a handheld light meter to make sure that the exposures we take deliver the best data for a successful image without filling up our memory cards and hard drives with many unnecessary exposures. Starting with the basics of exposure and metering, follow along as we take a look at some popular HDR processing softwares to create and enhance our images.



There are several styles of HDR Photography - from realistic to super-real to fanciful to surreal. Let’s explore ways to create each type of image depending on your desires and artistic vision.

experimenting in B/W


20110424_50D_44403 with SEF, originally uploaded by Music Man5.
created with Silver Efex Pro 2.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The US Army MCoE Band


2 videos of the MCoE Band from Mark Coons on Vimeo.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

1st Platoon, Delta Company, 47th Inf Reg, Ft. Benning, Ga

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

traffic jam


traffic jam, originally uploaded by Music Man5.

Stuck in traffic in Alabama. Not fun.

raining cats and dogs


raining cats and dogs, originally uploaded by Music Man5.

My first post from a hotel room and it's this crappy photo. But it shows the thunderstorm my brother and I drove through early in our trip. The day got better from there but we made it to our destination! Thanks Bro!!

Monday, April 18, 2011

Last rehearsal of 2009

Last rehearsal

Click on the link to go to a slide show of the Marching Ironmen's last rehearal from the the 2009 season.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Little Sally


Little Sally, originally uploaded by Music Man5.
Two test prints of "Little Sally" from Miller's Lab. Very nice.

newest read


newest read, originally uploaded by Music Man5.
It has been a big help already and I'm just getting into it.

Lab Tests


Lab Tests, originally uploaded by Music Man5.
I've been testing a couple of new (new to me) labs and so I'd remember the images I used the next time, I made this collage.

©Music Man5 Photos

Thursday, April 07, 2011

20110405_7D_43815 with NIK CEP


20110405_7D_43815 with NIK CEP, originally uploaded by Music Man5.
As I don't have a graduated neutral density filter (Why? I don't know.) I edited this photo in NIK Software's Color Efex Pro, it has a pretty good GND filter.

Rocky Day with Topaz Detail


Rocky Day with Topaz Detail, originally uploaded by Music Man5.
This was a blah photo (or I though so anyway) so I used Topaz Detail to spice it up a little.

Saturday, April 02, 2011


20110402_7D_43660, originally uploaded by Music Man5.

PhotoVision 2011


Want to take your photography to a higher level? Then I recommend subscribing to PhotoVision. PhotoVision is awesome. I talk about subjects and techniques I've seen on PhotoVision with other photographers/friends and even lend the discs to my associates to get them informed and on board. It's unbelievable how much you can learn to much from these disc's! 

Now because of a special sale, anyone can receive PhotoVision's 6 DVD s for just $49 (a savings of $150) by using the promo code: PVFAN.

I look forward to my bi-monthly, 2-hour photo educational fix arriving in my mailbox chocked full of info and inspiration and I know you will too!

To find out more just click HERE and sign up today!!!! Check out the speakers shown on PhotoVision, check out the benefits of membership, preview the videos. So click HERE and sign up today!!!!