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Specializing in Marching Band, Performing Arts and Event Photography, based in Normal, Illinois.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
2011 a year in review
2011 was a great year for Music Man5 Photos! Here are some of our favorite photos from 2011. We hope you enjoy them and we can continue to be your photographer in 2012!
You can also check out our portfolio by clicking HERE.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Check out this video from onOne Software
Make Your Portrait Photos Look Like They Were Taken With A Really Expensive Lens
Very Cool.
Very Cool.
Studio WhiBal
I recently discovered that I had misplaced my old pocket sized Whibal card. So I ordered a new one (http://michaeltapesdesign.com/) and while I was doing so I noticed that they now offered a 3.5"X6" Studio version. So I ordered one, as I have always gotten great results from my pocket sized Whibal.
It came recently and this is my first use of it. (If you are new to white balance cards check out the videos here: http://www.whibalhost.com/_Tutorials/WhiBal/01/)
The new G7 version is much thinner and lighter than whatever version it was I had before. Much easier to tuck away in the camera bag and still the perfect tool for getting a custom white balance!
It came recently and this is my first use of it. (If you are new to white balance cards check out the videos here: http://www.whibalhost.com/_Tutorials/WhiBal/01/)
The new G7 version is much thinner and lighter than whatever version it was I had before. Much easier to tuck away in the camera bag and still the perfect tool for getting a custom white balance!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Latest project completed
It had been a long time since I had refinished a chair like this. Too long I guess because my skills had gotten a little rusty.
This chair is one of three. They belonged to my grandmother and I refinished them originally for her. I had the forest green paint removed and then I sanded them. I finished them using amber shellac and polyurethane.
This particular chair still had too much green paint still in the grain of the chair. (And the amber shellac didn't help.) So I stripped the chair and attempted to remove the remaining paint.
I was about 60% successful but some of it is just too deep in the grain. So I stained the chair with a golden oak stain and polyurethaned it again.
It was so much 'fun' I may redo the other 2 next!
(Photographing it was a lot of fun too. A good exercise in lighting.)
This chair is one of three. They belonged to my grandmother and I refinished them originally for her. I had the forest green paint removed and then I sanded them. I finished them using amber shellac and polyurethane.
This particular chair still had too much green paint still in the grain of the chair. (And the amber shellac didn't help.) So I stripped the chair and attempted to remove the remaining paint.
I was about 60% successful but some of it is just too deep in the grain. So I stained the chair with a golden oak stain and polyurethaned it again.
It was so much 'fun' I may redo the other 2 next!
(Photographing it was a lot of fun too. A good exercise in lighting.)
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
my new WhiBal card!
Serious about white balance? Then you need a WhiBal! http://michaeltapesdesign.com/whibal.html
©Music Man5 Photos
©Music Man5 Photos
Friday, December 16, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
favorite cover
favorite cover, a photo by Music Man5 on Flickr.
I like this image so much that I just had to put it on the cover of a calendar of my 2011 favorite photos. Hope you like it.
To review and (hopefully) purchase a calendar or two (they make great gifts) just click HERE.
calendars have arrived!!
calendars have arrived!!, a photo by Music Man5 on Flickr.
To review and (hopefully) purchase a calendar or two (they make great gifts) just click HERE.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Friday, December 09, 2011
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
2012 Calendars are now available!!! (update)
Here are the 2012 calendars! They are now available for sale, just click on the Lulu button below the image. (a preview of each calendar is available there too.)
So get your order in now by clicking on the Lulu button below the calendar you wish to order. Or to see all calendars on Lulu in one place just click HERE.
Monday, December 05, 2011
Saturday, December 03, 2011
fixed my PW remote, new batteries work everytime
So change your batteries regularly, is the lesson here.
Friday, December 02, 2011
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Animoto is a great way to share your holiday photos!
A sample video of the Bloomington Scott Kelby World Wide Photo walk.
Animoto is a great way to share your holiday photos or all your photos with friends & relatives. Plus if you sign up now you can get three free months! Just click HERE to get started. Post a comment if you have questions about Animoto!
Animoto is a great way to share your holiday photos or all your photos with friends & relatives. Plus if you sign up now you can get three free months! Just click HERE to get started. Post a comment if you have questions about Animoto!
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