tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47013289395249077642011-12-30T19:02:22.080-06:00Capture the MomentMy personal photographic ramblings and other hobbies of interest. ENJOY!!Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.comBlogger771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-74081660139524110172011-04-01T20:18:00.000-05:002011-04-01T20:18:30.279-05:00Got Milk?
I helped Hannah do a little video editing and some photos for a contest she was entering. She made the final 27. Here's what the contest is about:
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p.MsoNormal, Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-13199261883725621852010-12-29T16:42:00.000-06:002010-12-29T16:42:36.715-06:00Still learning.....I amIt's been a while since I've posted regularly. A LOT has been going on in the Burkhead household.
Today, I wanted to hit a little on where/who I get my inspiration from (besides my wife and kids ;) ) and post some of my recent work.
Let's start with the several blogs/websites that I follow regularly.
Phat Baby Photography, is another family guy, similar to me. Phat Baby Photography Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-60796092907589639872010-12-15T12:17:00.000-06:002010-12-15T12:17:50.635-06:00the blog is a little out of sorts recently...It seems that Blogger and Flickr has changed the way we post photos in the blogs. Or, maybe, I just forgot how...it HAS been a while since my last post.
I hope to keep this a little more current for you guys following.
You can also follow most of my posts on my facebook page...Facebook: Daniel BurkheadDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-87287488989806702172010-12-15T12:12:00.005-06:002010-12-15T12:12:22.588-06:00DSC_3682DSC_3682Originally uploaded by danielburkheadDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-52647859189086831422010-12-15T12:12:00.003-06:002010-12-15T12:12:14.914-06:00DSC_3745DSC_3745Originally uploaded by danielburkheadDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-37728948217503039952010-12-15T12:12:00.001-06:002010-12-15T12:12:06.426-06:00DSC_3928DSC_3928Originally uploaded by danielburkheadDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-10962786612301474202010-12-15T12:11:00.009-06:002010-12-15T12:11:57.354-06:00Originally uploaded by danielburkheadDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-55635857692481168872010-12-15T12:11:00.007-06:002010-12-15T12:11:47.591-06:00DSC_3987DSC_3987Originally uploaded by danielburkheadDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-68015102419713415042010-12-15T12:11:00.005-06:002010-12-15T12:11:38.341-06:00DSC_4593DSC_4593Originally uploaded by danielburkheadDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-69620038839320163502010-12-15T12:11:00.003-06:002010-12-15T12:11:25.617-06:00DSC_4734DSC_4734Originally uploaded by danielburkheadDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-59078470969614244162010-12-15T12:11:00.001-06:002010-12-15T12:11:16.095-06:00DSC_4728DSC_4728Originally uploaded by danielburkheadDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-37837924388521638242010-12-15T12:10:00.005-06:002010-12-15T12:10:29.701-06:00Drake Senior-30Drake Senior-30Originally uploaded by danielburkheadDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-40101908024775448792010-12-15T12:10:00.003-06:002010-12-15T12:10:17.516-06:00Drake Senior-28Drake Senior-28Originally uploaded by danielburkheadDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-42471371985297899862010-12-15T12:10:00.001-06:002010-12-15T12:10:05.230-06:00Drake Senior-2Drake Senior-2Originally uploaded by danielburkheadDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-57109313249084179782010-12-15T12:09:00.001-06:002010-12-15T12:09:50.079-06:00Drake Senior-37Drake Senior-37Originally uploaded by danielburkheadYES, I know that shadow is there in the one shot...that was for that "bigger than life" effect ;DDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-8204754577924647612010-12-15T12:07:00.001-06:002010-12-15T12:07:32.364-06:00Drake Senior-44Drake Senior-44Originally uploaded by danielburkheadDrake's Senior PicturesDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-21389286975889679232010-08-06T15:38:00.003-05:002010-08-06T15:38:59.890-05:00Y I HOPE to get back to photography soon! I need my fixDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-34157406499962283852010-08-06T15:38:00.001-05:002010-08-06T15:38:58.667-05:00Y Still working out of state. This time I'm in Michigan working another oil spill...at least I'm seeing oil now! Hope everyone is having a GREAT summer!Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-79831263442625684872010-06-10T10:10:00.001-05:002010-06-10T10:10:25.224-05:00Sorry I haven't been updating the blog lately. I'm working down in the Gulf with the oil spill. I do have photoshoot next. Maybe I can post up something before I head back to New OrleansDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-87990356374335055172010-05-03T17:48:00.001-05:002010-05-03T17:58:29.263-05:00Broke my Nikon 18-105 VR lensWell, it was bound to happen....I left my camera bag sitting on the studio stool after a photo session last Sunday. One of the little kids (my kids :( ) knocked it off of the stool and WHAM!!! The lens was snapped off the camera body. For those of you that aren't familiar with Nikon lenses, this is one that has a plastic mount.
This lens is the lens I use 90% of the time, so it was quite a Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-36089920533502474592010-04-25T22:44:00.000-05:002010-04-25T22:44:15.048-05:00More Senior PicturesSame models, Jordan and Hannah. Actually, these aren't so much Senior Pictures as they are simply profile shots for thier social networking sites. So, I decided to have a little fun and do some "fashion" type shots.
Here's a peek:
Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-43657920332751949662010-04-18T20:08:00.001-05:002010-04-18T21:14:14.625-05:00Jordan & Hannah -- Senior (and Junior) PicturesToday we took Senior pictures of Jordan (he has to send graduation invitations out this week). Of course, his little sister, Hannah, came along, as well. She's needing/wanting some new pictures, too. So...off we went.
Melissa had stumbled upon an old truck sitting in front of a pond, just off the road, so went there and shot a few. Then, it was off to a couple of other places.
It's easy to see Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-30260437727493996582010-04-11T13:45:00.001-05:002010-04-11T13:56:59.403-05:00Backing up your photos (and other stuff)So, I spent a couple of hours yesterday backing up files from my harddrive. I TRY to do this every month (sometimes 2x) just so, IF something happens to my laptop...like last year :( , I don't loose everything.
Now, I've always backed up to CD or DVD. I'm now looking at backing up to an array of HD's...ie, NAS (Network Attached Storage). The way I see it, I can set this up to backup Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-67767232630034853482010-04-06T22:12:00.000-05:002010-04-06T22:12:25.061-05:00Easter 2010 PhotosMy wife had the idea to get some baby ducks and a baby goat to do Easter pictures for some of our family, friends, and church members.
I setup my ABs in the garage, since the sessions would take place over a course of 2-4 days (it was the end of Spring Break, and people were just getting back into town). My mother-in-law had some old wood that was reclaimed from an old barn that was torn down a Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-16360594961528558092010-03-24T23:50:00.001-05:002010-03-24T23:52:47.962-05:00Woolbright Family PhotosI had the pleasure to take pictures for great family here in Benton. The parents, who live in Chicago, haven't had any updated family portraits in quite a while. While I was doing some repair work at their local (Benton) home, they asked if was would be available for last-minute portraits. Of course, there were a total of 15 of them.....so taking the shots indoors, would have been a challenge...Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-52605168446932538112010-02-06T23:21:00.001-06:002010-02-06T23:30:34.506-06:00Father/Daughter Portraits with AlienBeesSo, again this year was given the opportunity to take the portraits for the Father/Daughter Ball at my son's elementary school. This is an annual event sponsored by our church...it's fun and rewarding to be a part of such a great "memory-making" event.
The other photographer I shot with last year has moved to another city, so my wife was assisting me with getting everyone signed in and manning Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-692059404063638562010-01-18T20:08:00.000-06:002010-01-18T20:08:08.853-06:00New lights...Merry Christmas to me :)So, I've been wanting some studio strobes for a while now. From my wife, for Christmas, I ordered a couple of AlienBee B400 lights, a 64" PLM (very versatile), and a 22" high output beauty dish. I also ordered a set of wireless triggers from AlienBee. So far, I LOVE this stuff. I've only been able to play around with it a couple of times. But, I plan to put it to more use very soon.
Here's a fewDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-49616848361078589092010-01-02T16:55:00.001-06:002010-01-02T19:16:09.417-06:00SCUBA Family PortraitsHAPPY NEW YEAR!!
This week I had the pleasure to shoot family portraits for the owners of Eagle Ray Divers, in Cozumel...unfortunately, I didn't get to travel to Cozumel this time :), but we will in the future.
The family was full of energy and the whole session went smoothly. It wasn't until we were about 1/2 to 3/4 through when we started talking about SCUBA DIVING. Wouldn't you know, they Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-88203292903191430952009-12-24T16:29:00.000-06:002009-12-24T16:29:56.984-06:00Another Family Portrait SessionLast weekend I had the pleasure of shooting a friend's family portraits. She said she always has a hard time getting everyone together for pictures, so I was asked to show up Sunday after Church and before lunch...you know everyone will show up for lunch ;) Drake, my oldest son, assisted me by being my Voice Activated Light Stand.
I thought I'd only taken about 20 or so pictures, but ended up Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-13898507670454228582009-12-15T08:48:00.000-06:002009-12-15T08:48:53.972-06:00Christmas picturesSo my wife bought everyone matching PJs (sorry, you won't see me in my ;)) and we took our Christmas pictures in them...all matching. Nice, huh? Here's a few of the shots from that session.
Again, simply setup the studio in our living room and shot away. I did a little post processing on these, but only a little...AlienSkin Bokeh and brightness levels. Shot with two small strobes for the Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-84401907021889628402009-11-14T22:41:00.000-06:002009-11-14T22:41:38.947-06:00Finally..some more family shotsSo, I got to shoot this nice little (not really) family. The parents and their 5 kids. It was a beautiful day. We'd found this little pond/walking trails in a local financial district. Wouldn't you know....the time was around 12 noon. NOT the best time of the day for pictures, I know...but this was the only time this family was able to get together and do their "Fall" portraits. It's actually, Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-12230300494507031672009-11-04T18:18:00.000-06:002009-11-04T18:18:41.733-06:00Bright Lights -- OH MY!!So my wireless transmitter for the off-camera flashes suddenly quit working....completely. Replaced the battery, that wasn't it. Oh well.
Had a small Halloween shoot with my neighbor's children when I realized it went on the fritz. I made do with two flashes fired via my optical slaves. A little more post-processing, but that's the downfall of using inexpensive "ebay" remotes.
The next day, I Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-49130434349256538782009-10-27T21:45:00.000-05:002009-10-27T21:45:26.154-05:00Doing the pumpkin "thing"We sat down this evening and let the kids (really me) carve their pumpkins for Halloween.
I always forget how BAD they smell when cut open :D
Benjamin and Melissa had fun with the pumpkin 'guts' :D
Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-90328479843301458642009-10-19T22:35:00.000-05:002009-10-19T22:35:18.806-05:00Costumes anyone?Usually I think about taking pictures of the kids in their Halloween costumes about the time they are going out to go trick or treating. Not this year!
Benjamin, Jacob and Briana were all in a good mood Saturday (and Mom was at work) so we set up the studio and took a few shots.
Jacob didn't want to participate at first, but soon he saw Benjamin and Briana having fun, so he joined in.
I Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-82631196855245512332009-09-20T17:38:00.000-05:002009-09-20T17:38:15.454-05:00Jacob's Horse PartySaturday we had Jacob's 3rd birthday party. His choice of theme?....HORSES! (next year he said he wants LIONS)
It's been raining all week, so we felt very fortunate to have a break from the rain Saturday...at least until we started cleaning up. Everyone had a great time! All of the kids got to ride these "little" horses and loved every ride they got.
Here's a few shots from the festivities:
Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-20080343732373174022009-09-13T13:54:00.000-05:002009-09-13T13:54:01.250-05:00Dealing with my layoffWell, I was working for a company out of Columbus, Ohio, called Netjets. It was, I thought, a very employee-oriented company. And at one time, I believe it was...however, as the upper management changed, so the their "orientation".
I've always been one not to try to predict what a company I worked for was going to do. And, I typically try to find the good in most things.
So, when the company Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-45796280729243612092009-09-09T18:21:00.000-05:002009-09-09T18:21:57.877-05:00Briana's First PhotoshootSince it was Briana's 1st birthday this past week, we did a quick photoshoot of her in her hanbok. We figured she'd try to pull it off, or at least her headress. But, she was great! She looked like a little Korean Princess or something.
Of course we had to shoot some pictures of two of her older brothers. Everyone seemed to have fun.
Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-50067828639696685922009-09-05T10:50:00.000-05:002009-09-05T10:50:34.040-05:00D90 Vertical Grip ***UPDATE***In my last post about my vertical grip for the D90, I stated that I was having some issues with it and had emailed the manufacturer. I've still not heard anything back, so I posted up my issues in a thread on Flickr about alternate vertical grips for the D90. Luckily for me, Aron Johnson (Kauna'oa), said he had read somewhere that the battery contacts were the problem. I took his advice and Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-77575055716684280732009-09-01T23:27:00.002-05:002009-09-02T00:09:51.925-05:00Cassie & Matt's Wedding (sneak peek)I shot Cassie and Matt's wedding this Sunday. It's the first one I've shot in almost a year. I forgot how much running around I did...luckily, my friend Andy went with me to help out. He was my V.A.L.S. for the day (that's Voice Activated Light Stand). He also brought along his SB600 that I used in conjunction with my SB800 and Nikon's CLS feature. Worked nearly flawlessly. Occasionally, I'd moveDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-19346820449932603102009-08-23T12:12:00.005-05:002009-08-23T19:59:14.242-05:00New Camera BagWhile in Korea, we visited several camera stores. There was two things, mainly, that I was looking for...1) a camera bag & 2) battery grip.I found both, fortunately...and at a pretty good price.The battery grip is a MeiKe MK-D80, basically it's a knockoff of Nikon's MB-D80...only less expensive. I love the way this grip makes the camera feel. It's got a very stable, secure feeling to it and makesDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-31571192001299301222009-08-19T18:13:00.003-05:002009-08-19T18:23:49.324-05:00Bowling with the FamilyWell, the day before Benjamin started back to school (1st grade) we decided to spend the day doing something they wanted to do...Jacob's pick? Golf (too hot and humid) Benjamin's pick? Bowling. So, we went bowling, which is actually pretty good because we're going to a birthday party this Saturday...and it's a bowling party, so this could be practice for them ;DBenjamin did pretty well, he's justDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-55822052814532536322009-08-15T18:54:00.002-05:002009-08-15T19:18:06.293-05:00Aahhhh Watermelon!Today was a great day. Briana slept good last night...although Jacob didn't. We had a few visitors today and she's been in a great mood.Melissa's parents brought over a watermelon they said needed to be eaten before it went bad...well, it was already bad, so they went and picked up another one. MUCH better.I cut it up in the garage and we all had our share.Of course we had to take the obligatory Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-19054826543043489672009-08-10T08:19:00.004-05:002009-08-10T09:04:13.310-05:00Finally back homeIt's great to be home. All of the trip was fine....except for the final flight from Houston...thank goodness it was only 1 hour long. Briana started crying (she'd been up since 0300) before we even taxied out. Then she puked just before take off...twice. GREAT!! And this was a smaller regional jet. Only 3 seats wide, so the other people weren't too happy with us. Oh well...we'll probably never Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-53690961781653236152009-08-08T03:23:00.001-05:002009-08-08T03:23:47.150-05:00Well we got an earlier flight out of LA because the agent said the midnight flt would be late. Now we are sitting in Houston until morning then arriving in Little Rock at 830 Saturday morning. We are all SO ready to get home. We grabbed a quick burger in LA and almost missed our flight, but it was SOOOO worth it. Just the taste, texture and smell of American food is awesome!!!We love this countryDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-16366629555229135962009-08-06T20:47:00.002-05:002009-08-06T21:20:52.641-05:00Briana is oursWe went to meet Briana and her foster parents, Thursday at 1100. As soon as we walked in, Briana reached for Melissa...that was AWESOME!!!Overall, our transfer went very well. We got all of our instructions and directions for going through Customs and Immigration (both at Seoul and LAX), said our "Thank You's" and "Goodbyes". It was pretty emotional for the foster mother as well as Melissa and Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-3021555303532772112009-08-05T07:52:00.002-05:002009-08-05T08:11:47.684-05:002nd Meeting with Briana: AWESOME!!Today we met with Briana for the second time. This time was SO MUCH better. She didn't cry one bit (except when the Doctor was messing with her). We got to basically hang out with her until her Dr's appointment. Melissa reached her arms out and Briana willingly went to her..no crying like yesterday. Then we took her into the Dr's appointment. Mrs Lee actually told the foster mother not to come Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-38073451329865945082009-08-04T01:45:00.002-05:002009-08-04T01:50:39.347-05:00Seoul City TourToday was our Seoul city tour. We had 4 families from the US and one from Denmark with us. Our tour guides were girls from one of the local Universities and were great!We got to experience Seoul's subway system, traditional Korean food, Ancient Korean Palaces, and ..... shopping (that was mostly for the women, but if they were happy, then we were :))I took LOTS of pictures, right around 200 or soDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-444643057257468152009-08-03T15:00:00.002-05:002009-08-03T15:20:40.912-05:00Our first meeting with BrianaWell we had our first visit and it went pretty well. She started off crying but after a little bit she sat on a table close to us and let us play with her.Daniel started taking pictures and she loved looking at herself. I eventually was able to hold her. I got in lots of squeezes and kisses. She is absolutely adorable.The Foster Mother said that Briana (Sa-Rang) has been doing very well around Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-87895558640360758302009-08-02T23:08:00.003-05:002009-08-02T23:55:43.047-05:00Arrived in KoreaWell, we finally arrived in Seoul, South Korea at 0500 Monday morning. We flew right past Sunday ;D But, we'll get it back on the return trip.The flights were pretty uneventful...well, sort of. Our very first flight out of Little Rock was late getting into Little Rock. That made us about 15 mins late for our Houston departure, so Continental booked us on the next fight out to LA. The good thing Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-69264341189992955802009-07-31T14:25:00.004-05:002009-07-31T14:31:01.780-05:0013 Tips for Staying Motivated in PhotographyGreat tips for staying Motivated in Photography from PetaPixal (Michael Zhang). He basically asked a bunch of photographers that follow PP on Twitter how THEY stay motivated. Very good tips here, as well as a few links.Check out PetaPixal yourself or follow on Twitter.LinkDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-23400078671178863532009-07-30T11:53:00.004-05:002009-07-30T17:57:58.684-05:00GOT OUR TRAVEL CALL!!We got our travel call this morning!!! Unfortunately, booking "last minute" flights to/from Korea is not easy...seems as nearly all of them returning are completely sold out...our outrageously expensive.However, we did get a flight booked. We'll be heading out Saturday night and arriving in Korea Monday morning (local time). And our planned 7 days "in country" is now down to 5, as we'll be comingDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-62194019380929625462009-07-28T16:47:00.004-05:002009-07-29T16:38:58.033-05:00Strobist: Boot Camp Assignment #3Dave puts up another assignment for his Strobist Boot Camp. This time, it's going to be real estate....or rather "create an interesting architectural interior shot".Seeing as how our (my wife and I) other hobby is residential home building....this could play right into my hands ;DOne of our very good friends is a Realtor, with whom we deal with on nearly all of our projects. I've wanted to get Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-69573650641019042642009-07-27T19:07:00.002-05:002009-07-27T19:13:15.438-05:00Korea trip getting CLOSER!!Got word this past Friday (24th) that Briana's visa interview is on Monday (27th). Melissa and I are expecting to travel to Korea....MAYBE on Thursday (30th).We are excited beyond words! Can't wait to get to Seoul and see/hold our little girl!!I hope to update this blog as well as facebook/twitter while on the trip, as well.Please keep us in your thoughts and Prayers as we travel abroad.Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-60855120384928446692009-07-24T22:48:00.003-05:002009-07-24T23:07:33.134-05:00Asher's 1st BirthdaySo, I finally had time to do some post processing on the pictures of Asher I took for his 1st birthday. I have to apologize to Wendy for taking so long...it's been a crazy busy last couple of weeks.I'm still not completely satisfied with the studio setup. There's small things that I can pick out...but I'm like that ;)I am learning how to be harder on myself and my shots. I really enjoy shooting Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-41154338204836100382009-07-20T17:06:00.002-05:002009-07-20T17:10:44.196-05:00Adoption UPDATE!We got a call Friday stating that only one form was left to "process" before our baby girl was ready for us to travel to South Korea and pick her up. That "process" should take approximately 2 weeks to complete.SO, with that said...we're expecting to be traveling on or around the 31st of July! Which is GREAT because that's also our 10 year anniversary!I'm in the process of getting stuff set up toDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-85778957146880923372009-07-19T22:29:00.003-05:002009-07-19T22:39:18.921-05:00Scott Kelby's Worldwide photowalk 2009I had the opportunity to participate in this year's Worldwide Photowalk, put on by Scott Kelby. My oldest son also attended (he shot my old camera, the Nikon D40).We had a great time! It's amazing to look through his shots and see many of the same shots (angles, perspectives, etc.) that I had....even though we didn't necessarily shoot the same things. There was a few times I'd ask him "Hey, what Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-80305116010805215282009-07-15T13:15:00.003-05:002009-07-15T13:29:14.461-05:00Larry's Pizza ShootOkay, so after failing the first attempt (IMO), I setup a different time/date to shoot some pizza shots for Larry and Greg of Larry's Pizza.This time, I think I did MUCH better.Originally, this was going to be my entry into Dave's Boot Camp II, 2nd assignment. However, it's now overdue and I went ahead and submitted my hotdog shot taken back on the 4th of July.Strobist Info:SB800 (shoot through Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-80136873896526248352009-07-10T15:48:00.004-05:002009-07-10T15:50:29.250-05:00New Pictures from KoreaWe unexpectedly received updated pictures of Briana the other day.We can't wait to go get her and bring her home!!!Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-36978363097940539522009-07-07T12:55:00.010-05:002009-07-10T15:54:19.715-05:00Strobist Boot Camp II: 2nd AssignmentI'm scheduled to go to Larry's Pizza on Wednesday to shoot some pictures for his website and menu. But, since I don't shoot food very often...I thought I'd better practice a little and get an idea of what I need to take, how to set the camera, flash(es), gels (if any), etc.Of course, it being a holiday weekend, we had to grill some hotdogs for the kids. Seemed like a great time to take a few testDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-10820141846272454662009-07-05T22:20:00.005-05:002009-07-05T22:36:57.093-05:004th of July = FireworksOf course, this time of year (usually starting in early June) the internet is buzzing with "how to shoot fireworks" tutorials. Many of them have great information.I'm not going to explain how to, however, here's a short video doing just that:Here's some shots that I took at our local display Saturday night.Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-36434899016898912632009-07-03T15:20:00.003-05:002009-07-03T15:35:47.136-05:00Strobist Boot Camp II: Assignment #2Looks like Dave has given out the second assignment for the Strobist Boot Camp II. And, it looks very appetizing! At least that's what he's hoping for.When he suggested doubling up on this assignment by shooting our favorite dish at a small, independent restaurant, I couldn't help but think of Larry's Pizza. We eat there, usually, 2-3 a week ;D So, this afternoon...since we were there....I askedDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-68112566371561852152009-06-29T12:26:00.002-05:002009-06-29T12:37:54.215-05:00New NetbookMelissa and I picked up a new netbook Sunday, the Toshiba NB205. Like the many compact, lightweight companion PCs already on the market, the mini NB205 makes it easy to stay connected and productive while on the go. With a design features a nearly full-sized keyboard and touchpad, promises nine hours of battery life and is offered in a variety of colors. The Toshiba mini NB205 features a 10.1-Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-71262593441541575602009-06-25T23:02:00.005-05:002009-06-26T00:00:53.258-05:00A few more shotsHere's a few more pictures from Father's Day.And a short video (from the D90) of what we did after the shoot.
Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-67136129120871522432009-06-23T22:56:00.005-05:002009-06-23T23:04:59.637-05:00Father's Day ShootWell, with having all of my boys on Father's day (and it was SOOOO HOT outside) we had to figure out something to do. Wouldn't you know, we'd setup the studio stuff and have some fun.Of course the 4th of July is right around the corner, so we had to knock out those pictures, too.Enjoy!Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-10583061815068015622009-06-22T11:21:00.003-05:002009-06-22T11:33:24.570-05:00Family Portrait ShootAs you know, I had a friend and his family come over last weekend for some family portraits (his wife had been on him for a LONG time to get some done, but he's not comfortable in front of a camera). So, anyway....they came over. Him, his wife, daughter and twin sons. I like to make these shoots just as fun as possible, so we don't have those same ole stiff looking pictures. I think we succeeded Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-44614673087670507452009-06-19T17:13:00.001-05:002009-06-19T17:13:20.250-05:00Just about finished post-processing the pictures from last Sunday. It's amazing how quick post goes when the image is so close in-camera. Gotta love shooting the Strobist way! I'll post up some images later this weekendDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-63815443345191701502009-06-17T15:26:00.003-05:002009-06-17T15:33:38.636-05:00A look at the Iphone 3GS cameraPhotos and post by Andy Ihnatko:Apple let me have an iPhone 3G S a week and a half before the release date. Here's a whole bunch of pix I shot as I tested out the features of its new 3 megapixel variable focus camera.The verdict? Awesome. It certainly isn't the greatest optical hardware you can get on a phone; we're still talking about a bead of glass perched a few molecules away from the film Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-18829298877960455812009-06-14T17:16:00.005-05:002009-06-17T15:34:08.535-05:00Home Studio setupWell, I'm starting to work (more seriously, anyway) on my portfolio. So, this afternoon I have a friend and his family coming over for a simple "studio-type" shoot. Of course, since we don't have an actual studio yet...we have to make do with what we have.I moved some furniture out of the center of the living room and set up a studio pulling from Zack's tutorial blog. I setup my background lightsDaniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-89209500996622925252009-06-12T17:47:00.002-05:002009-06-12T17:50:10.248-05:00New Picture of BrianaWe received a new picture of our little girl in Korea today.Isn't she cute?HOPEFULLY we'll be getting to go get her in 5-6 weeks, or sooner!!Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-18753717004191526902009-06-11T18:03:00.003-05:002009-06-11T18:11:17.507-05:00Discussing the "studio" todayToday, my wife and I were discussing our new studio. We're going to build a shop/studio next to our house and basically get to design it from the ground up. I'm pretty excited about it.Originally, we were looking at something in the neighborhood of 20'x28', but now it may slightly larger. I just hate to give up too much "shooting" roomI'll post up here when we decide on a plan. BTW, she had some Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-51120115923071623062009-06-10T19:32:00.004-05:002009-06-10T19:40:09.314-05:00Strobist Boot Camp II: First AssignmentDo you know someone who is out of work? I do, unfortunately. In today's economy, many people are looking for employment. The first Strobist assignment in the "Strobist Boot Camp II" is to help someone who is unemployed and looking for a new job, by making a "headshot" that they can use on their resume, blog, or social networking site.With that said....off we go. This assignment is due June 23.Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-56809587427098862042009-06-09T20:23:00.003-05:002009-06-09T20:39:48.644-05:00My boysFigured I might as well post up some pics of my kids.Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-24396545666816301382009-06-09T18:50:00.003-05:002009-06-09T19:16:30.950-05:00Where do YOU find inspiration?Quoted from RedRainPhotograhyBlogWhere Do You Find Inspiration?I was on one of my favorite photo forum websites the other day and someone had posted an interesting and very common question. That question is the title of this post: where do you find inspiration?Just like writing or any other kind of art, there comes a time in an artist's life when inspiration is low - some people call it "block." Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-43362925838520168022009-06-09T17:42:00.003-05:002009-06-09T17:47:14.743-05:00Project D90As many of you may know, on Flickr...lots of people do the "Project 365", where they take a picture and post it on Flickr everyday for a whole year. Several of us with D90, and busy lives, have started our own version of this project: Project D90.Here's where you can follow our posts and photos: My Project D90 SetAnd here's the Group.Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-47531282932257169822009-06-09T17:41:00.003-05:002009-06-22T12:02:09.007-05:00Strobist Boot Camp IIHere's where you can follow along with me as I complete the Strobist Boot Camp II ">http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/06/boot-camp-ii-introduction.htmlSat down with my oldest Sunday (Father's Day) to shoot for this assignment.Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-91196441550481415292009-06-09T17:26:00.006-05:002009-06-09T19:26:52.555-05:00A little background on meI started in photography in 1986 (back in High School) I can't remember my teacher's name, but he was pretty good about peaking our interest. I purchased my first SLR camera (yes, it was film) a Pentax K1000. We learned how to work with the camera and the film. We had our own darkroom where we could develop and do our own prints. Very interesting, even back then. As time went on, and I attended Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701328939524907764.post-20451538184176825442009-06-01T19:59:00.002-05:002009-06-25T22:22:00.350-05:00Contact&amp;lt;a href="http://formsmarts.com/form/8s7"&amp;gt;Can't see the form? Click here&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.I can also be followed at @danielburkhead or danielburkheadForm by - Privacy<!-- Do not change credit notice. See http://formsmarts.com/warn -->Daniel Burkheadhttps://profiles.google.com/105774924013667365395noreply@blogger.com