Submitted by Dustin Schmidt on April 19, 2012 - 9:18am
I tweeted this last night but here it is for the blog crowd.
A couple of weeks back when I went to the Thunder practice facility to shoot their recent trade acquisition, Mr. Derek Fisher, they were also setting up for a TV commercial shoot.
The specifics were kind of hush-hush as to what it was they were actually shoooting, but apparently it was this commercial below. All I remember is the director continually calling for more smoke...
• I spent the past couple of days in Denver shooting footage for an upcoming commercial. One of the new things we did was work with the GoPro HD Hero2.
Submitted by Dustin Schmidt on April 11, 2012 - 3:31pm
We all see the world differently. Different life experiences, locations, adventures and attitudes shape how we interpret the environment around us.
One of the things I do in my job as a photographer is to try and help people see the world the way I see it. After all, that's what a photograph does. It's one person's interpretation of an event. One split second in time captured.
I didn't start taking pictures seriously until later in college. I'm not a photojournalist or a sports shooter. It took me that long to figure out how I wanted to shoot.
Submitted by Dustin Schmidt on April 5, 2012 - 9:33am
The latest issue of Thunder Magazine is out so I thought I'd talk a little bit about some of the photography I shot for it.
Above is the fold-out, detachable cover. We've done fold out covers before but this one is cool because it's double-sided. The reverse side is below. This way you can pick your favorite poster and put up either the front or the back.
Submitted by Dustin Schmidt on April 3, 2012 - 8:37am
I just funded this project and I'll be anxiously awaiting my own Galileo.
The possibilities for a product like this are endless. I can't wait to use it on client shoots. We really are living in a pretty amazing/exciting time to be creative.
If you want the full scoop on this Kickstarter project you can check it out here.
And while I'm twiddling my thumbs and watching the calendar for my Galileo to show...I'll be watching this.
Submitted by Dustin Schmidt on March 22, 2012 - 9:11am
Today I'll be headed out to the Thunder practice facility to take some photos of the newest Thunder acquisition, Derek Fisher.
The setup is going to be identical to the last time the Thunder traded for a new guy. Below is a shot of our setup from back when I headed out there to take photos of Lazar Hayward.
I think people are excited to have Derek here in OKC. Just to give you a little idea of how the process for a shoot like this goes, here's a timeline of how it came about.
Wednesday, March 21
8:00 a.m. - Read rumors about Derek Fisher's acquisition by the Thunder.
Submitted by Dustin Schmidt on March 6, 2012 - 9:26am
We recently launched a new site called Running with Russell. You can visit it to check out what Russell's been up to on the road and view behind-the-scenes pics, watch video interviews with Russell and other stuff. (Dependent on Russell's ability/time to shoot that stuff of course.)
I met with Russell at the OKC Thunder Practice facility in Edmond back in late January to shoot stills and capture video for this project and really had a blast doing it.
Submitted by Dustin Schmidt on February 7, 2012 - 8:52am
(Chris Jericho walks out in a sequined, self-lit jacket.)
• Last night I went to see the WWE in Oklahoma City at the Chesapeake arena. The WWE understands how to entertain like you wouldn't believe. I'm convinced that no one puts on a better show than these guys. Seriously.
Before you dismiss all this as some kind of WWE fanboy talk, let me just say that I don't watch it on TV and I've never been to a WWE live event. But I got the opportunity to check one out and I was incredibly impressed.
Submitted by Dustin Schmidt on January 26, 2012 - 8:45am
Some of you may have noticed a missed blog on Tuesday. My apologies for that. I spent Tuesday morning preparing for an afternoon shoot with Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook for an upcoming website and media campaign launching soon.
I can't share too many details right now but as soon as it launches I'll be sure to post some behind-the-scenes and give the scoop on how it all went down. And for anyone who might be wondering, Honey Badger DO care. Russell was a pleasure to work with.
Submitted by Dustin Schmidt on January 19, 2012 - 9:24am
Hey everyone! I got a couple of questions regarding the last couple of Behind the Shot posts (here and here). Today I want to address some of the things that were going on in Photoshop, specifically one of the plug-ins I use when editing photos.
One of the things I try to do with most of my pics is to remove the "look" of a digital capture through a variety of techniques and tricks in Photoshop and Lightroom. However, even though I love the look of film I have no desire to go back to mixing developer, stringing up negatives and waiting hours for things to dry or even working in the darkroom to make each individual print.
