Pocket PhoJo

I have been demo'ing software for my pocket PC called PhoJo. It has got to be the best thing since sliced bread. I no longer need to bring a heavy bulky pain in neck to use while shooting laptop to any event where I file on deadline. The way it works is this:

1) shoot photos
2) put CF card into palm PC
3) load thumbnails, which even if there are 400 images on your CF card, they load in about 5 seconds
4) you can crop, caption, adjust levels, etc all in the software and it takes just a few clicks
5) transmit. You can use either the built in WiFi of the pocket PC or, the best part, if you are not around WiFi, you can use bluetooth to connect the PDA to your cell phone and send images either by e-mail or FTP that way. That was the best option for me...with bluetooth, the phone never has to come out of my pocket to get online!

I used this at a baseball game yesterday and it literally took just the middle of an inning to edit, crop and transmit 4 photos from my shooting position in the dugout. I never even had to put my cameras down!

4/22 Wedding

Here are a couple of shots from a the wedding I shot last weekend.....the church was really cool.

Beavers Game

Yesterday was a rough day......ok maybe not. I had to shoot a Beavers afternoon game, in the nice 70 degree weather with good light and some great action. I was focusing mainly on getting shots for baseball cards for the team and when there was a play at the plate in the first inning, I knew I was going to have a fun day.

Long day.....

Today was a long day. it started with a shoot for the Portland Timbers soccer team. I went down to the park at 9:30am to setup for mugs shots for the media guide and program, then shot random "action" shots of new players as they practiced, then when practice was over shot the mugs and a few portraits that will be used for the program and media guide covers. This was my favorite shot. Yes, it looks like all the other low to the ground using the sky as a background shots I have done for PGE park in the past, but they want to stick with that "theme" and I think they look pretty cool. The park sucks for anything else to use as a background too, but I'm going to try some new angles on other portraits later this season to make them not look so "the same". This is Michael Nsien, he played in the MLS last year and from what I hear will be a great player for the Timbers this season.

After PGE Park, I had enough time to go to my office, check e-mail and then go home for 5 minutes to say hi to Jenn and Jordyn, then I headed over to Putnam high school to shoot a feature on the 2 sets of twins that compete on the team. Here is a portrait of the 4 of them:

I also shot some action, all 4 of them compete in the high jump and long jump, how's that for confusing when trying to get ID's! The high jump pit was in a perfect spot though, behind it was a grass hill that make the background perfect and the late afternoon light made it a fun event to shoot!

Shoot from today

This are a couple frames from a shoot I did in the studio today. This little guy has an agent and everything and I shot these photos so that talent scouts can find him.

Portrait

Shot this portrait this morning for a magazine in Germany call Focus. I guess they are like the German version of Newsweek...anyway this lady has a new internet company that uses maps to connect people. This is shot in her office.

Back from Vegas

We just returned from the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International Convention and Trade Show in Vegas. It was pretty good. The trade show was huge and took 2 days to see all of it....but the best part was Vegas, of course. Man I love that place. Yesterday morning I played in a $60 buy in poker tournament, won it, and got $1250! Then we went to the palms, and won $200 in blackjack then later on I shot some craps and won another $100. al in all the trip got paid for and we profited a bunch and had a nice dinner and Jenn got to do some shopping :).

Opening Day

Opening Day! Baseball season is finally here. This post is a bit late, but last week was the opener for the Beavers. I probably will not shoot as many games as I have in the past, but I will enjoy everyday I do spend at the Park.

Saturday Wedding

Couple of images I like from Saturday's wedding....

I like how this little girl fell asleep and everyone just kept on dancing.

Actual Work

Ok, Ok, so I did some real work today too. I shot a prep softball game for the Clackamas Review. I saw a sweet spot in the football stands that was almost directly over second base. I was pouring rain and I could see a break in the clouds and kept hoping for the sun to pop through so I could have some sweet light, maybe a rainbow, etc. but all it did was pour. I did shoot this shot of a fly ball to first.

I also shot an adorable little girl in the studio today. For this shot, I was shooting with the lights and then thought it would look cool with a real shallow Depth of Field, so I opened up to 1.8 and just used the modeling lights.

More Zoe

What? You don't take a 300 2.8 into the front yard, kneel down and shoot photos of your dog, who isn't even half the size of the lens hood? I wonder why the neighbors were looking at me strange.......

Beavers Media Day

Today was Portland Beavers Media Day. I go to the park and shoot mugs of all the players that will used in the program and on the scoreboard, etc....as well as some portraits for some ads, or program covers or what not. Here are a couple that I liked.

Kids...

Zoe and Jordyn watch TV at the studio.

Newest Family Member

Introducing the newest member of the Mitchelldyer clan. This is our new puppy, Zoe. She is a Lhasa Apso.
Jordyn loves her:

NW Shootout

Shot the NW Shootout today for the East Oregonian. I only had to shoot 2 players, so it was qucik and easy. This was the third frame I shot.

Storm is coming in....

Weird weather day today. Sunny, then pouring, then sunny, then pouring, then super sunny....Shot a wedding in all of that, this is a shot of the newlyweds walking out on the golf course after a storm passed by. That's a scary looking cloud huh? But, the sun was right behind it and made for some nice light.