Comments on: The Gerry Project

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:40:47 +0000

@Bean — Thanks!

@Pita — I’m not sure how people get photos of dancing competitions then. Maybe they still use the flash, even when it’s not appropriate. There are a few flash diffusers out there that spread out the light, but they only work in smaller areas with low ceilings.

By: pita

pita — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:11:02 +0000

Flash blinds the dancers. I sometimes can’t see after I get off the floor.

By: Bean

Bean — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:17:58 +0000

Fantastic. This blog never ceases to impress me. I love the photos, but it’s the idea I love best.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:27:27 +0000

@Reno — Thanks Reno, I was going for a more unique look than the other memorial pictures I’ve seen. I asked Gerry to sit where the sun was in half of his face. The main goal was to play with natural light and shadow.

@Pita — I think you’re asking if I can freeze motion, because any camera can take pictures of fast movements, but you’ll get a lot of blurring. General chandelier light is too vague to guess. Even though the Canon Rebel XT can be pushed up to ISO 1600 with a wide aperture to give a fast shutter speed, general chandelier light is still probably too dark (like the lighting conditions I’ve seen at dance competitions, which is what I’m guess you’re asking about). The best bet is to use a flash if it’s acceptable.

By: Pita

Pita — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:28:30 +0000

Can your camera take pictures of fast movements without a flash light and under general chandelier light… say 3 of them on top of the ceiling?

By: Reno

Reno — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 02:11:30 +0000

He reminds of a veteran from my old neighbourhood. They’re great shots, a very understated but respectful portrayal. Very different from the WWI memorials you see in most of the towns around here.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:58:10 +0000

I’m sure there was a lot more that he would have told me if there was time. I wasn’t even sure what to ask, because I’m rather ignorant on these kind of subjects.

Link to the second photo has been fixed. Thanks, Nick.

By: Nick R

Nick R — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:39:43 +0000

Those are some great shots you have there. And gratz on working up the courage to give him a call. It’s always nice to be able to be able to tell a story and have photos to go along with it. I feel like you’ve only really written an introduction to something that could turn into a long article
FYI, the link to the second photo is broken (both point to the first photo).