New Single: Beck

Beck just released a new single, Harry Partch. It's rumored to have something to do with this, but it has mostly to do with awesomeness.

"Its a tribute to the composer and his desire to make the body and music unified into what he termed 'Corporeality.' The song employs Partch's 43 tone scale, which expands conventional tonality into a broader variation of frequencies and resonances."

Check it out here.

Video DSLR Links

(Picture stolen from Red One)

I've been following a lot of really great photographers that have been making the jump into video lately. With the advent of video DSLR's there are a lot of great things going on out there. Some of my friends have asked me about a few of the things I've picked up here and there. Rather than send the links via email, I figured I'd post them up here some everybody can be bored.

Great Camera's

Consumer Level

Canon T1i -$799

Nikon D5000 -$679.95

Professional

Canon 7D -$1699

Canon 5D Mark 2 -$2699

Nikon D90 -$899.95

Nikon D300S -$1699.95

High End Professional

Canon 1D Mark 4 -$4999

Nikon D3S -$5199.95

Red One -$17,500

(prices do not include lenses)

Great Sample Videos

Canon 5D- Reverie (LaForet)

Nikon D90- Ramshackle Hearse (Jarvis)

Red One- Living Magazine (Henry)

Great photographers/videographers that discuss dSLR technique: Vincent LaForet, Hurlbut Visuals, Alexx Henry, Phillip Bloom and Chase Jarvis

Links for dSLR rigs: Redrock and Zacuto

Links for off camera monitor's: iKan and Marshall

Link for off-camera lighting: Litepanel

Video from Zacuto about audio options for dSLR's, the mic they discuss is the Zoom H4

Software/Firmware

24P firmware update for the 5D

Rolling Shutter correction

This list is by no means complete, but it's a good start. I hope it can help.

Update: Wired just posted an awesome article about the DSLR revolution. It’s rather sobering, but good.

To cheer you up, Nikon is giving away $100,000 to the person that is able to make the best two-minute video about their day.

Work Updates

More damaged grapes. This time they're grape cups... ouch! (they're really expensive)

Quote of the day:
"Ok Letoya... Oh, what's your name, Letoya?"

The ER house party photos are up!

I’ve taken my time getting these up on the party page. I have two good reasons for that; the first has to do with procrastination and the second reaso…

Ok, I’m back now. (was that a lame joke, or what?)

I redid the old Casa De Mustachio blog; it’s now dedicated to all my parties in general. The band was excellent, the party was great, and the photos were awesome! I’ve always said, there’s nothing better than milk, donut, and ER.

Hop on over to Jimmy’s Party Blog and enjoy! (page 1 and page 2)

Advertise Here... I think not.

I drive by this billboard everyday on my way to work and I absolutely hate it. It’s an off-color snap shot of a crooked dog, which appears to have been taken with a cheap point and shoot. I find it ironic that an advertising company cut corners on their own advertisement. I’m torn because I want to see something else up there, yet I still want them to fail… I guess I should hope for a lightning strike.

Published

Almost a year has gone by since my photographic journey first began, I’ve hit a milestone; I’ve been published in the Bakersfield Californian. Oh the prestige! From what I’ve been told, a 1/32 page spread, 24 pages deep in a Thursday morning paper is HUGE! I may need assistance remaining humble. Although it will be hard, especially knowing that the dozens of people that cut out the KC Steakhouse coupon will be carrying ¼ of my artwork on the opposite side. Like I said earlier; that’s huge. Bring on the fame/glory.

Padre Garces

I just heard some news from an undisclosed sources regarding the haunted statue which stands in the Garces circle:

“Father Garces is known to weep, move his hands, wave his hat, move his arms, and whatever part of his body that he can move; usually to warn of an appending car accident or fender bender.”

Paranormal researchers from Cambridge are conducting a study on Father Garces. They built a structure to shield him from the elements and he’s under 24 hour surveillance, so that any strange occurrences may be documented.

PS. None of that is true.