jlopatin.com http://jlopatin.com/blog things and stuff Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:21:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 I am working on a new project http://jlopatin.com/blog/2010/03/12/i-am-working-on-a-new-project/ http://jlopatin.com/blog/2010/03/12/i-am-working-on-a-new-project/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:13:31 +0000 jlopatin http://jlopatin.com/blog/?p=740 My friend Jimmy is a very talented filmmaker. He is about to start shooting a new film entitled Drift. I am going to be doing some location recording, as well as the post production audio.

Here is the plot synopsis in Jimmy’s words:

“A visually hypnotic, character-based story about the chance encounter between two twentysomethings; strangers who have happened to ditch work on the very same Tuesday.”

He is still looking for production funding… Please click HERE if you would like more information on the film or how to contribute.

For the film’s teaser trailer, click HERE.

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I’ve only taken a few shots so far, but I’m impressed:

More to come soon…

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I also took a walk around Arrowhead Lake. The ground was frozen and covered with a lot of snow. I took all of these pictures with my new ultra wide lens. It’s great to hike with because it weighs next to nothing. I didn’t really edit any of these pictures. The great blue sky came right out of the camera!

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Arrowhead Lake

Originally uploaded by lopatinj

]]> http://jlopatin.com/blog/2010/01/17/arrowhead-lake-2/feed/ 0 New wide angle lens test http://jlopatin.com/blog/2010/01/13/new-wide-angle-lens-test/ http://jlopatin.com/blog/2010/01/13/new-wide-angle-lens-test/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:27:16 +0000 jlopatin http://jlopatin.com/blog/?p=662 We’ve got sun today! While at lunch I finally got a chance to test out my new ultra wide angle lens.  Here is an example:

The cool thing about this shot is that I didn’t do any retouching other than resizing the image. This new lens seems to have a natural polarizing effect, and it does great things to the color of the sky. Otherwise, this is not a particularly enticing image. .. More will be forthcoming.

In addition, here is a recent macro shot:

What is this?

I didn’t use my wide angle lens for this. It was taken with my 70-300mm lens with a 1.4x teleconverter and a 4.8 diopter close up lens added. I hand held the camera and lit the subject using 2 flashes… One on the left bounced up, and directly from the right. If you don’t recognize it, it is a 20 dollar bill.

]]> http://jlopatin.com/blog/2010/01/13/new-wide-angle-lens-test/feed/ 0 UPDATED: My first photo show! http://jlopatin.com/blog/2009/12/09/my-first-photo-show/ http://jlopatin.com/blog/2009/12/09/my-first-photo-show/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:10:15 +0000 jlopatin http://jlopatin.com/blog/?p=657 I’ve been asked to show some pictures in a gallery! It’s not a big show, and it’s sort of far away, so don’t feel bad about not coming! There will be a small selection of framed art hanging up; These pictures, and some other unframed works, will be available for sale. This is a great chance to support local artists as well as the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley.

Date:                Dec 20- Jan 30th

Time:                2pm-4pm on the 20th, and 9-5 daily during the remainder of the show.

Location:           Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley

3202 Shalom Way
South Bend, IN 46615

This is also a nice time to introduce: JLOPATINPHOTO.COM

The new site will always have my current portfolio and contact info. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Hope to see you at the show!

EDIT: The dates were incorrect. The show will be open for a month, not a week!!
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Morton Arboretum

Originally uploaded by lopatinj


]]> http://jlopatin.com/blog/2009/10/25/morton-arboretum/feed/ 0 10-10-09 New studio pictures http://jlopatin.com/blog/2009/10/10/10-10-09-new-studio-pictures/ http://jlopatin.com/blog/2009/10/10/10-10-09-new-studio-pictures/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:53:59 +0000 jlopatin http://jlopatin.com/blog/?p=647 The recording studio has been redone with new furniture. It looks great and has an improved workflow. The room is not done yet. I still need to tame some early reflections, and carpet the back half of the room. I’m also going to do something to hide the wiring from view. Overall, I’m extremely pleased with how it looks and sounds.

Studio

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