J MAN STUDIOS New Media Blog

22/365 - Sisterhood

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 22, 2009 - Well, the temperature rose to about 45 degrees here in Greater Cincinnati today and you would've thought it was 70. As soon as the kids got home from school, it was outside to play. My youngest daugher couldn't wait to ride her Barbie Jeep she got for Xmas which presented a great photo opportunity. I shot at a nice wide aperture (f/2.8) to [...]

21/365 - Chess Anyone?

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 21, 2009 - I saw a photo at an IHOP restaurant that I visited recently of a kid playing checkers that gave me the idea for this photo. I didn't like the checkerboard we have, so I pulled out this nice wooden chess set and grabbed my son to create this image.

Shot hand-held with the Nikon D70 and Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 lens at f/1.8 with a sh [...]

20/365 - Old Glory Over Cincinnati

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 20, 2009 - In an effort to celebrate the mood of America on this historic day of the Inauguration of Barack Obama. I tried to think of the most dramatic setting where I could find the American flag in Greater Cincinnati. So I drove to the overlook at Devou Park (on the Kentucky side of the river) to shoot Old Glory with the Cincinnati [...]

19/365 - Shiba Inu Pet Portrait

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 19, 2009 - Spent a few minutes this afternoon with my Shiba Inu Tyler as my subject. He wasn't too cooperative as it was another bitter cold day today, but I did manage to get a couple winners... this was my favorite.

Shot hand-held with the Nikon D70 and Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 lens at f/2.8 with a shutter speed of 1/100 sec and ISO of [...]

18/365 - Steelers Helmet

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 18, 2009 - As I was gearing up for the Steelers to play in the AFC Championship today against the Baltimore Ravens, I grabbed one of my Steelers mini-helmets and took a close-up of it with my iPhone. Effects were created with a combo of iPhone apps. I can't believe they're heading back to the SuperBowl! Go Steelers!

17/365 - School Dome

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 17, 2009 - Needed a quick shot today as I had an really busy day with the family. This is the centerpiece dome to the school my kids attend that was built in 1907. A little bit of old-school architecture with the added bonus of a blue sky on this cold winter day.

Shot hand-held with Nikon D70 and Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 lens at f/11 and a shut [...]

16/365 - This Bud's For You

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 16, 2009 - I was taking some shots this afternoon on a bridge that crosses some train tracks (which also made for some pretty interesting shots as well) when I noticed this bottle of Budweiser just resting on the railing. It's cool what your eye catches when you're actively looking for something to photography and I knew that I could get so [...]

15/365 - The Lone Pine Cone

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 15, 2009 - Today the weather went from cold to bitter cold (like much of the midwest and east coast) but I ventured out into the frigid tundra in hopes of finding something of nature that I could use as a subject. Low and behold I found a lone pine cone which I was able to position on a snowy walkway to maximize depth of field. I wanted an i [...]

14/365 - Roma Globe

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 14, 2009 - I'm getting ready to shoot some products for a client of mine, so during the testing of my lighting setup I tossed in this little snow globe that my daughter received from her uncle after his trip to Italy earlier this year. Not the most creative shot ever, but it got me ready for tomorrow.

Shot on tripod with Nikon D300 and Nikkor 18-200 [...]

13/365 - The Skull

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 13, 2009 - I needed a quick, creative shot today as I was extremely busy with work. Yesterday I met a new friend who also happens to be a magician. Well, he showed me a couple of 'tricks' yesterday that allowed me to capture and post-process this image entirely on my iPhone without exporting to Photoshop. Very cool!

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12/365 - Tyler Davidson Fountain

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 12, 2009 - I had a meeting in downtown Cincinnati this evening so it was a good chance to shoot the Tyler Davidson Fountain at night. The fountain is Cincinnati's best known symbol and was designed to rival the great fountains of Europe. This is a detail shot of one of the four figures that surround the Genius of Water, known as " [...]

011/365 - Mirror Lake Bridge at Eden Park Overlook

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 11, 2009 - The family and I took a little drive this afternoon through Eden Park near downtown Cincinnati and we stopped at the Overlook Park which I have driven past many times but had never stopped to visit. Much to my surprise there was a beautiful mirror lake with a crossing bridge. The lake was partially frozen which adde [...]

010/365 - Winter Weather

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 10, 2009 - This pretty much sums up what the weather has been like over the past couple of days here in the Cincinnati area - cold, rain and fog. I've been so tired of fighting the weather, I figured I would embrace it today. I liked the abstract quality of the background combined with the sharpness of the water droplets. Pushed the colors and sharpened a b [...]

009/365 - My Two Princesses

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 9, 2008 - Tonight my daugher and I attended her school's annual Father/Daugher dance which meant she was getting all dolled up! So my photo selection was made pretty easy when my two girls posed together for this shot.

Captured hand-held with Nikon D300 and Nikkor 18-200mm VR Zoom lens using Aperture priority mode set to f4/5 and camera selected s [...]

008/365 - Winter Playground

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 8, 2009 - With Cincinnati winter in full effect this week... meaning grey skies and cold drab weather, I went looking for some color anywhere today. I found a playground nearby that had some colorful animal swings that contrasted nicely off the white snow.

Shot hand-held with Nikon D70 and 50mm 1:8 lens in Aperture priority mode at f/2.8 with a [...]

007/365 - Nothing but Net

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 7, 2009 - This shot was taken at my son's basketball game with Nikon D300 and Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens. I liked the timing of the shot, although I wish there was a little less depth of field to blur the signs in the background. Guess it's time to invest in an f2.8 zoom!

006/365 - Bailey & Tyler

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 6, 2008 - I didn't leave the house today and it rained the entire day, which left me having to shoot indoors today. Thankfully, my son Bailey was in the mood to take a quick portrait with our Shiba Inu Tyler.

The image was shot with a Nikon D300 and 18-200mm VR lens on a tripod. I had a small spotlight setup behind me, but no flash was used. I t [...]

005/365 - Rotte's Hideout

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 5, 2009 - This image was captured during a photo-walk around the Clifton, OH area near the University of Cincinnati. Thankfully, Rotte was nowhere to be found during the taking of the picture! The photo was captured with a Nikon D70 and 50mm lens with an aperture of f/2.8 and a shutter speed of 1/1000.

004/365 - White Stones

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 4, 2009 - Well, today was a really cruddy day outside in Cincinnati, so I had to use my imagination and setup an indoor shot. This morning at our church service my family and I each received a stone with an inscription on it that identifies a spiritual gift that God has placed in our heart for 2009. I thought this image might be a good reminder for me through [...]

003/365 - Cincinnati Union Terminal

jmanstudios@gmail.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

January 3, 2009 - Afternoon photo of one of Cincinnati's landmark buildings, Union Terminal. With beginnings 75 years ago as a passenger railroad terminal, it has become an Art Deco landmark and award-winning museum. Taken hand-held with Nikon D300 and 18-200mm VR lens.