Another reason to take that photo NOW.

I always loved the old hydraulics lab in the gorge at Cornell University. It's right there as you cross from central to north campus, guarding the waterfall from Bebe Lake.



I took this photo when I was visiting my alma matter on a recruiting trip, but I've really wanted to re-take it. I didn't have my tripod with me, so the large view isn't as crisp as I'd like. However, I'm very glad I took it anyway, since the hydraulic lab collapsed last week!

It serves as a great reminder to me that I must capture an available image when I see it, and not procrastinate, telling myself "I'll get it later." Now there is no later... I can never retake that photo in the same way.

Rule #1 of Lomography is "Always take your camera with you." This is the first step. What the rules don't tell you is to "take it anyway, take it now."

Boy Photoshops Girl. A love story...

I promised myself this blog wouldn't become have the cliché "hey look at this cool link" post, but this story is too good to pass up. MSNBC has a wonderful story about a lovely young couple who live on separate continents, yet still manage to pose for these amazing photos. How do they do it? The magic of Photoshop.

I'm in awe.

DIY background stand: fail.

I started a project today to make a do-it-yourself stand for the 9-foot seamless paper backgrounds I bought from a woman on Craigslist. Unfortunately, I've decided that the PVC just isn't quite strong enough to hold the background paper, and a bit too clumsy to be useful. I was basing it off of a  DIY Background Stand Design I found. I expect that the instructions would work well if my paper wasn't so heavy. His design uses 4-foot wide material, but mine is 9 feet across, so I expect it's quite a bit heavier. The weight, coupled with the extra width makes the whole thing unstable.

So now I have 40 feet of PVC and a bunch of couplings. I guess I could make some simple light stands. Anyone have other ideas?