Dustin Diaz Photography

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This is a Bourbon Sidecar, Australian style.

I had to recite the ingredients to the bartender (Bourbon, Cointreau, lemon, syrup, bitters), but he refused to take measurements....

It was awesome.

Now I must continue to enjoy this vacation.

356/365. The commute — join me on a walk

Yesterday I did a shoot for a friend in the evening, but realized I didn't request permission ahead of time to post any... so that's where that day went.

Anyway, I've had Sublime's Don't push on repeat for what seems like 5 days straight (It's even playing as I type this). Not entirely sure why.... but it's fun to quote it randomly.

In other news, 9 days left. Hell yes.

And if you're wondering what I'm going to do on the 365th day... I still haven't a clue... only in that I've been thinking about it every day since day 1.

Moving right along.... to the important stuff. This shot was a simple setup (all things considered).

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

351/365. Fresh scents — can unexpectedly appear

This time of year, everything is a blur. Oh will I ever look forward to January 1st.

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

331/365. Black Friday — never looked so good

Holidays and work and drinking... all stumbling blocks getting thru the 365.

The light in this shot was provided by fluorescent bulbs about 5 feet above.

Lastly, thanks again everyone for your support. It's only a matter of a weekend and the month of December.

Cheers.

299/365. A Missionary's Chair — have a seat

So... tonight I was kinda sorta more focused on something else than seeking a good shot. It was a setup/shoot/ and run kinda thing. Wasn't totally feelin' it... but think this setup for those seeking info.

Lastly, look forward to some "big light" coming within the next few days / weeks. A 50 inch softbox is on its way :)

297/365. cold shoulders, warm hands — well worth the larger view

I casually asked Erin if I could photograph her tonight... she told me to get things all setup, and then text her when I was ready. I finished the lights, pinged her, and she showed up in this outfit.

Awesome.

Anyhow, there's two others I wanted to post because there was literally no going wrong and it felt like every picture was a winner.

be sure to see both of them.

And of course, most importantly...

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

287/365. Salvation — is life by choice

I have been severely "out of it" these last few days. By the time I get home I have enough energy to chat with my wife, eat dinner, then burning desires to crash overcome me.

Not this time.

It's nearing 2am which tells me I've made it back to my old schedule.

Anyhow, this is me. Don't get it confused with that Megadeth album ;) That Hundred Pushups iPhone app is really taking its toll so I'm making sure I get this documented right.

On the topic of lighting, this is, I believe, my first "evenly lit" photo of the project, using two equally spaced umbrellas. Needless to say, the lighting was the easiest part.... aside from maybe holding my breath... (nah, the lighting was easier)

Off topic, if you have a blog/website, and you're on Twitter, we just launched our brand new Favorites Widget! If you decide to use it, drop me a tweet, I'd love to check out where people are using it.

And finally, back to the diagrams....

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

277/365. This is my skateboard — take off your wheels

So, I returned from vacation last night and had no real access to the internet for the last ten days. Thus, I have a backlog of photos, but I wanted to make sure I got right back and track and got up a photo for today. I may never get to posting them, but rest-assured it's time to get back to our regular schedule :)

On another note, I've been quite inspired by the fashion magazines, ads, and general culture of Paris that I've been wanting to experiment a bit more in our studio — thus, this photo of me and my skateboard (deck) that Erin gave me for my birthday last June.

On a final note, I wanted to give a big thanks to my European Twitter followers that sent tons of @replies while we toured Amsterdam, Brussells, Paris, and London — you guys were awesome with the recommendations of places to visit as we went to many of them :)

And alas... the good stuffs...

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

255/365. This is 1994 — remember?

Dunno what happened to yesterday, but we're back on track today.

Tonight Erin and I did a shoot for San Francisco Magazine. Had a couple good ones... but none that I could technically post here since I'm sending those to the editor.

I picked this one out since it was outside the context of what they were looking for.

Many folks were dressed up in their best 90's outfits, including this woman. They even passed out slap-on wrist bracelets, how awesome is that? You know you remember those too.

Anyhow, I wasn't able to snap a setup shot. I suppose I could have if I tried a little harder... but somehow I think since it was a paid gig, "getting the setup shot" sorta went out the door. In the meantime, this louzy text will have to suffice...

strobist info: SB-900 @ 1/4 @ 17mm w/ 1/2 CTO into 43" white umbrella tucked up high in a corner.