Dustin Diaz Photography

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

I'm somewhere near this thing. Sorry I haven't posted recent photos to
my 365. I can assure you, everything is fine.

sincerely,
Dustin
Strobist M.D.

ps: taken with my iPhone

140/365. Girl phoned me the other day and said "Come on over, there's nobody home." I went over. Nobody was home ~ Rodney Dangerfield

So I have rented another Nikon D3, this time from Borrow Lenses. Damn are they so much cheaper! And they deliver for free :) This shot was taken up near Guererro in a nice little neighborhood of houses. I was fond of the "no wind" factor, and of course, this fence. I tricked out my radio remote by placing my iPhone in front of it.... making it look like a phone that can call the moon.

Other than that, I've been getting quite a few questions on "how do you do this every day?" — I thought about this, and the answer is simple.

If you're passionate about something enough, you will do it. Consider a cross-country runner (athlete) who trains daily. For anyone to be decently competitive, they must train at least two (or more) hours a day. Including warmup, an eight mile run, cooldown, stretching, and lifting weights.

These same principles apply to what I'm doing now, except I'm not running, I'm going out, setting up lights, taking a photo, tearing down, post-processing, documenting (via strobist info), and describing this right now.

Which brings us to the final point, you strobistas can read on...

setup, camera, and strobist info: see here

112/365. This is Twitter

And so this concludes the announcement.

camera, setup, and strobist info: see here

97/365. if somebody told you I was just your average ordinary guy, not a care in the world... somebody lied ~ Spiderman (2002)

Another selfy where I get to fit right into the neighborhood. I couldn't just get a spiderman mask and put it down after a day... so I went out and got another.

So today I received my Manfrotto 6' retractable portable light stand which is totally awesome because it fits in my standard sized backpack. This is fantastic! It allows me to take a full strobist setup on-the-go carrying a stand, umbrella, speedlight, tripod, and my camera. The only thing that really weighs me down now is my stubby.

Happy Tuesday everyone. Let's make it thru the rest of the week now. Techies read on...

strobist and camera info: see here.

Not a new flash. Just a reference for everyone to take note of some details based on recent debacle. So far, this CL post is looking like a candidate. Thanks to fellow Missionite Jon Bauer for the tip.

126/365. evidence of seis de mayo

So this photo was the only shot of the day, and it's a day late. And yes, it was taken with my iPhone....

We decided to put up piñatas and go for margaritas in celebration of the day after cinco de mayo since everyone was too busy.

Sorry, no setup or strobist info ;) That will resume later.

The horrible incident happened here.