Dustin Diaz Photography

353/365. Free Mickey — and let him fly

Everyone, this is George, Sherry, and...well... Mickey.

George and Sherry are recently engaged, and they thought they should bring their best pal Mickey to Aquatic Park with them.

In other news. 12 days left!

strobist info:
SB-900 @ 1/1/ @ 35mm into 43" reflective camera right
SB-900 @ 1/1 @ 35mm into 43" white shoot-thru camera left.

camera info: Nikon D3 | 14-24mm(ƒ/2.8G)@14mm | ƒ/8.0 | ISO 320 | 1/250s — via pocket wizard ii's

347/365. My Christmas Scarf — my first one ever, too

.... And we're back on schedule.

Today Erin bought me a scarf. It makes me look festive. From my look, it's quite obvious I'm extremely looking forward to finishing these last 18 days. Seriously.

It got me thinking after my last shot about others who have inspired me throughout the year.

So this time I want to point everyone to an amazing portrait and lighting artist I've admired long before I started this project. See Ryan Rodinis. Dig deep into his photos. He's been doing this far before I knew how to connect a flash to a transmitter.

... and for those still paying attention...

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

341/365. I am not a permanent — and the only thing keeping me dry is where I am ~ Postal Service

I can feel my throat getting dry.... which means I shouldn't be taking photos like this outside in the freezing San Francisco weather. As I'm typing this I may have finally caught that cough I've been avoiding all year.

Anyway, today was a Monday. This is how Monday's go.

Lighting geeks, do your thing :)

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

325/365. I know sentences — with real words too

I figured it's time to do another video treat for everyone. A lot of folks want to know how to create simple, yet elegant photos without crazy dramatic lighting (like 90% of my photos), plus this video answers yet again that timeless question "How do you pre-focus the camera when doing a self-portrait?"

Well here you have it.

See the strobist info video!

and of course for you old shulers (that's me trying to be hip and say 'old school')... here's the classic setup shot.

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

324/365. Hot to the touch — so wear some gloves

Sorry for the wait folks. Major thanks to those who have been voting for me (for Flickr photog of the year)! You guys rock! And of course if you haven't had the chance yet, you still can. It's crazy to know that 2009 is coming close to an end and this 365 will sadly be discontinued.

Anyway, here's a classic of Erin for ya. She is damn hot; this I know.

And now for the rest of the goods...

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

319/365. Nearing Departure — a bittersweet moment

A huge thanks for those who nominated me for Flickr Photographer of the Year. Time will only tell now to see if I'm in the top five. There's about 15 minutes left to nominate me if you didn't have the chance.

Anyhow, this is a shot I've wanted to do for a while — facing away with the barrel down Market street from Embarcadero. And now it's done.

I can't believe this 365 is so close to being over.

Weird.

So let's just jump to what's important here.

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

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

291/365. I will destroy you — and really, who's going to argue with that? ( << view large! )

There was a few things that made tonight feel right, and this photo was part of it. It's beginning to get dark out earlier, and I've had too long of a rest from the city (with a camera). Erin and I didn't travel far, but it we got the job done.

Alright now. let's do this lighting thing....

setup, camera, strobist info: see here

and for the sake of submitting this to strobist pool:
2 lights. one SB @ 1/16 camera left. one SB @ 1/128 camera right ;)

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