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Company C Contemporary Ballet at Dean Lesher Center in Walnut Creek

rob — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:52:40 +0000

Some photos from the dress rehearsal here:

http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2010_01_21_company_c_contemporary_ballet_at_dean_lesher_center

Animation Mentor Graduation – Winter 2010

rob — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:58:02 +0000

It’s graduation time again at Animation Mentor. It’s not every day you see trained assassins fighting to the death over wardrobe issues!

You can find the photos here:

http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2010_01_17_animation_mentor_graduation

Photos from the Oakland Ballet’s Nutcracker

rob — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:13:06 +0000

Are here:

http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2009_12_23_oakland_ballet_nutcracker

Photos from Animation Mentor’s graduation

rob — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:04:04 +0000

Animation Mentor is an online school that has students from all over the world…at the graduation, many of the students come to the bay area to visit, sometimes meeting each other in person for the first time. A very cool bunch of very creative people!

Many more photos here:
http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2009_07_11_animation_mentor_graduation_at_cowell_theatre

Free Adobe DNG Thumbnails for Windows XP x32 and X64

rob — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:26:14 +0000

I was recently experimenting with Windows 7 Beta, but decided to revert back to XP. Why? My CD ROM burning software (Roxio Creator) didn’t work! Also I didn’t think there was that much value in the new version of the OS, considering I’m eventually switching over to a mac desktop. Why buy something into I won’t need in a few months? Anyway, so back to XP.

I decided not to use the x64 bit version of XP, because I was never able to get a fully functional version of iTunes on XP x64. So back to XP, this time 32bit. Once I reinstalled, I came across a familiar annoyance that I had forgotten about quite awhile ago:

If you store your images in Adobe’s .DNG (Digital Negative) format, and you are using Windows XP, you might have been annoyed when you found that thumbnails of the images don’t automatically appear in windows explorer. For some reason, which is beyond me, thumbnails are not generated automatically. Adobe released a codec for thumbnailing .dng files, but it only works on Vista, and doesn’t work on x64 bit systems. So the codec wouldn’t work for me.

I had previously found a solution after a bit of googling and searching through a lot of lame sites for $29.99 software for generating thumbnails, I re-found this site:

http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/nef-windows-xp-sp2.html

Which shows you the simple fix for adding thumbnails to XP. Just save the registry file to your desktop, then double click, and you are done!

3 New Print Packages!

rob — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:59:49 +0000

For a limited time only!

Great things come in threes, so we are introducing three new print packages. You don’t need to be a dancer to take advantage of these packages, they are good on any gallery on our website. Simply add the photos to your shopping cart, and you will receive the discount when you check out.

Please note, these cannot be combined with any other offer, however you will always be given the offer that save you the most money.

The “Solo” Package: $20
PACKAGE VALUE: $35.00
SAVINGS: $15.00
- Any Three (3) 4×6 Prints
- Any One (1) 6×9 Print

The “Grand Jeté” Package: $45
PACKAGE VALUE: $70.00
SAVINGS: $25.00
- Any Four (4) 4×6 Prints
- Any Three (3) 6×9 Prints
- Any Two (2) 8×12 Prints
- Any One (1) 11×14 Print

The “Triple Pirouette” Package $110.00
PACKAGE VALUE: $165.00
SAVINGS: $55.00

Choose Ten (10) 4×6 Prints
Choose Three (3) 6×9 Prints
Choose Two (2) 8×12 Prints
Choose One (1) 10×15 Print

Spring Cleaning…for the Camera.

rob — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:05:22 +0000

For quite some time I’ve believed that you should NEVER clean the sensor on your DSLR camera. Everything I read seemed to indicate that any attempts to get some of that dust of the inside of the camera would invariably leave the camera broken and useless. Another piece of electronic junk. An iBrick.

When I got back from the Burning Man festival this summer, the cameras were coated with that magical playa pixie dust, inside and out. So I had a problem. I didn’t want to send the camera in for cleaning right away, but I also didn’t want to sully the sensor any more than it already was.

Instead of freaking out, I decided to work with it, and let some of that dust fall into the light.

When you stop a camera down to really tight aperatures (say, f22) the tiny spots of dust on the sensor become very clear and sharp, and you can see them very distinctly on a finished image. This happens because everything from the the edge of the sensor all the way to infinity is in focus when you have the lens stopped down.

At the same time, setting your camera to f22 has another affect. In normal indoor lighting, it means you have to expose the film longer (or sensor) to light for a longer period of time, because less light is actually getting in the camera.

If you are hand holding the camera, that means that there will be a little bit of blur movement from you own body moving, and at the same time, the subject will blur more if they are moving.

I wanted to play with these ideas a little bit in my work. I wanted to find out if what made an image beautiful was really the amount of sharpness and lack of dust…or was it something else?

So I did find that a dust camera could create some interesting an beautiful effects that you just cant get with a clean camera.

And just recently I came across this wonderful article about sensor cleaning on thedigitalpicture.com, and decided to give it a try. It worked fine with both my 20d and my 30d.

So there you have it! If your camera is dusty, there is no need to clean it right away…you might come away with some interesting photos if you use it! On the other hand, if you want to clean the camera yourself, it is possible even though it is often not recommended.

Liss Fain Dance performing at Yerba Buena Center…

rob — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:38:46 +0000

The rest of the photos are here:

http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2008_09_15_liss_fain_dance_at_yerba_buena_center

Photos for the Rhythm Room Dance and Movement Center Students

rob — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:08:37 +0000

More photos are here:

http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2008_05_10_rhythm_room_kids_portraits

Photos of the USF Dance Generators performing at Eden Villa

rob — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:42:58 +0000

The Dance Generators

In a society obsessed with youth and perfection of the body, the Dance Generators defy conventional views of beauty. Dancers in the company range in age from 18 to 82 and have various backgrounds and training. The Company believes that the combinations of physical and creative energies found in dance succeeds in motivating and inspiring activity and interaction between people of all ages who are at times, isolated from one another.

Community performances combine improvisation, choreographed work, and audience participation. The Dance Generators introduce audiences to the tools and skills used in creating dances. The performance shows that people at any age can be physically and artistically vital. Through individual and group expression, movement, ideas and stories are shared that transcend age differences.

The Dance Generators offer classes, residencies and perform in schools, senior centers, hospitals, and community centers.

Photos from rehearsal are here:
http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2008_04_09_amie_dowling_dance_generators_rehearsal

Photos from the performance here:
http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2008_04_30_usf_dance_generators_performing_at_eden_villa

Photos from the USF Student Music Showcase Rehearsal

rob — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:44:08 +0000

All photos by Yi Liu.

More here:
http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2008_04_29_usf_student_music_showcase

USF Dance Ensemble Performing MOVE

rob — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:58:00 +0000

The USF Dance Ensemble Presents:

MOVE:
An Evening of New Dance Works by USF Dance Faculty Members Naby
Bangoura, Cecelia Bowman, Alison De Oliveira, Katie Faulkner, Sharonjean
Leeds and Eli Nelson

Photos of the dress rehearsal, by Photographers Sune Palladay and Faern of FaernWorks are here:
http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2008_04_24_usf_dance_ensemble_dress_rehearsal_for_move

Photos from the actual performance, photographed by Yi Liu and Rob Kunkle are here:
http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2008_04_26_usf_dance_ensemble_performing_move

Photos of the Internet Oldtimers Foundation at Vessel San Francisco

rob — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:32:47 +0000

Photos by Sun-e Palladay

Next time…ascii art portraits!

More photos here:

http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2008_04_16_internet_oldtimers_association_at_vessel_san_francisco

Photos from the Details Magazine Party at Armani Exchange on Stockton

rob — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:15:31 +0000

You can get all the Details here:
http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2008_04_10_details_magazine_armani_exchange

Photos from Metamorphoses at USF Presentation Theatre

rob — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:29:20 +0000

The University Of San Francisco

More photos here
http://prints.goodlux.com/g/2008_03_14_usf_performing_arts_department_metamorphoses

Performing Arts and Social Justice Major Presents

Metamorphoses

By Mary Zimmerman

Directed By Ken Sonkin

Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses brings Ovid’s tales to stunning visual life. Set in and around a large pool of water onstage, Metamorphoses juxtaposes the ancient and the contemporary in both language and image to reflect the variety and persistence of narrative in the face of inevitable change. Metamorphoses played around the country and Off Broadway before moving to Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre in March 2002. Based on David R. Slavitt’s translation of The Metamorphoses of Ovid.

The Cast
Kathryn Cole as Justin Jairam
Anthony DiFrancesco as Jasmine Morgan
Sam Finger as Halimah Najieb-Locke
Rebecca Salochna as George Isaac Samuelson
Maro Guevara as Sara Stalkfleet

The Production Team

Set Designer: Robert Mark Morgan
Lighting Designer: Michael Palumbo
Costume Designer: Jocelyn Leiser Herndon
Choreographer: Amie Dowling
Composer: Maureen McKibben
Sound Designer: Ted Crimy
Properties Master: Jacquelyn Scott
Technical Director: David Pangaro
Scenic Painter: Robert Mark Morgan
Scenic Painter: Jacquelyn Scott
Carpenters: David Pangaro, David Gardner, Kit Decker, Benicia Martinez
Master Electrician: David Pangaro
Dramaturg: Stacie Hendrickso
Stage Manager: Samantha Schwartz
Assistant Stage Manager: Alex Lum
Assistant Stage Manager: Jessica Barone
Rehearsal Assistant: Jolenta Greenberg

There will be one Fifteen-Minute Intermission.
During the performance there will be smoking on stage.
This show contains mature subject matter.