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"*itch I'm the bomb like tick tick" - Got Money: Lil Wayne Ft. T-Pain

 

As blogged on blog | joricel

 

I was having lunch with my friend @chrisherrin the other day and we were talking about food and why make the exact same thing some other restaurant can make. If you're gonna serve the same thing better do something to it to take it to the next level or just pack up and go home.

 

This applies to photography also. Do all your photos look like the next person's photo or are you trying to add that little je ne sais quoi that can automatically distinguish your photo from the crowd.

 

Guess it all depends on what you're after. You can set off to be an innovator like Alinea or just be your average Outback.

 

I can tell you right now that I am not a fan of casual chain dining.

 

About the photo:

 

Every time I got up from the "seat" to adjust something the auto flush would go off and at one point the 550EX almost fell in.

 

Also while shooting I did get a number of odd looks my way. I smiled and asked if they would like their portrait taken. For some reason no one took me up on the offer. Bummer.

 

Strobist info:

 

1 580EX II (key) 1/16 power shoot through umbrella camera right

1 430EX (accent) 1/4 power blue gel snoot/grid on the floor next stall camera left

1 550EX (background) 1/16 power pointed up behind me

 

Camera settings:

 

1/8 f/4 ISO50

 

Lens used:

Fixed Canon 7-21mm f/2.0-2.5 as found on a Canon PowerShot G2

 

Setup shot can be found here

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