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Step onto South Broad

Ed Roper — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:42:12 +0000

Been lacking in posts lately, but not for a lack of activity. Actually behind on posting a few shows.

Regardless, fresh from a promo shoot with the South Philly hip-hop collective, South Broad at their home base. Just a sample from the 4 hour long shoot. Keep an eye out for more to be posted as they are edited.

Check them here :: http://www.myspace.com/southbroadmusic

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I’m making a habit out of this…

Ed Roper — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:20:46 +0000

Didn’t I just shoot this same guitar last sunday? Oh well, regardless. There’s a heat wave on so nobody in their right mind wants to go shoot outside. Or leave their house for that matter. So hey, I was productive.

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( 2 Turn Tables + A Microphone ) – 2 Turn Tables = Just a Microphone

Ed Roper — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:12:12 +0000

Just having some more fun in the home “studio”. A modest 3 light setup to get this interesting shot. Lots I would of done differently, but also lots I liked. So, here you go ::

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When you can’t find somebody who wants to model…

Ed Roper — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:26:49 +0000

…On a sunday afternoon, what do you do?

Go around your house looking for stuff to shoot, thats what.

This was done in my home, on my couch with a black sheet form Evil*Mart (purchased long ago, I don’t go there anymore ).

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A touchy subject

Ed Roper — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:22:00 +0000

Now some people may get a little touchy when it comes to firearms. I hope you can look past that and see the underlying decent photo beneath this.

This was all done in about 30 minutes, on my couch with a white sheet from Evil*Mart as a background. Simple two light setup, using a lighting kit that all together cost under $500. When you figure most “professionals” use lights that costs thousands of dollars, it’s pretty amazing what you can pull off on the cheap.

Want to know how to do this? It’s easy, start here :: www.strobist.com

It’s a web site devoted to off camera lighting, on a budget.

One of the biggest single destroyers of good photos is the little pop up flash you have right on your camera. Get that thing off camera and your whole world will change.

Want to learn more? Keep an eye out on the blog, or I do offer 1 on 1 lessons, for a very reasonable price. Contact me for more details.

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Never compare tomatoes to…um…bananas…

Ed Roper — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:49:16 +0000

I’ve broken the lighting equipment free from my closet lately. This was a simple snap to test some cables & such. I’ve always wanted to do cliche vegetable pictures, but with my own twist…so keep an eye out for something slightly different than this pretty typical shot.

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