I notice David over at the Strobist blog (for off-camera strobe lighting) has posted an entry referring to my Mini Macro Studio article. Take a look around, and let me know if you have any suggestions for improving anything ;-).
You may also be interested in reading my DIY article on building your own greenscreen backdrop and stand. And, if you have no idea what Strobist is, check it out, and also look at the awesome discussion forum for Strobist over on Flickr.
While I don't think there will be many small children doing a 'ring-around-a-rosy' around Pope Benedict XVI, I hope he has a very happy and restful birthday. It is his 80th birthday today, and the Vatican is celebrating in style - everyone gets the day off, and the Vatican staff are all getting a little something extra in this week's paycheck.
I had a few minutes this weekend to post another article in the Photography section of my site, and it tells you how you can take one of your old tripods and retrofit it with a handy-dandy bolt so you can mount a flash or monolight strobe for taking pictures on it. It is a very easy thing to do, and costs less than a buck to get the required parts. Click here to read the article.
I posted a new article today, outlining how I made a quick Mini Macro studio (a 'soft light' softbox), and how you can do the same. It's very easy to do, takes less than two minutes, doesn't require you to get up out of your chair (if you're at a typical office desk), and will make your small object pictures oh-so-much better. For example, this is a shot of an iPod shuffle I just took yesterday:
Click here to find out how to make your own mini macro studio and take pictures like the one above.
I've had a bit on my plate lately (Holy Week is about the busiest time of year for priests... and seminarians!), but I now have a few minutes to post some pictures and information about what happened on Holy Thursday. If you remember, I posted a blurb about Tenebrae last year (which contains a brief description of what Tenebrae is), but no pictures. [UPDATE: I wrote an article on the Tenebrae service, which can be found here.]
My brother, Joel, who went to Saint Louis University a few years ago, made two Flash animations about some of the humorous decisions and actions done by the University employees and administration. It's not meant to be an entirely negative presentation, but rather a lighthearted look at some of the crazy bureaucratic policies enforced during Joel's time at the University.