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More Holiday Pics

Had another great shoot today with a family nearby. A tough little 3 year old and a somewhat smiley 1 year old made for a tougher shoot than normal. No problem though, we got some good shots thanks to my lovely assistant and her clever us of two reflectors. Natural light is the best when it comes to kids that don’t sit still!  Read More →

It’s that time again…

The time where we make the family Christmas card. However this year, having been ramping up the photo part of my business, I’m a more determined to take better shots. We’re using a press printed card this year, and have also created a few for clients. So last night, we setup some lights and shot Amelia in her room. My 500W Hensel strobe... [Read more of this review]

Great Family Shoot!

What a blast it was to spend the day with such a great family and have the opportunity to photograph them! I have literally hundreds of great photos to work through this week and get online. Here’s just two of many! Thanks for having me and Maria over on Bears Sunday to capture your reunion.  Read More →

Photo Site Update

I’ve been working on a new photography site for some time, and working to build the photography side of my business. A few jobs recently has helped generate more images, and some of those are now posted. The new photo site is DanAblanPhotography.com and you can visit it by clicking here. Only the people gallery is populated right now, but the... [Read more of this review]

Pixel Corps modo Class

The Pixel Corps sponsored modo 3D class with yours truly is now over. We had a great week and I wanted to thank everyone for coming out to San Francisco. We had someone from Pittsburgh, Sunny Vale, CA, Italy, Oregon, and more. It was a pleasure to spend some time in the official PXC headquarters, and work next to Alex Lindsay. We started our week... [Read more of this review]

Welcome Back Kotter

Hey! I’m back in town! I’ve not posted in a while as I’ve been on the road quite a bit training modo and Lightwave. Lots going on, including a brand new course coming this Friday from 3D Garage.com. A cheap but awesome new modo 302 training course called “Product Shots” volume 1. Make useful and productive products and... [Read more of this review]

Excellent LightWave Reference

If you’re new to LightWave 3D, or at least, new to using the killer radiosity tools in version 9.5, then have a look at this great website which explains the tools. It’s something everyone using LightWave should bookmark and refer back too often. Here’s the link.  Read More →

Week long MODO training

There are just a few seats left for my week long modo course in San Francisco, Oct 20-24, sponsored by the Pixel Corps. More info and sign up here  Read More →

Great Weekend!

I had the great pleasure this weekend to photograph a beautiful family. They were in need of some updated portraits for their home and I was happy to help. The shots came out great as we had a beautiful fall Saturday here in the NW corner of Chicago. We were thrilled because the light was just right about 5pm for some key outdoor candids. We then... [Read more of this review]

Photoshop CS4 Studio Techniques

Writing is underway for the revision of the Studio Techniques book. As time and contract allows, I’ll post information about the book and videos showing off some of the cool things you can do with Photoshop CS4.  Read More →

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