So I got a new toy this week and I’ve been playing with it. Its a new DSLR camera (Canon T2i) that has really nice low-light performance and really nice video quality. As you might tell from my last time-lapse video, I’ve been getting into the video editing scene. It’s been an area of digital art that I have never really played with because I never had the gear. My point and shoot camera shoots videos but the footage always comes out flat and the colors are not very faithful. Also there’s not a great zoom lens on that camera so after months of research and saving, I finally went out and picked up my very first DSLR. Don’t get me wrong, my Point and shoot will still stay within reach because of it’s portability and stellar still shots, but for video and zoom scenarios, thats where this new camera will shine. (more…)

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Since I consider myself a tech nerd and appreciate photography and videography, I thought I’d try my hand at shooting and editing video all in anticipation of the birth of my first born son. I can produce some decent photos using my camera and a little photoshop touch up, but when it comes to video, I’ve never really had the gear to produce anything worth watching. Turns out, with a little music and time warping, I can turn a mundane household chore into a little less mundane household chore. Ok I’m not claiming any Oscars, but this is my first video. I can only imagine that they’ll get more interesting once the boy is here and hopefully by then I’ll have learned a bit more about video editing.

My First Video

My camera only allows me to film 10 minutes and sped up the 10 minute cleanup down to about 2 minutes, added a song to the background, and titles and credits with a bit of transitioning. Pretty straight forward stuff. In the process I learned that its pretty important to pay attention to what resolution the source video is versus the output resolution. I still need to figure out what settings on my camera need which settings in adobe premiere. And the quality of the title screen is a bit fuzzy…

Overall, its a good start and I’m looking forward to filming my vacations and family! :)

Ahhh, what a really nice weekend so far. With the weather getting warmer and warmer, everybody’s been itching to get outside again. Last night we had our first BBQ of the year. With a couple of friends, we grilled up some yummy hotdogs, jumbo shrimp, and pineapples and ate right out on the deck under clear blue skys and a setting sun. After a couple drinks and some delicious food, it turned out to be a beautiful way to start the weekend.

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They’ve been calling it Snowmageddon 2010 when we got over 30 inches of snow. This is just weeks after Snowpocalypse 2009, which gave us 24″ of snow. Over the past seven weeks, we’ve gotten over 50″ of snow! What does all this mean? Being snowed in has a natural tendency for activities such as sleep, eating, and SHOVELING!
When we’re not doing these things, we’re romping around in the snow. Check out the vids and some pics. Enjoy.

Hello world and happy 2010!

Now that the new year has started, I will begin this year looking backwards. Backwards to my nice little vacation at the end of last year and remembering the nice weather that was there — instead of the scheiß weather that we are living in at the moment. So the story is we went to visit Tim in Miami for new years and just bummed around florida with nothing to do but eat and sleep. So if you want to travel back in time, check out the gallery below.

Cheers!