Depth of Field, Selective Focusing, & Panning Shots

Most of you all know that I started taking a photography class to better my knowledge on the use of my camera. Below are some shots I took for my assignment for the week. It demonstrates the use of depth of field by adjusting your aperture and shutter speed to an equivalent exposure. There is also a photo demonstrating selective focusing, where I focused on the middle object and blurred out the foreground and the background object. The last picture is a panning picture where I follow a moving subject, keeping it in focus while the whole background becomes out of focus. The panning shot was the hardest on to do causing me to take about 60 shots to find that 3 out of the 60 was usable. Well practice makes perfect and learning from all these experience has helped me a lot.

Arielle's 4th Birthday Party

Well Last Saturday was Arielle's 4th Birthday Party and the kids had a good time there. Below are some photos I took using selective focusing on the foreground and then the background at the party and a link to the full album is below also. Enjoy!

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Just a day at the park

Just some shots of the family at the park relaxing on a Thursday evening.

Warning! Buy a high quality memory card

I just had my generic memory card, Pro Max, crap out on me. I got it for free when I bought the Canon 40D and did not think about picking up another memory card because it was 4GB in size. Well I guess you get what you pay for, which in my case nothing because of the free memory card. I lost all my pictures I shot and was very pissed that it happened. Lesson learned. Remember to pay the extra money for a good quality brand memory card. I will be picking up a San Disk Ultra II Compact Flash 4GB card. Stay away from the generic Pro Max card Costco sells.

Sigma Club Moon Cake Festival this past Saturday 9-13-08

This past Saturday we attended the Sigma Club Moon Cake Festival at Pearl Restaurant in Rancho Bernardo. The kids had a lot of fun and they enjoyed the storytelling and lanterns. It was a great event and Ashley is looking forward to it again next year.



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Alyssa's toes & fingers closeup

I can't believe she is already 8 months old. Here are some close up shots I took of her little tiny fingers and toes. This was taken while she was sleeping in the room under a dark dim light. I used ISO 800 and changed the AWB to tungsten because of the light source. With ISO 800 you will notice some graininess to the shot because of the low light conditions and using a high ISO setting.

Alyssa showing Blue & Gold Pride

It's been a tough 2 weeks with the Chargers losing the first two games. We are die hard Charger fans and bleed the blue and gold. Here are some shots of Alyssa in her Chargers outfit to hopefully cheer some of you up. It's a long season and I believe that we will turn it around and make it all the way. Go Chargers!!!

Jeri's Baby Shower over the Labor Day Weekend

We took a roadtrip up to Sacramento for Jeri's Baby Shower during the Labor Day weekend. The kids had a great time at the Aquatic Center.  Below are some shots taken at the baby shower.There is an embeded slideshow also and there is also a link to the complete album below too.

Link to the complete album for Jeri's Baby Shower

Sorry for the gap in updates

I have been very busy lately with work, going back to school, and starting a photography class. Then on top of that we had a family trip this past weekend. I will have some new pictures posted pretty soon. Thanks!

Sherrie's Closeup

Here are some shots I took of my wife Sherrie in standard florescent lighting in a makeshift studio at home. I have my camera set to tungsten lighting and I am using the Gary Fong Puffer light diffuser for my pop-up flash.

Standard Vs. Over Exposed Shots

I been experimenting with overexposed shots when compared to standard exposure shots. These were taken around 7:00PM when the sun is nearing it setting stage. With a slower shutter speed setting it allowed me to capture more light into the shot. Take a look at the shots I took of Alyssa with a standard exposure vs. an over exposure shot.

Pics of The Butcher Shop Launch Party 08.08.08

Nick and his crew have posted some shots from the Butcher Shop launch party last Friday night 08.08.08. Thanks to Nick and George for throwing a great launch party. Here are some shots of me and Sherrie at the party as well as a picture of me and Nick. Nick's friend Desi was nice enough to take some shots with Sherrie also. You can view more photos posted at The Butcher Shop website click on the logo to link to their website.

The Liu's Baby Shower 08.10.08

On Sunday we drove up to LA for Quyen's Baby Shower. Below are some pictures I took at the shower utilizing only natural lighting. I tried different shutter speeds to control the amount of light entering the picture. There were some shots that were over exposed and when i got used to the lighting level the rest of the pictures came out pretty well. I embedded a slide show of the entire picture set, but there is also a link to the entire picture set on my Picasa web album too.

Link to Quyen's Baby Shower 08.10.08

Get the Butcher Grand Opening 08.08.08

I would like to congratulate my friend Nick Ricoy and his brother George Ricoy for launching The Butcher Shop at www.getthebutcher.com . The Butcher Shop is an online retail store that will carry unique and special products that are from collaborations with various brands. The products they will carry, but not limited to, will be from tops, shoes, collective items such as poster prints and handbooks. The grand opening party Friday on 08.08.08 at the Onyx Room was pop'n. Sherrie, my wife, and I had a great time there. The performance from the Lyon Crowns was a nice touch to the party. I was able to catch up with old friends as well as new ones. We will have pictures of the party posted in the next few days. A future collaboration of comicstripclub.com and The Butcher Shop is currently in the works. I will keep you posted on the status.