http://www.ianhillmedia.com Journalist, Editor, Online Content Producer Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:32:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/photos-spring-wildflowers-in-french-camp-california/ http://www.ianhillmedia.com/photos-spring-wildflowers-in-french-camp-california/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 13:33:12 +0000 Ian http://www.ianhillmedia.com/?p=1774 Fresh Edibles farm in French Camp, California, above, where I was picking up vegetables. I took more than 400 shots; what I believe to be the best 20 or so are in the slideshow below. The experience provided a great opportunity to practice working with my camera in different lighting situations. Unlike musicians, whom I typically photograph, flowers obviously don't move around that much, making it easier to take several different shots of the same subject with different settings on my camera.]]> http://www.ianhillmedia.com/photos-spring-wildflowers-in-french-camp-california/feed/ 2838 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/photos-spring-flowers-2010/ http://www.ianhillmedia.com/photos-spring-flowers-2010/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:06:13 +0000 Ian http://www.ianhillmedia.com/?p=1754 my day job, while flowers are abundant in our landlord's garden. As it's Easter Sunday, I thought it'd be appropriate to share some of the flower photos I've shot so far this spring in our garden and yesterday on a trip to Electra Road along the Mokelumne River, where the wildflowers are just beginning to bloom. You can see more of my photos on my photo-a-day page at ianhillmedia.tumblr.com. ]]> http://www.ianhillmedia.com/photos-spring-flowers-2010/feed/ 3623 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/more-test-photos-in-downtown-stockton-and-a-lighting-lesson/ http://www.ianhillmedia.com/more-test-photos-in-downtown-stockton-and-a-lighting-lesson/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:48:15 +0000 Ian http://www.ianhillmedia.com/?p=1700 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/more-test-photos-in-downtown-stockton-and-a-lighting-lesson/feed/ 945 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/test-photos-in-downtown-stockton/ http://www.ianhillmedia.com/test-photos-in-downtown-stockton/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:39:41 +0000 Ian http://www.ianhillmedia.com/?p=1694 Record photographer Clifford Oto, I was inspired by the clouds that marked the skies around San Joaquin County this week. Unlike Cliff, however, I lack skill with a camera. I'm still learning. After I left the gym Thursday and Friday morning I spent a few minutes taking test photos of the sky in downtown Stockton as seen looking east on Main Street from Hunter Square. Most of the photos I shot Thursday looked like this.]]> http://www.ianhillmedia.com/test-photos-in-downtown-stockton/feed/ 2700 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/ianhillmedia-tumblr-com/ http://www.ianhillmedia.com/ianhillmedia-tumblr-com/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:29:53 +0000 Ian http://www.ianhillmedia.com/?p=1659 tumblr. In some ways - OK, many ways - it resembles Blogger.com; tumblr and Blogger both bring together blogging and social networking in a site that is incredibly easy to personalize and use. They allow users to modify and create their own page themes while also following their friends and keeping up with their blog posts. Blogger and tumblr differ, however, in their presentation and how they are being used. Unlike Blogger, where the text is the star, Tumblr focuses on visuals and design. Many tumblr templates feature dominant, chunky fonts on simple yet eye-pleasing backgrounds - like American Apparel ads without the nudity. Tumblr users seem to have picked up on this idea and are focusing on visuals on the site. Take, for example, former 209Viber and local musician Dan Faughnder's tumblr page, which has a large image in every post.]]> http://www.ianhillmedia.com/ianhillmedia-tumblr-com/feed/ 2959 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/concert-photos-and-working-with-angles-light-and-objects/ http://www.ianhillmedia.com/concert-photos-and-working-with-angles-light-and-objects/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:46:32 +0000 Ian http://www.ianhillmedia.com/?p=1649 practiced on my photography skills last night during a concert at the Plea for Peace Center in Stockton. First, I needed to judge the lighting and pick a good angle for my shots. Fortunately, the lighting and setting at the venue is easy to work with and can make an amateur look like a pro. Promoter Middagh Goodwin has floodlights at either end of the stage pointing at the performers, and the back wall of the venue is painted black, which helps add shadow and depth to most photographs. Again, that's most photographs. You also can easily mess up if you're standing next to the light when you shoot, as your subject will be too bright and appear flat. It's something I realized as I photographed Scott Bartenhagen, the show's opening act. Early on I also struggled with the placement of the microphone, which probably is a common challenge for most photographers at concerts. From where I was standing the microphone often blocked the lower portion of Bartenhagen's face. ]]> http://www.ianhillmedia.com/concert-photos-and-working-with-angles-light-and-objects/feed/ 2738 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/assorted-subjects-july-19-photos/ http://www.ianhillmedia.com/assorted-subjects-july-19-photos/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:15:01 +0000 Ian http://www.ianhillmedia.com/?p=1304 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/assorted-subjects-july-19-photos/feed/ 2771 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/plus-one-more-photos/ http://www.ianhillmedia.com/plus-one-more-photos/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:32:24 +0000 Ian http://www.ianhillmedia.com/?p=864 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/plus-one-more-photos/feed/ 2669 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/stinson-beach-windsurfer-flowers-photos/ http://www.ianhillmedia.com/stinson-beach-windsurfer-flowers-photos/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:36:04 +0000 Ian http://www.ianhillmedia.com/?p=857 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/stinson-beach-windsurfer-flowers-photos/feed/ 2176 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/the-pack-ad-and-avon-union-photos/ http://www.ianhillmedia.com/the-pack-ad-and-avon-union-photos/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 15:21:50 +0000 Ian http://www.ianhillmedia.com/?p=737 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/the-pack-ad-and-avon-union-photos/feed/ 2540