Dan Get New Camera, Take Lots of Pictures

Over 1,000 in a weekend in four separate shoots to be precise. I just picked up a spanking new Nikon D90 as well as a Nikkor 50mm AF-D 1.8 prime and I love it. The duo is a low light portrait monster for a great price. I sound like I'm advertising for Nikon. The equipment was put to the test, as 3 of the 4 shoots were indoors at night with no flash or extra light available, all the while trying to capture children that just won't stop.

You can see a few of the pictures here.

Muckrakers shooting is this weekend. 24 hours of outdoor shooting in the beginning of winter. This is going to be fun. Wish us luck, we're going to need it. That and maybe a blanket.

Thanks to everybody who came out to the Bloody Good Movie test screening!

It may be a tad belated, but I just wanted to extend some big ole' heartfelt thanks to everybody who came out to the Bloody Good Movie test screening last Friday! The feedback we got was constructive and quite useful, we'll be using all the info collected as we continue to refine the film. As for those of you who haven't seen it, unfortunately you'll have to wait until spring before there will be any more screenings.

In other news, if you're interested in getting head shots, let me know before it gets cold outside! I'm going to work on building a little studio for the winter, but it probably won't be ready until December or so.

all sorts of new photos up!

It's been some time since I've posted some pictures here. As always, everything is up on my flickr site. Enjoy!

The Constant Nightmares

Ever since I first goofed off with a digital camera, I've always been interested in taking pictures that made the mundane threatening and bizarre. 'The Constant Nightmares' is a set of these particular photos. I shall be adding more pictures regularly. Enjoy!

Oh yeah, some small, tiny, minuscule news. I'M FINALLY DONE EDITING RUN HOLLYWOOD SUMMER! CELEBRATE! WOOOOOOO!!

Manhattan Atmospherics

Just got back from a debaucherous little weekend in NYC. Ah, vacation. Never content to only drink copious amounts of alcohol, I managed to find some time to do some photography and writing. All of the photos are up on my flickr account here.

Principle Shooting Done for Bloody Good Movie

Principle (principal? I never know which) shooting is all wrapped up for the latest Ball State tcom summer HD film, Bloody Good Movie. Yeah, it used to be called Blood, Bath and Beyond, but apparently some pornographic film already got that name first. I think its a good sign that I'm competing with pornography for names.

Now that I'm not directing all hours of the day everyday I'll be restarting all the projects I had off to the side. Right now I'm working on film festival submissions for Run Hollywood Summer, and Muckrackers preproduction will begin in earnest once again.

More about new projects will be coming soon, but in the meantime, here's a smattering of some pictures I've taken lately. Enjoy!

New photos up - first half of Summer 09!

I don't get to play with the camera a whole lot when I'm working on the set of Blood Bath and Beyond, so I've been taking pictures whenever I get a chance. Here are some highlights of a bunch of pictures I just put up on my flickr account.

Lotsa New Pictures!

I find photography incredibly relaxing and creatively stimulating. It's amazing.

I remain quite inexperienced, but I'm learning all the time. I'm always amazed how good so many people are at this art.

These are pictures I've taken from the past few weeks. Enjoy!

Mountains in Muncie

I haven't posted many pictures for a while, but this is one I took last week. It is easily one of my all time favorites. It was a windy spring day in Muncie and a storm was rolling in.

When I was a little kid I always desperately wanted to be a weather photographer. I'm living the dream.

There are some other new pictures I added as well. http://www.flickr.com/photos/danfinnen/

Side note, since I haven't had a chance to mention it yet, thanks to everybody who came out for the Run Hollywood Summer premiere, I deeply appreciate it!

dan

New Headshot Pricing

As much as I wish I could keep doing headshots for free, I now have to start charging a small fee to start paying off the equipment I use. In order to keep taking pictures, I'm charging 40 bucks for one head shot or portrait session. Still an incredibly good deal when you can get the same quality from the pros for hundreds of dollars more. Yowsa!

So what's in a session? Basically, we go to a location of your choice and take as many pictures as you want for an hour or so. Usually I rack up about 150 or so in a good hour. You can have as many different outfits as you want, and I can take as many different types of pictures as you want (black and white, head shot, portrait, you attacking a random passerby, use your imagination).

Afterwards I hand you a CD with every single picture on it for you to use for whatever nefarious purposes you want. Put them on facebook. Print them out. Photoshop yourself hanging out with Christopher Walken. It's up to you. With me, you won't have to worry about copyright restrictions keeping you from using the pictures you paid for.

Also, if you're running up against a deadline, or have an audition coming up and you suddenly find yourself with a new hairdo, I'm always on call.

Samples of what I've done before are up on flickr if you want to check them out. Thanks to everybody who has helped me build up a portfolio so far!

As always, if I recruit you for a creative project you'll get those pictures for free.

Thanks!

dan

high quality photos now on Flickr!

For now on my photography portfolio and any new photos will be available for your fun and pleasure in glorious full quality on my flickr profile! Check it out here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danfinnen/

dan

Also, a few new photos are up!

dan take pictures, need people

As many of you have already discovered, I just started a group to find people interested in getting their pictures taken. I'm trying to build up a photo portfolio, and I need every type for head shots, creative shots and the such. So if you're interested in getting some professional photography for free, head on over to this link and join this group to let me know and for more info: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1433970174&ref=profile#/group.php?gid=51336158087&ref=mf

Thanks!

dan

ps, if you are in need of a specific type of head shot for an upcoming show or a website let me know and I'll be more than happy to do it for you!