Monthly Archive for: ‘March, 2009’

I Honestly Do Not Know…

I have no idea what I want to do with my life.  I have a few ideas of careers to pursue, but I do not yet have a solid choice for what I want to do.

My plans for a career path started out in Information Technology.  At the start of college, I began focusing on becoming a Systems Analyst to work my way up to managing Information Technology.  But lately, I have lost the drive.  I have hit a roadblock.  It is possible that photography might be the career path I choose, I don’t know.  One thing I do know for sure, is that I bounce around way too much between career choices.

I have a decent knowledge of electronics and a more in-depth knowledge of computers.  Programming, not really.  Not as far as application coding goes.  But I can work my way around html, css and php, it just takes a bit of work.  I know quite a bit about home networking and building/setting up computer systems.  One thing that is limiting my progress in IT is certifications.  I have not bothered to study and certify myself in CompTIA A+, Linux+ and Network+.  As far as what I have seen with the tests, the A+ should be a breeze for me, Linux+ would be a slight stretch, but not by much, and with how in-depth the terminology and understanding of enterprise networking systems is, the Network+ certification would probably be the hardest.  Also, the tests are not free.  It is kind of useless to certify myself and not have a reason to use the certifications.  Not to mention, to find a job that would take me in with just the certifications and not much of an IT background, would be close to impossible.

Right now I am having fun with photography.  Although I lack the required funds for multiple lenses and a full frame body, plus accessories, I am trying to make the most with what I have.  I enjoy going out and taking photographs, and I just may continue to do so.  When I have a few more dollars to spend on a couple zoom lenses, I will be able to start putting myself out into the community for a chance at starting my own business.  Even if photography does not end up being my main career, it will definitely be a hobby if not a secondary form of income later on.

If you have any thoughts on what I should do or any experiences of your own, please let me know.

So I noticed some of my photos were exported using ProPhoto RGB…

Great…  So some of my photos managed to make it to the internet under the ProPhoto RGB ICC Profile instead of sRGB.  So my photos probably look like crap to most of you and great to some of you.  This is just fantastic…  What I see on my page, is most likely muted and crappy on your end.  Ugh…  This just irritates the crap out of me…

*Edit*

I was able to upload the images again to Flickr and this time, I made sure they exported to sRGB before uploading them.  Luckily, the photos that I uploaded to mpix.com for prints were exported correctly (phew…).  I thought I was going to have issues with my prints, even though they probably would have been able to use them in ProPhoto RGB.

CarlosMiller.com – South Florida model jailed overnight for videotaping police officers

There is a story that Carlos made public late last night/early this morning, 3/6/09. The story involves a lady videotaping police officers after her son was arrested for trying to walk into a movie theater with a friend on a single ticket. The whole incident turned into a nightmare for the South Florida model, Tasha Ford.  According to Carlos,

She said one of the officers, Robert Kellman, pictured right, was extremely antagonistic towards her and told her son, “since your mother is such a fucking asshole, I’m going to arrest you for trespassing’.”

This is extremely unprofessional and uncalled for.  Under no circumstances should someone, especially with the status of Police Officer, falsify information or threaten an individual.

You can view the whole story at:
http://carlosmiller.com/2009/03/06/south-florida-model-jailed-overnight-for-videotaping-police-officers/

There are more and more incidents of police trampling over our rights as citizens in the United States of America.  Photographers and videographers alike have to fight day to day with police and security guards over the fact that taking photographs in public places is a protected right under the United States Constitution, the 1st Amendment.

A Day At Titlow Beach

Yesterday my girlfriend, Kendra, Rey and I went out to Titlow Beach in University Place, Washington to walk around for a while and enjoy the amazing sunny and slightly cloudy, although warm weather. I decided to take the opportunity to photograph my friends and also add a few more pictures to my portfolio.

The day continually shifted from bright sunlight into shaded spots from the clouds. This was a challenge for me to continually modify my flash power and aperture. Overall I was able to capture some quality photos.