Light Experimentation

I was experimenting with some old christmas lights I found in this box the other night. Snapped two quick photos of them with my 5D and decided to touch them up, then put them up for everyone to see. They look way cooler in video form but photos are still pretty sweet too.

Random Movie Fact: In the 1982 film The Dark Crystal, early drafts of the script featured Jen and Kira traveling through the underworld where they encountered a race of underground mining creatures. This concept was later integrated by Jim Henson into Fraggle Rock and served as the partial basis for the story of The Power of the Dark Crystal.

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Daniel Hess

Three Beers Later!

So without any further delay may I present to you the official music video for Three Beers Later by Wesley Spangler. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Three Beers Later from Daniel Hess on Vimeo.

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Daniel Hess

Keith

So yesterday I posted up photos from my session with Brittany and Keith. That same session I did solo pictures of just Keith for his future musical endeavors. I really embraced a 60's to 70's style of lighting/photography, just really simple stuff. I have just a hard contrast from one side of his face to the next, so on one side we have hard light, the other just pitch black. On some of the edits I pushed this to an extreme and on others I left it a little lighter. I am very pleased with the results and if you would like some great photos feel free to contact me and book me soon.

Random Movie Fact: In the 1978 film Renaldo and Clara, when the film was originally released, its screenings were extremely limited. The film received very many condemning reviews and many theaters refused the screenings. The film was cut from its original four-hour length to a two-hour length, and what was left was mostly concert footage. This version was shown in more theaters than the original director's cut. The original four-hour cut would appear on European television some time later, on Channel 4.

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Daniel Hess

Off Day

So today is my day off to just kinda relax and have a day to myself. Yesterday was chill and I got to hang with Chris, a friend of mine but today is just my day to lounge around. That being said I am going to probably still do touch up on the pictures I took for Mary on Monday, but that is kinda relaxing to me so it will be chill. I saw Moonrise Kingdom last night at the Charles Theater and it was a good and funny movie. I really enjoyed it, and for not being a big fan of Wes Anderson before, this film definetely got me intrigued to see more of his work. It was also awesome to see it projected in true 35mm print film, had an awesome vibe to it for sure. Well for now it is time to relax and edit photos, maybe hang out later tonight but I don't know. Today is a playing it by ear kinda day.

Random Movie Fact: In the 2005 film Doom, during the end credits, when the cast members' names appear on the screen, the only ones not to be shot/blown up are the only ones which survive in the movie.

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Daniel Hess