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April 26, 2012 10:46 pm Ah, the beauty of a prime lens. Nothing beats one, whether it's the 28, the 35, the 50, or the 85. The 85mm f/1.8 is my favorite, but it would never work inside a convention center because you literally have to stand ten feet away just for a head shot. Go back another two steps if you want to see the shoulders. My technical tip for these kinds of things: Take lots of test shots, if possible. Take test shots in the area you're going to shoot in before bringing your subject in. Get to know the light. Know what settings work in the camera given a particular look to the lighting. Try to keep your ISO low, but if you have no flash then you have no choice. You're likely starting at 800ISO and up. The trick I used in DisneyWorld with my flash when I had no place to bounce the light? Shot the light straight up, but put my hand behind the flash. It acted as a bounce card, basically, and redirected enough light to get the shot. If I needed more light thrown forward, I'd curl my fingers forward just a bit to make the light more direct. Plus, it warmed up the light a little bit, as it reflected off my yellow skin, photographically speaking. Finally, f/1.8 and full frame is awesome, but nailing the focus can be tricky, whether your doing it manually or letting the camera decided. Molly -- Are you shooting in Manual Mode or Aperture Priority? And do you manually focus the lens, or let the camera handle that part? I figure if your training is with film Back In The Day, there's a chance you might be manually focusing. I know some people who swear by it, but I just can't get the hang of it.

April 18, 2012 3:35 pm I know this feeling well. I've usually found two things help: 1. Do something else for a while and don't feel badly about it. Variety is the spice of life and all. 2. Force yourself to read something. Sounds weird, but I've had lulls that I only got out of by reading lots and lots of stuff, which made reading even more stuff more pleasurable. You sometimes can forget how much comics can be. The trick is, make sure you read the good stuff when you force youself. Maybe reread an old favorite, or a recent critically-acclaimed book. And, yes, do buy something new to get out of that rut. A shiny hardcover is the best medicine.

July 7, 2011 11:33 am And let me guess -- the files are DRMed and can't be transferred to another device with an active ecosystem?

February 8, 2011 11:52 pm Yogi may not have said it first, though, if he did indeed ever say it. Fascinating stuff here: http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/2011_01/anon4651.html

February 4, 2011 3:06 pm The movie posters actually better posed than the comics cover. Rule #1 of posing: don't keep the arms pinned to the body. It makes you look wide. Let a little light through and suddenly, Cap looks ripped, not bloated. Such a minor change, yet such a big difference.

January 5, 2011 12:08 am Ah, bliss.  Letters columns. I still think they're relevant, if only for the future for historical purposes.

@PraxJarvin  - That image in the blog post is a two page spread in the DC comics this week to announce the letters column, too. So you'll get to see it full-size tomorrow. =)

November 15, 2010 11:05 am Leibovitz's day rate is well into the tens of thousands of dollars but, hey, this musical is SO deep in debt at this point that what's it matter anymore? If you're going to lose your shirt, go big!

November 1, 2010 12:39 pm My theory is that they've all been too busy dealing with their corporate overlords, or that maybe TW and Disney told them to keep it "professional."

October 27, 2010 4:38 pm And let's not forget the big Mo -- monthly. Sure, Kirkman has had his hiccups, but he still gets 12 issues out a year. So the book becomes a habit. And the assembly line always has fresh material for re-re-re-reprinting.

April 21, 2010 10:50 am Molly -- is that the 50mm f/1.8 or 1.4? Nice job, they're very sharp with a lens that can be tricky to work with, DOF-wise. . .