Monday Moment of Zen – Mayor Bloomberg’s Awkward Cab Ride Around New York City
My main question is: What on earth were they thinking when they made this video? Haha there are so many things awkwardly wrong/hilarious with this… from the Mayor’s dancing, to the awkward cab driver and his facial reactions, to the excited girls at the end of the video.
Greetings From Sundance Film Festival 2012
My video production company, 8112 Studios, was named the official delegation representing DC’s interests in filmmaking at Sundance by the DC government. Pretty big honor. Never thought I would officially represent the DC government for anything! Looking forward to an adventure-filled week. If you’re here and want to connect, hit us up!
Monday Moment Of Zen – Blue Light Tomfoolery
Drifting Cobra Mustang cop car chasing drifting modified Triumphs. If you like Ken Block’s drifting videos, you’ll certainly love this one. Thanks for the tip Matt!
Catch More Of My Photo Tips on The Photography Show DTown Episode 100
I share some lighting tips on the 100th episode of the online photography show, D-Town. I discuss using soft boxes to create dynamic looking people portraits. I start showing up around 4:55. Check it out!
Monday Moment Of Zen – The Price Is… Snoop Dogg
This must be seen to be believed. Snoop Dogg helps a contestant on The Price Is Right win a 1962 Lincoln Continental. This has to be one of the most incredible showcases I have ever seen in the history of the show. This reminds me of the time I got in trouble in junior high [...]
Monday Moment Of Zen – Goodbye 2011 (Year In Review)
2011 was… What was 2011 for you? Make 2012 great.
Monday Moment Of Zen – Important Video On Photography Marketing And Self-Promotion You Must See
Photographer Chase Jarvis interviews Ramit Sethi, author of the book “I Will Tech You To Be Rich,” on his online show. It may be nearly 90 minutes long, but I found a lot of what Ramit had to say extremely inspiring and eye-opening, even for somewhat of a photo veteran like myself. Check it out! Have [...]
Monday Moment Of Zen – Gratitude
I always like to start the week off with a nice inspiring piece. Here is an excellent short video from one of the Ted conferences on gratitude and being thankful. You don’t necessarily have to be religious to value what you have with every new day. Start this week of right. Make the most out [...]
My New 90 Minute Online Photography Workshop Is Out!
My Kelby Training class is finally up and live! Watch over an hour of me on set talking about putting a shoot together from pre-produciton all the way through to post-production. Click the image above to sign up and check it out!
Monday Moment Of Zen – A Cartoon Tribute To ‘Drive’ (Slightly NSFW)
An animated homage to one of my favorite movies from 2011, “Drive.” This is pretty awesome.
Video Trailer For My New KelbyTraining.com Photography Class Is Out
The trailer for my new KelbyTraining.com class coming out December 12 is finally out. Check it out and spread the word. You can sign up on the site to see my first full video workshop. I discuss how to put together an advertising shoot all the way from pre-production, to shoot day, to the post-production [...]
Monday Moment Of Zen – Damien Walters Flies
Introducing “professional stuntman, gymnastics coach and free runner Damien Walters.” Watch his showreel above as he moves in ways I never could… jumping from/on/into moving vehicles, off of buildings, free runs, etc etc. Pretty cool showcase of his talents. Have a great week! More on Damien after the page break…
Monday Moment of Zen – Lily Can Fly
An awesome video of true dog/owner bonding. Lily loves to run full speed while chasing her owner through the bicycle stunt park. Pretty incredible how fast she can go.
Editing A Jeep Photo For A Print Advertisement [Time Lapse] And Lighting Diagram
Here is a quick 40 second video showing all the little elements I touch up before an ad. In this case, I am working on an images of a new Jeep Grand Cherokee This was not a particularly complicated edit, but you can see a little bit of the process I go into, nonetheless. The [...]
I Am Up On The KelbyTraining.com Photography Workshop Website
I am up on the KelbyTraining.com website and should be soon followed by the release of my video workshop “Advertising Photo Shoot with Douglas Sonders.” Pretty exciting to see my name up there in lights with some incredible talent. Hope you guys like the workshop when it comes out! Will announce when it debuts.
Video Showcasing The Features Of The New Canon 1DX Camera Body
Here is a video starring Canon’s product specialist Chuck Westfall. He goes through the features of Canon’s new flagship camera which essentially replaces the 1D and 1Ds bodies Spring of 2012 at a price of $6800. Sure that may be a lot, but it beats the original price of the 1Ds body it replaces of [...]
Monday Moment of Zen – Keep On Lovin’ Me
Nothing I like to start my week more than with a soul-filled love song. Probably the best love song music video I have seen since Meatloaf’s “I Won’t Do That”. Check out those sweet ‘staches! Thanks to my buddy Nicholas Cambata for the video tip.
Happy Halloween! My Ghostbusters Ecto 1 Photoshoot With Behind The Scenes Video
Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday, and every year I try and do a themed photoshoot in its honor, like my zombie shoot last year. This year I headed down to southern Virginia to visit my friend that’s a movie/tv car collector along with 4 white-lighting strobes, a Roscoe fog machine, some color gels, a generator [...]
Catch My High-Tech New Spread In Fast Company Magazine – DARPA Head Regina Dugan
I took this portrait of DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) director Regina Dugan at their headquarters in Virginia. I had to set up a large backdrop in a secure government facility and do multiple portraits in a short amount of time. The device in the photo is a real UAV (see video below) prototype [...]
Behind The Scenes Video From My Dime Magazine Aquille Carr Cover Shoot
I posted a few weeks back about my Dime Magazine covershoot with Aquille Carr in Baltimore, Maryland. Here is the behind the scenes video for you to check out. More photos after the page break…
Monday Moment Of Zen – Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera
Incredible. Throw this ball in the air and it takes a true 360 degree panoramic image with its multiple cameras. Oh man, the things I would do with this cool ball camera! We present the Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera which captures a full spherical panorama when thrown into the air. At the peak of its [...]
Catch Me On The New Episode Of Kelby TV’s D-Town Photography Show Sharing Photo Tips
Catch me on the new episode of the DSLR photography show “D-Town” sharing photography tips & previewing my new Kelby Training online workshop, which will be coming out soon. Feel free to note that I keep on looking at the wrong camera and I look pretty rough after filming in the 100 degree Florida sun [...]
Monday Moment Of Zen – Best DVD Commentary Ever (Slightly NSFW)
This is unbelievably epic. Arnold Schwarzenegger and director Paul Verhoeven do DVD commentary for the film [that I love] Total Recall. I’m not quite sure, but I don’t think Arnold is getting the entire point of this DVD commentary thing. He just narrates every ridiculous scene. I can’t stop laughing. How did I not know about this [...]
Nov 21, 2011 | Categories: Monday Moment of Zen, Video | Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, douglas sonders, dvd commentary, funny video, hillarious, monday moment of zen, paul verhoeven, total recall, viral | Leave A Comment »