Thomas Boyd Photography

Franklin star Shoni Schimmel driven to inspire other Natives

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:47:59 +0000

New Tutorial: Customizing the Creative Light Speedring to Hold Two Strobes

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:46:26 +0000

I just recently posted this new tutorial at maccreate.com. It shows you how to customize Creative Light’s small strobe speed ring to hold two strobes.

My Aperture 3 Workflow Tutorial Sample Video

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:02:24 +0000

Untitled from Mac Creative Network on Vimeo.

Here’s a sample video of a workflow tutorial I did with David Schloss at maccreate.com.

OSAA State Wrestling Championships

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:31:38 +0000

OSAA HS Wrestling State Championships

Here’s a short video I shot over at Memorial Coliseum that shows the sights and sounds today.

Farmer Larry Thompson owns Thompson Farms in Damascus, Oregon

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:16:32 +0000

I’ve photographed Larry before. He’s probably the most quoted farmer in Oregon. He’s an expert not only at growing organic produce, but also called to testify about urban planning and modern development.

5th annual Street of Eames tour in Portland

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:56:24 +0000

Instead, one of the founding principals of Boora Architects smiles, his bright eyes scanning the double-door front entry to the low-slung, California-style ranch snuggled into the Southwest Portland hills. "Hello," Nicole Olszewski says, standing in the doorway, 1 1/2-year-old Grace perched on her hip. Just over two years ago, Nicole and Brett Olszewski bought the house Oringdulph designed and his brother built. Street of Eames tour THE TOUR: This year's tour contains three very contemporary modern homes that feature all the latest in materials, two midcentury modern homes maintained in their original condition, and three midcentury modern homes that have been respectfully reinterpreted. WHEN: Saturday, April 17 TICKETS: $50 each; $40 students. On sale at 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22 (at streetofeames.org). Advance ticket packages (two $50 tickets plus $150 donation) now on sale through Sunday. EXTRA EXHIBIT: Beginning April 1 and continuing through the month, the American Institute of Architects Portland is hosting an exhibit featuring photographs and information on this year's homes. AIA Portland is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 403 N.W. 11th Ave."Being a lumberman," Bud says of Fred, who died in 2006, "there's wood everywhere." Three-inch-thick cedar decking vaults overhead, while a stunning, unchecked, old-growth cedar beam runs the length of the living room.

My Top Five Aperture 3 Sites

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:59:49 +0000

I hope to build this up to my Top Ten Aperture 3 Sites but there isn’t much out there that has new content yet. I may add a list of my favorite photographers using Aperture 3 later. If anyone reading this has a found a useful site regarding Aperture 3, please add it in the comments section and I’ll take a look.

1: Aperture Users Network:
http://aperture.maccreate.com/

2: Apple Discussion Boards:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=184

3: Apple’s Aperture 3 page:
http://www.apple.com/aperture/

4: Aperture in Action
http://www.apple.com/aperture/action/

5: DP Review MacTalk Forum
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1017

Aperture 3 is a go!

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:02:26 +0000

I’ve been lucky enough to have been involved in the testing of the application for some time. I’ve also been working with David Schloss at maccreate.com to write tutorials and do videos for the launch.
Everyone will love the new Brushes and Presets feature, but will be totally blown away by Places. Even the simple stuff, like metadata management is much better. The import speed is super cool because you don’t have to wait for it copy over before working on the images. On top of quick brushes, nearly every adjustment is brushable. I could go on but take a look at this run down on maccreate.com.

Check some fellow photographers who are currently blogging about Aperture 3: Edmond Terakopian, Chase Jarvis, and Sara France.

Also, check out the Aperture 3 adjustment preset package Sara France and I are selling on maccreate.com.

Patrick’s Neighbors are The Lord’s Own Choir

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:12:38 +0000

I shot this band in their living room when I was visiting Patrick Pendergast’s house the other night in Northeast Portland. They are Patrick’s neighbors and they call themselves The Lord’s Own Choir. They’re a great bunch a people and I had a great time listening to them perform.

Walmart Greeter

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:45:33 +0000

Walmart Greeter from Thomas Boyd on Vimeo.