tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20474801041054116012011-12-09T11:59:56.860-08:00Blog started by New York City professional photographer Brian Ach to share knowledge, techniques, and camaraderie between photographers, both amateur and professional. Dig in! www.brianach.comB. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.comBlogger981100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-51950682530615456642011-12-09T11:59:00.001-08:002011-12-09T11:59:56.868-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3KU0vCJgyAg/TuJosOxzXaI/AAAAAAAAArA/K7UccjW4jy8/s1600/young_charlize_01240.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3KU0vCJgyAg/TuJosOxzXaI/AAAAAAAAArA/K7UccjW4jy8/s320/young_charlize_01240.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684220788785503650" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CYiHCAhPEII/TuJor6_ehzI/AAAAAAAAAq0/dkRtvJDBlwQ/s1600/young_charlize_01274.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CYiHCAhPEII/TuJor6_ehzI/AAAAAAAAAq0/dkRtvJDBlwQ/s320/young_charlize_01274.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684220783474149170" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-5195068253061545664?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-46622429156453457912011-11-11T14:42:00.001-08:002011-11-11T14:43:55.506-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAapSA_LRHg/Tr2lCSKzq-I/AAAAAAAAAqo/vHhahnchHLY/s1600/VS_2011_show_01451.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAapSA_LRHg/Tr2lCSKzq-I/AAAAAAAAAqo/vHhahnchHLY/s320/VS_2011_show_01451.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673872564212181986" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e--_Sg7slC4/Tr2lCF88fuI/AAAAAAAAAqc/EFTgtDNuZsk/s1600/VS_Hair_02058.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e--_Sg7slC4/Tr2lCF88fuI/AAAAAAAAAqc/EFTgtDNuZsk/s320/VS_Hair_02058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673872560932814562" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-glThv1Z_RIQ/Tr2lBgIdtrI/AAAAAAAAAqU/6ycgtNFmBqw/s1600/VS_2011_show_01446.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-glThv1Z_RIQ/Tr2lBgIdtrI/AAAAAAAAAqU/6ycgtNFmBqw/s320/VS_2011_show_01446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673872550780581554" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-glThv1Z_RIQ/Tr2lBgIdtrI/AAAAAAAAAqU/6ycgtNFmBqw/s1600/VS_2011_show_01446.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jk6j-TvJ__E/Tr2lBYHDYPI/AAAAAAAAAqE/_c5bTNah_50/s1600/VS_2011_show_01518.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jk6j-TvJ__E/Tr2lBYHDYPI/AAAAAAAAAqE/_c5bTNah_50/s320/VS_2011_show_01518.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673872548627177714" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-4662242915645345791?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-73701390409818121872011-11-11T14:38:00.000-08:002011-11-11T14:42:12.945-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--vGdfYErHt4/Tr2kpuPCPjI/AAAAAAAAAp4/Fd4nEv_s8HE/s1600/VS_2011_show_01413.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--vGdfYErHt4/Tr2kpuPCPjI/AAAAAAAAAp4/Fd4nEv_s8HE/s320/VS_2011_show_01413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673872142249377330" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JqHNMtdYM20/Tr2kpAx25PI/AAAAAAAAAps/WeojzOax7OI/s1600/VS_Hair_00249.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JqHNMtdYM20/Tr2kpAx25PI/AAAAAAAAAps/WeojzOax7OI/s320/VS_Hair_00249.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673872130047403250" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eXI7kUddh1I/Tr2ko1d-X3I/AAAAAAAAApg/G_WXhRXciAQ/s1600/VS_Hair_01520.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eXI7kUddh1I/Tr2ko1d-X3I/AAAAAAAAApg/G_WXhRXciAQ/s320/VS_Hair_01520.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673872127011217266" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ngZYGbXU-F0/Tr2knwgwgQI/AAAAAAAAApY/hH7ByKfC-0c/s1600/VS_Hair_01702.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ngZYGbXU-F0/Tr2knwgwgQI/AAAAAAAAApY/hH7ByKfC-0c/s320/VS_Hair_01702.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673872108500844802" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SfuvoTP2-4M/Tr2knhpqhcI/AAAAAAAAApI/M0EaLwn71eM/s1600/VS_Hair_01710.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SfuvoTP2-4M/Tr2knhpqhcI/AAAAAAAAApI/M0EaLwn71eM/s320/VS_Hair_01710.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673872104511669698" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-7370139040981812187?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-32428308181753981612011-11-11T14:36:00.000-08:002011-11-11T14:38:45.767-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_-erx_QVB8g/Tr2jy-b2v8I/AAAAAAAAAo8/k63qBpKadK4/s1600/VS_Hair_00238.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_-erx_QVB8g/Tr2jy-b2v8I/AAAAAAAAAo8/k63qBpKadK4/s320/VS_Hair_00238.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673871201705312194" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7QsS-6N2ivs/Tr2jykGs4qI/AAAAAAAAAow/KqVk_4IOmIE/s1600/VS_2011_show_00166.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7QsS-6N2ivs/Tr2jykGs4qI/AAAAAAAAAow/KqVk_4IOmIE/s320/VS_2011_show_00166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673871194637263522" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KObC6pDP5SU/Tr2jxcSukmI/AAAAAAAAAoo/6BM697U-J1U/s1600/VS_2011_show_00707.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KObC6pDP5SU/Tr2jxcSukmI/AAAAAAAAAoo/6BM697U-J1U/s320/VS_2011_show_00707.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673871175360352866" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HW2Doa7oWUo/Tr2jxOxKwsI/AAAAAAAAAoU/bo6EsEI11VQ/s1600/VS_2011_show_01139.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HW2Doa7oWUo/Tr2jxOxKwsI/AAAAAAAAAoU/bo6EsEI11VQ/s1600/VS_2011_show_01139.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HW2Doa7oWUo/Tr2jxOxKwsI/AAAAAAAAAoU/bo6EsEI11VQ/s320/VS_2011_show_01139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673871171729932994" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sxGmdv6xmXw/Tr2jwqnTJKI/AAAAAAAAAoM/G5_NTuhYhQI/s1600/VS_2011_show_01295.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sxGmdv6xmXw/Tr2jwqnTJKI/AAAAAAAAAoM/G5_NTuhYhQI/s320/VS_2011_show_01295.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673871162024862882" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-3242830818175398161?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-30871185264732523962011-10-19T14:00:00.000-07:002011-10-19T14:04:40.748-07:00<div>I accompanied Prince on the first leg of his European tour in July. Here are a couple of tear sheets from the tour.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0fxcsOoxlew/Tp87PcBTTjI/AAAAAAAAAm0/hw6ePxRp9-k/s1600/prince_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0fxcsOoxlew/Tp87PcBTTjI/AAAAAAAAAm0/hw6ePxRp9-k/s320/prince_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665311992661102130" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0fxcsOoxlew/Tp87PcBTTjI/AAAAAAAAAm0/hw6ePxRp9-k/s1600/prince_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2yVBAOI1uOU/Tp87PMqjIZI/AAAAAAAAAmo/B2EaT3yXv3w/s1600/prince_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2yVBAOI1uOU/Tp87PMqjIZI/AAAAAAAAAmo/B2EaT3yXv3w/s320/prince_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665311988539138450" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a14nyVKJl3g/Tp87O4yfZ2I/AAAAAAAAAmc/r6ZP3S6dw4M/s1600/prince_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a14nyVKJl3g/Tp87O4yfZ2I/AAAAAAAAAmc/r6ZP3S6dw4M/s320/prince_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665311983203739490" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-3087118526473252396?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-44715975343092299972011-09-08T20:26:00.000-07:002011-09-08T20:27:21.395-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8LebuciFw98/TmmHlRnlblI/AAAAAAAAAmU/lRKAK_I6juI/s1600/webAntony_00466.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8LebuciFw98/TmmHlRnlblI/AAAAAAAAAmU/lRKAK_I6juI/s320/webAntony_00466.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650196281967341138" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-4471597534309229997?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-44119524363770550012011-09-01T17:07:00.001-07:002011-09-01T17:07:49.900-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-354j2OI1RAk/TmAeUTeCl5I/AAAAAAAAAmM/akXURlilCD4/s1600/webKardashian_01322.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-354j2OI1RAk/TmAeUTeCl5I/AAAAAAAAAmM/akXURlilCD4/s320/webKardashian_01322.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647547266895091602" /></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-4411952436377055001?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-41323183548488589162011-08-10T16:16:00.000-07:002011-08-10T16:27:27.676-07:00<div><meta charset="utf-8">Today I shot portraits of Emmanuelle Chiriqui in support of "Love, Loss, and What I Wore."<div>This off-Broadway show has been running for two years and is unique in that they completely change the cast of five every five weeks. So, you can see it more than once, and have a completely different experience.</div><div> <br /></div><div>A total sweetheart, Emmanuelle is currently starring in "Entourage," which will end its eighth and final season this year.</div><div> <br /></div><div>Lighting: Two Elinchrom Quadra Packs, one powering two heads, one with diffuser above and to left of her head and one off-camera low and behind. Other pack powering ringflash.</div></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p_dCKfO97V0/TkMTmJ26x4I/AAAAAAAAAmE/by_gVqPTJqI/s1600/SM_Emmanuelle_00098BW.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p_dCKfO97V0/TkMTmJ26x4I/AAAAAAAAAmE/by_gVqPTJqI/s320/SM_Emmanuelle_00098BW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639372704600213378" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u> <br /></u></span></div><div> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jfJGFCYC3eg/TkMTl076i9I/AAAAAAAAAl8/iPFnzQMVKoI/s1600/SM_Emmanuelle_00080BW.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jfJGFCYC3eg/TkMTl076i9I/AAAAAAAAAl8/iPFnzQMVKoI/s320/SM_Emmanuelle_00080BW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639372698984025042" /></a> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r_FfwxoLv-o/TkMTloV8ZwI/AAAAAAAAAl0/L9lMi7eaPFM/s1600/SM_Emmanuelle_00095BW.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r_FfwxoLv-o/TkMTloV8ZwI/AAAAAAAAAl0/L9lMi7eaPFM/s320/SM_Emmanuelle_00095BW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639372695603537666" /></a> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ltOCB0rH81g/TkMTlVPsuuI/AAAAAAAAAls/0D_0wYzGmvA/s1600/SM_Emmanuelle_00033.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ltOCB0rH81g/TkMTlVPsuuI/AAAAAAAAAls/0D_0wYzGmvA/s320/SM_Emmanuelle_00033.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639372690477071074" /></a> <br /><div><div> <br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-4132318354848858916?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-53894209853832273972011-07-25T14:12:00.000-07:002011-07-25T14:22:53.682-07:00<div>Sorry for the huge gap between posts...I have been pretty busy!</div><div>Just got back from overseas where I was the official and exclusive photographer for Prince on the first part of his "Welcome to America" European tour. We played Paris, Poland, The UK, Belgium, and Rotterdam, and I shot every show with All-Access, exclusively.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, I cannot post many pics, but here is one from Rolling Stone, and another of a portrait I took of Prince mere seconds before he and Andy Allo went onstage for their last show in Rotterdam.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kZg28PG9WnM/Ti3d3_2zNjI/AAAAAAAAAlE/CKE2tThVffw/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-20%2Bat%2B5.15.52%2BPM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kZg28PG9WnM/Ti3d3_2zNjI/AAAAAAAAAlE/CKE2tThVffw/s320/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-20%2Bat%2B5.15.52%2BPM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633402663014184498" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sGkWxWJK9cE/Ti3d3lAgm7I/AAAAAAAAAk8/tAuTFDWFkQY/s1600/prince_andy_blog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sGkWxWJK9cE/Ti3d3lAgm7I/AAAAAAAAAk8/tAuTFDWFkQY/s1600/prince_andy_blog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sGkWxWJK9cE/Ti3d3lAgm7I/AAAAAAAAAk8/tAuTFDWFkQY/s320/prince_andy_blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633402655807151026" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-5389420985383227397?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-43566885424715199852011-05-20T13:29:00.000-07:002011-05-20T13:37:07.568-07:00<div>Tourists. </div><div>Pentax 67, 105mm F2.4 TriX</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EJ7KtdqPOjY/TdbPZvZ8grI/AAAAAAAAAkw/kKa0Dlvp8hY/s1600/Tourists_Pentax67_05-17-11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EJ7KtdqPOjY/TdbPZvZ8grI/AAAAAAAAAkw/kKa0Dlvp8hY/s320/Tourists_Pentax67_05-17-11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608898427065500338" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>Tablehead.</div><div>Yashicamat, Fuji Acros</div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JtXHf3busbw/TdbPZEkpoqI/AAAAAAAAAko/w7ZlHsMxT68/s1600/TableHead_yashicamat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JtXHf3busbw/TdbPZEkpoqI/AAAAAAAAAko/w7ZlHsMxT68/s320/TableHead_yashicamat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608898415567676066" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JtXHf3busbw/TdbPZEkpoqI/AAAAAAAAAko/w7ZlHsMxT68/s1600/TableHead_yashicamat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /></div><div>Central Park Blizzard.</div><div>Pentax 67, 55mm F4. TriX. 4 second exposure.</div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cf2_i_sOkXQ/TdbPY7zzY9I/AAAAAAAAAkg/En7Rr7Cj2KM/s1600/CentralPark_Snow_Pentax67.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cf2_i_sOkXQ/TdbPY7zzY9I/AAAAAAAAAkg/En7Rr7Cj2KM/s320/CentralPark_Snow_Pentax67.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608898413215310802" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-4356688542471519985?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-42503081248352299692011-04-17T19:10:00.000-07:002011-04-17T19:13:05.003-07:00<div>Singer Jeremih</div><div><br /></div><div>Oscar Winner Christoph Waltz</div><div><br /></div><div>Actor Robert Pattinson</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0rt_Fe93TfU/Taud4l8PBKI/AAAAAAAAAkY/ju5jHkX3_2A/s1600/jeremih2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0rt_Fe93TfU/Taud4l8PBKI/AAAAAAAAAkY/ju5jHkX3_2A/s320/jeremih2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596740557520962722" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M-oW6ItPXI8/Taud0XRT_vI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/oCyrTrtjrkw/s1600/wm_Christoph.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M-oW6ItPXI8/Taud0XRT_vI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/oCyrTrtjrkw/s320/wm_Christoph.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596740484863360754" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XEdfTmxpzx4/Taud0OgD3dI/AAAAAAAAAkI/YPJzVQR93JI/s1600/wm_Pattinson_BW.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XEdfTmxpzx4/Taud0OgD3dI/AAAAAAAAAkI/YPJzVQR93JI/s320/wm_Pattinson_BW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596740482509299154" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-4250308124835229969?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-27426027740506216152011-04-04T11:17:00.001-07:002011-04-04T11:17:46.915-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VVC43DXimLQ/TZoLQF9wO7I/AAAAAAAAAkA/i7htookNgRc/s1600/Janet_Jackson_0288.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VVC43DXimLQ/TZoLQF9wO7I/AAAAAAAAAkA/i7htookNgRc/s320/Janet_Jackson_0288.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591794258440895410" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RgyrG8Gt374/TZoLP3CD5DI/AAAAAAAAAj4/EZthXfOM0gE/s1600/Janet_Jackson_0457.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RgyrG8Gt374/TZoLP3CD5DI/AAAAAAAAAj4/EZthXfOM0gE/s320/Janet_Jackson_0457.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591794254432429106" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-2742602774050621615?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-34545082931276779732011-02-21T10:42:00.001-08:002011-02-21T10:44:44.210-08:00<div>Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola</div><div><br /></div><div>Erika Jayne</div><div><br /></div><div>Prince Malik</div><div><br /></div><div>Aubrey O'Day</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dakniknxPdM/TWKyP_zzS2I/AAAAAAAAAjg/BwwXuCf420A/s1600/FWPS_Sammi_Giancola_0014.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dakniknxPdM/TWKyP_zzS2I/AAAAAAAAAjg/BwwXuCf420A/s320/FWPS_Sammi_Giancola_0014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576215276534582114" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dakniknxPdM/TWKyP_zzS2I/AAAAAAAAAjg/BwwXuCf420A/s1600/FWPS_Sammi_Giancola_0014.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IHauoowME4k/TWKyP9rjKhI/AAAAAAAAAjY/9TnLfVt0bk0/s1600/FWPS_Erika_Jayne_0115.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-87207784857129373832011-02-16T18:44:00.000-08:002011-02-16T18:48:47.353-08:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Pop</span> star Kat DeLuna, vocalist and Tony-nominee Orfeh, celebrity stylist June Ambrose, and fashionista and author Patrick McDonald</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FmA7EGoTgu4/TVyMJqxa65I/AAAAAAAAAiw/W90Nm8-43nw/s1600/108924149BA005_New_York_Fas.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FmA7EGoTgu4/TVyMJqxa65I/AAAAAAAAAiw/W90Nm8-43nw/s320/108924149BA005_New_York_Fas.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574484536506117010" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FmA7EGoTgu4/TVyMJqxa65I/AAAAAAAAAiw/W90Nm8-43nw/s1600/108924149BA005_New_York_Fas.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OwCbgLjzEYQ/TVyMJdwUFPI/AAAAAAAAAio/fAkTkoQ1z8k/s1600/FWPS_Orfeh_0107.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-2801201005795037402011-02-16T18:16:00.000-08:002011-02-16T18:44:07.078-08:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Celebrity stylist June Ambrose, vocalist Orfeh, fashionista Patrick McDonald, reality tv star Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, and pop star Kat DeLuna</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H3fDVV5gtaM/TVyKzL9e9wI/AAAAAAAAAiI/QT8AnvMW-3Y/s1600/108924162BA002_New_York_Fas.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H3fDVV5gtaM/TVyKzL9e9wI/AAAAAAAAAiI/QT8AnvMW-3Y/s320/108924162BA002_New_York_Fas.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574483050766464770" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TNvywbj-12M/TVyKy4Ks_9I/AAAAAAAAAiA/_Xgzn-B-KHA/s1600/FWPS_Orfeh_0033.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-57389962843099537442011-02-02T17:44:00.001-08:002011-02-02T17:46:58.703-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TUoI9z3soVI/AAAAAAAAAhY/0QxZhog6b38/s1600/lopez_0041.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TUoI9z3soVI/AAAAAAAAAhY/0QxZhog6b38/s320/lopez_0041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569273747185901906" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TUoI9hj1nFI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/ydUA69ZANFg/s1600/lopez_0047.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TUoI9hj1nFI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/ydUA69ZANFg/s1600/lopez_0047.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TUoI9hj1nFI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/ydUA69ZANFg/s320/lopez_0047.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569273742270766162" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-5738996284309953744?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-850522162138655122011-01-19T21:34:00.000-08:002011-01-19T21:40:18.427-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TTfKnfNlppI/AAAAAAAAAg0/RaDakKXN9pw/s1600/sammi.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TTfKnfNlppI/AAAAAAAAAg0/RaDakKXN9pw/s320/sammi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564138644381738642" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TTfKnIWQ1MI/AAAAAAAAAgs/qiYf0NshyAE/s1600/sammi_T.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TTfKnIWQ1MI/AAAAAAAAAgs/qiYf0NshyAE/s1600/sammi_T.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TTfKnIWQ1MI/AAAAAAAAAgs/qiYf0NshyAE/s320/sammi_T.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564138638244107458" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-85052216213865512?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-88353432468625286672011-01-13T13:28:00.001-08:002011-01-13T13:33:19.044-08:00<div>Tripod-mounted Eos 5D Mark II with 17-40 F4 L lens. Exposures ranged from 2.5 seconds to 10 seconds.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS9uw44hdbI/AAAAAAAAAgU/f7H6yhd5KGc/s1600/NY_Snow_0005.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS9uw44hdbI/AAAAAAAAAgU/f7H6yhd5KGc/s320/NY_Snow_0005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561785851008087474" /><br /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS9uwpGGc3I/AAAAAAAAAgM/WFipjo-02Jc/s1600/NY_Snow_0018.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS9uwpGGc3I/AAAAAAAAAgM/WFipjo-02Jc/s320/NY_Snow_0018.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561785846770070386" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS9uwDgYN-I/AAAAAAAAAgE/mmWo2GRFdso/s1600/NY_Snow_0035.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS9uwDgYN-I/AAAAAAAAAgE/mmWo2GRFdso/s320/NY_Snow_0035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561785836679739362" /><br /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS9uvuRYaXI/AAAAAAAAAf8/ruRQD6bu_c0/s1600/NY_Snow_0052.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS9uvuRYaXI/AAAAAAAAAf8/ruRQD6bu_c0/s320/NY_Snow_0052.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561785830979692914" /><br /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS9uvugV6YI/AAAAAAAAAf0/41AN0mXcNDU/s1600/NY_Snow_0065.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS9uvugV6YI/AAAAAAAAAf0/41AN0mXcNDU/s320/NY_Snow_0065.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561785831042443650" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-8835343246862528667?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-2770777547972852972011-01-12T15:49:00.001-08:002011-01-12T15:51:55.603-08:00<div>Central Park in the Snow. Tripod-mounted Eos 5D Mark II, 17-40 F4 L lens, exposures from 10 seconds to 2.5 seconds.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS4-Pj2SoVI/AAAAAAAAAfs/0YY-VVhyN2U/s1600/NY_Snow_0013.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS4-Pj2SoVI/AAAAAAAAAfs/0YY-VVhyN2U/s320/NY_Snow_0013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561451026891055442" /><br /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS4-PCv7qGI/AAAAAAAAAfk/gz9QMofB1-0/s1600/NY_Snow_0024.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS4-PCv7qGI/AAAAAAAAAfk/gz9QMofB1-0/s320/NY_Snow_0024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561451018006014050" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS4-O36ovQI/AAAAAAAAAfc/Mwh3EN-2jFQ/s1600/NY_Snow_0041.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS4-O36ovQI/AAAAAAAAAfc/Mwh3EN-2jFQ/s320/NY_Snow_0041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561451015098121474" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS4-OY04DnI/AAAAAAAAAfU/TEWSPgyhb7k/s1600/NY_Snow_0047.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TS4-OY04DnI/AAAAAAAAAfU/TEWSPgyhb7k/s320/NY_Snow_0047.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561451006752460402" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-277077754797285297?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-70031179885357661652011-01-10T16:43:00.001-08:002011-01-10T16:44:40.303-08:00<div><br /></div><div>We all need a little Summer right now...<br /><div></div></div><div>Astoria Park</div><div>Yashicamat</div><div>Delta 100</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSun0e0NjnI/AAAAAAAAAfM/iJHpJ08uVJQ/s1600/Mister_softy_Yashicamat.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSun0e0NjnI/AAAAAAAAAfM/iJHpJ08uVJQ/s320/Mister_softy_Yashicamat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560722684986101362" /></a><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-7003117988535766165?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-84915865846504216822011-01-07T16:07:00.000-08:002011-01-07T16:18:54.903-08:00<div>Shake Shack</div><div>Shot for Union Square Hospitality Group</div><div>©Brian Ach Photography, Inc.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSetMrs7o_I/AAAAAAAAAfE/v1i0hJ4PzO8/s1600/bwShake_0082.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSetMrs7o_I/AAAAAAAAAfE/v1i0hJ4PzO8/s320/bwShake_0082.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559602698413384690" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSesynMlq-I/AAAAAAAAAe8/D680nIOONQY/s1600/bwShake_0160.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSesynMlq-I/AAAAAAAAAe8/D680nIOONQY/s320/bwShake_0160.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559602250527386594" /><br /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSesybbZ-1I/AAAAAAAAAe0/b9AScfkT6p4/s1600/bwShake_0049.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSesybbZ-1I/AAAAAAAAAe0/b9AScfkT6p4/s320/bwShake_0049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559602247368309586" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSesyJ18V4I/AAAAAAAAAes/j_EzBszD4Cc/s1600/bwShake_0042.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSesyJ18V4I/AAAAAAAAAes/j_EzBszD4Cc/s320/bwShake_0042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559602242647775106" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSesx1V7RnI/AAAAAAAAAek/QqCMUsBknWk/s1600/bwShake_0069.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSesx1V7RnI/AAAAAAAAAek/QqCMUsBknWk/s1600/bwShake_0069.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSesx1V7RnI/AAAAAAAAAek/QqCMUsBknWk/s320/bwShake_0069.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559602237144778354" /><br /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-8491586584650421682?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-32170341516702812462011-01-06T20:11:00.001-08:002011-01-06T20:14:27.396-08:00<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>East River, Astoria</div><div>Yashicamat</div><div>Delta</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSaSlGY4EjI/AAAAAAAAAeU/ajPlJxwQWV0/s1600/Hooded_Lady_Astoria.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSaSlGY4EjI/AAAAAAAAAeU/ajPlJxwQWV0/s320/Hooded_Lady_Astoria.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559291956103221810" /><br /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span>I Hate Self-Portraits</div><div>Chelsea, Manhattan</div><div>Yashicamat</div><div>3200 Delta<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSaSlF7xKZI/AAAAAAAAAeM/3VhvEX9GSZc/s1600/I_Hate_Self-Portraits_Yashicamat.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSaSlF7xKZI/AAAAAAAAAeM/3VhvEX9GSZc/s320/I_Hate_Self-Portraits_Yashicamat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559291955981134226" /><br /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span>Making the Conch Salad</div><div>Nassau, The Bahamas</div><div>Pentax 67</div><div>Delta 3200<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSaSk6XmjNI/AAAAAAAAAeE/pZQXDxdsMU4/s1600/Conch_Salad_Pentax_67.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSaSk6XmjNI/AAAAAAAAAeE/pZQXDxdsMU4/s320/Conch_Salad_Pentax_67.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559291952876653778" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-3217034151670281246?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-19172702452689113762011-01-04T16:36:00.001-08:002011-01-04T16:46:42.726-08:00<div><div>The Mustang in the Garage</div><div>Astoria</div><div>Yashicamat</div><div>TriX</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSO_CdYI2LI/AAAAAAAAAd8/9gnITgWtO9U/s1600/FB_Mustang_Yashicamat.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSO_CdYI2LI/AAAAAAAAAd8/9gnITgWtO9U/s320/FB_Mustang_Yashicamat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558496414071838898" /><br /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span><div>Pikes Peak</div><div>Yashicamat</div><div>TriX</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSO_CBRIF-I/AAAAAAAAAd0/rumiO8ApexM/s1600/Pikes_Peak_man.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSO_CBRIF-I/AAAAAAAAAd0/rumiO8ApexM/s320/Pikes_Peak_man.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558496406526236642" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>NYC From the Hudson, 10-24-2010</div><div>Pentax 67</div><div>55mm F4</div><div>TriX</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSO_Byqf2WI/AAAAAAAAAds/fwYIJKfFieo/s1600/NYC_Hudson_10-24-10_Pentax67.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TSO_Byqf2WI/AAAAAAAAAds/fwYIJKfFieo/s320/NYC_Hudson_10-24-10_Pentax67.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558496402606119266" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-1917270245268911376?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-3297493991129488412010-11-19T16:57:00.000-08:002010-11-19T17:01:59.214-08:00<div>Beached Whale. Lower East side, NYC. Yashicamat. Delta 100.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TOcdPZ3FGAI/AAAAAAAAAdI/oy4peGCwR1U/s1600/beached_whale.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TOcdPZ3FGAI/AAAAAAAAAdI/oy4peGCwR1U/s320/beached_whale.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541430016979834882" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Shooting runway with the Yashicamat. Gwen Steffani's L.A.M.B. show. Ilford Delta 3200.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TOcdOwPbFeI/AAAAAAAAAdA/QAohUYIjkhc/s1600/Lamb_runway_yashicamat.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TOcdOwPbFeI/AAAAAAAAAdA/QAohUYIjkhc/s320/Lamb_runway_yashicamat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541430005807650274" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Astoria. Yashicamat. HP5.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TOcdOYUBNaI/AAAAAAAAAc4/oCIQDx3Q5iI/s1600/36thAve_yashicamat.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TOcdOYUBNaI/AAAAAAAAAc4/oCIQDx3Q5iI/s320/36thAve_yashicamat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541429999384475042" /><br /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span>Pikes Peak. Yashicamat. TriX.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TOcdOC1KU_I/AAAAAAAAAcw/-H0n4ZRfD48/s1600/Pikes_peak_yashicamat.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TOcdOC1KU_I/AAAAAAAAAcw/-H0n4ZRfD48/s320/Pikes_peak_yashicamat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541429993617904626" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-329749399112948841?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-91957154701543559522010-11-08T20:43:00.000-08:002010-11-08T20:44:25.960-08:00<div>Glamour Women of the Year Awards, NYC, 11/8/10. </div><div>©Brian Ach</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TNjRigLVjeI/AAAAAAAAAco/nhXnE8P3q0M/s1600/blogCher_Glamour_1022.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TNjRigLVjeI/AAAAAAAAAco/nhXnE8P3q0M/s320/blogCher_Glamour_1022.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537406132535266786" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-9195715470154355952?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-36517308540610392992010-11-01T14:08:00.001-07:002010-11-01T14:09:21.085-07:00<div>Earl. Johnstown, Ohio. Pentax 67, 105mm F2.4. Provia.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TM8sYcDhp0I/AAAAAAAAAcg/aH_1LRnIg2M/s1600/Earl_David_Brown_closeup.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TM8sYcDhp0I/AAAAAAAAAcg/aH_1LRnIg2M/s320/Earl_David_Brown_closeup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534691265421092674" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-3651730854061039299?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-404015239164813282010-10-31T20:15:00.000-07:002010-10-31T20:17:27.276-07:00<div>Pentax 67, 105mm F2.4; Provia converted to B/W</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TM4xJLtS2FI/AAAAAAAAAcY/Zz-nCFeUeBQ/s1600/bwFB_Earl_Riffe_tractor_1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TM4xJLtS2FI/AAAAAAAAAcY/Zz-nCFeUeBQ/s320/bwFB_Earl_Riffe_tractor_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534415025916270674" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-40401523916481328?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-26194975232808505762010-10-23T14:52:00.001-07:002010-10-23T14:52:54.609-07:00<div>Pentax 67, 105mm F2.4. Fuji Acros</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TMNZHuTCIlI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/gSMHCFfCpow/s1600/Hope_and_Earl_Riffe.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TMNZHuTCIlI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/gSMHCFfCpow/s320/Hope_and_Earl_Riffe.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531362756562920018" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-2619497523280850576?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-21106836484686808232010-10-21T22:57:00.001-07:002010-10-21T22:57:51.490-07:00<div>Mamiya C220, 55mm F4.5</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TMEnxYa8vDI/AAAAAAAAAcI/DvWQj3Ky7go/s1600/Chess_union_sq_mamiya_55mm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TMEnxYa8vDI/AAAAAAAAAcI/DvWQj3Ky7go/s320/Chess_union_sq_mamiya_55mm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530745546710236210" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-2110683648468680823?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-90850304466496463752010-10-21T22:53:00.000-07:002010-10-21T22:54:12.403-07:00<div>Mamiya C220, 80mm F2.8</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TMEm7FfklZI/AAAAAAAAAcA/bQLWOhD-kVU/s1600/mamiya_80mm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TMEm7FfklZI/AAAAAAAAAcA/bQLWOhD-kVU/s320/mamiya_80mm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530744613916415378" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-9085030446649646375?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-72046789455932319362010-10-21T22:52:00.000-07:002010-10-21T22:53:06.041-07:00<div>Mamiya C220, 80mm F2.8</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TMEmoTXPyYI/AAAAAAAAAb4/daqAW96zV5o/s1600/Dirty_bum_mamiya_c220.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TMEmoTXPyYI/AAAAAAAAAb4/daqAW96zV5o/s320/Dirty_bum_mamiya_c220.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530744291222079874" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-7204678945593231936?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-20932692677956384412010-10-01T14:43:00.000-07:002010-10-01T14:46:12.708-07:00<div>Canon 1D Mark IV, 17-40F4L, iso 1000, 1/80 at f6.3, 580ex Flash at 1/4 manual, zooming while shutter open.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TKZWHdunuaI/AAAAAAAAAbw/8Gpcy1EVc_U/s1600/hurley_0065.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TKZWHdunuaI/AAAAAAAAAbw/8Gpcy1EVc_U/s320/hurley_0065.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523196679255734690" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-2093269267795638441?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-44172597620740830262010-09-30T18:45:00.000-07:002010-09-30T18:46:25.788-07:00<div>Katherine Heigl</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TKU9Y1D2lUI/AAAAAAAAAbo/M6KnY9AsgDw/s1600/Heigl_0669.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TKU9Y1D2lUI/AAAAAAAAAbo/M6KnY9AsgDw/s320/Heigl_0669.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522888014809175362" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-4417259762074083026?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-56870472647385940042010-09-24T20:25:00.000-07:002010-09-24T20:26:57.456-07:00<div>Jessie Eisenberg</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TJ1r9kNL5yI/AAAAAAAAAbc/yb5rsDjZnEk/s1600/FBtimberlake_0186.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TJ1r9kNL5yI/AAAAAAAAAbc/yb5rsDjZnEk/s320/FBtimberlake_0186.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520687423661270818" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-5687047264738594004?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-15577985274805989912010-09-23T15:08:00.001-07:002010-09-23T15:08:47.650-07:00<div>Wall Street 2 Premiere, NYC.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TJvP3ng7g4I/AAAAAAAAAbU/Q6iYcYG3ZWQ/s1600/douglas_0868.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TJvP3ng7g4I/AAAAAAAAAbU/Q6iYcYG3ZWQ/s320/douglas_0868.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520234322679530370" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-1557798527480598991?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-27670816657181717382010-08-31T19:17:00.001-07:002010-08-31T19:18:09.715-07:00<div>Barcelona. Canon 5D Mark II, 17-40F4L.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TH23z23CTQI/AAAAAAAAAbM/8L0vvVfT5-Q/s1600/sm_Barcelona_street.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TH23z23CTQI/AAAAAAAAAbM/8L0vvVfT5-Q/s320/sm_Barcelona_street.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511763620498918658" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-2767081665718171738?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-51742864936372783872010-08-31T18:51:00.000-07:002010-08-31T18:56:41.985-07:00<div>Canon 5D Mark II, 28mm F1.8</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TH2yw5W5QxI/AAAAAAAAAbE/FU8b9T8FK0E/s1600/sm_Rumblers_williamsburg_0223.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TH2yw5W5QxI/AAAAAAAAAbE/FU8b9T8FK0E/s320/sm_Rumblers_williamsburg_0223.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511758072071668498" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-5174286493637278387?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-12075562002247404352010-08-31T18:43:00.001-07:002010-08-31T18:44:46.232-07:00<div>Astoria, Queens. Yashicamat. Ilford Delta 400. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TH2v5BDZLGI/AAAAAAAAAa8/rzoWG1_s0dI/s1600/1955_Mercedes_Queens.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TH2v5BDZLGI/AAAAAAAAAa8/rzoWG1_s0dI/s320/1955_Mercedes_Queens.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511754913041427554" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-1207556200224740435?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-57637924911138165912010-08-02T10:23:00.001-07:002010-08-02T10:30:43.798-07:00<div>The Book has been entered in Blurb.com's Photography Book Now Contest. </div><div><br /></div><div>Please help with the exposure for this great project by putting in a vote for the People's Choice Award! </div><div><br /></div><div>Just click on the badge and follow the simple directions! No registration required.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to everyone who has supported this project.</div><div>Brian</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TFcAH_73LQI/AAAAAAAAAag/BVgIekzj7dE/s1600/PP_cover_pbn.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TFcAH_73LQI/AAAAAAAAAag/BVgIekzj7dE/s320/PP_cover_pbn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500865607277948162" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#535143;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:11px;"><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1041918" title="Vote for my Book in the Photography Book Now competition."><img src="http://www.blurb.com/images/badge/badge_pbn.gif" width="98" height="132" border="0" alt="Vote for my Book in the Photography Book Now competition." /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-5763792491113816591?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-41995254366040671122010-07-16T16:33:00.000-07:002010-07-16T16:34:56.540-07:00<div>Yashicamat. Fuji Acros 100.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TEDsg-mz8PI/AAAAAAAAAaY/Oxa_DHtOdj8/s1600/moto_cover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TEDsg-mz8PI/AAAAAAAAAaY/Oxa_DHtOdj8/s320/moto_cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494651596697759986" /><br /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-4199525436604067112?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-4356686675238924022010-07-15T18:33:00.001-07:002010-07-15T18:33:38.431-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TD-26yo5bvI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/VT7kiC7YQfI/s1600/statue_fat.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TD-26yo5bvI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/VT7kiC7YQfI/s320/statue_fat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494311191557271282" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-435668667523892402?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-77545292131667465742010-07-07T19:28:00.000-07:002010-07-07T19:30:02.845-07:00<div>Mamiya C220, 80mm F2.8 22.8. Fuji Neopan 100</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TDU4FMtudLI/AAAAAAAAAaI/WcyjtgO38Mw/s1600/jpgChess_boy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TDU4FMtudLI/AAAAAAAAAaI/WcyjtgO38Mw/s320/jpgChess_boy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491356982611702962" /><br /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-7754529213166746574?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-19942922793710303032010-06-14T19:03:00.000-07:002010-06-14T19:05:52.864-07:00<div>Backstage at the Tony Awards, June 2010.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TBbfxG-KP7I/AAAAAAAAAaA/0DO5Jtc9G1M/s1600/tonys_0016kristen.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TBbfxG-KP7I/AAAAAAAAAaA/0DO5Jtc9G1M/s320/tonys_0016kristen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482815631148072882" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-1994292279371030303?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-56827940945312027352010-06-03T20:04:00.000-07:002010-06-03T20:06:38.136-07:00<div>Canon Eos 5D mark II, 24-105 F4L. Handheld at around 1/6 at F5.6, 800iso</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAhte-s4y6I/AAAAAAAAAZw/-NXQG6rKkBM/s1600/Bryant_park_0021.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAhte-s4y6I/AAAAAAAAAZw/-NXQG6rKkBM/s320/Bryant_park_0021.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478749325690981282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAhteh9nWII/AAAAAAAAAZo/EA5S5PmZRII/s1600/Bryant_park_0030.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAhteh9nWII/AAAAAAAAAZo/EA5S5PmZRII/s320/Bryant_park_0030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478749317976512642" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-5682794094531202735?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-54079882194607819532010-06-03T14:31:00.000-07:002010-06-03T14:34:35.484-07:00Yashicamat. Fuji Pro160C, converted to B/W in Photoshop.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAgfqqBk2II/AAAAAAAAAY4/4w2DoR0frI4/s1600/smThree_Pyramids.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAgfqqBk2II/AAAAAAAAAY4/4w2DoR0frI4/s320/smThree_Pyramids.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478663764392073346" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-5407988219460781953?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-14250171160334324102010-06-01T15:10:00.000-07:002010-06-01T15:12:13.545-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; "><blockquote type="cite" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 4px; line-height: 1.22em; "><div style="line-height: 1.22em; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div id="ygrp-text" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-family: Georgia; "><p style="line-height: 1.22em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; ">There were around 650 Countaches built in this last year of production. This is one of only 3 silver cars -- one other is in the factory museum and the third is in private hands in Europe. This is the only one of the three that was fuel injected and the only one with a red leather interior. It is a true "one of one". The car has just 3600 miles and has won some 15 major concours awards. The previous owners have taken outstanding care of the car -- it looks new inside and out. It is loud, rude, menacing and completely impractical -- in a word, wonderful.</p></div></div></blockquote></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAWFnRfZCuI/AAAAAAAAAYo/376lfAcEbZI/s1600/Drive_0030_retouched.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAWFnRfZCuI/AAAAAAAAAYo/376lfAcEbZI/s320/Drive_0030_retouched.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477931431522536162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAWFnB-StmI/AAAAAAAAAYg/FXwVLrSz2KU/s1600/Drive_0261.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAWFnB-StmI/AAAAAAAAAYg/FXwVLrSz2KU/s320/Drive_0261.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477931427357177442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAWFm0WYCOI/AAAAAAAAAYY/s9xuEuNx6dU/s1600/Drive_0270.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAWFm0WYCOI/AAAAAAAAAYY/s9xuEuNx6dU/s320/Drive_0270.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477931423700093154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAWFmiyiRkI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/1ZDpNWY41jA/s1600/Drive_0310.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/TAWFmiyiRkI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/1ZDpNWY41jA/s320/Drive_0310.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477931418986366530" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-1425017116033432410?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-38688223728827471862010-05-25T15:50:00.000-07:002010-05-25T15:52:52.703-07:00<div>Times Sq. Canon F1, 35mm F2.0 400Trix</div><div><br /></div><div>The Gates in Snow. Canon VI-L, Leica 36=5mm F2.8 Summaron. Ilford 3200 @ 3200</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S_xUa4arT2I/AAAAAAAAAXI/tU9HO2HQ4UU/s1600/Times_Sq.Reflection.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S_xUa4arT2I/AAAAAAAAAXI/tU9HO2HQ4UU/s320/Times_Sq.Reflection.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475344067773288290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S_xUavpxlWI/AAAAAAAAAXA/5Jh4KAhoCXw/s1600/smaThe_Gates_horizontal_VI-L.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S_xUavpxlWI/AAAAAAAAAXA/5Jh4KAhoCXw/s320/smaThe_Gates_horizontal_VI-L.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475344065420694882" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-3868822372882747186?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-84020570598919485742010-05-13T16:25:00.000-07:002010-05-13T16:27:08.822-07:00<div>Midnight in Grand Central. Canon AE-1, Vivitar 28-90 F2.8-F3.5, Delta 3200.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-yKkvlB1JI/AAAAAAAAAW4/WbxRPKku1ts/s1600/Grand_Central_man_alone.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-yKkvlB1JI/AAAAAAAAAW4/WbxRPKku1ts/s320/Grand_Central_man_alone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470900011200009362" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-8402057059891948574?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-76460776520558616012010-05-11T13:50:00.001-07:002010-05-11T13:53:58.353-07:00<div>First, one for my mentor and friend, John Strazza.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.johnstrazza.com">www.johnstrazza.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ode to John's Black Dirt Series. Johnstown, Ohio. Yashicamat. Delta 100.</div><div><br /></div><div>and</div><div><br /></div><div>Uncle Lee, 98 years young. Johnstown, Ohio. Yashicamat. Delta 100.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-nDMKtV38I/AAAAAAAAAWw/Hf3k5CNQQ40/s1600/blogBlack_Dirt_strazza_yashica.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-nDMKtV38I/AAAAAAAAAWw/Hf3k5CNQQ40/s320/blogBlack_Dirt_strazza_yashica.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470117836218556354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-nDLzb5maI/AAAAAAAAAWo/LchqTDXh3hE/s1600/blogUncle_Lee_yashica.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-nDLzb5maI/AAAAAAAAAWo/LchqTDXh3hE/s320/blogUncle_Lee_yashica.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470117829971384738" /><br /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-7646077652055861601?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-75615054148975631642010-05-10T18:55:00.000-07:002010-05-10T18:56:59.752-07:00<div>Coney Island Curlers. Canon F1, Canon 35mm F2.0 lens, Delta 3200 @ 1600.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-i5PdQXD8I/AAAAAAAAAWg/fLjgocD0F0g/s1600/Coney_island_curlers.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-i5PdQXD8I/AAAAAAAAAWg/fLjgocD0F0g/s320/Coney_island_curlers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469825422643892162" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-7561505414897563164?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-48555364827121913972010-05-09T20:48:00.001-07:002010-05-09T20:57:57.224-07:00<div>Stephen, NYC. Yashicamat. Ilford Delta 3200 @ 1600.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Coney Island Self-Portrait. Holga, Fujichrome Velvia 100.</div><div><br /></div><div>Deer Skull, Sugarloaf, N.Y. Yashicamat, Ilford Delta 3200 @ 1600.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-eD7uBHdqI/AAAAAAAAAWY/U-KQg8IYcYw/s1600/blogsmLovekin_Yashica.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-eD7uBHdqI/AAAAAAAAAWY/U-KQg8IYcYw/s320/blogsmLovekin_Yashica.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469485334452991650" /></a><br /><div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-eDBHY44RI/AAAAAAAAAWI/3kuu8xP7xRQ/s1600/small_Coney_Island_self_blog.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 303px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-eDBHY44RI/AAAAAAAAAWI/3kuu8xP7xRQ/s320/small_Coney_Island_self_blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469484327651303698" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-eCMhKJyWI/AAAAAAAAAV4/UhVEdtne3uQ/s1600/Deer_Skull_Yashica_blog.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-eCMhKJyWI/AAAAAAAAAV4/UhVEdtne3uQ/s320/Deer_Skull_Yashica_blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469483424035752290" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-4855536482712191397?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-4564060752635395422010-05-04T19:29:00.001-07:002010-05-04T19:30:09.909-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-DYLlP1KjI/AAAAAAAAAVs/F_M51k4MpqA/s1600/2010_Time_100_palin_0051.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S-DYLlP1KjI/AAAAAAAAAVs/F_M51k4MpqA/s320/2010_Time_100_palin_0051.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467607641116453426" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-456406075263539542?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-70576472071028730072010-04-28T19:37:00.000-07:002010-04-28T19:38:20.476-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S9jxEQwQ2yI/AAAAAAAAAVc/RDGqlUEUBVs/s1600/paltrow_0441.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S9jxEQwQ2yI/AAAAAAAAAVc/RDGqlUEUBVs/s320/paltrow_0441.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465383203333266210" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-7057647207102873007?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-68517122678117339522010-04-12T20:35:00.001-07:002010-04-12T20:36:54.085-07:00Little Bird. South Street Seaport, Manhattan. Yashicamat. Fuji 100 Acros.<br /><br /><br />5th Ave. Manhattan. Yashicamat, 400tx.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S8PmgCUOzVI/AAAAAAAAAVU/Ps8DDlyoIwk/s1600/Little_bird.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S8PmgCUOzVI/AAAAAAAAAVU/Ps8DDlyoIwk/s320/Little_bird.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459460611355102546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S8Pmf8jYW8I/AAAAAAAAAVM/704bgSsmlog/s1600/5th_Ave_torso.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S8Pmf8jYW8I/AAAAAAAAAVM/704bgSsmlog/s320/5th_Ave_torso.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459460609808030658" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-6851712267811733952?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-27544185263591821782010-04-09T19:49:00.000-07:002010-04-09T19:54:09.335-07:00Golden Gate. San Francisco. Fuji GA645zi. Kodak 400tx.<br /><br />Flea Market. Chelsea, NYC. Yashicamat. Agfa APX 100.<br /><br />Tools of the trade: 1958 Canon VI-L rangefinder with a Leica 35mm f2.8 Summaron lens. Taken with a Bronica ETRS with a 150mm f3.5 Zanzanon lens. Fuji Pro 400h.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7_nSP35gZI/AAAAAAAAAUk/cx_zbF0tAc0/s1600/Golden_Gate_bird.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7_nSP35gZI/AAAAAAAAAUk/cx_zbF0tAc0/s320/Golden_Gate_bird.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458335574080979346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7_nR-w8DXI/AAAAAAAAAUc/vx3LLBWdTMU/s1600/Flea_Market.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7_nR-w8DXI/AAAAAAAAAUc/vx3LLBWdTMU/s320/Flea_Market.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458335569488383346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7_nRonM0ZI/AAAAAAAAAUU/O3PG8A1igxE/s1600/Canon_Vi-L.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7_nRonM0ZI/AAAAAAAAAUU/O3PG8A1igxE/s320/Canon_Vi-L.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458335563541959058" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-2754418526359182178?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-92113359478604538902010-04-08T15:06:00.001-07:002010-04-08T19:17:10.868-07:00Easter Weekend. Coney Island. Yashicamat. Ilford 100 Delta.<br /><br />Spring Sun. Coney Island. Yashicamat. Ilford 100 Delta.<br /><br />Beach. Coney Island. Yashicamat. Ilford 100 Delta.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S75TiKfM5OI/AAAAAAAAAUE/q-f6hxYSbZw/s1600/Coney_Island_3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S75TiKfM5OI/AAAAAAAAAUE/q-f6hxYSbZw/s320/Coney_Island_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457891644815500514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S75ThmX0_TI/AAAAAAAAAT8/1wBTosd3ATw/s1600/Coney_Island_2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S75ThmX0_TI/AAAAAAAAAT8/1wBTosd3ATw/s320/Coney_Island_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457891635120897330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S76N9TQKNPI/AAAAAAAAAUM/zfF2Tp9FjgA/s1600/Coney_Island_4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S76N9TQKNPI/AAAAAAAAAUM/zfF2Tp9FjgA/s320/Coney_Island_4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457955882699207922" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-9211335947860453890?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-17916544990057174712010-04-07T22:32:00.000-07:002010-04-07T22:34:29.160-07:00Midnight on the N Train. Queens. Yashicamat. 3200 Delta at 1600.<br /><br /><br />Boardwalk. Coney Island. Yashicamat, 100 Delta.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S71qo2D2F_I/AAAAAAAAAT0/tZAu7yoxXeQ/s1600/Midnight+on+the+"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S71qo2D2F_I/AAAAAAAAAT0/tZAu7yoxXeQ/s320/Midnight+on+the+" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457635573381863410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S71qolDQsII/AAAAAAAAATs/99Qwc5kgkzU/s1600/Coney_Island_1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S71qolDQsII/AAAAAAAAATs/99Qwc5kgkzU/s320/Coney_Island_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457635568816009346" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-1791654499005717471?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-13143733716933349192010-04-07T11:39:00.000-07:002010-04-07T12:21:56.624-07:00Today I went to 1 Police Plaza at 11AM to attend the hearing that the NYPD was having regarding the new NYPD Press pass regulations which are aiming to go into effect in July. Most of the press (print, photographers, online, and broadcast) that I have talked to are against the regulations. <br /><br><br />I will post the press release from the NYPD below, which details the changes they aim to make--the most obvious one being to stop issuing the Press I.D. card. the Press I.D. card is often used by entertainment photographers, among other members of the press, to distinguish themselves from common fans or the public in general, at an event which requires a press pass in order to attend. Parades, movie premieres, press conferences, political events, concerts, the list is endless. <br /><br><br />These Press I.D. cards allow you to "pass Police and Fire Lines at the scene of a Non-emergency" news event such as a parade, theatre premiere, etc." It is the only way the NYPD and other authorities distinguish press from non-press at an event, which enables us to do our job. This is what they have to say:<br />-------------------------------------------<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">From press release issued 3/2/2010 by the NYC Law Department<br />The City Law Department today announced the publication of proposed new rules for issuing press passes to members of the media in New York City.<br /><br />The rules proposed to be adopted by the Police Department modernize the City’s credentialing system to reflect changes to the media industry and, for the first time, expressly incorporate online-only media such as blogs.<br /><br />The new rules, which were published today in the City Record, also address the major contention in a lawsuit filed in November of 2008 that challenged the existing credentialing system.<br /><br />“This is a press credentialing system for the online age that can serve as a model for governments around the country,” said Administrative Law Division Chief Gabriel Taussig. “The rules were drafted in a collaborative process with input from numerous interested participants, together with extensive research and a public listening session with members from all segments of the media.”<br /><br />“We have streamlined and improved New York City's Rules for Press Credentials,” said Norman Siegel, one of the attorneys in the lawsuit. “The new rules will enable journalists to gather and report news in a more successful manner than before. Online journalists will now be considered as 21st century journalists and be treated equally to print, television and radio journalists.”<br /><br />Under the proposed new rules published today, to obtain a press credential, an applicant must show that he or she has covered, in person, six news events where the City has restricted access, within the two-year period preceding the application.<br /><br />In addition to employees of traditional news gathering organizations, the new rules cover self-employed newspersons and other individuals who gather and report the news. The new press card will be issued every two years.<br /><br />A press card allows its bearer, with the approval of police, to cross certain barriers established by the City at news events. Many non-City entities also rely on the City press card to distinguish who is a member of the media.<br /><br />The proposed rules continue the issuance of “reserve cards” that allow news organizations to credential a reporter for a specific assignment. The proposal also provides for the continuation of the issuance of a “single event press card” which will be available to journalists who have pre-registered and need the credentials to cover a single event. The reserve card and the single event card eliminate the “chicken or the egg” problem that exists for a prospective press card applicant who has not yet covered, in person, six news events.<br /><br />The proposed rules allow for the creation of a press card, reserve card, and single event card, eliminating the “Press Identification Card.”<br /><br />The proposed rules establish timeframes for granting or denying press card applications, and also for hearings and appeals concerning the denial of an application.<br /><br />A public comment period on the proposed new rules begins today and extends through April 7, 2010. On that day, a hearing on the rules, open to the public, will be held at Police Headquarters in Lower Manhattan."</span><br /><br />-------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />A major concern of mine (and entertainment photographers in NYC) is that doing away with the Press I.D. card will inhibit us in doing our work. We already have a contentious relationship with the NYPD already, and by not being able to distinguish us from common fans and the public, will make it worse. Only issuing a Press Card to individuals who cover spot news, disasters, and events which are not entertainment is a violation of our First Amendment Rights. <br /><br />The amendment prohibits the making of any law infringing on the freedom of the press, among other things.<br /><br /> In Lovell v. City of Griffin, 303 U.S. 444 (1938), Chief Justice Hughes defined the press as, "every sort of publication which affords a vehicle of information and opinion.<br /><br />The courts have rarely treated content-based regulation of journalism with any sympathy. In Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974), the Court unanimously struck down a state law requiring newspapers criticizing political candidates to publish their responses. The state claimed that the law had been passed to ensure journalistic responsibility. The Supreme Court found that freedom, but not responsibility, is mandated by the First Amendment and so it ruled that the government may not force newspapers to publish that which they do not desire to publish.<br /><br />By thinking they (NYPD) have the authority to decide who is Press and who is not, they are deciding who can cover what and at what times and how. This is impinging on my First Amendment Rights as a member of the press, which will curtail my income and restrict what I have access to.<br /><br />What follows is a transcript of the speech that I gave at the hearing this morning.<br />-----------------------------------------------<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Hello, I am Brian Ach, and I work as an independent photographer in NYC for the past 10 years. i am a member of the NY Press Club, and a holder of a NYPD Press I.D. card. I make my living solely from photographing events and news in NYC. I submit images daily to Getty Images, one of the largest wire services in the world. The opinions I am going to present are solely my own, I do not speak for Getty Images.<br /><br />I am coming at this from a different angle than some other here today. I am primarily an entertainment photographer, covering concerts, parades, movie premieres, awards shows, and breaking celebrity news.<br /><br />My concern is mostly focused on the perception from the NYPD and DCPI that "entertainment" does not qualify as news. I respectfully disagree. I have here a copy of the Daily News, today's copy. Here on the cover, is a breaking news story. And. lo and behold, it is an entertainment story. Tiki Barber. Looking through the paper, I count 21 out of 49 CONTENT pages dedicated to entertainment. With a circulation in the millions, I can hardly agree with the argument that entertainment tear sheets do not qualify for a Press Card under the new rules. And for those of you who argue that the NY Post does not represent a "serious news-gathering vehicle," I suggest you check out the NY Times. they dedicate an entire "Arts and Leisure" section in the paper. <br /><br />As a matter of fact, many of the top news stories of last year, in terms of articles, were entertainment stories.<br /><br />Not including entertainment in the Press Card requirements precludes us from having a legitimate I.D. for clearance through government entities when there are political events. My pictures of the last three presidents and their political campaigns ran around the world.<br /><br />This is not a hobby for me. I don't do this for fun, like a fan who seeks autographs. It is my job. This is how I make a living. I have a masters degree in the arts, and have worked over the last 10 years to get to where I am. Please do not lump me into the "fan" category by taking away the only legitimate way the NYPD distinguishes me, as a working journalist, from the general public.<br /><br />I seek a new era of working WITH the NYPD rather than against them. I would like to work with the NYPD like I did during the week of September 11, 2001, which resulted in three of my shots being included in the Museum of the City of NY's permanent exhibit on 9/11.<br /><br />I propose amending the requirements to include entertainment, as it is clear that it most definitely IS news. If not, I believe you will have an unhealthy mix of fans and wannabe's, which will result in a larger expenditure of resources by the NYPD to control situations.<br /><br />It will also, inevitably, result in class-action, First Amendment lawsuits concerning restrictions on what the NYPD decides IS and IS NOT newsworthy.<br /><br />Thank you for your time</span><br />------------------------------------------------<br /><br />It is my hope that what I have said this morning, along with Kristin Callahan, Denis Van Tine, Nancy Kaszerman, and many other respected journalists, photographers, and organizations who took the time out of their busy days, will have some effect on the NYPD and their thought process when issuing Press Credentials. I am hoping we can come to an agreement where we can both do our jobs safely and to the fullest, working together to both get what we need, how we need it and when we need to do it, with the minimum amount of interference from both parties.<br /><br />If not, it will be a long battle, and I think we all have better things to do.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-1314373371693334919?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-31250798546936664442010-04-06T19:01:00.001-07:002010-04-06T19:07:04.063-07:00I have been scanning some older film and shooting some new film. The results will show up here. Enjoy.<br><br /><br />Happy Hat. NYC. Yashicamat, Ilford 100 Delta<br><br /><br />Aston Martin. Lim Rock, CT. Yashicamat, Ilford 100 Delta<br /><br><br />Boy Running. San Francisco. Holga, Ilford 400 Delta<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7vnkc1y4eI/AAAAAAAAATk/fQyZuUZK2Ro/s1600/homeless_xmas_hat_yashica.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7vnkc1y4eI/AAAAAAAAATk/fQyZuUZK2Ro/s320/homeless_xmas_hat_yashica.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457209986892620258" /></a><br /><br><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7vnkHUdf0I/AAAAAAAAATc/EG78ZgwBEfs/s1600/aston_martin_yashicamat.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7vnkHUdf0I/AAAAAAAAATc/EG78ZgwBEfs/s320/aston_martin_yashicamat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457209981115662146" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7vnjwVxaMI/AAAAAAAAATU/uVyl7bPFxoU/s1600/BoyRunning.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 303px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7vnjwVxaMI/AAAAAAAAATU/uVyl7bPFxoU/s320/BoyRunning.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457209974947145922" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-3125079854693666444?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-18882354923742211972010-04-06T11:44:00.001-07:002010-04-06T11:46:03.982-07:00Yashicamat, Ilford 3200 Delta.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7uBHlwsh9I/AAAAAAAAATM/d6PcDuukpmA/s1600/GrandCentral.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7uBHlwsh9I/AAAAAAAAATM/d6PcDuukpmA/s320/GrandCentral.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457097340884912082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7uBG90bcuI/AAAAAAAAATE/cM3SMVIjDLo/s1600/GrandCentral2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7uBG90bcuI/AAAAAAAAATE/cM3SMVIjDLo/s320/GrandCentral2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457097330163151586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7uBGj1w__I/AAAAAAAAAS8/3QDZt-W7b8s/s1600/Times_sq_blizzard.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7uBGj1w__I/AAAAAAAAAS8/3QDZt-W7b8s/s320/Times_sq_blizzard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457097323189436402" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-1888235492374221197?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-25398162692335970132010-03-29T14:50:00.001-07:002010-03-29T14:51:18.234-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7EgvrAGF5I/AAAAAAAAAS0/U7k86RF22i8/s1600/elvis.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7EgvrAGF5I/AAAAAAAAAS0/U7k86RF22i8/s320/elvis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454176627091445650" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-2539816269233597013?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-14590437796589758262010-03-29T12:45:00.000-07:002010-03-29T12:46:51.490-07:00Olympus Stylus Epic- 35mm f2.8, weatherproof, great little camera.<br /><br />Chelsea, NYC<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7EDj3Ao4kI/AAAAAAAAASs/YJqJ2t0mhtg/s1600/beware_of_dogs.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7EDj3Ao4kI/AAAAAAAAASs/YJqJ2t0mhtg/s320/beware_of_dogs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454144538319315522" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-1459043779658975826?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-60720983628833011742010-03-28T18:43:00.000-07:002010-03-28T18:45:51.204-07:00Some samples from a shoot with dancer/actor/Mr. Everything, Dwayne Milan. What a great attitude, willing to go the distance to get the perfect shot. Thanks Dwayne!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7AGKXPPszI/AAAAAAAAASk/17nKEFYMEF4/s1600/Dwayne_0266water.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7AGKXPPszI/AAAAAAAAASk/17nKEFYMEF4/s320/Dwayne_0266water.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453865923852088114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7AGKLOzxLI/AAAAAAAAASc/Lxt4ctjwFRU/s1600/Dwayne_0694water.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7AGKLOzxLI/AAAAAAAAASc/Lxt4ctjwFRU/s320/Dwayne_0694water.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453865920629032114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7AGJzRnE3I/AAAAAAAAASU/uzsynDfHVFs/s1600/Dwayne_0520water.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7AGJzRnE3I/AAAAAAAAASU/uzsynDfHVFs/s320/Dwayne_0520water.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453865914198332274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7AGJC3mDvI/AAAAAAAAASM/6elbijMcbfs/s1600/Dwayne_0624water.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7AGJC3mDvI/AAAAAAAAASM/6elbijMcbfs/s320/Dwayne_0624water.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453865901204311794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7AGI98uj2I/AAAAAAAAASE/anBepKR6SqU/s1600/Dwayne_0861.1water.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S7AGI98uj2I/AAAAAAAAASE/anBepKR6SqU/s320/Dwayne_0861.1water.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453865899883663202" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-6072098362883301174?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-74502254206498421662010-03-09T18:14:00.000-08:002010-03-09T18:23:25.459-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cCgQROjSI/AAAAAAAAAR8/p-sUFQQt6Nw/s1600-h/jay6.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cCgQROjSI/AAAAAAAAAR8/p-sUFQQt6Nw/s320/jay6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446825027474197794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cCgHDHLnI/AAAAAAAAAR0/AlTOv3MwApE/s1600-h/jay5.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cCgHDHLnI/AAAAAAAAAR0/AlTOv3MwApE/s320/jay5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446825024999075442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cCf520BLI/AAAAAAAAARs/JGkCWdk-k98/s1600-h/jay3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cCf520BLI/AAAAAAAAARs/JGkCWdk-k98/s320/jay3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446825021457826994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cCfYEWytI/AAAAAAAAARk/CV-MKQ44xW0/s1600-h/jay4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cCfYEWytI/AAAAAAAAARk/CV-MKQ44xW0/s320/jay4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446825012387826386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cCexaD7cI/AAAAAAAAARc/Sr7ieRHKqG0/s1600-h/JAY2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cCexaD7cI/AAAAAAAAARc/Sr7ieRHKqG0/s320/JAY2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446825002009882050" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-7450225420649842166?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-64465779756669471582010-03-09T18:11:00.000-08:002010-03-09T18:13:44.331-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cAJDyeiYI/AAAAAAAAARU/DrEkyiJsvD0/s1600-h/rachel_xmas_yashicamat_sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cAJDyeiYI/AAAAAAAAARU/DrEkyiJsvD0/s320/rachel_xmas_yashicamat_sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446822429963749762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cAI7-oxQI/AAAAAAAAARM/EQh0BqrW3GQ/s1600-h/kyle_yashicamat_xmas_sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cAI7-oxQI/AAAAAAAAARM/EQh0BqrW3GQ/s320/kyle_yashicamat_xmas_sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446822427867268354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cAIQKFagI/AAAAAAAAARE/HfjbYOnhu6E/s1600-h/Morgan_yashicamat_xmas_sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5cAIQKFagI/AAAAAAAAARE/HfjbYOnhu6E/s320/Morgan_yashicamat_xmas_sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446822416104122882" /></a><br />Yashicamat with 100Tmax<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-6446577975666947158?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-87461508214164212362010-03-09T17:53:00.000-08:002010-03-09T18:00:38.977-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5b9BFM0dZI/AAAAAAAAAQk/Mh6jVn4OZ98/s1600-h/Nafplion_Cliff_Beach_sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5b9BFM0dZI/AAAAAAAAAQk/Mh6jVn4OZ98/s320/Nafplion_Cliff_Beach_sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446818994368837010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5b9A-niEGI/AAAAAAAAAQc/Zpphe2EgSUY/s1600-h/old_lady_nafplion_yashicamat_sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5b9A-niEGI/AAAAAAAAAQc/Zpphe2EgSUY/s320/old_lady_nafplion_yashicamat_sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446818992601829474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5b9Aq2TzBI/AAAAAAAAAQU/kYApSwQpIBI/s1600-h/nafplion_yashicamat_BW_sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S5b9Aq2TzBI/AAAAAAAAAQU/kYApSwQpIBI/s320/nafplion_yashicamat_BW_sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446818987295099922" /></a><br />Nafplion, Greece.<br /><br />Taken with 1958 Yashicamat with 80mm F3.5 Yashinon lens. <br /><br />Ilford Delta 100 film, yellow filter.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-8746150821416421236?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-8407945471026631482010-02-01T16:46:00.000-08:002010-02-01T16:57:41.737-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S2d4di3kf9I/AAAAAAAAAQM/dkSX4oj-cow/s1600-h/Pepsi_0012.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S2d4di3kf9I/AAAAAAAAAQM/dkSX4oj-cow/s320/Pepsi_0012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433443924417216466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S2d4dHxgipI/AAAAAAAAAQE/8P_3GLRlYIA/s1600-h/Pepsi_0004.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S2d4dHxgipI/AAAAAAAAAQE/8P_3GLRlYIA/s320/Pepsi_0004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433443917144033938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S2d4cmuIdJI/AAAAAAAAAP8/2czMmjNyB18/s1600-h/Pepsi_0002.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S2d4cmuIdJI/AAAAAAAAAP8/2czMmjNyB18/s320/Pepsi_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433443908271502482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S2d4cj_TdaI/AAAAAAAAAP0/lFMsWFCS1H8/s1600-h/Pepsi_0001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S2d4cj_TdaI/AAAAAAAAAP0/lFMsWFCS1H8/s320/Pepsi_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433443907538220450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S2d4cHNwsaI/AAAAAAAAAPs/4HI-aLu5ZVY/s1600-h/Pepsi_0005.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S2d4cHNwsaI/AAAAAAAAAPs/4HI-aLu5ZVY/s320/Pepsi_0005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433443899814228386" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-840794547102663148?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-61182622758042612732010-01-20T21:12:00.000-08:002010-01-20T21:14:05.920-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1fimsOZBII/AAAAAAAAAPc/uWJRWb5DfUA/s1600-h/PP_Group_shot.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1fimsOZBII/AAAAAAAAAPc/uWJRWb5DfUA/s320/PP_Group_shot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429057030152848514" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-6118262275804261273?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-53404132187298452312010-01-20T21:00:00.001-08:002010-01-20T21:01:58.854-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1ffvpKdD8I/AAAAAAAAAPU/F4IoK5FMuPk/s1600-h/PBR_0018.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1ffvpKdD8I/AAAAAAAAAPU/F4IoK5FMuPk/s320/PBR_0018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429053885414969282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1ffvB8U1uI/AAAAAAAAAPM/Oo6ZJ5pnRKA/s1600-h/PBR_0384.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1ffvB8U1uI/AAAAAAAAAPM/Oo6ZJ5pnRKA/s320/PBR_0384.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429053874886727394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1ffu_Le7eI/AAAAAAAAAPE/ZZwiHAP3Yos/s1600-h/PBR_0496.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1ffu_Le7eI/AAAAAAAAAPE/ZZwiHAP3Yos/s320/PBR_0496.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429053874144996834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1ffuqTsgDI/AAAAAAAAAO8/GUbf5g9S8Vc/s1600-h/file187.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1ffuqTsgDI/AAAAAAAAAO8/GUbf5g9S8Vc/s320/file187.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429053868542296114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1ffucNFl7I/AAAAAAAAAO0/v8CXo4QnZuM/s1600-h/file031.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1ffucNFl7I/AAAAAAAAAO0/v8CXo4QnZuM/s320/file031.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429053864756484018" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-5340413218729845231?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-16834672603940996302010-01-15T16:29:00.000-08:002010-01-15T16:32:47.579-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1EJFsKGRwI/AAAAAAAAAOA/jzRmtFbpbOo/s1600-h/Blaine_0002.JPG"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><div>Magician David Blaine, who shot a TV special in Haiti in 1999, is working with the Red Cross to raise funds for Haitian earthquake victims by performing his unique brand of street magic for 72 hours non-stop, starting Friday, 9 a.m. in Times Square. Blaine is encouraging New Yorkers and visitors to the city to donate to the Red Cross. </div><div>The fundraising is taking place on Military Island, West 43rd Street &amp; Broadway, in Times Square, New York City.</div><div><br /></div><div>Photos ©Brian Ach/Wireimage.com</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1EJFsKGRwI/AAAAAAAAAOA/jzRmtFbpbOo/s1600-h/Blaine_0002.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1EJFsKGRwI/AAAAAAAAAOA/jzRmtFbpbOo/s320/Blaine_0002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427129019315668738" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1EJFUHzoGI/AAAAAAAAAN4/jTsniLRhSHg/s1600-h/Blaine_0001.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S1EJFUHzoGI/AAAAAAAAAN4/jTsniLRhSHg/s320/Blaine_0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427129012863606882" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"></span></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-1683467260394099630?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-42863513367343898442010-01-13T17:14:00.001-08:002010-01-13T17:27:23.059-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S05y5kXqsjI/AAAAAAAAANw/XVnMvW6IQG8/s1600-h/file302.jpg"></a><br /><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S05w0Bmh8tI/AAAAAAAAANI/9y5phoxUMsI/s320/file262.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426398640113578706" /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S05w_cuZfMI/AAAAAAAAANQ/ntXfNuUNgYM/s320/file294.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426398836372896962" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S05xTE_2P8I/AAAAAAAAANg/C-wgjUkcvDE/s1600-h/file262.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S05xTE_2P8I/AAAAAAAAANg/C-wgjUkcvDE/s320/file294.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426399173601017794" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S05w0Bmh8tI/AAAAAAAAANI/9y5phoxUMsI/s1600-h/file313.jpg"></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S05xFGu3mrI/AAAAAAAAANY/vn-I5WBsdyA/s320/file295.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426398933548505778" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span><br /><br /><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S05y5kXqsjI/AAAAAAAAANw/XVnMvW6IQG8/s320/file302.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426400934369079858" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-4286351336734389844?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-53321685916816372332010-01-12T09:39:00.000-08:002010-01-12T09:41:00.768-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S0y0JOluApI/AAAAAAAAAMY/-c3HBgcjDOU/s1600-h/PP_BOOK+LAUNCH_RELEASE.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/S0y0JOluApI/AAAAAAAAAMY/-c3HBgcjDOU/s320/PP_BOOK+LAUNCH_RELEASE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425909721702728338" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">New York, NY- January 12, 2010</span></b></span><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -49.5pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">THE </span></b></span><span style=" color: rgb(179, 21, 17); font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">PHOTOGRAPHER</span></b></span><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> PROJECT Book Launch Party</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" text-transform: uppercase; font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">THIS</span></b></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Thursday, January 14th</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">6:30-9pm</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Hana Loft, located on the 2</span>^{<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">nd</span>}<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> floor of Tanuki Tavern</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">at Hotel Gansevoort 18 Ninth Ave</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(entrance on 13th Street) phone: 212.660.6766</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Complimentary Hors d'œuvres, cash bar</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">VERY LIMITED number of signed books for sale:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">$60 Cash only. First come first served.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is the book everyone is talking about!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of celebrities, parties, and entertainment photography! Project Originally Conceived to Raise Funds for Now-Deceased NYC Entertainment Photographer, Paul Hawthorne.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Interviews available.</span></span><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;color:#242520;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;color:#242520;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Press Inquiries: Jennifer Litt </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;color:#242520;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">jennifer.a.litt@gmail.com</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" color: rgb(0, 81, 250); font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://www.brianach.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 81, 250); font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" color: rgb(0, 81, 250); font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://www.pdnphotooftheday.com/2009/12/2889"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://www.pdnphotooftheday.com/2009/12/2889</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style=" color: rgb(36, 37, 32); font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;color:#242520;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "> </p></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-5332168591681637233?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-16643639294870762472009-12-31T15:16:00.000-08:002009-12-31T15:22:04.527-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Say you are going on a trip where speed, light weight, and image quality are of the upmost importance. A DSLR is not going to make the cut for you because of weight and size issues. What do you do? Fear not, there are some truly great compact cameras out there right now.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">The Canon s90 and Panasonic LX3 are two of the best choices for a compact all-in-one. Both have great lenses and full manual control, along with slightly larger sensors than most compacts in order to capture more light in dimmer conditions. This results in less grain at higher iso, leading to better image quality.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">The Lumix (Panasonic) has an F2.0-F2.8 lens, which is one to three or four stops faster than other cameras in this category. The s90 is an F2.0 on the wide end (matching the Panasonic) but is a dismal F4.9 on the long end, which is much slower. This means your iso will have to be much higher in low light to have the same shutter speed as the Panasonic. The Canon G11 is also good camera, as it handles well; but is much larger, has the same chip as the s90 and also a slow lens on the wide side. The Olympus Pen/GF1 twins are far better in low light than either the Panasonic of s90, but the interchangeable lenses are limited in selection, and again, the two cameras are larger than the s90/Lx3 (not to mention 2-3 times the price).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "> My choice would be for the LX3 as the do-all camera for travel, with the s90 running a virtual tie. After that, I would go with the GF1 over the Olympus (as it focuses much faster with virtual identical images) and then last the G11. However, if the best quality images are what you are after (in a small package price no option) then you really can't beat a Canon 5D Mark II (without the grip) with a 28mm f1.8 and a 24-105is lens. Truly a great travel combo. I know, I shot a 21 day job in Europe primarily with that setup. www.brianach.com</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-1664363929487076247?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-29157236110645279082009-12-12T12:29:00.000-08:002009-12-12T12:29:08.832-08:00<a href="http://stellakramer.com/blog/2009/12/photographer-project-by-brian-ach.html">Stellazine: The Photographer Project by Brian Ach</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-2915723611064527908?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-8998299954323390512009-12-10T13:12:00.000-08:002009-12-10T13:58:59.080-08:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Brian Ach</span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> has been shooting celebrities for the past four years: walking the red carpet, attending invite-only events, and on occasion even vacationing with them. After a fellow shooter fell ill, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Brian</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> came up with the concept for this coffee-table book, turning the tables on the photographers and asking them about themselves and their work.</span></span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana">Enter <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Photographer</span></a></span><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Project</span></a></span>, a fascinating personal photography project from New York-based photographer Brian Ach.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana">It’s all in a day’s work for celebrity photographers, who regularly grace red carpets and are granted inside access to exclusive premieres, events, and concerts. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">The </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); ">Photographer</span></a></span><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> Project</span></a></span> prompted over 60 New York entertainment photographers to answer questions such as:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana">“Which celebrity undeservedly gets a bad rap?”</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana">“Who is your favorite/least favorite celebrity to photograph and why?”</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana">“Tell, please, in detail, about the most crazy, interesting, funny, odd, or touching celebrity story that you have been part of.”</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana">This new coffee table staple consists of full-length studio portraits of entertainment photographers who are based in New York City, along with ten standardized questions they answered about celebrities and celebrity photography. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">The </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); ">Photographer</span></a></span><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> Project</span></a></span> gives the tabloid-hungry public a unique, exclusive glimpse into the world of celebrities, parties, and entertainment photography. The portraits are as unique as the varied personalities of the photographers themselves, and  The subjects include high-profile photographers such as Kevin Mazur, Patrick McMullan and others, as well as paparazzi shooters.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">The </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); ">Photographer</span></a></span><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> Project</span></a></span> was originally conceived to raise funds for Mr. Paul Hawthorne and his family. Paul was an entertainment photographer in New York City, and one of the best. He became ill with amyloidosis, a rare blood disease, in the fall of 2008, and passed away from complications on December 20, 2008. Paul was a son, a (twin) brother, husband to Amy, and a father to two great kids, Max and Lucas.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">The </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); ">Photographer</span></a></span><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> Project</span></a></span> has been made into a fascinating book, containing the aforementioned portraits and questions, along with an irreverent glossary of industry-specific terms and outtakes from the photo sessions. A portion of the proceeds from sales after printing will be donated by Brian Ach to the Hawthorne family.</p> </span></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana">The project is available in book form at <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1041918"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">blurb.com here</span></span></a>.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><br /><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><br /></p> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">See more at <a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">www.brianach.com</span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SyFppIoy5UI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/c7-MuLt6LlU/s1600-h/loccisano.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SyFo2Z1ZPmI/AAAAAAAAALA/Flj7qAZj4jw/s400/bedder.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413723510933110370" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-899829995432339051?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-82402967952860527312009-12-05T15:44:00.000-08:002009-12-05T16:07:03.523-08:00<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Launch of THE </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">PHOTOGRAPHER</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "> PROJECT</span></span><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Provides an exclusive glimpse into the world of celebrities, parties, and entertainment photography.</span></p> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1041918"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SxryUuJsCiI/AAAAAAAAAKo/Magk9mDi5C0/s400/PP_Cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411904340039043618" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Project Originally Conceived to Raise Funds for Now-Deceased NYC Entertainment Photographer, Paul Hawthorne.</span></p> </span></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana">New York, NY- December 5, 2009- Ever wonder what it’s like to stand two feet away from Hollywood A-lister’s like Tom Cruise, Beyonce, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Elton John? Enter The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Photographer</span> Project, a fascinating personal photography project from New York-based photographer <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Brian Ach</span>.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> It’s all in a day’s work for celebrity photographers, who regularly grace <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">red carpet</span>s and are granted inside access to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">exclusive</span> premieres, events, and concerts. The Photographer Project prompted over 60 New York entertainment photographers to answer <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">questions</span> such as:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> “Which <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">celebrity</span> undeservedly gets a bad rap?”</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> “Who is your favorite/least favorite celebrity to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">photograph</span> and why?”</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> “Tell, please, in detail, about the most <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">crazy</span>, interesting, funny, odd, or touching <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">celebrity</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">story</span> that you have been part of.”</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> This new coffee table staple consists of full-length studio <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">portraits</span> of entertainment photographers who are based in New York City, along with ten standardized questions they answered about celebrities and celebrity photography. The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Photographer</span> Project gives the tabloid-hungry public a unique, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">exclusive</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">glimpse</span> into the world of celebrities, parties, and entertainment photography. The portraits are as unique as the varied personalities of the photographers themselves, and The subjects include high-profile photographers such as Kevin Mazur, Patrick McMullan and many others, as well as <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">paparazzi</span> shooters.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Photographer</span> Project was originally conceived to raise funds for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Mr. Paul Hawthorne</span> and his family. Paul was an entertainment photographer in New York City, and one of the best. He became ill with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">amyloidosis</span>, a rare blood disease, in the fall of 2008, and passed away from complications on December 20, 2008. Paul was a son, a (twin) brother, husband to Amy, and a father to two great kids, Max and Lucas.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Photographer</span> Project has been made into a fascinating <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">book</span>, containing the aforementioned portraits and questions, along with an irreverent glossary of industry-specific terms and outtakes from the photo sessions.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> More of the Project can be seen at <a href="http://www.brianach.com/"></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><a href="http://www.brianach.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">http://www.brianach.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">/</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> The book is available <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">immediately</span> in time for the holiday season at <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1041918"></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1041918"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1041918</span></a></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana">Pricing is $69.95 for an image-wrap hardcover and $49.95 for softcover, both printed </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana">on premium paper. A portion of the proceeds from sales after printing will be donated by </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana">Brian Ach to the Hawthorne family.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana">A book-launch party is tentatively scheduled for December 19. Details TBA.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana">A traditional publisher is being sought for the book.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"> </p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-8240296795286052731?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-91512831673521206882009-11-29T15:07:00.001-08:002009-11-29T15:10:00.737-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SxL_B1B8RnI/AAAAAAAAAKg/sp2suBhZRjU/s1600/xDrive_0074.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SxL_B1B8RnI/AAAAAAAAAKg/sp2suBhZRjU/s400/xDrive_0074.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409666509305562738" /></a>Some sample shots from this great charity event in N.J.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SxL_Bmc7WNI/AAAAAAAAAKY/IZHrb6Y8Iac/s1600/xdrive_0292.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SxL_Bmc7WNI/AAAAAAAAAKY/IZHrb6Y8Iac/s400/xdrive_0292.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409666505392216274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SxL_Bes-0PI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/EioYdWL2Yj8/s1600/xdrive_0212.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SxL_Bes-0PI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/EioYdWL2Yj8/s400/xdrive_0212.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409666503312068850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SxL_BMvh0nI/AAAAAAAAAKI/fVkg2KNQRzw/s1600/xDrive_0070.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SxL_BMvh0nI/AAAAAAAAAKI/fVkg2KNQRzw/s400/xDrive_0070.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409666498490913394" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-9151283167352120688?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-34873138246478339042009-11-20T15:46:00.000-08:002009-11-20T15:55:50.751-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwcrUu0-pMI/AAAAAAAAAJg/nmFY2KlqIcM/s1600/VS_Show_1301.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwcrUu0-pMI/AAAAAAAAAJg/nmFY2KlqIcM/s400/VS_Show_1301.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406337512849188034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwcrUWF74II/AAAAAAAAAJY/9xoxKqX0fHQ/s1600/VS_Show_1006.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwcrUWF74II/AAAAAAAAAJY/9xoxKqX0fHQ/s400/VS_Show_1006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406337506209423490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwcrUf7EiTI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/YNvHmu4foq4/s1600/VS_Show_0908.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwcrUf7EiTI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/YNvHmu4foq4/s400/VS_Show_0908.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406337508848208178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwcrUJyVikI/AAAAAAAAAJI/FKKi6GC90RI/s1600/VS_Show_0774.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwcrUJyVikI/AAAAAAAAAJI/FKKi6GC90RI/s400/VS_Show_0774.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406337502905993794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwcrT27cxlI/AAAAAAAAAJA/Iqn73eZESz4/s1600/VS_Show_0360.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwcrT27cxlI/AAAAAAAAAJA/Iqn73eZESz4/s400/VS_Show_0360.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406337497843942994" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-3487313824647833904?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-75675596744944047012009-11-19T14:22:00.001-08:002009-11-19T14:29:52.919-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwXGYFwWSKI/AAAAAAAAAI4/8ngoAtZ17VU/s1600/VS_backstage_0219.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwXGYFwWSKI/AAAAAAAAAI4/8ngoAtZ17VU/s400/VS_backstage_0219.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405945044892272802" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwXGXqwBwXI/AAAAAAAAAIw/DBJJMz8yHiY/s1600/VS_backstage_0182.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwXGXqwBwXI/AAAAAAAAAIw/DBJJMz8yHiY/s400/VS_backstage_0182.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405945037643170162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwXGXcjd37I/AAAAAAAAAIo/pb6wld_eOqM/s1600/VS_backstage_0095.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwXGXcjd37I/AAAAAAAAAIo/pb6wld_eOqM/s400/VS_backstage_0095.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405945033832390578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwXGW4wxq3I/AAAAAAAAAIg/745W3M4FZSo/s1600/VS_backstage_0223.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwXGW4wxq3I/AAAAAAAAAIg/745W3M4FZSo/s400/VS_backstage_0223.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405945024224537458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwXGWoZLcoI/AAAAAAAAAIY/Z1vVu9b6yUU/s1600/VS_backstage_0134.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SwXGWoZLcoI/AAAAAAAAAIY/Z1vVu9b6yUU/s400/VS_backstage_0134.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405945019830596226" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-7567559674494404701?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-36391952654810535022009-11-10T13:03:00.000-08:002009-11-10T13:16:21.862-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SvnXuTy0NiI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/ah6UCTo-Gvc/s1600-h/Kat_0322.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SvnXuTy0NiI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/ah6UCTo-Gvc/s400/Kat_0322.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402586418594985506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SvnXuDPw52I/AAAAAAAAAII/JyjBd893s6E/s1600-h/Kat_0215.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SvnXuDPw52I/AAAAAAAAAII/JyjBd893s6E/s400/Kat_0215.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402586414153000802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SvnXt-EX6eI/AAAAAAAAAIA/LlRtJyXOMzE/s1600-h/Kat_0124.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SvnXt-EX6eI/AAAAAAAAAIA/LlRtJyXOMzE/s400/Kat_0124.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402586412763048418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SvnXty0ss2I/AAAAAAAAAH4/gJnFh6bg4kk/s1600-h/Kat_0611.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SvnXty0ss2I/AAAAAAAAAH4/gJnFh6bg4kk/s400/Kat_0611.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402586409744511842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SvnXthUEnjI/AAAAAAAAAHw/XROYTRTIeAY/s1600-h/Kat_0261.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SvnXthUEnjI/AAAAAAAAAHw/XROYTRTIeAY/s400/Kat_0261.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402586405044264498" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-3639195265481053502?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-51475567553919054532009-11-03T14:57:00.000-08:002009-11-03T14:58:49.309-08:00Tyler Durden, the Perez Hilton wannabe, slings some outrageous fortune at the expense of celebrity snapper A.J. Solkaner, who passed away after he photographed an event with Lady Gaga in New York City.<br /><br />In the post, titled "gaga is so ugly its now literally killed someone," Durden goes on a rant, saying "she’s so ugly in real life it’s now proven to be fatal." He manages to get the details of the incident completely wrong, saying that the photographer fell to his death after Gaga arrived. <br /><br />In reality, the photographer, who worked with AcePix, was packing up his gear after the event when he collapsed. He was attended to by paramedics on the scene, and was pronounced dead at the hospital that night from an apparent heart attack.<br /><br />Durden then states, "I’d rather have my friends and family find me naked in a noose with gay porn on the TV and a chair leg shoved up my ass than to have ‘poker face’ playing in their head whenever they think of me."<br /><br />Is Durden so desperate to have his name spread around that he has to make fun of a well-liked, honest, and affable photographer trying to make an honest living? A person died here Tyler. A.J. was a friend to many people. I know that is hard for you to comprehend. Remember what happened to Perez when he made despicable comments after MJ passed away? Tell me Tyler, can you summon the brain cells that you have left to spell B-A-C-K-L-A-S-H?<br /><br />RIP Tyler Durden.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-5147556755391905453?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-47065418576575091982009-11-03T12:34:00.000-08:002009-11-03T13:16:31.977-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SvCT8y-oIgI/AAAAAAAAAHo/iEZYbm_gVvc/s1600-h/A.J.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SvCT8y-oIgI/AAAAAAAAAHo/iEZYbm_gVvc/s400/A.J.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399978625903108610" /></a><br />Photographer A.J. Sokalner dies<br />Shot celebrity photos for ACE Pictures<br />By Daryl Lang, Photo District News<br />Nov 3, 2009, 02:44 PM ET<br /><br />Celebrity shooter A.J. Sokalner, admired by his colleagues for his quiet, passionate commitment to photography, collapsed Monday night outside an event in New York and died a short time later, according to his agency.<br /><br />Sokalner was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital, said Philip Vaughan, owner of ACE Pictures. Vaughan said an emergency worker told him Sokalner had suffered a heart attack.<br /><br />Sokalner collapsed minutes after entertainer Lady Gaga arrived at the ACE Awards, an event hosted by the Accessories Council at Cipriani on 42nd Street. He was part of a group of about 25 photographers working a rope line outside the venue, according to friend and fellow photographer Dennis Van Tine.<br /><br />Gaga was the big star of the night, and photographers waited inside and outside the venue for her arrival at about 9 p.m. Van Tine was inside when he heard from another photographer that Sokalner had fallen outside. Van Tine says he went out and saw paramedics attempt to revive Sokalner for several minutes, then load him into an ambulance. Another photographer notified Sokalner's girlfriend. She and several photographers gathered at the hospital, where they learned Sokalner had died.<br /><br />Sokalner was in his late 50s and lived in Manhattan. Vaughan says Sokalner was a hard worker who shot for ACE Pictures on a daily basis. "He was very well liked, he was very well respected," Vaughan says. "He was a real photographer and he did it because he loved it."<br /><br />Van Tine says Sokalner studied the works of great photographers and tried to inject "pizazz" into his images, and was "one of those silent guys who goes out and shoots every day."<br /><br />"He was a cynic in the great New York tradition," Van Tine says. "He knew what was right, he knew what was wrong, he knew who the crooks were."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">From Brian Ach: "A.J. was a good guy, always nice to a fault, but didn't let anyone get away with anything. Although he might have appeared a little rough around the edges, he was a gentle guy. He was always trying to get better treatment for the photographers at events, and was often the first to arrive. Courteous to a fault, he was a quiet guy who always greeted me with a firm handshake and a "Hello, Mr. Brian." He tried to shoot something better than the boring, frontal, full-length shots the magazines clamored for. We would talk about gear and technique. When I asked him to be a part of The Photographer Project, at first he demurred, saying, "Why would you want me in it?" I insisted, and he showed up and was game to collaborate on a great shot. His quiet energy and constant presence will be missed by me and many of his colleagues, as he was definitely "One of the good guys."</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-4706541857657509198?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-38794478420078689652009-08-25T07:29:00.000-07:002009-08-25T07:54:33.907-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/826941"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SpP2DM2rC9I/AAAAAAAAAHg/DLK_VZuLCzM/s400/826941-800f81f43504ae83e1470a0dbe66cb54.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373909315233713106" /></a>The much-anticipated book from Brian Ach and Michelle Enfield is finally here. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Automobile As Art.</span><p>A Picasso will never hit 140 miles per hour. You probably wouldn't want to take a buffer to a Rodin. And last but not least, your garage is definitely not the best place for a Monet.<br /><br />This is the singular uniqueness of Automobiles as Art. Not only can you admire them from afar-the beauty of their lines, the workmanship, the exquisite engineering-but you can also crank up that glorious v12, feel the heat from the manifold, smell the old leather and oil, and take the old boy for a spin, all the while feeling the wind on your face and the rumble of the engine in the seat of your pants. Try that while looking at that Cezanne you just stuck on your wall.<br /><br />Collector cars have recently started to come into their own as objects of art, with price tags into the 7-figures becoming commonplace. Of course, your "vintage" Pinto won't have quite the same cachet as a 250 GT Spyder California SWB, but hey, all in the eye of the beholder, right?<br /></p><p>From events such as the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance to the vintage races at Lime Rock Park, you'll enjoy the beautiful pictures and striking design of this book for years to come. Makes a unique and great Holiday gift!</p><p>See a preview of the book or and purchase it at <a href="http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/826941">Blurb.com</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-3879447842007868965?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-78039983619859274712009-08-04T22:32:00.000-07:002009-08-04T22:38:49.323-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Portfolios, books, web portfolios aaagh! It can all be very confusing.  Where to start? Well, read on, I have some advice for you.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">If you are putting a portfolio together, there are things you have to have for it to make sense.<br /><br />1. You have to have a "Body of Work." That means that the person looking at your portfolio should know that, for this portfolio, "THIS" is what you do. If you have random pictures of people, food, scenics, and cars, the person may think that you are a decent photographer, but they probably won't know what YOU DO and what they could hire you for.<br /><br />2. You have to have a Point of View. How do you feel about the work you do? Is it humorous, serious, sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek...? It's YOUR art, so when you are shooting things or putting your book together, make sure their is a viewpoint inherent in the body of work that comes across. This is so the viewer can gain some insight into the work you would do for them if they hire you. <br /><br />3. You have to learn how to edit and present your BEST work. If you have 50 shots you think are good enough for your book, You should bring a critical eye to them and narrow them down to your best shots that fulfill the above two points. 10 shots which make up a Body of Work, have a Point of View, and are dead-on GREAT are better than 50 shots with 10 good shots mixed in. Learn how to edit. This is the skill many amateurs and advanced amateurs are lacking.  You must learn how to narrow down those shots and pick the best one-- and you must know WHY it is the best. <br /><br />I regularly edit 1,000 shots of my own work A DAY, trust me, you get really quick at it.<br /><br />The book should have a beginning, middle, and end. Start out with your strongest stuff, and end with your second strongest stuff. <br /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Most importantly--keep shooting!<br /><br />www.brianach.com</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-7803998361985927471?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-10893847646987909862009-08-03T17:07:00.000-07:002009-08-03T17:14:05.672-07:00<div>Please vote for "The Photographer Project," my new book, which is entered in Blurb's Photography Book Now Contest. Click on the ribbon below to vote and read about the book!</div><div>Thanks</div><div>Brian</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/Snd8BxdUu7I/AAAAAAAAAHY/CnmBRf2fvAg/s1600-h/770871-293e5c49c7f2a6eb2c746cf657f59c34.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/Snd8BxdUu7I/AAAAAAAAAHY/CnmBRf2fvAg/s400/770871-293e5c49c7f2a6eb2c746cf657f59c34.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365893850933279666" /></a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(83, 81, 67); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial;font-size:11px;"><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/770871" title="Vote for my Book in the Photography.Book.Now competition."><img src="http://www.blurb.com/images/badge/badge_pbn.gif" width="98" height="132" border="0" alt="Vote for my Book in the Photography.Book.Now competition." /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(83, 81, 67); font-family: Arial; font-size: 48px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(83, 81, 67); font-family: Arial; font-size: 48px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(83, 81, 67); font-family: Arial; font-size: 48px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(83, 81, 67); font-family: Arial; font-size: 48px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(83, 81, 67); font-family: Arial; font-size: 48px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(83, 81, 67); font-family: Arial; font-size: 48px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-1089384764698790986?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-90438118285620236792009-07-31T22:32:00.000-07:002009-07-31T22:33:53.852-07:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">As someone who shoots for Getty and Wireimage, has a studio, a book on the way, and has been around the world, I have to chime in.</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><br />The best camera is the one you have and actually use.<br /><br />People ask me all the time how they can get good fast, they want to be the best immediately. I ask them how much they shoot. They say once or twice a week. I tell them they have to be OBSESSED with shooting, they have to shoot all the time, on the way to work, going home, when traveling, portraits of friends, everything. They instead want to buy the next Nikon D3X or 200-400 lens. They think that is the KEY to becoming better. <br /><br />I will tell you a secret. A good photographer with last years consumer beginnner SLR and a single, good 35mm or 50mm lens will be able to outshoot a mediocre photographer with the best new SLR camera with 10 lenses. Why?<br /><br />They know how to use it. Most amateurs who are serious sort of skip the part where they learn their camera inside and out. Trust me, they do. Can you change your settings in the dark or without looking at your camera? How long does it take you to change your white balance? F-stop? Shutter speed? Spot metering to evaluative? iso? Single-shot to Servo focus? RAW to JPEG? When you have to think about how to do these things while you are shooting something, it takes you out of the moment and you will miss it.<br /><br />With respect to the talk about acting, I know a bit about that too. And you are right about what you say. I compare it to when an actor is trying to get off-book. Every time he or she pauses for a second and calls, "Line!" they find themselves out of the moment and out of the scene. Photography is the same way. You have to know everything about your camera from the ground up and know how to use it and why to do things if you want to actually have a chance of having a career doing this, just like in acting. You have to think on your feet, no matter what you shoot--food, celebrities, stock, car racing, sports, portraits, or flowers--because somebody else is already doing it, and probably better than you.<br /><br />So to recap- LEARN YOUR CAMERA. Start simple. Start with a 50mm prime, and use it for 6 months. Know everything about it. Then move on and buy something else. If you need something during this time, rent it! Don't buy an $1800 70-200 F2.8 lens because your friend is going to pay you $50 to shoot his nephews' soccer game. Rent it. Wait to buy the equipment until your job DEMANDS it or your billing can pay for it.<br /><br />I find it slightly amusing that you "outgrew" your D60 in two months. I have a 30 year old Canon F-1 with a 35mm F2.0 lens, and I haven't outgrown it in all the time I have owned it. <br /><br />I find that many amateurs who talk incessantly about "pixel size" and "sharpness" and "megapixels" (I am not implying necessarily you, by any means) spend too much time blabbing about things that don't matter, instead of taking pictures. You can't get better by BUYING equipment. You can only get better by using what you have. <br /><br />Nothing you buy will make you a BETTER photographer, you have to do that yourself with practice and buy accumulating knowledge. Buying things might expand your repertoire of shots. It might make you feel cool. It might make you bankrupt. But it will NOT make you a better photographer. So, before you go to buy that new camera or lens because you NEED it to make you better, learn how to use what you have. <br /><br />After all, race car drivers don't start out in Formula 1. They race go-karts.<br /><br />Actors don't start out doing "Hamlet." They do improv, scenes and one-acts.<br /><br />Photographers don't start out with a D3X and a 400mm F2.8 VR, or a Phase 1 Hassy shooting at Pier 59 with a capture team and 3 assistants and 4 grips on a 3 day shoot for Louis Vuitton. They start with a Canon AE-1 with a 50mm lens and some Tri-x (or a digital Rebel and a 18-55 zoom now, sadly I guess.)<br /><br />But most people simply don't want to put in the time and effort to get good like the old days. They want to be good now. American Idol and reality TV have made us the "Skip To The End" Generation.<br /><br />Anyway, hope all this crap I wrote helps someone out there. Feel free to share your thoughts. Just remember, this comes from someone who has shot food for national magazines, Sundance, Tribeca, Venice film festivals, stock around the world, travel, and has shots published every day worldwide. So....yes, I do know what I am talking about.</span><br /><div id="AppleMailSignature"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Brian Ach Photography, Inc.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>www.brianach.com</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">www.thebettershot.blogspot.com</span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><br /></span></div></div></div></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-9043811828562023679?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-28900807819533354462009-06-01T13:09:00.000-07:002009-06-01T13:23:53.279-07:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This past Sunday, England's Prince Harry fueled his passion for polo as he participated in the Second Annual Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic on Governor's Island. The Prince's </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sentebale polo team (named for a charity) eeked out a win over Ralph Lauren's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Black Watch, captained by Polo model Nacho Figueras, five goals to four, with Prince Harry assisting on a goal to move his team ahead in the final seconds. The VIP seating area was full of celebrities such as Madonna, Marc Jacobs, Kate Hudson, Donna Karan, and Chloe Sevigny, who enjoyed the mild weather while sipping <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; ">Veuve Clicquot after ponying up $50,000 a table or $500 a head for lawn seats. The grandstand seating was open and free to the public. The event was part of the Prince's second and final day of his first official visit to the United States.</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">text ©Brian Ach  Photos ©Brian Ach/INFEvents.com</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SiQ4H2wwL2I/AAAAAAAAAFU/mwMwXuseS-Q/s400/harry_0518.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342456765578489698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SiQ4HjJscgI/AAAAAAAAAFM/rfv6wineda8/s400/harry_0672.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342456760314393090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SiQ4IXxiLjI/AAAAAAAAAFs/pPCGa1UGBdM/s1600-h/harry_0604.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SiQ4IXxiLjI/AAAAAAAAAFs/pPCGa1UGBdM/s400/harry_0604.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342456774440136242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SiQ4IRz4ZlI/AAAAAAAAAFk/kkGSKbj7iFA/s1600-h/harry_0773.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SiQ4IRz4ZlI/AAAAAAAAAFk/kkGSKbj7iFA/s400/harry_0773.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342456772839368274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SiQ4IPUEWXI/AAAAAAAAAFc/MuoSdW60Nw8/s1600-h/harry_0386.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SiQ4IPUEWXI/AAAAAAAAAFc/MuoSdW60Nw8/s400/harry_0386.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342456772169062770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SiQ4H2wwL2I/AAAAAAAAAFU/mwMwXuseS-Q/s1600-h/harry_0518.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SiQ4HjJscgI/AAAAAAAAAFM/rfv6wineda8/s1600-h/harry_0672.jpg"></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-2890080781953335446?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-46708472598126947662009-05-27T11:32:00.000-07:002009-05-27T11:50:52.023-07:00Often when I am travelling for a job, the only time I can get out and do some travel photography is at night. This is convenient, because I love shooting at night. Things are slower. There are less interruptions. You can take the time to really get the shot you want. Oh, and it is generally quieter.<br /><br />Night Travel Photography is unique because it presents a different perspective not often seen in magazines like Travel and Leisure or Conde Nast Traveler. A unique style can get your work noticed. However, there are many difficulties involved when shooting travel at night, especially when it is not in your home town. Here are ten tips to make your Night Travel Photography experience more successful, along with examples from a recent shoot during a job in Washington D.C. All of the images were made between one and four in the morning in one night, and I have included shooting data with the images so you can see how I shot them.<br /><br />1. Have a good map.<br /><br />Even though all of the things I wanted to shoot in Washington were near each other, a good map was essential in planning out a successful shoot with minimal time on hand to accomplish it. I picked up one from the hotel I was staying at in Arlington, about 10 minutes out of D.C. I planned my shooting route on the map so I wouldn't waste time getting lost.<br /><br />2. Dress appropriately.<br /><br />There was a definite chance of rain that night which was good for photography, since shooting long exposures with a clear sky can be boring. I was prepared with a Gore-Tex jacket, water-resistant shoes (also for dew on the ground) and a small umbrella. My camera backpack also has a built-in rain cover for extra measure.<br /><br />3. Let someone know where you are going and when you will be back.<br /><br />This might sound like overkill, but trust me, it is important. The person does not have to be in the same location with you, but someone should know where you are going, so if something happens, they can help. Always carry a cell phone and ID. If you are taking a cab to your shooting location (like I did) get the cab or car service phone number so you can call for a ride back before wrapping up your shoot. Cabs in D.C. don't pick up riders at night like they do in NYC. You have to call them and be picked up.<br /><br />4. Carry what you need, but not too much.<br /><br />A successful night shoot means planning for the unexpected, but not bringing your whole studio. Think about what you are going to be shooting, and act accordingly. Scenics mostly look best with a wide lens. You probably will not need that 70-200 at night in a city. An all-in-one zoom (28-200) can work as long as you read Tip #8 and learn it well. Bring a fast normal lens (like my 50mm F1.4). And always bring a wild card lens, such as a lens baby or the like. Using these lenses at night is unexpected but cool. The following is what I had in my bag that night: Canon 5d; 24-105mm stabilized lens, 50mm f1.4 lens, 28mm f1.8 lens, zenitar 15mm f2.8 fisheye, lensbaby; manfrotto tripod with ball head and hook to hang bag on, 12 gigs of cf cards, extra battery, and two Zone bars to stuff my face with at 3am.<br /><br />5. Introduce yourself to law enforcement before they ask what in the heck you are doing.<br /><br />This is a big one. Since that day in September, a lot of things have changed. I knew I would have issues in D.C. even though I have a NYC Press pass and do this for a living. The first thing I shot was the White House at 1:30am. I walked right up to the officer standing outside his car on the blocked-off street out front and introduced myself, showed him my press pass, and explained what I was doing. I showed him my gear in my backpack. I asked him where I could shoot from. I talked to him. I joked with him. I gave him my card. At first he said I could only use my tripod in the park across the street. I talked to him for about 10 minutes, and eventually, he let me go right up to the fence and rest my camera on the ledge without the tripod. I improvised, and got the shot I needed. I asked him if there was anywhere else I could not go that night, and he said no, just don't be stupid, this is D.C., after all. I thanked him and left. What if you don't have a press pass? No problem. Just tell him you are on assignment (after all, you are on a self-assignment) and want to get some shots if that is OK. Don't give them any reason to ask you to leave. Don't argue. Make their job easy.<br /><br />6. Use a great tripod.<br /><br />If you want to shoot good Night Travel Images, you have to invest in a good tripod. You want it to be light enough to carry, but sturdy enough to hold your camera still during those long exposures. If you can buy it at Kmart, it isn't going to work. Manfrotto and Giottos make some good but inexpensive models, and Gitzo is top of the line. Spend what you have to and no more. Carbon fiber is nice if you can swing it, as it weighs about half, and at 3am, that's pretty sweet. Also get a good head if your tripod doesn't have one built in. I use a ball head, but you can use any type--just make sure it will support your camera and your heaviest lens.<br /><br />7. Always shoot at your lowest ISO setting.<br /><br />It may be tempting to crank up that ISO to 1600 on these new cameras, especially the Mark III and D3, and I know, it looks great. However, if you want magazine quality pictures that can be placed in a double truck spread to open an article, take my advice. Shooting at the lowest ISO possible makes for less noise in the shadow areas of the image, the darks and the blacks. There are going to be a lot of those, because you know, it IS night.<br /><br />8. Select a medium to small aperture for scenics.<br /><br />Most everyday lenses are really optimized in their designs to be sharpest at f8 or so. If you are shooting the Eiffel Tower, you will want it to be tack sharp so you can blow it up to 20x30 and throw it on your wall to impress mom. Shooting at f8 or f16 will usually help you do the trick. This rule, of course, is meant to be broken. You will see some of my shots are shot wide open. This was for a certain effect, and not for a scenic shot. The question you may be asking is, "Low ISO combined with f8...won't that be a really long exposure? Is that going to work?" It will if you ...<br /><br />9. Use a great tripod.<br /><br />This is so important I put it in here twice! If your tripod moves under the slightest breeze, all of the above is in vain. Tripods are like flashes to people who are not familiar with them--they are only brought out when absolutely necessary, and are confusing and never seem to work well...mystical, three legged contraptions that always pinch your fingers and jam when you try to fold them up. Sort of like a bridge in billiards. Well, the first time you use a great tripod, all of that fades away. They work like they are supposed to, are sturdy, and will make your pictures shine.<br /><br />Good technique with a tripod is essential, though. When shooting Night Travel Photography, don't extend the tripod to its fullest length unless you must to get a shot, as this will make it less stable. Hang your bag from a hook on the center column to weigh it down. Make sure all of the feet are set before shooting. Don't walk long distances with your camera on the tripod and the whole rig slung over your shoulder. The first time it falls off onto concrete, you'll wonder why the hell you were doing that. Have a quick release plate so you can take the camera off quickly. Put it in the bag. Make sure everything feels set and locked before pressing the shutter. Tripods--use them, coddle them, love them!<br /><br />10. Move quickly, and when you are done, you are DONE.<br /><br />Get the shot and move on. Don't stay too long in one place, you want to have a wide variety of shots for your editor. Vary your lenses when you find something good to shoot, so you have different perspectives and looks. Work quickly and efficiently, and try to think like a photo editor while you shoot. Shoot details as well as wide shots. This will make putting a book together showing your work much easier. Most importantly, if you start to tire, quit. Dragging your gear all the way back to your hotel is a real drag (wow, funny) when you're exhausted, your feet are wet, your back hurts, and your straps are digging into your shoulders. Call that cab when you start to slow down, go back to your hotel, have some hot tea and hit the hay. Don't download and look at your pictures till you have had some sleep, as you might make a mistake and delete them. Then, get up in the morning, have some coffee, and look at the fab work you did last night!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/Sh2Hjc-YXVI/AAAAAAAAAEk/U3bFs5OVNUo/s400/807580_113783_4046ec0926_p.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340573776274283858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px; " /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/Sh2HkXQd9BI/AAAAAAAAAFE/imm-qRAcBz8/s1600-h/807530_113783_4046ec0926_p.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/Sh2HkXQd9BI/AAAAAAAAAFE/imm-qRAcBz8/s400/807530_113783_4046ec0926_p.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340573791919404050" /></a><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/Sh2HkD5dTUI/AAAAAAAAAE8/c04u7LshH2I/s1600-h/807554_113783_4046ec0926_p.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/Sh2HkD5dTUI/AAAAAAAAAE8/c04u7LshH2I/s400/807554_113783_4046ec0926_p.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340573786722618690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/Sh2HjtuoKhI/AAAAAAAAAE0/FCQOvJwwy-4/s1600-h/807564_113783_4046ec0926_p.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/Sh2HjtuoKhI/AAAAAAAAAE0/FCQOvJwwy-4/s400/807564_113783_4046ec0926_p.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340573780771613202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/Sh2HjUAA6SI/AAAAAAAAAEs/rOpkhm_a7zU/s1600-h/807569_113783_4046ec0926_p.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/Sh2HjUAA6SI/AAAAAAAAAEs/rOpkhm_a7zU/s400/807569_113783_4046ec0926_p.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340573773865216290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/Sh2Hjc-YXVI/AAAAAAAAAEk/U3bFs5OVNUo/s1600-h/807580_113783_4046ec0926_p.jpg"></a><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-4670847259812694766?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-40290678759189061782009-03-11T17:26:00.000-07:002009-03-11T17:48:03.990-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SbhbUGyyQLI/AAAAAAAAADk/17Z7DmNFn1Y/s1600-h/smallchange_212.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SbhbUGyyQLI/AAAAAAAAADk/17Z7DmNFn1Y/s400/smallchange_212.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312096161462632626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SbhbUn35_gI/AAAAAAAAAD0/eRHxcyZr9Fk/s1600-h/smallchange_143.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SbhbUn35_gI/AAAAAAAAAD0/eRHxcyZr9Fk/s400/smallchange_143.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312096170342481410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SbhbUcIDtnI/AAAAAAAAADs/vNgiYmUsTmA/s1600-h/smallchange_130.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SbhbUcIDtnI/AAAAAAAAADs/vNgiYmUsTmA/s400/smallchange_130.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312096167189001842" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-4029067875918906178?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-35756380116795519822009-02-18T20:49:00.000-08:002009-02-18T21:04:32.169-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SZzm_RXiJoI/AAAAAAAAAC8/-t_1gWK7uSQ/s1600-h/84541296_BA_1663_874C67C5FFE9001E16548BEC491BB321.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SZzm_RXiJoI/AAAAAAAAAC8/-t_1gWK7uSQ/s400/84541296_BA_1663_874C67C5FFE9001E16548BEC491BB321.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304368435803858562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SZznVEdyf4I/AAAAAAAAADE/8xDrbfR8Fx8/s1600-h/84540456_BA_1587_7220DEAF51C89ECC33BE22C292EB38B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SZzmSJFOdLI/AAAAAAAAAC0/YJQrdzAUje8/s400/84541296_BA_1668_6FBCA6D100C80A77CD51584DD3126E86.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304367660485473458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SZzmR2w8WKI/AAAAAAAAACs/DYV_tlCaqW4/s1600-h/84541296_BA_1690_476997B0DF4D0C8EBF0156F1B5933E72.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SZzmR2w8WKI/AAAAAAAAACs/DYV_tlCaqW4/s400/84541296_BA_1690_476997B0DF4D0C8EBF0156F1B5933E72.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304367655568562338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SZzmR1SSsbI/AAAAAAAAACk/ZLoxMsGCtI0/s1600-h/84541296_BA_1679_5FE1F5615315F30A3AAB99D5AE2C168A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SZzmR1SSsbI/AAAAAAAAACk/ZLoxMsGCtI0/s400/84541296_BA_1679_5FE1F5615315F30A3AAB99D5AE2C168A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304367655171568050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SZzmRqTnKhI/AAAAAAAAACc/-AgO0A2tv6s/s1600-h/84540456_BA_1597_729E75610247EFA2EF03EFE9AD22B665.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SZzmRqTnKhI/AAAAAAAAACc/-AgO0A2tv6s/s400/84540456_BA_1597_729E75610247EFA2EF03EFE9AD22B665.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304367652224313874" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SZzmRX5ydqI/AAAAAAAAACU/6LFlUmaltUQ/s1600-h/84541296_BA_1678_E80D33DB514E97B63526929F22D18F53.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div></span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SZzoONGIUXI/AAAAAAAAADc/MkMgXHA6XFI/s1600-h/84540456_BA_1602_F1E9BC8AB5E13E2097C5F1DFEBD0597F.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SZzoONGIUXI/AAAAAAAAADc/MkMgXHA6XFI/s400/84540456_BA_1602_F1E9BC8AB5E13E2097C5F1DFEBD0597F.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304369791866786162" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-3575638011679551982?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-55167549436753755902009-01-22T21:24:00.001-08:002009-01-22T21:29:02.215-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SXlUxiZCvpI/AAAAAAAAACE/_AUrJeIrcE8/s1600-h/obama_0039.1small.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SXlUxiZCvpI/AAAAAAAAACE/_AUrJeIrcE8/s400/obama_0039.1small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294356046972894866" /></a>U2, before they went onstage to sing "Pride"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SXlUxbd4hoI/AAAAAAAAAB8/dFZPHnSchn0/s1600-h/obama_0037small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SXlUxbd4hoI/AAAAAAAAAB8/dFZPHnSchn0/s400/obama_0037small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294356045114148482" /></a><div>Tao-Rodriguez Seeger and folk music icon Pete Seeger before they went onstage.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SXlUxFq00uI/AAAAAAAAAB0/ymF4UmIvubU/s1600-h/obama_0030small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SXlUxFq00uI/AAAAAAAAAB0/ymF4UmIvubU/s400/obama_0030small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294356039262851810" /></a>The Boss, Bruce Springsteen backstage.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-5516754943675375590?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-74823157800595691652009-01-20T15:32:00.000-08:002009-01-20T15:47:57.351-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SXZgNtm0UWI/AAAAAAAAABM/3MMqIRmN4q4/s1600-h/obama_0007.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SXZgNtm0UWI/AAAAAAAAABM/3MMqIRmN4q4/s400/obama_0007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293524200717570402" /></a><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I had the good fortune to accompany Kevin Mazur to Washington D.C. and photograph the HBO "We Are one" Concert for Obama's Inauguration on Jan. 18th.  The city was alive with excitement, and the concert surpassed all expectations.<br /></div><div><div>This is the view from the top of the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial looking out on the crowd.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SXZfsfWSMpI/AAAAAAAAABE/2GIIPr5eP9M/s1600-h/obama_0006.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SXZfsfWSMpI/AAAAAAAAABE/2GIIPr5eP9M/s400/obama_0006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293523629954445970" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here I am on the scaffolding about to get started shooting the show.</div><div><br /></div><div>I will post many more pictures as they are released to me to be posted.</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-7482315780059569165?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-59916679589630506942008-12-20T10:06:00.000-08:002008-12-20T10:13:31.639-08:00Brian wishes to express his sincerest condolences to the Amy, Max, Lucas, and the entire Hawthorne family. Paul had complications this morning and passed away from heart failure. <div><br /></div><div>Paul was instrumental in guiding Brian during the beginning of his career at Wireimage. His jovial demeanor and talent with the camera will be sorely missed on the line by Brian and all of the NYC photographers who knew him.<div><br /><div>The Photographer Project (http://www.brianach.com/The_Photographer_Project.html), started in December to raise funds for Paul and his family, will continue full-speed ahead in Paul's honor.</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-5991667958963050694?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-61979806471626785692008-12-08T11:37:00.000-08:002008-12-08T11:46:16.167-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/ST13kyeC1dI/AAAAAAAAAA8/5X3vnQijnso/s1600-h/Photographer_project+.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/ST13kyeC1dI/AAAAAAAAAA8/5X3vnQijnso/s320/Photographer_project+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277505812254873042" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-6197980647162678569?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-75429082182374567292008-12-04T07:48:00.001-08:002008-12-04T07:53:20.370-08:00This story was published in JPG, a national photography magazine. This is the second time Brian has been published in JPG. Here is the link.<br /><br /><a href='http://www.jpgmag.com/stories/5347'>Ten Tips for Superb Night Travel Photography</a><br /><br />The magazine is available on newsstands right now and is the one with "Portraits of Faith" on the cover.<br /><br />I will be posting the complete article here in the next few days.<br />Thanks<br />Brian<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-7542908218237456729?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047480104105411601.post-37013394053630834122008-11-13T12:11:00.000-08:002008-11-13T12:46:22.350-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">So You Want To Be A Wire Service Photographer?<br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">For a couple of years now, you’ve been sitting in that cubicle staring at your Detroit Red Wings poster, analyzing spreadsheets and charts until your head spins.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">But…secretly, you dream of getting out, just diving headfirst into the action.<br /></span><br />Lately, you’ve been practicing with that new digital SLR/kit lens combo and are ready to try your hand as a professional. No wimpy children’s photography for you, no way. No stodgy wedding photography, either. Ixnay on the corporate workay also. No, you dream of being a camera slinging, press-pass wearing, always on-the-run wire service photographer, travelling the globe on assignments ranging from entertainment to news to sports. So–march right in to your boss’s corner office and turn in your two weeks. You’re destined for the big time, just chomping at the bit to see your credit in magazines at newsstands around the world.<br /><br />Well, go ahead, get out of your chair! What are you waiting for? Take a picture of your boss on the way out as a memento! You’ll show her!<br /><br />Hold off on that memo, Sparky.<br /><br />Being a full-time photographer is a dream of many. However, there are easier ways to make a living with a camera than by shooting for a wire service such as WireImage, Getty, Associated Press, or Retna. There are, however, few positions where you will find yourself working behind the scenes at a fashion show at 8am, doing a celebrity portrait session at 1pm, snapping Hillary Clinton at 5pm, covering a red carpet premiere at 8pm, then coaxing celebrities to pose for photos inside the hottest club at 1am. Then the next day, waking up and doing it all again.<br /><br />The downsides to this fascinating job are many. The main one is that you will most often not be compensated for your time.<br /><br />Yes, you heard that right. Most wire service positions are for “stringers,” or freelance shooters. They operate on a commission-based structure, usually 50/50. That is, IF you sell a picture, you get half. Sounds pretty fair right? Sure, why not. But, due to monthly magazine publishing schedules, the picture you took in December (which was purchased later that month) will not get published till February. The magazine pays your agency only upon publication, and they typically have at least 30 to 60 days to cut the check, which meaning you most likely won’t see anything until May or June. And, after all of that waiting, it might only be $100, which nets you $50. After the taxes you will owe as a freelancer, it ends up being even less. Still interested? It only gets better.<br /><br />It typically takes at least 3-6 months after you start stringing to see any money at all from the agency. Being a newbie among veteran staffers and stringers means typically you will not be getting the A- list gigs. You might not even make the C-list, which means your pictures will not be in demand. That means even less money.<br /><br />Let’s say, though, that you stick it out. You prove yourself early, are available at a moments notice, get some good gigs, and shoot every day as often as possible. As time passes, you build up your archive, contacts, and exclusive tips and requests from PR firms, editors, and the like. Then what? After about a year, you might see some decent money; and after two years, you may be able to survive on your monthly commission check. After five years, your archive should be generating some decent coin--if you last.<br /><br />Most wire service photographers in NYC have been shooting for years. They know the rules, both the local laws and the self-imposed; and they follow them to the letter. It’s very hard to break into this tight-knit group. Most photographers do not even bother to learn the name of “the new guy” for at least several months. That’s because most newbies don’t last that long. When they have to get a certain shot every day just to be able to pay their rent, tensions can run high. For most newcomers, it’s just not worth the hassle, making their old comfy desk job look better than it really was. But for those who can get past the initial hump, the job is fascinating and offers a look into many intriguing and exciting areas of life that others can only imagine by looking at the pictures in a magazine.<br /><br />The actual workings of a wire service are pretty standard. The wire service or agency has a roster of photographers. Typically, they have staff or salaried photographers and stringers. Staff photographers are generally shooters who have come up through the ranks and have proven themselves by successfully covering thousands of assignments over the years. They have connections with celebrities, PR firms, managers, sports venues, concert venues, and political figures, and, they have a reputation for excellence. They are provided cameras, lenses, a laptop, and other gear. However, in exchange for a salary and sometimes a small (10%) commission, they give up their copyright to the agency. Effectively, staffers do not own any of their work.<br /><br />Stringers own the copyright when they shoot on assignment; the exception being a work-for-hire contract for a specific event, where the photos are owned by the agency. They are then paid a buyout fee for the event or a half-day or full-day rate. What’s the big deal about owning your copyright? If the you leave the agency to go somewhere else, you can take your valuable archive with you (after a certain period of time) or possibly even sell it to another agency. If you keep it put, you will receive a commission from sales over the life of the agency--in essence a pension of sorts. Your archive is your bread and butter and your retirement. Treat it carefully.<br /><br />Often you will see “Exclusive” next to a photo in a magazine. Well, what does that really mean? Exclusive can have several different but similar meanings. If you are the only photographer at an event, you have an exclusive for the whole event. Some agencies actually pay promoters to have an exclusive for certain events. They then recover this fee through higher image sale prices. If a magazine wants the pictures, they’ll have to go through the agency and pay the premium to get them. Exclusive can also be applied to a single shot from an event. This can often happen because the photographer has a relationship with the actor, musician, publicist, or manager, and can pull them aside for a shot backstage which no other shooter out front can get. The photographer might also be able to arrange group shots which are exclusive, including interesting couplings (such as President Bill Clinton with Sheryl Crow) which are sure to sell. Getting shots like this is a way to stand out among many photographers, but it takes considerable time, effort, networking, and patience. Many shooters are satisfied with what is given to them. Exclusive shots, as a general rule, command about double that of a non-exclusive shot, but it really depends on the subject matter. In entertainment photography, some exclusives of celebrities can bring many times the going rate, such as the first public shot of a celebrity couple together, a celebrity baby, etc. There are entire agencies devoted to paparrazzi pictures, and they operate similar to the other wire services covered in this article.<br /><br />Photographers at traditional agencies have to be able to cover almost anything at any time and have to be able to shoot each genre just as well as someone who specializes in it. Most shooters fall into one of three categories—Entertainment, News, or Sports. There is some crossover, but usually each subject is covered by a different department at the agency, with each having their own pool of shooters. This makes it easier to get everything covered on a daily basis.<br /><br />I specialize as an entertainment shooter in NYC--quite a fascinating job. Through the course of a year I can expect to shoot concerts, fashion shows, awards shows, red carpets, film festivals, candids, portraits, corporate functions, and many other events. This requires a quick eye, fast mind, great technical understanding of photography, the right gear, and knowledge of what sells. “Artistic” photos are great for maintaining your creative soul, and you should always try to develop that side, but they don’t usually pay for your groceries. These are what I call “The Mechanics” of the job, the nitty-gritty, deep down and dirty knowledge that will help you get the access you need, the shot you want, and the paycheck you deserve. Now, we’ll go out and see what an actual day is like for a wire service photographer in New York City.<br /><br />I am a top stringer at Wireimage’s NYC office. I work every day, usually shooting at least one to three gigs for Wireimage, which end up on their website, Wireimage.com. In addition, I often shoot something else for one of my personal clients. Here are some photographs I took and the circumstances behind them:<br /><br />1. Senator Hillary Clinton, New Orleans, 2007. Addressing a large crowd at the Essence Festival in NOLA, the photographers were corralled in a group off to the side of the stage. (We were led up near the podium in groups of three for 10 seconds to get our shots, but the angle was mediocre.) I moved off to the side by the audience with a long lens while this was going on and managed this frame. Canon EOS 1D Mark II, 70-200 F2.8L IS, iso 800, 1/160 @ F2.8<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SRyMrOR9YFI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Xp8BH5fmHlU/s1600-h/small_Essence_day2_019.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SRyMrOR9YFI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Xp8BH5fmHlU/s320/small_Essence_day2_019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268240338312323154" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>2. Axl Rose, NYC, 2007. I got a tip that he was going to be at a club in Chelsea. He hadn’t been seen in public for quite a while, and his appearance had changed, to say the least. The rumored G’n’R record was generating a lot of attention, and I had to work for the pic. A bodyguard saw my camera and said informed me that they wanted no pictures. I said that was OK, and asked them if they needed anything at the table. He checked, and said yes to some Vodka. I delivered it, which got me invited to the table, where I spent the next two hours talking off and on with Axel and his crew (along with Miss USA Tara Conner). I finally told him, “This is lame, but can I get a shot?” He said, “Sure,” and I got one frame off before he said the flash was too bright. He was cool. The exclusive picture ended up as this full page in GQ magazine, leading off an article on his resurgence. Canon EOS 20D, 17-40 F4L with speedlite 550EX, 1/60 @F6.3<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SRyMsAVmfeI/AAAAAAAAAAs/_pH7LnXznYE/s1600-h/small_Axl_Rose.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SRyMsAVmfeI/AAAAAAAAAAs/_pH7LnXznYE/s320/small_Axl_Rose.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268240351749373410" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>3. Senator Barack Obama, New Orleans, 2007. On stage addressing 45,000 at the Superdome. He had announced his campaign and was really ramping up for the race. Press could only shoot from the sides of the stage, and Mr. Obama tends to hold the mic right in front of his mouth, making a clean shot almost impossible. You have to be ready. Canon Eos 1d Mark II, 70-200 F2.8L IS, iso 800, 1/200 @ F2.8<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SRyMrt_PyZI/AAAAAAAAAAU/JevIoKH6JlE/s1600-h/small_Essence_day1_022.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SRyMrt_PyZI/AAAAAAAAAAU/JevIoKH6JlE/s320/small_Essence_day1_022.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268240346823772562" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>4. Mary J. Blige, New Orleans, 2007. On stage at the Essence Festival in the Superdome. Photographers shooting a concert are generally allowed to shoot during first three songs only. I love shooting music, I find it challenging, and will usually jump at the chance to shoot a show. Canon EOS 1D Mark II, 70-200 F2.8L IS, iso 400, 1/200 @ F3.2<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SRyMr_3zBRI/AAAAAAAAAAc/0FLwK49F2D0/s1600-h/small_Essence_1628.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SRyMr_3zBRI/AAAAAAAAAAc/0FLwK49F2D0/s320/small_Essence_1628.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268240351624365330" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>5. Michael J. Fox, NYC, 2006. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions. I was shooting the official gift suite of the Rock and Roll HOF, and Michael came through. Ever gracious, he allowed me to photograph him (some celebs don’t want to be seen getting swag), and he had just tried on that ring. Knowing a good opportunity when presented, I asked him to show off the ring by putting his hand on his heart. He obliged. Canon EOS 1D Mark II, 24-105 F4 L IS with Speedlite 580EX, 1/60 @ F5.6</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SRyOiyKez-I/AAAAAAAAAA0/CR9AWYvpf30/s1600-h/small_rock_roll_247.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SRyOiyKez-I/AAAAAAAAAA0/CR9AWYvpf30/s320/small_rock_roll_247.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268242392349069282" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>6. Beyonce, New Orleans, 2007. We were originally going to get three songs from the pit (right in front of the stage); then her people said two songs; then they said the first 20 seconds of ONE song, from the lightboard. The lightboard in the Superdome is halfway back in the stadium, you need a 400mm to get anything tight. We tried to sneak up front, but security was tight, as this was the first show of her tour. Hey, you do what you have to do. I slapped my 70-200 on my Canon 20D for that extra crop factor to get as close to the action as possible and hoped the stage would be bright when the curtain came up. I anticipated where she would come out because I had seen the setup earlier during load-in. I cranked the iso to 800 and shot it at 1/400 wide open and then cropped in for the shot. The moment lasted about 2 seconds, and the picture has sold multiple times.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SRyMr9d-S4I/AAAAAAAAAAk/xKYwW-f0C1I/s1600-h/small_Essence_day2_309.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 165px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1-UzJKSQWM/SRyMr9d-S4I/AAAAAAAAAAk/xKYwW-f0C1I/s320/small_Essence_day2_309.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268240350979181442" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br />“So, what’s in your bag?” This is a question I get asked a lot. We photographers talk about gear all the time while we wait around for a gig to start. So, in the interest of disclosure, here is what I have in my bag every day. A Canon 1D Mark III as my main camera,with either a Canon 5D or a Canon 1D Mark II as my second body, 24-105, 70-200, 580EX, Newton flash bracket, Quantum Turbo battery for flash, 3 sets of 2800mah AAs, about 16 gigs of CF cards, a firewire CF card reader, my press pass, and some gum. In addition, depending on the gig, I have a 28mm F1.8, a 50mm F1.4, a 17-40, a 16mm F2.8 Zenitar manual focus fisheye (great on the 5D), and a 550EX flash. A folding stool or ladder is also required for big premieres when you have to shoot over another photographer. I also have some MF cameras--my Yashicamat is my favorite. Sometimes I bring it out for some personal work during these gigs. You have to keep pushing it and learning and growing, and I find the Mat does just that.<br /><br />Photographers also must have the processing power to push sometimes 2,000-5,000 shots a week through their computer. A laptop is not a must-have, but everyone I know who does this work has one. Between gigs you can edit and transmit your images from Starbucks—many times the first one with the pictures posted makes the sale. Processing on-site means you have less work to do at the end of the day. And isn’t that what we are all aiming for? I have a Macbook Pro with an additional 26” monitor I hook it up to in my office, and about a terabyte of firewire HD’s. Seeing images on the big screen makes editing faster when you are going through 300 shots of Brad and Angelina. At a typical big premiere, I will shoot 600-1,000 frames and edit them down to 60 for upload. And, I shoot lite compared to some.<br /><br />Well. Ready to ditch the office key card? Tempting, isn’t it? I’ll just say this.<br /><br />Being a wire service photographer saved my life. Who knows, it might save yours too.<br /><br />I wasn’t always a photographer. My previous career goals were not being met and my confidence was at an all-time low. I had been doing photography as a serious hobby for about 4 years and I had done some celebrity photography work on my own. I cold emailed Wireimage, showed them my book, and they signed me on the spot. I slowly clawed my way up, worked every single gig they offered, with 18 hour days seven days a week as the norm. I endured the income drought by shooting headshots and everything else I could find. Now, I can occasionally take a day off. I’m DOING it though. And I dig it. It has brought me much joy, taken me to places I would have never gone, introduced me to people I would have never met, and also shown me things that I really don’t care to see again. But I saw all of it with my own eyes, which is important. And I saw them through my lens, which is even better, because I have the pictures to prove it!<br /><br />Working for an agency is unbelievably difficult. The money is slow in coming; the hours are impossible at times, and you have to continually produce top-notch work while dealing with impossible circumstances and difficult people. Oh, and you have to carry that amazingly heavy bag. But the rewards are there.<br /><br />So…how do you start? The MINIMUM equipment in my opinion that you own must include: a Digital SLR of at least six megapixels (pretty cheap these days) and an 18-55 lens (or something like that), a professional flash with Guide Number of at least 120, external battery pack and bracket for flash, two CF cards of at least 1gb each, and card reader. Buy your equipment used if you have to, but these items you have to have. Rent what you can’t afford from a local rental house or borrow from friends or family. Stores in NYC like Alkit and Adorama ship rental gear anywhere. I started with a Canon 10D, 28-105 lens and 420EX flash. You can, too. You’ll also need a computer with high-speed internet and Photoshop. Keep in mind this is the bare minimum you need. The key is not your equipment, but in how you master it. You need to know your camera and flash inside out. You should be shooting every day—on the way to work, on the way home, on the weekends, at parties, on the street, portraits, concerts, everything you can find. Try to get at least 1,000 frames a week. You should be able to change your settings without looking at the camera, and I am not talking about just the shutter and aperture. White balance, iso, focus points, AF tracking, and the rest must be embedded in your mind so you can shoot without thinking. Practice it in the dark. Then shoot, shoot, shoot. Use Craigslist to find gigs that pay a little bit and practice on them. Place a free ad for your services. Try not to work for free though, always get something out of it, even if it is just lunch. Always insist on being credited for your work if published, even if it is in the church bulletin.<br /><br />After you know your camera backwards and forwards and you have at least 20 great (I mean GREAT, not “well it’s a little soft and the color is off, but otherwise it is a great shot of Obama”) shots, get some high-quality prints, put them in a complimentary order, get a personal website (also a must-have) and start shopping them around looking for work. Email the wire services and ask if they need someone where you live (it helps if you live in or near a large city). You can always shoot concerts or politicians when they come rolling through, and the agency can credential you. This is a good way to start.<br /><br />So what are you waiting for? Fire up that Rebel and get shootin’!<br /><br />Brian Ach<br /><br /><a href="http://brianach.com">www.brianach.com</a><br /><a href="http://jpgmag.com/people/achman">www.jpgmag.com/people/achman</a><br /><a href="http://wireimage.com">www.wireimage.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2047480104105411601-3701339405363083412?l=thebettershot.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>B. Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305372440610621799noreply@blogger.com3