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Geo Tagged Google Photo Map

Benjamin Doolittle — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:49:19 +0000

This Google map will geo tag our city photos, it will give visitors a way to tour our city (BRANTFORD,ONTARIO). The plan is to at least have one photo from every block of the city, This project will be an ongoing one so be sure to have a good look once and a while, If you would like to see something specific just leave a message and ill see what i can do.

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New Online Shop “LAUNCH”, Buy something!

Benjamin Doolittle — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:41:31 +0000

We Have a new Online Shop,(notice the only bold color “shop button“) the official launch will be Jan, 1st 2009 “New Years Day”. We’ll be offering a 20% DISCOUNT on all orders for the month of Jan, 2009. There will be tons of Prints, Graphics, Clothes and miscellaneous Art. Get a good look around!, and come back often to read our newest updates. We are moving into our studio at the end of this month so we will have plenty of footage of setting up the studio. Things have slowed down with out tutorials, however with having a studio we should be able to produce a couple tutorials on setting things up like lighting and handling the product, which could be directing a model to physically repositioning an object.

Here is the front page of the Shop:

This one is a shot of the individual product page:

Thanks For your Support,
- Benjamin Doolittle

NEW Studio - 44 holme st. Brantford, Ontario

Benjamin Doolittle — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:28:32 +0000

Faze One Studio has become a part of our commercial community, we have secured a location and will be in full effect by November 1, 2008 WO_oT! Our new location is 44 Holme st. Brantford Ontario. We will be taking most of November to get set up. If you would like to book your session or need more info contact us via the contact page or send a requst to us at ben[at]fazeonestudio.com

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Photo Sesh…

Benjamin Doolittle — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:41:25 +0000

This summer i started skateboarding, I bought a board from our friends at INDECKS (skateboard shop) , We built a mini ramp in our backyard and everyday I skate it with my kids and friends. Summer is almost over and the ramp maybe coming down soon and stored, I thought id post some of our epic pics we took. Some of the kids and my son (the little guy), I wanted to get the whole group of kids but i’ll try another time!

Baby Bump Photo Tips

Benjamin Doolittle — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:28:12 +0000

Here are 5 secrets to beautiful pregnant belly photos:

1. Wait until you’re big, but not too big:
You want your belly to be big and beautiful, but you don’t want it to be so large that posing and holding different positions for any length of time becomes taxing. We suggests taking photos right around 30 weeks. That’s when your belly gets really round, she says, but it’s not too heavy yet. Of course each pregnancy and pregnant belly is different so use your own stamina as a guide.

2. Avoid background clutter:
Just like professional photographers, style your backdrop. So think about what’s behind you. When choosing your location, avoid standing in front of a messy living room - or worse, a messy bathroom. Instead, lie mermaid-style on a solid-color couch or tape some ironed white sheets to the wall and–voila–an instant studio backdrop. Or change things up and step outside: Pick a tranquil spot in your backyard or nearby park or beach to set up camp. We love the leaning-up-against-a-tree look, or, if you’re at the beach, try a profile shot, where you’re sitting up and looking out at the sea.

3. Turn off the flash:
The on-camera flash will be a total wash-out. Maternity photographer Ashley McNamara suggests standing right in front of an open door or window to get great natural light instead. If you’re shooting outside avoid mid-day sun. The best times to go outside are early in the morning or an hour or two before sunset when there’s that golden, sun-tanned, highlights-in-the-hair light.

4. Wear something tight and stretchy:
The whole point of the shoot is to see the gorgeous belly, right? Tight, stretchy clothes will best accentuate all your great curves.

Never wear maternity clothes, since their primary objective is often to feel good on, rather than flatter your shape. McNamara recommends trying some fitted Gap or Old Navy tank tops in solid colors instead.

Skip the florals, plaids, and checks, You want to be able to look back at these pictures in 10 or 20 years and still think the photos look great. Whereas really stylized clothes can get dated, solid darks and neutrals are timeless.

Alternatively, skip clothes entirely. I have a set of sheer curtains from Target, and I use one panel to wrap the breasts and another panel to wrap the belly.

5. Find a great photographer:
You want someone you feel comfortable with and will have fun around taking your picture. If your husband fits the bill, ask him to take the pics (and also to haul any extra props or equipment). Or plan a fun photo date with one of your girlfriends.

Poses to Try:
Here are a few of our expert maternity photographers favorite poses:

Close up on the belly
You lying on your back on a couch.
Older sibling kissing the belly
You holding older sibling (so they’re sitting on the belly facing you)
Sitting Indian style, facing the camera
Working the S curve (one hip out, one shoulder high, one shoulder low, hands relaxed. Think, supermodel!)
Profile shot
Any yoga poses you know (and can get into easily)

Indecks PhotoShoot

Benjamin Doolittle — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:35:39 +0000

Last week i got a late night phone call for a spur of the moment shoot, Jeff(owner of indecks) wanted a set for his skateboard shop catalog, It was a good shoot i set up my lights in the store, The guys got dressed in some skate gear and posed up a storm…lol Here are a few shots of the shoot! Check out INDECKS and their upcoming catalog!

New addition to the Family

Benjamin Doolittle — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:00:27 +0000

YaY! we just got a brand new puppy, She is a purebred Australian Shepard. My dad owns the father (Hogan), We have a few names picked out so she should have one pretty soon. First night and so far she has had no accidents, I have a few pics from when we meet check them out!

Update:sept3/// We named her “ASHA” she already sits,lays down,shakes paw and working on getting her to stay, I trained a couple dogs ,one was a Shepard/Pitbull she was trained as a money sniffer…lol and another had just basic house/family training all done with no treats…lol I substitute the treat with double the affection as a reward, also in this update are the bottom three new pics. Enjoy!

Photo Restoration

Benjamin Doolittle — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:06:49 +0000

Roll over image!

Here is a sample of my retouch work. Roll over to see the work done to the image.
I have been retouching for several years now, if you would like to have your old photos fixed or know someone that may appreciate having one fixed contact me via the contact form in the contact page or email me, Fall Time is time for Restorations… During fall get 20% off all restoration services!

” I am a fully trained photograph restoration artist, and spent several years restoring and retouching photographs the old fashioned way using special photographic paints and pencils. This training combined with my experience as a graphic artist has given me a thorough knowledge of the software and hardware necessary to do this, and the color expertise that required to do it well.”

See rates page for pricing and information about sending us your images.

Dragon Fly

Benjamin Doolittle — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:55:03 +0000

I was setting up my lights and a dragon fly, flew right on to my product table. I thought that was the strangest thing! I used about four light arrangements and two camera in about 10 minutes. I got quit a few shots of it before i put it back out side. It was probably a celeb in a former life…lol

Here are a few shots of the Dragon Fly:

Product Shoot

Benjamin Doolittle — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:54:05 +0000

I have a new huge 3×3 black glass for my product shots, i have been looking for a long time for a good dark glass to use and the whole time i had the perfect piece i used for a table a few years back… and thats why you never throw things away…lol

Here are a few new shots using the back glass for a reflective highlight.

If you like, Check my portfolio and subscribe to the feed, get instant updates on my uploads.

Aeon Thundercat

Benjamin Doolittle — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:59:45 +0000

Here is a before|after shot of him today!

Here`s a retouched photo of my son Aeon he has had a really rough first year and i have been giving him more of my time that used to use updating, I am always in the middle of projects and whatnot, i do have a few tutorials and am waiting for my hard drive to be repaired and if that doesn’t work i`ll remake them but for now i`ll wait being as it takes me about a day to put one all together…

A.T.O.D Almost One Year Old

Benjamin Doolittle — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:24:17 +0000

Yup this little guy is almost one years, my second son His name is Aeon Thundercat Ononkwe, *TEAR! : ) time flies by so fast when you step back and reflect on the first months and changes the little ones go through, The personalities they develop. Getting into anything that can be reached, Cheerios, teething, but most of what i remember fades with time.
I still remember… but sometimes its just to hard to picture, and thats probably why I have taken to photography.
Keeping a well documented early babyhood is very important and has become a full time hobby of growth as well as a timeless way to express the moment.

Roll Over Image to See Before & After

Post-Lomography Effect

Benjamin Doolittle — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:49:16 +0000

Roll over Image to see effect.

Lomographic photos have a strong and noticeable dark blur as well as a greeny, redish tint. We’ll start off by adding a strong vignette to the photo.

1. Open a photo to edit.

2. Follow the steps below according to the version of Photoshop you’re using:

For Photoshop CS2:

3. Choose Filter> Distort> Lens Correction.
4. Inside the Lens Correction filter, adjust the settings in the Vignette section to create the vignette.

For Photoshop CS or older:

1. Create a new layer and select the new layer.
2. Use the Lasso tool and create an oval selection. It doesn’t have to be perfect.
3. Inverse the selection (Select> Inverse or Shift+Ctrl+I).
4. Press Shift+Backspace to open the Fill tool. In the Fill tool, set the contents to Black and click OK.
5. Deselect (Select> Deselect or Ctrl+D).
6. Open the Gaussian Blur filter tool (Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur). In the Gaussian Blur window, ensure that the Preview checkbox is checked and adjust the Radius to blur the edges so that a vignette is created.
7. Reduce the opacity a little. An opacity around 75% should produce good results.

5. Now we’ll change the colors to match those produced by lomo cameras. We won’t be using any color adjustment tools. Instead, we’ll be modifying individual channels.

6. Inside the Channels pallet (Window> Channels), select the red channel.

Adjusting the contrast of the red channel using the Brightness/Contrast tool.

7. With the red channel selected, use the Brightness/Contrast tool (Image> Adjustments> Brightness/Contrast) and increase the contrast. The higher you set the contrast, the stronger the color effect will be. I found that increasing the contrast by 50 produced the most realistic results.

Adjusting the contrast of the green channel using the Brightness/Contrast tool.

8. Now select the green channel and use the Brightness/Contrast tool (Image> Adjustments> Brightness/Contrast) to increase the contrast by the same amount you did in the previous step.
9. Select back the RGB channel (Ctrl+~) to view the results.

10. Now Duplicate layer and go to Filter/Blur/Guassian Blur set to 3 to 5 depending on the size of your image.

11. Use the Lasso tool and create an oval selection. It doesn’t have to be perfect.
12. Go to Select/Modify/Feather and set to 100px
13. Cut the Selection.

…and that’s all folks.

Summer To Winter - Setting the Scene - Part 2

Benjamin Doolittle — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:55:07 +0000

Its cold again after a short little bit of warm weather, I introduced this picture in a past post announcing the new Portfolio slash Gallery. We are going to turn a nice summer photo into a winter photo. This tutorial has a few steps that are covered in “Setting the scene - Part 1” but optional… We will be learning about basic brush functions creating the snow.

STEP 1 : Create a new layer and fill the ground with white using a paint brush with a hardness at around 90 %
STEP 2 : Go to Filter/Blur/Gaussian Blur set blur to 2-3 px

STEP 3 : Add a bit of detail around the tire treads ( red for visual aid)
STEP 4 : Go to Filter/Blur Gaussian Blur set to 1.5 - 2 (Depending on the size of the image)

STEP 5 : Select the Polygonal Lasso Tool and crop the sky
STEP 5.5 : Add a white to transparent Gradient (see image)
STEP 6 : Open your brush palette and follow the examples below

Then apply the next brush settings…

Now with your new brush settings, Create a new layer and run your brush over in a swift motion across the image and then resize your brush to 5/10 px and brush over in a swift motion across the image, one more time but increase the brush size….

now adjust the opacity to your liking and mess around with the mode….Have Fun!

My New Toy

Benjamin Doolittle — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:22:28 +0000

I finally have lightroom and WOW! what the heck i have found my silent partner lol…one or two clicks an you got a masterpiece. I read about it months a go but thought it be neat but now that i have it i can’t believe what it can do, If you are a budding photographer I would seriously recommend finding a way to get it its a bit pricey but im sure there are ways of getting it that are more “cheap/torrents” any way enough about the software i have been experimenting with it so here is a couple tweaked and touched up a bit..

New Design ~ Doolittle Productions

Benjamin Doolittle — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:57:42 +0000

Its been a while in the making but i finally got my main site pimped out at www.doolittleproductions.com have a look and tell me what you think, I’ve had about ten designs for DP, and so far i think this one is the best. I’ll look to see if the wayback machine has any older versions of what it used to look like, When i built my first layout i just used a photoshop page made the page looked how i wanted it then sliced it up, but doing this created a few hundred images , that all have to load before you see the whole page. Gradually i learned about CSS and optimization and by trial and error I’ve learned the fundamentals …

The New Portfolio Gallery

Benjamin Doolittle — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:52:36 +0000

I added a new Portfolio/Gallery , Check it!,.. this pic here is the first new image retouch in the new gallery neat hu…? I will cover this in my next Tutorial-”Turn Summer to Winter : ) FunStuff!” …….Have a look around if your into it, I have added a sub gallery for my video’s and effects… check it out — THANKZ!

Our Little Value Deal for New Parents

Benjamin Doolittle — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:50:40 +0000

Little FootPrints Club includes…
Four 1 Hour Studio Sessions to capture those precious milestones
Suggested timing for sessions…
3 Months - On Tummy, Holding Head Up
6 Months - Sitting Up
9 Months - Standing Up, Holding On
12 Months - Standing On Their Own
All of this for just……… $129.99 THAT’S OVER $200 IN SAVINGS!!!
Add that next year for only $99.99 more. Click here to see a sample. You will be presented with up to 12-24 poses on 8″x10″ proof sheets or a private studio projection preview sitting from each session to select your photographs from, and if you wish you can always order additional prints or packages. Prices do not include tax.

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Hello & Welcome to Fazeonestudio Blog

Benjamin Doolittle — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:04:09 +0000

I have been so busy with having a new born, Middle of moving and Setting up this site the way i know it should be. But it has me in a bit of a frenzy..lol Well expect a lot of post from me in the near future, I have been learning a whole new approch to my design style so get ready for a whole new and wild look into my view on things : )

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