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		<title>How to show off your images in a retro viewmaster reel</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelsweeneyphotography.com/blog/2011/07/29/how-to-show-off-your-images-in-a-retro-viewmaster-reel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sweeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So why am I bringing this up? Because I was trying to work out in my head the other day how to show off some pictures from my 4th of July party and I was inspired to make and fake a View Master picture wheel as a prop of sorts.]]></description>
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		<title>Repurposing a light box to be a light table</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelsweeneyphotography.com/blog/2011/07/17/repurposing-a-light-box-to-be-a-light-table/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sweeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw a very interesting blog posting on how to shoot flowers using a light box. I took a different approach since I did not want to build a cardboard box so anything else. I took my large softbox and flipped it upside down. I could do this because I use C stands with boom arms and it becomes very easy to change the orientation of a modifier. I just made sure that the legs were in the right position to take up the low weight and added a few sand bags for good measure.]]></description>
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		<title>Fourth of July Block Party</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelsweeneyphotography.com/blog/2011/07/16/fourth-of-july-block-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sweeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm fortunate to live on a street where the neighbors all get along and almost every weekend, we have a pot luck "block party" since nobody likes to cook or be inside on a hot summer night. On major holidays we kick it up a notch and have friends and family come by for the party. Several years ago, I could easily stand everyone on the sidewalk and do the "say cheese" thing. This year was a bit different, I had to get on a 10 foot ladder and use a 12mm lens to get everybody into the fram]]></description>
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		<title>Retouching a bride for a vintage look</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelsweeneyphotography.com/blog/2011/06/08/retouching-a-bride-for-a-vintage-look/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sweeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brides are beautiful and because of that, the bride puts a temendous amount of effort and money into this one day. One of the jobs of the wedding photographer is to see that beauty in the bride regardless of circumstances or environment. It also means that at times you need to shoot knowing full well you will be doing something specific in post to make the vision a reality.  This bridal shot which I took at Serra Plaza was one of those moments that I knew I had to shoot with postprocessing in mind and adjust accordingly.]]></description>
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		<title>Serra Plaza Wedding Venue</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelsweeneyphotography.com/blog/2011/06/05/serra-plaza-wedding-venue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sweeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended a "Photographer Shootout" at a beautiful venue in San Juan Capistrano called "Serra Plaza". We had models and props which allowed us, the photographers, a chance to shoot this new venue as practice before we book clients there. It's a gorgeous venue in the spanish style of architecture for a smaller wedding. The late evening washes the building in the amazing California golden light which works really well with the earth tones of the facility. There are all kinds of nooks and crannies for those awesome art shots. There are stairs, rooms, walls, floors and covered passages all with beautiful details and art that help make for gorgeous pictures]]></description>
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		<title>Always be looking for the shot</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelsweeneyphotography.com/blog/2011/05/25/always-be-looking-for-the-shot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 02:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sweeney</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.michaelsweeneyphotography.com/blog/?p=2475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So what does a farm B&#038;B and a orange Challenger have in common? Not too much till I came back to the farm one afternoon and saw a cool photo op by moving the car a few feet into the front of the barn and shooting with scene. I shot knowing full well I would need to photoshop the image since the light was not the best and rain had just started to mist down so everything was a dull blue tint. But I managed to rip off several images and by paying attention to details that I could control like the placement of the car, angle of the shot and waiting for the chickens, I got a good image to work with.]]></description>
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		<title>Shooting high quality pictures on the cheap</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelsweeneyphotography.com/blog/2011/05/07/shooting-high-quality-pictures-on-the-cheap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 23:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sweeney</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.michaelsweeneyphotography.com/blog/?p=2447</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I hear alot from photographers, both pro and amateur alike about all this expensive equipment they "need" to have in order to shoot good photographs. I know it well since I also used to say the same thing. Or at least I did till I saw some work done with cheap equipment, obsolete equipment and DIY equipment. I also read up on what some of the famous photographers used to make their images. What Ansel Adams used to make most of his famous images would be considered junk by most photographers today if shown the camera without the backstory. Oddly enough, if you gave the photographers the backstory, then the camera would suddenly be imbued with mythical qualities of just the right lens or some other quirk that gave Ansel the edge he needed. None of which addresses the one critical fact that is Ansel KNEW how to make an image before he even tripped the shutter.]]></description>
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		<title>Shooting Portraits with vintage cameras and film</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelsweeneyphotography.com/blog/2011/04/03/shooting-portraits-with-vintage-cameras-and-film/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 18:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sweeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who says film is dead? Not by a long shot around here. I just got a roll of 120 Ektacolor Kodak Pro 160 film back from the lab and scanned in a few of the negs. I shot this roll of film using my 1958 Yashica model D TLR (Twin Lens Reflex) camera. This camera is older than I am by a few years and after 90 dollars for refurbishing, it takes awesome pictures with that great vintage depth of field and "feel" to the picture.]]></description>
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		<title>How to prepare for your portrait session</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelsweeneyphotography.com/blog/2011/03/29/how-to-prepare-for-your-portrait-session/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sweeney</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.michaelsweeneyphotography.com/blog/?p=2306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your  best portrait will occur when you collaborate with me on your objectives for the portrait. This way if you have specific interests or goals for your portrait, I can work towards achieving them. We can meet in person which is best or we can discuss on the phone. I find that email is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Behind the scenes of a photoshoot</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelsweeneyphotography.com/blog/2011/03/24/behind-the-scenes-of-a-photoshoot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sweeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photographers love to show of images from their last photoshoot. Everyone likes to "ohhhh and ahhhh" over the images that are retouched, mashed up and worked over in a good way we hope. But, personally, I love to shoot the behind the curtain shots. You know, the things that make a photoshoot what it really is and can have you really appreciate all the more the very cool image when the environment is anything but cool.]]></description>
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