ACME Photography

I found a short film the other week which after I watched it I realized that it was the best 15 minutes I had spent on the Internet THAT WEEK.  Looking back I would say THAT MONTH. 

As described by the creators, “Validation is a fable about the magic of free parking.”  Yet I say it is so much more.  From Flixxy.com, ” A short film about the magic of looking for the best in people. This movie has played at 34 film festivals worldwide and won 17 awards.”

Starring TJ Thyne & Vicki Davis. Writer/Director/Composer – Kurt Kuenne.  Please if you do not have 15 minutes right now to watch this, come back at the end of your day and watch this short movie.  You’ll thank me later.  

Now that you’ve watched this film, please share this link.  This film was great to me as a photographer because part of my job is to capture the emotion in a person’s eyes and the part of them that makes each person unique. 

I see beauty in every person, and capturing that emotionthrough a one still photograph is equally as important as the best lighting or great composition.  I’ve photographed teens who have self esteem problems as well as beautiful women who believe that they are sub par or barely average.  I’ve photographed corporate businessmen who are handsome, yet don’t smile because of a tooth which he think looks funny, so he never smiles.  In the corporate business world if we tell someone they look great (and if the person takes it wrong) it may border on sexual harassment, yet how often do we give somone else a true compliment.

I see it in one’s eye when I tell a client that they look good, or that what they are doing is working.  A smile or a 1/2 smile instantly goes to a full or real smile.  I get to compliment people when I’m behind my camera, but I try to carry this into the “real world”.  How about you?

Adam Nollmeyer
http://acmephotography.net

This is my second year photographing Christmas caroling at Freedom Inn with James Telich and friends.  I had a great time last Sunday and thought I’d share some photos for those who follow this blog as well as  those who attended this year’s event.

Below is a is a slideshow of all the images.  You may also view the same slideshow large by clicking here.

If you would like to individually click through the photos in a gallery format, click here for the event photos on flickr.

A few of the best photos from the event:

Last year Santa said some really nice things to me about my photography.  He said I was famous in the North Pole, but this year Santa didn”t even talk to me.  I wasn’t even sure if  it was the same guy, he looked thinner. (Maybe it’s recession or the economy?!)

I felt like doing something, crazy or silly, like the guy below, but I held back…. Trying to maintain a professional demeanor.

Take that Santa Clause.

Flowers are great, there’s always a lot of floral goodness, which is donated by somone.  If you know, drop a comment at the bottom the the article and I’ll update this post w/ some credit and “link love” to them.

Sometimes other photography “geeks” like to know how photos are made….

On the photo above I bounced a Nikon Sb-800 into the ceiling (and slightly to the left) to bounce some nice light from a direction creating nice soft light which is not standard for  “flash on camera” .  I also was using a high ISO to capture some of the ambient light.  The strobe was gelled with CTO (color temp orange) to balance for the tungsten  light.

Some exposure settings:

Exposure:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture:	f/4.5
Focal Length:	120 mm
ISO Speed:	1000

One can never go wrong with photos of cute children.

I nearly forgot, people came to sing, so here are some singers.

There was also some dancing.  This was the mild dancing.  I heard rumors that things go “crazy nuts”, then  was told that I would get in trouble if I posted those photos.

This is the end.

Remember all the photos are here.  If you like what I do you could always *cough* hire me.

Until next year,

Adam Nollmeyer
Phoenix Arizona Photography
http://acmephotography.net