XL Productions

New Page!!

2011-05-02T16:23:00.000-04:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that XL Productions is officially on Facebook now and a new page is up. Come check it out here!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/XL-Productions/217761171584403

check it out, leave comments and feedback.

If you like the page, you are entered to have a chance to win a free shoot! The winner will be selected at random on May 15th.

Long time no see!

2011-04-25T14:55:00.001-04:00

Wow! It has really been a long time since I have posted on here. My apologies that was not on purpose. It just has been busy this semester, glad it's almost over, with schoolwork and other projects. I'm happy that the official XL Productions website will begin soon in its production, and hopefully that'll help the business grow, and I'm sure it will. Well I'll make sure I won't take so long to post again. Got some projects lining up and I'll post during and post production. See you then!

Oh by the way, check out this weeks new podcast for Iglesia Casa de Dios.
axl199.podomatic.com

Sunset in the snow

2011-01-27T16:48:00.000-05:00

I was on my way home from school recently and saw how awesome the sunset looked. So I decided to take a couple pictures to capture the moment and its influence in the atmosphere. Enjoy!

Pre-Lunar Eclipse

2010-12-30T11:00:00.000-05:00

So I went out a few nights ago attempting to capture the lunar eclipse that was supposed to happen before it got too cloudy. These were the results. Enjoy! Keep in mind these were about a half hour before the eclipse began. A few minutes after this it got too cloud to see the moon or the eclipse.

Podcast

2010-12-02T13:19:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone I'm back after about 2 weeks being super busy with classes and work and Finally I have time to post something up. I just want to show another part of my productions. Instead of being just photography I also do Podcasting for my local church Iglesia Casa de Dios, or House of God, in Lawrence, MA. These podcasts are in spanish, but they are a great example of what I can also do for audio recording because I am the Audio/Visual Director there. Here is the link to the site. Enjoy!

http://axl199.podomatic.com/

More Photos

2010-11-13T12:51:00.000-05:00

Here are some more photos I'd like to share. Enjoy. Feel free to comment.

New Camera

2010-11-10T22:42:00.000-05:00

So lately I've been working on some albums for a few clients, and I've noticed that it would be nice at times to have a second photographer, especially at weddings. I've been improving in my organization and technique lately towards achieving the main shots needed, like at weddings, with the bride and groom together. Has anyone else had the same troubles in achieving the same end results? Also I have been looking into recently into the Nikon D7000 and I was able to get a hold of one to check it out, and it is phenomenal. The only downside that I saw with it, compared to the Canon 7D, is that it does not support 60 FPS. All the D7000 would need to achieve this is a firmware update to allow it to support it. Well either way I can't wait to get it.

Learned something new.

2010-11-05T20:27:00.000-04:00

So today I went to a special event going on at my local Hunt's Photo and Video and I was part of the audience in a couple seminars. Something I learned today was how to use my SB-600 Flash unit wirelessly while still being able to use the onboard flash on my camera. I had an idea that this was possible, or at least I assumed, but I never knew how, until today. So as a way to help others with my experiences, here's today's tip. Keep in mind that this technology works via infrared and not radio waves, like the pocket wizard receivers, so in order for this to work the camera has to have a line of site to the flash unit. So this is a cheap way to use a second or third flash unit on the cheap.

Step 1:
Turn flash unit on and reset by holding down the (zoom) and (-) buttons down together for a couple seconds and the flash unit will reset. Once this is done, the HUD on the flash should have a wave with an arrow and say OFF.

Step 2:
Push (+) until it says ON.

Step 3:
In the camera menu go to the CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU, and go to the Bracketing/Flash option, then go to "Flash control for built-in flash."

Step 4:
Go down to Commander mode and select whether our not you want to use TTL(Through The Lens), Manual, or none for flash control. At the bottom there should be an option to change the CHANNEL. By default the channel on the flash will go to channel 3 zone A. (That can be change on the flash by pressing mode and pressing (+) or (-). Select a channel on both the flash and camera that should be the same.

When I did this it did not work. The reasons for this is because the flash unit was not in the Line-of-sight of the camera, and also because in the camera menu my channel was not the same. Once I fixed this it still did not work. I then changed the built in flash option to TTL with no exposure compensation and also changed the GROUP B option to TTL as well with 0 exposure compensation. All of these options in the camera allow you to change the exposure compensation up to 3 Stops above or below where you are at. This helps to be more creative and manage the power output of the flash units in the built in and the separate unit.

Keep in mind that I was using a Nikon D90 with the built-in flash and a Nikon SB-600 flash unit. I hope this works for you, and if it does feel free to comment. Any questions or comments leave them below. Thanks.

Get to know me

2010-11-04T13:18:00.000-04:00

Hello all,
So for my first blog post I would like to let you all know who I am. I am an amateur and aspiring photographer/videographer, and I love what I do. I fascinates me, it motivates me, its engages me to do better and to always keep improving in my technique and creativity. I have so much that I have learned and so much more that I want to learn. I plan to grow as an artist and individual. There is not doubt that I am passionate about my photos and videos. So I here are some of my photos. Thank you and enjoy.