Here are some examples of some recent pieces I made for family members for the holidays. The first piece is titled “Sweet Dreams” and was for my brother and sister-in-law.  It features their brand new baby, Clinton Andrew Newberry, born July 9th, 2009.

"Sweet Dreams" by Ethan Newberry

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Canon 7D vs. RED SCARLET

So I have been in the market for a good quality video camera for a number of years now but cannot afford even glancing at pictures of them. I’ve seen the market ebb and flow with new trends, gizmos, capturing technologies, codecs, formats, blah blah.  About a year ago, I read about RED cameras releasing a new system of hardware that would allow users to vary their set-ups based off of budget, functionality, resolution, and project type.  The new camera was called SCARLET – a small 3K sensor with a vast arsenal of add-ons.  I have been jonesing for a SCARLET since the first production stills and internet rumors were released.  But there might be a new player joining the game to win my digital affections: The Canon 7D.

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My improv team that I play with every week at iOWest, Kitty Porn, recently did a photoshoot. I had a concept on how I wanted the photos to look and was amped to add some new work to my portfolio, both photographic and graphic design wise. The following are the results. They make me hard.

iOWest's Mainstage Harold Team, "Kitty Porn"

The photographs utilized a technique called, “HDRI”, or High Dynamic Range Imaging.  I’ve messed with it before, but never to this extent.  I wanted to avoid the need to shoot 3+ photographs at a time so I opted to take one well lit still of each individual team member and rely on my photoshop tricks to give me a similar effect.