T.G.I.F and then some ...

Any guesses as to what this is ?

Bridging the GAAP

Couldn't think of a better title ... Almost at the end of the trip.

A boat full of actuaries

There is no better way to spend your friday night than this ... booze, boat and baguette ... lets hope we don't run out of math

Green eye look better on TV ...

Started watching Prison Break this weekend and couldn't help but notice every other character has either blue of green eyes, except of course the tokens.

Now it's not a racist thing but green/blue eyes are better on screen. As a videographer, when I take close-ups I would like to enhance the eyes and really make them "pop". To make you audience feel like they are part of the scene you take tight shots and once you are up close and personal you want them to look the actor in the eyes to make a better connection. That also detracts from any imperfections or small marks you have on the face.

For the image above see how there is a small dark rim around the eye. This helps define the eye and enhancese it overall. If I was looking to enhance someone's eye in photoshop that is where I would start, cut it out, drop the opacity and give it an edge ... tha daa .. intant eye pop.

All in all it takes less work in the post and its more engaging to have actors with lighter colored eyes. So if you want to look good on camera or have an upcoming audition do something to make your eyes "pop" on screen and you're golden.

Voltron force assemble

This weekend at a “gathering” of the old timers, a discussion of the golden age (80’s) of all things animated came up. Among many candidates discussed was a legend in it own right ... Voltron.

The other cartoon that we could not recall at the time was Tiger Sharks ...

So let it be written and let it be remembered !!

Nailed it ! A depth of field hack for mobile phones

I'm just fussing about at B&Q looking for washers of all things and something just occurred to me ... A hack.

Here is how you get depth of field from your mobile phone. Get in the face of the thing you want to take a picture of, focus, and the pull back (but not too far) and snap away.

Its nothing new .. this is me wasting time as I wait for some help with the washers ... I'm not even sure what they are for !

When it rains, it pours ... And when it pours I wet myself

For the past three days I have wet myself, without fail, on my way home from work thanks to the rain. No, it's not my attempt to blend in with my surrounding by wetting myself though its been registered as an idea for possible potential use, it's lack of a mud guard.

Today was by far the worse ... wearing cotton track suite bottoms that are designed more specifically for couch critics rather than the actine-runaround-ball-chasers type.