I need to update my  online portfolio,  if you are very cute, very old, very sexy, or have something VERY interesting shoot me an email ( Canon [at] pompo.com) with a snapshot of yourself or your kid and If it’s something I can use for my online portfolio, I will gladly do a free photo shoot with you for free and give you a cd with images!

I need some very photogenic and cute kids between  2 and 8 years old too.

You must be in the Metairie area (or you’ll need to drive here) and willing to sign a release form for your kids or yourself. Pics will be taken outdoors in Metairie.

Let’s go!

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The Second line to honor Michael Jackson held on Sunday, June 28, in New Orleans (St. Bernard Ave.) and sponsored by the Revolution Social Aid & Pleasure Club was so packed like anything I ever seen before! It was a lot of fun and although the heat was horrible, they were people dancing [...]

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Did a quick run for a couple of hours yesterday at the Lake Lawn Cemetery, it was incredibly HOT, but I managed to get a few killer pictures before I had to run away from the heat! I need to go back soon in the morning since they open at 7 am.
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The 22nd Annual Spillway Classic Trail Run is coming up on July 19 2009 at 8AM at the Bonnet Carret Spillway, in Norco, LA.
The 2nd largest “Trail Run” in the nation offers a scenic and demanding cross country course and is  a lot of fun to do AND watch. Field limited to the first 2000 [...]

From the Magic Lantern site
Magic Lantern is an open platform for developing enhancements to the amazing Canon 5D Mark II full frame digital SLR. This camera is a “game changer” for independent film makers:

It allows the use of a wide range of lenses (anything that can be adapted to the EF mount).
The 35mm full-frame sensor is [...]

Kodachrome 25

From the Kodak site:
June 22, 2009
A Tribute to KODACHROME: A Photography Icon
They say all good things in life come to an end. Today we announced that Kodak will retire KODACHROME Film, concluding its 74-year run.
It was a difficult decision, given its rich history. At the end of the day, photographers have told us [...]

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No bad at all considering all the fuss I kept hearing about how hard it is to manual adjust the focus with the Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM wide open. The AF speed of the L II is not bad at all either, kinda of slow but faster than I thought anyway.
The Canon Eg-S [...]

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PS: I just installed the Canon Eg-S Focusing Screen and it does help with manual focusing…BIG time!
I finally got in the Canon EOS 5D Mark II with 2 mega fast prime lenses, Smudge is the first model to pose for it. The bokeh on this fast prime lens wide open (Canon 24mm 1.4) [...]

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There are rumors the MUTEMATH we’ll be back in New Orleans sometimes this summer, possibly in August! Image gallery on my other site nolaPIC.com/MUTEMATH. The pics in the gallery were taken at Voodoo Fest in New Orleans. Don’t miss the concert whenever they’ll come, they are freaking awesome and beside their music the show really [...]

No wonder these dang lenses need to be micro adjusted…all done by hand?!?