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Taroko Pan-Pacific Bistro Restaurant Shoot

Joseph Linaschke — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:51:53 +0000

Yesterday I shot some photos for a hip restaurant here in Ashland Oregon, Taroko Pan-Pacific Bistro [official website] [Yelp link]. I’ll be back later this week to shoot some interior shots on a busy evening as well. I shot five dishes, each in a variety of setups. The venue is quite cool looking, with great art on the walls, polished cement floor, full bar in the back, and more. If you’re in town, be sure to stop by — the food is great!

The lighting was a balance of long exposures to capture the ambient light (as long as five seconds), and usually a single strobe (although for a few shots I used a second strobe for fill). The main light was shot through a 32” diffusion panel hovering just above the food for a nice, soft light.

Taroko Pan-Pacific Bistro Restaurant Shoot

Hong Kong Story in The Daily

Joseph Linaschke — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:37:33 +0000

I’m very excited to say that my story and photos on Hong Kong landed in The Daily this Saturday morning, in the new WKND Travel section. It’s always exciting to see your words and pictures in a major international publication!

Of course not every photo was published in the article, so here’s a larger collection of images to enjoy [open photo gallery].

And if you haven’t read the article itself yet, you can check that out here!

Read the Hong Kong story in The Daily

Lightning Storm over Ashland

Joseph Linaschke — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:28:29 +0000

I was on a job all day yesterday (those following on twitter or Instagram may have seen the cute little meals-to-be I was shooting) and on the way home, a huge lightning storm settled over Ashland for a while. I pulled off to shoot it, and once it moved away I climbed a hill to capture its retreat.

The technique used in these photos is a little bit of interesting trickery that I’ll hold onto for now. I’ll be doing a video2brain training as well as a webinar for Nik Software in the upcoming months, and I think I’ll show this then. It was one of those experiments gone right.

Hat Trick by Joseph Linaschke

Purple Rain by Joseph Linaschke

Edenvale Winery, Location Scouting

Joseph Linaschke — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:56:48 +0000

It’s an unbelievably nice day here in Ashland, so I went to a winery I’ve been wanting to location scout this morning. Plus, I’m trying out 500px as a place to post images.

Pear Blossoms by Joseph Linaschke

Old Car by Joseph Linaschke

Old Barn by Joseph Linaschke

Richard Don Simms, Banjo Player at the USO at DFW

Joseph Linaschke — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:26:41 +0000

Several years ago (2008 to be exact) on a layover in DFW (Dallas Fort Worth) I walked past the USO and out front a fellow by the name of Richard Don Simms was playing the Banjo. He plays nearly every Thursday afternoon there, so if you find yourself in DFW on a Thursday, be sure to look for him.

He called me completely out of the blue yesterday. Said he’d found my card, and just wanted to call and say “hi”. What a kind gentleman!

Click the montage below for a better view…

Richard Don Simms at the USO in DFW airport

How Do You Make Web Graphics & Photos Look Great On The New iPad?

Joseph Linaschke — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:00:28 +0000

This is a discussion that seems to have had more questions than answers — up until now.

Problem: You have a web page designed at 1,000 pixels wide, and just looked at it on a new iPad, and were nearly in tears over how badly your graphics and photos looked on there.

Solution: Photographer Duncan Davidson posted some very interesting findings, and I combined that with my own research and present the results at photojoseph.com/retina

(I also have a post specifically about loading images at an optimal resolution on the new iPad on ApertureExpert: Displaying Your Photography On The New iPad)

alenkadesign Photos

Joseph Linaschke — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:28:25 +0000

This was fun… my fiancé Alenka Vdovič needed some photos for a client who wanted to feature her design company alenkadesign on their website, so we had a little fun by window light this morning. Click the photo below to go to her site and see a couple more!

Just another day in the office…

An iBooks “Textbook” Photo Book on Vietnam

Joseph Linaschke — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:32:52 +0000

I’ve been playign with iBooks Author all evening, and it’s fantastic. Definitely some limitations and features I can’t wait to see, but overall this thing is amazing.

I have been working on a photo book as a test, and will continue to release updated versions as I go.

This is a free download — please check it out and let me know what you think, and keep coming back to check for new updates!

You can download the in-progress iBook from the iBooks page.

Click to access the download page for my free, in-progress, iBook

Frozen in Time

Joseph Linaschke — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:07:57 +0000

It was a little chilly last night, dropping the mercury low enough to put a layer of ice on the creek in the back canyon. I shivered my way down there this morning to see if I could spot anything photogenic, and came back with a couple of images.

Frozen Creek @ January 2012 | Canon EOS 5D Mk II & 100mm ƒ/2.8 Macro @ ISO 1000, ƒ/7.1, 1/100

I mentioned at the beginning of the year that I may start doing a B&W series. Let’s see if I can maintain it, but for now, see the first one above. It’s a close-up of a frozen ripple of water; completely abstract and organic. I created the B&W using Silver Efex Pro II and one of my default presets, which I’ve posted here before but here it is again. Next one, I’ll do something different.

The second shot is just cool… it appears to be a tiny flower trapped in ice, or “frozen in time”. I love the way the water has frozen around it; it’s almost as if the temperature plummeted instantly and froze this splash! I simply adore it.

Frozen in Time @ January 2012 | Canon EOS 5D Mk II & 100mm ƒ/2.8 Macro @ ISO 1000, ƒ/5.6, 1/80

My Bear Photos in Today’s Rogue Valley Mail Tribune

Joseph Linaschke — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:55:21 +0000

This is quite nice; I had my bear photos published in today’s (Monday January 16, 2012) Rogue Valley Mail Tribune!

The spread looks great and the photos printed very well. Neat!

Click on the snapshot below to open the gallery with the original bear photos, if you haven’t seen them yet.