Week In Review: January 1-7

If the rest of 2012 shapes up to be anything like this first week, then we’re all undoubtedly in for one wild ride of a year.  While we took a break from shooting live music this week, there was still plenty to be done in the spare moments for I Shoot Reno.

Check out the links below for two upcoming shows that are sure to set Reno ablaze.

Continue down the page for a recap of the weekly Instagram fun and follow @ishootreno on Instagram for a real-time photo stream!

Upcoming: Tool @ Reno Events Center [January 14]

Upcoming: The Crystal Method (DJ Set) @ Knitting Factory Concert House [January 19]

2012-01-01 Grandmama Pat and Pixie the grandpup
2012-01-01 Grandmama Pat and Pixie the grandpup

This was taken at the dinner table for a birthday / New Year’s Day celebration with the in-laws.  Pixie was looking as cute as ever in grandma Pat’s lap and this HDR image was ran through iCameraHDR and the fancy hearts and bling are courtesy of LensLight.

2012-01-01 Star Wars Madlibs
2012-01-01 Star Wars Madlibs

I’m pretty sure that Star Wars Madlibs are the perfect accompaniment to the trilogy … this shot has some added bokeh and light leaks courtesy of Picfx.

2012-01-05 Sorry I've been away so long heres a shot from my paper shredder
2012-01-05 Sorry I've been away so long ... here's a shot from my paper shredder!

After taking a break from I Shoot Reno fun time and grinding out some needed office hours at the day job, this shot from the full paper shredder made me smile on the way out of the office Thursday evening.  Can you find the word ‘Penalty’?

2012-01-05 My 1st contribution to the #ube_thu before and after party
2012-01-05 My 1st contribution to the #ube_thu before and after party

PolyMagic is the cool frame app used here, FX Photo Studio allowed me to affix the before / after tags and #unitedbyedit / @unitedbyedit are highly recommended searches on Instagram.  TONS of talent just waiting to be discovered!

2012-01-07 Cristal in the morning
2012-01-07 Cristal in the morning

Leftover Cristal photo from New Year’s layered atop of the blinds in the bedroom.  Purple hexagons courtesy of LensLight sit atop of this early Saturday morning post.

2012-01-07 Wifey + Chi Chi + Champagne
2012-01-07 Wifey + Chi Chi + Champagne

Another NYE leftover of my gorgeous wife and chihuahua daughter.  Frame Magic lets you apply that cool drop shadow and Squaready helped setup the square workspace to arrange within.

2012-01-07 Fruitadelic
2012-01-07 Fruitadelic

So there’s this place called Edible Arrangements which just opened here in Reno.  As the name suggests, the arrangements they make (and deliver) are edible!  Fruit is the medium and this shot used Juxtaposer, Picfx and PhotoForge2 to bring the fruitadelica to life.

2012-01-07 What makes you smile?
2012-01-07 What makes you smile?

My wife says that this is her new favorite picture of our chihuahua daughter.  I have to agree, it’s pretty darn cute.  ToonPAINT is responsible for the cool lines and FX Photo Studio painted in the dirty photo background.

2012-01-07 Did you catch up on your rest this weekend?
2012-01-07 Did you catch up on your rest this weekend?

Another ToonPAINT + FX Photo Studio combination here plus Frame Magic and Squaready for the final product.  Oh, and iWatermark for the copyright info.


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I Shoot Reno Featured on I-80 Digital Billboard in Knitting Factory Ad

sage francis knitting factory billboard
A recent shot by I Shoot Reno of Sage Francis' Dec. 2011 performance featured on a digital billboard on I-80...

Not a whole gallery or any fancy camera mumbo jumbo here today… Just a bit of news and explanation as to why I might be seen doing the happy dance around town this week.  Say what?  Drumroll please …. <insert drumroll> … the Knitting Factory has chosen a recent shot (Nikon D7000 w/Nikon 50mm f/1.8D lens) featured in I Shoot Reno’s photo gallery of Sage Francis’ headlining set during the World AIDS Day benefit show.  Local hip-hop / blues / funk / soul group Status-FLO were among the opening acts and the evening was a total gas … magnum condoms and all.

I know I said there wouldn’t be any fancy camera mumbo jumbo, but I would like to note that I DID NOT TAKE THE PHOTO OF THE BILLBOARD ABOVE.  That’s right, wifey hooked this one up on her iPhone 4S while out running errands this afternoon.  I needed a photo to post on Instagram for the day and proceeded to import her shot into TiltShiftGen for the blur you see at the top / bottom thirds, continued on to add a white rectangular border and white vignette in FX Photo Studio followed by filling the square with white space (Instagram only) in Squaready.

If you’ve been following my recent posts, you have probably seen several ‘photographic firsts’ mentioned since mid-November, and I am proud to state that having my work published in plain view of the public eye, in the form of an advertisement on a digital billboard, is definitely another notch in the ‘ol I Shoot Reno headboard.  Besides being one of my personal favorite venues in Reno, the Knit is proving itself more and more as time goes on to be the definitive concert venue of Northern Nevada.  Interested in catching an upcoming show at the Knit?  Check here and here for some suggestions.

Now if I can just get this picked up for some airplay in the stores / clubs here in town…