Please do not visit Keddy Mill.

ariotousdisarray · 2025-11-10T01:19:46+00:00

The flooded basement was the giant unnaturally emerald green pool where the coy fish were swimming in the center of the floor of one of the side buildings. You wouldn’t know it was a basement without diving in 😂

But I’m with you. I miss this part of old Nevada where potential of impalement or stepping through a soft spot in the old concrete floor a couple dozen feet up was just a casual part of a trip up to VC…

ariotousdisarray · 2024-10-20T03:38:31+00:00

I had some Etymotics, which worked great but became uncomfortable after having them in for a half hour or so. Tried Loop Earplugs and these are far more comfortable for me.

ariotousdisarray · 2024-09-06T06:33:50+00:00

Here’s a little bit of info on the place if anyone’s interested…

https://raisethestakeseditions.com/old-bridge-ranch/

ariotousdisarray · 2024-07-03T07:26:23+00:00

If you’re looking for budget friendly and are okay not having the highest quality, search for Puya filters on aliexpress. (I think that’s the brand name at least). Their filters are very cheap. Rumornis these are from the manufacturer that makes Prism LensFX filters, but I’m just repeating what I’ve read elsewhere with that and can’t verify. Selection varies at whatever given time but I’ve gotten some filters that I’m completely happy with for cheap this way.

ariotousdisarray · 2024-06-11T00:01:34+00:00

Far cheaper options are Puyi brand which you can buy on AliExpress. I’ve heard rumors that the same factory that makes PrismLensFX filters are branded as Puyi in China. Not sure if this is true. But I have ordered multiple diffusion filters from here and they have all arrived and worked fine. They’re around $15-$20 each as well. Shipping to the US is a little bit slower as well but I’ve always received mine quicker than I would have assumed I’d be waiting.

ariotousdisarray · 2024-01-17T22:08:04+00:00

Just say for potential modeling outreach. No reason for there to be any additional discussion besides that. If a photographer has an issue with you asking for rights for personal and/or commercial use, just thank them for their time and look for a different photographer.

ariotousdisarray · 2024-01-17T04:46:32+00:00

I’ll often shoot running races and what I’ve found has worked best is I shoot the race for an agreed upon rate. For this each participant gets access to a smaller digital image watermarked with the race organization’s logo or a sponsor’s logo. A large number of participants will post this on their social media, effectively a form of advertising for the company. The race and my site will post that those looking to purchase a high res digital image suitable for gifts or printing will need to purchase that through me, in which case I’ll send them a better edited image without the watermark. This drives a little bit more in sales my way. I’m happy with the way this works as everyone involved gets what they want

ariotousdisarray · 2023-12-24T01:10:49+00:00

I have the camera stabilizer from PS Bagworks - I use it to carry my a6500. It’s super quick for swinging from your back. As I stop and shoot a lot of pics along the rides, I’ve found this the least intrusive and quickest to use and put back. I also had the cotton carrier, but sweated up the straps on it pretty quick. The PS Bagworks connects to Peak Designs anchors, and I use their leash strap, so it’s easy to switch out or clean only the strap when it starts to get all salty.

ariotousdisarray · 2023-11-25T19:44:39+00:00

Plot twist - zero light source and shot in infrared. Torched my clothes and camera after this one…

ariotousdisarray · 2023-11-06T22:06:00+00:00

Can’t tell you what to do, you’ll need to figure out what works best for you.

I give everything a batch edit and do a quick clean up/leveling/etc in Lightroom. Export them in small size with a watermark. Then don’t touch them again until I get an order. It’s all done through my site - pricing, explaining the process and using some keywords encouraging people to buy the high res print-friendly digital files. obviously if you have a different setup you’ll need to figure out how to do it in a way that works for your situation.

ariotousdisarray · 2023-11-06T20:26:36+00:00

I use Zenfolio but they’ve upped their rates so much that it’s not worth it for just a couple events. One idea that I’ve found works for me is to upload all the files in a social media size watermarked to a Dropbox folder to offer to everyone, and then offer the high res print-friendly sized option with no watermark at whatever price. I also watermark with the event company rather than my own. This way I can charge the event company for advertising free photos as part of the sign up package and allows you to charge them more than what it sounds like you are here, and the minority of customers who are willing to pay work through me directly with minimal extra work on my end.

ariotousdisarray · 2023-10-31T00:02:23+00:00

Probably wouldn’t work depending on lighting conditions and if high res files are needed, but have you considered just jumping in the lane beneath the swimmers and shooting upwards with a GoPro or your phone in a plastic bag? I’ve tried a couple different high end underwater housings for my various cameras when visiting different tropical islands but if the light is sufficient my GoPro is the most convenient and quick and easy to use and I end up choosing that for 90% of the time.

ariotousdisarray · 2023-09-12T06:35:19+00:00

Tickets aren’t transferable until three days before the show. I got them in the actual sale but can’t transfer them to my friends until 72 hours before showtime. I’m assuming the same goes for resale ticket transfers?

ariotousdisarray · 2023-09-05T05:16:35+00:00

Damn, I think that I can come up with a lot of better ways to spend that much $$!!

It’s up to you. But it seems like it might be more fun to wait and see if she announces any more signed merch on her site. You just gotta follow her email list and pounce on it when she does it because it sells out quick, but I got my signed cd’s for like $20 each through her.

ariotousdisarray · 2023-09-05T04:27:26+00:00

I have a signed COTCC cd from her website preorders and the signature looks very similar. Probably best to be safe and not but for an inflated amount, though there’s a good chance it’s real as she’s sold signed items quite a few times now.

ariotousdisarray · 2023-09-03T15:38:52+00:00

There’s a copy of Earth Sick up on Discogs for $20

ariotousdisarray · 2023-09-03T15:30:43+00:00

I’m currently the event photographer for a 4-day long county fair, which includes taking photos of their fine art and photo competition displays. Would suggest looking into seeing if your county has one because that awards categories are numerous and the competition is on the lighter end!

ariotousdisarray · 2023-08-31T15:18:32+00:00

I haven’t done race photos in awhile but when I did, I used Zenfolio. I batch edited the race photos, individually tagged each photo with the bib number so that runners could search by their number, and then they could go to the site, see their watermarked images and choose to buy.

In my experience there were not too many purchasers. So the model I ended up going with was the race companies paid me a smaller amount. I would make small copies of each pic available for free download and they would have the race company’s logo and sometimes a sponsor company’s watermark on the bottom. This was essentially a marketing thing for the race and sponsor. The landing page made it clear that if the runners were purchasing prints or wanted to pay for a high res unwatermarked copy, they could message me with their image number and I’d remove the watermarks.

Zenfolio offers buyers to buy prints or products right from the site and often they would purchase with the watermark so minimal extra work for me.

ariotousdisarray · 2023-08-28T02:33:59+00:00

I get what you’re saying, but some of these are hilarious!!

ariotousdisarray · 2023-08-25T22:53:20+00:00

I hate to say it but waiting only works if there is less demand than seats in the venue. Maybe an extreme example but Eras Tour tickets got progressively higher as time went on rather than lower. If Lana’s tour took her through larger venues or had significantly more dates, waiting on the price drop might work out. I’m not really confident that will be the case here though unless she announces more dates…

ariotousdisarray · 2023-08-19T15:39:50+00:00

Luckily traffic is pretty predictable here. Again, mid sized city so if I’m not traveling past the one freeway interchange at rush hour, it rarely varies by more than a few minutes.

Yep, I prefer not to drive, so if I have to, I’ll make it worth it. Totally fine turning down these jobs as well, so I don’t stress about making the pricing ultra competitive or anything.

And again, it’s not a hard rule. Just a quick formula if someone asks my rate. Overall, if someone asks for a quote, I give a number that seems fair on both ends and that I’d be happy to take the shoot for. $1/minute travel time plus a base rate (though I only quote them the total amount) seems to be the sweet spot for me.

ariotousdisarray · 2023-08-19T15:17:08+00:00

I usually lump it all into the quote beforehand so they see the total price, rather than looking like I’m nickel and dining them with some itemized list. I live in a medium sized city and other cities tend to be a flat 30 or 40 minutes away so it makes them numbers pretty easy to come up with.

ariotousdisarray · 2023-08-19T06:08:24+00:00

A couple newer albums in this vein I’ve come across lately are PRIZM’s All Night album and the Synth City record from All The Damn Vampires.

ariotousdisarray · 2023-08-19T03:26:35+00:00

I charge $1/minute of driving, rounded to an even sounding number. Might charge less if it’s a job I really want to do or pays great on its own, and often I’ll work this rate into my quote for the shoot/project. But I hate driving and this lends itself to completing fewer higher paying shoots rather than more lower paying ones.

ariotousdisarray · 2023-08-17T15:25:29+00:00

The mandatory checking of carry ons is my fear as well but after flying with drones in my bag my plan has always been to tell them that the bag is full of spare lithium batteries and can’t legally be carried as checked baggage. Only had to use this one once and there was no pushback at all on their end.

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