I'm not crazy!!!

iPhone and iPod users may experience a "small and quick" shock via their earbuds due to a buildup of static electricity, Apple warned Monday.
People listening to one of the devices in extremely dry air are most at risk of receiving a static electricity shock through the ear buds, according to a warning posted on Apple's Web site. The post likened the condition to the discharge that occurs when a person drags his or her feet across a carpet then gets a shock by touching a door knob.
However, Apple asserted that this condition did not necessarily indicate that Apple's equipment was malfunctioning.
"This condition is not limited to Apple hardware and static can potentially build up on almost any hardware and could be discharged using any brand of earbuds," Apple said.
Apple's warning didn't mention what prompted the company to issue the warning, but a discussion thread on the company's support site showed a few users had voiced concern about the condition.
"Maybe it's just me but for a couple of weeks now my earphones are delivering little electric shocks into my ears," wrote one reader. "I just wonder if anyone else is going through this issue."
Apple made several suggestions in the warning on how to remedy the condition when indoors, including the use of a humidifier to raise the moisture level of the air, hand lotions to moisturize dry skin, or an anti-static spray. The site also recommends users wear clothes made of natural fibers instead of synthetic fibers. When users are outdoors, Apple suggests users keep their device in a bag or a case to keep it out of the wind and refrain from frequently removing it from pockets as the rubbing may cause static buildup.


See I'm not just making stuff up

Gray Card no more

This is something I came across while browing the internets this morning.

Photographers Math

Just a blog I stumbled across today, photogmath.blogspot.com. Pretty good. It had this today...

Golf

Just a lil Gif for fun.
Thank Dannelle for the help.

I'll be putting up some photos later of today.

Website

I have finished my personal website for the most part. There are a few bugs to work out here and there, but It's mostly functional. Let me know what you think....

PhoenixFotos

PS There is hidden music... Can you find it?

-Kyle

Studio Lighting Final

Ping Ping a Marvelous Pong
Originally uploaded by Kyle Ford

The Final in my studio lighting class was to find "retro" objects and create an correctly lit scene that was to represent balance in some way. The first was "Ping Ping a Marvelous Pong". The idea behind the name was that it was in the style of the slinky song using ping pong instead.



The 2nd photo was called "Seamen and the Oceanus". I don't feel it fits with my other two photos but i guess that's how it happens.



The 3rd photo is named "Photosynthesis" It is one of my favorites all year. It wasn't real easy to get to look like that as it was a mixed lighting shot, it took quite a bit of color balancing, but I feel it turned out very well. It was probably also the hardest photo to light all year. The glass was too thick and dark to light from the back and needed to be lit from the front as well.

I really enjoyed the class, and I learned ALOT! If anyone is thinking about taking the class I would suggest it.

Mixed Lighting Cat

I was at home over the easter weekend, my cat was laying in the chair and I liked the lighting on her face. We had just covered mixed lighting in the Studio Class I'm in, I thought this was appropriate.

From Phoenix Photo Blog