Josh Engel

Zack Arias Dubai Awesomeness

josh — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:55:49 +0000

You’ll hear me talk about alot of my favorite professional photographers here and there because I really do look up to them. Chase Jarvis introduced Zack Arias to me not too long ago and in my boredom on my day off from work I started sifting through some of Zach’s recent work. He’s posted 300 images from his most recent trip to Dubai and it’s quite the collection. You should totally check it out if you have the chance. This image was one of the ones that really jumped out to me.

When opportunity presents itself

josh — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:47:27 +0000

You need to take it and run…

As I arrived to work yesterday I saw the epic storm clouds looming over Cincinnati and I just had to set up an HDR shot:

Oh man…

josh — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:53:46 +0000

Yet again life has been taking me on a wild ride. There are so many things happening right now between two jobs, new friends, old friends, family, and life in general. I’m keeping my creative juices flowing every day though. I’ve been toying around in my mind starting up my project 365 again and sticking to it this time. I was a bit inspired yesterday when I missed what I thought were 3 amazing photo ops that I could have had if I had my camera with me.

I actually snagged a photography job with Sharpshooter Imaging in association with BB Riverboats down in Newport, KY across the river from Cincinnati. So I pretty much take pictures almost every day of my life now. Don’t get me wrong the pictures are normally all the same, but the way I see it the more I have to take pictures, mess with settings, and edit my work the more experience I have in the long run. I’m also gearing up for the end of August where I will find out if I will be hired on with Major League Gaming.

Keep it real out there creatives!

MLG Bound?

josh — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:33:09 +0000

I might have an opportunity to be an event photographer for Major League Gaming! I recently attended MLG Columbus and I caught up with Linds, the guy in charge of event photography and social media for MLG. I introduced myself to him and talked about photography and all the stuff I’ve done over the years. After our conversation I asked him if they were ever hiring people to come help shoot events. He said I seemed pretty cool so he gave me his email to send him some of my work and talk about possibly coming on board to help with photography.

I sent him my dA account and also uploaded some of my better pictures I’ve taken at various events over the years for him to take a look at. He got back to me today and said if I come to MLG Raleigh they’ll provide me with a list of shots that they have their photographers take and at the end of the weekend I’m supposed to send them my best stuff from the event as a kind of try out. If they like my stuff they might bring me on board! This is my current goal in life, I’m going to kick some ass!!!

Chase Jarvis 12 tips for making awesome pictures on a budget!

josh — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:27:23 +0000

This is right up my alley as I definitely don’t have the kind of resources that people like Chase Jarvis have, but I have the same ambition as they do: make awesome images. Chase has been working with SanDisk on a project where they asked him to shoot pictures with every kind of camera from a simple point and shoot to the top of the line DSLRs. Here’s a little video he put together with some awesome tips!

Eye Candy? That’s an understatement…

josh — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:47:27 +0000

Sony hired Superfad to create a piece for their make.believe campaign and boy did they get their money’s worth! I’m still scraping my jaw off of the ground…

And those are what I call results!

josh — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:30:04 +0000

My buddy Javier has been working away hardcore on the images from the shoot and I can’t be anything but excited! The following are 2 examples of those shots and you can catch the rest of them on his Flickr.

It’s all about the experience!

josh — Sun, 02 May 2010 02:34:22 +0000

I do have to say that tonight I got a taste of what I want to do for the rest of my life. I was invited to a professional shoot by my buddy Javier. He was doing a shoot of 4 Dodge Challengers (3 SRT8’s with various mods and an R/T ), Dodge Charger SRT8, Jeep Cherokee SRT8, and a Chrysler 300 SRT8. The guy who hired my friend wanted some images for his shop he owns which specializes in Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep vehicles.

I arrived a little late because of work and the shoot was going full steam when I got there. It was very laid back with people going back and forth with lighting and other equipment. People here and there would move cars into different positions. I got in on the action as well. This went on for a few hours until the sunset came…that’s where the fun began. It had been raining most of the day and the sky was beyond amazing with the clouds. At this point it was only myself and my buddy. Everyone else went to the shop to pick up and drop off cars. So we had a sunset that was fading, only 2 people, and 5 different cars to move around at this point….I have never run around so much while I was doing photography!!! With my D300s, a huge light or driving cars around it became very exhausting.

Our hard work paid off though. I got a few nice shots, but the gold was in my buddies stuff. I’m actually going to his house tomorrow while he edits them. From what I saw from his camera they are going to come out very nicely. I got some good experience today and even a little extra cash too. Expect some updates including photos AND video soon!

Do Want…D300s Video Rig

josh — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:37:28 +0000

My buddy Javier sent me this video and I just about flipped when I saw it. My goal by the end of the summer is to have something this awesome:

Nikon D300s Rig from Evan Butson on Vimeo.

Choose your own adventure this weekend

josh — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:18:16 +0000

I found this blog post from Chase Jarvis really awesome and I’m taking his advice this weekend. It’s my last week in school and I’m going to get a good kickstart to the summer!

If you wait around to read the email when it pours into your inbox, will you ever have time to take pictures?How many ideas will you miss by chasing the next best thing rather than finishing the project you’ve already started?

If you continue taking those crappy gigs that generate dogpoop looking photos or films, will you ever have time to create the ones you want?

What is the cost of doing things that your industry says are “normal”?

How many pictures will you let pass you by if you wait till you get a better camera, better lights, or better vision?

If you do what your teacher tells you to do without pushing the boundaries of photo school, will your work look just like everybody’s in your class?

How old will you be when you finally quit your day job because it sucks?

When was the last time you …created an uninterrupted day for yourself to do the things that you wanted to do, rather than attended to “obligations” that weren’t really obligations at all?

It’s great to please the world. To be a citizen, to answer the phone, to go out of your way, to… to…. to… But every once in a while, it’s healthy to do things on your own terms. Take a break from reacting and choose your own adventure this weekend.