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Into the Arctic: Iceland

jeffrey — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:18:36 +0000

This past July, I spent time traveling around Iceland. Full field notes are posted here.

During the trip, I kept both my Apple iPhone 4 and my Canon EOS 5Dmk2 cameras close by. The iPhone4 has an excellent 5 megapixel camera in it, geotags each photo, and is small and pocket-able – it was perfect for carrying around everywhere and pulling out in any situation – especially when being discreet was important for getting the candid shot. The Canon 5Dmk2 was also a pleasure to travel with. I had the somewhat large Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L lens on it, as well as my Benro carbon fiber travel tripod. As large as it was, it’s surprisingly easy to travel with, and very durable – it held up perfectly to the rigors of being knocked around daily, slung over my shoulder, and dangled into volcanic fissures. I synchronized the clocks on each camera before departing, so the photos in the overall photoset should be sequential, no matter which camera was used to take it.

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4th Of July Fireworks

jeffrey — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:41:51 +0000

Watching fireworks in Cincinnati, Ohio…

Astrophotography at Navajo Lake

jeffrey — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:14:24 +0000

This past weekend I was shooting in Lizard Head Wilderness in the San Juan Forrest outside of Telluride, Colorado. This is a 30 second exposure, and if you look closely you can see that the stars are actually little streaks, since the earth moved during the 30 second exposure. View the full photo set from this Telluride 2010.

Astrophotography by Jeffrey Donenfeld

NYC Internet Week 2010: Obliterati Photobooth

jeffrey — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:01:36 +0000

Photos from the NYC Internet Week 2010: Obliterati Photobooth are up! View them here, in the Obliterati Photobooth 2010 Flickr Set, or on Random Night Out.

Internet Week 2010: Webutante Ball Photos

jeffrey — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:58:43 +0000

Photos from the 2010 NYC Internet Week Webutante Ball, which I shot for Guest of a Guest are now online. Read the event post, and find yourself in the photoset. Cheers!

Jill’s Headshot in Entrepreneur

jeffrey — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:15:10 +0000

A portrait I made of Jill, of The Dish’s Dish made it into her excellent writeup in Entrepreneur Magazine’s “10 Ways to Build Your Personal Brand” article.

Download a PDF of the article, and see more headshots I’ve made over in my online photography portfolio

Clever Culinista Book Shoot

jeffrey — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:39:31 +0000

Shooting photos of Jill and Josie cooking for the Clever Culinista Book, from The Dish’s Dish. Working studio lighting in a kitchen presented its own unique challenges.

Portrait Night #1

jeffrey — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:11:25 +0000

Photos from portrait night are more or less set – not too much post processing for these – I like the raw feel keeping not-perfect skin, more character in there. Tells more. Also, the portrait gallery has been updated with a few of these.

Shooting the School of American Ballet’s Winter Ball

jeffrey — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:53:50 +0000

This week I did a shoot for Guest of a Guest at the School of American Ballet’s Winter Ball at the Koch Theater at New York City’s Lincoln Center. Mostly doing party groups and pairings, although there were a couple interior shot opportunities as well. Shooting on the Canon 5DmkII w/ 24-70mm. Paul McCartney made an appearance too, and honestly, it’s the first time I’ve been somewhat starstruck in a while.

View the full School of American Ballet Winter Ball gallery on Guest of a Guest.

Mt. Washington

jeffrey — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:03:00 +0000

Shooting on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, USA with the EMS Climbing School was an especially good challenge. With windchill of -20 degrees F, and supercooled fog condensing into rime ice on my equipment and directly on the lens, it was a constant struggle to keep the gear working.