The Photography & Musings of Jeff Cross » Blog http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www Making life come to photographs... One click at a time! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:18:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 2008 is Gone/2009 is Here http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2009/01/01/2008-is-gone-2009-is-here/ http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2009/01/01/2008-is-gone-2009-is-here/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:58:58 +0000 Jeff Cross http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/?p=330 Man, 2008… What a year. Not only in my personal life and my pursuit of photography, but across the board… Politics… Economy… Just everything in 2008 was an up and down it seems. So, here’s a post saying farewell to…

]]> http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2009/01/01/2008-is-gone-2009-is-here/feed/ I Wanna Shoot Right Now! http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/30/i-wanna-shoot-right-now/ http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/30/i-wanna-shoot-right-now/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:39:23 +0000 Jeff Cross http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/?p=321 Note: You have to say that title like that old school Rob Base song, It Takes Two, when he says “I wanna rock right now! I’m Rob Base and I came to get down!!!” Or something…

- Now, back to you…

]]> http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/30/i-wanna-shoot-right-now/feed/ Gear List Updated on Dec, 29th, 2008 http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/29/gear-list-updated-on-dec-29th-2008/ http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/29/gear-list-updated-on-dec-29th-2008/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:52:06 +0000 Jeff Cross http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/?p=315 Well, I was updating my gear list on my Flickr page and thought I might as well share it here for the world to see as well… But, remember: you saw it here first!

Camera:

  • Canon EOS 40D
  • Canon BG-E2N Battery Grip

Lenses:

  • Canon…
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]]> http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/28/let-there-be-light/feed/ Tech Blogs Coming Here Soon via cocoacrusty.com http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/23/tech-blogs-coming-here-soon-via-cocoacrustycom/ http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/23/tech-blogs-coming-here-soon-via-cocoacrustycom/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:46:11 +0000 Jeff Cross http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/?p=304 This is just a heads up to all 3.7 readers I have out there. I will start moving popular blog entries from my www.cocoacrusty.com blog to this blog and creating redirects for those entries to point here.

I still get a lot…

]]> http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/23/tech-blogs-coming-here-soon-via-cocoacrustycom/feed/ How Do You Scout and Secure Locations?! http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/22/how-do-you-scout-and-secure-locations/ http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/22/how-do-you-scout-and-secure-locations/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:40:25 +0000 Jeff Cross http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/?p=300 This is a call for input from fellow photographers about scouting and securing the use of a specific location for a shoot. I have a very specific location in my mind that I would like to do a promo shoot…

]]> http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/22/how-do-you-scout-and-secure-locations/feed/ I’m a Studio Fiend… http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/19/im-a-studio-fiend/ http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/19/im-a-studio-fiend/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:33:02 +0000 Jeff Cross http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/?p=294 It’s just like a highly addictive drug… Try it once and you may be addicted for life… Some people may be able to try it and walk away. Some may not…

After last night’s shoot, I now want even more the…

]]> http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/19/im-a-studio-fiend/feed/ My First Shoot in a “Studio” Goes Down Tonight http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/18/my-first-shoot-in-a-studio-goes-down-tonight/ http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/18/my-first-shoot-in-a-studio-goes-down-tonight/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:46:49 +0000 Jeff Cross http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/?p=281 Sure, I have a studio. It’s an extra bedroom in my home that consists of a TV, drafting table, a toddler bed frame, bass guitars stacked in the corner with care, and a backdrop stand with a muslin hanging from…

]]> http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/18/my-first-shoot-in-a-studio-goes-down-tonight/feed/ Interview with Pink Ink Studios http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/15/interview-with-pink-ink-studios/ http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/15/interview-with-pink-ink-studios/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:48:00 +0000 Jeff Cross http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/?p=263 I was selected by Andie Smith to be this month’s featured photographer on Pink Ink Studios Web site. Andie sent me some interview questions and a request for photos and let me at it. The interview can be seen here.

I’ll have to…

]]> http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/15/interview-with-pink-ink-studios/feed/ Weather, Hold Off For A Day… Please?! http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/14/weather-hold-off-for-a-day-please/ http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/2008/12/14/weather-hold-off-for-a-day-please/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:57:38 +0000 Jeff Cross http://www.jeffcrossphoto.com/www/?p=236 I know, I know… You’re like “Day-um!  Jeff is up early to write this piece!”  Yes, kids, I am!  Just had a little something-something to help one of my employees with at work.  Don’t get me wrong, it was an…

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