Friday, July 10, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
More Hawaiian landscape
There's really not much to say. This place leaves me speechless. Got up plenty early in Kapalua for the drive over. Didn't try to make the sunrise, so we could get some incredible views and sunlight climbing to 10,000 feet from sea level. Totally worth it. I can't post everything, but here's two. It's actually very quiet here. I expected masses of humanity, but the whole island is just much more low key. Perfect.
One of the observatories tracks EVERY man-made object in space. Something like 8,000 items, satellites, spare parts, etc. There might not be a better place in the world to check out the stars than the top of Haleakala.
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By the way, I've had a few emails for wallpaper images. Just send me your screen size and I can fire off a jpeg. It just might take a few days.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Personal work, Maui
Some new landscape work from the beautiful islands of Aloha. 
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© Michael Sugrue
© Michael Sugrue
© Michael Sugrue
Also, whatever technical issues have arisen with my site have been addressed and fixed. Sorry to anyone who tried to email me within the last couple of days. All's back to normal.
Monday, June 29, 2009
After Effects test
Taking my first crack at After Effects, I've just scratched the surface and it's pretty fun. Still trying to figure out some graphics for this project, while ironing out some workflow issues. Now I go out of town for two weeks, so I guess that's enough time to think about it.
There's been three main projects my brain has been alternating between for the last week or so. It's hard to focus on one, then have to switch gears, then switch gears again, all while trying to learn some new software and make sure my homemade chicken soup doesn't burn.
And I lost a hard drive yesterday. It's backed up, but still a hassle. At least I know the synapses are firing.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Blogroll Please....
Just updated the blogroll on the left side of the page. It's no longer just photo blogs. While I've added some great new photo and photographer sites, there are many more dealing with film, video, editing, and motion graphics.
I've had a lot of people ask me where I get some of this information, so here it is. Enter at your own risk. Each site is it's own wormhole of knowledge and inspiration.
Entering storm clouds, somewhere in the Caribbean.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Visual Passion Infusion (ongoing)
Some stills from a shoot last week. This whole motion thing has me very excited. I totally love it! While I think some photographers will easily take to it, many others won't. That's because it's so much different than photography! It's an additional creative outlet, like painting, drawing, or writing, and just as unique.
The reason I love photography is because I'm infatuated with studying the still image, a quiet, meditative, moment in time. I love taking the time to plan and execute still images, and I always will.
But I love film/video because it's opened up an entirely new way to tell stories, at least for me. I'm in love with using new tools like motion, sound, editing, and motion graphics to convey emotion the way I never could in still photography.
I've already cut the first :30 spot for this project, just because I can't tear myself away from it. Integrating video work with my stills, over the last several months, has completely rejuvenated my passion for the visual medium.
Time to dial back the coffee.
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