MudEyes

As you have seen from my previous post (Calling all motorheads) I have been getting into automotive photography and it’s been really fun. Jim contacted me because he saw justin’s bike that I shot (the black Z1000) So we set something up and it’s my first paid motors shoot. I think it went really well and I hope I get more opportunity to do some more stuff like this.

So if you have anyone you know that loves their car enough to let me give them some sa-weet photos of it, let them know I am the man for the job =)

Meet Jim and his custom built harley he did himSELF! Super cool dude.

Super cool bike!

Lots of cool details. Looks like he really obsessed over making everything look great.

Amazing paint job

I wanna do more!!! You can even tell me some names and I will chase down the lead! Let me know thanks guys!

Maybe possibly out favorite couple that we will be shooting in the face at their wedding this year =) Hup and Steph are from Indy, but reside in SanFran. When they came back to visit we had to go have some fun!

Sidenote: Ryan caught the garder that I tossed and Steph caught the Bouquet that Holly tossed at OUR wedding!! Now THEY are getting married! Suckerrrrs

Ryan is a video genius and he re-posted this vid he took at our wedding and it’s pretty rock solid awesome. Check it out to get a taste of our sweet wedding and feast your eyes on this sweet-sweet preview picture!

It’s been a success!

Here’s some things that sold so you know

D700 and Grip

Things that are ‘sold’ that I am waiting on the money

70-200, the lens pouches, the legal form book, and gary fong

Have about 3 people basically ready to buy the fisheye

3 people very interested in the Sigma 50

And another interested in the Kenwood.

Other then that the rest is still here!

Thanks guys!

PS: watch out for those toilet monsters!

EVERYTHING MUST GO! SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!! WELL NOT EVERYTHING! WHY AM I STILL YELLING?????

IN ALL SERIOU…Sorry, in all seriousness, we have a buttload of stuff to sell and now we have some more motivation (as if we didn’t have enough)

The Image is Found announced a ‘shootshop’ the day after we arrive in LA this august so we decided we HAVE to go to… They are going over a lot of the stuff we need the most and also we basically want to BE them. They are way creative and awesome. They were kind enough to let me pay for one spot and give me another week to pay for our second spot (since they fill up in like a day)

Soooo here’s some great gear that we would love for you to have… I mean pay for. I am a photoshop novice and didn’t spend hours on this so go easy on me =)

First up are the biggins. I have been holding on to my D700 because I just love it and didn’t feel like giving it up for butt-cheap so here it is now for butt-cheap because I have to =( I am going to be pretty firm at $2,100 for this thing. It is in very nice shape and was used for about 6 months before we made the switch. It IS a US model, there is nothing at all wrong with it. This is the best Nikon option period. You can read my review side by side with my new camera the Canon 5D mark II here but seriously this camera rules… feels so much better in your hands then my camera.

It comes with everything you see… I dont have the screen protector but there is no scratches miraculously enough. I also dont have the strap but if I dont sell the one below and you need one I will throw it in. The battery still reads new. I charged it after every use to keep it happy. The sensor is pretty clean as far as I can see. This thing is spotless.

The fisheye is the last lens I have with it… It’s a DX lens but it still looks really great even with the reduced resolution. Pretty fishy fisheye and it was one of my favorites… it is a great lens. Pretty much flawless as far as I see. Never dropped. I am asking $525 for this one and I don’t have the cap. Lost it at a wedding. Adorama retails it at $700 so I think thats pretty fair. If you want one you can get the cap here. It comes with a soft case that I never took out of the bag.

My last Nikon item is the Battery grip for either a D300 or D700 This is a must with this camera if you are holding it for any amount of time. It feels great and matches up with the build quality of the D700. You can even get 8fps with this grip and the right batteries. It has a little bit of paint rubbed of exposing some metal but otherwise never dropped or anything. You can buy it new for $260 so how about $185.

Another biggin is our basically brand new Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IS L Telephoto zoom. It is just too expensive for us. We have too much to buy to make it worth it. But if you are in the market for one you know how great this lens is. For a zoom lens the sharpness doesnt get much better then this. The IS works amazingly at 1/20th of a second my shots are consistently sharp even at 200mm. This lens is also flawless and retails for $1,800. So I thought $1,400 would be very fair especially since we have used it about 2 times.

I wouldn’t be selling this if I didn’t have a second, nor would I if I didn’t want a TS-E so bad! So I am selling this amazing lens for $375 as it retails for $500. Again this Sigma is mint. We have used it since early this year and since we had 2 it stayed in the bag most of the time. We had no problem shooting this lens wide open for a whole wedding. I actually prefer this lens to the Canon version. Sharp focus every time unlike the canon. If you have a f/1.8 50, trust me this is worth an upgrade. you would have to shoot at f/3.5 to be as sharp as this lens, and you get a lot more background blur and speed. Check out all my images I have made with this one! flickr w/ 50mm

Since Holly and I bought the same computer right before we met we have always had 2. Now that we have a MacPro, iMac and 2 MacBook Pros, it might be time to trim down. This one is mine.

You can see the stats but it is a 2.16GHz dual with 2 gigs or RAM and 120gb HD. I used it for all my editing until we got the iMac about a year ago. Now if we do use it at all it’s when we travel. It shows signs of wear as you can see but really besides the battery needing to be replaced there’s not much wrong with it. Everything is cosmetic. It does not have any AppleCare and it runs with the Leopard OS. A new battery is like $100 bucks and I am asking $900 for this. Still runs very well and is completely capable (especially if you are upgrading from PC) 😉

Next I have an older surround sound system that I bought a few years ago. I didn’t use it a ton and the speakers sound great and the sub sounds well if you are fairly nice to it. I am not sure of the wattage and don’t have a box but it gets pa-ritty loud and sounds great with action movies and music. I am asking $75 for this.

Last is a few random items.

A neoprene strap $10
A couple Lens pouches you can strap to your belt. $8 (each)
Legal Forms $10
And a Gary Fong Lightsphere Cloud P2 or C2 it fits the bigger 580EX $30 and I will include a stofen or whatever flash diffuser.

Sooo hopefully you guys wanna give us all your moneys so we can go and learn how to get even better so that we can feed the fever for the Gaupers =)

Please email me at ryan@GAUPERphoto.com or call me at 269.929.8777

All items will have shipping tacked on if you arent local so we can work that out when you contact me. Thanks guys!!

Remember that ridiculously good looking couple we did engagements for a while back? I know we have a few of them but these guys were a ton of fun and their wedding at the Kalamazoo Country Club was no exception.

The full preview is up on the wedding website ( which we are working vigorously to update!) But since I know I am lazy, other people must be too so here’s a few favorite favorites…

The glowing chesticles:

She had many a’ faces =) but she knew how to pull of the serious face.

The guys were extra pimp in this wedding

And extra jumpy!

Not to be outdone…

Outdoor ceremonies are the best… lots of room to scurry about and get good angles.

Really been putting the fisheye to use lately!

We rented a tilty for a couple weeks, and decided that we MUST have one

Now thats a veil shot!

Cake mustaches for all!

Had to get a couple shots in the sunset… haven’t done much of this before but we are trying to get better at flash to get some different looks… went pretty well I think!

And one of my fav shots…

Next preview features even more craziness from Detroit!

Super busy after these 3 weddings in 2 weekends, but took some great video from the last wedding so thought I would share! Click right outside the play button to take you there and make it bigger!

As he walked in with a Miner out fit complete with hard hat, goggles and an antique lantern, I knew I was going to have to take some video of this as sometimes stills just dont capture the whole effect! The white balance was set very warm for flash so I didn’t have time to change it so I made the video black and white.

This little girl had some moves! I must have takes 150 shots of her trying to get that perfect one!

gangsta’s paradise….WEST SIYEEEED!!