Dog Days of Early March
So my next assignment in Advanced Techniques is the single flash assignment. Normally, I avoid using a flash at all costs. I like using ambient light and I think a flash is distracting and I usually prefer blending into the background. But, since I don’t really have a choice with this assignment, I headed out […]
Advanced Techniques Class: Spicing Things Up
This is the last studio assignment for my Advanced Techniques in Photojournalism class. The assignment was to shoot metal and glass because both of these surfaces are shiny and reflect light in all directions (and teachers like to torment us). I would like to reiterate that I am a bit on the unexperienced side when […]
Advanced Techniques Class: Classmate Portrait
The second assignment in my Advanced Techniques was the classmate portrait. My partner was fellow grad student Michelle Peltier. I think the studio is big and scary because until last week, my studio experience was a bit lacking. It was fun to experiment with different lighting setups (see diagrams below). It is very hard to […]
UnBELIZEable
UnBELIZEable… Haha, funny title, look at me. I only wish I could have made that up. However, that phrase is printed on every t-shirt, bumper sticker, key chain, coffee mug and trinket in Belize. Its good for gift shop business when your country’s name can be used as wordplay. Anyway, it is about 16°F here […]
New Years in Munich
I was lucky enough to spend New Year’s Eve in Munich, Germany at the Hofbrauhaus and then the Marienplatz/ town center at midnight. I can only describe it as being in Times Square…. with the added element of fireworks being shot at you from all angles. Sure, you could spend New Year’s Eve watching the […]
