Advanced Techniques: Fill and Balancing
In this episode of Advanced Techniques in photojournalism, we had to use flash for “fill and balancing.” Basically, this is the perfect technique for a sunny day when your subject is wearing a hat. Or, if you are trying to shoot people in shadow with a bright background. It sort of evens things out. I […]
Final Photo Story– DONE
I completed the final edit of my photo story on Marvin Sapp. I posted it to my main website because WordPress doesn’t let me post Soundslides. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FINAL EDIT It is done and turned in, but the story will probably continue. There are still photos that I want to get, but […]
McBaine Burr Oak at Night… Again
What did I do last night instead of study for Comm Law?? I went back to the big Burr Oak Tree in McBaine to take some more photos. The tree is lit with one of those police style MagLites and the road is lit with a little LED flashlight. It is amazing how quickly the […]
Nighttime Photo Fun
I was bored the last couple of nights and decided to entertain myself by running around the countryside taking night photos. There has been a pretty full moon lately which provided some nice fill light. The photos were lit with a big MagLite as well as an LED headlamp that I normally use for camping. […]
McBaine Farmers
A few shots from my final project in Fundamentals of Photo J class. I am following 2 farmers in McBaine, MO during the fall corn and soybean harvest. More info to come later when I feel more in a typing mood:
Knowing When to say When
So I was just sitting around doing nothing tonight and feeling pretty worthless. Then, I hear thunder outside. Oh goody! That means lightning too!! I have always had an obsession with photographing lightning. Maybe it comes from my fascination with storms– one of the reasons I like living in the Midwest. I grabbed my gear […]
