Multimedia for thought...

Love in the First Person, by Matt and Melissa Eich
An interesting combination of audio, video and still photography.

washingtonpost.com's onBeing
I never thought interviews on a white backdrop could be so good.

Low Morale: Creep, by Laith Bahrani
Reminded me why I left the cubicle in the first place.

The Lifeline, by Rick Loomis and David Zucchino of the L.A. Times
Wow. A gritty portrait of life in a battlefield E.R.

Painting with light

f/11, bulb, ISO 800...
This assignment was really fun. For it, Becca and I went into the studio and I had her do some of her dance moves (which she was awesome at!)

I had to use a high ISO mostly because I was trying to capture action, and I didn't want Becca to break an ankle!

Here's the lighting setup:

Single Strobe

This assignment was HARD. Really, really hard. I had a tough time finding content, I felt like really awkward holding that strobe around, and I don't think I was successful at all for this assignment. But, I just got to keep practicing, and luckily I'll have plenty of opportunities this semester to get better...

Caption: Missouri freshman Chris Spurlock stands outside Brady Commons at the University of Missouri while promoting presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007.

Back in the studio

OK...so to make up for my complete lack of posting on time, I offer you these.
I shot some portraits for my friend, Jennifer, a few days back. I took a lot, but here are two that I like:

ISO 100, f/8, 1/200


ISO 100, f/8, 1/125

And for those of you who've just gotta know:

Metal...and glass

Again, I'm behind with the blog posting...I know.
Anyway, here's my metal edit.


And, just in case you wanna know: ISO 100, f/18, 1/250.

And the setup:

Classmate portrait

OK...so I've been really bad about updating this blog. Anywho, this was my select from my classmate studio portrait.

I shot Alex Lewis, a 12-year-old from New Jersey. (Kidding, he's not 12, but he says he looks like it!)


I shot this using three lights: two on the gray backdrop (which I made white) and one light with a softbox on a boom above Alex. The lighting diagram below explains it all.

Also, f/8, 1/250 sec., ISO 100, just in case you care :)

Changing Light

For this assignment, I decided to photograph that venerable symbol of MU, Jesse Hall, at five times throughout the day.

So I got up at 5:30 a.m., and I shot.
Then I was up all day and I shot some more.
Then I was up all night because I was editing.

But, here's my selects...


Jesse Hall, 6:40 a.m., Wed., Sept. 12, 2007


7:02 a.m.


8:28 a.m.


4:30 p.m.


7:41 p.m.

Copy Test/Meter Calibration

Here's select images for my copy/calibration assignment for J7558, Advanced Techniques:

Photo by Jim Richardson/Corbis for National Geographic
(f/22, 2 Sec., ASA 100, center-weighted, tungsten)


Photo by David Alan Harvey/Magnum for National Geographic
(f/22, 2.5 Sec., ASA 100, center-weighted, tungsten)


Tisha Handing waits in a ticket booth during a carnival on Sun., Aug. 26, 2007 in Columbia, Mo. Handing, a 20-year-old originally from Tennessee, has worked for the amusement company for two years, having spent much of that time on the road working carnivals in various states. “Actually,” she says, “the people here are some of the nicest we’ve met.”
(f/5.6, 1/30 sec., +1 exp. comp., ASA 800, matrix, tungsten)


Patrons at Shakespeare’s Pizza in downtown Columbia relax on the back patio on Wed., Aug. 30, 2007.
(f/2, 1/8 sec., -1 exp. comp., ASA 800, center-weighted, daylight)