Erin's Birthday Right Meow

I celebrated the lovely Erin Stubblefield's birthday last Saturday.

Blurry but I liiiiike it

One Day Outtakes

We all have to kill a few puppies to get a story. These were mine.

One Day Story: Rock Bridge Courtwarming Dance

My goal for my one day story was not to cover the typical progression of a high school dance. I wanted my photos to convey the mood/feel of being in a social situation during high school. It's awkward, exciting, and painful,  and while you're experiencing it, it's the most important thing in the world.

Picture Story: POYi Reactions

Perlow-Stevens Gallery Opening

PS Gallery got a new space on Walnut Street, which is much closer to Columbia's arts district. I had the privilege of shooting a private party as a business warming gift from painter Joel Sager to the owners. Here are a few shots that I thought went beyond the standard "party pics"

One Day Story Preview

 Took my big chance at the high school dance...

Back On Set: Day 2

Short shooting time for the as-of-yet unannounced short film. A few fun frames I liked.

Back on Set

It feels refreshing to be working with the guys from A Horrible Way to Die again. Cue disgusting color balances for a disgusting horror movie. I love it.

Picture Story: Reading Reflections #2

Selecting a Subject -Jay and Hurn 

I found Jay and Hurn's take on selecting a subject to be extremely helpful. Is it visual? Is it practical? Is it something that I know enough about? Is it interesting to others? These are questions I need to think about when I brainstorm story ideas. Usually when I'm thinking about ideas, I psych myself out with the words "it's been done before." The thing is, it's all been done before. What I need to realize that if I find a subject that means something to me, then I can shoot it in a way that makes it different.


School Lunches and Polaroids- Anne Lamott

What struck me the most about this reading is how a story develops. I get easily discouraged when a story doesn't seem to be shaping up immediately, but what I need to realize is that it takes time. Getting access to a story can sometimes even take more time than it does to shoot it. It takes patience!

Polaroids

Seriously, things are getting too hip on this here blog. I've been hoarding some film from Impossible Project and am just getting around to posting it. It's pretty temperamental film and the colors really vary from frame to frame. I'd shoot some more of it if it weren't so pricey. Yeesh.

Picture Story: Editing Exercise

For my picture story class, we were given a previous student's one day take and told to make it into a story. I paired up with Eve, and this is the edit we settled on.

Ring Flash Experiments

This post is so freakin' hip that it makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit.

Anyway, my lovely friend Eve got a lomo ring flash for Christmas, and it works on every hot shoe. I stuck it on my 5D Mk II and played around a little bit while my friends played music. It's fun to play with different levels of exposure and although the results aren't what one typically wants with flash photography, I kind of like them. I still prefer shooting ambient light, but I wouldn't mind having one of these for myself one day.

Did You Know It's Snowing?

Because it's totally snowing.