Day 8 – Into the Ether
*This post came a day later as midterm examinations are ‘interfering’ with my photography. Lighting details can be found in the comments section (kindly just click on the link below).
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Daily Portrait Project: A Month in Mono (Day 8)
*This post came a day later as midterm examinations are ‘interfering’ with my photography. Lighting details can be found in the comments section (kindly just click on the link below).
Monday, August 16, 2010
Daily Portrait Project: A Month in Mono (Day 7)
Day 7 – Presidentially Pondering
*I’m afraid that I must renege on the promise that I made at the onset of this project to stick to existing light. I’m no lighting wizard, but I feel that the images I’ve shot in ambient light lack a certain ‘pop’. If it’s as if I’m tying my good hand behind my back, knowing full well that I’m about to wrestle a 600-pound gorilla.
So, I’ll have to compromise with one (non-ambient) light source for each picture after this one.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Daily Portrait Project: A Month in Mono (Day 1)
I’ve received a number of positive comments, encouragement and constructive critique for the pictures I made with my last ‘Daily Portrait Project’ that I’ve decided to continue with another round of portraits for the next 31 days. This time around I’ll be shooting using only existing light and a reflector (or two) to bounce light off of or to create fill. Also, the photos will be processed to produce a black and white image, which will help me practice my post-processing skills. Lastly, I’ll be loose with the term ‘daily’ as I’ll be posting a new photo each day, but I may have shot them at an earlier time during the week (as my schedule may not always permit me to shoot a new portrait each day). And with that lengthy prelude out of the way, on to the photos.
Day 1 – Dressed for Success
Day 1 – Dressed for Success
Musings of an Unquiet Mind: Why a Brownout is a Blessing
The title of this particular category came from the title of my first blog ‘Musings of an Unquiet Mind’. The content of this particular section can range from my theories on why it’s harder to get a ride when it’s raining to the consequences of suppressing ‘the shiver’ after peeing just because there are other men on either side of you. I may use photos to illustrate my point and inject a little poetry here and there, but the whole point of the exercise is to regurgitate ideas and thoughts that have overstayed their welcome in my head; so take everything with a grain of salt. You’ve been warned.
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| The Martians are coming! |
Last Thursday, August 5, power went out at our place. This localized phenomenon is what is referred to as a brownout. If you look it up, it’s defined as an incomplete blackout. Does this mean it aspired to be, but didn’t quite reach the standard needed for a full-blown blackout? All I can say is that it didn’t seem like it failed to reach such a standard for those of us who were left in the dark.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Five Tips for Making Better Pictures with the Camera You Already Have
Tip # 4 – Holding It Steady: Using a Tripod
It doesn’t take a professional photographer to spot if a photo is out of focus. Most people scanning through a bunch of photos can easily tell if one is blurry (or not sharp). It can be attributed to many things, but ultimately it can be a product of the any of these three possible scenarios: the subject moved, the photographer (specifically, his hands) moved, or both of them moved (like during an earthquake).
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| Artsy or blurry? |
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