Saturday, July 23, 2011

assignment: multi-pop tabletop

in our large format class we learned about using multiple flash pops to light an object (painting with light, in a way), as well as the Sinar method for calculating a specific depth of field and finding the correct exposure for both the camera settings and the flash. while it was very time consuming to have to stop set up every time someone in another studio bay yelled "dark!" and turned off all the lights to shoot their assignment, i really enjoyed this process...
[camera: sinar F1 / film: kodak E100G 4x5 ektachrome color slide]


Friday, July 22, 2011

summer portfolio

one of the images used for my large format summer portfolio...

[camera: sinar F1 / film: kodak E100G 4x5 ektachrome color slide]

Friday, July 15, 2011

assignment: lines

first design assignment from my first semester in school... 
[camera: rolleicord twin lens / film: kodak b&w tmax 100]

Sunday, July 10, 2011

assignment: up close and personal

my small format class is all about approaching strangers to get a photo. i don't mind meeting new people, but when i have a camera in my hand it is the absolute last thing i want to do (mostly because i assume everyone i'd meet on the street hates having their picture taken as much as i do). for one of our major assignments we had to get up close and personal with thirty-six strangers in three different settings: inside with flash, outside with fill flash and outside with natural sunlight. the idea of asking that many people to pose for a picture made my stomach hurt - thank goodness for mimosas to ease the pain! turned out more people were happy to help with the impromptu shoot than i expected. and now i have a whole new set of friends from the experience. big thanks to everyone in salisbury who helped me out with this!