Yesterday I shot exercise #2b for my DLSR Cinematography class. The assignment prompt was to have the subject move from one light-source to another while the camera remained static (pans or tilts were allowed). Check out the finished product (below) and find out how it all went down (after the jump) from concept to completion in about 12 hours.
Yesterday i had a shoot with Noelle Wells. We had planned to go on location to some ruins in the desert a little past Two Guns, Ariz.; however, despite the up-till-now mild winter, Flagstaff is back with a vengeance and we have received about 9” of snow in the past day. So, with our location out of the question, and still needing to shoot this week, we moved to the NAU studio to get creative with backdrops to achieve the feeling I was after. It’s kind of an adventurer/archeologist thing; you might be stranded, but at least you’re still fashionable. Keep reading to see some finished shots and how it all happened. Continue reading
This week saw a long harbored concept cone to life. About a year ago i had the idea to have a highly styled girl holding some poor chaps heart in her hand. It would be bloody, but not horror…more Gothic in theme. The male wouldn’t necessarily be dead either, it is kind of more of a succubus stealing your vitality thing. That was as far as the idea ever got, until about a month ago when i met Melissa Misfortune via Model Mayhem. keep reading to see a preview of images and find out how much trouble went into this shoot and how it almost completely fall apart a few times…
i am currently enrolled in a DSLR cinematography class taught by Dr. Kurt Lancaster. We have several lighting and camera related exercises throughout the semester, this is the first. Continue reading
Friday was another afternoon in the studio, or rather the hallway just outside the studio as it were. As you can tell from the lighting test above, i used the wall of lockers as a backdrop for a quick, but fun shoot. Keep reading to see some images, find out how it all went down and maybe learn a thing or two about what goes on in my head… Continue reading
Here is the second part of the behind the scenes look at my photo shoot on Sunday 1`23`2011, follow the link below to see some images from the shoot as well as a technical breakdown of how it all went down… Continue reading
Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of shooting in Prescott with Rubi Vega and my buddy Julio. To see how it all went down keep reading… Continue reading
today is the last day of freedom before i begin my final semester at nau. to celebrate i did absolutely nothing. I took a walk and had coffee at Macy’s coffee. then after a brief nap i headed over to my friend bob smiths house which is just downstairs. Continue reading
here is another photo i took yesterday afternoon, i have been very bored lately, as this epic battle rages everyday on my desk i decided to document it. there could be some political implications but i will leave that up to the viewer to decide what those are. (click the photo for a larger version) Continue reading
Hopefully, this will be a new space to show and tell some of my photos. I will be posting a photo i have created each day or sometimes an old favorite along with the story behind the photo. Technical info, challenges anything i can think of i guess. So here is the first… Continue reading
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