Lighting Ghetto-Rig

50mm, 4" at f/11, ISO-100

50mm, 6" at f/11, ISO-100

50mm, 2" at f/13, ISO-100

Off-camera lighting... done early!

Both 1/250" at about f/10, ISO 500 using one hand-held flash to the left.

Taken at Crystal Cove today on my second day of winter vacation :)

Awesome- Nikon Camera Cake

Hey guys! I know its been a while since I've posted anything, but I stumbled across this when I was surfing the net this morning and thought it was cool.




Here's the link with more pictures: http://www.geekologie.com/2008/12/mmmm_fondanty_nikon_d700_dslr.php

Hope you are all well!

Liz

My first off-camera lighting shoot

28mm, 0.6", f/4 at ISO 400

I thought I would post this for a little inspiration with our winter break assignment. This is one of the first photos I took after hooking up a flash to my camera without it perched up on my camera's hot shoe. I had a friend hold the flash to my left and I basically guessed as to what the flash power and exposure balance should be. Without the flash, this would have been more of a silhouette shot because all the existing light is coming from behind him.

J-Tree

15 minute exposure

Shopped ;)

R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

Don't Forget Your Mask

1. Concept: Hiding emotions.
2. Message: People in general often supress their emotions, even from themselves.
3. Audience: Anyone
4. Emotional Connector: The face of the young woman is a clear focal point, with most of the lines of the picture pointing towards it. 
5. Creative composition: The way she is turning away from the mirror suggests that she doesn't want to see herself in the mirror. Likewise, we can't see her face in the reflection either. However, we can still see the real side, as if we've been given a small glimpse at the reality of her emotion.
6. Dynamic Artistry: The mask hanging on the doorknob suggests that it's something that she doesn't want to forget before she leaves. A post-it-note addressed to herself.
7. Story telling quality: It appears as if she's getting ready to go out, as her makeup isn't entirely done. Her eyes were the only things finished, but her eye liner is now running down her face. The way that she's not looking directly at the camera makes it seem as though the viewer is in the room with her, and that she's too embarassed to look directly at them.

J-Tree and Thanksgiving....no concept piece

concept piece

Concept Photo

Concept: Father & Son
Message: Guidance
Angle of Message: Sharing experience with son yet still guiding / supporting
Audience: Anyone with a family (adults)
Emotional Content: Peaceful, serene, love between father and son. Ocean = expanse of possibilities.
Creative Composition: Taken from a distance to get the whole body and sunset. Dynamic Artistry: Silhouette and their reflection in water.

Professor Morics in the wild

35mm, 1/100", f/9.0 at ISO 200

Concept: Work & Living Space
Message: Stress, disorganization
Audience: Anyone with an office job
Emotional Connector: Frazzled expression matches chaotic workspace
Creative composition: Taken from sitting-level at desk behind stack of books so you’re not only working at the desk with him, but you’re buried in books and papers to the point where you can’t see what he’s working on. The mystery of not knowing what he’s working on is congruent with the mess of the office—not knowing where to start in the piles of works-in-progress.
Dynamic Artistry: Lines of the filing cabinet in the upper-left and the books in the lower-right lead in from corners, trapping you in the office. The window in the background offers open, clean salvation from the mess but you are blocked by the desk and stacks of books. The coffee cup is in the center of the image because caffeine is thought to make people more frantic, and “frantic” is at the heart of this photo.
Story Telling: This man obviously looks stressed, from his hair to his desk he doesn’t like to spend time making things neat and pretty. The photo places you across from him, sitting at his desk with papers hanging off the edge toward you, and books stacked so high they almost create a wall between you and the subject. His expression is as intimidating as his office, as he gazes at you. He’s interested in your presence, but not enough to pull his hands off the keyboard. Toy cars at his side show a humorous side which is further supported by a toy doll in the background, but the fact that the bright red toy car is resting by his right hand makes us wonder if it’s just something for him to fidget with as he ponders over his work.
Personal Value: While this is certainly not the way I would organize my office, I’m not saying it’s wrong. It took me a long time to realize that, as I have been very particular in the way I keep things clean and organized all my life—some would say “obsessive”. This photo has tremendous value to me because I have always been uncomfortable in messy, unorganized environments, to the point where I can’t sleep if I know there’s a pen lying on my desk, out of its proper drawer. This is something I’ve had to mentally overcome on my own, and I no longer feel like it affects me enough to say that it limits the quality of my life.

Questions and Stalkers

climbing trees

Message: i take time out to play outside when i don't want to do anymore work.

Angle of Message: take time out of your busy schedule to enjoy yourself. 

Audience: everyone is my audience :)

Emotional connectors: i want people to enjoy life more and do things a little more slowly.

Creative composition: i took this picture looking down, so one is actually in the tree and from an angle so the viewer feels as through they are the person in the picture.

Dynamic artistry: again feeling as though you are the person in the tree and there are no hot spots :) even lighting.

Story telling quality: Fun childhood memories.

my first attempt

1. Message: A women struggling to make a profit, and hoping the person she's talking to will help her by buying a bracelet.
   
2. Angle of the message: There's still a sense of hope throughout the hard times.
   
3. Audience: This is for anyone who has any sense of hope... about anything.
   
4. Emotional connectors: I want my audience to want to help her; I want people to want to hear her story.
   
5. Creative composition: The way light is cast on her face draws attention there first before you notice why she's there.
   
6. Dynamic artistry: I didn't want to shoot straight on and I wanted to show that the light that she intended to illuminate her product was in fact illuminating her. I think the lighting actually takes away from the bracelets.
   
7. Story telling quality: This was difficult for me because I normally shoot series that all build on each other to tell the story. I think this captures a story and a sense of emotion... but let me know what you all think!! This is just a first attempt.
   

Meaningful Inspiration

If you're having trouble getting started on your project, you might try looking at examples of meaningful photos on Flckr. Here's one photo stream that I really like (follow link at the bottom):

See the entire stream of photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidhobby/favorites/

This is California Nightlife

60mm, 10", f/14 on ISO 200

28mm, 30", f/14 on ISO 400

28mm, 30", f/14 on ISO 400

Photography Club Art Project

Here's the link to the DPS blog article on Concept Photography. Feel free to use the template that they provide for your own photograph, or, if you prefer, write an Artist's Statement to go along with it.

We want everyone to do this, so take as much time as you need (I just thought it would be nice if we could discuss everyone's pieces on the same day). Grummer and I both believe that this project can help everyone improve their photography.

And remember, if you still have questions about the functions of your camera, or how to go about achieving the effect that you want, ask someone! Me, Grummer and your fellow club members are here to help. This is a club, not a class. So while you may not be getting any credits for this (even though I think we should), I guarantee that you'll get something out of Photography Club if you put the effort in.

Happy shooting.

Professor Angelico

negative space

Let it Snow...in Redlands?

Neg Space

118 mm f/4.5 1/200 sec ISO 250

123 mm f/4.3 1/160 ISO 100

42 mm f/5.4 1/1000 ISO 200

Negative Space: Black and Blues

negative space--chihuly

48 mm, .3", f/5.6, ISO 800

positive/negative

ISO 400, f/5.6, shutter 1/50

ISO 400, f/5.6, shutter 1/60

ISO 400, f/4.0, shutter 1/60