Contest Contest Contest

I know that not all of you are interested in submitting your work into contests but I found this one with Smithsonian Magazine and thought it looked pretty neat and possibly rewarding! You should all check it out. Good luck!

Masters of Photography

I found this video and thought that it was pretty neat to look at. The photographers are awesome an the images are even better!

Yay or Nay?

Here's an interesting article for you to read up on. "Small Cameras, Big Sensors, Serious Challenges." What do you think? Are these cameras worth the hassle?

Tim Harman

Ever since I saw Tim Harman's work from a friend of mines wedding, I've been hooked on his work and I swear, one day he will shoot my wedding! His wedding photography blows me away with it's cleanliness and flat out awesome style. He never misses a moment; at least it seems that way from his photos. I would love to be half as good as he is by the time I get out of the photography program!

'Tis the Season

Holiday Portrait set-up is in full swing! Things have been a bit hectic the past few days in the studio building the set and starting to get things prepared in the few weeks we have. I took a trip to Home Depot this morning with Deanna, Rebekah, and Kala to pick up supplies that they have generously donated to us in order for our set to looks it's best. Next time you're there be sure to thank them for everything that I have done to help us out. Without them we'd have nearly no supplies. Keep up the great work everyone! I know this set will rock when we're finished!

Happy Birthday!

I got finished with my Child Portraits just in time for Dylan's 1st birthday tomorrow! He and I share the same birthday so it was a nice little treat to get to do a photo shoot with him today. He did better than I could have ever asked him to and the pictures turned out great. I have some awesome ones of him enjoying the cake! Happy Birthday!

Ah, the joys of the Pinhole Camera.

For the Lower Quarter Students in photography at Gwinnett Tech, it's Pinhole time! This is where they have to make their own camera using simple supplies. The sky is the limit as long as the container stays light tight in order to get an exposure. I came across a pretty neat one the other day made by Allison Evans. Check it out.

Epic

I probably jumped on this bandwagon a little late but apparently a number of Ansel Adams' negatives were found at a garage sale and are now of the last to be authenticated. How would you like to be the one to stumble across something so great at a garage sale? Better yet, how would you feel knowing you were the one who sold them?!

Whatever we're doing is working!

I'm not one to Google my name but as I was reading some other blogs, laying in bed with Bronchitis, I sawthat a lot of people have started to see where their name falls on the Google totem poll. I gave it a shot and I am the first one on the list! Woo! I guess that means this little web of ours is working. Keep up the great work guys! We're all in this to help each other.

A true example of photojournalism

When I think of photojournalism and what it means, this picture by Pieter Ten Hoopen sticks out at me. In my opinion, it's a very true example of what photojournalism is and that is getting out there and capturing a moment, a feeling, and an image that speaks great things. This photo was taken in 2005 after an earthquake in Pakistan. Pretty awesome, right?

Tilt Shift. Wow!

This is crazy! This video was made with a tilt shift lens for Disney's Magic Kingdom a few years ago. It took place from sun up to sun down. I can't even begin to imagine how many photos that was! It's awesome though.

Where it all got started...

I was looking through my old pictures today and found this one, the very first picture I ever took. And by first I mean the first one that made me want to start doing it for a living. My friend at the time was pregnant and I wanted to document her pregnancy so I started with this picture on a film camera. I look at it now and see all of the things wrong with it but it's still nice to see what got me started taking photos in the first place.

GTC Holiday Portraits

It's about that time again for the holidays and you know what that means, HOLIDAY PORTRAITS! We are working really hard to make this years set look awesome so I hope everyone can come out and support us and help raise money for our portfolio show next year! Plus, who can resist a cute kid in a Christmas sweater?

"All things are photographable" -Gary Winogrand

Winogrand is by far one of my favorite photographers of all time. His fearless approach or capture a moment is incredible! Most of his work had a photojournalistic style and often times he took and environmental approach to his subjects. I envy him, truly.

PhotoWalk

Photo Walk time! Jayne and I had the opportunity to do a few of these with last years Upper Quarter and I have decided to start doing them with this years Lower Quarter. We're pretty excited about it and so is Lower Quarter. We aren't sure on the location yet but we're working on it. If you have ideas throw them my way!

Portraits!

 This was an interesting shoot today. I had to improvise a little bit but I think that the shots turned out pretty fun. Lighting Low Key isn't as easy as I thought it would be but hey, it's all a learning experience. You can see more of the pictures from this shoot on my Flickr soon!

Fall Time!

Fall's here! It's been feeling a little more like winter the past few mornings though. I was reading a photography forum and it had ideas about themes for each month. This month, the themes is "colors." It could be something fun to try being that the leaves are changing and everything. Just an idea, try it.

The "Holy Grail of cameras"

Ah! Canon has done it again and come out with an even better camera, the 1D Mark IV. Wouldn't we all like to have a camera that shoots 12fps? It would be nice. Tomorrow or soon after...if anyone wants to hand out about $5000!

Cruise Cruise Cruise

Home sweet home! The cruise was amazing to say the least. I got some great pictures of the beautiful scenery as well as the very different cultures. There will be more photos to come. You should go check out Rebekahs blog for fun stuff too!

Prison Day Fun

This is a picture I took last year from a photo day that Jayne, Brian, and I did at a prison in Atlanta. Jayne and I are keeping it's location a secret because we like it so much. Haha. I hope to go back soon and get some cool pictures, maybe take a model or something and have fun with it. Places like this are always fun to shoot. Never a dull moment and always a shot to get!

It's that time again for Atlanta Celebrates Photography! While I was looking at all the events and photographers, I noticed that our own (Gwinnett Tech's) Tomeka Pero won 3rd place for "My Atlanta" where photographers entered photos of Atlanta. Pretty cool. I also thought it was was pretty neat that the Portfolio Show was listed on the website as well as the booklet.

There are tons of events going on thru the end of october I believe. It's nice to know that we, as photographers, and the work that we do gets "celebrated" and noticed...

A Day In The Life

Some of you know that it is my dream to go to Africa one day as a photographer. I was looking at some photos and such online today and came across a website involving a project called "A Day In The Life of Africa." It's the largest photography event in history and it's amazing! It's 100 photographers documenting a day in the life of Africa as they see it. The different perspectives are insane, not to mention that the pictures are incredible. Yet another reason why I want to go there!

There are some pretty awesome photographers linked with the project. Go check it out!

Pet Portraits!

Yes, I had to post something about Pet Portraits this week. It was definitely an experience. I thought it would be a lot harder than it was. Nala, the puppy, was a whole lot better than I expected, very obedient. Everything went well. Next up...Children! We'll see how that goes.

First Post...

Welcome to my blog and welcome to my first Multimedia II homework assignment!