Eggplants and Flashlights

The first shot was taken using a flashlight to illuminate the vegetable and the lights in the room behind me on, so the background is very visible. The next two shots were taken using the flashlight on the iphone with all the lights in the rooms off.

Smoke Screen

I've always loved watching the smoke from incense, its so delicate. I want to try this again in a different light and see if I can't get some better shots. Since smoke is moving and very faint it was interesting trying to get decent shots.

An apple and a banana walk into a bar...

The other day in class we started black & white photography. Here is my first attempt; look for the black and white eggplant to come soon!

This Weekend

I went to the National Book Festival and stood in line for a LONG time to get a book signed. Luckily I got to wait in the shade for a little while though. I find myself shooting during midday on a regular basis. Not my favorite conditions. I tend to have a break at work around 5:30 though so hopefully I'll start getting some better lighting. In the meantime, here are two shots I took on Saturday.

I set my camera up on the fly... the shutter speed was a little to slow, so I got a huge blur of the train. But it was speeding past as the shot was taken!

Thank god for shady trees!

Sunlight Class Project

I started out taking the following photo. I liked how the leaves looked in the sun and the low angle shot of the statue.


In the middle of shooting, a nun walked by. I like the idea of this shot, but I wish it was actually in focus.

I also liked the close up of the grass, it has a lot of good highlights in it from the sunlight.

Caldwell had a nice glow to it, and the windows and old stone work make it an interesting facade.


I like having the smooth bench in the background, with the very textured flowers in the foreground.

Shutter Speed Assignment

I took two different sets of shots for this...
Low Speed:


High Speed:
Low Speed:
High Speed:

Aperture Assignment

Low aperture:


High Aperture:
Why do they look basically the same?