Portfolio

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Looking back at the pictures I have taken from the beginning of the year compared to now, I am amazed how far I have come. I have learned so much and have gone from knowing just about nothing to feeling like I have an understanding and ability to take good pictures. I still have much more to learn “The more you know, the more you know you don't know.” ~ Aristotle 
But I now feel can capture the image I want....most the time. 

I plan on turning the portfolio into a true portfolio of all my work from DSU... So stay tuned for more! 

Thanks to everyone who came along and joined me on my journey!
Last but not least, thank you professor -e 
I am extremely grateful for your guidance along the way.

Package-- D-Week

All video and audio was taken with my phone. I used Adobe and Windows movie maker to edit:

Random Photo

I was going through photos I have  taken this semester and don't think I ever posted this one... If I did sorry... if not enjoy.

Feature

Music and photography are a lot alike. Both simultaneously blend art and a science to create a palate of color; in both cases you only have a moment to get everything right. Of all my takes for this class, I struggled with this story the most. 

1st: I had to max out my ISO at 1600 - because of the lighting in music halls and practice rooms - creating lots of grain in the image. 

2nd: Music people...We can be uppity at times so I needed to keep my distance as to not take away from the precious few moments of rehearsal time. I used a long zoom, most the time, as to stay away from the action and be as noninvasive as possible. This added to the grain, allowing less room to be creative with angles.
 

My feature is my younger sister, Rachel. Spring is music competition season and I wanted to capture what happens in the background of the time, energy and monotony that goes into a music performance prior to the curtain rising. 

Rachel has qualified for State, along with preforming with the SWSO in their "Youth Concerto Classic." Desiring not to be part of the news or a distraction, I only went to a few rehearsals and tried to be as far away as possible. Because I care about the person I am using as my subject, I naturally became less invasive - not wanting to get in the way while shooting - because when you are shooting someone who is close to you, you have to live with the ramifications. I placed some bias into the shoot, which is both good and bad. Good, because I know all the people involved, I can anticipate what is going to happen. The bad: As a musician, I am concerned that a viewer with a non-musical background may not be able to gain complete understanding from my photos because I may take many aspects of the story line for granted. Another problem is that I was connected to people involved in the shoot; hindering my objectivity which results in bias as a part of the story.

1/60 5.6

1/60 8.0

1/60 6.3

1/60 5.6 

1/100 5.6

1/80 5.6 

1/80 5.6 

1/25 5.6

1/200 5.0

1/200 3.5

1/200 5.0

1/100 4.0

1/100 5.6

1/60 13

Illustration

My photo is based on research by Sherry Turkle, from TedTalk: Connected But Alone,

Turkle's speech - along with many other academic research studies - pointed to the notion that despite many users having more than 200 friends (http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/6-new-facts-about-facebook/) on social media, we continue to feel isolated in our own circle of friendships. Most images I have seen on this subject take the viewpoint, from the third person; I decided to take a first person approach. Introspection has more power than observation. 

1/100 4.5

I kept the highlight on the right side of the image (the adding of a filter) for two reasons:

1. Compared to images where the phone did not have the highlight, the highlight brings the eye to the background where you can see the family holding their phones at the table.
2. The filter - coming in - adds to the cognitive dissonance of the photo; creating a deeper psychological context and possibly a deeper cultural meaning to the image.

Hard News

This weekend I shot some images at the Sand Hollow Marathon. As a former participant and running enthusiast, I enjoyed being out around Sand Hollow & the Hurricane area during such amazing weather - the day was perfect. As a marathoner, I wanted to capture a certain story, so...I drove nearly 40.6 miles of the 26.2-mile course (trying to capture that perfect story). Had I stayed in one place the entire time, I would have found the happy medium and anchor. Instead, I discovered that between my limited ability to take pictures and my 18-55mm and 75-300mm lenses, I never found the happy medium between shooting both the face and the body - as I followed the runners. I was able to get either their faces with the long zoom lens or the bodies with the short zoom. The other interesting fact was that most the runners only "posed for the camera" when I had the more menacing, long zoom out. While posing was great, by the time they would flash a peace sign, flex their muscles, or stick out tongues, they were too close to catch it on the long zoom (posing way too fast for me to pull focus and get the shot). 

I loved the picture of the whole body hand cyclist. The man is an American hero - losing a limb while serving our country. I got a some images showing his amputated leg (They are not posted because I did not feel they were necessary to the telling of the story). If you look closely at the picture, you see a missing limb, it's just not the focus of my shot. Having talked to many hand cyclists, they don't ride for pity but rather to be an inspiration. I felt that image captured the moment perfectly. 

What I loved and hated about shooting action vs. studio pictures, is that during action shots, nothing can be redone. Candid moments are what tell the story; if you miss the moment, it is gone. In studio work, you can recreate the moment and have more control over the variables; giving a greater chance of making the perfect shot. 

I am NOT exaggerating to make a point but... I can truly say that at the end of 6 hours of  marathon shooting, I was as much - if not more - mentally exhausted as I was when I ran the marathon. I have accomplished a lot of activities that have required intense mental focus for long periods of time; but the art and science of photography - for 6 hours - was just as exhausting as any other accomplishment. 

Unless indicated, I used my 75-300mm lens

18-55 1/100 5.0 

18-55 1/400 5.0

18-55mm 1/800 7.1 

18-55mm 1/800 5.6

75-300mm 1/800 7.1

1/1600 6.3

1/1600 5.6

1/1600 7.1

1/1600 7.1

1/4000 10

1/4000 9.0

1/4000 10

1/1250 14

1/1250 11

1/1250 16

1/1000 20

1/4000 7.1

1/4000 9.0

1/4000 5.0

1/4000 5.0

Taken With Droid MAXX 

1/2500 5.6

1/2500 5.6

Taken With Droid MAXX

1/2500 5.6 

1/2500 5.6

Portrait Redux

 I took my sister's photos around 2 p.m. in the HCC. At that point in the afternoon, the light I was working with was entering in the windows from the north. There was not a lot of light coming in from anywhere else - due to the awning - yet the light (as Eric mentioned) appeared as the same basic light we had during class. I shot two models as well. I used the male model more as a test subject; playing with settings and angles during class time. I brought my sister to campus when I felt comfortable with the lighting and angles; ready to capture the essence of the assignment. I did struggle to get a quality Rembrandt on my models' faces. I do feel that both sets of photos capture the current story of my subjects, but the relationship difference from shooting a friend to a family member changed my approach in conducting the shoot. Blood is thicker than water, so the photos of the sis better turn out perfect or I will definitely hear about it later... . As I think about setting up the frame for the two models, I paid more attention to the rule of thirds. Composition and lighting were also taken into consideration because it was crunch time for the assignment and I knew my sister's portraits would used for my post.

Portrait Redux

1/1000 4.5

1/400 4.5

1/1000 4.5

1/400 4.0

1/500 5.0

1/500 4.5

1/640 4.0

1/400 4.5

Portrait Redux-- Test Subject

1/320 4.0

1/320 5.0 

 1/400 5.0 

1/320 5.0