A very poor effort tonight in a composite. I'll do a better job for the class project.

Hello Classmates

Introduction

Hello Fellow Classmates. Looking forward to hanging out this semester and learning with everyone.

Matt asked us to post five photos to give everyone an idea of what we have been working on. These shots cover some that I have taken in the last year or so, and I decided to post them to give everyone an idea of what my work looked like.

This first shot was with Kym and was taken out near the Salt River. I used one light with beauty dish. I shoot a Canon 5d Mark II. The exposure was 1/125 at f/20 using a Canon 24-70 f2.8L lens.













This next shot was of a Vancouver based musician Adam Woodall. Shot with one light and beauty dish. Canon 70-200MM f/2.8L lens. Shot in an alley in Vancouver.



















This next shot is of another model Caterina. This was shot near her apartment in North Scottsdale. I like to use wide angles with my portrait work sometimes. I tend to like to show the individual in their environment. This shot takes that method to an admitted distorted extreme but I think it works because I try to center on her face. The lens flare was a happy accident. The shot was cross light with the sun to her back and a 54" octabank lighting her face. I used a Canon 17-40MM f4.0L lens, probably at 17MM.















My friend Loren asked me to help with some shots for a calender for a fundraiser he was working on. I got to shoot several athletes of which Kevin was one. This shot was taken at the Phoenix College track near dusk. One light with a 54" octabank. Canon 24-70MM f/2.8L lens.














Finally, this is a shot of Marlie Leitner, who is an Orlando base model. We met in White Sands, NM for a shoot. She made this dress out of a table cloth - I can tell the full story if your interested - probably best over a beer. Shot with a 24-70MM f/2.8L lens. One bare strobe which is cross lighting against the sun which is at her back.



















So that is my first five photos. I have more photos you can see at my flickr account if you want to waste some more time. I have a website/blog but I'm embarrassed since I haven't updated it for a few months, one of my goals this semester is to get it refreshed.

Photographers I think are cool

Here are links to three photographers who I dig. The first guy is a 20 year old New York based photographer who amazes me just by the maturity and craftsmanship that he is showing at such a young age. Check out his Personal work particularly the Abyssinia photos.

Joey Lawrence

The second guy is a Tucson based photographer and went to the University of Arizona. I got a chance to meet him a couple of times and he is very down to earth person and willing to share his knowledge. Check out his sports stuff, very cool composite work.

Joel Grimes

The last guy just has a cool style I like, don't know much about him, other than his work is awesome.

Nick Onken

Other Resources

Below are links to other resources that I find useful. What are some that you use? Leave a link in the comments if you want.

National Association of Photoshop Professionals
Scott Kelby Blog
Strobist Blog
Joe McNally Blog
Kelby Training
Lynda.com

Well that is all for now. Looking forward to learning more about everyone else and working with you all.