My Adventures in Beginning Photography

2008-12-11T11:02:00.000-08:00

These are the photos that I took for my final exam. We were using light around campus to capture a creative photo. These are my top three. I am turning in the bottom.

Personality Profile

2008-12-04T14:12:00.000-08:00

This is one of my best friends from high school Andrew Polizzi. He has a variety of nick names, one of which is Quiznod. When we got this assignment, I immediately thought of him. He's had a big influence on my life intellectually, spiritually and socially. He's pretty rough around the edges, but he's one of the smartest people I know.

High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photo

2008-11-25T09:55:00.000-08:00

This is a high dynamic range photo I shot for photography of the Grace Museum in Downtown Abilene.

Lenses

2008-11-05T20:42:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I tried to pay attention in class and understand the science and importance of lenses, but most of it was Greek to me. I was extremely lost in this assignment, so I looked up what kind of lenses were best for street photography, which is what I'm most interested in. Every blog I read mentioned the Nikon brand, which I am familiar with (my first digital camera was a Nikon). Then I read that wide angle lenses are best, and beyond those two facts, I was pretty lost. I can't help it. It takes a lot of experience, that I don't have yet, to understand what lenses are good and why. I did manage, however, to spend $4,725 of my $5,000 and got 5 nice lenses plus two awesome artistic cameras I found on Urban Outfitters' Web site that I've been eye-ing forever. Below are photos of the lenses and links to the sites where I would purchase them, in order of appearance:

Tamron 14mm f/2.8 Aspherical IF Autofocus Lens: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/162054-REG/Tamron_AF69N700_14mm_f_2_8_Aspherical_IF.html

Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 ZK Planar T* Manual Focus Lens for Pentax K-Mount Cameras: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=520389&is=REG&A=details&Q=&kwid=Lenses%20&%20Accessories%20SKU.Lenses%20&%20Accessories_SLR%20Lenses_274_Zeiss_ZE8514PZK

Nikon 16mm f/2.8D AF Fisheye-Nikkor Lens with Hood & Set of 39mm Filters - Gray Market: http://www.adorama.com/NK1628AFD.html

Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S DX VR II Autofocus Lens: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/408518-USA/Nikon_2159_18_200mm_f_3_5_5_6G_ED_IF_AF_S.html

Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF AF Zoom-Nikkor Lens - 1929: http://www.buy.com/prod/nikon-24-85mm-f-2-8-4d-if-af-zoom-nikkor-lens-f-2-8-to-4-nikon-24-85mm/q/loc/111/203342583.html?dcaid=17937

Rolleiflex Mini Digital Camera: http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&navAction=jump&id=15288616&search=true&isProduct=true&parentid=SEARCH+RESULTS&color=01

Lomography LCA + Camera Kit: http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&navAction=jump&id=14180053&search=true&isProduct=true&parentid=SEARCH+RESULTS&color=00

Motion Photography

2008-10-28T09:17:00.000-07:00

This assignment was to capture motion in photography. I was interested in the motion of light, so me and some friends got together at night and, with the bulb setting on my camera, I captured the movement of light in the dark. I created the outline of my friend Steven's body. The top photo is the one I am submitting for a grade.

Depth of Field Assignment

2008-10-13T11:47:00.000-07:00

I took photos of the trees lining my back yard and then focused on the stump below.

2008-10-02T10:41:00.000-07:00

My Photographer I have chosen to make a presentation of is Chloe Richard. I admire the type of photography that she does -- basically taking photos of people she meets in her life. I originally saw her in a blog for Urban Outfitters. This is one of my favorite photos of her from her website.

Love Circle

2008-09-24T15:23:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite photo that I captured from the Abilene Zoo. The top photo is my final photo. The other two have been manipulated with the warp tool and I wanted to post them as well.

Assignment 1: Me, Myself and I

2008-09-02T11:03:00.001-07:00

Test Image Link

2008-08-28T10:23:00.001-07:00

I'm trying to figure out this whole web publishing thing. This is just a picture of me at the Met in New York.

Intro

2008-08-28T09:50:00.001-07:00

This blog is for the posting of my photos and comments from my first photography class. I hope to gain insight and discover a talent for photography so that I can use my skills in the future.