Glamor Lighting: Patrick was kind enough to let me photograph him. Even though I have shot Patrick before, this time he was being quite difficult. I dont know if he was just trying to live up to the "glamor" or if he was just tired of getting his photo taken. Either way it was still fun shooting him and I enjoy the challenge. I typically dont really like glamor lighting on males and I feel like this is no exception. While glamor is often flattering on female figures I feel like it takes away the manliness from most males. 

 Hard Split: Patrick was very good at pulling the mood from this lighting set up. He instantly went to a "grumpy" look and I feel like that works great with the split lighting.

 Rembrandt:  honestly haven't used this lighting very much and I dont know why. I feel like it really is a great light for most any face. I really like the back light rimming his shoulder and neck. It really seems to separate him from the background.

 Hard Split: This lighting was probably the easiest of the natural lighting techniques. The sun came out and was really strong for just a few minutes so I quickly had Patrick turn to the side and we accomplished a really strong split light.

 Rembrandt: The lighting outside was really soft at this point so we decided it would be a good time to try and pull off the Rembrandt. I feel like I was partially successful with this but not as successful as I would have liked.

Glamor: This one was a little bit difficult. The sun came back out I decided it was time to try the glamor. I pulled one of the signs lining the sidewalks off of its post and used the white backside of it for a reflector. Patrick held it just out of frame and we got a lot of bounce coming back up onto him.

Studio Playing
I remember my first time in studio C. I was a little overwhelmed by the set up and all the lights. I hope everyone had fun and learned. I know I learn something new every time I use studio lights!

Shooting tight. As I was shooting these photos I found it ever increasingly difficult to tell the overall story. I felt like I was limited in my establishing shot of the scene. The lens I was using was my 100mm. I cant even imagine attempting to shoot at 300mm for an entire shoot. The lens was great at compressing the different story elements into an intimate proximity. I hope you enjoy!

Shooting Wide

The new clock tower is the focus of my photo essay. While many students are very excited about this new shiny toy, I feel a little different. I feel like this newly erected tower is a wast of time and a waste of money. Why is this institution using money for a clock when there are so many needs to be met?

Shooting wide was very natural for me as that is something I use a lot. I used my 35mm prime lens for this shoot. Using a wide angle lens allowed me to show the massive tower and the surroundings it is in. If I had used a telephoto lens I would not have been able to show the view that this tower is blocking.

There is no way I would have been able to achieve this shot with anything but a wide lens. I wanted to show that this tower is something that is protected, something that I as a student didn't have a choice in.

Again, this shot was only acheivable with a wide angle lens. With a zoom lens you would have lost the size that the tower has. This photo shows the power that the faculty has over the current and future students. DANGER, your funds are being spent as we see!