Still Life

I dig it.

I'm also attempting this "sizing" thing... It seems to be working.

The music box, a machine that produces the sounds of life in a simplistic form. Music in simple beauty.

The setup. Not quite as lovely.

The Music Box was created by photographing a small, clear, piano-shaped music box. Lit from beneath and the opposite side, using a light table, strobe and soft box.

A Night Out; Preparation at its finest.

Lit (I think) from below on a light table, with a soft box to the opposite side. I think this is the setup I used... There were lots of variations of more or less the same thing.

Thumbnails:

~JD

Fashion

JRN 420: Fashion!

Simply who we are.

Lighting:

Men's rings: Built tough.

Lighting:

And flip the person to the left side for the second shot.

~JD

Location Lighting

Brooke Whitten enjoys a chilly autumn afternoon outside Sept. 30 at Papa's Pumpkin Patch, 3861 S. Summerton Road.

Missy Davis sneaks around Warriner Hall with Secret Agent Perry Sept. 30. Missy collects Perry the Platypus things from the Disney cartoon, "Phineas and Ferb."
Perry is both a pet and a secret agent.

~JD

Location Lighting Practice

Lesson learned: A reflector to the right would have brightened the shadows on his face.

Lesson learned: Don't be afraid of direct light.
Kent Miller helped set up this shot.

Things learned:

• Gold reflectors are your best friend. They give a sunshine color!

• Teammates are great. More heads=more possibilities and more ideas to improve the shot.

• Put your strobes on Manual. Better control!

• Ask passers-by to model; it's surprising how many people will do it if you look like a pro.

• Ask your teacher for help! There's a reason he's the teacher and we're the students. He knows what we're doing wrong.

PS, thanks teammates Meagan, Brooke and Brady! We rock.

~JD