the blue (magenta?) fugue

Another Advanced Techniques assignment. This time it was the gelled flash. I'm not a big fan of flash photography and I definitely am not good at it - the picture bellow is an example - but I have to work my butt hard and learn how to use that tool. It might be useful sometimes.
So The Blue Fugue, downtown Columbia. A band from Nashville, Tennessee. Their music sounded pretty good.
Let there be ROCK!!!

snapping in the rain

Rainy days in CoMo. That was on Monday. Now the sun is shining again. Hurray for that!!!

game/set/match

For some reason I feel like shooting in b&w lately. It will probably go away, but for now, I like my stuff better this way.

BALLS!!!

Second studio assignment for the Advanced Techniques in Photojournalism Class. This time my task was to photograph metal objects. I had some troubles finding an idea. Finally, I decided to take the chance and play with some steel spheres. Challenging, risky and fun. A lot of fun! The idea is not 100 % original. I browsed a lot of stock photography sites before going into the studio and my picture is the combination between two images I saw on the internet. One of them was a photograph of iron spheres arranged like pool balls, the other was a 3D rendered sphere on a checkered surface. I tried to reproduce the 3d rendered sphere in the studio, and I added a few other balls. I couldn't find big spheres so I had to use a macro lens. That's why the depth of field is so shallow.





Camera: Nikon D2Hs
Lens: Nikkor 60 mm Micro
ISO: 200
Shutter Speed: 1/250s
Aperture: f/36

splash!

I finally got the chance to go through my outtakes from the Missouri Swimming Grand Prix. I went there hoping to get some great shots, but it didn't turn out that way. Nevertheless it was a very interesting experience. And a very humid one.
First some b&w selects...

And...splash!

And here's the color...

Classmate Portrait Assignment

First studio assignment in the Advanced Techniques in Photojournalism class. Chelsea was my partner for this assignment. Hard task. She's a great person but not many people get to see that. That's why I chose to focus on her eyes. If you spend time looking at her eyes you'll see subtle changes in them and those changes can tell you something about the way she feels. I think that's the way to look at Chelsea. Through her eyes.



And here's how I did it.

Art...or something

John and I went to the studio last night. What a great way to spend a Tuesday evening! I tried to get aquainted with the lights and work on some ideas. My buddy John is a terrific model!!! Look below.

Columbia Regional Airport

I shot this a couple of weeks ago. The passenger flights will be stopped in April.

Obama Watch Party

There were several watch parties in CoMo yesterday evening. Very few people attended.

His wife was the "First Lady". What would he be called if Hillary wins?

I don't think I did a great job. I tried though.

high school swimming contest

There was a swimming contest at Hickman High School's pool, on Saturday.









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spring days in january

Columbia, Mo, was blessed with three unusually warm days at the beginning of this year. I went out to photograph some people having fun outside.

White and wet

A snowstorm hit Columbia, Mo on Saturday night, December 23. A young woman cut her way through the wet flakes around 9 pm on 9th Street.

Sled? No, Santa rides a Harley

The Mid America Harley-Davidson shop in Columbia, MO, had everything but a Santa Claus, until yesterday.

Jay Morgan Sr. spent some time yesterday with customers' kids.

Football...The American version (color)

I wasn't sure which version would work better. So, I'm starting with the color.
MU Tigers had the best season in the team's history. Now the players are getting ready for the January 1, 2008 Cotton Bowl that will be played in Dallas.


Warming up

Defense practice

Mizzou Tigers Head Coach Gary Pinkel and the rule of thirds

Football...The American version (bw)

Bball time

Mizzou Tigers played against McNeese State on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. The Tigers won 81-44.

The President

I've been lazy for the past two months. But that's going to change now. I got back to shooting on a daily basis. Throught the winter intersession I'll be shooting for The Missourian. One of my first assignments...a press conference. Exciting, huh? Well this are two images that I came up with from that event. The first one is just a photo-joke. It wasn't published, and I didn't expect that, but I guess it's good enough for my blog.




Gary Forsee, left, former chief executive of Sprint Nextel Corp., is introduced by UM Board Chair Don Walsworth as the new president of the University of Missouri System at a news conference Thursday at the Reynolds Alumni Center on the MU campus.