Monday, July 25, 2011

Marcus rides the Time Trial


In honor of this year's Tour de France...

White Slim Angel  |  35mm  |  XP2 Super

Monday, July 18, 2011

Kids of Summer



Polaroid Spectra

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

I watch



Pentax K1000 SE | SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7  |  Fuji X-TRA 400

Thursday, July 07, 2011

Lasso Golf Gothic

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Another one from the old roll hanging in our computer room that I finally scanned. The Agfa Clack is a German medium format box camera that takes a 6x9 frame on 120/220 film - a ridiculously huge negative!  The boys are American made feather weights who do their own tricks and play a mean game of lasso golf.

Agfa Clack | Kodak Portra 160vc

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Gratuitous Fireworks photo (but it's not what you think)



These were actually taken at last year's Orem Summerfest, and have been patiently hanging next to my computer for the past year.

Agfa Clack | Kodak Portra 160VC

Saturday, July 02, 2011

Darth Vader Balloon



So, I'm not much of a parade lover.  In fact, you could say that I don't like them at all.  And when Aaron and I were tossing around ideas for a Saturday shoot and the hot air balloon launch came up, I couldn't help but imagine a parade-like experience.  And then Heidi mentioned that she thought the Darth Vader Balloon was going to be there.  "The what?"  Exactly.  Turns out it's a big old thing:

www.darthvaderballoon.be/en

It was so worth it.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

They wear their sunglasses




Bronica SQ-A | Zenzanon 150mm f/3.5 

Monday, June 27, 2011

Desert Rats


Kodachrome State Park.

Bronica SQ-A| Zenzanon 80mm f/2.8 | XP2 Super

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Monday, May 23, 2011

Diva!


"Charm. Charm."

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Sound Check


"Hey, yeah, can I get a little bit more out of the monitors?  I can barely hear my solo when I go like this..."

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Lady Bug

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Her Face



From our Christmas with Heidi's family.

Monday, February 21, 2011

In Yo Face



35mm | XP2 Super pushed to 800

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Sunday, January 23, 2011

The Duality of Zoë


I occasionally get asked about how I got a certain look in a photo, and I invariably have to give most of the credit to the type of light in the shot.  Being a rather lazy person and specific in my post-processing, I tend to rely heavily on the light.  Here is an example of how drastically the tone of a photo can change using the same light source and only turning the subject 90 degrees. Aside from the obvious expression and the processing in the one on the left, her chin was facing the window (best and only light source used here) to create a low angle scheme that put the shadows in unnatural places, giving the "horror look." Turn her sideways so the light is on her right (next photo) and the look is completely different; soft, with natural shadows falling sideways across her face rather than up her nose.

 Plus, she's not doing her Bun-Fu thing and is smiling :)