Kingston

This is Kingston the Zhu Zhu Pet. This shot is one of my free choices for my object lighting portfolio. I chose the zhu zhu pet so I could see what it's like to capture all of the fabric and textures. It was a fun opportunity to let my imagination take over and reminded me of my childhood. I shot this with my Nikon D60.

Go Green

This is Jade the Jade plant. I shot several images of this plant for my object lighting class. I found this plant at the Habitat for Humanity store next to the school. I was in there looking for objects to take pictures of for my object lighting portfolio. I shot this with my Nikon D60 camera.

Cell Phone Work

For our Object Lighting class, we have an assignment to shoot a cell phone. Well for my assignment I want to combine my Iphone with the image of an apple and the image of an eye. I shot this with my Nikon D60 digital camera with a 70-300mm lens. This is just a small taste, the finished product will be up soon!

Fall Day

On Sunday I spent most of the morning outside with my family and pets enjoying the nice weather. Like a good photographer should, I had my camera with me and was taking random snapshots of anything I could. I was using my Nikon D60 digital camera with a 18-55mm lens. I love taking pictures of my animals. Above is images of my dogs Angel and Oscar. Angel is usually a great model while Oscar on the other hand is a little more challenging to capture. I was also practicing shooting some outside portraits with my grandmother, Libby Kennedy. Thanx Nanny, you were a great model!

Portrait Partner 3

This week for our Portrait Partner Assignment we had to do more photoshop work than normal. We shot a normal shot of our partner directly facing the camera. We then took that image, split it in half and flipped it to the left and to the right. The middle image is the original normal shot.

Pen Tool Test

Today in our Digital Imaging class we had a performance test on the Pen Tool in Photoshop. For the test we had to use the pen tool to crop out the three different images above-a pear, a hat, and a man. We had to create a color montage with these three images and a fourth image provided. I feel pretty good about this test. I hope everyone else in the class did good on the test!

Chocolate

These are some images from my the shooting of my "Chocolate Assignment". We were suppose to photograph chocolate and relate it to the quote: “Researchers at the Institute Of Almost Natural Cures have found that eating chocolate in moderate amounts can reduce stress levels, lower blood pressure, help arterial walls remain pliable, and create a simple yet pleasurable euphoria that is beneficial for good mental health.”  I wanted to use the M&Ms to represent the stress and how they can crack and crumble under pressure. I had a great time doing this assignment. I microwaved the M&Ms to make them soft so it would be easier to crush them and make them have the appearance I was hoping for.

Maggie Valley Panoramic

This is a panoramic I shot for my Digital Imaging class. This is the Stompin Grounds in Maggie Valley, NC during the American Clogging Hall of Fame Nationals. I've really come to enjoy doing panoramas.

Pharmaceutical

These are some of my final Pharmaceutical pictures. I tried to represent the good and bad sides of how a syringe is used. The good side being the proper way, in a hospital or doctors office. And the bad side being used for illegal drugs. A special Thanx to Barbara, Michael, and Ian!

Partner Portrait Assignment #2

Partner Portrait Assignment #2
Each week we have a different Partner assignment. This week we were to shoot a Head shot with a 35mm, 50mm, and a 100mm lens with a aperture of F8. A 3/4 length body shot with a 35mm, 50mm, and a 100mm lens with a aperture of F8. And a Full body shot with a 35mm, 50mm, and 100mm lens with a aperture of F8. My favorite shot was Torii's headshot with a 100mm lens.
A special Thanx to my beautiful model Torii Rodgers!

Practice Panorama

This is a panoramic of the Fair late Sunday afternoon around 6pm. We have an Panoramic Assignment for our Digital Imaging class. I'm not to sure about the assignment so I'm trying to get in as much practice as I can get. This was shot with my Nikon D60.

Self Portrait

This is a self portrait I set up and had the help of Dakota Burris. I used a 750 light with a blue gel to light the background. I used a strobe light to light my face.

Pharmaceutical Experiment

For my Object Lighting class we have an assignment to shoot anything related to Pharmaceuticals. I'm not really sure what I want to do for this project. These are some pictures of me playing around and trying to get some ideas. There will be more to come.....

These were shot with my Nikon D60 camera. I used a 750 and a mini light with different colored gels. The 750 to light the background and the mini to light underneath the plexiglass table.