What a man, hole, v2.0

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originally uploaded by sakjosep.

Increased the shutter speed and grabbed a better shot of the water without waves. Much better.

What a man, hole

What a man, hole,
originally uploaded by sakjosep.

Here’s a self portrait taken from the covering of a manhole in my neighborhood. I took my camera out today and walked around looking for interesting things to photograph. Started taking pics of the manhole covering and then noticed I could see myself in the water. I’m going to try and snap an even clearer shot. I thought the waves were kind of neat, but kind of distort the picture to the point of distraction from the subject(me)

Whoever said contrast was good for nothin?

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originally uploaded by sakjosep.

So Lauren said post-processing is part of the “art” of photography… or something. Anyway, she said to play with contrast in Photoshop.

So I did… here you go. My roommate and my cousin in an applebee’s parking lot.

what makes her smile?

what makes her smile?,
originally uploaded by sakjosep.

I like this picture because I think the lamp and the painting balance Lindsay, who is looking off the side and smiling after a sort of upsetting conversation.

explaining her cause

explaining her cause,
originally uploaded by sakjosep.

I took this picture as Lindsay and her mom got into a discussion about her wishes to travel once again to the middle east. Kind of an awkward time to take pictures, I suppose, but I couldn’t resist the emotion and the balance between Isidro, Lindsay, and her mom as they formed a sort of triangular pattern. I also used photoshop to drop some shadow and add some contrast. It brought out the light from the lamp on the wall.

Shots in the dark, anyone?

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originally uploaded by sakjosep.

Well, here is Zach Norton of Child Bite at the Magic Stick. I still don’t know very much about my camera but that will all change. I just wanted to see what I could do without any knowledge. This came out darker than it looked on the LCD. Ah well, that’s why I have 1gb of memory and a class this Fall.

Give my regards to broadway

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originally uploaded by sakjosep.

I just wanted to post about my friend Sean. He’s been one of the most excellent people in my life and today I saw him off to New York. I will miss him terribly.

Sean: godspeed.

Experimentation with macro

Berries,
originally uploaded by sakjosep.

I saw these berries yesterday afternoon when Lindsay stopped by my office to drop off delicious banana bread. I knew I wanted to try taking pictures of them up close. How perfect that it rained last night. I’m still a total novice with no formal knowledge, so the foreground is a bit blurry, but this is the best image in the series.

Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

A little color, perhaps?

Lindsay,
originally uploaded by sakjosep.

Just trying aperture again, but this time with my new favorite subject, Lindsay. I like that her eyes and the sunset sort of match.

My First f-stop

Katie Mack,
originally uploaded by sakjosep.

I got my book “A Short Course on Photography” in the mail today. Great timing! The first few pages said to experiment with aperture, so I did. Here is one example of a couple photos I took of my temporary roommate, Katie.