Apple Picking
Sunday, October 04, 2009 by Stephen
The Hardys invited us to go apple picking in Bolton, and there was a pumpkin patch.
Labels: Marlee, strobist
Strobist Boot Camp Two, Week Two
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 by Stephen
Week two: food. Specifically, David Hobby (author of Strobist) says, "photograph a gastronomic subject so well that it will cause me to go off the wagon." Here's how you take photos of food.
First, I started off the day the assignment was announced by taking a photo of my lunch on top of my dresser.
Then I contacted my aspiring chef friend Elizabeth and asked if I could take some photos to liven up her
blog. First up,
scones.
Then,
southwestern salad.
Finally,
peach brown betty. This is the photo I submitted for the assignment.
Konstantin was going to take a photo for a chef in our cafe at work, but the chef worked two jobs and couldn't meet with us. But he did give Konstantin a recipe for a steak tip plantain sandwich. We literally spent an hour taking photos of this thing, and we were very happy with the outcome.
So, what won?
Three peppers in a cast-iron pan. It's a great photo, but it's not exactly gonna make someone "go off the wagon." In fact, none of the
finalists really fit that bill, either. I feel like we somehow lost our chance by following the directions. Oh, well.
Right now, we're in the middle of assignment three. Expect a post in a few days.
Labels: food, photo, strobist
Strobist Boot Camp Two, Week One
Sunday, August 09, 2009 by Stephen
Strobist is a blog about off-camera flash, a technique that gives photographers a lot of flexibility and control. It can be difficult to master because besides the technical side of things, learning the art of lighting just requires a lot of hands-on experience.
Enter Boot Camp Two, a series of assignments to help photographers improve their off-camera flash skills. Week one's assignment was to take a headshot. I've been teaming with my coworker and fellow photo club member Konstantin. This is Konstantin helping me get familiar with my rented camera before I shot the Holley wedding in March.
Konstantin and I went to a parking garage in Boston to photograph a headshot of his sister in front of Boston buildings. After we had some trouble with the high wall around the top level, he chose this photo as his entry for assignment one.
My subject was Rachel. Not too creative, I know, but she was in need of a more professional headshot for publications and such. We went to the MIT brain building, which has a multitude of potential headshot backgrounds. I settled on a simple one, the floor.
For the curious, David announced the
finalists and winner for assignment one about a month ago. Right now we're in the middle of the third assignment. I'll give an update on assignment two soon.
Labels: headshot, photo, strobist
