POD #23

Taken with a Nikon D3s ISO 200 Aperture Priority f/11 

Decide to take chances, make mistakes and get messy with a D3s attached to a Manfrotto magic arm and clamp on the back of a truck on HWY 85. Wanted to get my entire trip to internship in this time lapse, but my focus was off on the first part of the trip. This is the trip from Sheetz in Mebane, NC to the studio in Hillsborough, NC. 

POD #17

Taken with a Canon 5D Mark II ISO 100 1/100 @ f/11

Light source varied. Mostly two Alien Bee 800's rim lighting for separation and a 1600 filling everything out.

So, after editing 450+ pictures in 7 hours. My supervisor asks me if I wanted to shoot a band later that night. I, with exhaustion in my voice, said yes. It was a great decision. I met some really cool people, took some great images and had a blast. Best fourteen hour day I have had. First two images are group shots with everyone. There are also groupings of different artists and finally my favorite are the ones of the Kristina Jacobsen ( the last two images) by herself. I definitely feel accomplished.

POD #16

Taken with a Canon 5D Mark II ISO 6400 1/125 @ f/4

Tungsten modeling lights.

We started this week at internship with shooting smalls on the table top and I thought I would test out the ISO capabilities of the 5D. Some noise is still seen in both of the images, but, overall, better than I would have thought. The first image is just one of the products we shot that day. I thought it was really weird and obscure. The second image is of my supervisor getting in close to inspect the bottom of the vase for a signature on the piece. 

POD #11

Taken with my Nikon D90 1/125 @ f/16. SB-24 Flash triggering two Alien Bee 800's

Thought I would take a picture of where I am working for my internship. Was not aware at the time that my SB-24 for flash would trigger the optical slave on the Alien Bee 800's. Thank you Paul C. Buff. The first image is our shooting space at Leland Little Auctions. It is just enough room for us to do what we need. The second picture is my supervisor, Kent Corley, shoot details of a metal sculpture on a mirrored base. You would think that this would have been a challenge, but not for Kent. 

POD #10

POD #9

Taken with a Nikon D90 1/160 @ f/32

Taken with a Nikon D90 then run through Photomatix

An early morning at internship can be boring sometimes. This is unless you work at an awesome mill. Then there is always something to photograph. The first image is just a simple silhouette of the smoke stack at the mill. The second image is an HDR in the same location. I was just in the right place at the right time for this photograph. The sun was just rising above the mill and I just shot off a few photos real fast then decided to do an HDR. 

POD #5

Top Image - Image taken with a Nikon D90. 1/100 @ f/5. Available light

Middle Image - Image taken with a Nikon D90. 1/125 @ f/14. Available light

Bottom Image - Image taken with a Nikon D90. 1/125 @ f/14. Available light

This is where my internship is this semester. It is an old mill in Hillsborough that is now used for basically whatever people need it for. This is the perfect place for a photographer like me because I love old, rustic buildings. Especially ones with smoke stacks. The first image is the alley way leading to the base of the smoke stack, the middle image is the smoke stack from the alley, and the final image is another view from the alley way. I think the different layers of negative space really add a lot to the final two images.

POD #4

Taken with my Nikon D90. 25 second exposure @ f/22. Ambient Light.

This is my favorite thing in the world right now. I love long night exposures. However, trying to find something interesting at 11:30 at night in Hillsborough, NC is quite a challenge. I took this image mainly for the design elements. I do wish there had been more cars on the road at this time, but live and learn I guess. 

POD #3

Taken with my Nikon D90. 1/200th @ f/13, daylight backlit, filling with on-camera flash.

I really enjoy going out on photo safari's and finding that absolutely adorable kid at a park and capturing a moment. I played with this image quite a bit more than I usually  do for this kind of thing. Trying to get the skin tone just right was a challenge since I am splitting white balances here. I know what everyone is thinking "WHAT!!!" On-camera flash!!! Well let me tell you, at times, it can be useful.