Meg Burcke | Canon 7D and 50mm f/1.2L lens; exposed 1/640 sec. @ f/1.2, ISO 400
Given that my friend Lillian Kelly posted an image of me making an impromptu portrait of Meg Burcke after the three of us got out of class on Friday afternoon, I felt compelled to post one of the results.
More after the jump!
Chris Dunn gives me a "thumbs-up" with a chocolate croissant...she's not sure about this "Second thirty days," either, but were doing to do it! | Canon 7D and 50mm f/1.2L; exposed 1/1250 sec. @ f/1.2, ISO 800.
It was with much fanfare–and relief–that I parted ways with what I thought was a successful project for my Picture Story class at the University of Missouri: posting on my blog a new photograph every day for 30 days. Well, not so fast.
The majority of the class wanted a second crack at the project; some had made some excellent images and wanted the pressure to stay on, others found it to be no pressure at all, and others still just fell off the wagon early on, and wanted to see if they could work up the resolve to post daily.
Here we go again…
Well, in keeping with the spirit of this Thirty Days project, I made pictures yesterday. Out of keeping with the spirit of things, I didn’t get a chance to post them. C’est la vie.
Chris Dunn, Erin Schwartz, about four and a quarter million other photographers, and I descended upon the True/False film festival’s “March March” parade…which takes place in February. The parade itself was not terribly productive for me–I wasn’t prepared for it. But I loved this young woman, Ali Cooper, leaning against a traffic light, waiting for the parade to come to her. The only problem is that I’m not sure which image (and which crop) I prefer. They’re subtly different. I’m happy to hear your thoughts!
Ali Cooper watches as the True/False "March March" parade makes its way down Ninth Street on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 in Columbia, Mo. The parade had taken Cooper by surprise: "I just came out of Lakota and didn't really know what was going on," she said. | Canon 7D and 200mm f/2.8L lens; exposed 1/800 sec. @ f/2.8, ISO 200.
30 Days - Day 24 - Alternate
People with advance tickets for the True/False documentary film festival enter the box office to pick up their passes on Wednesday, 24 Feb. 2010 in Columbia, Mo. In all, 2,470 passes were reserved for pick-up. | Canon 7D and 24-70mm lens @ 50mm; exposed 1/8 sec. @ f/8, ISO 400.
Who Wears the Pants in this Relationship? | Canon 7D and 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens @ 110mm; exposed 1/60 sec. @ f/2.8, ISO 2500.
Headed back to my car tonight, I noticed two vans pull up in front of a local restaurant, Forge and Vine, and a throng of young men and women began to line up in the 26° Fahrenheit (-3.3° Celcius) weather. But while the guys were wearing dress pants and sports shirts, the young women were wearing short dresses and heels. Why does trendiness/fashion take precedence over what is practical in the dead of winter?
Leopard-skin Pillbox Hat Tights | Canon 7D and 16-35mm f/2.8L II lens @ 25mm; exposed 1/6 sec. @ f/2.8, ISO 6400
Last night I found myself playing with zoom blurs at Jakob Berr’s 29th birthday at RagTag. While most people were wearing jeans, one woman was wearing leopard print tights. I was trying to make an image with her in focus, but I did not quite make the image I want. Maybe next time.
