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Little Devotee images on display

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I stopped by to see how my pictures look. Tell me that the Photo Gods didn't smile upon me, giving me light where I want it for this self-portrait?

If you’re in the Riverside area Thursday May 26, come by Back to the Grind coffee house tomorrow evening between 6p and 10p for the grand opening of the Saturation festival.

I have 12 BW images on display.

These are some of my favorite black and white images from Kodak Tri-X film.

At that time, fastest film was ISO 400. It was pushed to 1600 and developed in some cocktail of of sodium sulphite developer and a 2nd chemical whose name eludes me now. Continue reading Little Devotee images on display →

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A proposal at the Bell Tower

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Aparna Kulkarni reacts as her fiancee Manish Desai proposes to her at the Bell Tower on the campus of UC Riverside where they met. Canon 5D M2 in available darkness. Canon Speedlight 550EX on a light stand on the right at 1/16th power.

The police cruiser pulled to a stop as I crouched in the shadows.

The lone officer inside asked what I was doing sitting in the shadows.

I told him I was waiting to make pictures of something devious but yes, we had permission from the Chancellor of UC Riverside to be there with the candles.

I was mildly aware that our intended ambush victim and her fiancee was approaching.

Finally, he said he had read the email.

I wonder if the word “surprise” was mentioned in that email.

So he was drove by to check and by doing so made the surprise more challenging. Continue reading A proposal at the Bell Tower →

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Hilary Clinton removed from situation room picture

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I sometimes wish I have a subscription to some content on cable tv.

On those occasions, it’s usually due to the hilarious commentary by Steven Colbert on some current event.

My interest in what he has to say tends to be photography-related. (Not enough hours in the day to sit and sift through the other funny content, sorry Steven. I”m a fan nonetheless)

A Hasidic Jew newspaper in Brooklyn, N.Y removed Secretary of State Hilary Clinton from a picture that was recently in the news.

I promise it’s worth 3 mins of your time in your busy schedule.

No Harm, no foul?

I finally found an explanation from the newspaper “Di Tzeitung” official website that tries to explain what they did.

You guys buy it? Let me know under comments.


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Shutterstories field trip Spring 2011

A very lovely Ally Rutherford helped us out during our visit to Shutterstories. Canon 5D Mark 2 ISO 400 with studio strobes triggered by Cybersync radio slaves.

Two Mondays ago I met my students at Shutterstories–a photography studio in Riverside owned and operated by husband and wife team,Terry and Melissa Tippie.

In case there’s some of you thinking, “Lighting, isn’t that for the advanced folks?”

That might have been true in the  film days, but not anymore.

Learning to light

Ray, Adam, Ashley and Brittney were lit with one softbox on the right. Powershot G11

In the days of film, learning to light with flash or strobes required an all-important piece of equipment: a special light meter that could record that very brief flash, so you can figure out what aperture to set on your camera.

But that wasn’t the most difficult part.

Waiting to see the results of your effort even if you processed the film yourself was agonizing.

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