I discovered the magic of long shutter exposures back in late 2006-2007. People have been using this technique to “paint” with light since the 1930’s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_painting) however, Artists have been recently taking these images a step further using different kinds of LED light sources and creating very intricate elaborate photographs. (http://weburbanist.com/2008/07/07/10-amazing-light-graffiti-artists-and-photographers/) I have been in love with the idea of painting with light and capturing the movement of light since i first discovered how to do it just using a point and shoot digital camera, and a cell phone to “write” in light. Here are a few images that I have created and helped create over the last 4+ years. The first image was one of my very first “light graffiti” images and was shot in 2007 with my SONY DSC-H5. The last two images were shot last night with my Canon 50D and 24-70mm f/2.8L lens. If you are interested in finding more images like this check out the the links I posted, and if you want to learn how i made the last two images check this out: http://www.learnmyshot.com/Long+Exposure+Photography+using+Steel+Wool
On top of the world @ 5pointz. (Taken with instagram)
some out takes and final edits from the shoot I did with Diego…
I decided to break out one of my favorite lenses yesterday and explore my surroundings macro style. I shot all of these images with my 100mm Macro f/2.8 lens from Canon. I love how, when shot at f/2.8, the depth of field is really shallow, but the few mm that are sharp are incredibly sharp! Then when you close down to f/8-f/11 the clarity is incredible. I love where this lens allows me to go and the way it lets me see the world around me.
I think most of the reason I love photography so much is it’s ability to allow me to show anything just the way i view it! Especially with macro photography. It’s kind of like being in an alien world, it allows you to view your subject (a flower, or an insect…etc) at a very close perspective and to make it feel almost like you were in “Honey I Shrunk The Kids!”. With macro shots you can turn anything into a work of art, highlighting colors or shapes or textures that aren’t able to be captured unless you really explore your subject…. Two of my favorite lenses are macro lenses. My Canon 100mm MACRO f/2.8, and my Kilfitt 40mm MAKRO f/2.8. They both give you the ability to focus within inches of your subject and they are both very sharp and vivid lenses!!
Most of these shot have nothing to do with macro photography… I just happened to be thinking about some of my favorite aspects of photography, and went off on a tangent about my macro lenses. Those shots that i posted were just a few of my favorite shots that I took in 2008-2009. I’ll post some new macro shots soon…
I have been a fan of vintage manual focus lenses for quite some time now. Recently I found a Kilfitt Makro-Kilar 4cm f/2.8 makro lens from the mid-late 1950s. It is said to be one of the first 35mm macro lenses ever developed. (for more info on the lens go to http://www.cameraquest.com/mackilar.htm) I found this lens to be surprisingly sharp and very compact. It enables me to get within 2” of my subject and still get sharp focus!! I still believe that good glass is everything, and too many people these days overlook the value of adapting old lenses to modern DSLRs.
The Great Salt Lake, UT. One of the most memorable places I had every seen for a venue. Litterally right on the banks of the lake, “The Great Saltair.” [venue] is the only thing around for miles (besides a couple large factories and some dead birds.)
5-17-2011… Leaving Bronxville on our way to a shoot Ricky and I happened upon billowing clouds of smoke rising from under the overpass crossing the Sprain Brook PKWY on the Yonkers/Bronxville border. So, of course we had to check it out… it’s not very often you stumble upon a car fire.
The rest of the images are just a random assortment of pictures from the past couple weeks. I have been so busy since the full on start of the wedding season, and moving into a new apartment that i haven’t been shooting much… but thats all going to change once i am settled in.
Europe, November 2005. My Chemical Romance, Everytime I Die, and Drive By. My first real tour, and the first time I really spent a significant time away from home. It was such an eye opening experience and It will forever be in my memory as one of the greatest trips of my life. I knew i couldn’t go to Europe without a camera, so I decided i would ask my dad to borrow his Olympus 5MP digital camera. It wasn’t the best camera in the world, but it did the job, and now i have hundreds of great memories from that trip….. here is just a few.
It was a pretty chilly day in late February when Jess(my girlfriend) and I decided to take a ride into Brooklyn and go check out the Mast Brothers Chocolate Factory. (http://www.mastbrotherschocolate.com/) We ended up sampling everything they had available and buying a bar of dark chocolate with sea salt and almonds! Everything about that place blew my mind. From the guys sitting at the table hand wrapping each chocolate bar, to the vintage factory feel of the building, everything was perfect! So….if you are a lover of chocolate as well as all things delicious and handmade, then please go check them out! These are just a few images i captured along the way.
These were all shot using my 24mm TS-e f/3.5L lens. This is by far one of my favorite lenses. It adds so much texture and mood to the images! It is a great lens for street photography.
a few of my favorite shots from concerts including Cursive, Juliette and the Licks, +44,and a few local bands.
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sylvie & matt’s engagement shoot
