im sitting in the library with nothing to do
so i thought i should finally get back to this thing
ive been indifferent about things lately but that doesnt matter as of now
life drawing is fucking great
the first model was a lady, not too old, low 30s maybe
i wasnt as shocked as i had thought i would be (first time i had seen a nude person close-up)
and we were doing blind contour drawings (how intimate is that?)
and after the session she came up to me and complimented me on how well i did at not looking at my paper while drawing her
i responded to her by saying i was just an obedient student..
shortly after i had realized she just gave me a compliment of staring at her while she was naked
only in art school ^_^
the second man we drew had an uncircumcised penis, that is all.
i will post drawings of them later today
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we also have a new president
but more importantly
we are a canon country now
because pete souza is the new white house photographer
who shoots with a canon 5d mk ii
and shot the presidential portrait with the canon 5d mk ii, the first presidential portrait shot with a digital camera
Presidential Portrait of Barack Obama
The settings: 1/125 exposure, F/10.0, 105mm focal length, ISO 100, no flash. You can download the full-sized photo here.
i will try to take more time and reflect on this situation, i feel a little different, a little warmer and slightly fuzzier..
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ive been extra busy this month with photos, i made a new years resolution of making double what i made last year (barely anything ^_^)
so the goal this year is $8k from photography
ive booked about $2k(ish) so far, i’m feeling good about this
*queue music: rick ross – hustlin*
although my camera just broke
the ae sensor is malfunctioning so the camera is permanently reading every photo as if there is no light
on Av mode
ie: daylight, iso 100, f/1.4
camera compensates for the “lack” of light and adjusts the shutter for 15″
i can only bypass this by shooting exclusively on M but it is a guess and check game when adjusting the shutter speed and aperture to get the correct exposure with the final image
and i cant shoot candids unless i have a good amount of time to adjust for the shot
ive been looking at upgrading to the 40d or the 5d mk i
sigh
here are some pics from a day before the camera ceased to function
greg, music department
alexx, art department
the fog
here is the only snapshot i got of the week of extreme fog we had in seattle
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here is a preview of the portraits ive been shooting this month
Nikola
Nikola
Denis
Denis
Anissa
Anissa
Zozan
Zozan
Troy
Troy
Eldina
Eldina
Eldina
Sara
Allison
Allison
Need portraits? Help a student! Hire me!
Offering prints as well
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Also had the opportunity to shoot Chief Sealth’s Winter Formal with Sabzi on the ones and twos
although i dont shoot “club/party” photos
i treated it as an event and tried to cover wide candids with some creative slow sync lightning
Winter Formal
Winter Formal
Winter Formal
Winter Formal
Winter Formal
Winter Formal
Winter Formal
I tried to get some fine art in there as well..i dont know if you could call a high school dance fine art, but i like this image
the only guy who wore a white tux
after the dance, which was held at woodland park zoo
i exited the building only to get myself lost
..in the zoo
..pitch black
i was so bugged out i was hopping fences like no other
after finding the exit, i see sabzi trapped inside the zoo with his van
we were probably going to be fed alive to the animals
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new project im working on
i havent been updating myself on the cluster assignments we’ve been having in foundations so ill back up a little after this
from line to mass
its almost done, dont know what it is? youll find out soon enough
constructed of 5 pieces of wire and 4 pieces of black thread
