Leap

02.29.2008 Leap


When I first concocted this project and realized that 2008 was a leap year I knew I had to do something crazy for February 29th. Well, maybe not crazy... just a little special. So basic recipe: slow shutter speed. I took about 20 frames of me jumping down the stairs and the one I liked the most is the one you see now.

I wore a white T-Shirt and exposed my socks because I figured the light would pick it up and give me streaky patterns. Looks like it worked, I can't wait to try some more of this out.

Small Potatoes

02.28.2008 Small Potatoes



Definitely going for peculiar in this edition of Twenty Three. The tongue face was improvised though. I was just standing there and this urge came over me to stick my tongue out at the potatoes. It's quite beautiful, really.

V

02.27.2008 V

So named because of the V the corners of the bathroom make on my head. For some reason I think the bathrooms in my parents house have the neatest light effects and i wanted to take advantage of that just once. The downstairs has a frosted window, which gives a real cool diffused light effect. The upstairs, used here, gets totally different sun as its a level above.

That's all the write up I care for today.

Snow Day

02.26.2008 Snow Day


No really, it was a snow day. I didn't work at school because of it. It's like all the snow just fell at once. I mean, I fell asleep around 11 or 12 and woke up at 1:30 am... the place was covered with snow. It's quite nice when the snow first falls because its still white and untainted by the dirt and grime of snowplows and feet. So it was a perfect opportunity to snap today's self portrait.

I took the photograph under one of the two pine trees in the front yard and the whole time I was concerned a giant clump of snow was going to fall on the camera. Even the specks of flying snow worried me. But I kind of assume these cameras are made to deal with the elements. So i snapped a few photos and this was the one I liked the best.

I was hoping to capture some of the snow flying in the wind, but my test shots revealed nothing to me. I guess I didn't anticipate the darkness of my jacket to pluck them from oblivion. You can really tell its blowing too... The shutter speed was quite fast and they're still blurring. I love it. It captured the mood outside more than I anticipated. Overall, quite satisfying.

Get the Joke

02.25.2008 Get the Joke


So I tried something different with today's photo, but its not very new to the modern world. Basically, I desaturated the background to give a little more prominence to the card. Sadly, I think it's a little out of focus, but I was dropping it at random times. I could have increased the aperture, but the shutter speed wouldn't capture the card. Kind of a losing situation.

Anyway, I like the composition. But the technical side needs some work. Perhaps in a couple months I'll have revisit to my top 5 favorite compositions and rework them to perfection. What do you think?

Earth Tones

02.24.2008 Earth Tones


So the inspiration for this image comes from the early artwork of New X-Men. I decided that my brown sweatshirt was ideal for the pose. But it was the only open wall in the house that bought it all together. It's that feeling inside my mind once I saw the yellow wall, my shirt and the tone of my skin that I knew this was gonna be a good photo.

I really like this one and color was a definite good choice. I'll have to try more color photos out sometime.

Bo shit

02.23.2008 Bo shit



As my cousin Tony would say "thats bo shit." I can't even get the picture to turn around.

EDIT: I came back to this one cause when I posted it, it was like 3 am and I was tired as hell. Basically, the differences are this one is B&W and cropped more effectively.

I enjoy the silliness of my pose and the slight apprehension expressed in Julia's smile. Quite nice, really.