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Monthly Archives: February 2011

Minjae, Part 2

Another photo of my friend, Min Jae, who’s running for school president. This is one of his campaign posters. His slogan is “unfinished business,” meaning that he’ll finish things that Student Council started in previous years but had not followed through. To illustrate his point, he told me he wanted a photo in the bathroom [...]

Fifty People, One Question

Here’s a video I bumped into while browsing around Youtube. What do you wish to happen by the end of today? A great example of a video with a simple idea. No expensive gear, large crew, or anything like that. Just a camera out on the streets.

Thank You Phillipian, Thank You For Everything.

Today was the last time I was ever going to see my name on the masthead of The Phillipian – it was a terribly sad and shocking thought that went through my mind. The Phillipian is Phillips Academy’s (PA) weekly newspaper that I worked for as a photographer/photo editor for nearly three years. During that [...]

Low-Budget Underwater Shoot

It’s one of those things I knew I had to do at least once – an underwater photo-shoot. Over winter break I was in touch with Daniela, who has modeled for me before. We were talking about photo ideas, and I don’t know if she was kidding or not, but she suggested a underwater photo [...]

Listen to a Movie

Next time you watch a TV show or a movie, pay attention to the audio. I wouldn’t tell you to close your eyes – because that would make the movie less fun to watch, but carefully analyze the sounds that flow out of those speakers. Now mute your TV for a moment so that you [...]

Minjae

Just a quick shot of my good friend Minjae wearing a judo robe. He’s running for our school’s student counsel president, so he wanted some photos that he could use for his poster. He looks INTENSE. I used a crossfire setup with bare speedlights against a black backdrop, nothing special. There was a snoot on [...]