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Had the opportunity last week to shoot “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”. It’s a play that challenges and examines views on Christianity and morality while the plot follows a trial of Judas. It was very well directed and well-cast. Kudos to the director and cast.  The coolest thing about this production was that it [...]

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A few snaps of Shannon singing at her cabaret night. Nothing fancy here, just a 50mm wide open at F1.8 from the audience. Eying that Sigma f2.8 70-200 all the time…

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Just a few pictures from travels to Wisconsin and one long exposure shot I was messing around with. EDIT: Realized people might not know about the Temp and the Receptionist. Check this video

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Over the weekend I had the opportunity to photograph my good friend Dane. I helped him create his website and now I am taking pictures of him! I had an idea during a late night to put a flash below his favored instrument, the marimba, and light his body and face through the slats of the keys. [...]

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So besides taking publicity photos for the musical Chess at Baldwin-Wallace College I am also in the pit. If you aren’t familiar with Chess, it was written by ABBA in the 80s, so add that group of sounds plus some classical bits and thats what the musical sounds like. Biggest song from that is “One [...]

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After my post about the 24-hour project, I thought I would share the techniques I used to take photos in a very low-lit area with just a 50mm and natural light. First things first, during the actual performance it was hard to get really close, which made the light even worse. Also I almost always [...]

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So I’ve never really done headshots with strobes before. Why not try and figure it for the first time ever while I’m doing headshots for a theatre production? No big deal really I guess. Fiddle around with knobs and buttons and stands until something looks good on the LCD screen and more importantly looks good [...]

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Guys, earlier this year I went to Paris. I took pictures. Lots of pictures. Sometimes they were illegal, and security guards threatened me. Didn’t Picasso say copying a picture is the sincerest form of flattery!? I kid, I kid. But here they are, in a facebook album. This stuff documents what we did as people [...]

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