Contest Participation

Per an assignment to compete in a photographic contest (one printed or three digital/online), I decided to compete in the Digital Photography Review website contests (dpreview.com). No cash prizes are rewarded, but being placed in the top 5 would be a feat since competitors are from around the entire world and winners deliver exceptional images. In ascending order of placement, the following are my three digital entries:

"Hill Billy Halloween" | ranked 42 out of 50 entries in "Halloween Partying, Trick or Treating"

"Happily Wed" | ranked 18 out of 100 entries in "Humans Shot Against a White Backdrop"

... and the one I'm surprised ranked so well ...


"Abuela" | ranked 4th out of 100 entries in "Family"

Extra images in Photobook

Any extra pictures that are included in my photobook can be found here.

Tutorial Proposal

I will, for Project 3, instruct how to convert a portrait photograph into a cartoonized caricature.

Poster Prints

"Silk" | 5 Nov 2011 10:59pm | living room
f/8.0 | ISO 400 | 1/200s | 146mm | Canon 40D
PP: vertical flip, invert image, noise reduction, sharpen, colorize, curve adjustment, image size adjustment (20 x 28 frame)

"Down By the River" | 20 Oct 2011 4:41pm | Bannack, MT
f/8.0 | ISO 100 | 28mm | Canon 5D mk1
PP: HDR, sharpen, masked orange hue/sat, masked red hue/sat, boost blues, spot corrected lens flare, curves adjustment, image size adjustment
(20x24 frame; 12 x 18 matte)

Night & Light

While the sun is set, many environments become much more challenging for photographers. This week's assignment was an introduction to the various photography styles and effects accomplished during the night time, or in dark scenarios. Enjoy:

:: Camera Motion ::

"Rexburg's Lights" | 6 Nov 2011 12:31am | hill overlooking Rexburg
f/2.8 | ISO 100 | 5 sec | 70mm (3 sec) ...(1 sec) 200mm (1sec) | Canon 40D

:: Light Painting ::

"Lightcicles" | 6 Nov 2011 12:49am | home
f/2.8 | ISO 400 | 2 sec | 70mm | Canon 40D
... here I shined a flash light from the opposite side of the other light source, creating this dramatic change in the light temperatures...

:: Light Motion ::

"Night driven" | 5 Nov 2011 11:47pm | Rexburg, ID
f/22 | ISO 100 | 10sec | 200mm | Canon 40D
... I mounted the camera on the tripod, yet severe wild still disrupted the exposure, showing a degree of camera shake ...

:: Smoke Challenge ::

"Spiral" | 6 Nov 2011 1:33 am | living room
f/2.8 | ISO 100 | 1/160s | 97mm | Canon 40D

Fine Art Display

The following designs were for the purpose of creating a template for presenting multiple images. Here are two favorites:

[original]

5 Nov 2011 10:57pm | living room
f/2.8 | ISO 100 | 1/160s | 70mm | Canon 40D

[original]
22 Oct 2011 11:12am | Driggs, ID
f/2.8 | ISO 100 | 1/800s | 75mm | Canon 5D mk1

Scanography

The following images were taken by a scanner, exploring visual recording besides the common camera/lens. Enjoy:

:: One-Scan ::
"Happy Halloween" | 29 Oct 2011 3:04pm | living room
600 ppi | Canon MP560 Scanner
I slowly moved my hand down at a slightly slower rate than the scanner reader until it hit my palm, then I stopped moving my hand, illustrating unnaturally long fingers.
PP: B&W, liquify filter to exaggerate the knuckles, crop

:: Composite ::

"Rock" | 29 Oct 2011 1:42pm | living room
600 ppi | Canon MP560 scanner

"Paper" | 29 Oct 2011 1:39pm | living room
600 ppi | Canon MP560 scanner

"Scissors" | 29 Oct 2011 1:45pm | living room
600 ppi | Canon MP560 scanner