Yosemite unearthed series

The next series of images (It should be obvious when the series ends), were some I hadn't developed from my trip to Yosemite. I had shot a half roll and was waiting to finish shooting the rest before spending the money to develop. Oddly enough, these pictures along with some of the wedding photos were on the same roll...very professional I know. Back to this series of images, I tried several different techniques to scan the images into the computer (I generally shoot with slide film). I was happy to end up with this particular look. A side note: no digital effects were used other than the straight forward process of scanning slides. I will proceed to give you a list of ingredients so you too can get the same look: all you will need is a nikon coolscan 5000, a well developed slide, two blank slides, one amber colored slide, and a tube of toothpaste...happy trails...

Giant Grisly (Sequoia)

Paul and Summer's Wedding

I have been good friends with Summer for a while. Recently, I have had the privilege to know and become friends with Paul. It is an honor to be the one to photograph their wedding.

Summer

The exchange

The vows

and of course...the kiss

The wedding day

Hand in hand

This may look more like the actual print on your computer

Light Tunnel

I submitted this image into the San Diego fair as a student entry. Little did I know when visiting the fair, we received a first place. The placement for the international fair entries are posted online, however the student fair entries aren't; so I wasn't sure what to expect. To state the obvious, I was plesantly surprised. For those curious types, I will unmistify this image a bit. There were three photographers (Kelly, Courtney, and I) working in the dark for four minutes to create this image. The technique we used is called light painting. A photograph is merely comprised of light. Angle, intensity, and quality of light falling on a subject are all factors in producing a photograph. For this image, three people wearing dark clothing are painting the tunnel with light using colored filters while the shutter was held open for four minutes. The people remain invisible because no light is registering off of the dark non-reflective clothing. I hope to continue using this technique with the friends mentioned above in the near future.