Karsh

This photograph was taken for my lighting class.  The assignment was to take a photograph in the style of Yousef Karsh. Karsh's style is known for it's unique lighting techniques.  My sister, Andrea, was my model.  This was a really fun assignment. It was interesting to play with the lights and see the different looks you could create.  Not so much fun for the models, though.  Those lights are hot!

Lookout on Hwy 36

This photo was taken for my photojournalism class.  The assignment was to take photographs with our cell phones.  I was not interested in this assignment at all. I've had a camera phone for years, but never had any interest in using it.  Why would I when I have a perfectly good point and shoot?  Once I did this assignment, I discovered that my phone actually took really good quality pictures.  This was one of my favorites, I just really like the angle (which was unintentional).

Martini

This was a really fun assignment for my lighting class.  I set this martini glass and stir stick on a wood surface in front of a white scrim and placed the light behind the scrim.  The final product was to be black and white, but it was fun in color, too.  This assignment made me want to go home and gather every glass piece that I owned and photograph it.  Very cool!