Inspiration: Shinichi Maruyama
I have a certain fascination with crisp organic-type lines, whether it's vector work with curvy lines or well focused and composed ink drops. Shinichi Maruyama from Japan just rocked my world with his water and ink airborne photography.
Found via Josh Spear. Check out a photo of how he does it after the jump.
PDN Photo of the Day via Delicious
PDN Always picks great photos that are nearly as inspiring to me as Sam Javanrouh's work.
From the Archive: The Cemetery
A friend and I went to a local cemetery a few months ago now to take some cool photos, and here they are.
Time for an Update
Hey guys, sorry I haven't updated in a long time. Since I last updated, I've been on a two-week choir, done several random photoshoots and have been working just shy of full time. Through all of this I have a lot of great photos that I will be sharing soon, but I would like to take a moment before I do and talk about another big event in my life that has happened recently. I promise I won't speak this candidly very often.
Monday, June 15, my Great-Grandmother Olive Harrison passed away at 101 years old. Although this was not a complete shock at her age it still happened rather quickly. Within a week she went from everyday life to the next life. I obviously have had a flood or emotion and thoughts about her life and what she meant to me, and I would like to share a few quick thoughts.
[daily dose of imagery] via Delicious
Sam Javanrouh's daily photoblog. One of my biggest influences on how I shoot and how I publish material.
Put that flash away before you hurt someone with it
I've come to the conclusion today that some professional (meaning they make money from taking photos) photographers don't think. Whether it is choosing the right lens, place to stand, moment, equipment. . . the list goes on and on. However, today I came face to face with one of my biggest pet peeves, on camera flash. Now, don't get me wrong, on camera flash has its place, but if you get paid to do this work, you NEED to know where that place is.
Today was graduation, and as I was shooting some photos of the speaker, I was shocked to see other photographers hired by the school using on-camera (well, in fairness, speedlight on a bracket) flash. There was plenty of light, on a lit outdoor stage on a cloudy day, and clearly the on axis directionality of the light would not improve the dynamics of the photo.
Now for show and tell time. I was lucky enough to catch a burst of their light in one of my shots and I think the comparison backs me up pretty well.
This first image is my photo, it's no Pulitzer Prize winning shot, but it's properly exposed and accurately represents what was going on.
Bittersweet Memories
An image captured during yesterday's masters graduation ceremony at CBU.
Photographer in the Sky
Why is Mike up in the air? Stay tuned to find out.
Passing Over
I just felt the need tonight to go out and look for a good freeway photo. I think I found one.
Shinybinary - Art and designs of Nik Ainley via Delicious
Nik Ainley did some work for Imaginary Foundation, my favorite surrealist clothing supplier (and the only one I know). He has some really great type work as well as some interesting photomanipulation stuff.
