Showing posts with label black and white. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black and white. Show all posts

Thursday, January 3, 2013

A Lack of Color

Over winter break, I had the opportunity to go out and shoot some of my favorite local spots. I ended up shooting quite a bit of Black and White, and thought that it'd be appropriate to open the New Year with some of my favorite shots from the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013.

"Hidden Chinatown" A women working in Chinatown's Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory

Oakland's Cathedral of Christ the Light
The interior of the Cathedral of Christ the Light

The Bay Bridge at night

St. Peter's and St. Paul's in North Beach

"Down Paradise Alley" A natural double exposure

Fire Escapes

Friday, October 12, 2012

Neutral Density Filter

"My Ocean and Me"

     I love long exposure photographs. Something about how light can form trails and shapes, ocean waves can become placid ponds, and skies can gain a sense of hyper-realistic color and geometry makes me want to go out and shoot every night into the early hours of the morning. As a student, however,(especially one with a provisional motorcycle license, meaning I can't drive after dark) shooting at night is a rare treat. I still wanted to be able to get long exposures, preferably upwards of 5", but be able to do it without eating into my ever shrinking supply of sleep. After a quick buzz around Google, I came up with what seemed like a perfect solution: A Neutral Density Filter. I picked one up on Amazon, and took it out for a spin in Santa Cruz this week. I was more than impressed. Not only did the filter allow for me to preform longer exposures, but it also created a very dreamy feeling gray, with a heightened contrast, when at about half strength. I loved using this filter, and thought some of the results may be worth sharing. I hope you enjoy.

Gateway to the Sea 



Calafia's State
Land's End


Seastones
"When the hurlyburly's done, When the battle's lost and won." -Macbeth




Thursday, April 12, 2012

The Theft Of A Life

The Theft Of A Life- Modern Day Slavery
Over the several past months, I have been working on an Audio/Visual presentation for a competition that I annually compete in. In past years, I've done topics that are more "light hearted," yet this year I wanted to create something more meaningful. All of the photographs were taken with the thought in mind that art has been used over and over again to prick the conscience of a community. This video was made for the 27 Million slaves that live in bondage today. Please take the time to watch it, and check out these websites when you're finished:
www.notforsalecampaign.org
www.ijm.org
www.freetheslaves.net
www.stepsofjustice.org
www.polarisproject.org
www.antislavery.org