Online Resource

This is a great online source for digital photography.

Photo Essay

This resource jumped me right into a PDF of an article on how to create the most effective photo essays. It includes tips on picking a theme, choosing images, arranging the images for the best effect, and much more.

Resource - Week in Pictures

On MSNBC's website, there is a link to "The Week in Pictures" and features photographs taken from all over the world. Some of them are phenomenal and make you wonder how the angle was achieved.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36718825/ns/news/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1

http://www.professionalphotography101.com/ offers some helpful tips for different shooting situations and has some good things to consider before shooting an event.

Photo Resource #3

Here's a really good link with 10 great tips to help create an effective photo essay.

http://asia.cnet.com/digitalliving/tips/0,3800004921,62053636,00.htm

Aquarium animals

The first picture is of jelly fish. The picture of the swordfish was difficult because I tried to get it at an angle that showed the sword and also it's head-holes.

Faces and faces

These are patrons to a poetry night session. The center was dimlit, but I got a chance to photograph several people...some willing and others--not so much!

People...mugshots and smiles

Group Mug Shots

This picture was taken amongst a crowded group of people at a poetry/music event. These are just a few of the patrons who were caught off guard but were camera-ready!

People in the workplace

These are pictures of my co-workers. I lead a training challenging them to work in small groups and plan events like a bake sale and bachelorette party; despite different organizational working styles. These are some promotional/material from a couple of groups.

Resource

This is a good resource with information on photo essays, with good tips to apply for our final projects.

Resource

Here are 62 tricks if you're looking for photoshop help this week.

http://www.dobadob.com/design/photoshop-tricks/

Resource #2

This website has great tips for better pictures, as well as lots of examples!

www.betterphoto.com

Another Action Shot

Residents of Mount Hope got together Saturday afternoon for the Duck Soup Softball Tournament to raise money for Little League. The tournament consisted of different rules for each inning, including batting opposite handed and running the bases backwards. Rebecca Blackburn steps up to the plate during the 16 inch softball inning.

Resource Link #3

This site not only has excellent photography to look at, but also photo tip videos. This is really worth taking a look at!

Mug Shots

The top photo is of a friend of mine Gary Thurman. It was taken using natural lighting. I didn't realize that the fencing went straight through his head until after I uploaded the photo : ( The middle and bottom photos are pictures of my sister. Flash was used in the middle photo, and the picture was taken below the subject. The bottom photo was taken at eye level without flash.

A few of Wichita State University's girls basketball team takes time out of their schedule to give back to the community. The girls helped warm fellow walkers up before starting their one mile walk at the National Arthritis Walk this Saturday, April 24th.

A new member of the wedding business, the Flipfabulous Flip books demonstrated their services during the Bridal Show at the Wichita Hyatt on Sunday, April 25 2010.

I feel like if you haven't been to class in a while, you just post pics to show Amy D. you're actually doing something. Or trying anyway. Top: Maddie Dieker plays outside the Alpha Phi house during a legacy tea party. Bottom: Tami Alexander listens as daughter Maddie explains what her bear Delilah has been up to that day.

Mug Shots

Emily Keimig, Freshman Music Theatre major, graciously allowed me to take photos of her. We tried a variety of places in the house with a few different lighting settings. The natural light ones always turned out better than the inside fluorescents. They look a little more like headshots than mug shots.

Mug Shots

Here are a couple of mugshots of my friend Matt. I really like the angle and the lighting of the first one, even though i wish the horizontal lines weren't in the background. Oh well. I like the second photo because of the background. I wish I would've gotten a little farther away from his face, but I still think it's a good picture.

Resource, no really, look at this.

This weekend I attended a Farmworker Freedom March in Tampa, FL. I want to share this experience with you and luckily I can do that because there was an awesome photog(s) there. There are 3 days of updates with photos.

And here is the photog's personal website. He's a really awesome guy with some really powerful stuff in this portfolio. http://www.jjtiziou.net/jj/

A resource for more than just photography and photoshop tutorials. Get creative inspiration from this site.
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/

mug shots

These are some mugshots of my roommate scott.

Mug Shots

These mugshots are of my girlfriend, Madalynn.  This one is positioned slightly above her for a more interesting angle.

This picture was with flash and it kind of washed the picture out.

This is the exact same picture without flash and in my opinion looks much better.

Photo Resource #2

Here's a site that gives some useful tips on using light in event photography.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/knowledge-center/how-tos/5-tips-for-event-photography-lighting.html

Mugshots

With this mugshot I had him positioned below me looking up to give a different angle.

This mugshot I took at eye level outside to have some different background. This was my favorite of the mugshots because it looked natural.

With this mugshot he was positioned above me.

With this mugshot I was above him and used flash.

Mugshot

Brent Burrell, a 46 year old man who's body is showing wear from life's everyday long hours of hard work.

Dylan Atteberry, 23 was happy to stop for a few photographs. The first one is from a few shots I tried taking a different turn to the typical mug shot,the second shot was from the traditional shots.

Maria Mannani-Mug Shots

Barbera Gregory, 56, agreed to allow me to take several mug shots of her.

Resource

This resource has great tips for taking the best pictures while using an SLR camera.

Mug Shots

My sister was gracious enough to be my guinea pig. This shot was taken using natural lighting. I had her turn into the tree and shot from below. I think it works for this shot because it adds something to the photo rather than a straight on shot.

This photo was taken with natural lighting at a straight angle.

This photo was taken with natural lighting, with my sister crouching on the ground while I stayed standing and shot from above. I also had her turn her shoulder into the tree to provide an interesting angle to the shot. I like this one because she is turned in and it is taken from above. It gives it less of the mug shot feel and more of a personality to it.

Again, this shot was taken outside using natural lighting.

I did some inside shots as well as outside, but they didn't turn out very well. It was a lot harder to get the lighting right for the inside shots.