Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 07/04/09, 365 project, 40d, 7/4/9, artistic, bar-b-que, camera, canon, caveman, columbus, contest, dslr, fire, fireworks, grass roots video, independance day, indirect heat, july 4th, kevin randolph, kingsford, meat, ohio, photo challenge, photography, slow cooked, steak, weber grill
We slow cooked some steaks tonight with a little indirect heat and I’ve always liked the look of a charcol fire – let alone how wonderful it makes what you’re cooking taste. So I fired off a few shots at the briquettes in my trusty Weber. After looking at this one for a bit I think maybe I could have used some flash for fill light – maybe raking from top camera right towards bottom camera left – but I was worried about loosing the dark, caveman, poke the coals with a stick feel that I think most people feel when looking at a fire. Mmmm… fire… mmmm… meat…
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 07/03/09, 365 project, 40d, 7/3/9, artistic, camera, canon, columbus, contest, dslr, fireworks, grass roots video, greenlawn cemetary, july 3rd, kevin randolph, ohio, photo challenge, photography, red white and boom, scioto river
Every year here in Columbus there is a rather large 4th of July celebration that happens (not on the 4th by the way) called ”Red, White, & Boom.” Now with a bit more planning, I could have done your standard firework picture, but that seemed a little over done. Besides, I had to work until 8pm so I would have had trouble getting a good spot anyway.
After a little brainstorming and thinking about what Independance Day is really about, I thought that if I could capture some fireworks with something meaningful in the foreground… Well that would be so much better than just a building or some people. So I settled on a war memorial that I had never been to before and wasn’t even sure where it was. Needless to say, I had a bit of trouble finding it – and I still haven’t – but, I found this magnificent structure stuck in the middle of an industrial area. I have no idea what the building is or what it was originally constructed for, but it I found it fascinating. Not only does it make a good picture by itself, but it would make for a brilliant backdrop for the right model/client.
One word of caution when photographing something near the river at dusk… beware of bats. While taking this picture I was dive bombed a couple of times by some bats that were none too happy about all of the noise and commotion from the fireworks.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 07/03/09, 365 project, 40d, 550ex, 580ex, 7/3/9, artistic, camera, canon, columbus, contest, dslr, grass roots video, honl, howard rosenzweig, july 3rd, kevin randolph, off camera flash, ohio, photo challenge, photography, strobist
A gentleman that I work with shot this subject matter a couple of days ago and while I thought that his photo was of a unique capture of an everyday item, I thought it lacked a bit of something… a bit of sculpting with some light would dramatically improve the shot in my opinion. And with an art shot, it’s really all about your personal opinion. So I used his framing and my lighting to come up with the “safety” shot you see here. Hope you like it.
