Steel beams rust away on a single-lane bridge over a half-frozen Hinkson Creek near Old 63.
I’m not a huge fan of the distortion that typically comes from ultra-wide angle lenses, such as the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 used for this photo, but I do like the almost symmetrical framing. I stopped down the lens a bit to get more of the background in focus, which I think definitely adds to the harsh feel of the image.
Check out Chris’s photos from the same shoot.
A view of RJI and the J-School from the Hitt Street Garage
It was supposed to stop snowing hours ago but apparently the clouds didn’t get the message. Coming out of Advanced Techniques today, there was a fresh coat of snow on sidewalks and some streets, with flakes still falling as the evening sun peeked through the clouds. I walked to the top of Hitt Street Garage to get a higher perspective and some color in the sky. I regretted that immediately, since it felt about 10 degrees colder and much windier 60 feet above ground. Since Chris is borrowing my D700, all I had to use was my old D2Hs and kit lens so I had to shoot pretty wide.
The north bank of the Missouri River near Rocheport. 28mm, 1/250th, f/4, ISO 200, Tungsten (Incorrect Exposure).
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Photo © Eric Kayne/Houston Chronicle. Copied at 62mm, 1/20, f/5.6, ISO 200, Tungsten.
The course I’m looking forward to most this semester is Advanced Techniques in Photojournalism. The course is all about light, and using light to add emotion, texture, and contrast to pictures, and in my opinion should be the most practical course I’ve taken yet in my studies at the Missouri School of Journalism. We’re going to spend a lot of time in the studio and even more out in the field, using lots of lighting techniques and equipment I’ve never used before but always wanted to. But before we get to all that fun stuff, there are some “basic” methods taught in this “advanced” class, the first of which was a good old-fashioned copy stand shoot. » Continue Reading…
Missouri forward Keith Ramsey drives to the basket against Oklahoma State on Jan. 30 at Mizzou Arena.
Back in November, I bought a set of Pocket Wizards and remote trigger cables for my cameras with the intention of diving into remote photography this basketball season. Now, more than ever, it’s crucial for professional photographers to do as much as they can to set them apart from others, and, practically speaking, remotes help accomplish this by giving the photographer more angles and options to work with. So far, I’ve only used the Pocket Wizards to access our set of strobes installed in Mizzou Arena, and occasionally for a simple floor camera remote. Now, nearly halfway through the season, I finally got my act together and acquired the two missing pieces I needed for a full-fledged remote mount; a Bogen Magic Arm and super clamp. Just to make sure I didn’t screw anything up, I asked Joel for some help in getting the remote camera clamped onto the backboard post before the game started.
For my first attempt (and I say attempt because I really had no idea what to expect) I mounted the camera as high as I could on the post, almost level with the height of the basket. I used a 12-24mm lens on a full frame body, which results in 5-megapixel crop of the total 12-megapixel sensor. Needless to say, the quality and size of the file is not optimized in this situation, but it was good enough for my purposes here. The photo above of Keith Ramsey is one of about 20 worth keeping out of 600 from my remote. A ridiculously small success rate, yes, but definitely worth the risk. I plan on trying different lenses, and different compositions up and down the backboard post in the future.
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This semester, for the first time, I’m enrolled in two photojournalism courses at Mizzou. Also for the first time, each of these courses, Advanced Techniques in Photojournalism and Electronic Photojournalism (EPJ), require a blog to exhibit classwork and assignments. Instead of creating a new blog, I’m choosing to gather all my content from those two classes here, in addition to my regular postings. Something good is going to come out of this; I’m determined to have more words on this blog. I’ve become way to accustomed to simply slapping a photo or gallery up with no real explanation or context, and I want to change that this semester. So, there should be more stories, more commentary, and a generally better voice and meaning to what I’m posting here.
Oh, and not as much sports.
Kansas' Jaci Perryman clears the bar on a pole vault attempt in the Border Dual meet at the Hearnes Center Field House.
Navy running back Marcus Curry prances into the endzone for a touchdown. The Midshipmen beat the Tigers, 35-13.
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Missouri forward Laurence Bowers snags a rebound in the first half against Oregon.
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