White Balance tests

This project started off as something completely different from how it ended up but I like these images anyway.
We had to purposefully choose different color casts by selecting the wrong WB for the lighting we were using. I chose to shoot fruit because I thought that the WB color casts could enhance the color of the fruit chosen for each color cast. The color casts are yellow, red, blue, white, cyan, green and magenta.
You know, fruit can look pretty vulgar up close sometimes. I really had to choose my angles carefully. : )

Holga film scans 2

These are the black and white and C41 Holga scans. The C41 is very interesting. I like the cyan and magenta colors and find that they could work very well for specific scenarios. Believe it or not, all of these shots were taken at the same abandoned house. As far as light goes, the last shot is my favorite. I have never seen anything I have shot before capture the beauty of the late afternoon light like the Holga did in that shot. Im talking about the fireplace shot. I honestly didnt know I could capture light like that.

And with this first shot, I am not at all sure why it came out so posterized. I love the shot and am going to keep it but if I were to ever print it, I'd have to do something about that posterization. I dont even know if thats a legitimate word but its a word that my PS teacher used a lot.


















Ok, these are the color Holga shots. The first shot was taken at night on a full moon. Its a really long exposure and I bet there is reciprocity failure but I have no idea what it looks like so if anybody can tell me if they see, please do.

The second shot is Ryan midday looking out to the back of the house and the third shot is a double exposure taken out front.

Fear Images trial run

Here you go Kelly. Curious what you think about these. Im not really happy with any of them. I mean, they are ok but there is something missing in each I think but I cant put my finger on what.

With this one, I forgot that we arent allowed to use guns or knives so I would have to retake it but there is still something about it I dont like. Maybe its too dark or the door frame is lit on the wrong side. Maybe I need to put the light right behind him. I do like the motion on the right side and do like that there is some light on his face, but still, the image as whole doesnt work for me.


For this one, I think the doorway is too light and I dont like that its just his head but I do like how scary the face looks. Perhaps I need to turn the light down a bit, use one of the cool lights instead of the hallogen. And maybe I need to get more of his torso in the shot.


And this one, this one I love the idea and I like the movement I got with the doll and how there is even movement of the shadow. I did all that with the Lensbaby. But still, something is lacking. I want to use this image but I really cannot figure out what it is that is wrong with this image. I think its something to do with the light but I really cant figure out what it is. Maybe all it is, is the position of the shadow. If the beast were really coming at her from the direction of the light source, the shadow would look different. Maybe thats all thats wrong with this. Not sure.

Station Fire

For me, the smoke from the Station fires as it rose high into the sky and covered the Palmdale/Lancaster area in ashy darkness, was the most dramatic aspect of this fire. I have never before seen smoke so clearly defined as what I saw on Sunday, nor could I have ever guessed smoke could contain such color. It glowed red and purple and blue. For me, the smoke was alive, a giant monster that spread up and out until it consumed everything around me.

Take a moment to really look at these photos. In some you can see how tiny the mountains are compared to how enormous the pilars of smoke are. I've said it before in other posts but I cant help saying it again now, but it is just mind boggling to me to see this dramatic difference in size and then think about the tiny humans out there battling the blaze.