Pics from Photography Class + Update!

Hey guys! So I know it's been a while. School is hard, life is crazy, and I've been really, really busy. But I still have a lot of stuff that I'm excited to get out there and, at this point in my life, being creative isn't something I can just stop doing. Whether it's doodling in class, or jotting down a quick thought or idea in my sketchbook, I hang on to my need for art and creativity every day. I still have a nearly finished children's book to finish up over Christmas and then try my hardest to get out there. It may seem like things are going slow, but that doesn't mean that nothing is happening.

Today I wanted to share some of my favorite shots to come out of a digital photography class I'm currently in. Most of this these shots were taken as jpegs and could not be edited later, not my idea, just the constraints of the assignments.



On a street close to my house...





Long exposure of my friend Corban swinging a toy light saber around a forest. Yeah, we're pretty cool.



This isn't my favorite shot ever, and the background needs some work, but it was super fun to take.



Taken in the photo studio of Wallace hall. Half of the lights didn't work...



This is, first off, edited and not a final turn in for the class, but also a photo that makes me really happy. For this particular project we had to go up to strangers and ask them if we could take photos of them. It was kind of awkward. I had a few people tell me no, including one man who demanded that I give him my camera so that he could "take pictures of me and see how I like it." The biggest problem was, however, that most people who said yes would paste on a fake smile and then proceed to stare blankly at the camera until I was done. Fortunately, Andrea (the girl pictured) yielded much better results by spending most of our encounter talking nervously about how stressful her new research job was. Way to be open and interesting, Andrea. I hope you've gotten the hang of that new job!

Thanks for your time and will try to post again soon,

-Joseph