Red Creole Onions

Last week I picked several blossoms from a red creole onion to photograph during my internship.  I wanted to show the different stages of the blossoms, which can be seen in these triptychs.  Let me know what you think!!

Internship Fun!

I'm having a blast during my internship with Erin L. Hubbs.  We have been on several interesting photo safaris where I was able to photograph a dead crow, as well as some baby bird eggs (no worries, the eggs had already fallen from their nest and there was no hope left).  Here are some images that I have been working on the last several weeks.  Let me know what you think! (click on the images to enlarge)

More macro shots

My sister, Lauren's boyfriend gave her a bouquet of flowers and I thought this daisy was too pretty not to shoot. 

Canon 40D
f/32 @ 1/250 sec
100mm lens


I also shot these colored pencils to submit for my weekly assignment. 

 
Canon 40D
f/22 @ 1/250 sec
100mm lens

Guitar Series

My assignment this week in my macro class was to shoot a series of an object from 1:1 through 1:10.  I decided to use my sister's dusty old guitar.  Here are the shots from the series.

Canon 40D
ISO 200
f/16 @ 1/125 sec

Make-up

As I was doing my make-up one morning, I decided I wanted to shoot it for my object lighting class.  Here is what I came up with for the photoshoot.

Canon 40D
f/8 @ 1/60 sec
ISO 200
Focal Length:  135mm

Jewelry

My sister-in-law's mother makes jewelry and she made me a piece that I fell in love with.  I wanted to photograph it showing the depth and dimension.  Here is the shot I chose to go with.

Canon 40D
f/8 @ 1/60 sec
ISO 200
Focal Length:  135 mm

Peppermint Sticks

For my bio-comm object lighting class, we were asked to shoot something edible.  I wanted to use peppermint sticks, so I traveled to Lexington to go to the candy shop, where I not only found the peppermint sticks, but also some other goodies.  Here is the shot I decided to use.

Canon 40D
f/8 @ 1/20 sec
Focal Length:  53mm

Chocolate vs. Fruit

In my bio-comm object lighting class we had to photograph chocolate and have it portray being healthy.  I decided to shoot chocolate vs. fruit on a scale, showing that chocolate is better for you.  I wanted the concept to be very clean and simple.  This is the shot I decided to go with.  Let me know what you think.

Canon 40D
f/22 @ 1/60 sec
17-40 mm lens

Water Assignment

In my bio-comm object lighting class we had to shoot an assignment with water.  I tried several different setups and objects, but ending up going with an apple, a colorful plate, and a kitchen faucet.  Thanks to Drew for being patient with me for 2 hours, while I was trying to get the perfect shot.  Here is my favorite from the session.

I also used some filters in photoshop and came up with this alternate image.

Here is a different crop of the above image.  Which do you like best?

Canon 40D
17-40mm lens
f/4 @ 1/250 sec

Bi-Polar Pharm Shoot

In my biocomm object lighting class, I had to shoot a pharmaceutical that told the view how they are to feel about the drug.  I used lorazepam, which is a prescription drug used to treat bi-polar disorder, and I wanted my viewer to see that when using this drug you no longer have a feeling of darkness.  The second shot depicts how a person feels tired and out of it when they are no longer taking the drug.

 Canon 40D
Alien Bee
28-135mm lens
f/11 @ 1/250

Self Portrait

For my digital imaging class we were given an assignment to shoot a self portrait.  This is the photo I decided to use because I think it represents who I am as a person very well, and I like the split lighting as well.  It was shot with my Canon 40D, 28-135 mm lens at f/4.5 @ 1/125 second.  I also used an alien bee with an umbrella and a remote control.

This was my second favorite shot from the session.

Here are several shots of my set-up.