Day 6--Hitting the Books

I'm not sure how I feel about this shot. I like the idea, but the lighting is not what I had hoped for. I think the window is a little too blown out, and the shadows are a little too dark. I was in the process of getting my flash on for a bit more fill, but the lady moved, and that was that.

Since the shadows were pretty blah, I went and converted it to b/w. I think it makes it a little better, since the colors were more distracting than anything else.

Dave

Day 5--Story Time

I was hoping to get a couple pictures of the snow/sleet tonight, but it changed so quick, that by the time I got home, it was done. Seriously--we had snow, sleet, and rain over the span of about 45 minutes. Weird.

So my backup plan shall suffice--we had a storyteller at work today for a Black History Month program. Brother John was his name, I believe. He was pretty animated, and did some good voices and sound effects. Always nice to provide your own foley. Here's he's portraying a leopard, hence the prowling look.

Rawr.

Dave

Day 4--Take this job...

It was suggested that I start titling these posts. So there you go. I'm nothing if not flexible.

Today was my first day "unattended," as it were. No shoots were planned, so I had to find something on my own. It's been snowing off and on quite often the past couple weeks, so it wasn't really surprising to find this shovel sitting around outside the bank.

I like the....ordinariness of the shot. It somewhat reminds me of the photos from Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother, which were pretty ordinary. In fact, when you're done here, you should go check out the work of Storm Thorgerson. It's really good.

Hopefully I'll have more insight into these pictures as this goes on. But so far all the shots have been pretty spur of the moment, so not much thought goes into them.

Dave

Day 3

So here we have author Susan Vreeland speaking at SLCL Headquarters. I'm not sure how many authors I've shot at this point, but I suspect 200 isn't too far removed from the exact number. So as you might expect, it's hard to keep things fresh sometimes, since most of the time the authors are just standing at a podium talking. And the backgrounds are rarely anything more than dull white. Bleah.

This one is nice, since there's a slide in the background for some visual interest. Of course, that meant the lights were turned down, and I had to use flash. So it's always something. This is far from the best shot of an author I have, but as these things go, it's not too bad.

Dave

Day 2

About 5 years ago, I started taking pictures of the theatre productions at DeSmet. Not sure how many shows I've done now...at least twenty, I think. Anyways, I always enjoy it--the shows are enjoyable, despite any flaws they may have. And the chance to see free shows is nice.

And I can't argue with some of the visually appealing scenes I get, especially during the musicals. All that dancing and gadding about lends itself to this kinda thing very well.

So this year's musical is Godspell. It was their first full run with lights and music, I think, so it was a little rough in spots. But it was still amusing, and had the curious effect of really making some stuff from the Bible seem real, if that makes any sense. I think seeing, well, the word made flesh, if you will, added something to stuff I've read a lot, but didn't always attach any life to it.

So this shot is from one of the many songs. The name escapes me. Sorry.

Dave

Day 1

So here's the deal: I think it was last year, maybe, when The Brother started a project in which he would endeavor to write a short play every day. I think the original plan was to do it for a year, but it never quite panned out. It did lead to an honest-to-God book, though, so it seems like a fair trade to me.

So I thought it might be an interesting idea to do something similar, only take a picture a day over the course of a year. I suppose it'll be a little easier, provided I remember. In the end...? I dunno, I think it might make for an interesting exhibit, and at the very least, it'll provide an interesting look at the way I approach photography.




So here's day one: Anne and I went down this afternoon and took some pictures in the Grand Station area. It's for a larger project I'm working on, but I think it's fair game to borrow a shot from that for this. It's one of the neon 'Park' signs in the general area of the Fox and Powell Symphony Hall. Today was exceedingly grey, but I think it made these colors pop a bit more.

It's good. I like it.

Dave