Beam Signing

I was just going through my photos and came across some from the beginning of March.  We had a beam signing ceremony for the top beam for the new building for the College of Business Administration at the University of Tennessee.  It was a fun little event.  We got to sign a beam that will be with the building forever (or until they tear it down).  I was the unofficial photographer for the event and as a result of that a couple of my shots are going to be published in the College's Perspective newsletter (yeah!).  The communications coordinator for the College liked my shots better then some of the shots taken by the media relations person for the University (talk about an ego boost!).  Here is one from that shoot and there are a couple more on my flickr site.

Lighting 102

For those of you have not gone to Strobist.com and became enthralled with the amount of stuff you can light with a little strobe, you need to.  Do not pass go, go directly to Strobist.com.  David Hobby is a great photographer, but more than that he has a knack for explaining things in very understandable terms.  (Plus he uses a lot of photos, and we know that photographers are visual people).  Now on to my point.  Last summer David did a learning exercise called Lighting Boot Camp.  Well he is doing it again.  On June 4th, David is kicking off round two Lighting 102.  Last year I just watched from the sidelines and thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the submissions.  Well this summer I plan on diving in and working through this round.  I might embarass myself horribly, but I know I will learn a thing or two just attempting the exercises and seeing everyone elses work.  So if you are a budding photographer like me or a professional come and join us and have fun learning to light in new and exciting ways.

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Way to busy

I have been way to busy lately and have found that I have been neglecting many things (like this blog).

Well I have finished up with my Commercial Photography class and it was a blast.  I haven't gotten a grade for it yet, but at this point in my life I am not to worried about a grade.  What does excite me is the fact that I learned a lot about lighting with studio lights and with portable strobes.  I feel as though my skill in this realm has grown greatly (though it still has a long, long way to go).  Hopefully over the summer I will begin to play with portrait photography and get a better grip on that aspect.  I am also debating whether or not to take a travel and nature photography class this summer. 

Over the next few weeks I hope to post more here and on my flickr site.

Learn how to light at strobist.com.

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I found this photo blog via Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider blog (www.scottkelby.com).  He has some amazing photographs on his site.  You can check more of his photograph's at his website http://www.markflemingphoto.com/.